VIDEO: U.S. Navy Band treats Cordova High music students
America's U.S. Navy Band held a special performance for music students at Cordova High during an assembly on Feb 22.
During the assembly, the U.S. Navy Band members not only played (video) various pieces for students, but gave them history lessons in music and the military, as well as discussed pursuing career and educational opportunities in music.
The United States Navy Concert Band was in town for part of their 2018 tour and performed at a public concert for the community that night, at Cordova High in the gymnasium. Rancho Cordova was one of 21 cities in 12 states to host a performance in their 2018 tour.
The Navy Concert Band, the premier wind ensemble of the U.S. Navy, presents a wide array of marches, patriotic selections, orchestral transcriptions and modern wind ensemble repertoire. As the original ensemble of the Navy Band, the Concert Band has been performing public concerts and participating in high-profile events for 90 years.