Under the direction of Colonel Timothy W. Foley, the music organization's 26th director, the band will play patriotic favorites and 20th Century works by American composers. Free tickets are available for priority seating from the College's Music Office, Fine Arts Center, Ayers at Kosar. Seating the night of the performance for individuals without tickets is on a first come, first served basis after priority seating is complete. For more information, call the Music Office at 698-1214. Marine Band musicians appear at the White House more than 200 times each year for South Lawn arrival ceremonies, State Dinners, and receptions.
Performances range from a solo harpist or chamber orchestra to a dance band or full concert band.
The band also participates in more than 500 public and official performances annually, including concerts and ceremonies throughout the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. During its concert tour every fall, the Marine Band travels through a region of the United States as part of a century-old tradition started by the legendary John Philip Sousa, the band's 17th director. That same year, the band became the only organization inducted into the inaugural class of the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in Cincinnati. Entering its third century of performance, the Marine Band will continue to fulfill its primary mission - to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.