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Summer Concerts Conclude this Week at the U.S. Capitol August 26, 2019 — The Marine Band will conclude its outdoor summer concerts this week with two performances on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol. Conducted by Colonel Jason K. Fettig, the concerts will take place at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 28 and Thursday, Aug. 29. Both performances are free and no tickets are required. MORE

Summer Concerts Feature Music from the Golden Age of American Popular Song August 20, 2019 — The Marine Band’s outdoor summer concerts on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol continue this week featuring several works composed or made popular in the 1940s, often referred to as the “Golden Age of Popular Song.” The concerts will be conducted by Assistant Director Captain Ryan J. Nowlin, including the Brazilian song “Tico-Tico,” made popular by the 1947 Carmen Miranda film Copacabana; “Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night),” a song made popular in the 1940s by Frank Sinatra; and Nowlin’s own arrangement of three popular songs from the World War II era. The evening performances are the perfect outing for families and people of all ages to listen to great music on the front porch of American history, with the National Mall as backdrop. The concerts will take place at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21 and Thursday, Aug. 22. Both performances are free and no tickets are required. MORE

Orchestra with Relentless Bassoon August 13, 2019 — The Marine Chamber Orchestra will continue its Summer Series with a concert at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, August 17, at Northern Virginia Community College’s Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va., featuring works by Josef Suk, Elliott Carter, and Jack Jarrett as well as a relentless bassoon work by André Jolivet. Conducted by Assistant Director Capt. Bryan P. Sherlock, the concert is free and open to the public and no tickets are required. Free parking is available in the adjacent garage and there will not be a pre-concert ensemble performance prior to the concert. MORE

Free Country Performs at Capitol and Glen Echo August 13, 2019 — The Marine Band’s popular music ensemble, Free Country, will light up the night with a mix of popular music, classics, and country favorites during two concerts this week at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 14, on the west terrace of the U.S. Capitol and at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 15, in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, Md. MORE

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