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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Parks and Recreation
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802
218-730-4309 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact Kelli Latuska,
Public Information Officer at 218-730-5309
DATE: 8/8/2011
SUBJECT: United State Air Force Band Brass in Blue Concert set for Sunday, August 21st.
BY: Amy Norris, Public Information Coordinator

United States Air Force Band "Brass in Blue" to present free concert on Sunday, August 21 at Leif Erikson Park

 

Duluth, MN – The United States Air Force - Heartland of America Band’s Brass in Blue, a pioneering symphonic brass ensemble, will present a concert on Sunday, August 21st at 3:00 PM. in Leif Erikson Park located at 11th Avenue East and London Road.

This concert is free and open to the public. The concert is being brought to by the City of Duluth and the 148th Air National Guards.

Representing more than 325,000 Air Force professionals, Brass in Blue showcases the service's excellence and precision in every performance.  Comprised of ten brass players, one percussionist and a vocalist, the ensemble maintains a rigorous performance schedule presenting a diverse repertoire featuring orchestral transcriptions, patriotic favorites, jazz standards, new compositions and arrangements.

            Brass in Blue band was selected to open the 2008 Grand Teton Music Festival, has performed the National Anthem for a Minnesota Timberwolves game, performs educational master classes for many Midwestern colleges, and regularly receives rave reviews from audiences across the Heartland.

Brass in Blue is sure the audience will agree— “…once heard, never forgotten…” 

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