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Award-Winning Local US Air Force Band <\/strong><\/h1>\n

Announces Annual Holiday Concerts Dec. 1-16<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Emmy Award-winning US Air Force Band of Mid-America will perform \u201cSpirit of the Season\u201d concerts in the St. Louis Metro Area Dec 1 – 16<\/p>\n

The US Air Force Band of Mid-America from Scott AFB will present its annual \u201cSpirit of the Season\u201d holiday concerts in the St. Louis metro area at the following locations:<\/p>\n

Fri, Dec 1: Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, 7pm (Kirkwood, MO)<\/p>\n

Sat, Dec 2: Touhill Performing Arts Center, 7pm (St. Louis, MO)<\/p>\n

Fri, Dec 8: The Hett at McKendree University, 7pm (Lebanon, IL)<\/p>\n

Sat, Dec 9: The Hett at McKendree University, 1pm & 7pm (Lebanon, IL)<\/p>\n

Fri, Dec 15: Mascoutah High School, 7pm (Mascoutah, IL)<\/p>\n

Sat, Dec 16: Mascoutah High School, 3pm (Mascoutah, IL)<\/p>\n

Admission to these holiday performances is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Reserve your tickets today at afbandtix.com. This is a family-friendly, all-ages event.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s holiday series will feature a special guest reading of \u201cThe Christmas Truce\u201d by USAF veteran Kathy Lawton Brown, host of Classic 107.3 FM. \u201cThe Christmas Truce\u201d tells the story of a series of unofficial ceasefires that took place along with the Western Front of the First World War during Christmas of 1914. Additionally, Santa and Mrs. Claus will lead a performance of the Muppets\u2019 song \u201cChristmas is Coming,\u201d and will be available to meet with young guests after the performance.<\/p>\n

A recorded version of a previous \u201cSpirit of the Season\u201d concert that has aired on over a dozen TV stations across the Midwest recently won the NATAS Mid-America Regional Emmy for Arts & Entertainment Long Form Content.<\/p>\n

The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America represents the professionalism and excellence found every day throughout the United States Air Force. During this concert you will hear many of your holiday favorites played by groups ranging in size and genre from our smaller quintets to our jazz band and concert band. All musicians are stationed at Scott AFB in Illinois.<\/p>\n

The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America is the principal musical ambassador of Headquarters Air Mobility Command. These talented Air Force musicians have had the distinction of performing for Pope John Paul II, Presidents George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter, the Queen of the Netherlands, and hundreds of other US and foreign leaders.<\/p>\n

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The band performs free civic outreach and recruiting concerts for audiences throughout the Midwest, playing more than 400 engagements each year. In its broader travels, the band has performed in New York City, Philadelphia, Seattle, the Gulf Coast, Germany, the Netherlands, Costa Rica, Barbados, Grenada, Guatemala, Venezuela, Bolivia, and the Azores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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