some of these vintage sound recordings of Sousa’s favorite compositions remain available in digital form. Click the audio links below to enjoy the most popular patriotic marches of this great ...

As the city finishes the last touches needed for the Civic Auditorium’s 100th birthday celebration on Saturday, Rob Bentley ...

The marches of John Philip Sousa are a constant companion during our Independence Day celebrations, despite the dramatic changes in taste since his death in 1932. Harris credits that connection to ...

Mrs. Harrison’s favorite music was Nevin’s ‘Good Night, Beloved’ and the Sousa marches. The soundness of Mrs. Cleveland’s musical taste was shown by her liking for the ‘Tannhauser ...

The song was introduced in the presence of an elderly John Philip Sousa, America's greatest composer of marches ... was one of Winston Churchill's favorite songs. It was sung by Andy Williams ...

But there are marches, and there are Sousa marches. And there are Sousa marches, and the march supreme — the one tune guaranteed to get audiences on its feet cheering, stamping, whistling ...

In 1896, they opened an acoustically dynamic bandshell where the music alternated between the patriotic marches of John Philip Sousa and classical music. These free concerts were known to draw up ...

The concert will be done Sousa-style, with marches, classical works, light music, virtuoso solos and novelties by Sousa and other composers of his era. "He's an important figure in American music ...

It would be difficult to segregate the two, however, for his marches, his band and his personality served as a single unit in creating his unique reputation. Mr. Sousa was born in Washington in 1854.