MARYLAND DEFENSE FORCE BAND TO PERFORM AT SHAMROCK PARK IN BEL AIR

The Maryland Defense Force Band will present a concert of patriotic and international music on Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Humbart Amphitheater of Shamrock Park, 39 North Hickory Ave., Bel Air, MD. This concert is free and open to the public.

Music honoring America’s heritage will include Robert Russell Bennett’s Suite of Old American Dances, Edwin Franco Goldman’s march On the Mall and a Tribute to Judy Garland. In addition, the musicians of the MDDF Band will pay homage to their counterparts in the Swedish Home Guard Band of Västmanland with a number of traditional and patriotic Swedish pieces of music.

The Shamrock Park summer Concert Series is sponsored by the Bel Air Recreation Committee. For additional information on the Bel Air Summer Concert Series, please call (410) 638-4550 or visit online at http://www.belairmd.org/229/Concerts.

Widely known as “Maryland’s Musical Ambassadors,” the Maryland Defense Force Band is a ceremonial unit of the Maryland Defense Force (MDDF). The MDDF Band provides musical support to the Maryland Military Department and provides ceremonial support to the State of Maryland. For more information about the MDDF Band please visit http://mddf.maryland.gov/band/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mddfband.

The Maryland Defense Force is the state’s uniformed volunteer military unit providing professional and technical assistance to the Maryland Military Department. Established in 1917, the MDDF consists of over 250 personnel who perform legal, engineering, finance, medical, chaplain, field support and ceremonial services for the State of Maryland. For more information please go to http://mddf.maryland.gov/ or view our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MarylandDefenseForce.