Sunday August 28, 2022 4PM Eastern Time
“Engaging Audiences”

ACB Connects! is delighted to welcome Captain Christina Muncey, Commander of the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band, for a presentation and conversation on engagement strategies and ideas to interact with your audiences!  In a conversation and presentation format, this session will cover many suggestions for interacting with and engaging your audiences.

 About the Speaker:

Captain Christina A. Muncey is the commander of the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia and the United States Air Force Heartland of America Band, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Under her leadership, 75 Airman-Musicians perform across the East coast and Nebraska to honor America’s service members and veterans, inspire young people to serve, and connect the public with their Air and Space Forces.

Captain Muncey commissioned as a Distinguished Graduate from Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, in April 2015. Before joining the Air Force, she served as Director of Bands at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, and two degrees from Colorado State University: a Master of Music degree with a concentration in Orchestral Conducting, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music
Education. 

Prior to her current assignment, Captain Muncey was a flight commander for The United States Air Force Band, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. She served as the Officer-in-Charge of the Concert Band, Singing Sergeants, Max Impact, the Airmen of Note, the Ceremonial Brass, Marketing and Outreach, and Productions among other positions. She was responsible to the Band commander for oversight of equipping and training a 184-member unit to accomplish more than 1,600 missions annually.

Captain Muncey appears as a frequent guest conductor, clinician, and mentor for music students both in the United States and globally.

 Links mentioned in the presentation*:  

• USAF Heritage Band of America - https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/US-Air-Force-Heritage-of-America-Band/
• QR code generator - www. owcode.com (Search for “QR code generator” for several more options, both free and paid)
• Live polling - www.polleverywhere.com (Search for “live polling” for several more options, both free and paid)

Video of the session: