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March 8, 2015, at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., the Marine Band performed the concert "From the Land of the Northern Lights" featuring music by Scandinavian composers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Rust/released) - Maj. Michelle A. Rakers will conduct the Marine Band during the concert "Movie Night" at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 19, in Wilmington, Del. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Rust/released)
The Marine Chamber Orchestra will perform at 4 p.m., Sunday April 12 at the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College in Columbia, Md. - The Marine Chamber Orchestra will perform at 4 p.m., Sunday April 12 at the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College in Columbia, Md.
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sings a pair of Irish tunes during the 2015 Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, March 18, 2015. - Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sings a pair of Irish tunes during the 2015 Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, March 18, 2015.
On Sept. 10, 2014, the Marine Band performed at Helzberg Hall at the Kaufman Center while on tour in Kansas City. Photos by Eric T. Williams, Kansas City Symphony. - On Sept. 10, 2014, the Marine Band performed at Helzberg Hall at the Kaufman Center while on tour in Kansas City. Photos by Eric T. Williams, Kansas City Symphony.
Sunday, Mar. 29 at 2 p.m. - Coordinated by percussionist Staff Sgt. Gerald Novak, the program will feature various ensembles, including trombone and clarinet quartets, a percussion quintet with saxophone, and a string trio with flute. The concert, which will be held at the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in southeast Washington, D.C., is free and no tickets are required. - Sunday, Mar. 29 at 2 p.m. - Coordinated by percussionist Staff Sgt. Gerald Novak, the program will feature various ensembles, including trombone and clarinet quartets, a percussion quintet with saxophone, and a string trio with flute. The concert, which will be held at the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in southeast Washington, D.C., is free and no tickets are required.
Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m. - This unusual program is almost entirely filled with music that will be heard for the first time in its current incarnation, from new transcriptions of both contemporary and well-known orchestral compositions to the world première of a new work by Narong Prangcharoen, recipient of the prestigious Barlow Prize. These first performances will also be complemented by a debut of a different sort, when euphonium player Joe Broom (pictured above), prize winner of the Marine Band’s Concerto Competition for High School Musicians, takes the stage to perform with “The President’s Own.” 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 22 at 2 p.m. - This unusual program is almost entirely filled with music that will be heard for the first time in its current incarnation, from new transcriptions of both contemporary and well-known orchestral compositions to the world première of a new work by Narong Prangcharoen, recipient of the prestigious Barlow Prize. These first performances will also be complemented by a debut of a different sort, when euphonium player Joe Broom (pictured above), prize winner of the Marine Band’s Concerto Competition for High School Musicians, takes the stage to perform with “The President’s Own.” 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.