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Coordinated by trumpeter/cornetist Staff Sgt. James McClarty, the Chamber Music Series concert will take place at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 12, at the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in southeast Washington, D.C. This concert will feature several different ensembles formed by members of “The President’s Own,” and will include the original work Overture for Euphoniums and Tubas by Marine Band clarinetist Staff Sgt. Parker Gaims. The concert is free and no tickets are required. - Coordinated by trumpeter/cornetist Staff Sgt. James McClarty, the Chamber Music Series concert will take place at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 12, at the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in southeast Washington, D.C. This concert will feature several different ensembles formed by members of “The President’s Own,” and will include the original work Overture for Euphoniums and Tubas by Marine Band clarinetist Staff Sgt. Parker Gaims. The concert is free and no tickets are required.
Come enjoy a performance by the Marine Jazz Orchestra at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 5, at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va. The program embraces some of the internationally popular big band classics that continue to delight and unite people across the decades and throughout the world. Performance selections include works by Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, and former Marine Band arranger Sammy Nestico, as well as a new arrangement of Chick Corea’s Spain by Mike Crotty. Admission and parking are free. A bass and piano duo will perform pre-concert music in the lobby beginning at 1:15 p.m. - Come enjoy a performance by the Marine Jazz Orchestra at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 5, at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va. The program embraces some of the internationally popular big band classics that continue to delight and unite people across the decades and throughout the world. Performance selections include works by Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, and former Marine Band arranger Sammy Nestico, as well as a new arrangement of Chick Corea’s Spain by Mike Crotty. Admission and parking are free. A bass and piano duo will perform pre-concert music in the lobby beginning at 1:15 p.m.
Guest conductor, composer, and former music director of the Seattle Symphony Gerard Schwarz returns to the podium of “The President’s Own” to lead this showcase of original masterpieces for band at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 26, at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Center in Alexandria, Va. This concert celebrates some of the cornerstones of the band repertoire created over the past century. Highlights include Gustav Holst’s Suite No. 1 in E-flat, Opus 28, No.1; Paul Hindemith’s Symphony in B-flat for Band; and William Schuman’s New England Triptych. Admission and parking are free. No tickets are required. - Guest conductor, composer, and former music director of the Seattle Symphony Gerard Schwarz returns to the podium of “The President’s Own” to lead this showcase of original masterpieces for band at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 26, at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Center in Alexandria, Va. This concert celebrates some of the cornerstones of the band repertoire created over the past century. Highlights include Gustav Holst’s Suite No. 1 in E-flat, Opus 28, No.1; Paul Hindemith’s Symphony in B-flat for Band; and William Schuman’s New England Triptych. Admission and parking are free. No tickets are required.
When it comes to the historical knowledge and performance of marches, the United States Marine Band is your prime resource, especially for marches written by John Philip Sousa. From March 4 through April 3, “The President’s Own” will host “Sousa’s March Mania,” a tournament pitting 32 marches against each other for the Marine Band online community to determine which one is the favorite. Every day through April 3, marches will compete head to head while our friends and fans vote which marches advance in the tournament. You can visit the Marine Band website to listen to the competing marches, download a tournament bracket, and vote for your favorites. The champion march will be announced on April 4. In order to win “Sousa’s March Mania” you must obtain a perfect bracket, completed prior to the start of the first game at 9 a.m., on March 4 (honor system). If you win, you’ll be named an honorary “March King” for a day! Participants are also invited to share completed brackets with the Marine Band by emailing them to marineband.publicaffairs@usmc.mil or posting to facebook.com/marineband. - When it comes to the historical knowledge and performance of marches, the United States Marine Band is your prime resource, especially for marches written by John Philip Sousa. From March 4 through April 3, “The President’s Own” will host “Sousa’s March Mania,” a tournament pitting 32 marches against each other for the Marine Band online community to determine which one is the favorite. Every day through April 3, marches will compete head to head while our friends and fans vote which marches advance in the tournament. You can visit the Marine Band website to listen to the competing marches, download a tournament bracket, and vote for your favorites. The champion march will be announced on April 4. In order to win “Sousa’s March Mania” you must obtain a perfect bracket, completed prior to the start of the first game at 9 a.m., on March 4 (honor system). If you win, you’ll be named an honorary “March King” for a day! Participants are also invited to share completed brackets with the Marine Band by emailing them to marineband.publicaffairs@usmc.mil or posting to facebook.com/marineband.
The Marine Chamber Orchestra perform at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 19, at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Center in Alexandria, Va. This program features three disparate works that each illuminate conflict and confluence through music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni; Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9 in E-flat; and the world première of composer, oboist, and veteran Marine Lt. Col. Kenneth Watson’s Bassoon Concerto, written specifically for principal bassoon Master Sgt. Christopher McFarlane, who will perform the selection. Admission and parking are free. - The Marine Chamber Orchestra perform at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 19, at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Center in Alexandria, Va. This program features three disparate works that each illuminate conflict and confluence through music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni; Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9 in E-flat; and the world première of composer, oboist, and veteran Marine Lt. Col. Kenneth Watson’s Bassoon Concerto, written specifically for principal bassoon Master Sgt. Christopher McFarlane, who will perform the selection. Admission and parking are free.
Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. EST, Sousa Band Hall, Washington, DC - High school students from around the nation were selected for the Marine Band Concerto Competition final round, which will be presented as a recital open to the public, with light refreshments following the performances. The winner will be invited to perform his or her solo in concert with the Marine Band on April 9 and will receive a $2,500 scholarship from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. EST, Sousa Band Hall, Washington, DC - Coordinated by Staff Sgt. Trevor Mowry, the Chamber Music Series concert will include various ensembles including a quintet for oboe and strings, a brass choir, and a cello and piano duet.Both concerts are free with no tickets required, and both will also stream live on the Marine Band website. - Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. EST, Sousa Band Hall, Washington, DC - High school students from around the nation were selected for the Marine Band Concerto Competition final round, which will be presented as a recital open to the public, with light refreshments following the performances. The winner will be invited to perform his or her solo in concert with the Marine Band on April 9 and will receive a $2,500 scholarship from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. EST, Sousa Band Hall, Washington, DC - Coordinated by Staff Sgt. Trevor Mowry, the Chamber Music Series concert will include various ensembles including a quintet for oboe and strings, a brass choir, and a cello and piano duet.Both concerts are free with no tickets required, and both will also stream live on the Marine Band website.
The Marine Band concert will take place at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 5, at the University of Maryland's Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park, Md. This program includes music that was created out of personal journeys. John Philip Sousa’s Tales of a Traveler recalls his world tour with the famous Sousa Band, while Scott Lindroth’s Passage illustrates a journey through his earlier musical experiences. Travel with the Marine Band to the program’s culmination in Italy with Ottorino Respighi’s glorious tone poem The Pines of Rome. Free admission and free parking in Lot 1. No tickets are required. - The Marine Band concert will take place at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 5, at the University of Maryland's Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park, Md. This program includes music that was created out of personal journeys. John Philip Sousa’s Tales of a Traveler recalls his world tour with the famous Sousa Band, while Scott Lindroth’s Passage illustrates a journey through his earlier musical experiences. Travel with the Marine Band to the program’s culmination in Italy with Ottorino Respighi’s glorious tone poem The Pines of Rome. Free admission and free parking in Lot 1. No tickets are required.
The Marine Chamber Orchestra's 2017 concert opener will take place at 2 p.m., Jan. 29, at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Center in Alexandria, Va. The orchestra celebrates the 300th anniversary of one of George Frideric Handel’s most renowned instrumental works. Written at the request of King George I who wished for music to accompany a cruise on the River Thames in the heart of London, Handel created a set of suites that became some of the most well-known Baroque music. The concert will also feature Ned Rorem’s duet for clarinet and violin titled Water Music, as well as John Knowles Paine’s Poseidon and Amphitrite; An Ocean Fantasy, Opus 44. The concert is free and no tickets are required. - The Marine Chamber Orchestra's 2017 concert opener will take place at 2 p.m., Jan. 29, at Northern Virginia Community College's Schlesinger Center in Alexandria, Va. The orchestra celebrates the 300th anniversary of one of George Frideric Handel’s most renowned instrumental works. Written at the request of King George I who wished for music to accompany a cruise on the River Thames in the heart of London, Handel created a set of suites that became some of the most well-known Baroque music. The concert will also feature Ned Rorem’s duet for clarinet and violin titled Water Music, as well as John Knowles Paine’s Poseidon and Amphitrite; An Ocean Fantasy, Opus 44. The concert is free and no tickets are required.