Free Concert to Feature Gabriel and Underwood Published June 12, 2009 By Therese Grundl WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. -- Col. Arnald D. Gabriel, Conductor Emeritus of the Air Force Band, will guest conduct the Los Angeles Pierce Symphonic Winds in a free outdoor concert in Woodland Hills on August 2, that will also feature saxophone soloist Dale Underwood, retired Master Chief Musician, Navy Band. The repertoire will pay tribute to the Armed Forces and will include the "1812 Overture" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky augmented by live cannon shots. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. at Warner Park in Woodland Hills, California (northwest of downtown Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley). Mr. Gabriel and Mr. Underwood are based in Washington D.C. and have worked and traveled with L.A. Winds on tour. The legendary Gabriel commanded and conducted the Air Force Band for more than 20 years and is known to audiences around the world for deft and exhilarating performances. Mr. Underwood, whom the Washington Post has called "the Heifetz of the alto saxophone," served with the Navy Band for 30 years during which he forged his international reputation as a leading classical saxophonist. L.A. Winds is a 100-piece community band founded in 1983 and conducted by Stephen Piazza, bass clarinetist with the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and chair of the music department at Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills.