John Philip Sousa was born on November 6, 1854, in Washington, D.C. He is celebrated as an American composer and conductor. His vibrant marches continue to echo through the halls of history and have ...

BARRE – There are no busted brackets among the 54 members of the Quabbin Regional High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble, at least not when it comes to Sousa’s March Mania. On a damp, raw Friday morning, ...

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.

What Scott Joplin did for ragtime and Jelly Roll Morton for jazz, John Philip Sousa achieved for another expression of the American spirit – the march. But unlike Joplin and Morton, who helped create ...