Southeastern welcomes premier touring U.S Army Field Band
Contact: Rene Abadie
Date: February 20, 2013
HAMMOND – The United States Army Field Band Brass Quintet will perform at Southeastern Louisiana
University on Monday, February 25. The free performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
in Pottle Auditorium.
As an official ensemble of the "Musical Ambassadors of the Army," the Field Band
has a longtime commitment to music education. The group's performance schedule and
outreach activities include hundreds of visits to VA and civilian care centers, clinics
and public schools around the nation.
The U.S. Army Field Band Brass Quintet consists of Staff Sgts. Phillip Kennedy
Johnson and Ward Yager on the trumpet, Master Sgt. Robert Cherry on the horn, Master
Sgt. Aaron Kadrmas on the trombone and Master Sgt. Scott Cameron on the tuba.
The group's repertoire spans genres and eras dating back to the Renaissance.
For more information, contact the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at 985-549-2184.