Photo courtesy of U.S. Airforce Band
Commuters at Union Station traveled to a live beat yesterday courtesy of the U.S. Air Force Band. The performance was organized in honor of World War II veterans and had a #ThrowbackThursday feel.
“We’ve jumped back into that really cool swing music and designed some music just for them,” said Col. Larry Lang, the band’s commander and conductor.
Here’s how it went down:
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James signaled the beginning of the concert by handing a pair of drumsticks to a solo drummer from the U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note. Technical Sgt. David MacDonald began the eight-minute performance during which musicians from the U.S. Air Force Band slowly emerged from hiding dressed in World War II-era uniforms to perform a lively musical arrangement of “Jingle Bells” and “Auld Lang Syne.”
USAF Band WWII Holiday Flashback
It’s here!!! The USAF Band WWII Holiday Flashback will keep you dancing throughout the season! Watch it unfold at Union Station, Washington D.C..This year we celebrate the service and sacrifices of our nation’s World War II veterans and commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. Watch for a cameo by Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James!United States Air Force#AFFlashback15
Posted by The United States Air Force Band on Friday, December 4, 2015
The band is known for surprise events such as 2013’s flash mob performance at the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum.
The band, which was created in 1941, is headquartered at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. It’s the premier musical representation for the U.S. Air Force.
