It was 8 a.m., and 21 teachers had gathered in the library of Sousa Middle School for the meeting that Principal Dwan Jordon has convened nearly every morning for two years, part of his crusade to ...

There is no chorus, either. Sousa's 382 students -- sixth- through eighth-graders, all of them black and only one-quarter of them showing proficiency in reading -- have no music teacher.

For many people, the most significant local cultural event during the life of The Washington Post occurred on June 15, 1889, when composer John Philip Sousa introduced "The Washington Post March ...

John Philip Sousa, also known as the March King, was a legendary American composer and conductor. Read more about the ...

One day 45 years ago in Japan, 6-year-old Seiichiro Takahashi was marching from a school assembly to the tune of a marvelous piece of American music he had never heard before. It began with brass ...

"The Washington Post March" was the making of the newspaper, and the making of Sousa. Over the next 10 years, it traveled everywhere. It was heard on piano rolls.

The story behind a famous Sousa march involves a lot of stories, courtesy of The Washington Post. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

"The Washington Post March" (1889) is, second to "Stars and Stripes Forever," the most popular march in the world — certainly among the classics written by "march king" John Philip Sousa.

SAN FRANCISCO — Fun fact: The closest thing this newspaper has to a theme song is this John Philip Sousa march you’ve definitely heard before. It’s a classic, for sure, but perhaps we can do ...

Sousa first received acclaim in military band circles with the writing of his march “The Gladiator” in 1886. In 1888, he wrote “Semper Fidelis”, which he dedicated to “the officers and ...

Back when Sousa was the march king, every newspaper had a march of its own.