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The United States Army Field Band and Soldier’s Chorus
June 25, 2022
The United States Army Field Band and Soldier’s Chorus
The Musical Ambassadors of the Army
Washington, DC

Chautauqua Amphitheater
June 26, 2022 

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

Morton Gould: American Salute

John Stafford Smith and Francis Scott Key: The Star-Spangled Banner
arr. *Master Sgt. Adrian Hernandez

Don Raye and Hughie Prince: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
arr. Jay Bocook

Sgt. 1st Class Michaela Shelton
Staffff Sgts. Madison Baldwin and Sarah Polinski

Julie Giroux: Fields of Gold

Michael Giacchino: Music from The Incredibles
arr. Matthew Morse

John Philip Sousa: The Liberty Bell

Timothy Takach: Born for This
librettist Jerre Dye

III. The Grand Design
Staff Sgt. Madison Baldwin, vocalist

Edward Elgar: ‘Nimrod’ from Enigma Variations
arr. Earl Slocum

with “In Flanders Fields” by John McRae

Bill Withers: Lean on Me
arr. *Master Sgt. Adrian Hernandez

Staff Sgt. Aaron McAleavey, vocalist

Various composers: Armed Forces Salute
arr. Ken Whitcomb, Robert Lichtenburger, and Lt. Col. Scott McKenzie

Samuel A. Ward and Katharine Lee Bates: America the Beautiful
arr. Rob Schaer

* Staff Arranger, The U.S. Army Field Band
† Former Staff Arranger, The U.S. Army Field Band

This afternoon's concert will be performed without an intermission.

Program subject to change

 

 

 

Musicians

COMMAND STAFF

Commander: Colonel Jim R. Keene / Albuquerque, NM
Command Sergeant Major: Command Sergeant Major Matthew Kanowith / Silver Spring, MD
Deputy Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Domingos Robinson / Rockland, MA
Associate Bandmaster: Major Joel DuBois / Phoenix, AZ

CONCERT BAND

PICCOLO
*MSG Katayoon Hodjati / Silver Spring, MD

FLUTE
SFC Pamela Daniels / Reston, VA
SFC Troy Paolantonio / Coral Springs, FL
SSG Jennifer Zhou / Columbus, OH

OBOE
*SFC Erika Grimm / Centreville, VA
SFC Sarah Schram-Borg / Milton, MA

ENGLISH HORN
SSG Amy Houck / Katy, TX

E-FLAT CLARINET
MSG Brian Eldridge / Mt. Airy, MD

B-FLAT CLARINET
SGM Michael Sears / Lithia Springs, GA
*MSG John Blair / Virginia Beach, VA
†MSG Jennifer Everhart / Lexington, NC
SFC Lauren Angert / Lynchburg, VA
SFC Marlena Dillenbeck / Coopersville, MI
SSG Mikey Arbulu / Cooper City, FL
SSG Dane Clark / Jupiter, FL
SSG Jason Russo / Providence, RI
SPC Rebecca Mulligan / Waxhaw, NC

ALTO/BASS CLARINET
*MSG Chad Martin / Madison, SD
SFC Kevin Walko / Bethel Park, PA

BASSOON
*SFC Thaddeus Crutcher / Memphis, TN
SFC Sergio Acosta / Milwaukee, WI
SSG Randy Fultz / Würzburg, Germany

SAXOPHONE
MSG Christopher Blossom / Canton, MI
*MSG Brian Sacawa / Schenectady, NY
SFC Daniel Goff / Morgantown, WV
SSG Landon Rathburn / Burnsville, NC

TRUMPET
MSG Nicholas Althouse / Salem, OH
MSG Phillip Johnson / Pella, IA
*MSG Ward Yager / Memphis, TN
SSG Michael Gillespie / Durham, NC
SSG Tiff any Hoffer / Fairfax, VA
SSG Jeff rey Lewandowski / Livonia, MI

FRENCH HORN
**SGM Robert Cherry / Bridgman, MI
SFC Selena Maytum / Nicholson, GA
*SFC J. Greg Miller / Denver, CO
SFC Lori Roy / Schoharie, NY
SSG Jennifer Kempe / Champaign, IL
SSG Kaci Lewandowski / Elgin, TX

TROMBONE
*MSG Todd Sturniolo / Hagerstown, MD
SFC Carmen Russo / Bradenton, FL
SSG Anthony Colella / Boardman, OH

BASS TROMBONE
†SGM Wesley Ballenger III / Torrance, CA

EUPHONIUM
*SGM Chris Sarangoulis / Westminster, MD
SSG Patrick Nyren / South Casco, ME

TUBA
*SFC Scott Devereaux / Washington, MI
SSG Chase Garner / Birmingham, AL
SSG Victor Collins / Radcliff, KY

STRING BASS/ELECTRIC BASS
SFC Joel Ciaccio / Canton, PA

HARP
SSG Grace Bauson / Kokomo, IN

PIANO
SSG Kelvin Ying / Edina, MN

TIMPANI
*MSG Robert Marino / Stony Point, NY

PERCUSSION
†SGM Brian Spurgeon / River Falls, WI
SFC Andrew Emerich / Magnolia, TX
SFC Derek Stults / Princeton Junction, NJ
SSG Steven Estes / Bradenton, FL
SSG Mitchell Gribbroek / Melbourne, FL

SOLDIERS’ CHORUS

SOPRANO
†MSG Rose Ryon / Delmont, NJ
*MSG Teresa Alzadon / Auburn, WA
MSG Charis Strange / Campbellsville, KY
SFC Rachel Rose Farber / Egg Harbor Twp., NJ
SFC Michaela Shelton / Moorestown, NJ
SSG Sarah Polinski / Sayre, PA

ALTO
*MSG Teresa Harris / Salt Lake City, UT
SFC Elizabeth Garcia / Portland, ME
SSG Madison Baldwin / Fort Payne, AL
SSG Lucy McVeigh / Baltimore, MD
SSG Leslie Ostransky / Frederick, MD

TENOR
**SGM Robert McIver, Jr. / Owensboro, KY
MSG Mario A. Garcia, Jr. / Del Rio, TX
SFC Timothy Coombs / South Brunswick, NJ
*SFC Benjamin Hilgert / Fairland, IN
SSG Aaron McAleavey / Patchogue, NY

BASS
†MSG Mark Huseth / Topeka, KS
*SFC Ian Bowling / Harrisburg, PA
SSG Joseph Mazzara / Alexandria, VA
SSG Christian Teague / Fort Worth, TX
SSG William Tvrdik / Dixon, CA
SSG James Wilson / Cary, NC

STAGE - SUPPORT - PRODUCTION

STAGE MANAGER
SFC Elizabeth Garcia / Portland, ME

AUDIO TECHNICIAN
SSG Madeline Brumback / Blacksburg, VA
SSG Richard Grouser III / Rosenhayn, NJ

PRODUCER
SFC Pamela Daniels / Reston, VA

MEDIA PRODUCER
*MSG Jared Morgan / Vernon, NJ

ROAD MANAGER
MSG Rose Ryon / Delmont, NJ
SFC Sergio Acosta / Milwaukee, WI

TOUR COORDINATOR
SFC Joshua Fox / Hesperia, CA

 

SGM—Sergeant Major
MSG—Master Sergeant
SFC—Sergeant First Class
SSG—Staff Sergeant

SPC—Specialist
** Element Leader
† Group Leader
* Section Leader