The Concert Band and Soldiers' Chorus of The U.S. Army Field Band continue their concert tour across America in the great state of Texas.  Our first stop in the Lone Star State was in El Paso, near Fort Bliss.  The soloist that night was SFC Phil Kiamie on the xylophone and vibraphone.

Snyder, Texas was another stop on the tour and the audience gave a rousing ovation to SFC Teresa Harris who sang two songs in Spanish.  One of the tunes, "Granada" caused a couple of ladies to seek her out afterwards --- turns out they were from Granada.

At almost every concert, young musicians from local high schools or colleges sit in on a tune.  Here's one of the students in San Angelo.

While life on the road can be pretty busy with almost six weeks of "one night stands," just like every other job in the Army, there's a lot of "hurry up and wait."  SGM Jeanne Gould has been a "road warrior" for over 25 years and knows to always have a book handy to kill time.

Before and after every concert and during intermission, our Soldiers man a recruiting booth, often with local Army recruiters.  SSG Pamela Terry and SFC Rose Ryon pose with a young man interested in a future as a Soldier.

It was great fun to perform at the University of North Texas in Denton.  They have a terrific music school and there are quite a few UNT alums in The Army Field Band.  On this concert, we featured SSG Lauren Veronie (another ArmyStrongStories blogger seen here with MAJ Bruce Pulver).  She's a recent graduate and the audience went crazy over her terrific solo.

It's an amazing thing when a young American raises their right hand and swears to defend the Constitution.  Before our concert in Frisco, TX, ten wonderful Soldier-Musicians reenlisted in America's Army.

The next posting will be from concerts in Oklahoma.  You can find out about future performances and get free music downloads at www.ArmyFieldBand.com.

There are also up to the minute postings and new photos on Facebook and Twitter.

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BTW, Soldiers Radio and TV just did a great feature on The Volunteers, the rock band of The Army Field Band.  View it at www.youtube.com/soldiersmediacenter#p/u/0/l6odwb4Yw9A