Air Force Band To Perform A Free Concert At Honeywell Center
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WABASH – The Honeywell Center has announced the arrival of the United States Air Force’s Band of Flight on Veterans Day eve, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. This concert, sponsored by Big R, is free and open to the public. Performing from a diverse repertoire, Band of Flight’s concerts feature music including original compositions and orchestral transcriptions, popular Broadway and show tunes, as well as marches and patriotic selections. Under the command of Major R. Michael Mench, the band travels nearly 60,000 miles each year from their home at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to present more than 350 performances before both military and civilian audiences. Appearances by the band have ranged from Severance Hall with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra to the Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival. The band’s area of responsibility reaches from Michigan to Kentucky, from Indiana to West Virginia, and includes almost one-quarter of the nation’s population. Their performances are energetic and uplifting entertainment for the entire family.
