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Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. - The Marine Band concert will include music by Samuel Jones, David Conte, Maurice Ravel, Bernard Hermann, David Gillingham, John Philip Sousa, and John Williams’ “Adventures on Earth” from E. T. (The Extra-Terrestrial). The concert is part of the National Trumpet Competition, one of the nation’s premier organizations for trumpet players, and will feature guest soloist John Rommel. Rommel, performing Gillingham’s When Speaks the Signal-Trumpet Tone, is trumpet professor at Indiana University in Bloomington and former principal trumpet of the Louisville Orchestra in Kentucky.The concert is free, but tickets are recommended and are limited to two per request beginning Mar. 9. For Tickets, please visit messiah.edu/tickets or call the Messiah College Ticket Office at 717-691-6036. Patrons without tickets will be admitted to the concert at 6:45 p.m. The concert will take place in Parmer Hall, Calvin and Janet High Center of Worship and Performing Arts at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pa. - Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. - The Marine Band concert will include music by Samuel Jones, David Conte, Maurice Ravel, Bernard Hermann, David Gillingham, John Philip Sousa, and John Williams’ “Adventures on Earth” from E. T. (The Extra-Terrestrial). The concert is part of the National Trumpet Competition, one of the nation’s premier organizations for trumpet players, and will feature guest soloist John Rommel. Rommel, performing Gillingham’s When Speaks the Signal-Trumpet Tone, is trumpet professor at Indiana University in Bloomington and former principal trumpet of the Louisville Orchestra in Kentucky. The concert is free, but tickets are recommended and are limited to two per request beginning Mar. 9. For Tickets, please visit messiah.edu/tickets or call the Messiah College Ticket Office at 717-691-6036. Patrons without tickets will be admitted to the concert at 6:45 p.m. The concert will take place in Parmer Hall, Calvin and Janet High Center of Worship and Performing Arts at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

On Dec. 12, 2014, the Marine Big Band and Marine Jazz Combo rehearsed in the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, DC (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Kristin duBois/released) - On Dec. 12, 2014, the Marine Big Band and Marine Jazz Combo rehearsed in the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, DC (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Kristin duBois/released)

The Marine Chamber Orchestra performed at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at the Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Va., on June 11, 2010. - The Marine Chamber Orchestra performed at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at the Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Va., on June 11, 2010.

Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. - Musicians’ influences upon each other’s work can be traced throughout history. This program unites Johann Sebastian Bach with two composers whose music inspired him and was inspired by him. Benedetto Marcello’s celebrated oboe concerto, featuring Staff Sgt. Tessa Vinson, offers some of the most recognized melodies of the Baroque period. Over the years, the piece was mistakenly attributed to other Baroque composers, including Bach, who after hearing it was compelled to arrange the concerto in its entirety for solo harpsichord. Nearly 80 years after Bach’s death, a young Felix Mendelssohn similarly arranged and conducted Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. In this same year, Mendelssohn made the first sketch of his immortal Scottish symphony, which he then set aside until the years preceding its 1842 première. The concert, which will be held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., is free and no tickets are required. - Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. - Musicians’ influences upon each other’s work can be traced throughout history. This program unites Johann Sebastian Bach with two composers whose music inspired him and was inspired by him. Benedetto Marcello’s celebrated oboe concerto, featuring Staff Sgt. Tessa Vinson, offers some of the most recognized melodies of the Baroque period. Over the years, the piece was mistakenly attributed to other Baroque composers, including Bach, who after hearing it was compelled to arrange the concerto in its entirety for solo harpsichord. Nearly 80 years after Bach’s death, a young Felix Mendelssohn similarly arranged and conducted Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. In this same year, Mendelssohn made the first sketch of his immortal Scottish symphony, which he then set aside until the years preceding its 1842 première. The concert, which will be held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., is free and no tickets are required.

Sunday, March 8 at 2 p.m. - Join the Marine Band for a program that promises to be as breathtaking as the northern lights, combining the works of chief Scandinavian composers and culminating in a fantastic array of musical brilliance that is equally as electrically charged. The concert will include works by Carl Nielsen, Edvard Grieg, and Magnus Lindberg, as well as Søren Hyldgaard’s Rapsodia Borealis featuring principal trombone Gunnery Sgt. Samuel Barlow. The program will also feature the winning march of the Marine Band’s 2014 Sousa’s March Mania tournament: the well-known work Entry March of the Boyares by Norway’s own Johan Halvorsen. The concert, which will be held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., is free and no tickets are required. - Sunday, March 8 at 2 p.m. - Join the Marine Band for a program that promises to be as breathtaking as the northern lights, combining the works of chief Scandinavian composers and culminating in a fantastic array of musical brilliance that is equally as electrically charged. The concert will include works by Carl Nielsen, Edvard Grieg, and Magnus Lindberg, as well as Søren Hyldgaard’s Rapsodia Borealis featuring principal trombone Gunnery Sgt. Samuel Barlow. The program will also feature the winning march of the Marine Band’s 2014 Sousa’s March Mania tournament: the well-known work Entry March of the Boyares by Norway’s own Johan Halvorsen. The concert, which will be held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., is free and no tickets are required.

Marine Band and Marine Corps Heritage Foundation's Concerto Competition winner (Chad Lilley, left) and runner up (Joe Broom, right) (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Ghadiali/released) - Marine Band and Marine Corps Heritage Foundation's Concerto Competition winner (Chad Lilley, left) and runner up (Joe Broom, right) (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Ghadiali/released)

**CONCERT CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER**Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. - Coordinated by bass trombonist Master Sgt. Karl Johnson, the program will feature various ensembles, including harp solos, a wind octet with percussion, a trombone ensemble, and a clarinet, violin, cello, and piano quartet.PROGRAM BACH | Bourrée’s Double from Violin Partita No. 1;   Gavotte en Rondeau from Suite BWV 1006aPart | FratresBiebl | Ave Maria (Angelus Domini)Gabrieli | Sonata Pian e ForteMessiaen | Quatuor pour la fin du tempsThe concert is free; no tickets are required.Live streaming at: marineband.marines.mil or youtube.com/usmarineband - **CONCERT CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER** Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. - Coordinated by bass trombonist Master Sgt. Karl Johnson, the program will feature various ensembles, including harp solos, a wind octet with percussion, a trombone ensemble, and a clarinet, violin, cello, and piano quartet. PROGRAM BACH | Bourrée’s Double from Violin Partita No. 1;   Gavotte en Rondeau from Suite BWV 1006a Part | Fratres Biebl | Ave Maria (Angelus Domini) Gabrieli | Sonata Pian e Forte Messiaen | Quatuor pour la fin du temps The concert is free; no tickets are required. Live streaming at: marineband.marines.mil or youtube.com/usmarineband

Iwo Jima survivor William Young at the Iwo Jima Memorial Ceremony held at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va. Young wears his uniform issued 73 years ago. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Ghadiali/released) - Iwo Jima survivor William Young at the Iwo Jima Memorial Ceremony held at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va. Young wears his uniform issued 73 years ago. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Ghadiali/released)

CONCERTO COMPETITION FINALSSaturday, Feb. 14 | 2 pmHigh school students from all over the country applied to the Marine Band’s 2015 Concerto Competition, and six applicants were chosen to compete in the final round presented as a recital open to the public. The winner will receive a $2,500 cash prize from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and perform his or her solo in concert with the Marine Band on March 22. Light refreshments will be available following the recital.CHAMBER MUSIC SERIESSunday, Feb. 15 | 2 pmCoordinated by trumpeter/cornetist Master Sgt. David Haglund, the program will include various ensembles from string quartet and brass quintet to duos with piano for xylophone and trumpet.These free concerts will be held at Sousa Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, D.C. Both events also stream live at www.marineband.marines.mil. - CONCERTO COMPETITION FINALS Saturday, Feb. 14 | 2 pm High school students from all over the country applied to the Marine Band’s 2015 Concerto Competition, and six applicants were chosen to compete in the final round presented as a recital open to the public. The winner will receive a $2,500 cash prize from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and perform his or her solo in concert with the Marine Band on March 22. Light refreshments will be available following the recital. CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Sunday, Feb. 15 | 2 pm Coordinated by trumpeter/cornetist Master Sgt. David Haglund, the program will include various ensembles from string quartet and brass quintet to duos with piano for xylophone and trumpet. These free concerts will be held at Sousa Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, D.C. Both events also stream live at www.marineband.marines.mil.

CONCERTO COMPETITION FINALSSaturday, Feb. 14 | 2 pmHigh school students from all over the country applied to the Marine Band’s 2015 Concerto Competition, and six applicants were chosen to compete in the final round presented as a recital open to the public. The winner will receive a $2,500 cash prize from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and perform his or her solo in concert with the Marine Band on March 22. Light refreshments will be available following the recital.CHAMBER MUSIC SERIESSunday, Feb. 15 | 2 pmCoordinated by trumpeter/cornetist Master Sgt. David Haglund, the program will include various ensembles from string quartet and brass quintet to duos with piano for xylophone and trumpet.These free concerts will be held at Sousa Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, D.C. Both events also stream live at www.marineband.marines.mil. - CONCERTO COMPETITION FINALS Saturday, Feb. 14 | 2 pm High school students from all over the country applied to the Marine Band’s 2015 Concerto Competition, and six applicants were chosen to compete in the final round presented as a recital open to the public. The winner will receive a $2,500 cash prize from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and perform his or her solo in concert with the Marine Band on March 22. Light refreshments will be available following the recital. CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Sunday, Feb. 15 | 2 pm Coordinated by trumpeter/cornetist Master Sgt. David Haglund, the program will include various ensembles from string quartet and brass quintet to duos with piano for xylophone and trumpet. These free concerts will be held at Sousa Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, D.C. Both events also stream live at www.marineband.marines.mil.