The Marine Band's 25th Director Colonel John R. Bourgeois, USMC (Ret.), returns to guest conduct the band! These hour-long performances are free and open to the public, and feature selections of music that the whole family will love - patriotic marches, traditional wind band repertoire and exciting instrumental solos. Limited seating available - bring a chair or blanket and take part in this fun American tradition! Weather-related changes to the concert schedule will be announced on the Marine B

THE SOUND OF MUSIC U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division Band, tour France, May 23, 2019. The 1st Marine Division Band held a series of concerts commemorating the 101st anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Belleau Wood. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz and Sgt. Miguel A. Rosales) U.S. Marine Corps 1st Marine Division Band | 1st Marine Division

The second episode in our series "The United States Marine Band: From Then to Now" is here! In this episode, Staff Sgt. Rebecca Sieff discusses the Marine Band's most transformative era: the 1800s. Imagery courtesy of: Library of Congress, National Archives, Wikimedia Commons Music courtesy of: Library of Congress, YouTube Audio Library | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band

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