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2 days ago · His musical journey began by playing the violin, and he enlisted in the Marine Band aged 13. Sousa wrote this in his autobiography, Marching Along. SOUSA: From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I have no recollection of any real desire ever to be anything else—strange is the boy who doesn’t love a band!
2 days ago · Download today’s track. Note: Music from the Daily Download is wholly owned by Naxos of America and is for personal enjoyment only. Any commercial use is strictly prohibited. John Philip Sousa - The Washington Post. Royal Artillery Band. Keith Brion, conductor. More info about today’s track: Naxos 8.559248. Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.
3 days ago · John Philip Sousa – America’s Legacy through his Music Exhibit December 19-21, 2018 Sousa Archives Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday American Music Month Celebration Continues with Renée Baker
5 days ago · When March King John Philip Sousa brought his famous 75-member band to Minneapolis in August 1929 to help celebrate the grand opening of the Foshay Tower — his last performances in Minnesota — he was no stranger to the state.
5 days ago · Many will hear military and community bands perform John Philip Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” which in 1987 was designated as the official march of the United States. Sousa began his musical career in the late 1800s as the conductor of the U.S. Marine Band in Washington, D.C.
4 days ago · _____ and vaudeville provided the sheet music business' main marketing arm at the turn of the century. Musical comedy John Philip Sousa set the standard for professional music making.
3 days ago · John Philip Sousa may stand alone for having a groovy instrument—this first cousin of the stately tuba—in his honor (although dear readers of this missive are encouraged to correct its far-from-omniscient author if he is wrong about calling this distinction singular).
