{"id":8034,"date":"2025-04-29T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/?p=8034"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:44:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:44:02","slug":"award-winning-usaf-band-of-mid-america-stl-concerts-may-16-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/award-winning-usaf-band-of-mid-america-stl-concerts-may-16-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning USAF Band of Mid-America STL Concerts May 16-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Emmy Award-Winning Air Force Band Announces Chamber Music Concerts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Chamber Groups from the US Air Force Band of Mid-America to Perform in the St. Louis area in May.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USAIRFORCEBAND.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USAIRFORCEBAND-927x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USAIRFORCEBAND-927x1200.jpg 927w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USAIRFORCEBAND-495x640.jpg 495w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USAIRFORCEBAND-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USAIRFORCEBAND-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USAIRFORCEBAND-1024x1325.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USAIRFORCEBAND-600x776.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USAIRFORCEBAND.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musicians from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.music.af.mil\/Bands\/US-Air-Force-Band-of-Mid-America\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Air Force Band of Mid-America\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;will give a series of public concerts in and around St. Louis in May. The concerts include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>May 16, 12:00 PM, St. Louis Art Museum (1 Fine Arts Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May 17, 7:00 PM, Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, Strauss Theater (210 E Monroe Ave, Kirkwood, MO 63122)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May 18, 2:30 PM, Benedictine Living Community at The Shrine (726 Community Drive, Belleville, IL 62223)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May 19, 7:00 PM, McKendree University, Hettenhausen Performing Arts Center (400 N Alton St, Lebanon, IL 62254)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The USAF Band of Mid-America will present an evening of chamber works in an intimate concert setting. Program will include music of all genres, performances by solo musicians, duos, and chamber ensembles. Admission to these performances is free and open to the public. These are family-friendly, all-ages events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALL CONCERTS ARE&nbsp;<strong>FREE<\/strong>&nbsp;AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SOME PERFORMANCES REQUIRE TICKETS \u2013 GO TO&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afbandtix.org\/tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AFBANDTIX.ORG<\/a>. SHOW IS&nbsp;APPROXIMATELY&nbsp;<strong>75-90 MINUTES<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wmk1xjFasvc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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. The band performs free civic outreach and recruiting concerts for audiences throughout the Midwest, playing more than 400 engagements each year. Each year, band members perform live for hundreds of thousands of people, and for millions more on television and radio broadcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether performing for a head of state, before a capacity crowd in its 10-state touring region, or for our troops at home or abroad, the USAF Band of Mid-America reflects the heritage and pride of our great nation and the United States Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.music.af.mil\/Bands\/US-Air-Force-Band-of-Mid-America\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/u><\/strong> | <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BandOfMidAmerica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/u><\/strong> | <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bandofmidamerica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/u><\/strong> | <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/USAFboma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image002-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"893\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image002-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image002-3.png 893w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image002-3-640x428.png 640w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image002-3-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image002-3-600x401.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmy Award-Winning Air Force Band Announces Chamber Music Concerts Chamber Groups from the US Air Force Band of Mid-America to Perform in the St. Louis area in May. SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. Musicians from the&nbsp;US Air Force Band of Mid-America\u2019s&nbsp;will give a series of public concerts in and around St. Louis in May. 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