United States Merchant Marine Academy Regimental Band information
The band during a 2016 performance in New York.
The United States Merchant Marine Academy Regimental Band, designated as "George M. Cohan's Own",[1] is a United States military band and college marching band that currently serves as the official marching band of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. The USMMA is the only service academy outside of the six senior military colleges, to maintain a cadet-staffed band for musical purposes. The band, unlike other musical units of service academies, is a co-located full-time ensemble. The band mainly provides ceremonial support for protocol ceremonies and athletic events. It performs A Life on the Ocean Wave, the official march of the USMMA and the Star Spangled Banner at all ceremonies. The modern band succeeded a full-time band that was deactivated following World War II.[2] The band is currently led by Lieutenant Commander Bob Nixon, succeeding Captain Kenneth Force who served with the band from 1971 – 2016.[3][4]
The band was given the designation "George M. Cohan's Own" in 1999 by two of composer George M. Cohan's grandchildren, in recognition of the band's assistance in saving Cohan's former residence from demolition.[1]
The 35-piece band maintains the following ensembles at its disposal:
Marching Band
Concert Band
Brass Quintet
Fanfare Team[5]
^ ab"History". United States Merchant Marine Academy. December 15, 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
^"Regimental Band". U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 17 January 2013.
^"Director". U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 22 January 2013.
^"Captain Kenneth Force R. Farewell Dinner". USMMA Alumni Association Port of Houston.
^"The National Horse Show Official Program and Guide". New York Magazine. 24 October 1988 – via Google Books.
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