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Academic Year 2014-2015

  • Aug
    30
  • Navy vs Ohio Football Game
    Drum & Bugle Corps
    Full Corps - Halftime Show
    Location: Baltimore, MD
  • Sep
    06
  • Navy @ Temple Football Game
    Drum & Bugle Corps
    Half Corps - Pep Band
    Location: Philadelphia, PA
  • Sep
    09
  • Mark O'Connor Jazz
    Distinguished Artists Series
    Location: USNA, Alumni Hall
    Time: 07:30 PM

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    The Distinguished Artists Series is part of a comprehensive program developed by the Naval Academy's Senior Leadership to enrich the education of Midshipmen through exposure and    involvement with fine arts. This series has presented the world's finest classical and cultural performers to the Academy with an annual mix of Opera, Ballet, Orchestra, and diverse international ensembles. The Distinguished Artists Series was launched with the opening of Alumni Hall, and for the past 23 years, has enjoyed the support of the Navy's most senior officers, the Naval Academy's faculty and staff, the Midshipmen, and the greater Academy community.

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    Mark O'Connor Trio

    "No matter what he plays, when you're listening to O'Connor, you know you're listening to genius." —THE SEATTLE TIMES

    "A direct disciple and former sideman of [Stephanie] Grappelli...Mr. O'Connor makes Mr. Grapelli's long, swiveling lines even longer and smoother." —THE NEW YORK TIMES

    "What I find to be more exciting about Hot Swing is the collective willingness of its members to knock down the artificial boundaries between seemingly different musical idioms.”  —WASHINGTON POST

    Grammy Award-winning violinist/composer/fiddler Mark O'Connor is widely recognized as one of the most gifted contemporary composers in America and one of the brightest talents of his generation.  Mark O'Connor incorporates many musical styles and genres into a sound that is uniquely his own.  As noted by The Los Angeles Times, Mark O'Connor has "crossed over so many boundaries, that his style is purely personal."  O'Connor's jazz performances and compositions pay tribute to his friend and mentor; the legendary French jazz master Stephanie Grappelli.  While performing a number of tunes closely associated with Grappelli, O'Connor's albums and live performances extend the repertoire with O'Connor's original compositions.  Joined guitarists such as Frank Vignola and Julian Lage, "Hot Swing" continues to celebrate acoustic string jazz in new and exciting ways.

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  • Sep
    13
  • Navy @ Texas State Football Game
    Drum & Bugle Corps
    Half Corps - Pep Band
    Location: San Marcos, TX
  • Sep
    20
  • Navy vs. Rutgers Football Game
    Drum & Bugle Corps
    Full Corps - Halftime Show
    Location: Annapolis, MD
  • Sep
    27
  • Navy vs WKU Football Game
    Drum & Bugle Corps
    Full Corps - Halftime Show
    Location: Annapolis, MD
  • Oct
    03
  • Organ Recital
    Chapel Organ
    Dr. Carol Williams
    Location: USNA, Main Chapel
    Time: 07:30 PM

    More Info

    USNA proudly welcomes renowned guest organist, Dr. Carol Williams.

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  • Oct
    04
  • Navy @ Air Force Football Game
    Drum & Bugle Corps
    Full Corps - Pep Band
    Location: Colorado Springs, CO
  • Oct
    05
  • U.S. Navy Sea Services Annual Mass
    Catholic Chapel Choir
    Location: Emmitsburg, MD (Seton Shrine)
    Time: 03:00 PM
  • Oct
    10
  • Second Class Parent's Weekend Concert
    Men's Glee Club
    Women's Glee Club
    Gospel Choir
    Location: USNA, Mahan Hall
    Time: 07:30 PM

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    In honor of Second Class Parent's Weekend, the USNA Men's Glee Club, USNA Women's Glee Club, and USNA Gospel Choir join together in a rare combined performance highlighting the incredible talents of the Brigade of Midshipmen!

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  • Oct
    16-19
  • Pipes and Drums Tour to Royal Military College Canada
    Pipes and Drums
    Location: Kingston, Ontario
  • Oct
    25
  • Central Virginia Scottish Games
    Pipes and Drums
    Location: Richmond, VA
  • Oct
    25
  • Navy vs SJSU Football Game (HC)
    Drum & Bugle Corps
    Full Corps - Halftime Show
    Location: Annapolis, MD
  • Oct
    31-01
  • USNA Halloween Concert
    Halloween Concert
    Location: USNA, Main Chapel
    Time: 08:00 PM

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    The USNA annual Halloween Concert is a spectacular event of music, light, drama, and dance.  One of the most popular events on the Yard, this production is an experience you will not soon forget!  This electrifying concert features Mr. Monte Maxwell, Chapel Organist and Director of Chapel Music, with the multi-faceted talents of midshipmen in a presentation that has drawn record-breaking crowds into the Naval Academy Chapel.  A wide variety of music from multiple genres, including the famous Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, are featured in this concert celebrating the triumph of good over evil and All Saints’ Day. The incredible performances, special effects, and grand finale will leave you on the edge of your seat!

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    2014 - Annual Halloween Concerts

    PERFORMANCES:

         Friday, October 31, 2014 (Halloween)
         8:00 PM, USNA Main Chapel

         Saturday, November 1, 2014 (All Saints' Day)

         8:00 PM, USNA Main Chapel

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  • Nov
    01
  • Navy vs. Notre Dame Football Game
    Drum & Bugle Corps
    Full Corps - Halftime Show
    Location: Landover, MD
  • Nov
    07-08
  • Veteran's Day Concert Tour
    Men's Glee Club
    with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
    Location: Jacksonville, FL

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    The Men's Glee Club will be traveling to JACKSONVILLE, FL to perform a series of concerts with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra!

    PERFORMANCES:

         Friday, November 7, 2014
         11:00 AM, Jacoby Symphony Hall
         300 Water St, Jacksonville, FL 32202

         Friday, November 7, 2014
         8:00 PM, Jacoby Symphony Hall
         300 Water St, Jacksonville, FL 32202

         Saturday, November 8, 2014
         8:00 PM, Jacoby Symphony Hall
         300 Water St, Jacksonville, FL 32202

    For additional information, please visit the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra website at: http://www.jaxsymphony.org

  • Nov
    07-11
  • Veteran's Day Concert Tour
    Women's Glee Club
    Location: Chicago, IL

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    The Women's Glee Club will travel to CHICAGO, IL to perform several public concerts and visit area schools to honor all Veterans who have served, or are serving currently, and to introduce students to the opportunities available to them by attending the US Naval Academy.

    PERFORMANCES:

         Sunday, November 9, 2014    
         10:00 AM Mass at St. Elizabeth Seton Church
         9300 167th Street, Orland Park, IL 60487

         Monday, November 10, 2014    
         7:00 PM Concert at Old St. Pat's Church
         700 W. Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60661

         Tuesday, November 11, 2014    
         10:00 AM Featured musicians at Chicago's Veterans' Day Salute
         and Ceremony at Soldier Field

  • Nov
    07-11
  • Veteran's Day Concert Tour
    Gospel Choir
    Location: Atlanta, GA

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    The Gospel Choir will travel to ATLANTA, GA to perform several public concerts and visit area schools to honor all Veterans who have served, or are serving currently, and to introduce students to the opportunities available to them by attending the US Naval Academy.

    PERFORMANCES:

         Saturday, November 8, 2014    
         11:00 AM City of Atlanta's Veterans' Day Parade
         (121 Baker Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30313)

         6:30 PM Concert at Hillgrove High School
         4165 Luther Ward Road
         Powder Springs, GA 30127

         Sunday, November 9, 2014    
         11:00 AM Worship Service at Word of Faith Love Center Church
         2435 Ben Hill Road, Atlanta, GA

  • Nov
    13
  • Czech Philharmonic
    Distinguished Artists Series
    Location: USNA, Alumni Hall
    Time: 07:30 PM

    More Info

    The Distinguished Artists Series is part of a comprehensive program developed by the Naval Academy's Senior Leadership to enrich the education of Midshipmen through exposure and involvement with fine arts. This series has presented the world's finest classical and cultural performers to the Academy with an annual mix of Opera, Ballet, Orchestra, and diverse international ensembles. The Distinguished Artists Series was launched with the opening of Alumni Hall, and for the past 23 years, has enjoyed the support of the Navy's most senior officers, the Naval Academy's faculty and staff, the Midshipmen, and the greater Academy community.

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    Czech Philharmonic

    "Its wind and brass still play with a coloration that registers as earthier and more textured than that of most European and American orchestras." —New York Times

    "The Czech Philharmonic’s live performance breathes a conviction and beneath-the-skin rapture that you won’t find in any other recording." —Financial Times

    "The Czech Philharmonic boasts a burnished and refined European sound, with a warm, string-dominated center, brilliant brass and inimitable, characterful woodwinds, which serve music of their native composers Dvorak, Janacek and Martinu so well." —Miami Sun Sentinel

    For over a century, the Czech Philharmonic has represented the pinnacle of Czech cultural achievement.  In 1896, Dvorák conducted the orchestra’s debut performance at the Rudolfinum in Prague, still home to the orchestra’s Prague concerts, and the centre for its new Orchestral Academy.  In 1908, Mahler conducted the Czech Philharmonic for the world premiere of his Symphony No.7.  Over its existence, the Czech Philharmonic has welcomed as Principal Guest Conductor some of the world’s foremost interpreters of the orchestral Repertoire.  Continuing today, under the baton of the inimitable Jiří Bělohlávek, the Czech Philharmonic pushes forward to a new era, combining tradition with innovation as an orchestra at the height of its powers.

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  • Nov
    15
  • Navy vs Georgia So. Football Game
    Drum & Bugle Corps
    Full Corps - Halftime Show
    Location: Annapolis, MD
  • Nov
    16
  • Concert
    Gospel Choir
    Location: Fairfax, VA
    Time: 04:00 PM

    More Info

    The USNA Gospel Choir is honored to perform a full length concert at Antioch Baptist Church in FAIRFAX, VA at 4:00 PM.

    PERFORMANCE:

         Antioch Baptist Church
         6531 Little Ox Road
         Fairfax, VA 22039

         Church Office: (703) 425-0710

         No tickets required!

  • Dec
    05
  • Fall Concert
    Pipes and Drums
    Location: USNA, Mahan Hall
    Time: 07:30 PM

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    Join the Pipes and Drums as they perform their Fall Concert - complete with Pipes and Drums (of course!), Highland Dancers, Celtic instruments, and a few extra surprises!

    Don't miss it!

  • Dec
    06-07
  • 68th Annual Handel's Messiah
    Men's Glee Club
    Women's Glee Club
    Location: USNA, Main Chapel
    Time: 08:00 PM

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    Continuing a long-standing tradition, the USNA Glee Club combines with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, and soloists from the Metropolitan Opera Company to present selections from Handel's beloved Messiah on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon conducted by Dr. Aaron Smith, USNA Director of Musical Activities. This beautifully elegant concert has been broadcast on public television stations both regionally and nationwide.

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    68th Annual Handel's Messiah at USNA

    PERFORMANCES:

         Saturday, December 6, 2014
         8:00 PM, USNA Main Chapel

         Sunday, December 7, 2014

         3:00 PM, USNA Main Chapel

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  • Jan
    16-19
  • MLK Day Concert Tour
    Gospel Choir
    Location: Jackson, MS

    More Info

    The Gospel Choir will travel to JACKSON, MS to perform several public concerts and visit area schools in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and to introduce students to the opportunities available to them by attending the US Naval Academy.

    PERFORMANCES:

         January 16, 2015   
         TBA
         Jackson, MS

              Please check back soon for updated schedule!
  • Jan
    23
  • Midshipmen Classical Instrumental Recital
    Orchestra
    Location: USNA, Main Chapel
    Time: 07:30 PM

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    The Brigade of Midshipmen possesses a vast number of very talented instrumentalists. These midshipmen come from backgrounds of intense disciplined training since early childhood. This special recital highlights individual midshipmen on a variety of instruments... from violin and trumpet to piano and harp.

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  • Feb
    23
  • Tango Buenos Aires
    Distinguished Artists Series
    Location: USNA, Alumni Hall
    Time: 07:30 PM

    More Info

    The Distinguished Artists Series is part of a comprehensive program developed by the Naval Academy's Senior Leadership to enrich the education of Midshipmen through exposure and involvement with fine arts. This series has presented the world's finest classical and cultural performers to the Academy with an annual mix of Opera, Ballet, Orchestra, and diverse international ensembles. The Distinguished Artists Series was launched with the opening of Alumni Hall, and for the past 23 years, has enjoyed the support of the Navy's most senior officers, the Naval Academy's faculty and staff, the Midshipmen, and the greater Academy community.

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    Tango Buenos Aires

    "Fast and furious, the dancers' feet and legs flashed and wove in and around each other, or paused to move slowly and seductively, stretching the tension within the dance." — Lincoln Journal Star

    "Sometimes playful, sometimes dramatic, and always sensuous, the closely entwined bodies and limbs moved with amazing speed through deftly engineered movements, including frequent dips, deep slides, energetic foot stomps and ballet-like turns." —Ruidoso News

    "...repeatedly crafted swirling, fast-paced tapestries of movement, laced with proud postures and sensual couplings." —The Washington Post

    Performing a journey through dance and music of the life of Eva Perón: “Song of Eva Perón”

    Tango Buenos Aires has become one of Argentina’s great cultural exports, known throughout the Americas, Europe and the Far East as the most authentic and uncompromising representative of the Tango.  Tango Buenos Aires was created by renowned composer and tango director Osvaldo Requena and was instantly greeted with tremendous success.  The company has traveled throughout the world to include, Germany, Spain, Ecuador, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Thailand, Chile, Brazil, the United States, Japan, China, Finland, Portugal, Greece, and Canada.  In Beijing, the company hosted a series of unprecedented master classes and residencies with Chinese dancers at the Dance University of Beijing, teaching the origin and evolution of the Tango and further international understanding and cooperation – and introduced the Tango to Indonesia for the first time ever.

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  • Feb
    27-08
  • USNA Winter Musical - Pirates of Penzance!
    Winter Musical
    Location: USNA, Mahan Hall

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    A highlight of each year is the USNA Glee Club Winter Musical. Produced in true Broadway style, it is a fully-staged, costumed, and choreographed production with live pit orchestra.

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    2015 - PIRATES OF PENZANCE!

    PERFORMANCES:

         Friday, February 27, 2015
         8:00 PM, USNA Mahan Hall

         Saturday, February 28, 2015
         8:00 PM, USNA Mahan Hall

         Sunday, March 1, 2015
         3:00 PM, USNA Mahan Hall

         Friday, March 6, 2015
         8:00 PM, USNA Mahan Hall

         Saturday, March 7, 2015
         8:00 PM, USNA Mahan Hall

         Sunday, March 8, 2015
         3:00 PM, USNA Mahan Hall

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  • Mar
    13-22
  • Spring Concert Tour
    Men's Glee Club
    Location: Florida

    More Info

    The Men's Glee Club will travel to the MIAMI, FL area to perform several public concerts and visit area schools to introduce students to the opportunities available to them by attending the US Naval Academy.

    PERFORMANCES:

         FT. LAUDERDALE, FL

              March 14, 2015 - Public Concert!
                   Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church
                   555 North Federal Highway
                   Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308
                   7:30 PM

         MIAMI, FL

              March 20, 2015 - Public Concert!
                   Trinity Episcopal Church
                   464 NE 16th Street
                   Miami, FL 33132
                   7:00 PM

         Please check back soon for updated schedule!
  • Mar
    13-22
  • Spring Concert Tour
    Women's Glee Club
    Location: Texas

    More Info

    The Women's Glee Club will travel to TEXAS to perform several public concerts and visit area schools to introduce students to the opportunities available to them by attending the US Naval Academy.

    PERFORMANCES:

         HOUSTON, TX

              March 14, 2015 - Public Concert!  
                   St. Martin's Episcopal Church
                   717 Sage Road
                   Houston, TX 77056
                   7:30 PM

         CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

              March 17, 2015 - Public Concert!
                    Corpus Christi Cathedral
                   505 North Upper Broadway
                   Corpus Christi, TX 78401
                   7:30 PM

         SAN ANTONIO, TX

              March 20, 2015 - Public Concert!
                   St. Mark's Episcopal Church
                   315 E. Pecan Street
                   San Antonio, TX 78205
                   7:00 PM

  • Mar
    13-18
  • Spring Concert Tour
    Gospel Choir
    Location: California

    More Info

    The Gospel Choir will travel to the LOS ANGELES, CA area to perform several public concerts and visit area schools to introduce students to the opportunities available to them by attending the US Naval Academy.

    PERFORMANCES:

         LOS ANGELES, CA

              March TBA, 2015 - Public Concert!  
                   TBA
                   TBA
                   Los Angeles, CA
                   TBA

         Please check back soon for updated schedule!
  • Mar
    25
  • Russian National Ballet
    Distinguished Artists Series
    Location: USNA, Alumni Hall
    Time: 07:30 PM

    More Info

    The Distinguished Artists Series is part of a comprehensive program developed by the Naval Academy's Senior Leadership to enrich the education of Midshipmen through exposure and involvement with fine arts. This series has presented the world's finest classical and cultural performers to the Academy with an annual mix of Opera, Ballet, Orchestra, and diverse international ensembles. The Distinguished Artists Series was launched with the opening of Alumni Hall, and for the past 23 years, has enjoyed the support of the Navy's most senior officers, the Naval Academy's faculty and staff, the Midshipmen, and the greater Academy community.

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    Russian National Ballet

    “The Russian National Ballet Theatre, Directed by Elena Radchenko, is a cut above many of its rivals." —Washington Post

    The Russian National Ballet Theatre was founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika in the late 1980s, when many of the great dancers and choreographers of the Soviet Union's ballet institutions were exercising their new-found creative freedom by starting new, vibrant companies dedicated not only to the timeless tradition of classical Russian Ballet but to invigorate this tradition as the Russians began to accept new developments in the dance from around the world.  The company, then titled the Soviet National Ballet, . . . was founded by and incorporated graduates from the great Russian choreographic schools of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Perm.  The principal dancers of the company came from the upper ranks of the great ballet companies and academies of Russia, and the companies of Riga, Kiev and even Warsaw.  Today, the Russian National Ballet Theatre is its own institution, with over 50 dancers of singular instruction and vast experience, many of whom have been with the company since its inception.  In 1994, legendary Bolshoi principal dancer, Elena Radchenko, was selected by Presidential decree to assume the 1st permanent artistic directorship of the company, and remains its leader.

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  • Apr
    04
  • Tartan Day Parade
    Pipes and Drums
    Location: New York, NY
    Time: 12:00 PM
  • Apr
    11
  • Mid-Atlantic Drum Corps Concert
    Drum & Bugle Corps
    "Profiles in Music" Festival
    Location: York, PA
    Time: 12:00 PM
  • Apr
    11
  • International Ball
    Trident Brass
    Location: USNA, Alumni Hall
    Time: 08:00 PM

    More Info

    (Admittance to International Ball required.)

  • Apr
    12
  • Concert
    Gospel Choir
    Location: Cancelled.
    Time: 04:00 PM

    More Info

    CANCELLED.

    PERFORMANCE:

         Zion Baptist Church
         4850 Blagden Avenue
         NW - Washington, D.C. 20011

         Church Office: (202) 722-4940

         Event CANCELLED.

  • Apr
    18
  • St. John's Croquet Match
    Trident Brass
    Location: St. John's Campus, Annapolis, MD
    Time: 12:00 PM
  • Apr
    19
  • 42nd Annual Spring Oratorio
    Men's Glee Club
    Women's Glee Club
    Distinguished Artists Series
    with the Annapolis Symphony and Baltimore Choral Arts Society
    Location: USNA, Alumni Hall
    Time: 07:30 PM

    More Info

    The Distinguished Artists Series is part of a comprehensive program developed by the Naval Academy's Senior Leadership to enrich the education of Midshipmen through exposure and involvement with fine arts. This series has presented the world's finest classical and cultural performers to the Academy with an annual mix of Opera, Ballet, Orchestra, and diverse international ensembles. The Distinguished Artists Series was launched with the opening of Alumni Hall, and for the past 23 years, has enjoyed the support of the Navy's most senior officers, the Naval Academy's faculty and staff, the Midshipmen, and the greater Academy community.

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    42nd Annual Spring Oratorio

         Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem

    Deeply moving, profound, and powerful, Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem has achieved status as one of the greatest monuments of choral music.  A requiem that celebrates life and the living, it is an incredibly moving testament to the human race.  Join us for a sublime evening of monumental music-making performed by the critically acclaimed USNA Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs, the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, and the Annapolis Symphony.

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  • Apr
    24
  • Spring Concert
    Pipes and Drums
    Location: USNA, Mahan Hall
    Time: 07:30 PM
  • Apr
    25
  • Southern Maryland Celtic Festival
    Pipes and Drums
    Location: St. Leonard, MD
    Time: 07:30 PM
  • May
    01
  • Hymn Sing
    Chapel Organ
    Location: USNA, Main Chapel
    Time: 07:30 PM

    More Info

    Led by Mr. Monte Maxwell, USNA's Chapel Organist and Director of Chapel Music, this is a "good ol' fashion" hymn sing!  Bring a list of your favorite hymns and get ready to sing your heart out!

    No tickets required!  (Just your voices!)

  • May
    19
  • Combined Commissioning Week Concert
    Men's Glee Club
    Women's Glee Club
    Gospel Choir
    Location: USNA, Main Chapel
    Time: 08:30 PM

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    The Naval Academy Men's Glee Club, Women's Glee Club, and Gospel Choir join forces to present a very special performance in honor of the Class of 2015!  Join us for this memorable 90-minute concert featuring Patriotic favorites, Sea Chanties, Broadway, and sacred songs in the beautiful setting of the Naval Academy Chapel!

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  • May
    20
  • Commissioning Week Organ Recital
    Chapel Organ
    Location: USNA, Main Chapel
    Time: 04:00 PM

    More Info

    Immediately following the Blue Angels, join us in the beautiful Naval Academy Chapel as world-class organist, Mr. Monte Maxwell, demonstrates the incredible power and sound of one of the finest organs in the world.  Ample air-conditioning included!

    Tickets available at the door, or in advance by clicking here.

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