For 222 years, the United States Marine Band has brought the finest music to the American people, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the President of the United States. As the nation’s oldest continually active professional musical organization, “The President’s Own” has become an important symbol of our country’s living history. In honor of that storied heritage, this traditional program offers Sousa marches, stunning overtures, virtuosic solos, and two of the most important works composed for band: Percy Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy and Gustav Holst’s First Suite in E-flat.
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