"The Thunderer" by John Philip Sousa | The Concert Band of The U.S. Army Field Band

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The Concert Band presents "The Thunderer" by John Philip Sousa, led by our deputy commander Lt. Col. Domingos Robinson. Composed in 1889, "The Thunderer" is one of Sousa's most famous compositions. Known as the "March King," Sousa composed over 130 marches for band throughout his lifetime. Do you have a favorite Sousa march? Let us know in the comments!
Video by Master Sgt. Jared Morgan
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@Kjdjrh 10 ай бұрын

Sousa will always be the inner-sanctum of the embodiment of the Spirit of America 🇺🇸

@betsyhall5094 3 ай бұрын

Love John Philip Sousa!!!! His marching music was so wonderful!!!!! Nothing like it before or after!!!

@joelima3967 3 ай бұрын

Sousa marches are the best.

@nancykeller3273 2 ай бұрын

The Michigan marching bands have disciplined

@matthewjahnke6956 15 күн бұрын

@@joelima3967 Always legendary.

@dfirth224 7 күн бұрын

Souza toured the country in the early 1900s.

@user-ix7if6vk3w 26 күн бұрын

I love how you can always hear the presence of the low brass. Makes it really fun to play and listen to.

@judithrowe7881 4 ай бұрын

I marched to Sousa mar hes throughout my grade school years because the Catholic school sisters played this music for all the many & frequent fire drills. I can still picture the precision marching of the older students coming down the stairs from the 2nd floor, meeting & taking each of the younger student's hands & marching together in perfect lines, out the 3 doors of that school!

@marthaclark7227 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic!!! The best band playing the best band music!!! Hurray for John Philip Sousa!!!

@carolemiller6308 Жыл бұрын

Thanks to all who put this video presentation together of J. P. Sousa's "The Thunderer". I have played this piece for close to forty years with the trombone section of the Plymouth Community Band. Keep up the good work.

@maxwelldownham235 Ай бұрын

These musos clearly love what they do. Playing Souza is really as good as it gets. You don't have to be American to love this stuff.

@MichianaFisherman Жыл бұрын

Took me back to school when we played those songs in junior high. That was a long time ago. Thanks

@ThinkHarderPlz Жыл бұрын

Top tier. It doesn’t get much better than this. Bravo.

@briannicholas2757 Жыл бұрын

Perfectly played. You guys are great. I graduated from Norwich University, the nation's oldest private military college, in 1987. I was a baritone horn and trombone player ( I could read both treble and bass clef) and The Thunderer was a mainstay for us. Every day at noon we played as the Corps of Cadets marched down to 2nd mess. The marches of John Philip Sousa were our constant companions. However on Friday the band got the chance to play some fun stuff, like the March from Hogan's Heroes , the drummers loved that. Or the March from the Bill Murray/ John Candy movie Stripes. I hope you all get to have a great Independence Day. Keep Rolling Along

@cwlovesniibah2578 5 ай бұрын

Very nice rendition of this wonderful Sousa March! Thank you for your service, ladies and gentlemen of the US Army Field Band! Hip hip, hurray.

@salvatoresquadrito109 Жыл бұрын

Ho suonato con la mia bsnda musicale ed è bellissima !!Grandissimo Sousa!!Maestro grandioso. 🎼🎶🎶🎼🎼🎵🎶🎶Bravi e la musica aiuta a stare in armonia e bene con lo spirito!!

@brianbrino4310 Жыл бұрын

I simply love this band and their awesome music and interpreters! Thank you for the treat!

@elainesandman9874 Ай бұрын

THANK YOU! GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU ALL ! Thanks for posting

@StarPartners 3 ай бұрын

I have always Loved the “Stars & Stripes Forever”. Great stuff

@tedjones2134 3 ай бұрын

It's not the Stars and Stripes!

@AlecNicholson 3 ай бұрын

these guys are TOO good. just TOOOOO good. in every way obviously, but especially for me the subtleties of the dynamics. that tuba decresc, for example. and the oboe... *swoon*. in a time where we have a lot of division, i think this inspires exactly the RIGHT sort of patriotism.

@user-bs3oh9mb1t 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful march, the most beautiful and richest that Sousa composed! Exciting, lyrical, vibrant and emotional march of all times! Admirável interpretação! Unfortunately, there is a lack of technical performance data, which, for musicians and music admirers, is always interesting. (Celso do Lago Paiva, Minas Gerais, Brazil)

@heidymangione3913 Жыл бұрын

beautiful march music Thank you for your commitment and performance,

@theblurjay2986 Жыл бұрын

I played this with a youth symphony a couple years back! Great piece, and as always, amazing performance!

@kirbywaite1586 9 күн бұрын

You're dead if these don't alter your mood.

@wesleyjaskulsky9414 Жыл бұрын

The Stars And Stripes Forever for me personally is one of Sousa's greatest music ever made and composed.

@richardavellana6555 3 ай бұрын

Salute from the Philippines!

@stevetillcock7361 3 ай бұрын

Sousa was the American counterpart to England's Elgar for pomp and circumstance. Several presidents adored him.

@gregorylazatin9822 Жыл бұрын

🫶 from the All American D-Day band. you guys were awesome!

@ArmyFieldBand Жыл бұрын

We had a great time working with you all! Hope you enjoyed that amazing trip.

@doncatchpole Ай бұрын

Wow. Good one/

@thardingau Ай бұрын

The standard of playing is excellent.

@soledadrayomena1921 Жыл бұрын

Qué hermosa orquesta los felicito muy lindo el tema Soledad Rayo desde mi hermosa patria Chilena los felicitó a todos ustedes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@chunsuilueng9326 6 ай бұрын

請注意：視頻上的樂隊是管樂團，不是管弦樂團。管弦樂團必須有弦樂組在里面。

@curiouslyme524 Жыл бұрын

Awesome rendition! Thank you! Sousa was inspired by Austria's Strauss. I think I love this march from Sousa the best.

@senhorsantos Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@nancyadams9228 3 ай бұрын

I used to play the piccolo part! Nothing better than Sousa!

@landoncooper4708 Жыл бұрын

My school played this this year with the Gladiator Brass

@frederickwise5238 3 ай бұрын

Havent heard this snce H.S. band 1954, but i remember very note. Coronet 2nd chair.

@dennisderr3478 3 ай бұрын

You guys are the BEST!

@JRLife Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@Bill23799 3 ай бұрын

Liked , subbed, and served in US Army

@MLMLW 2 ай бұрын

Great job! Army Strong!

@p51amustang Жыл бұрын

Great!

@535tony 3 ай бұрын

A great March!

@rogermetzger7335 Ай бұрын

This level of precesion in music is what makes these same soldiers so effective in battle.

@edcew8236 3 ай бұрын

As good a recording as I've heard. Nicely conducted and played.

@pattihamernik6250 Жыл бұрын

I love all Sousa marches but Invincible Eagle is my favorite due to its connection to my hometown Buffalo NY and I also play the Eb clarinet so that part is super cool to play

@cbgbstew4072 Жыл бұрын

Ooh, I also love playing the Eb!

@QuicknStraight 5 ай бұрын

As an ex-British serviceman, you guys do a great job, although I prefer the balance of sound of a typical British army band. Spent a lot of time marching round various squares to Sousa!

@ericjacobson1089 8 ай бұрын

These are top-notch musicians in their chosen genre. I'm seriously sure that it's easier to get in to any of the US military acadamies than it is to enlist on one of these top military bands. Look at the sleeves of the musicians. and the lower sleeves. Lotsa rockers, eh? Lotsa "time served" marks, eh? Look at the shoulder of the band director :) Most recruiters, I guess, have zero clue about how many "recruiter bonus points" they get for signing a, perhaps, piccolo player as good as the one in this video. Recruiters hope to get much easier marks, like NAVY nukes or potential SEALS or people who know other languages than "American English" There's so few jobs in those top military bands, that there's only a few openings every year. Much respect to these musicians.

@ernestcassler2505 9 ай бұрын

❤❤❤ well done ❤❤❤

@wRevern 3 ай бұрын

Good job.

@BaltazarBaltazar-mf3ny 2 ай бұрын

best song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@bengleiss9416 2 ай бұрын

He was the skrillex of his day

@gearshifterg9756 6 ай бұрын

These musicians have one quality that high school and college marching bands do NOT have. Discipline. It's the discipline that brings this body together and deliver a quality performance.

@DPBGMODELRAILROAD 6 ай бұрын

Plus many more years of experience!

@NiksoGaming2000 5 ай бұрын

My middle school had discplinel

@gearshifterg9756 5 ай бұрын

@@DPBGMODELRAILROAD Experience has to do with performance, discipline comes from self respect.

@Harlem55 5 ай бұрын

The reason why is because half of the high school band does not fall under the category of seriously studying music beyond the highschool education and thats before you get to the fact that your average band director doesn't know about the relationship of sorts between Sousa and Glenn Miller (they both use woodwinds the same sort of ways - fast ornamental arpegios not slower than eigths) and then try tobmove on to Miller sans Sousa which is a mistake of sorts.

@ThomasWLalor 4 ай бұрын

In High School we PLAYED WITH ENTHUSIASM -to make for our lack of discipline (lol)

@ricky-6657believe 4 ай бұрын

My compliments. I know if I had to play a wind instrument and March at the same time I would probably pass out.

@Charliecomet82 7 ай бұрын

Doc Savage! Doc Savage!

@user-gr7gt4bh3x 9 ай бұрын

Amin ❤️🌹🌹🌹🤝🎺🦅

@frankmartinez4856 5 ай бұрын

This always reminds me of the movie “Trapeze” w/ Tony Curtis 😬

@DiogoCarvalho-gz8xj 2 ай бұрын

Portugal 🇵🇹 USA

@user-yp5uo7ln2i 11 ай бұрын

nice

@kegginstructure 9 ай бұрын

Now THIS is something I've not seen before - a "field band" with a bassoon AND a bass clarinet. (Of course they DID call it a "concert band" but those two instruments are a bit rare in a band playing march music.)

@ArmyFieldBand 9 ай бұрын

The name “Army Field Band” has a different connotation in our history. It was originally inspired by the idea of going into the grassroots of America to tell the Army story- going “out into the field” in a manner of speaking. We just do that with standard concert band instrumentation.

@ceci7837 Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏💖

@LazeriousWilliams Жыл бұрын

Bassoon my love❤ 1:06

@bratzillla 9 ай бұрын

so bunny listened to this on full volume?? 😭😭

@Bill23799 3 ай бұрын

This Band sure has some Brass.

@Philobiblion Ай бұрын

Whoever can play the oboe should be at least a master chief or whatever.

@deepachu6583 9 ай бұрын

ooo real

@petervonuleniecki9828 3 ай бұрын

Sousa 🎉 Super omnia USA

@lanagaylechandler1948 Жыл бұрын

👍💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻

@wurly164 7 ай бұрын

I have this on my channel

@deniespinoza3438 11 ай бұрын

came here for Bunny Corcoran

@ultra9349 7 ай бұрын

How is the second strain played on snare is my question, i’m performing this soon and it sounds like rim or shell but the actual music just has an x over certain notes and I have never seen that before

@ArmyFieldBand 7 ай бұрын

Those x’s are interpreted as “stick shots” in this case-hope that helps!

@ultra9349 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the help

@Hunter-yc4xi 7 ай бұрын

Can someone tell me why there is no one under the rank of E-6 in the band?

@ArmyFieldBand 7 ай бұрын

The Field Band, as well as the other Army premiere bands, falls under the Civilian Acquired Skills Program. This grants members the rank of E-6 on entry.

@mr.d3200 3 ай бұрын

Why did John Philip Souza hate the French horn so much?

@travisrobert9530 4 ай бұрын

Can someone in the US army music system tell me why there is no one below the rank of E6 in this band? Is this a more prestigious band than most military bands? How do the lower ranks get the necessary experience to rank with a band like this? Just asking, and thanks in advance for any enlightenment.

@ArmyFieldBand 4 ай бұрын

We are one of the four music organizations with the “special bands” designation in the Army, and through a highly competitive audition process successful applicants begin their careers as Staff Sergeants. Both civilians and current service members audition to join organizations like us and the audition mirrors that of a professional orchestra.

@michaelholden5131 4 ай бұрын

Was unaware that musicians were recruited at E-6 grade. More Masted Sergeants and Sergeants Major here than a Special Forces Battalion.

@ArmyFieldBand 4 ай бұрын

Other MOSs requiring a certain level of prior civilian training are given similar treatment as part of the Army’s Acquired Skills Program.

@petervanderwaart1138 3 ай бұрын

Back in 1969, I was in the First Division Band in RVN. Most of the band members (but not me) were university music majors, music teachers, or young professional musicians, and the like, either draftees or enlistees, all happy to stay out of the infantry per se. It was a good band, but nowhere near as good as the Field Band.

@philipbrown8191 6 ай бұрын

0:21 are your army musicians also trained combat medics, as they are here in the UK ?

@allenjones484 6 ай бұрын

Supposedly, playing inthe band is an "additional duty" to take place after your regular duties have been performed. Years ago. The commander of the California National Guard asked Chsrles Kreuter, a retired Army bandmaster, to form a band. Charlie said, "Yeah but there will be no addituoal duties." The Commander agreed, and that was the beginning of the 49th Division band, California National Guard. I had the privilege of playing (drums) with them for a couple of years.

@chunsuilueng9326 6 ай бұрын

蘇

@Jaime-gw6fb Жыл бұрын

Play panama pacific march!!!

@chitan256 Жыл бұрын

Where’s the baritone saxophone

@ArmyFieldBand Жыл бұрын

We’ll be getting a new Soldier for our saxophone section later this year!

@chitan256 Жыл бұрын

Why did Master Sergeant Brian Sacawa quit the army

@ArmyFieldBand Жыл бұрын

He retired! Soldiers are eligible to retire once they hit 20 years of service.

@christopherhinton6456 Ай бұрын

why are there no p f cs in the band all sargents

@suzanneterrey4499 3 ай бұрын

The best march is St. Louis Blues by Glen Miller!!

@IsaacSmelcZhan Жыл бұрын

fairest of the fair

@ultra9349 7 ай бұрын

I’m playing this at a concert soon as well on fantasy on a theme by sousa which is based off of fairest of the fair in my school’s wind ensemble

@TheRisingEagle93 5 ай бұрын

Officers are not allowed to play instruments? That's dumb af

@ArmyFieldBand 5 ай бұрын

Officers in the bands program mostly serve in conducting roles. That said, you’ll notice a warrant officer filling in on trombone in some of our more recent videos featuring the Jazz ambassadors!

@TheRisingEagle93 5 ай бұрын

That's true, but I just completely disagree with this commissioned officer vs enlisted division. @@ArmyFieldBand