Albany Marine Band to Perform at Ryle

The Albany Marine Band will perform at Ryle this week!  This is our third year hosting a Marine Corps ensemble and every year has proven spectacular.  Please make every effort to attend this FREE performance.  It will be great, crowd-pleasing event!  Feel free to forward this message to any veteran or community member!

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 7:30 PM in the Ryle Auditorium. FREE ADMISSION.

Established in 1990, the Albany Marine Band is one of only twelve bands throughout the United States Marine Corps. Located on the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia, this band of 50 Marines travels throughout the United States and abroad tof ulfill its mission of serving as musical ambassadors for the United States Marine Corps.

Marine Corps Bands are composed of men and women who are the proud bearers of a heritage dating back to the whistling fifes and rolling drums of the first Marine Musicians of 1775.  A long-standing tradition of excellence and service to Corps and Country is their legacy, and it is one which they willingly embrace.

With music as their primary mission, all Marine Musicians in the Band are selected by audition and must maintain a high level of instrumental proficiency.  Additionally, with the Marine Corps tradition of "Every Marine a Rifleman," all Marines in the Band are fully trained to fulfill their secondary mission of bearing arms in the defense of our nation.  As ambassadors of the United States and the Marine Corps, it is very important that Marine Musicians maintain a high level of physical fitness and military appearance.  Above and beyond their musical and military roles, each Marine has supplementary administrative responsibilities within the Band to support the unit's high operational tempo.

The Albany Marine Band provides music for military ceremonies, community celebrations, recruiting programs and official events. Although the band primarily serves as a ceremonial ensemble, members also perform in the Concert Band, Marching Band, Show Band, Brass Band, Brass and Woodwind Quintets, andJazz Combo.
Last year, the band traveled over 20,000 milesf or civilian and military performances for audiences totaling more than 5.6million.  Due to the high standard and the superior level of all performances, the Albany Marine Band was awarded the coveted title "2010 Band of the Year."