Pensacola State College presents the U.S. Navy Concert Band in a free performance at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Saenger Theatre, 22 East Intendencia St, Pensacola, 32502.
The public is invited. There is no charge, but tickets are required due to limited seating.
As the original ensemble of the U.S. Navy Band, the Concert Band has been performing public concerts and participating in high-profile events for more than 85 years. Recognized as one of the finest wind ensembles in the world, the Concert Band presents an array of marches, patriotic selections and modern wind ensemble repertoire.
Collaboration with celebrities has become a hallmark for the Concert Band for almost nine decades. In 2002, the band was filmed performing "America the Beautiful" and the performance was broadcast by the National Football League prior to each game during opening week.
In addition to national concert tours and an extensive local concert season, the Concert Band also has been featured internationally, including an invitation to participate in the 300th Anniversary of the Russian Fleet in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Concert Band is in constant demand by the nation's foremost musical education organizations, such as the American Bandmasters Association and The Midwest Clinic.
Tickets are available online at www.pensacolastate.edu/lyceum or at the PSC Lyceum Box Office, Building 8, Room 861, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday – Friday. Tickets are also available at the door, one hour before a performance.
For reservations or more information, call the Lyceum Box Office at 484-1847.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: U. S. Navy Band to perform free concert at Saenger Theatre