Todd Baldwin regularly takes part in the most historic and solemn events in Washington.

He’s been doing that for 19 years.

Yet performing in faraway outposts such as Lodi can be just as inspiring as his formal experiences in the nation’s capital.

“We definitely make a bigger impact away from D.C.,” said Master Sgt. Baldwin, a member of the U.S. Army Band Pershing’s Own Herald Trumpets, which is marking its 50th anniversary this year. “People haven’t heard a group with so unique a sound. It’s so powerful. It evokes a more excited, enthusiastic response.”

That’s likely to be the reaction Sunday when the 17-member unit, conducted by Capt. David Paroby, performs twice as part of concerts being staged by the Lodi Community Band at Hutchins Street Square.

It’s the group’s first visit to California since accompanying the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra on July 4, 2002.

Bob Gross, conductor of the 45-member Lodi group, who spent a year helping arrange the Herald Trumpets’ visit, already is excited.

“They’re truly a national treasure,” said Gross, a member of U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard bands from 1968 until 2004. “This organization is just phenomenal. These guys are musically and technically pros of the highest caliber.

“To have them come to the West Coast – to Lodi – is an honor and a privilege.”