The National Capital Band is pleased to welcome Jason Collier into the trombone section. Jason has been hired by the Divisional Music Department as the Regional Music and Arts Director for the Valley. He will be responsible for coordinating and supporting Salvation Army music programs in places such as Harrisonburg, Winchester and Charlottesville, Virginia. Jason’s twin brother, Joel, also joined the band this season as principal euphonium.

Unfortunately, the band has to say farewell a member of the horn section. Andy Bulla is an active-duty member of the US Air Force and will be deployed to north Africa on 1 October 2011. During the time that he has been stationed in the Washington area he has been a consistent musical and spiritual benefit to that band’s ministry. The band solicits your prayers for his safety as he fulfills his military duty.