NEW LONDON, Conn.—Sunday, April 21 at 2:00 p.m. in Leamy Concert Hall at the United States Coast Guard Academy, the United States Coast Guard Band presents a free concert, “Voices Join Forces.” Come enjoy a theatrical performance featuring your favorite vocal works from opera, Broadway, and the movies under the baton of Commander Adam Williamson. We welcome tenor, vocalist Musician 1st Class Ryan Connelly from the United States Navy Band, who will share the spotlight with the Coast Guard Band’s soprano, Musician 1st Class Allison Landstedt in this celebration of vocal music.

The program starts with a salute to opera, featuring the Overture to Marriage of Figaro and classic arias by Mozart and Puccini. Bernstein’s extraordinary “Overture to Candide” is next, followed by a medley of duets from the musical Jekyll & Hyde. Alto saxophonist Chief Musician Greg Case is the featured soloist in selections from the modern work Solace: A Lyric Concerto, and the performance comes to a fantastical conclusion with a fairy tale medley of Disney favorites.

This event is free and open to the public. Leamy Hall is located at 15 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT, 06320. Both the main gate and Deshon Street gate entrances will be open, and a state-issued photo ID must be presented upon entry. The Coast Guard Band’s archived content is available on YouTube by searching “United States Coast Guard Band.” Livestream events can be accessed through a link on our Facebook page, and the Coast Guard Band maintains an active Instagram account which can be followed at @uscoastguardband. For more information on the United States Coast Guard Band visit www.uscg.mil/Community/Band or call the Concert Information Line at (860) 701-6826.