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2023 Sousa's March Mania Champion - The Honored Dead - 2023 Sousa's March Mania Champion - The Honored Dead

"The Honored Dead" Outlives the Competition

In a surprising final outcome for Sousa’s March Mania 2023, the funeral march “The Honored Dead” laid to rest “Nobles of the Mystic Shrine” with a score of 8,356 to 7,157. The United States Marine Band paid tribute to this championship victory with a live performance of the piece on March 28, 2023 in John Philip Sousa Band Hall in Washington, D.C.

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