Concert Program

THE UNITED STATES ARMY FIELD BAND AND SOLDIERS’ CHORUS

The Musical Ambassadors of the Army
Washington, DC

Sea to Shining Sea

Sunday, April 6, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall

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Concert Program

 

Sea to Shining Sea

*Master Sgt. Paul White Fanfare For The Wanderer
John Stafford Smith and Francis Scott Key
arr. †Adrian Hernandez		 The Star-Spangled Banner
Woodie Guthrie
arr. Derric Johnson		 This Land Is Your Land
Harry Warren and Mack Gordon
arr. Mac Huff		 Chattanooga Choo-Choo
William Bolcom Badinerie from Concerto Grosso
Master Sgt. Christopher Blossom, Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Goff, and
Staff Sgts. Lauren Bagshaw, and Shane Rathburn, saxophone quartet
Antonín Dvorak
arr. V.F. Safranek		 Largo from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op. 95
Ennio Morricone, Jerome Moross and Elmer Bernstein
arr. *Staff Sgt. Tyler Mire		 Songs of the Open Range
Staff Sg. Marie Marquis, vocal soloist
Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe
arr. *Staff Sgt. Tyler Mire		 The Climb
Staff Sgt. Aaron McAleavey, vocal soloist
INTERMISSION
Tom Cochrane
arr. †Adrian Hernandez
ed. *Master Sgt. Paul White		 Life is a Highway
Staff Sgt. Aaron McAleavey, vocal soloist
Queen Lili’uokalani
arr. Jordan Sramek, Kim Suekoa, David Burk, and Wade Oden		 Aloha ‘Oe
Master Sgt. Betsy Garcia, and Staff Sgts. Marie Marquis and Thomas Drew, vocalists Sgt. 1st Class Grace Bauson, harp
John Phillip Sousa From Maine to Oregon March
Geoff Mack and Hank Snow I’ve Been Everywhere
Sgt. 1st Class William Tvdrik, vocal soloist
various composers
arr. *Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Jamieson		 Broadway Through the Ages
Folk Song
arr. *Master Sgt. Paul White		 Shenandoah

*Staff Arranger, The U.S. Army Field Band   †Former Staff Arranger, The US Army Field Band
program subject to change

 

Command Staff

COMMANDER Lieutenant Colonel Domingos Robinson   Rockland, MA
COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR Command Sergeant Major Daniel Brimhall   Sweetgrass, MT
DEPUTY COMMANDER Lieutenant Colonel Richard Winkels   Red Wing, MN
ASSOCIATE BANDMASTER Captain Curran Schenck   Live Oak, FL

Concert Band

Flute/Piccollo 
*MSG Katayoon Hodjati   Silver Spring, MD
SFC Troy Paolantonio   Coral Springs, FL
SSG Taylor Francis   Plano, TX
SSG Chloe Tordi   North Palm Beach, FL

Oboe/English Horn
*MSG Erika Grimm   Centerville, VA SFC
Sarah Schram-Borg   Milton, MA
SSG Katie Eaton   St. Petersburg, FL

E-Flat Clarinet
*MSG John Blair   Virginia Beach, VA

B-Flat Clarinet
SFC Lauren Angert   Lynchburg, VA
SFC Dane Clark   Jupiter, FL
SFC Marlena Dillenbeck   Coopersville, MI
SSG Mikey Arbulu   Cooper City, FL
SSG Ellé Crowhurst   Bloomington, IN
SSG Daniel Rosman   Bonita Springs, FL
SSG Emily Kerski   Lakewood, CO
SSG Gunhee Cho   Apple Valley, MN
CPL Keith Elliott   West Monroe, LA

Alto/Bass Clarinet
*SFC Kevin Walko   Bethel Park, PA
SSG Noah Stone   Westwood, MA

Bassoon
SFC Sergio Acosta   Milwaukee, WI
*SFC Thaddeus Crutcher   Memphis, TN
SSG Randy Fultz.  Aiken, SC

Saxophone
†MSG Christopher   Blossom Canton, MI
*SFC Daniel Goff   Morgantown, WV
SSG Lauren Bagshaw   South Windsor, CT
SSG Shane Rathburn   Burnsville, NC

Trumpet
*SGM Ward Yager   Memphis, TN
SFC Tiffany Hoffer   Fairfax, VA
SSG Michael Gillespie   Durham, NC
SSG Nathan Little   Argyle, TX
SSG Benjamin Lostocco   Newington, CT
SSG Jenna Veverka   Pittsburgh, PA

French Horn
**SGM Robert Cherry   Bridgman, MI
*MSG J. Greg Miller   Denver, CO
SFC Selena Maytum   Nicholson, GA
SFC Lori Roy   Schoharie, NY
SSG Jennifer Kempe   Champaign, IL
SPC Jake Buckner   Watauga, TX

Trombone/Bass Trombone
†SGM Wesley Ballenger III   Torrance, CA
SFC Carmen Russo   Bradenton, FL
SSG Anthony Colella   Boardman, OH
SSG Nathan Berry   Salem, OR

Euphonium
*SGM Chris Sarangoulis   Westminster, MD
SSG Lindsay Ring   Bloomington, IL

Tuba
*SFC Scott Devereaux   Washington, MI
SSG Victor Collins   Radcliff , KY
SSG Chase Garner   Birmingham, AL
SPC Samps Taylor   Greensburg, LA

String/Electric Bass
SFC Joel Ciaccio Canton, PA

Harp
SFC Grace Bauson Kokomo, IN

Piano
SSG Kelvin Ying Edina, MN

Percussion/Timpani
†SGM Brian Spurgeon River Falls, WI
*MSG Robert Marino Stony Point, NY
SFC Andrew Emerich Magnolia, TX
SFC Derek Stults Princeton Junction, NJ
SSG Steven Estes Bradenton, FL
SSG Mitchell Gribbroek Melbourne, FL

Soldiers’ Chorus

Soprano
†MSG Teresa Alzadon   Auburn, WA
*MSG Charis Strange   Campbellsville, KY
SFC Rachel Rose Farber   Somers Point, NJ
SFC Sarah Polinski   Sayre, PA
SSG Verlene Faust   Naranja, FL
SSG Marie Marquis   Fulton, MS

Alto
*MSG Elizabeth Garcia   Portland, ME
SSG Madison Baldwin   Fort Payne, AL
SSG Lucy McVeigh   Baltimore, MD
SSG Alexus Monroe   Jacksonville, FL
SSG Safi atou Souaré   Charlotte, NC

Tenor
†MSG Benjamin Hilgert   Fairland, IN
*SFC Timothy Coombs   South Brunswick, NJ
SSG Thomas Drew   Cleethorpes, UK
SSG Napat Mingkwanyuen   Bangkok, Thailand
SSG Ruben Ortega   San Antonio, TX

Bass
**SGM Mark Huseth   Topeka, KS
*SFC Ian Bowling   Harrisburg, PA
SFC William Tvrdik   Vacaville, CA
SSG Joseph Mazzara   Alexandria, VA
SSG Christian Teague   Fort Worth, TX
SSG James Wilson   Cary, NC

Stage-Support-Production

Stage Manager
SFC Marlena Dillenbeck   Coopersville, MI

Audio Technician
SFC Madeline Brumback   Blacksburg, VA
SSG Richard Grouser III   Rosenhayn, NJ

Producer
MSG Pamela Daniels   Reston, VA

Media Producer
SFC Josh Buxton   Hinton, OK
SSG Raymond Maldonado   San Juan, Puerto Rico
SSG Anthony Parson   Richmond, VA

Road Manager
SGM Ward Yager   Memphis, TN
SFC Timothy Coombs   South Brunswick, NJ

Tour Coordinator
MSG Joshua Fox   Hesperia, CA
SSG Amanda Wagner   Lakewood, CA

SGM – Sargent Major • MSG – Master Sargent • SFC – Sargent First Class • SSG – Staff Sargent
SPC – Specialist • CPL – Corporal  ** Element Leader  †Group Leader  *Section Leader

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