Air Force Band - Woodwind Quintet
| Date/Time: | Monday, 02 Feb 2015 from 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm |
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| Location: | Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall |
| Cost: | Free |
| URL: | www.music.iastate.edu |
| Contact: | Sue Henze |
| Phone: | 515-294-3831 |
| Channel: | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Categories: | Arts, performances |
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The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America is the principal musical ambassador of
Headquarters Air Mobility Command. These talented Air Force ambassadors have had the
distinction of performing for Pope John Paul II, Presidents George W. Bush, William J. Clinton,
George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter, Queen of the Netherlands, and hundreds of other US
and foreign leaders. The band performs civic outreach and recruiting concerts for audiences
throughout the Midwest, playing approximately 400 engagements each year. In its broader
travels, the band has performed in Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Djiboutii,
Costa Rica, Barbados, Grenada, Guatemala, Venezuela, Bolivia, Germany, the Azores, and the
Netherlands. Whether recording or performing for live, radio, and television audiences, band
members reflect Air Force excellence to millions of people each year.