The Concert Band and the Soldiers' Chorus spent about a week performing throughout Tennessee.  The first performance was in Newbern, TN.  Like many of our performances, a local color guard presented the Colors for the National Anthem.  Here you can see some very orange berets.  Just about everywhere we went in Tennessee there was lots of "Volunteer Orange."

The tools to stay in touch with family back home (or to check how you are doing in fantasy football) have certainly changed over the years.  Here, SGM Joel Dulyea is backstage in Jackson, TN. 

Yet another color guard in Jackson, TN but this one was really unique.  It was all young women who were in JROTC and they were really sharp.

Here's SFC Brian Sacawa and a student from Lebanon, TN who is sitting in on one selection.

Veteran's Day is a special event to all of us; veterans young and old.  Performing for thousands of Americans on Veteran's Day is always a real thrill.  At many of our concerts, we salute a local Soldier who has recently returned from Iraq or Afghanistan.  In Nashville, a recently returned First Lieutenant attended our Veteran's Day concert and received a huge ovation.

The Soldiers of The U.S. Army Field Band are some of the finest musicians in the world.  For three nights, the men and women of the Soldiers' Chorus were featured in concert with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.  Here, MSG Victor Cenales and MSG Laura Lesche sing Toby Keith's song, "American Soldier."

The Concert Band presented several concerts without their usual partners in the Soldiers' Chorus.  At Tennessee State University, the band was joined by several music students from the university on one of the selections.

In Columbia, TN we were joined by a Gold Star Family.  CPL Jason Pautsch died in combat in April 2008.  His father, David Pautsch, an Army band veteran, is shown here after the concert which featured a reading of a letter by David to his son prior to Jason's deployment.

At every concert we perform the songs of the branches of the Armed Forces and invite Veterans and their Families to stand and be recognized.  Here we are recognizing them in Lawrenceburg, TN.

One of the selections featured on this tour was a medley of songs from the Broadway musical, "Wicked."  MSG Laura Lesche and SSG Pamela Terry are seen here in Cookeville, TN in the lead roles.

Many of the photographs in this blog were taken by SFC Rob McIver, a fantastic tenor vocalist and an incredibly talented photographer.  SFC John Altman, a great trumpeter and also a super photographer, is caught in the action by SFC McIver during the concert in Cookeville.

In about a week, the Concert Band and Soldiers' Chorus will return to our home at Fort Meade, MD after six weeks on the road.  We'll be at home for Thanksgiving and really enjoying being back with our friends and families, but will also be thinking of our fellow Soldiers who are serving abroad.

We'll begin preparations for our holiday concert, "Sound the Bells."  Free tickets are going very fast.  Go to www.armyfieldband.com/pages/schedule/sched.html to download tickets and directions to the concerts.

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