Honoring those who served in World War II. #MusicMonday #PearlHarbor75 -- Kamen's Excerpts from "Band of Brothers" and Music Written During and Inspired by World War II. Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch…
Kick off the holiday season with family and friends at Wolf Trap's 2016 Holiday Sing-A-Long! This annual musical celebration hosts a performance by the United States Marine Band and a Sing-A-Long of Christmas carols and Hanukkah songs with choir and vocal groups from the metropolitan Washington area.
#FlashbackFriday -- First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrives at the Congressional Club luncheon, escorted by Marine Band Director Lt.Col. Albert F. Schoepper. Sheraton Park Hotel ballroom, Washington, D.C. (Photo Courtesy of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum)
#TBT -- Marine Band performing at the National Tree Lighting ceremony with President Lyndon B. Johnson in attendance. Dec. 15, 1966. (White House courtesy photo.)
Raise your hand if you've played this march! #MusicMonday https://www.youtube.com/watch…
Enjoy the White House Christmas Tree Arrival with music provided by the Marine Band Brass Quintet.
'Tis the season! First Lady Michelle Obama, along with her nephews Austin and Aaron, kicked off the holiday season by welcoming this year’s Official White House Christmas Tree.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Video of Vin Scully and the Marine Chamber Orchestra at The White House for the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony.
Today, Pfc. Wilbur C. Mattern, Company M, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, was laid to rest after he went missing in action on Betio, an... island involved in the Battle of Tarawa.
The Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency recovered his remains earlier this year. Their mission is to search for missing personnel from past and recent conflicts.
Semper Fi, Marine.
Check out our photos from the Marine Barracks Birthday Ball, Nov. 18, 2016!
#MusicMonday #JustReleased The Marine Band's latest educational recording: "Picture Studies." Featuring David Conte's A Copland Portrait; Ottorino Respighi's Huntingtower Ballad; Adam Schoenberg’s Picture Studies; Joel Puckett’s It perched for Vespers nine; Dmitri Schostakovich’s Suite from The Gadfly. If your school is on our CD mailing list, you will receive "Pictures Studies" in early December.
Happy Birthday President James Garfield! The only two marches Sousa dedicated to presidents of the United States were composed for James A. Garfield, and they marked the beginning and end of his short tenure of office. The first was the stately President Garfield’s Inauguration March, which bears the inscription Opus 131. It was first performed by the U.S. Marine Band, with Sousa conducting, at the inauguration ceremonies on March 4, 1881. The second march honoring President Garfield was “In Memoriam.” To download The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, visit: http://bit.ly/CompleteMarchesSousa1
We hope all of the teachers enjoyed American Music Education Week. Each month we mail our CDs to teachers across the country. If you would like a set for your classroom, sign up here: http://bit.ly/USMC_CDSignUp. If your school is already on our list, you will automatically receive our latest release in December.
Happy Birthday Paul Hindemith!
