U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band Performs February 21 at SSU

SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury State University hosts the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band on Monday, February 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Holloway Hall Auditorium. The concert, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, The Daily Times, Saturn of Salisbury and SSU's Cultural Affairs Council. Since seating is limited, tickets are required. Tickets will be available beginning Monday, February 7, at the Daily Times and the Information Desk in SSU's Guerrierri University Center.

The concert band will present a program of traditional classics, rousing marches, contemporary selections, a featured soloist and patriotic music.

Formed in 1941, the band travels over 30,000 miles and entertains some one million people each year in over 400 performances. The band has performed for several Presidents of the United States, the President of France and the Queen of England.

The Heritage of America Band has made significant cultural contributions to communities in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. The band has received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award four times.

Captain Larry H. Lang assumed command of the 60-member band, the Air Force's most honored and decorated, in 1995. Prior to moving to Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, home to the Heritage of America Band, he was flagship commander of the Air Force Band of the Pacific, headquartered in Anchorage, AK. He has a master's in music education from the University of New Hampshire.

For more information about the Unites States Air Force Heritage of America Band performance at Salisbury State University, please call SSU's Cultural Affairs Office at 410-543-6271.