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On Saturday, Feb. 24, the Marine Band hosted its annual recital for the 2017-18 Concerto Competition for High School Musicians at the John Philip Sousa Band Hall in Washington, D.C. The panel of judges consisted of Marine Band Director Col. Jason K. Fettig, Assistant Directors Maj. Michelle A. Rakers and Capt. Ryan J. Nowlin, and guest adjudicator professor Dennis Zeisler from Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Va. The semi-finalists include tuba player Robert Black, flutist Tessa Vermeulen, saxophone player Jordan Savage, flutist Jennifer Wang, and bassoonist Daniel McCarty. - On Saturday, Feb. 24, the Marine Band hosted its annual recital for the 2017-18 Concerto Competition for High School Musicians at the John Philip Sousa Band Hall in Washington, D.C. Lt. Gen. Robert R. Blackman Jr., USMC (Ret). presented a $2,500 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation to the winner, tuba player Robert Black. He will return to Washington, D.C., on March 25 to perform his solo with the Marine Band. Runner up was Jennifer Wang, who received a $500 scholarship from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.
Marine Chamber Orchestra concert Sunday, March 4 at 2 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public and will take place in Warner Auditorium at the Marine Corps University on Quantico Marine Corps Base, Va. - Sunday, March 4 at 2 p.m. - Violinist William H. Santelmann was Director of the Marine Band, serving from 1898-1927. Under his leadership a symphony orchestra was formed within “The President’s Own” and was composed of band musicians who doubled on string instruments. During this program, the Marine Chamber Orchestra will take the audience back to 1918, a time when the world was at war. The program will include Staff Sgt. Charlaine Prescott’s performance of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 and former Marine Band Director Taylor Branson’s march, “The Marines of Belleau Wood,” in honor of the centennial of the battle that established the Marine Corps as an indispensable fighting force. Free parking in the garage located at 2050 Broadway St.; there is no drop off or pick up at the entrance. The performance is free and open to the public and will take place in Warner Auditorium at the Marine Corps University on Quantico Marine Corps Base, Va.
Marine Band concert Sunday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public and will take place in in Dekelboum Concert Hall at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland in College Park. - Sunday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. - This program features two very different but equally epic symphonies, including Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. The 35-minute first movement is a miniature symphony in and of itself and will be performed in transcription on this concert along with the transformative Finale of the entire work. The first half of the program features composer Johan de Meij’s dramatic and colorful Symphony No. 1 inspired by The Lord of the Rings books by J. R. R. Tolkien. The year 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of this substantial original symphony for band, and the Marine Band was among the first to perform it three decades ago. The composer will be on hand to lead this commemorative performance of his Symphony No. 1. Free parking in Lots 1B and Z. The performance is free and open to the public and will take place in Dekelboum Concert Hall at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland in College Park.
When it comes to the historical knowledge and performance of marches, the United States Marine Band is your prime resource, especially for marches written by John Philip Sousa. From February 26-March 28, “The President’s Own” will host “Sousa’s March Mania,” a tournament pitting 32 marches against each other for the Marine Band online community to determine which one is the favorite. Every day through March 28, marches will compete head to head while our friends and fans vote which marches advance in the tournament. You can visit the Marine Band website to listen to the competing marches, download a tournament bracket, and vote for your favorites. The champion march will be announced on March 29. At the end of the competition, anyone with the winning march on their bracket, completed prior to the first match, will be dubbed an honorary "March King" for a day! - When it comes to the historical knowledge and performance of marches, the United States Marine Band is your prime resource, especially for marches written by John Philip Sousa. From February 26-March 28, “The President’s Own” will host “Sousa’s March Mania,” a tournament pitting 32 marches against each other for the Marine Band online community to determine which one is the favorite. Every day through March 28, marches will compete head to head while our friends and fans vote which marches advance in the tournament. You can visit the Marine Band website to listen to the competing marches, download a tournament bracket, and vote for your favorites. The champion march will be announced on March 29. At the end of the competition, anyone with the winning march on their bracket, completed prior to the first match, will be dubbed an honorary "March King" for a day!
Chamber Music Series concert Sunday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public and will take place in John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in southeast Washington, D.C. - Sunday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. - Coordinated by percussionists Master Gunnery Sgt. Mark Latimer and Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Bisesi, the concert will feature various percussion ensembles performing unique selections, including the world premières of two original works by Marine Band percussionists: Bisesi’s “Tradition” and Master Sgt. Glenn Paulson’s Time to Go. The performance is free and open to the public and will take place in John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in southeast Washington, D.C. The concert will stream live on the Marine Band website
Marine Chamber Orchestra concert Sunday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public and will take place at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va. - Sunday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. - The Marine Band has provided music to the White House continuously since New Year’s Day 1801. The music of America heard at the Executive Mansion has evolved considerably through the centuries, but its purpose has remained steadfast. Take a virtual tour of the Grand Foyer at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with the Marine Chamber Orchestra in the very configuration in which they regularly appear in the White House, including a State Dinner sequence featuring strolling strings and a jazz combo. Marine Band Director Col. Jason K. Fettig will narrate this unique concert and share memorable musical moments from the last 20 years of performances for White House guests by “The President’s Own.” The performance is free and open to the public and will take place at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va.
Marine Band concert featuring a collection of music from stage and screen, including Don Pasquale, On the Town, Carmen, E.T. (the Extra-Terrestrial), and Ragtime. - Sunday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m.: The timeless tradition of storytelling connects past generations to the present; it informs, explores, imagines, and most importantly, inspires. Join the Marine Band in a musical collection of some of the world’s most memorable stories from stage and screen. The concert includes music from On the Town, E.T. (the Extra-Terrestrial), Don Pasquale, Carmen, and features the Marine Band vocalists Master Sgt. Kevin Bennear and Gunnery Sgt. Sara Sheffield in the 20th anniversary celebration of the Tony-Award winning musical Ragtime. The concert is free and no tickets are required, and will take place at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Concert Hall.