25th Infantry Division Band to perform in China, Russia

Three groups to 25th light infantry Division Band to travel to Russia and the PRC, Sept 3-13 to carry out a variety of events, and represents the United States Army.

Marssirumpuja band, brass ensemble, which reproduces in substance the pop and jazz and rock group that plays modern music run Sakhalin Island, Russia, to help celebrate the island's independence day in Japan and the 2010 World Expo, Shanghai, China in different cities.

These groups also carried out at Shanghai community International School in China as part of the band's field work programme.

"[A] the uniform of the military in standby mode, can be an intimidating thing," said the Chief Warrant Officer Joseph w. Parenteau, 25 light infantry Division Band Commander and conductor."The band is there humanize [Army], and [band] gives us the opportunity to face the music behind the uniform. is a language that does not need to be a translation, so we can bring us music from China and Russia and that we share as Americans."

"I look forward to meeting people from Russia and China," said the staff sergeant Ronald Strayhorn, percussion player, 25 Inf. div. Band. "We interact with people, one-on-one friends, American cultural exchange, relations and to build bridges. "

"Huge opportunities for Soldiers in the frequency range," said Parenteau."They have worked very hard to ensure that we are introduced to the world the best performance possible."

The band has toured throughout the Southern Pacific Realm in the past, Indonesia, Australia, Papa New Guinea, Tanga, Tanzania, India and the Island, but this is a band for the first time outside the pacific International.

In the past, this band was used mainly for public relations and strategic diplomacy tool, said the band discusses the Parenteau. Army needs in different areas, such as the moral support of forces, education outreach work, humanitarian operations and to keep people spirits: national disasters up relive an act against which an action in progress, when he continued.

"This tour is the first time you try to return to the United States Army off Island, in front of the public is the essential mission of just a few years," said Parenteau. "This journey in China and Russia put 25 Inf. Div. worldwide. "

"We have the military history of playing music and pieces of popular American songs, which easily translates their culture," said Parenteau.

"I am waiting for this journey from a stronger foreign relations by closer to Russia and China with through music," said Strayhorn.