United States Marine Band

Charles Ives wrote "Variations on ‘America'" as a solo piece for pipe organ in 1892. In its patriotism and playful self-expression, it offers a uniquely apt soundtrack to this Election Day.

They perform at presidential inaugurations, state funerals, public concerts, all sorts of official functions, and, of course, in parades. They are the…

The circus came to town, and the music director, walking through the streets, heard a violin beautifully played from a house he was passing by. He knocked…