There were a lot of music concerts last night in Jacksonville. Yes, we could have paid $35 to hear the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, or $60 to go hear the world famous Andre Rieu in concert at Veterans Memorial Arena, but we chose to go to the free one at the University of North Florida. The Air Force Concert Band from Washington, D.C. included a stop in Jacksonville on their spring tour. They added a special tribute sung by the Singing Sergeants to the victims at Virginia Tech. It was a very moving, emotional song titled "Hymn to the Fallen." The concert was a very impressive performance by top-notch instrumentalists. All of the members of the concert band are sergeants in the Air Force. I have never heard "Barnum and Bailey's Favorites March" played at such a quick tempo before, simply amazing! After intermission, we enjoyed listening to the Singing Sergeants backed up by the concert band in their tribute to music from the "Those Nifty Fifties." And no, I did not recognize all of those songs - I was only born in 1955!
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