U.S. Army Field Band To Perform Veterans’ Day Concert

NEW HAVEN — The internationally acclaimed United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus of Washington, D.C., will continue its long history of presenting free public performances when it appears at Yale University’s Woolsey Hall, on Grove Street at the corner of College Street. Tickets are free for the performance, to take place Saturday, November 11, at 8 pm.

As the premier touring musical representative for the United States Army, the Field Band travels thousands of miles each year throughout the nation and abroad, keeping the will of the American people behind the members of the armed forces and supporting diplomatic efforts around the world. Since its formation in 1946, the Field Band has appeared in all 50 states and in more than 30 countries on four continents.

Along with the Soldiers’ Chorus, which was founded in 1957, the 65-member Concert Band presents a powerful and diverse program of marches, overtures, popular music, patriotic selections, and instrumental and vocal solos. The Boston Globe called a Field Band performance “a cause to stand up and cheer.”

The Field Band’s members, selected by highly competitive audition, represent some of the finest musical talent in America. More than five decades as the military’s most traveled musicians have earned them the title “The Musical Ambassadors of the Army.”

For additional information about the Field Band’s performance in New Haven, contact The Yale Bands (203-432-4113, yale.edu/YaleBand, or in person at the Sprague Hall box office, at the corner of College and Wall streets.

To obtain free tickets by mail (limit four), send a self-addressed stamped envelope with a request to Yale Bands, PO BOX 209048, New Haven CT 06520.