'The President's Own' United States Marine Band
Free (tickets available through the Carnegie Hall Box Office at no cost)
Burnet Tuthill — Overture Brilliante, Op. 19
George Gershwin — Three Preludes (arr. Jay Norris)
Jennifer Higdon — Aspire (NY premiere)
Charles Ives — Symphony No. 2 ("Lento maestoso and Finale"; arr. Jonathan Elkus)
Kimberly Archer — Fanfare Politeia (NY premiere)
Jessica Meyer — Press On (NY premiere)
John Williams — For New York (Variations on Themes of Leonard Bernstein) (arr. Paul Lavender)
Frederick Loewe — Selected works ("On the Street Where You Live", "They Call the Wind Maria", & "If Ever I Would Leave You")
Samuel A. Ward — America the Beautiful (arr. Carmen Dragon)
John Philip Sousa — The Stars and Stripes Forever
Various — Armed Forces Medley (arr. Thomas Knox)
Founded in 1798, "The President's Own" United States Marine Band is a uniquely historic American ensemble. In this celebratory free event, the band adds a new chapter to its storied history. Hear an impressively varied program that includes marches by former director John Philip Sousa, classics by composers including John Williams and Charles Ives, New York premieres written by significant modern composers, a suite of beloved showtunes by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner, and much more.
Free tickets for this event are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office. There is a maximum of four tickets per person.
Please review Carnegie Hall's COVID-19 protocol before attending this in-person event: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Our-Commitment-to-You