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Fall Chamber Series Concerts: Oct. 22 & 29 - "The President's Own" will perform Fall Chamber Series concerts at 2 p.m. (EDT), Sunday, Oct. 22 and Oct. 29, in the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex, located at 7th & K Streets, SE, in Washington, D.C. Oct. 22 - The concert will feature music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Louis Andriessen, Pierre Gabaye, David Popper, and Bela Bartok. Oct. 29 - The concert will feature music by Eric Ewazen, Aaron Copland, Jarryd Elias, and Ludwig van Beethoven. Free parking is available under the overpass on 7th Street and the concert will also stream live on the Marine Band website.

Fall Chamber Series Concerts: Oct. 22 & 29 - "The President's Own" will perform Fall Chamber Series concerts at 2 p.m. (EDT), Sunday, Oct. 22 and Oct. 29, in the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex, located at 7th & K Streets, SE, in Washington, D.C. Oct. 22 - The concert will feature music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Louis Andriessen, Pierre Gabaye, David Popper, and Bela Bartok. Oct. 29 - The concert will feature music by Eric Ewazen, Aaron Copland, Jarryd Elias, and Ludwig van Beethoven. Free parking is available under the overpass on 7th Street and the concert will also stream live on the Marine Band website.

Fall Chamber Series Concerts: Oct. 8 & 15 - "The President's Own" will perform Fall Chamber Series concerts at 2 p.m. (EDT), Sunday, Oct. 8 and Oct. 15, in the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex, located at 7th & K Streets, SE, in Washington, D.C. Oct. 8 - The concert will feature music by Antonio Vivaldi, Paul Bonneau, Carlos Gardel, Nathan Daughtrey, Robert Muczynski, Johann Sebastian Bach. Oct. 15 - The concert will feature music by Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Steven Simpson, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Free parking is available under the overpass on 7th Street and the concert will also stream live on the Marine Band website.

Fall Chamber Series Concerts: Oct. 8 & 15 - "The President's Own" will perform Fall Chamber Series concerts at 2 p.m. (EDT), Sunday, Oct. 8 and Oct. 15, in the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex, located at 7th & K Streets, SE, in Washington, D.C. Oct. 8 - The concert will feature music by Antonio Vivaldi, Paul Bonneau, Carlos Gardel, Nathan Daughtrey, Robert Muczynski, Johann Sebastian Bach. Oct. 15 - The concert will feature music by Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Steven Simpson, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Free parking is available under the overpass on 7th Street and the concert will also stream live on the Marine Band website.

Marine Band Tour Soloists - Marine Band Tour Soloists

Educational Resources - Educational Resources

The Marine Band on tour in Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA - The Marine Band on tour in Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA

Herbert L. Clarke image, autograph - Herbert L. Clarke image, autograph

The Marine Band performed a concert at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11, 2010 as part of its Summer Fare concert series. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Ghadiali/released) - The Marine Band performed a concert at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11, 2010 as part of its Summer Fare concert series. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Ghadiali/released)

Conducted by Assistant Director Maj. Michelle A. Rakers, the Marine Chamber Orchestra will conclude its 2017 Summer Series with Edvard Grieg’s Suite for Strings, Opus 40, From Holberg’s Time. Grieg composed the piece in 1884, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Norwegian playwright Ludvig Holberg. The music is written in the style of dances from Holberg’s era (the Baroque period). The concert will also include Niels Gade’s Novellette No. 2, Opus 58 and Johann Baptist Georg Neruda’s Concerto in E-flat for Trumpet and Strings, featuring soloist Master Sgt. Michael Mergen. There will be no pre-concert ensemble performance prior to this concert. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 26 at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va. Free, no tickets required. - Conducted by Assistant Director Maj. Michelle A. Rakers, the Marine Chamber Orchestra will conclude its 2017 Summer Series with Edvard Grieg’s Suite for Strings, Opus 40, From Holberg’s Time. Grieg composed the piece in 1884, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Norwegian playwright Ludvig Holberg. The music is written in the style of dances from Holberg’s era (the Baroque period). The concert will also include Niels Gade’s Novellette No. 2, Opus 58 and Johann Baptist Georg Neruda’s Concerto in E-flat for Trumpet and Strings, featuring soloist Master Sgt. Michael Mergen. There will be no pre-concert ensemble performance prior to this concert. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 26 at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va. Free, no tickets required.