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The term “transformation” can best describe the two works on this program by Russian composers Rodion Shchedrin and Igor Stravinsky. Shchedrin provides a new take on the music from Georges Bizet’s beloved opera Carmen. Scored for strings and percussion, it is “a creative meeting of the minds” of Bizet and Shchedrin, and it has become the Russian composer’s best-known work. Stravinsky’s Pulcinella was composed at the request of ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev and based upon the 18th century theatrical style known as Commedia dell’arte. Stravinsky masterfully blends Italian composer Giovanni Pergolesi’s classical melodies with his own distinctive rhythmic and harmonic language to create a work that is considered by many to be the best example of his Neoclassical period. The concert is free and open to the public. The Rachel M. schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts center, NOVA is located at 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA; parking for $6. - The term “transformation” can best describe the two works on this program by Russian composers Rodion Shchedrin and Igor Stravinsky. Shchedrin provides a new take on the music from Georges Bizet’s beloved opera Carmen. Scored for strings and percussion, it is “a creative meeting of the minds” of Bizet and Shchedrin, and it has become the Russian composer’s best-known work. Stravinsky’s Pulcinella was composed at the request of ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev and based upon the 18th century theatrical style known as Commedia dell’arte. Stravinsky masterfully blends Italian composer Giovanni Pergolesi’s classical melodies with his own distinctive rhythmic and harmonic language to create a work that is considered by many to be the best example of his Neoclassical period. The concert is free and open to the public. The Rachel M. schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts center, NOVA is located at 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA; parking for $6.

Monday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. - "The President’s Own” United States Marine Band is honored to welcome internationally acclaimed conductorGiancarlo Guerrero to the podium for a special concert. Maestro Guerrero is Music Director of the Nashville Symphony and a fervent advocate for new music who recently led his orchestra to its second consecutive GRAMMY award. Maestro Guerrero has programmed Michael Daugherty’s Bells for Stokowski, which pays homage to legendary conductor Leopold Stokowski, as well as Kurt Weill’s Violin Concerto featuring soloist Staff Sgt. Sheng-Tsung Wang (pictured above). The performance will conclude in dramatic fashion with Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Don’t miss this opportunity to see and hear the Marine Band join forces with one of the brightest conducting talents in classicalThe concert is free and open to the public. The Rachel M. schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts center, NOVA is located at 3001 Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA; parking for $6 - Monday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. - "The President’s Own” United States Marine Band is honored to welcome internationally acclaimed conductor Giancarlo Guerrero to the podium for a special concert. Maestro Guerrero is Music Director of the Nashville Symphony and a fervent advocate for new music who recently led his orchestra to its second consecutive GRAMMY award. Maestro Guerrero has programmed Michael Daugherty’s Bells for Stokowski, which pays homage to legendary conductor Leopold Stokowski, as well as Kurt Weill’s Violin Concerto featuring soloist Staff Sgt. Sheng-Tsung Wang (pictured above). The performance will conclude in dramatic fashion with Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Don’t miss this opportunity to see and hear the Marine Band join forces with one of the brightest conducting talents in classical The concert is free and open to the public. The Rachel M. schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts center, NOVA is located at 3001 Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA; parking for $6

Sunday, March 23 at 2 p.m. - Coordinated by percussionist Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth Wolin and trumpeter/cornetist Staff Sgt. Michael Warnick,the concert will include various brass and percussion ensembles featuring the musicians of “The President’s Own.” The program will include Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Hollinden's Cold Pressed, and Dilorenzo's A Little Russian CircusThe concert will be held in John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex, located at 7th and L Streets in southeast Washington, D.C. The event is free and no tickets are required. This event will also be streamed lived at www.marineband.marines.mil. - Sunday, March 23 at 2 p.m. - Coordinated by percussionist Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth Wolin and trumpeter/cornetist Staff Sgt. Michael Warnick, the concert will include various brass and percussion ensembles featuring the musicians of “The President’s Own.” The program will include Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Hollinden's Cold Pressed, and Dilorenzo's A Little Russian Circus The concert will be held in John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex, located at 7th and L Streets in southeast Washington, D.C. The event is free and no tickets are required. This event will also be streamed lived at www.marineband.marines.mil.

Trombonist Isaac Johnson of Pine Island, Minn., won the Marine Band's 2014 Concerto Competition for high school students and received a $2,500 cash prize from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and will have the opportunity to solo with the Marine Band in concert on April 27. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Rust/released) - Trombonist Isaac Johnson of Pine Island, Minn., won the Marine Band's 2014 Concerto Competition for high school students and received a $2,500 cash prize from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and will have the opportunity to solo with the Marine Band in concert on April 27. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Rust/released)