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Marine Band Concert: Feb. 2, 2020 - Sunday, Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. - The Marine Band starts off February with a concert packed with traditional works accessible to all audiences. The heart of the concert lies with Percy Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy and Gustav Holst’s Suite No. 1 in E-flat, Opus 28, No. 1, but the program also features the stunning work of other beloved composers such as Sousa, Dvořák, Pryor, Mozart and Glazunov. Arrive early for a pre-concert performance by a gypsy jazz ensemble. The concert, which takes place at Northern Virginia Community College's Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, is free and open to the public.

Marine Band Concert Features Popular Wind Band Standards

While much of the country will focus on football this Sunday evening, the Marine Band has put together its own “super concert” for the afternoon, full of wind band favorites, popular marches, and the timeless orchestral transcriptions that hearken to the more than 200 year heritage of “The President’s Own.”

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