The Batesville Area Arts Council and UACCB will be co-sponsoring a concert by the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America on Saturday, March 21st in Independence Hall at UACCB. The concert will begin at 7pm, with doors opening at 6pm. The concert is FREE and open to the public. Tickets for admission are available at UACCB, Citizens Bank, First Community Bank, & the BAAC Gallery on Main.
The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America Concert Band represents the professionalism and excellence found every day throughout the Air Force. This diverse 45-piece ensemble’s repertoire ranges from symphonic band masterworks to traditional marches, to modern compositions, to pops and jazz. During a concert, you are likely to hear stirring works from contemporary composers as well as the familiar sounds of John Philip Sousa or Major Glenn Miller. The band also features talented vocal soloists, performing a wide variety of popular, classical, and patriotic selections.
This ensemble primarily performs free civic outreach and recruiting concerts for audiences throughout the Midwest, playing more than 100 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. Each year, band members perform live before hundreds of thousands of people, and for millions more on television and radio broadcasts.
The Commander of the USAF Band of Mid-America, Captain Plosch enlisted in the United States Air Force in July 2001 and began his first assignment as a trumpeter with the USAF Band of Flight, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio in September 2001. As an enlisted member of the USAF Band of Flight, he performed in seven different ensembles and was versatile in all styles of music. He was a member of the first USAF brass ensemble, Hot Brass, to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2008, Captain Plosch was commissioned through the Officer Training School at Maxwell AFB, Alabama where he was a Distinguished Graduate. After attending OTS, Captain Plosch served as deputy commander, and later as commander, of the United States Air Force Academy Band in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was selected to command The USAF Band of the Golden West, Travis AFB, California, in July 2012 and has been stationed at Scott AFB, IL as commander of the USAF Band of Mid-America since July 2014.
The theme of the Concert Band’s Spring 2015 tour is titled, Journeys. Captain Plosch chose this theme because as he was programming this concert tour, he realized so much of the music stemmed from composers across the globe. Through music, the audience will journey through Great Britian, Austria, the South Pacific and the United States. The concert will also feature the Band of Mid-America’s newest performing group, Roots in Blue. It is a folk group influenced in the styles of Celtic, Bluegrass and Country music. Of course, it wouldn’t be a military band concert if there weren’t wonderful vocals, patriotic favorites and a tribute to our veterans.
We want to make sure we have a large crowd for this awesome performance, sure to be a memorable event. Be sure and grab your family and friends and attend this community-sponsored event, just for you! See you there, Ginger!
For more information about the concert, contact Paige Dirksen at (870)793-3382.
