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- 1999 · United States Marine Band
John Philip Sousa
- The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band
- Lake Braddock High School Symphonic Band, Lake Braddock High School Concet II Band
- Chantilly High School Symphonic Winds, Chantilly High School Concert Band, Chantilly High School Symphonic Band
- Langley High School Symphonic Band, Langley High School Wind Symphony, Langley High School Wind Ensemble
- South Lakes High School Wind Ensemble, South Lakes High School Symphonic Band
- Yorktown High School Symphonic Band
- Washington and Liberty High School Symphonic Band
- McLean High School Symphonic Band, McLean High School Wind Ensemble
Biography
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) was an American composer and band leader whose name is almost synonymous with marches. Trained in music in his youth and educated in the Marine Corps Band, Sousa composed his first march at 16. Throughout his career, he was renowned for his rousing patriotic marches, such as The Stars and Stripes Forever, The Washington Post, and The Liberty Bell. But Sousa was also successful as a composer of operettas, including El Capitan and The Bride Elect. With the Sousa Band, he toured around the world to great critical acclaim and received honors from heads of state.