Submitted Photo Members of the Stellar Brass ensemble, from left to right, are Tech. Sgt. Kathryn Yuill, percussion; Tech. Sgt. Drew Saucier-Pritchard, trumpet; Tech. Sgt. Joseph Hudson, trombone; Tech. Sgt. Michael Hill, horn; Master Sgt. Bryan Gannon, trombone; Tech. Sgt. Ryan Spencer, trumpet; and Tech. Sgt. Dillon Jefferies, tuba.

The U.S. Air Force Academy Band’s Stellar Brass will present a free concert in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at Minot State University on Wednesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m.

The concert will feature patriotic favorites and highlight the contributions of service members, both past and present, as well as favorites in the genres of classical, jazz and much more.

Senior leadership will be speaking on behalf of the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing from Minot Air Force Base.

Stellar Brass is an original and innovative brass ensemble performing a broad range of eclectic, musical styles. Stellar Brass has represented the U.S. Air Force as musical ambassadors through internationally distributed audio and video recordings and broadcasts and are nationally recognized and respected as clinicians, presenting university, college, and high school master classes. They have provided musical support at numerous civic and military ceremonies and have spotlighted the Air Force at prestigious symposia such as the International Trumpet Guild Convention, the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, the Colorado Music Educators Association Clinic and Conference and at highly-coveted public performances at major concert halls throughout America.

As one of only two Air Force premier bands and the only Department of Defense premier band located west of the Appalachian Mountains, the U.S. Air Force Academy Band provides year-round support to the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the more than 4,000 cadets in the cadet wing.

The band maintains a rigorous performance schedule in support of cadet and Air Force troop morale, recruiting and community outreach.

The band appears on behalf of Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy.