BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:US Navy Band Sea Chanters BEGIN:VEVENT UID:195952024-08-16 DTSTART:20240817T000000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240817T013000Z SUMMARY:US Navy Band Sea Chanters CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Navy Band Sea Chanters are the United States Navy’s offic ial\nchorus. The ensemble performs a variety of music including traditiona l\nchoral music\, sea chanteys\, patriotic fare\, opera\, Broadway and\nco ntemporary music. The Sea Chanters regularly perform for the public\nin th e Washington\, D.C.\, area and throughout the United States while\non nati onal tours.\n\nAt home in Washington\, they perform for the president\, vi ce president\nand numerous congressional\, military and foreign dignitarie s. In 1956\,\nLt. Harold Fultz\, then the band’s assistant leader\, orga nized a\nvocal group from the Navy School of Music to sing chanteys and\np atriotic songs for the State of the Nation dinner. Recognizing the\nensemb le’s immediate success\, Adm. Arleigh Burke\, then Chief of\nNaval Opera tions\, transferred the group to the Navy Band\, named them\nthe Sea Chant ers and tasked this all-male chorus with perpetuating the\nsongs of the se a. In 1980\, the group added women to its ranks and\nexpanded its repertoi re to include everything from Brahms to Broadway.\n\nThe Sea Chanters are frequently found at the center of our most\nimportant national events\, in cluding inauguration day performances and\nstate funerals. They have playe d a vital role in comforting the nation\nin times of mourning\, including appearances at memorials for the\nastronauts of the space shuttle Columbia and the presidential wreath\nlaying ceremony at the United Airlines fligh t 93 crash site in\nShanksville\, Pennsylvania.\n\nThey have appeared at t he Kennedy Center Honors and with the National\nSymphony Orchestra for the nationally telecast “National Memorial\nDay Concerts” at the U.S. Cap itol. In addition\, the group has\nappeared on “Larry King Live” and “CBS This Morning” as well\nas at the premier of the movie “Pearl Ha rbor.” In 2008\, the Sea\nChanters performed with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir under the\ndirection of Mack Wilburg. Noted choral directors Dale Wa rland and\nDonald Neuen have guest conducted the ensemble\, and renowned c omposers\nMichael McCarthy\, Roger Bourland\, William MacDuff and Lloyd Pf autsch\nhave written works especially for the ensemble. Other notable\norc hestral appearances include the Kansas City Symphony\, the Boston\nPops Es planade Orchestra\, the Baltimore Symphony and the Cincinnati\nPops Orches tra.\n\nThe Sea Chanters have enjoyed a great reputation performing with s uch\nstars as Perry Como\, Marian Anderson\, Kenny Rogers and Lionel Richi e.\nThroughout their history\, the Sea Chanters have remained true to the\ nNavy’s watchwords of pride and professionalism\, and they continue to\n flourish as a vibrant ensemble.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Navy Band Sea Chanters are the United S tates Navy&rsquo\;s official chorus. The ensemble performs a variety of mu sic including traditional choral music\, sea chanteys\, patriotic fare\, o pera\, Broadway and contemporary music. The Sea Chanters regularly perform for the public in the Washington\, D.C.\, area and throughout the United States while on national tours.
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\nAt home in Washington\, the y perform for the president\, vice president and numerous congressional\, military and foreign dignitaries. In 1956\, Lt. Harold Fultz\, then the ba nd&rsquo\;s assistant leader\, organized a vocal group from the Navy Schoo l of Music to sing chanteys and patriotic songs for the State of the Natio n dinner. Recognizing the ensemble&rsquo\;s immediate success\, Adm. Arlei gh Burke\, then Chief of Naval Operations\, transferred the group to the N avy Band\, named them the Sea Chanters and tasked this all-male chorus wit h perpetuating the songs of the sea. In 1980\, the group added women to it s ranks and expanded its repertoire to include everything from Brahms to B roadway.
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\nThe Sea Chanters are frequently found at the cente r of our most important national events\, including inauguration day perfo rmances and state funerals. They have played a vital role in comforting th e nation in times of mourning\, including appearances at memorials for the astronauts of the space shuttle Columbia and the presidential wreath layi ng ceremony at the United Airlines flight 93 crash site in Shanksville\, P ennsylvania.
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\nThey have appeared at the Kennedy Center Honor s and with the National Symphony Orchestra for the nationally telecast &ld quo\;National Memorial Day Concerts&rdquo\; at the U.S. Capitol. In additi on\, the group has appeared on &ldquo\;Larry King Live&rdquo\; and &ldquo\ ;CBS This Morning&rdquo\; as well as at the premier of the movie &ldquo\;P earl Harbor.&rdquo\; In 2008\, the Sea Chanters performed with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir under the direction of Mack Wilburg. Noted choral directo rs Dale Warland and Donald Neuen have guest conducted the ensemble\, and r enowned composers Michael McCarthy\, Roger Bourland\, William MacDuff and Lloyd Pfautsch have written works especially for the ensemble. Other notab le orchestral appearances include the Kansas City Symphony\, the Boston Po ps Esplanade Orchestra\, the Baltimore Symphony and the Cincinnati Pops Or chestra.
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\nThe Sea Chanters have enjoyed a great reputation p erforming with such stars as Perry Como\, Marian Anderson\, Kenny Rogers a nd Lionel Richie. Throughout their history\, the Sea Chanters have remaine d true to the Navy&rsquo\;s watchwords of pride and professionalism\, and they continue to flourish as a vibrant ensemble.

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