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Sunday, March 8 at 2 p.m. - Join the Marine Band for a program that promises to be as breathtaking as the northern lights, combining the works of chief Scandinavian composers and culminating in a fantastic array of musical brilliance that is equally as electrically charged. The concert will include works by Carl Nielsen, Edvard Grieg, and Magnus Lindberg, as well as Søren Hyldgaard’s Rapsodia Borealis featuring principal trombone Gunnery Sgt. Samuel Barlow. The program will also feature the winning march of the Marine Band’s 2014 Sousa’s March Mania tournament: the well-known work Entry March of the Boyares by Norway’s own Johan Halvorsen. The concert, which will be held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., is free and no tickets are required. - Sunday, March 8 at 2 p.m. - Join the Marine Band for a program that promises to be as breathtaking as the northern lights, combining the works of chief Scandinavian composers and culminating in a fantastic array of musical brilliance that is equally as electrically charged. The concert will include works by Carl Nielsen, Edvard Grieg, and Magnus Lindberg, as well as Søren Hyldgaard’s Rapsodia Borealis featuring principal trombone Gunnery Sgt. Samuel Barlow. The program will also feature the winning march of the Marine Band’s 2014 Sousa’s March Mania tournament: the well-known work Entry March of the Boyares by Norway’s own Johan Halvorsen. The concert, which will be held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., is free and no tickets are required.

**CONCERT CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER**Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. - Coordinated by bass trombonist Master Sgt. Karl Johnson, the program will feature various ensembles, including harp solos, a wind octet with percussion, a trombone ensemble, and a clarinet, violin, cello, and piano quartet.PROGRAM BACH | Bourrée’s Double from Violin Partita No. 1;   Gavotte en Rondeau from Suite BWV 1006aPart | FratresBiebl | Ave Maria (Angelus Domini)Gabrieli | Sonata Pian e ForteMessiaen | Quatuor pour la fin du tempsThe concert is free; no tickets are required.Live streaming at: marineband.marines.mil or youtube.com/usmarineband - **CONCERT CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER** Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. - Coordinated by bass trombonist Master Sgt. Karl Johnson, the program will feature various ensembles, including harp solos, a wind octet with percussion, a trombone ensemble, and a clarinet, violin, cello, and piano quartet. PROGRAM BACH | Bourrée’s Double from Violin Partita No. 1;   Gavotte en Rondeau from Suite BWV 1006a Part | Fratres Biebl | Ave Maria (Angelus Domini) Gabrieli | Sonata Pian e Forte Messiaen | Quatuor pour la fin du temps The concert is free; no tickets are required. Live streaming at: marineband.marines.mil or youtube.com/usmarineband

CONCERTO COMPETITION FINALSSaturday, Feb. 14 | 2 pmHigh school students from all over the country applied to the Marine Band’s 2015 Concerto Competition, and six applicants were chosen to compete in the final round presented as a recital open to the public. The winner will receive a $2,500 cash prize from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and perform his or her solo in concert with the Marine Band on March 22. Light refreshments will be available following the recital.CHAMBER MUSIC SERIESSunday, Feb. 15 | 2 pmCoordinated by trumpeter/cornetist Master Sgt. David Haglund, the program will include various ensembles from string quartet and brass quintet to duos with piano for xylophone and trumpet.These free concerts will be held at Sousa Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, D.C. Both events also stream live at www.marineband.marines.mil. - CONCERTO COMPETITION FINALS Saturday, Feb. 14 | 2 pm High school students from all over the country applied to the Marine Band’s 2015 Concerto Competition, and six applicants were chosen to compete in the final round presented as a recital open to the public. The winner will receive a $2,500 cash prize from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and perform his or her solo in concert with the Marine Band on March 22. Light refreshments will be available following the recital. CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Sunday, Feb. 15 | 2 pm Coordinated by trumpeter/cornetist Master Sgt. David Haglund, the program will include various ensembles from string quartet and brass quintet to duos with piano for xylophone and trumpet. These free concerts will be held at Sousa Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, D.C. Both events also stream live at www.marineband.marines.mil.

CONCERTO COMPETITION FINALSSaturday, Feb. 14 | 2 pmHigh school students from all over the country applied to the Marine Band’s 2015 Concerto Competition, and six applicants were chosen to compete in the final round presented as a recital open to the public. The winner will receive a $2,500 cash prize from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and perform his or her solo in concert with the Marine Band on March 22. Light refreshments will be available following the recital.CHAMBER MUSIC SERIESSunday, Feb. 15 | 2 pmCoordinated by trumpeter/cornetist Master Sgt. David Haglund, the program will include various ensembles from string quartet and brass quintet to duos with piano for xylophone and trumpet.These free concerts will be held at Sousa Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, D.C. Both events also stream live at www.marineband.marines.mil. - CONCERTO COMPETITION FINALS Saturday, Feb. 14 | 2 pm High school students from all over the country applied to the Marine Band’s 2015 Concerto Competition, and six applicants were chosen to compete in the final round presented as a recital open to the public. The winner will receive a $2,500 cash prize from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and perform his or her solo in concert with the Marine Band on March 22. Light refreshments will be available following the recital. CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Sunday, Feb. 15 | 2 pm Coordinated by trumpeter/cornetist Master Sgt. David Haglund, the program will include various ensembles from string quartet and brass quintet to duos with piano for xylophone and trumpet. These free concerts will be held at Sousa Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, D.C. Both events also stream live at www.marineband.marines.mil.

Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. EST - Carl Nielsen was credited with stating, “Music is the sound of life;” so join us to celebrate the lives and contributions of two Nordic champions of the romantic era. Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen were not only contemporaries, but also two of Europe’s most influential musicians. Sibelius was deeply inspired by nature while Nielsen was questioning his humanism post WWI, and both composers’ abilities to convey their inspiration and deepest compassions is unquestioned. The concert will include Sibelius’ Suite No. 2 from The Tempest, Opus 109 and Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, Opus 46, as well as Staff Sgt. Patrick Morgan performing Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto, Opus 57. The concert is free and will be held at the Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va.; no tickets are required. - Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. EST - Carl Nielsen was credited with stating, “Music is the sound of life;” so join us to celebrate the lives and contributions of two Nordic champions of the romantic era. Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen were not only contemporaries, but also two of Europe’s most influential musicians. Sibelius was deeply inspired by nature while Nielsen was questioning his humanism post WWI, and both composers’ abilities to convey their inspiration and deepest compassions is unquestioned. The concert will include Sibelius’ Suite No. 2 from The Tempest, Opus 109 and Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, Opus 46, as well as Staff Sgt. Patrick Morgan performing Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto, Opus 57. The concert is free and will be held at the Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va.; no tickets are required.

The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Although seven decades have passed since that turbulent time, we continue to celebrate the monumental accomplishments of the incredible men and women of our “Greatest Generation.” It was also exactly 70 years from this concert date—on Feb. 23, 1945—that Joe Rosenthal snapped his immortal photograph of five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the flag on Mount Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima. Come join the Marine Band and guest narrator and former Marine Jim Lehrer, journalist, author, and former anchor of the PBS NewsHour, for a Time Capsule concert that celebrates the legacy of the hard fought victory of World War II. The concert is free but tickets are required and limited to two per request. Tickets will be available at the Strathmore box office or online at www.strathmore.org approximately one month prior to the concert. - The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Although seven decades have passed since that turbulent time, we continue to celebrate the monumental accomplishments of the incredible men and women of our “Greatest Generation.” It was also exactly 70 years from this concert date—on Feb. 23, 1945—that Joe Rosenthal snapped his immortal photograph of five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the flag on Mount Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima. Come join the Marine Band and guest narrator and former Marine Jim Lehrer, journalist, author, and former anchor of the PBS NewsHour, for a Time Capsule concert that celebrates the legacy of the hard fought victory of World War II. The concert is free but tickets are required and limited to two per request. Tickets will be available at the Strathmore box office or online at www.strathmore.org approximately one month prior to the concert.