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"The President's Own" Fall Chamber Series concert will take place at 2 p.m. (EDT), Sunday, Oct. 23, in the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex, located at 7th & K Streets, SE, in Washington, D.C. Selections include Georg Philipp Telemann's Trio Sonata in G minor; Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat, Opus 74, Harp; and Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyll. Free parking is available under the overpass on 7th Street and the concert will also stream live on the Marine Band website. - "The President's Own" Fall Chamber Series concert will take place at 2 p.m. (EDT), Sunday, Oct. 23, in the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex, located at 7th & K Streets, SE, in Washington, D.C. Selections include Georg Philipp Telemann's Trio Sonata in G minor; Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat, Opus 74, Harp; and Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyll. Free parking is available under the overpass on 7th Street and the concert will also stream live on the Marine Band website.

Chamber Program Features Baroque, Beethoven, and a Birthday Gift

On Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m., ensembles from “The President’s Own” will present an all-German program featuring Georg Philipp Telemann’s Trio Sonata in G minor TWV 42: g5; Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat, Opus 74, Harp, and Richard Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll. The concert will take place at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, D.C. and is free, with no tickets required.

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During a State Dinner on July 13, 1977, Marine Band Director Lt. Col. Jack Kline handed the baton to West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt as President Jimmy Carter looks on. Photo courtesy of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. - During a State Dinner on July 13, 1977, Marine Band Director Lt. Col. Jack Kline handed the baton to West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt as President Jimmy Carter looks on. Photo courtesy of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.

Music as Diplomacy: The Marine Band’s History of State Dinners

The musicians of “The President’s Own” have provided the music for many historic events at the White House, dating back to John Adams’ first New Year’s Day reception in 1801 in the not-quite-finished “President’s Palace,” as it was then known. The crown jewel of White House events, however, is the venerable State Dinner. “There have been countless

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On May 14-15, 2015, Drum Majors from fleet Marine Corps bands, Washington, D.C. service bands, and the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy came together for a Drum Major clinic to hone their skills and share ideas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Ghadiali/released) - On May 14-15, 2015, Drum Majors from fleet Marine Corps bands, Washington, D.C. service bands, and the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy came together for a Drum Major clinic to hone their skills and share ideas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Ghadiali/released)

Marine Corps Drum Majors Work with “The President’s Own”

Last week, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band hosted a Drum Major Clinic for drum majors from fleet Marine Corps bands, Washington, D.C. service bands, and the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy, to collaborate, hone their skills, and share ideas. Over three days, the drum majors met to discuss the similarities and differences

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April Audio Includes Winner of Sousa’s March Mania

This month’s March of the Month is Johannes Hanssen’s Valdres march, the winner of the 2015 Sousa’s March Mania. The second Norwegian march to make it into the championship match and upset “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” Valdres moved through the March Mania bracket as an eighth seed upsetting each march it faced, beginning with the number one

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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)

Third Time's The Charm for Delaware Concert

The first time the Marine Band was scheduled to perform at Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Del., sponsored by band director Brian Drumbore, it was at the end of the 2012 National Concert Tour. As Hurricane Sandy barreled her way up the East coast, the impending bad weather forced the cancellation of the concert. A year later, the Marine

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Iwo Jima survivor William Young at the Iwo Jima Memorial Ceremony held at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va. Young wears his uniform issued 73 years ago. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Ghadiali/released) - Iwo Jima survivor William Young at the Iwo Jima Memorial Ceremony held at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va. Young wears his uniform issued 73 years ago. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Ghadiali/released)

Marine Band Honors Iwo Jima Survivors

Seventy years ago, they charged the black sands of an island in the Pacific. But this week, the surviving warriors of Iwo Jima reunited for reminiscing and camaraderie at the Iwo Jima Association reunion in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, Feb. 19—the 70th anniversary of Operation Detachment—more than 200 Marines, family members, friends, and

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