Sunday, March 25 at 2 p.m. - Throughout the 220-year history of the organization, the United States Marine Band has commissioned and premièred new compositions, transcriptions, and arrangements from the pens of such legendary composers as Gustav Holst and John Williams. Many of these time-honored works have made their way into the standard repertoire of concert bands the world over. Featuring a special guest-conducting appearance by the band’s 25th Director, Col. John R. Bourgeois, USMC (ret.), join the Marine Band for a concert of music written especially for “The President’s Own.” The program will also feature a special guest soloist: the winner of the Marine Band 2018 Concerto Competition. The performance is free and open to the public and will take place in Schlesinger Concert Hall at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria.