Celebrating Emerging Writers - Methodist University

Office of University Relations
5400 Ramsey Street • Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311-1498
(800) 488-7110 • (910) 630-7043 • FAX (910) 630-7253
www.methodist.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
PAM MCEVOY
DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
FAYETTEVILLE, NC— FORSCOM BAND AND FAYETTEVILLE SYMPHONIC
BAND TO PERFORM JOINT HOLIDAY CONCERT AT METHODIST UNIVERSITY, DEC. 15.
The U.S. Army Forces Command’s own Army Ground Forces Band (www.forscom.army.mil/band) and
the Fayetteville Symphonic Band http://fayettevillecommunityband.org/) will perform a joint Holiday
Concert at Reeves Auditorium on the Methodist University campus, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 15.
The free performance will include traditional and contemporary holiday music that is perfect for
the entire family’s enjoyment.
General admission tickets are available, while they last, by sending a self-addressed, stamped
envelope with a request for the number of tickets desired (up to eight) to:
The Army Ground Forces Band
ATTN: Public Affairs
4700 Knox Street
Fort Bragg, NC 28310
Requests should include whether or not disability accessible seating tickets are required.
Requests need to be received no later than Thursday, Dec. 8.
Based at Fort Bragg, the 64-member Army Ground Forces Band performs about 300 concerts a
year at local, regional, and national events and holds master classes and clinics at high schools and
colleges around the country. Soldiers assigned to the band have passed highly selective auditions and are
among the finest musicians in the Army Band Program.
FORSCOM, the band’s parent unit, is the Army’s largest command. It prepares conventional
forces to provide a sustained flow of trained and ready land power to Combatant Commanders in defense
of the Nation at home and abroad.
The Fayetteville Symphonic Band (FSB) consists of approximately 70 members. Fifty percent of
the band is made up of Methodist University students, and the other half includes professionals, educators
and students from the Cape Fear region. In its current form, FSB has existed since 2006. It annually
performs four concerts, as well as at graduation ceremonies at the university. Additionally, FSB has both
brass and woodwind ensembles.
Methodist University is an independent four-year institution of higher education with over 2,400
students from 41 states and 53 countries. Methodist University offers over 70 majors and concentrations,
three master’s degree programs, and 19 NCAA III intercollegiate sports.
For additional information, please call 910-570-7226 or (910) 630-7043. Or write to
pmcevoy@methodist.edu.
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