Most people familiar with patriotic Fourth of July celebrations in the United States have likely heard at least one song by John Philip Sousa, famous 19th-century conductor and composer of “Stars and ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For years, the world’s largest archive of original compositions and arrangements by John Philip Sousa -- more than four tons of it -- was stuffed into file drawers and cabinets, ...

What did Americans do before they twerked, twisted, hully-gullied, moonwalked, strolled, shimmied, madisoned, cha-cha'd, charlestoned, lindy-hopped, nae-naed, or did it Gangnam Style? They marched.

“The Stars and Stripes Forever” and other cherished marches from American composer John Philip Sousa will be heard across the country on the Fourth of July next week, so what better place to watch ...

Schissel and John Philip Sousa IV recently co-authored the book, "John Philip Sousa's America: A Patriot's Life," a photo-biography of the March King. It brings to life an intimate portrait of the ...

In honor of the Fourth of July, Here & Now's Robin Young takes a listen to the music of John Philip Sousa with Keith Brion, Sousa lover and founder of the New Sousa Band. Brion has just finished ...

Austin Harding and band staff sit on the Sousa trunks in November 1932. Pictured, from left, are Melvin Balliett, Milburn Carey, Graham Overgard, Ray Dvorak, Ray Shultis, Austin Harding, Donald ...

Music for President's Day continues with music in the White House. The ensemble that played in the executive mansion not long after it was built in 1800 has played a role in music at the White House ...

SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz High School band was invited to perform this weekend in the concert hall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., for the John Philip ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Born Washington, D.C. Known as the “March King,” John Philip Sousa created the brass band music that set the tempo for ...