39TH ARMY BAND

SERVING THROUGH MUSICAL EXCELLENCE SINCE 1917

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Veteran's Day 2023

We are excited to inform you that we will be hosting our second annual Veterans Day concert at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH. Last year this event was an incredible great success with a packed house, three ensembles, and over 65 musicians on stage! Between our Army musicians, High School musicians, and professional musicians performing it was a night to remember. This year we will select 30 of the best NH high school musicians for this meaningful and unique opportunity. 

Interested in attending this free community event? Click the link below to reserve your tickets today!

Audition Dates

December 2nd & 3rd:  9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

January 13th & 14th: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

February 10th & 11th: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

March 9th & 10th: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

April 6th & 7th: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

May 11th & 12th: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

June 29th & 30th: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

September 7th & 8th: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.


Interested in auditioning? Please email booking@39tharmyband.com for all inquiries. Auditions must be scheduled prior to the audition dates, walk-on auditions are not being accepted at this time. We thank you for your interest and understanding!

Highlights

Leadership

We pride ourselves on training and developing exceptional leaders. , we recognize SSG Boewe for earning the Distinguished Leader Award at the Army School of Music NCO Academy. SSG Boewe serves as a saxophonist in the Jazz Band and our Public Affairs Liaison. She graduated from the Advanced Leadership Course (ALC) with the highest academic grade in her class. Congratulations SSG Boewe! 

Soldier Readiness

Our Soldiers are tactical and technical experts. An example of this is SPC Taylor Webb, SPC Webb recently attended Advanced Individual Training (AIT) in Virginia Beach, VA. While at AIT, SPC Webb graduated as a member of the Commandants List with the highest Physical Training Score of 580 out of 600, and a Charlie One (C1) identifier with an Army Musical Proficiency Assessment (AMPA) with an overall score above 30.  SPC  Webb is an example of true expertise, dedication, and determination. We are incredibly proud of SPC Webb and all of our Soldiers who continually push themselves and break new grounds. 

Photo by the Army School of Music

Breaking Records

Our most recent Basic Leadership Course (BLC) Graduate is SGT Eliot Lawrence. While at BLC, SGT Lawrence set a Night Land Navigation Course record by completing the entire course in 16 minutes. This success led him to place top 10 in his graduating class as a member of the Commandants List. Soldiers like SGT Lawrence continue to break stereotypes and norms, representing all bandsmen alike and our ability to perform above the standard. 

Bridging Cultures & Values

"The 39th Army Band poses with a crowd of more than 25,000 during their second concert on Feb. 5 at the Ilopango Airshow Oficial

The 39th Army Band returned to the land of volcanoes this past Feb, 2023 to perform at the Ilopango Airshow Oficial for the third time in five years under the New Hampshire National Guard-El Salvador State Partnership Program.

With a playlist of traditional and Top 40, the platoon of citizen-soldier musicians drew a fiery crowd of thousands during the two-day extravaganza Feb. 4 and 5. Hosted annually on the grounds of a Salvadoran air force base, Central America's largest airshow featured stunt pilots, pyrotechnics, and military flyovers including two from a 157th Air Refueling Wing KC-46A Pegasus.

The band's stage faced a stunning view of Ilopango's volcanic ridgeline made all the more dramatic by early sunsets."

Photo by Spc. Kelly Boyer, 114th PAD

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