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Coast Guard band schedules outdoor concert

September 01, 2012 1:00 pm • Last Updated: September 01, 2012 1:10 pm

New London — The U.S. Coast Guard Band will perform its last summer concert of the year, an outdoor concert at Fort Trumbull State Park Sept. 2 at 5 p.m.

Cmdr. Kenneth Megan will be promoted to captain before the concert and will then lead the band through a program of jazz pieces by Cy Payne, Nat King Cole, Eden Ahbez, Rutz and Gimble and Kenneth Hesketh. The band will also play pieces from the movies “E.T.” and “Indiana Jones.”

Fort Trumbull State Park is located at 90 Walbach St. To contact the park, call (860) 444-7591. Coast Guard Band concerts are free and open to the public. Call (860) 701-6826 or visit www.uscg.mil/band for more information.

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