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About Marine Corps Music
Marine Corps musical units perform at ceremonies, parades, festivals, professional sporting events, concerts, and other public events. Marine Corps musicians sustain the Corps’ rich military culture and present inspiring public programs that entertain audiences and instill a sense of national pride and patriotism. Ten Marine Corps bands perform six types of ensembles:
- Concert Band - A group of 50 Marines, a full wind ensemble that performs all types of traditional music and transcriptions.
- Ceremonial Band - A group of 21-50 Marines which performs marches, patriotic music, and official ceremonial music at various military ceremonies.
- Jazz/Show Band - 15-20 Marines who perform Jazz, Swing, Rock and other various styles of popular music.
- Jazz Combo - A smaller version of the Jazz/Show Band. This ensemble, usually consisting of 3-6 Marines, is able to perform jazz music in a smaller, more intimate setting.
- Brass/Woodwind Quintet - A group of five Marines who perform traditional and ceremonial music in smaller venues.
- Bugler - A trumpet player who performs at funerals and memorial services.
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Event Date | Event Name |
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10/5/2012 | Red Ribbon Campaign Kick-Off Celebration Band
- New Bern, NC | 10/6/2012 | 2012 Heritage Day Band
- Grantsboro, NC | 10/6/2012 | Grand Feature Parade Band
- Elkins, WV | 10/6/2012 | Celebrate Columbus Concert Band
- Bridgeport, CT | 10/7/2012 | Morris County Annual Columbus Day Parade Band
- East Hanover, NJ | 10/7/2012 | 104th Annual Bridgeport Columbus Day Parade Band
- Bridgeport, CT | 10/7/2012 | Celebrate Columbus Concert Band
- Bridgeport, CT | 10/8/2012 | 68th Annual Columbus Day Parade Band
- New York, NY | 10/9/2012 | Trimble High School Concert Band
- Bridgeport, CT | 10/10/2012 | International Friesan Show Horse Assoc. Friesan World Horse Show Band
- Del Mar , CA | 10/13/2012 | Fort Ligonier Days Parade Band
- Ligonier, PA | 10/13/2012 | 21st Scuppernong River Festival Band
- Columbia, NC | 10/23/2012 | Beirut Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony Band
- Jacksonville, NC | 10/25/2012 | Marine Corps Marathon Band
- Washington, DC | 10/25/2012 | Florence Harvest Moon Concert Band
- Florence, SC | 10/28/2012 | Hawaii Lacrosse Invitational Tournament Band
- Honolulu, HI | 11/3/2012 | COMUSMARCENT Marine Ball Band
- Tampa, FL | 11/9/2012 | Quantico USMC Birthday Pageant Band
- Quantico, VA | 11/10/2012 | Louisiana Bicentennial Military Parade Band
- New Orleans, LA | 11/11/2012 | Quantico National Cemetery Veteran's Day Ceremony Band
- Triangle, VA | 11/11/2012 | Veterans Home of California Veterans Day Band
- Chula Vista, CA | 12/1/2012 | Johns Creek Founders Day Parade Band
- Johns Creek, GA | 12/1/2012 | 31st Annual Fallbrook Christmas Parade Band
- Fallbrook, CA | 12/2/2012 | Town of Quantico Christmas Parade Band
- Quantico, VA | 12/12/2012 | Opening of the National Finals Rodeo Band
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