Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Band of the Golden West

Tonight there was a special concert at Franklin Park. The Band of the Golden West performed. The United States Air Force band is stationed in the San Francisco area at Travis Air Force Base. This is the only active duty Air Force band west of the Rockies. The band is comprised of 47 musicians under the command of Major Keith H. Bland. In addition to performing for civilian communities throughout California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Nevada, the band supports 10 Air Force Bases, 5 Air Force Reserve Wings and 5 recruiting squadrons in over 500 annual performances for 1.5 million listeners.
The bands history dates back to 1941, but has had its current name since May 1, 1997. The soloist tonight was Senior Airman Pamela McKenzie. She has an excellent voice and clearly enjoyed performing a number of songs.
The bands last two performances were in Suisun City, California on August 8, and in Snoqualmie, WA last evening. Tomorrow they will perform in Ellensburg at Memorial Park.

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