Fort Monroe is a wonderful place to visit. If you are a history buff, nature lover or simply looking for a good meal, a day at Fort Monroe is unlike any other.
Fort Monroe has received several national designations to celebrate and protect this area’s important heritage. 
This evening’s concert has been cancelled due the severe thunderstorm watch through 9 pm that has been issued by the National Weather Service for the City of Hampton. Please plan to join us next Thursday at 7 pm.
Tonight’s performers will be the Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble.
The Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble is an all-volunteer, non-profit concert band, which performs approximately six concerts per year for communities in the Hampton Roads area. As a non-profit, the Ensemble tries to give more than just music to its community. With a variety of performers, the Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble has touched all ages on the Virginia Peninsula, while permitting the younger members to learn from the extensive experience of the older members. The Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble is a member of the Association of Concert Bands.
The Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble will emphasize genuinely American Music. This will include wind band music that portrays the various styles that have become synonymous with our country – Jazz, Ragtime, Blues, Popular Idiom (Country, Classic Rock & Roll etc), Cultural Styles, Musicals, Folk Songs, Dance Music from an Older Era, and, of course, Our Patriotic Heritage
There is a sound, a style that has developed that is distinctly American. It has grown out of the vast mixtures of cultures that embody our Nation. It has a vivaciousness and character unlike any other music in history. It conveys the story, the tragedy, and the joy of a young and searching country. American music cannot be categorized. It cannot be pinned down and labeled. It is the sum of all who were here and all who have come to this phenomenal Land.
Bring your own picnic, chairs, and blankets to enjoy summer sunsets by the Chesapeake Bay along with the sweet sounds of some of the region’s most talented performers.
Large groups welcome. Drop-off at Continental Park, bus parking at Outlook Beach parking lot. Free parking onsite.
Remaining Concerts this summer include:
June 13–Stan’s Big Band
June 20–US Army TRADOC Band-7 Cities Brass Band
June 27–The Liberty Dolls
July 11–Peninsula Concert Band
July 17–208th Army Band Jazz Ensemble
July 25–US Army TRADOC Rock Band
August 8–US Army TRADOC Big Band
August 15–Chisman Creek Band
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