Flag Day with the Mountain Fifes & Drums
Sunday, June 14
11:00 a.m. PDT
USS Midway Museum, Flight Deck
FREE family-friendly event
Join us on the flight deck on Sunday, June 14 for a stirring Flag Day performance by the Mountain Fifes & Drums to celebrate the 249th anniversary of the American flag!
This award-winning musical corps, based in Lake Arrowhead, California, has been captivating audiences with authentic, Revolutionary War–era music. Hear history come to life through the powerful sounds of traditional wooden fifes and rope-tensioned drums, performing 18th-century military music rooted in the traditions of the Continental Army.
About The Mountain Fifes & Drums
The Mountain Fifes & Drums, a 501(c)(3) youth music program founded in 2001, is a living history community service program for boys and girls ages 10-18. The mission of the Mountain Fifes & Drums is accomplished by teaching 18th century military music and history through practice and performance on wooden fifes and rope-tensioned drums.
Fifes and drums were the chosen instruments for military communications during the American Revolutionary War in which enlisted Continental Army musicians were instrumental in the successful coordination of American forces. The goal of every Mountain Fifes & Drums practice is to teach the same military discipline, leadership, drill, bearing, customs, and courtesies expected in the Continental Army.
