Salute Our Troops – Free Concert
When: Sunday February 12, 2017 at 2:00pm
Where: 72 Elm Street, Trinitarian Congregational Church, North Andover MA
Featuring:
United States Coast Guard Cadet Glee Club
North Andover High School Scarlet and Black Singers
North Andover/Boxford Veterans Color Guard
About:
The United States Coast Guard Academy Cadet Glee Club is a select group of sixty men and women chosen from the Corps of Cadets by audition. This group specializes in the performance of patriotic music and songs of the sea.
The Glee Club travels annually to entertain people throughout the country and abroad. Appearances have included performances in Italy and Hawaii, Disneyworld in Orlando, the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, professional sporting events including the Super Bowl, as well as numerous other performances on national television.
The United States Coast Guard Academy is America’s smallest federal military service academy and one of the country’s most selective colleges. Cadets receive a rigorous intellectual foundation and are taught leadership across the curriculum, developing the total person for success as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Glee Club’s director and musical arranger is Dr. Robert G. Newton, Director of Cadet Vocal Music at the United States Coast Guard Academy.
Scarlet and Black Singers is a select small choir of honors singers. Repertoire consists of everything from madrigals to 21st century music, including music from various genres and cultures. The Scarlet and Black Singers perform at the Winter and Spring Concerts, in and out of state festivals, caroling at local nursing homes, and other various community events. Students must be enrolled in the Scarlet and Black Singers course. Students must audition for the Scarlet and Black Singers.
Contact Kristen Hollenbeck with any questions at 978-886-4342
Other Events Happening in North Andover:
Ward Reservation Winter Fun Day
