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Marine Chamber Orchestra Concert: April 3, 2022 - Marine Chamber Orchestra Concert: April 3, 2022

Mozart, Mendelssohn, & More

On Sunday, April 3, the Marine Chamber Orchestra will perform Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 in A major, one of his best-known early symphonies, as well as more traditional and modern selections. The concert will take place at 2 p.m. at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria.

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Chamber Music Series: March 27, 2020 - This Sunday the 2022 Chamber Series will continue at 2 p.m. (ET) with a performance highlighting harp, brass quartet, clarinet with strings, and percussion quartet on works by Maurice Ravel, Paul Hindemith, and American and English composers. Coordinated by Clarinetist Staff Sgt. Samuel Ross, the concert will take place in John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in southeast Washington, D.C., and stream live online.

Chamber Series Highlights Harp, Brass, Percussion, Clarinet

This Sunday the 2022 Chamber Music Series will continue at 2 p.m. (ET) with a performance highlighting harp, brass quartet, clarinet with strings, and percussion quartet on works by Maurice Ravel, Paul Hindemith, and American and English composers. Coordinated by Clarinetist Staff Sgt. Samuel Ross, the concert will take place in John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in southeast Washington, D.C., and stream live online.

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2022 Young People’s Concert: “Once Upon a Symphony”

Join guest composer James Stephenson and the Marine Chamber Orchestra for this 50-minute immersion in the fascinating world of musical composition. This highly engaging and interactive program not only introduces young audiences to the instruments of the symphony orchestra, but also involves them in the compositional process culminating in a unique world première performance.

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March 15 at 7:30 pm The Music Center at Strathmore Request Free tickets: https://www.strathmore.org/what-s-on/in-the-music-center/the-us-marine-band/ As “The President’s Own” triumphantly returns to live performances, the centerpiece of the 2022 Showcase Concert series is this special gala concert at the beautiful Music Center at Strathmore. This concert takes stock of the challenges of the last two years and serves as a celebration of the arts and live music. Appropriately beginning with legendary American composer Adolphus Hailstork’s opener entitled “Celebration!,” the program continues with a world première of a new piece by celebrated composer and violist Jessica Meyer, written especially for the Marine Band and this occasion. The Marine Band also revisits Leonard Bernstein’s classic Symphonic Dances from West Side Story in time for the show's newest iteration for film, and collaborates for the first time with world-renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, performing a brand new transcription of a Concerto based on the tango that was written specifically for him by Aaron Zigman, famed composer for both film and the concert stage. - March 15 at 7:30 pm, The Music Center at Strathmore, Request Free tickets: https://www.strathmore.org/what-s-on/in-the-music-center/the-us-marine-band/ As “The President’s Own” triumphantly returns to live performances, the centerpiece of the 2022 Showcase Concert series is this special gala concert at the beautiful Music Center at Strathmore. This concert takes stock of the challenges of the last two years and serves as a celebration of the arts and live music. Appropriately beginning with legendary American composer Adolphus Hailstork’s opener entitled “Celebration!,” the program continues with a world première of a new piece by celebrated composer and violist Jessica Meyer, written especially for the Marine Band and this occasion. The Marine Band also revisits Leonard Bernstein’s classic Symphonic Dances from West Side Story in time for the show's newest iteration for film, and collaborates for the first time with world-renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, performing a brand new transcription of a Concerto based on the tango that was written specifically for him by Aaron Zigman, famed composer for both film and the concert stage.

U.S. Marine Band Returns to Strathmore with Jean-Yves Thibaudet

At 7:30 p.m., March 15, the United States Marine Band will take the stage at The Music Center at Strathmore for the first time in two years. It’s triumphant return will bring superstar pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to the stage, performing Emmy Award-winning composer Aaron Zigman’s Tango Manos. The concert is free and tickets are suggested.

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Chamber Music Series: March 6, 2022 - Chamber Music Series: March 6, 2022

Chamber Music Series: March 6

In the next installment of the 2022 Chamber Music Series, small ensembles from “The President’s Own” will perform Sunday, March 6 at 2 p.m. ET.

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Postcard/Graphic: This Sunday the Marine Band will perform a concert titled “Songs from Around the World." - Postcard/Graphic: This Sunday the Marine Band will perform a concert titled “Songs from Around the World,” featuring melodies from Brazil, China, England, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain, and the United States. Conducted by 1st Lt. Darren Y. Lin, this performance will demonstrate the universal language of music and its unique way to bring people together and function as a bridge between cultures. The free, non-ticketed event will take place at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 20 at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts in Maryland.

Songs from Around the World: Marine Band Concert

This Sunday the Marine Band will perform a concert titled “Songs from Around the World,” featuring melodies from Brazil, China, England, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain, and the United States. Conducted by 1st Lt. Darren Y. Lin, this performance will demonstrate the universal language of music and its unique way to bring people together and function as a bridge between cultures. The free, non-ticketed event will take place at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 20 at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts in Maryland.

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Concerto Competition Finals to Feature Six High School Musicians

Six very talented young musicians from across the country will convene at John Philip Sousa Band Hall on Saturday, Feb. 19, to compete in the final round of the Marine Band’s 2022 Concerto Competition. This 2 p.m. (EST) performance on Feb. 19, is free and open to the public and will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/usmarineband.

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Marine Chamber Orchestra: Unlikely Pairings - This Sunday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m., “The President’s Own” Marine Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Maj. Ryan J. Nowlin, will feature the unlikely pairing of violin and cello in Johannes Brahms’ final work for orchestra, as well as another unlikely pairing: the music of Joseph Haydn juxtaposed with the much more contemporary music of Anna Clyne who drew inspiration from Haydn’s Symphony No. 60.

Marine Chamber Orchestra - In-Person Feb. 13

This Sunday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m., “The President’s Own” Marine Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Maj. Ryan J. Nowlin, will feature the unlikely pairing of violin and cello in Johannes Brahms’ final work for orchestra, as well as another unlikely pairing: the music of Joseph Haydn juxtaposed with the much more contemporary music of Anna Clyne who drew inspiration from Haydn’s Symphony No. 60.

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Marine Band Concert - Feb. 6 - This Sunday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. ET, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band presents the unique concert “Something Old, Something New.” Featuring the conducting talents of both Marine Band Director Col. Jason K. Fettig and newly-appointed Assistant Director 1st Lt. Darren Y. Lin, this concert marks Lin’s Marine Band conducting debut.

Marine Band Concert - In-Person Feb. 6

This Sunday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m., “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band presents the unique concert “Something Old, Something New.” Featuring the conducting talents of both Marine Band Director Col. Jason K. Fettig and newly-appointed Assistant Director 1st Lt. Darren Y. Lin, this concert marks Lin’s Marine Band conducting debut.

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Marine Band Assistant Director 1st Lt. Darren Y. Lin - Marine Band Assistant Director 1st Lt. Darren Y. Lin

Introducing 1st Lt. Darren Lin, New Assistant Director of “The President’s Own”

Get to know 1st Lt. Darren Y. Lin, the newest assistant director of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band.

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Chamber Music Series - Chamber Music Series - Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022

Chamber Music Series - Livestream & In-Person Jan. 30

Musicians of “The President’s Own” will kick off the 2022 Chamber Music Series this Sunday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. (ET) with an eclectic mix of chamber music featuring both new and familiar works. The program will feature a variety of ensembles, including a trombone quartet, clarinet and strings, a brass quintet, and a string quartet.

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