U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Adam Chandler, drum major with Marine Band San Diego, participates in the Hollywood Christmas Parade, in Hollywood,...
U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officer Benjamin Hallquist, an Owasso, Oklahoma native, a student with Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps...
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Adam Chandler, vocalist of Marine Band San Diego, sings during the 2023 holiday concert at Liberty Station in San Diego,...
U.S. service members in the U.S. Navy Band Southwest and the U.S. Marine Corps Band San Diego, perform at Balboa Park Organ Pavilion, California,...
To request Marine Band San Diego, complete the following steps:
1. Complete a military request form or civilian request form 2. Submit the completed request form to mcrdsd_band@usmc.mil Once the form is received and reviewed, a representative from the band will reach out regarding the request.
Marine musicians perform a wide variety of military and civic events such as ceremonies, parades, festivals, public concerts, educational outreach, and professional sporting events. Music support utilizes a variety of ensemble configurations to include wind ensemble, ceremonial band, brass band, jazz combo, popular music group, brass quintet, jazz ensemble, and bugler.
Whether a traditional concert hall, outdoor venue, or parade, military band performances must be free and open to the public. Marine Bands may perform at fairs, exhibitions, and similar venues with admission fees if the performance is incidental to the primary event and no additional fee is charged to hear the band perform. Additional restrictions may apply.
The primary mission of Marine Band San Diego is to support the Recruit Training Regiment and other depot organizations. Additionally, the band performs a wide variety of music at military ceremonies and civilian events throughout San Diego County and the southwestern United States.
For nearly a century, Marine Band San Diego has thrilled countless thousands throughout the country with its inspiring renditions of patriotic music, classical literature, Big Band and Top 40 favorites, and of course, the marches of John Philip Sousa. The primary mission of Marine Band San Diego is to provide musical support for military and civic ceremonies. In addition, the fifty Marines of the band perform in several different ensembles: concert band, marching band, brass quintet, woodwind quintet, jazz combo, rock band, and brass band. In order to encourage music education and showcase the vibrant history and tradition of military music, the band is active in providing clinics and concerts for high school and college students throughout the western United States; serving as musical role models for developing musicians. Among the band’s most popular performances are the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Holiday Bowl Parade, and annual summer and winter concerts. The band also appears regularly at various professional sporting events such as San Diego Padres and Arizona Cardinals home games. Recent appearances include performances at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Lincoln Center in New York City, The Hollywood Christmas Parade, and the Tournament of Roses Parade. For the past 3 years, Marine Band San Diego has been selected to perform during Marine Week in Phoenix, Arizona, Nashville, Tennessee, and Detroit, Michigan. Altogether, the band performs more than 350 appearances each year.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randel S. Metzinger was born in Tacoma, Washington and moved to
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Master Sergeant Frederick Kern enlisted in the Marine Corps in October of 2003. After completing