FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications, (304) 696-7153
 

Fort Lee Army Band to perform at Marshall March 7

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Often dubbed “the best kept secret in professional music,” the 392^nd Army Band at Fort Lee, Va., will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, March 7 in the Recital Hall Auditorium of Smith Music Hall on Marshall University’s Huntington campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

The group will perform a wide variety of musical selections, including classical pieces, big band numbers, military martial selections, and contemporary pop, country and rock-and-roll tunes.

Under the command of Warrant Officer1 Timothy F. Wallace, the 392^nd Army Band is a 40-piece ensemble of trained musicians, former music instructors, and music business professionals now serving as soldiers in the U.S. Army. 

A “goodwill ambassador to its communities,” the band also has performed in concert throughout Virginia at the Richmond International Raceway, the Richmond St. Patrick’s Day parade, the Sate Fair of Virginia, Patriotism Day, the Virginia “First Thanksgiving Celebration,” and other festivals and celebrations throughout the Commonwealth.

Representing the Army, the Combined Arms Support Command, and the Training and Doctrine Command, the 392^nd Army Band of Fort Lee carries a proud musical heritage dating back to Ethan Allen’s “Green Mountain Boys” fife and drum corps of 1775.  The band was re-designated as the 392^nd Army Service Forces Band in 1944 and was assigned to Camp Lee, Virginia in 1946.

Today, the Fort Lee Army Band promotes the national heritage of the U.S. and supports Army community relations, troop morale, and recruiting programs through live performances such as the March 7 concert at Marshall.

For further information on the concert, persons may contact Marshall Director of Bands Steve Barnett at (304) 696-2317 or by e-mail at barnetts@marshall.edu.

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