On Aug. 15, 1928, the Manitowoc Herald-News reported “America’s March King” John Philip Sousa and his band was to play “Two Golden Jubilee Concerts” at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 15. The ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Pride of Arizona Marching Band has been named the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Sudler Trophy by the John Philip Sousa Foundation, marking the highest honor a college ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Arizona has one of the nation's premier college marching bands, according to the John Philip Sousa Foundation. On Thursday, the foundation announced that the Pride of ...

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 ...

In the video player: The Pride of Arizona is 'Absolutely Arizona' TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Before they were the "Pride of Arizona" they were "The Best Band in the West." Now they're being honored with a ...

Arguably, the most popular early 20th-century visitor to Fort Worth (after Theodore Roosevelt) was bandleader John Philip Sousa. Both were headliners in their day. Roosevelt came to town twice (1905 ...

John Philip Sousa, the king of the American march, used to slip transcriptions of classical composers into his concerts. It gave his players a break from the patriotic, heart-clutching, spirited romps ...