Today marks the birthday of an American hero, John Phillip Sousa.
He is remembered for the delightful marches he composed, which were only one part of his output as a composer. He is also remembered for his unflagging energy and insistence upon the highest standards of music making in every situation.
He personally shaped, for the eternal good, so much of the musical culture of America in his day. What would the American culture be without the contributions he made? Without Washington Post, or Stars And Stripes Forever?
For those readers in the Washington, D.C., area--you know who you are:
At 11 a.m. this Saturday, Nov. 6, “The President’s Own” will pay homage to its 17th Director, John Philip Sousa, with a graveside ceremony and wreath-laying on the 156th anniversary of his birth. The ceremony will take place at Congressional Cemetery located at 1801 E Street, SE, in Washington, D.C.
Sousa reminds us who we were, and can be, both individually and corporately.
A perennial Green Shoots Award to this gent.
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