Wednesday, October 26, 2011

PAST: MUSIC: The U.S. Army Band “Pershing's Own" plays Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and other favorites at the Sylvan Stage by the Washington Monument on TUES, August 14th at 8:00pm, Free

U.S. Army Band “Pershing's Own" plays "The 1812 Overture"
Tuesday, August 14th
8:00pm.
Free

This annual musical program features classical, popular, and patriotic music for audiences of all ages performed by “Pershing’s Own,” an ensemble of the U.S. Army Band. Each year The United States Army Band performs its big summer concert that concludes with the spirited Tchaikovsky’s “Overture 1812.” Come out and hear the cannons of the 3rd Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard” Presidential Salute Battery. A favorite among Washingtonians, the annual must-see musical extravaganza offers an enjoyable musical program of traditional band music with vocal highlights and Herald Trumpet fanfare.  For recorded information about upcoming concerts, please call 703-696-3399. No tickets are required for this free performance.

The concert ends in grand fashion thanks to the Presidential Salute Battery, equipped with four three-inch, 5,775-pound, World War II vintage anti-tank guns, will fire 75mm blank shells with one-and-a-half pounds of gunpowder. A total of 23 shots will be fired, including the final volley from all four cannons.  More info here.
View a video preview of the “Overture 1812” Concert (QuickTime Player 7.0 required).

Washington Monument grounds, Sylvan Theatre
15th and Constitution Ave, NW
Metro: Smithsonian

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