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As featured on American Public Media's "Composers Datebook"
"It was on this day in 1929 that a new march by John Philip Sousa was played for the first -- and last -- time until almost 60 years later. The "Foshay Tower Washington Memorial March" was commissioned by Wilbur Foshay, a high-flying Minneapolis businessman of the Roaring 20's who fell victim to the stock market crash and criminal charges of mail fraud..."
Visit the August 30th Composers Datebook entry for more...
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Sousa In The News
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Yahoo! News Search Results for John Philip Sousa |
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?Sousa Lives? Concert In Marstons Mills (The Falmouth Enterprise)
John P. Hagon will conduct the Cape Cod Conservatory Concert Band in ?Sousa Lives,? an authentic Sousa Band concert on Sunday, May 18, at 3 PM at the East Horace Mann Charter School auditorium, 760 Osterville-West Barnstable Road, Marstons Mills. Best known as the composer of ?Stars and Stripes,? ?The Washington Post March,? and other march favorites, John Philip Sousa was also a famed conductor.
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PCHS Band preparing for tribute to John Sousa (Port Clinton News Herald)
For its final performance of the 2007-08 school year, the Port Clinton High School Band is preparing a tribute to the "March King" himself, John Philip Sousa.
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Marcus band wins international award (Flower Mound Leader)
The Marcus High School band will wrap up the school year by receiving a select award. The band announced this week that it has been chosen as a 2008 Sudler Shield Recipient, presented by the John Philip Sousa Foundation.
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Band Trip (Ely Daily Times)
The White Pine High School band went on a trip to Las Vegas for the Heritage Festival and on to Elko for the regional festival. In the concert they preformed the following, In the Forest of the King by Pierre LaPlante and Fairest of the Fair by John Philip Sousa.
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A presidential-wedding history lesson, just in time for today's Bush nuptials (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
When Jenna Bush walks down the aisle today at the family's ranch near Crawford, it will be the first presidential wedding in almost 40 years.
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Mom's not there, but the Storyteller is (Austin American-Statesman)
Children arrive for "Story Time with Miss Eileen" dressed in a rainbow concoction of pj's.
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A presidential-wedding history lesson, just in time for today's Bush nuptials (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By LISA DAVIS When Jenna Bush walks down the aisle today at the family's ranch near Crawford, it will be the first presidential wedding in almost 40 years. No, it won't be a White House wedding, as many had hoped. Nonetheless, inspired by the grandeur of the occasion (The Oscar de la Renta gown! The Lela Rose bridesmaid dresses!), here's a look back at other First Family nuptials through the ...
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Broughton band chief to make an encore (The News & Observer)
Speculation had swirled for months whether Jeffery "JR" Richardson, who led the Broughton High School band to the prestigious Tournament of Roses parade in January, would retire at the end of this school year.
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Top Headlines (The Sun Chronicle)
MANSFIELD - The Mansfield High baseball team kept its hopes alive for a return trip to the MIAA Tournament by overcoming arch-rival Foxboro High, 5-2, Wednesday in a Hockomock League game.
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Broughton bandleader will stay another year (The News & Observer)
Folks had been fretting for months about whether Jeffery "J.R." Richardson, who led the Broughton High School marching band to the prestigious Tournament of Roses parade in January, would retire at the end of the school year as expected.
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