News Release
NR-07.005 - November 7, 2007
OTTAWA - The Central Band of the Canadian Forces along with the Air Command
Pipes & Drums invites residents of the National Capital Region to attend
a Remembrance Week concert at the Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa,
Friday, November 9th starting at 7pm.
The two-hour mix of wartime and more recent
music will feature various soloists from The Central Band of the Canadian Forces.
Complimentary admission is available to veterans and their accompanying family
members (up to three) and members of the Canadian Forces with identification.
"The Central Band and the Air Command Pipes & Drums want to honour
serving and past members of the Canadian Forces," said Major Gerry Heslip,
Commanding Officer and Director of Music of The Central Band of the Canadian
Forces. "Our hope, in putting on this concert, is to increase people's
awareness of the sacrifices made by Canada's veterans for the preservation
of Canada, our way of life, and the world in which we live."
The admission
fee for the general public includes both the concert and entrance into the
museum: $10 (adult 18+), senior/student $8, children $6 (ages 3-12) and a family
of four $25.
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Note to editors:
For more information, please contact:
Pierre Leduc, Canada War Museum
Communications and Marketing
819-776-8608 (office)
pierre.leduc@warmuseum.ca
Sue Cocek
National Defence, Air Force Public Affairs
613-995-3111 (office)
Cocek.S@forces.gc.ca
For more information about the concert, you can visit the
Canadian War Museum website at http://www.civilization.ca/visit/cwmprograme.aspx
To know more about the Central Band of the Canadian Forces, please visit http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/central_band/index_e.asp
