USA Training and Doctrine Command Band, Colonial Williamsburg’s Fifes and Drums,
and Colonial Williamsburg interpreters (Photo courtesy of USAF S Civ Raymond Landon)
Celebrate the signing of the Constitution on Wednesday in Colonial Williamsburg.
The sixth annual “To Support and Defend” event starts at 7 p.m. in Merchants Square.
The free program is in tribute to the country’s founding document, and will include music and speeches to honor the anniversary of the signing of the document on Sept. 17, 1787. It also pays tribute to the bicentennial of the “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which was penned by Francis Scott Key on Sept. 14, 1814, during the War of 1812.
Members of the USAF Heritage of America Band and the USA Training and Doctrine Command Band, both stationed locally, will perform as a combined ensemble. Colonial Williamsburg’s Fifes and Drums will join them, playing their own selections along with works by well-known American composers.
The evening will also feature guest narrators, including Colonial Williamsburg interpreters Ron Carnegie as George Washington and Bryan Austin as James Madison.
Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.
A rain date is scheduled for Thursday.
For more information, click here or call 565-8889.
