The President's Own Marine Band under the direction of Col. Timothy W. Foley.
Admission is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.
Today's Marine Band is a far different organization from that of Sousa's time, yet it is one which he would recognize and of which he would approve. Handwritten messages delivered on horseback from the White House have been replaced with telephone and facsimile, and computers have replaced dusty ledgers. Conveniences of modern travel unknown in Sousa's day have taken the band on yearly concert tours for over 100 years, and on international tours to the Soviet Union, England, Norway, Ireland, and The Netherlands. From the earliest days of our nation, music has been part of life in the White House and an element of international diplomacy. It has allowed us to celebrate, to mourn, to honor, and to remember.