Episode 398: Wild Blue Yonder

The US Air Force celebrates their 68th birthday this month. Their bands have played all over the globe and represented the Air Force, the US military, and most importantly our nation with exemplary musical performances to audiences of over 60 million people. While big statistics can impressive, it's the members of these elite ensembles that are what stands out. They’re the ones whose excel at their musical craft.

Symphonic Overture
  James Barnes
  US Air Force Band,
  Colonel Alan Bonner
To Walk with Wings
  Julie Giroux
  US Air Force Band of the Rockies,
  Colonel H. Bruce Gilkes
Icarus and Daedalus Fantasy
  Keith Gates
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band,
  Colonel Larry Lang
To Tame the Perilous Skies
  David R. Holsinger
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band,
  Colonel Lowell Graham
Dawn Flight
  Philip Wilby
  US Air Force Band of Liberty, 
  Colonel Larry H. Lang
The Patriots
  Clifton Williams
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band, 
  Colonel Lowell Graham