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Music of the Regiment Concert

Title:Music of the Regiment Concert
Date & Time:Mon Jun 23, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:Lyceum
201 S. Washington St.
Event Details:Join Music of the Regiment, a period-instrument wind band specializing in military music from the 18th and 19th centuries for a concert of late 18th and early 19th-century military music.

In 1798, an advertisement under the heading MARTIAL MUSIC petitioned the citizens of Alexandria to organize a wind band “for the accommodation and embellishment” of the city’s nine militia companies. The advertisement called for the establishment of a band of music to be funded by the militia and to be comprised of four clarinets, two horns, and two bassoons. This band, known as the Alexandria Band, was one of several “martial” ensembles that were active in Alexandria and, more broadly, Washington City during the early Federal Period (1790–1830). Learn about the interconnectivity of the Alexandria Band, the Marine Band, and the “Italian” Marine Band ensembles that defined the musical soundscape of the nascent capital.

Tickets are $20 at Alexandriava.gov/Shop. Free snacks; wine and beer for sale.
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Fees:$20 in advance.
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Arts, Concerts, Lyceum, Museums, Old & Historic Alexandria, Old Town


For event details visit https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/?59026
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