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“So You Think You Can Dance” season one finalist Jamile McGee will appear with The U.S. Air Force Band on the 2011 Guest Artist Series. The concert is on Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall. It is free; no tickets are needed. Doors open at 2 p.m.

“So You Think You Can Dance” season one finalist Jamile McGee will appear with The U.S. Air Force Band on the 2011 Guest Artist Series. The concert is on Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall. It is free; no tickets are needed. Doors open at 2 p.m.

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“So You Think You Can Dance” season three winner Sabra Johnson will appear with The U.S. Air Force Band on the 2011 Guest Artist Series. The concert is on Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall. It is free; no tickets are needed. Doors open at 2 p.m.

“So You Think You Can Dance” season three winner Sabra Johnson will appear with The U.S. Air Force Band on the 2011 Guest Artist Series. The concert is on Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall. It is free; no tickets are needed. Doors open at 2 p.m.

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“So You Think You Can Dance” season two winner Benji Schwimmer will appear with The U.S. Air Force Band on the 2011 Guest Artist Series. The concert is on Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall. It is free; no tickets are needed. Doors open at 2 p.m.

“So You Think You Can Dance” season two winner Benji Schwimmer will appear with The U.S. Air Force Band on the 2011 Guest Artist Series. The concert is on Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall. It is free; no tickets are needed. Doors open at 2 p.m.

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Children gather onstage for a reading of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” during the 2010 Holiday Concert Series. This year’s holiday celebration featured the Concert Band, Singing Sergeants and Ceremonial Brass at Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in “The Best Gift of All”. If you missed this year’s holiday concerts, be sure to stay up-to-date by checking our website next fall for ticket information. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Children gather onstage for a reading of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” during the 2010 Holiday Concert Series. This year’s holiday celebration featured the Concert Band, Singing Sergeants and Ceremonial Brass at Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in “The Best Gift of All”. If you missed this year’s holiday concerts, be sure to stay up-to-date by checking our website next fall for ticket information. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills

Dancers from the Virginia Ballet Company perform “Trepak” from “The Nutcracker” during the 2010 Holiday Concert Series. This year’s holiday celebration featured the Concert Band, Singing Sergeants and Ceremonial Brass at Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in “The Best Gift of All”. The audience was given a rare opportunity to choose certain selections that were to be performed—a first for The USAF Band. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Ruano)

Dancers from the Virginia Ballet Company perform “Trepak” from “The Nutcracker” during the 2010 Holiday Concert Series. This year’s holiday celebration featured the Concert Band, Singing Sergeants and Ceremonial Brass at Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in “The Best Gift of All”. The audience was given a rare opportunity to choose certain selections that were to be performed—a first for The USAF Band. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Ruano)

Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Ruano

Tech. Sgts. Ben Park and Matthew Geist pay tribute to Airmen deployed to forward locations during a performance of “Silent Night”. This year’s holiday celebration featured the Concert Band, Singing Sergeants and Ceremonial Brass at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in “The Best Gift of All”. If you missed this year’s holiday concerts, be sure to stay up-to-date by checking our website next fall for ticket information. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Ruano)

Tech. Sgts. Ben Park and Matthew Geist pay tribute to Airmen deployed to forward locations during a performance of “Silent Night”. This year’s holiday celebration featured the Concert Band, Singing Sergeants and Ceremonial Brass at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in “The Best Gift of All”. If you missed this year’s holiday concerts, be sure to stay up-to-date by checking our website next fall for ticket information. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Ruano)

Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Ruano

The Concert Band and Singing Sergeants perform during the 2008 Holiday Concert Series. The theme of this year's show is “The Best Gift of All.” It will feature three groups from the Band--the Concert Band, Singing Sergeants and Ceremonial Brass--as well as several guest performers including ballet dancers, Santa and Mrs. Claus and the Grinch! The program will highlight a variety of selections that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit! This year’s performances will take place on Saturday, December 4 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, December 5 at 3 p.m. As in the past, the home for our holiday concerts will be the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.

The Concert Band and Singing Sergeants perform during the 2008 Holiday Concert Series. The theme of this year's show is “The Best Gift of All.” It will feature three groups from the Band--the Concert Band, Singing Sergeants and Ceremonial Brass--as well as several guest performers including ballet dancers, Santa and Mrs. Claus and the Grinch! The program will highlight a variety of selections that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit! This year’s performances will take place on Saturday, December 4 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, December 5 at 3 p.m. As in the past, the home for our holiday concerts will be the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.

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Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, conducts the Air Force Band’s Concert Band during a public concert July 4. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, conducts the Air Force Band’s Concert Band during a public concert July 4. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, conducts the Air Force Band’s Concert Band during a public concert July 4. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, conducts the Air Force Band’s Concert Band during a public concert July 4. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, conducts the Air Force Band’s Concert Band during his first public concert June 18. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, conducts the Air Force Band’s Concert Band during his first public concert June 18. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, conducts the Air Force Band’s Concert Band during a public concert July 4. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, conducts the Air Force Band’s Concert Band during a public concert July 4. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills

Euphonium soloist Alison Emily Miserendino was the winner of The United States Air Force Band's 2010 Colonel George S. Howard Young Artist Competition. This year's competition is for woodwind instrumentalists in grades 9-12. Applicants from all over the country submit recordings of themselves playing a specified selection for their instrument. Finalists are then invited to a live audition in Washington, D.C., to perform for the competition committee in January 2011. The winner will be flown to Washington, D.C., with one chaperone to perform with The USAF Band in February or March 2011.

Euphonium soloist Alison Emily Miserendino was the winner of The United States Air Force Band's 2010 Colonel George S. Howard Young Artist Competition. This year's competition is for woodwind instrumentalists in grades 9-12. Applicants from all over the country submit recordings of themselves playing a specified selection for their instrument. Finalists are then invited to a live audition in Washington, D.C., to perform for the competition committee in January 2011. The winner will be flown to Washington, D.C., with one chaperone to perform with The USAF Band in February or March 2011.

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Master Sgt. John Bliss, Staff Arranger and Composer for The USAF Band, performs his composition "Fresh Powder" at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in 2003. A native of Fremont, Calif., Sergeant Bliss joined the Air Force in 1996 as a member of the arranging staff for the United States AIr Force Band of the Golden West at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. He joined the music production staff of The USAF Band in 1998.

Master Sgt. John Bliss, Staff Arranger and Composer for The USAF Band, performs his composition "Fresh Powder" at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in 2003. A native of Fremont, Calif., Sergeant Bliss joined the Air Force in 1996 as a member of the arranging staff for the United States AIr Force Band of the Golden West at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. He joined the music production staff of The USAF Band in 1998.

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The Saxophone section of Harmony in Blue performs at Manistique, MI as part of the 2010 Annual Training tour of the Upper Peninsula.

The Saxophone section of Harmony in Blue performs at Manistique, MI as part of the 2010 Annual Training tour of the Upper Peninsula.

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The 566th AF Band performs at Manistique, MI as part of the 2010 Annual Training tour of the Upper Peninsula. SrA Cody Halberstadt conducted the band on several numbers and MSgt William Swanberg announced the opener and closer.

The 566th AF Band performs at Manistique, MI as part of the 2010 Annual Training tour of the Upper Peninsula. SrA Cody Halberstadt conducted the band on several numbers and MSgt William Swanberg announced the opener and closer.

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Master Sgt. Bradley Bennett performs with The United States Air Force Band's Singing Sergeants at the Air Force Memorial as part of the Summer Concert Series June 18. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. This Summer Series concert was the new Air Force Band commander’s first public concert with the Band. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Master Sgt. Bradley Bennett performs with The United States Air Force Band's Singing Sergeants at the Air Force Memorial as part of the Summer Concert Series June 18. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. This Summer Series concert was the new Air Force Band commander’s first public concert with the Band. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills

Master Sgt. Bradley Bennett, United States Air Force Band Singing Sergeants, performs at the Air Force Memorial as part of the Summer Concert Series June 18. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. This Summer Series concert was the new Air Force Band commander’s first public concert with the Band. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Master Sgt. Bradley Bennett, United States Air Force Band Singing Sergeants, performs at the Air Force Memorial as part of the Summer Concert Series June 18. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. This Summer Series concert was the new Air Force Band commander’s first public concert with the Band. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, speaks to the audience during his first public concert June 18. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, speaks to the audience during his first public concert June 18. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, conducts the Air Force Band’s Concert Band during his first public concert June 18. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, conducts the Air Force Band’s Concert Band during his first public concert June 18. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, conducts the Air Force Band’s Concert Band during his first public concert June 18. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, United States Air Force Band commander, conducts the Air Force Band’s Concert Band during his first public concert June 18. The Band’s six performing ensembles take turns performing throughout the summer at the Air Force Memorial each Wednesday and Friday with no fee for attendance. Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite assumed command of the Air Force Band in a change-of-command ceremony June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Mills

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