Theo tin The President’s Own” United States Marine Band
WHAT: Sousa Season Opener: “After the Armistice”
WHEN: January 5, 2019 from 2 PM to 4 PM
WHERE: Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
Marine Band Concert; free, no tickets required. Conducted by Colonel Jason K. Fettig. Pre-concert ensemble performance at 1:15 in the lobby by a string quartet.
John Philip Sousa re-entered the service of his country at age sixty-four, joining the U.S. Navy during World War I to train bands at the Great Lakes Naval Center outside of Chicago. When the Armistice ended the Great War in November 1918, Sousa resumed touring with his famous Sousa Band and returned to his status as one of the foremost bandleaders and composers in America. The 1919 tour took the band coast to coast, and Sousa’s programs included his signature mix of orchestral and opera transcriptions, original works for band, virtuosic solos, encores, and the marches that made him a household name. However, after the Armistice, the concerts also included references to the losses of war and the need for the country to come together and heal. This year’s Sousa Season Opener takes its inspiration from this first post-war tour and Sousa’s return to the podium as he shared his unique brand of musicianship with Americans across the nation.
Concert Program: https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Portals/175/Docs/Programs/190106.pdf?ver=2018-12-10-083020-890
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