Announcing our 2024 Coast-to-Coast Tour! This October, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band will tour from Washington, D.C., to Washington State, performing FREE, public concerts. So, if you’re in Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Utah, Washington, or West Virginia – we’ll see you soon! Free tickets will be available one month before performances begin for most venues. For more information on cities and dates, visit us here: https://www.ma

Live Marine Band concerts are back! Join us in person at National Harbor, June 9, at 7 p.m., or watch a livestream performance online June 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET. On this week's program: popular marches, wind band favorites, a medley of Irish songs, an alto saxophone solo, and more! Marine Band Summer Schedule: https://spark.adobe.com/page/vShjBptC3xcpq/ | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band

Marine Musicians Come Together -- This year as we celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Marine Corps, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band; "The Commandant's Own," The United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps; and the United States Fleet Marine Corps Composite Band will perform together on one stage for the first time in history. Enjoy "Semper Fidelis: USMC 250th Gala Concert" at 3 p.m. (ET), Sunday, March 23. LIVESTREAM: https://www.youtube.com/live/LNWrkylVHxA #MarineCorps250 #Marin

#NeverForget -- "Amazing Grace" performed by "The President's Own" United States Marine Chamber Orchestra (traditional; arranged by Maj. Ryan Nowlin). | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band

The United States Marine Band has been touring the country almost every year since John Philip Sousa first took the band on the road in 1891. The Marine Band Library has been intimately involved in tour preparation since those earliest days. The library is primarily responsible for preparing the sheet music that goes on tour—this year it’s 43 set-ups over 3 distinct concert programs. Each set-up contains about 30-35 unique instrumental parts, so there can be as many as 3,000 individual parts to

The Marines' Hymn, Apotheosis by MGySgt Sammy Nestico, USMC (ret.) "The President's Own" United States Marine Band Brass Ensemble Washington National Cathedral The Marines’ Hymn is one of the most readily recognized songs and is the oldest of the country’s service songs. The history of the hymn has been clouded by the passing of time and confused by oral tradition. There is no confusion, however, on the part of the hearer when The Marines’ Hymn is performed: it is as easily identified with the U