Airman First Class Sally Tepper and Staff Sergeant Andrew Fowler perform with the Falconaires at the ENT Center in Colorado Springs in November 2018.
MARGATE – The Margate City Public Library will host a concert with the U.S. Air Force Heritage Band 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 at the Dominick A. Potena Performing Arts Center, 7998 Monmouth Ave.
The concert is free and open to the public and no tickets are needed. Families with school-aged children are welcome.
The Heritage Band is a symphonic brass ensemble that brings military tradition of brass and percussion to the concert stage. Comprised of professional musicians, the band’s diverse repertoire features patriotic favorites, jazz standards, new compositions and distinctive arrangements.
Activated in 1941, the band has a rich history inspiring patriotism and esprit de corps among all branches of the U.S. Miltary. The band is stationed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia and travels throughout the Carolinas, mid-Atlantic and northeast regions, holding more than 300 events each year for the American public and in support of military morale and protocol events. Under the leadership of Maj. Raphael Toro-Quinones, the band is at the forefront of communicating Air Force core values and preserving and enriching America’s military and musical heritage.
For more information, call the library at 609-822-4700.
