"The President's Own" United States Marine Band
Monday at 7:30PM
About
The Marine Band is America's oldest continuously active professional musical organization. Founded in 1798, the band has performed for every U.S. President since John Adams. Known as "The President's Own" since the days of Thomas Jefferson, the Marine Band's mission is to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Marine Band Director Lt. Col. Ryan Nowlin has programmed musical selections in the style of the band's 17th Director John Philip Sousa, who initiated the concert tour tradition in 1891. Concertgoers can expect a mix of works including traditional band repertoire, Sousa marches, contemporary compositions, vocal and instrumental solos and a patriotic salute to the Armed Forces.
This concert is part of the 2026 United States Marine Band National Concert Tour. The concert is free, but tickets are required for admission. Tickets will be available beginning Sept. 25, at noon.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Program
- SousaMarch, "The Glory of the Yankee Navy" (edited by The United States Marine Band)
- Jim StephensonSpirit of America (2026)
- GraingerColonial Song (edited by Timothy Topolowski and Larry Clark)
- Jeff TyzikRiffs (2009)
- GershwinCuban Overture (transcribed by R. Mark Rogers)
- John WilliamsMarch from 1941 (arr. by Paul Lavender)
- KamenSuite from Band of Brothers (arr. by LtCol Ryan Nowlin)
- Sousa"The Crystal Lute" from The American Maid (lyrics by Leonard Liebling)
- SousaMarch, "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (edited by The United States Marine Band)
- KnoxA Salute to the Armed Forces of the United States of America
