The United States Marine Band

Also known as "The President's Own" due to its role of providing music for the President of the United States, the U.S. Marine Band was founded on July 11, 1798. The band is composed of about 160 members, including musicians and administrative personnel and is led by their current director Colonel Michael J. Colburn.

This Day in Music History: 1983 - Germaine Tailleferre died in Paris. She was one of the foremost French composers of the 20th century and the only female member of Les Six; a title given by the critic Henri Collet to a group of young composers during the 1920s.