U.S. Orchestra Performs Aida March and Classic American Band Tunes in Egypt

The young American Augustana College Band of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, will present its final concert at the Mubarak Conference Center at the Mubarak Police Academy,Cairo on January 28, 2011, at 8:00 p.m, free of charge and open to the public. 

The Augustana College Band has been attracting great Egyptian crowds during its tour in Alexandria, Tanta, Assiut, and Cairo, since January 10, 2011.  This American musical group, brought to Egypt with the support of His Excellency Minister of Higher Education Hany Hilal and in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and Wings Tours, has been learning about Egyptian culture in their meetings with Egyptian musicians and visits to a variety of Egypt’s most celebrated cultural venues.