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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 2016
Page
13
Memorial Day honors fallen servicemen and women with parades and patriotic concerts. The U S Marine Band, founded in 1798 as The President's Own, grows from 32 to about 130 members and performs for presidents, inaugurations, funerals at Arlington National Cemetery, and the nation.
The U S Marine Band performs at ceremonies including the National Christmas Tree lighting Easter Egg Roll and Independence Day with about 200 White House appearances yearly. Recruitment requires auditions behind a screen followed by interviews. Members join the Marine Corps and wear scarlet coats with white hats. The drum major uses a mace and wears a bearskin hat and baldric.
John Philip Sousa, the 17th Marine Band director, shaped the ensemble into a premier unit. A child prodigy on multiple instruments with a love for violin, he joined as a 13 year old apprentice and stayed until 20. In 1880 at 26 he became director and refined the band, composing many marches and earning the title March King. the sousaphone is named after him.
A quick guide lists online links to Marine Band resources and YouTube and Bitly clips. It also notes the library holds John Philip Sousa by Mike Venezia.
In a light note a duck pun opens with a quack of dawn. Eco tips advise setting up a birdbath or feeder to attract birds. It suggests spreading peanut butter on a pinecone and hanging orange peels as treats for hungry backyard birds.
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