Tickets available Nov. 22 for free Band of Flight holiday concerts

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  • By Master Sgt. Becky Taylor
  • United States Air Force Band of Flight Public Affairs
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  Tickets will be available Nov. 22 for the United States Air Force Band of Flight free annual holiday concerts at the Dayton Masonic Center.

Concerts are scheduled for Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

The theme of this year's concerts is "December Remembered: Home & Abroad." Letters and video clips from deployed service members will be shared throughout the concert. These will include messages to family members back home and favorite memories of the holidays.

The concerts will feature the United States Air Force Band of Flight Concert Band, Wright Brass quintet, and Night Flight jazz ensemble, which has not performed on a holiday show for more than ten years. Also performing will be New Harmony, bringing a latin flare to the holidays. This will be New Harmony's first U.S. performance since recently returning from a four-month deployment to Central and South America.

There will be something for everyone at these concerts, to include vocal selections, special effects, a children's portion, and a sing-a-long. Musical selections will include a blend of old and new. Concert-goers can look forward to hearing holiday songs by Stan Kenton, Harry Connick Jr., Glenn Miller, Mannheim Steamroller and many other Christmas favorites. Band of Flight Deputy Commander 2nd Lt. Daniel W. Boothe said that this year's concert will be "a holiday concert to remember!"

Though free events, tickets are required and will be available to the Wright-Patterson community at three ticket distribution centers around the base. For tickets, please contact the HQ AFMC Public Affairs office (Area A), 7-6308; the ASC Chief of Staff's office (Area B), 5-1936; or the 88th ABW Public Affairs office (Area C), 2-3513. There is a limit of four tickets per person.

Members of the general public who would like tickets should look for an ad in the Dayton Daily News "Go" section on Nov. 19. Individuals can fill out the form and send it in with a self-addressed stamped envelope to request tickets.

For more information about upcoming performances by the United States Air Force Band of Flight or to sign up to receive the band's electronic newsletter, visit www.bandofflight.af.mil.  The band also has a page on Facebook.