This 2 CD set presents 34 of John Philip Sousa’s best-loved marches, including The Washington Post which, in the early 1890s, sparked a huge world-wide dance-craze, The Liberty Bell, used as the signature tune for the BBC comedy Monty Python’s Flying Circus, and The Stars and Stripes Forever, the official national march of the United States.

Known affectionately as ‘The March King’, Sousa personified turn-of-the-century America, the comparative innocence and brash energy of a still new nation.

Universally acknowleged as the best of the genre, his marches are notable for their vigorous melodic line and unrelenting driving effect, combined with innovative use of instrumentation and tonal color.

Works
Sousa: America First (March of the States)
Sousa: Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co.
Sousa: Atlantic City Pageant
Sousa: Bullets and Bayonets
Sousa: Daughters of Texas
Sousa: Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
Sousa: Hands Across The Sea
Sousa: Jack Tar
Sousa: King Cotton
Sousa: La Flor di Sevilla
Sousa: March: The Royal Welch Fusiliers
Sousa: Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Sousa: Pathfinder of Panama
Sousa: Riders for the Flag
Sousa: Saber and Spurs (March of the American Cavalry)
Sousa: Semper Fidelis
Sousa: Sesqui-Centennial Exposition
Sousa: Solid Men to the Front
Sousa: The Black Horse Troop March
Sousa: The Corcoran Cadets
Sousa: The Diplomat
Sousa: The Fairest of the Fair
Sousa: The Glory of the Yankee Navy
Sousa: The High School Cadets
Sousa: The Invincible Eagle
Sousa: The Liberty Bell
Sousa: The Minnesota March
Sousa: The National Game
Sousa: The Naval Reserve March (To the Officers and Men of the U.S. Naval Reserve)
Sousa: The Picador March
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
Sousa: The Thunderer
Sousa: Washington Post
Sousa: Wisconsin Forward Forever
Conductors
Brion, Keith
Groups & Artists
Royal Artillery Band