Marine Band San Diego

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Semper Fidelis.

Join our Rock Band for a special performance tomorrow for the San Diego STEM Days in support of San Diego Fleet Week!

📅 Wednesday, November 6th

📍 Broadway Pier 1000 N. Harbor Dr. San Diego, CA 92132

🕖 11 AM and 1 PM

This free event is open to everyone, so come out and celebrate with us this San Diego Fleet Week!

To stay up to date on upcoming performances, be sure to follow our Facebook and Instagram pages and visit our website:

https://www.music.marines.mil/Bands/Marine-Band-San-Diego-California/

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Marine Band San Diego is performing in concert TONIGHT, Friday, October 11, in a Military Appreciation Concert at Point Loma Nazarene University!

The concert is free and open to the public and will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Crill Performance Hall at:

Ryan Learning Center, 3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego, CA 92106

To stay up to date on all our latest performances, be sure to follow our social media pages and visit our website:

https://www.music.marines.mil/Bands/Marine-Band-San-Diego-California/


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🎶 Marine Band San Diego is excited to announce our upcoming 4th of July performances and Summer Concert Series! 🎶

Kicking it off on the 4th of July, Marine Band San Diego will perform for the San Diego County Fair 4th of July Parade at 2 PM. Following that performance, you will find our Brass Band and Rock Band at the Imperial Beach Pier Fireworks show at 6 PM.

Next, our Concert Band will perform at the North Promenade of Liberty Station on July 6th at 7 PM, and at the Little Italy Plaza della Famiglia on July 13th at 7 PM. These performances are free and open to the public, so bring your friends and family for these exciting performances in our community!

To stay up to date on upcoming performances, be sure to follow our Facebook and Instagram pages and visit our website:

https://www.music.marines.mil/Bands/Marine-Band-San-Diego-California/

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Marine Band San Diego is on tour!

Our Rock Band "Sound Strike" is currently touring the Phoenix, Arizona area performing in local schools in support of Arizona Marines. For more information about specific schools and events we are performing for, be sure to visit our website!

https://www.music.marines.mil/Bands/Marine-Band-San-Diego-California/events



Pictured: Marine Band San Diego play on stage at Broadway Pier during Fleet Week San Diego student STEM Days in San Diego, Nov. 9, 2023. FWSD is an opportunity for the San Diego residents and tourists to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America’s sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community relations events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of San Diego and its surrounding areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hannah Hollerud)

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U.S. Marines with Marine Band San Diego, perform at the graduation ceremony of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, April 19, 2024. Graduation took place at the completion of the 13-week transformation, which included training for drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills, and Marine Corps customs and traditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah M. Grawcock)

Marine Band San Diego is performing this Saturday, March 16, for the 43rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Flag Raising Ceremony!

The Flag Presentation Ceremony will take place at 9:45 a.m. in Balboa Park at Sixth Ave & Laurel.

The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Fifth Avenue and Laurel St. and will proceed north up Fifth Avenue to Upas Street, over to Sixth Avenue and South on Sixth to Juniper.

For additional information regarding this performance, visit:

www.stpatsparade.org

To stay up to date on all our latest performances, be sure to follow our social media pages and visit our website:

https://www.music.marines.mil/Bands/Marine-Band-San-Diego-California/


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Have you seen our new Youtube channel?

We're thrilled to announce that Marine Band San Diego is now on Youtube! 🎥🎶 Subscribe for captivating performances, behind-the-scenes interviews, and more musical content!

Today we are featuring our 'Learn the Music' video with Sergeants Valanti Marou and Jacob Abinante!

Sergeant Valanti Marou is the Clarinet section leader here at Marine Band San Diego and was recently featured performing Rhapsody in Blue with Sgt Jacob Abinante! Sgt Marou is originally from Rochester, New York, and he received his Bachelors at the State University of New York at Fredonia before earning his Masters in Clarinet Performance from West Virginia University. Sgt Jacob Abinante is originally from Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., and earned his Bachelors in Jazz Studies at California State University, Northridge.

Don't forget to follow our Facebook and Instagram pages , subscribe to our new Youtube Channel, and visit our website to learn more about how to become a Marine musician:

https://www.music.marines.mil/Bands/Marine-Band-San-Diego-California/


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Meet the Marine! Clarinet Section Leader Sergeant Marou Sergeant Valanti Marou is the Clarinet section leader here at Marine Band San Diego and was recently featured performing Rhapsody in Blue with Sgt Jacob Abin...