Latrobe church to host Air Force wind quintet concert
The Heritage Winds, a quintet of airmen-musicians, will visit Latrobe on Oct. 13 to present selections from the world of films and classical and military traditions.
Tickets aren’t required to attend the free concert, set for 3 p.m. at Latrobe Presbyterian Church.
The diverse program will include music from movies such as “Star Wars” and the animated “Howl’s Moving Castle” and a band arrangement of “The Hut on Chicken’s Legs (Baba Yaga),” a movement from Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”
“Service songs will also be performed to honor the individuals and families that have served in the military,” said Heritage Winds spokesperson Airman First Class Yuna Langehennig.
Also featured will be some works by Grammy-nominated flutist and composer Valerie Coleman.
Coleman is a founder and former flutist of Imani Winds, a quintet that has been recognized in an exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Coleman’s works have been performed by orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Symphony.
Heritage Winds is a woodwind ensemble of the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band, formed in 1941. Stationed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va., the band members present more than 350 performances annually at public and military protocol events in the Carolinas and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.
Jeff Himler is a TribLive reporter covering Greater Latrobe, Ligonier Valley, Mt. Pleasant Area and Derry Area school districts and their communities. He also reports on transportation issues. A journalist for more than three decades, he enjoys delving into local history. He can be reached at jhimler@triblive.com.
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