The Coast Guard Band Saxophone Quarter prepares to perform live on Chicago’s classical radio station, WFMT, “Impromptu” program, Dec. 21, 2017. The Coast Guard Band was in Chicago as the featured service band for this year’s Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference attended by more than 17,000 people from all 50 states and more than 30 countries. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by
Master Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf).