There is perhaps no band closer to the president’s ear than the U.S. Marine Band, long known as “The President’s Own.” Founded in 1798 by an Act of Congress, it’s the nation’s oldest ...

"My disappointment was more so directed at the students not being able to have this experience," FSU music professor and conductor Rodney Dorsey said.

Celebrating 200 years of performances at the White House, the United States Marine Band entertained President and Mrs. Bush and PBS viewers nationwide in a performance broadcast in September 2001.

On “60 Minutes,” Scott Pelley told the story of the cancellation of the U.S. Marine Band collaboration and concert between talented young musicians and the Marine Band members. The United ...

The free concert titled “Legacy of the Corps: A Journey through Time and Music” will also feature musicians from “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. The band says this ...

Wonderful to behold, tremendous to hear is a military band—as every schoolboy knows ... before Captain Branson got his job. Contact us at [email protected] ...

As the U.S. Marine Band played “We Are the Champions,” Vance — who graduated from the school in 2009 with a degree in philosophy and political science — tried to lift the 3-foot ...

Our guest speakers and performers with the group have included James Gourlay (Scotland), Mark Jenkins (US Marine Band), Adam Lessard (US Army Band), Oystein Baadsvik (Norway), Patricio Cosentino ...

Rodney Dorsey – a Florida State University music professor and conductor – had been tapped by "The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band to be a guest conductor during what would have been the ...