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Washington, D.C., Mar. 1, 2002 -- The Voice of America is excited to announce an addition to Mr. Byron Janis’ recital of Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at VOA. Although not mentioned in the program, the concert will begin with Staff Sergeant Kevin Bennear, vocalist with United States Marine Band, in a rendition of the song, "Heroes Passing By", accompanied by Byron Janis. This song was written by Mr. Janis, with lyrics by Barbara Campbell. It is dedicated to the centenary of the actor, Gary Cooper (Mr. Janis’s father-in-law), and to all the American heroes for which he was a symbol. 

This concert is the inaugural performance in the new Voice of America Noontime Concert Series in celebration of its 60th year of international broadcasting. 

The Voice of America is a multimedia international broadcasting service providing news and information in English and 52 other languages on radio, TV, and the Internet to an estimated weekly audience of 94 million. VOA broadcasts over 1,000 hours of news, informational, educational, and cultural programming every week. 

For additional information, please contact the Office of External Affairs at (202) 619-2538 or send email to pubaff@voa.gov.