The Board of Directors of the Army Heritage Center Foundation is pleased to announce the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Brass Quintet will perform at its 4th Annual Membership Dinner on September 30, 2011 beginning at 6:00 p.m.

The Dinner at Radisson Harrisburg Hershey in Camp Hill will honor Veterans past and present, those who support Soldiers, and those who support the Army Heritage Center Foundation and the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in “Telling the Army Story . . . one Soldier at a time.” The event will also celebrate the commencement of a new capital campaign to build the second phase of the Visitor and Education Center.

A Brass Quintet element of The U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own” will perform. The Quintet has repeatedly been the first to honor new presidents with the traditional “Hail to the Chief” on live national broadcasts and frequently performs at the White House, presidential inauguration ceremonies and at official state ceremonies in the Nation’s capital. Since its inception in 1972, The United States Army Brass Quintet has performed for a wide variety of audiences and dignitaries in 39 states and 12 foreign countries.

The repertoire for the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Brass Quintet ensemble includes over 500 selections from all eras and genres of classical music as well as a variety of popular music, interactive entertainment, video, and works for children’s concerts. The Army Brass Quintet’s library also includes historic music from the American Civil War which the ensemble enjoys performing on authentic instruments. Commissioned works as well as works produced by The U.S. Army Band’s arranging staff complete its repertoire.

See the U.S. Army Band Brass Quintet’s website for additional information and examples of their music at http://www.usarmyband.com/brass_quintet/the_us_army_brass_quintet.html