Over the next several years, historian Fred O’Bryant will take readers on a tour through the band’s history in this series entitled “Marching through History.”
2021
February 22, 2021 — The Year Without a Song
2020
June 9, 2020 — Weather Woes
April 26, 2020 — Marlin Brown
2019
October 20, 2019 — Women and the Band
July 30, 2019 — Four Alarm Band
July 16, 2019 — The Band Goes to War
July 2, 2019 — Sousa in Charlottesville
June 18, 2019 — Ernest Carr and Emil Rada
June 4, 2019 — The Band on Radio and TV… and Beyond
April 14, 2019 — African Americans and the Band
2018
October 14, 2018 — Harry Lowe: The Band’s First Conductor
July 31, 2018 — Other Bands
July 17, 2018 — The Municipal Band at Sea
July 3, 2018 — Jack Jouett and the Band
June 19, 2018 — Practice Makes Perfect: Early Rehearsals
June 5, 2018 — On the Road Again…Early Travels
April 22, 2018 — In the Beginning: The Founding of the Band