Sunday, October 30th at 2pm. Musicians from the United States Coast Guard Band will present an afternoon of Chamber Music in the Donald L. Oat Theater at the Norwich Arts Center.
The United States Coast Guard Band is the premier band representing the United States Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security. The 55-member ensemble has performed at some of the most prestigious venues in the nation, including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall.
Based at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, the Coast Guard Band frequently appears in Washington, DC at presidential and cabinet level functions on formal and informal occasions. Historic events include National Christmas Tree lighting ceremonies, the American Bicentennial Celebration with President Gerald Ford, World War II Fiftieth Anniversary events in England, and Inaugural celebrations for every President since Herbert Hoover.
The United States Coast Guard Band Chamber Recital Series was established in 1977 by Musicians 1st Class Gary Buttery and Dennis Winter to present classic to contemporary chamber music performed by members of the United States Coast Guard Band.
This Chamber Recital features members of the Band performing in three Quintets(Reed Quintet, Wind Quintet, and Clarinet with strings) and to kick it off, Tuba with Electronics.