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Summer Concerts Feature Clarinet and Baritone Vocal Solos July 17, 2018 — The U.S. Marine Band’s summer concerts that will take place this week will feature a program full of lighthearted favorites perfect for a warm summer evening on the National Mall. Assistant Director Capt. Ryan Nowlin will conduct the band at 8 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday at the West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol. The concerts are free and weather MORE

Marine Fusion Jazz Band’s “Weather Report” Brings the Thunder! July 10, 2018 — The “Weather Report” calls for hot jazz with a side of cool musicians at 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 11 on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol and at 7:30 p.m. at Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, Md. “The President’s Own” will present a fusion jazz band performance which will feature several selections from one of the preeminent groups from the realm, MORE

U.S. Marine Band Celebrates 220th Anniversary with Bramwell Tovey July 6, 2018 — Very few American institutions are nearly as old as the country itself. The Declaration of Independence celebrated 242 this year, the Constitution turns 231, and the USS Constitution Navy warship turned 220 last year. The U.S. Marine Band is also a member of this exclusive club. On July 10, “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band will celebrate its own 220th anniversary. The Marine Band traces its founding to an Act of Congress signed by President John Adams on July 11, 1798, which reorganized the U.S. Marine Corps and called for 32 drummers and fifers and established the Marine Band as America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. This special anniversary will be celebrated in concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, at The Music Center at Strathmore with guest conductor, composer, and piano soloist Bramwell Tovey. The concert is free, but tickets are required. Although all tickets have been distributed, empty seats will be filled by standby patrons. The concert will also stream live at www.youtube.com/usmarineband. MORE

End of an Era: Lt. Col. Barclay Retires After 30 Year Career June 26, 2018 — In a formal ceremony on Friday, June 25, at the Marine Barracks Annex, Marine Band Executive Assistant to the Director Lt. Col. John R. Barclay retired from the United States Marine Corps after 30 years of active duty service. He has served as a clarinetist, Operations Assistant and Assistant Drum Major, Administrative Assistant to the Director, MORE

Star Wars and Sousa at the Capitol June 25, 2018 — The Marine Band’s summer performances continue this week on the National Mall with a Sousa march, Star Wars music, and selections from classic musicals by Lerner and Loewe. Conducted by Col. Jason K. Fettig, the evening performances will take place at 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, and Thursday, June 28, on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol. The concerts are free and no tickets are required. MORE

Marine Chamber Orchestra Kicks Off Summer Series with Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto June 18, 2018 — The Marine Chamber Orchestra will perform the first of its three Summer Series concerts at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 23, at Northern Virginia Community College’s Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va., featuring works by Igor Stravinsky and Gustav Holst, as well as Johann Sebastian Bach’s popular Brandenburg Concerto. The concert is MORE

Marine Dixieland Band Concerts Feature a Playful and Lighthearted Set June 18, 2018 — The Marine Dixieland Band returns to the stage this week for two performances: 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 20 at the West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol and 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 21 at Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, Md. The concerts are free; no tickets are required. Led by trumpet player Master Sgt. Daniel Orban, the Marine Dixieland Band is composed MORE

Summer Concerts Feature Sousa, Clarinet Solo, and Movie Music June 12, 2018 — The Marine Band’s evening summer concerts on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol continue this week with performances at 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 13 and Thursday, June 14, conducted by Assistant Director Capt. Ryan J. Nowlin who said, “This is a classic Marine Band concert filled with overtures, film music, a featured soloist, and of course the music of John Philip Sousa.” Both concerts are free and open to the public and no tickets are required. MORE

Summer Concerts Begin with New Conductor and Celebrations June 5, 2018 — The Marine Band’s summer performances begin this week on the National Mall and feature newly commissioned Capt. Bryan Sherlock making his conducting debut in his new role as Assistant Director. Sherlock was commissioned and appointed Assistant Director in a ceremony on June 1 in John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barrcks Annex in Washington, D.C. The evening performances at 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, and Thursday, June 7, on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol, are free and no tickets are required. MORE

Introducing the Marine Band’s Newest Assistant Director June 5, 2018 — On Friday, June 1, the Director of “The President’s Own” Colonel Jason K. Fettig conferred a commission on newly-appointed Assistant Director Bryan Sherlock. Sherlock, a chief warrant officer 3 and former fleet Marine Corps band officer, was promoted to captain as he became the first Marine Band Assistant Director to be appointed from the officer corps of the Fleet Marine Force. MORE

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