Memorial Day Music at the Capital
Join about 300,000 other patriotic music fans on the lawn of the Capitol as we honor America’s fallen heroes at the annual National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, DC.
This year’s list of musical entertainers include one of my favorite female vocalists, the always entertaining Grammy winner, Natalie Cole. I saw Natalie sing last summer at Wolftrap and she puts on a great show.
Also on the list of singers is Josh Turner, who has recently toured with George Strait and Carrie Underwood, jazz singer Jane Monheit and R&B vocalist CeCe Winans.
Rounding out the show will be the always popular National Symphony Orchestra, the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, the U.S. Army Chorale, the U.S. Navy Sea Chanters, the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants and the Choral Arts Society of Washington.
Expect much pomp and circumstance as the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff will also have a role in the show, as well as color guard teams from each branch of the U.S. armed services.
Plan on arriving early to get in line for the best spot for your blanket.
And in case you have never seen the very moving Changing of the Guards at the Tombs of the Unknowns at Arlington Cemetery, here’s an interesting clip from Fox News about one of the soldiers who guards the famous tombs.
National Memorial Day Concert 2008
West lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, DC (map it)
Date and Time - Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 8:00 to 9:30 p.m., grounds open at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - FREE, no tickets required. Checkpoints with metal detectors will be set up at entrance points. Entrance to the concert is at the southwest corner of the Capitol grounds.
Nearest Metro subway station - Capitol South, Federal Center SW, Orange and Blue lines, and Union Station Red line.
Parking - Street parking will be very difficult that evening, so use Metro or arrive very early.
Images - Army Herald Trumpets, Natalie Cole, AF Color Guard
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