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​The Northwinds Symphonic Band’s Annual Salute to Veterans

A Concert to Honor Service and Sacrifice

P. Frome, Community Contributor
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The Northwinds Symphonic Band under the direction of Helen P. Bauer and Brandon Bromsey will present Salute to Veterans Concert on November 17th.
The Northwinds Symphonic Band under the direction of Helen P. Bauer and Brandon Bromsey will present Salute to Veterans Concert on November 17th. (Photo courtesy GSM Communications)

On Sunday, November 17, 2024, at 3 pm at the Wunsch Arts Center, The Northwinds Symphonic Band will present an afternoon of exhilarating music entitled A Tribute to Our Veterans. Admission is free.

Under the direction of Conductors Helen P. Bauer and Brandon Bromsey, the band is proud to celebrate the military men and women of all the United States armed forces with music that commemorates their commitment, loyalty, and service to our country.

Helen P. Bauer and Brandon Bromsey will conduct the Northwinds Symphonic Band’s annual Salute to Veterans Concert at Finley Middle School on November 17th.

The program will feature popular marches, works by American composers, and American Pageant, a piece performed at every presidential inauguration since 1973. In addition, the band will honor each division of the military with Armed Forces Medley.

Other highlights of the program include In Their Honor, by award-winning Long Island composer Carl Strommen, Broadway vocalists Karen Murphy and John Preator singing Big Band era classics by the Gershwin brothers and Jerome Kern, and Justin Wheeler on trumpet with A Tribute to Harry James. Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews will join the band to sing God Bless America.

Members of Glen Cove American Legion Post 76 attend the Salute to Veterans concert each year. Pictured from left to right are Anthony Anzalone, Bob Curiano, Vinnie Martinez, and Don Ranieri. Martinez, who serves as the Post’s Commander, will be honored at the concert on November 17th.

Also, the Northwinds Symphonic Band is pleased to join Glen Cove American Legion Post 76 and the Tribute and Honor Foundation in honoring longtime concertgoer and Korean War veteran Vincent “Vinnie” Martinez. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Vinnie’s Island, a cherished green space Vinnie transformed in 1984, and he will be recognized with a commemorative moment during the concert.

The Wunsch Arts Center is located at Robert Finley Middle School, 1 Forest Avenue, Glen Cove, NY 11542, and is wheelchair accessible. For more information, please call 516-375-4957, or email helenpbauer@gmail.com.

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