133d Army Band from Tacoma, WA

133rd Army Band

Today's concert was the 133rd Army Band made up of members of the Reserve Unit of the Army National Guard. These members were all sharp, and excellent musicians. The Leader of the Band, 1SG Rebecca M. Sharrett was herself a member of a family of seven all playing since they were old enough to hold their instruments. Her father was Robert Storm, and he wrote two of the pieces that the band played today.


jazz!

The jazz portion of the show was made up of this group of players, and man could they play! The Gentleman on the platform singing, was singing Ray Charles' rendition of America The Beautiful and just as he was singing AMERICA, AMERICA, GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE, a bald Eagle flew over and circled the park, and it was like it was right on cue. BEAUTIFUL!!




boot strings

This section of the program was made up of instruments that Lewis and Clark had available to them. Violins (fiddles) and fife and drum. And they played a series of songs from that era. After they played their selections, the whole band again got together and played some rousing marches, and got everyone clapping and their feet a tapping.


echoing trumpets

This was two selections before the end of the concert, and the Boot Strings got back up and played Amazing Grace like you have never heard it played before, and then as they were finishing, the two members with trumpets went off to the sides and played taps and echoed each other, as Amazing Grace was ending. GOOSE BUMPS PEOPLE!!!!

I did not get the weekly picture of Bob heading to the pot, because I was caught up in the music and was clapping when he came back!

It was a great performance today and HOTTER THAN HADES out but it was once again a gorgeous day, and a perfect day for concerti on the cove Sundays in the Park!