USC School of Music
U.S. Marine Band Concert
Performance
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
About This Show
This concert is part of the 2026 United States Marine Band Concert Tour and is sponsored by University of South Carolina Bands. The concert is free, but tickets are required. Tickets are limited to 4 per request.
Tickets valid until 7:15 p.m. Open seating thereafter. Large bags not permitted.
The Marine Band is America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. Founded in 1798, the band has performed for every U.S. President since John Adams. Known as “The President’s Own” since the days of Thomas Jefferson, the Marine Band’s primary mission is to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
In the style of the band’s 17th Director John Philip Sousa, who initiated the concert tour tradition in 1891, Marine Band Director Lt Col. Ryan Nowlin has chosen a diverse mix of programs, from traditional band repertoire and marches to instrumental solos.
