[Marysecretary]

We LOVE Sousa marches. Bands around here rarely play them. We never hear them at the annual July 4th celebration in town. What a shame. They rouse up the patriot in you. Hmm, wonder if that's why?

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Go to this link and scroll down a bit.
http://www.bands.uiuc.edu/MI/media.asp
I played flute/piccolo in the band in the 1978 and 1979 seasons. The 1978 recording has some great King marches as well. We were indeed the "best band in the land", if I do say so myself ;-). In the "Three in One", you can hear the band sing (and sing well, at that)- I sing the high mens harmony (tenor line ;-). That is the classic opening of the pre-game show which has been in place since 1910, with some revisions along the way.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I should have mentioned that clicking on the recording links will bring up a page with full audio samples of each song (there you will see the Sousa, King and Fillmore credits as composers of the marches). You will need RealPlayer or Windows Media Player installed to hear them. Get ready to tap your toes! :-)