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Daphnis and Chloe
Maurice Ravel/trans. D. Patterson*
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, conducting
Performed by the Marine Band on March 22, 2015, at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Va.

Finding Rothko
     
Orange
     Yellow
     Red
     Wine
Adam Schoenberg
©2006 Adam Schoenberg
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, conducting
Performed by the Marine Band on Jan. 18, 2015, at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Va.

"For 'The President's Own'"
John Williams
©2012 Marjer Music
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, conducting
Recorded by the Marine Band in May 2014 for the educational recording "Be Glad Then, America."

Carnival Overture
Antonin Dvorak/trans. Clarke
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, conducting
Performed by the Marine Band during its 2014 National Concert Tour to the West.

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Op. 39
Edward Elgar


"Nereid"
Herbert L. Clarke
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, conducting
Master Sgt. Michael Mergen, cornet soloist
Performed by the Marine Band on Jan. 11, 2015, at George Mason University's Center for the Arts Concert Hall in Fairfax, Va., as part of the the band's annual Sousa Season Opener.


Clarinet Concerto, Opus 57
Carl Nielsen
Maj. Michelle A. Rakers, conducting
Staff Sgt. Patrick Morgan, soloist
Performed by the Marine Chamber Orchestra on Feb. 8, 2015, at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Va.

"The Three G's"
Kenji Bunch
©2012 Kenji Bunch Music Publishing (Bill Holab Music)
Staff Sgt. Sarah Hart, viola solist
Performed during a Chamber Music Series concert on Oct. 5, 2014, in John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, D.C.


Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor for Violin, BWV 1004
Johann Sebastian Bach
Gunnery Sgt. Erika Sato, soloist
Performed during the Chamber Music Series on Feb. 16, 2014, in John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, D.C.


A Copland Portrait
David Conte/trans. Nowlin*
LtCol Jason K. Fettig, conducting
Performed by the Marine Band on March 22, 2015, at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Va.

American Symphony (2011)
     Fanfare
     White on Blue
     Rondo
     Prayer
     Stars, Stripes, and Celebration
Adam Schoenberg; transcribed by MSgt Donald Patterson*
©2011 Adam Schoenberg
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, conducting
Recorded by the Marine Band on Feb. 23, 2015, at The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Md. 

"Let Evening Come"
Donald Grantham
©2013 Donald Grantham
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, conducting
Recorded by the Marine Band during the 2014 National Tour to the West.

Quiet Heroes (A Symphonic Salute to the Flag Raisers of Iwo Jima)
     Revelations
     The Boys in the Picture
     Iwo Jima
     The Tour, The End
Chris Brubeck; transcribed by MSgt Donald Patterson*
©2011 Christopher Brubeck
Col. Michael J. Colburn, conducting
Wilford Brimley, guest narrator
Recorded by the Marine Band on Feb. 23, 2011, at George Mason University's Center for the Arts Concert Hall in Fairfax, Va.



March, "The Marines of Belleau Wood"
Taylor Branson*
Capt. Ryan J. Nowlin, conducting
Recorded by the Marine Chamber Orchestra in 2018 during the Living History concert: "A Look Back: 1918 and the Santelmann Orchestra"

 

Band Sheet Music: Adapted for Concert Band by SSgt. Scott Ninmer/Ed. by Ryan Nowlin
Conductor's Score
Band Parts

March, "Triumph of Time"
John Philip Sousa*
Lt. Col. Jack T. Kline, conducting
Recorded by the Marine Band in 1977 for the album "The Heritage of John Philip Sousa."

March, "Salute to Kansas"
John Philip Sousa*/ed. Corrie
Lt. Col. Jack T. Kline, conducting
Recorded on Dec. 31, 1976 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

March, "The Boy Scouts of America"
John Philip Sousa*
Lt. Col. Jack T. Kline, conducting
Recorded by the Marine Band in 1977 for the album "The Heritage of John Philip Sousa."

Galop, "On Wings of Lightning"
John Philip Sousa*
Col. Timothy W. Foley, conducting
Performed by the Marine Band on Jan. 18, 2004, at George Mason University's Center for the Arts Concert Hall in Fairfax, Va., as part of the the band's annual Sousa Season Opener.

March, "The Vanished Army"
Kenneth J. Alford
Col. John R. Bourgeois, conducting
Performed by the Marine Band on May 26, 1985, at the former John Philip Sousa Band Hall (now Crawford Hall) at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C.

March, "The Stars and Stripes Forever"
John Philip Sousa*
Col. Michael J. Colburn, conducting 
Recorded by the Marine Band on Sept. 26, 2007, at John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, DC.

"The Gallant Seventh"
John Philip Sousa*
Col. Timothy W. Foley, conducting
Performed by the Marine Band on Feb. 15, 2004, at the University of Maryland's Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park, Md.

"Independentia"
R. B. Hall
1st Lt. Charles P. Erwin, conducting
Performed by the Marine Band on March 12, 1978, during a concert at the Departmental Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

"Valdres"
Johannes Hanssen
Col. John R. Bourgeois, conducting
Recorded by the Marine Band for the educational recording Sound Off! in May 1992 at George Mason University's Center for the Arts Concert Hall in Fairfax, Va.

March, "The Crusader"
John Philip Sousa*
Lt. Col. Charles P. Erwin, conducting
Performed by the Marine Band on May 20, 1984, at the former John Philip Sousa Band Hall (now Crawford Hall) at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C.

March, "Hail to the Spirit of Liberty"
John Philip Sousa*
Col. Michael J. Colburn, conducting 
Performed by the Marine Band on May 25, 2014, at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Va.

March, "Hands Across the Sea"
John Philip Sousa*
Col. Timothy W. Foley, conducting
Performed by the Marine Band during its 1999 National Concert Tour to the West.


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