The Parris Island Marine Band will perform at the Florence Civic Center tomorrow evening at 7pm. The patriotic program will include familiar marches, traditional classics and national favorites. The band will play under the baton of Chief Warrant Office 3 Joshua A. Stone. Tickets to the concert are free, but are going quickly! There will be no reserved seating and guests will be seated on a first come basis.
Call the Florence Civic Center box office today at 843.679.4525 for more information on tickets.
Never heard of the Parris Island Marine Band? Read this bit of history:
The band was first started in 1915 when the Marine Corp Recruit Training was transferred to Parris Island, SC from Norfolk, VA. William Gauer, the first bandmaster, was one of the first Marines sent to Parris Island. Drum Major Anton Schnichowski and a group of Marine musicians began the Parris Island Marine Band. The band is an efficient musical unit that often reaches a persons soul, to the very center of their being. Today, the Parris Island Marine Band, with fifty enlisted instrumentalists and one band officer, performs hundreds of commitments each year in every idiom imaginable.
The culmination of military pride and efficiency along with precise musical expertise has set the United States Marine Field Bands apart from any other military unit. The Parris Island Marine Band is dedicated to upholding and displaying the very same high standards and traditions established by the United States Marine Corps.
Don't miss your chance to see such a special concert! For more details, check out our calendar.
365 Days Around Florence is a blog written by the Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau. At the Visitors Center - located near the Florence Civic Center - we spend a great deal of our time in letting guests know how much is happening in Florence. We decided to share (blog-style) 365 days worth of things to do. Find more things to do on our online calendar, and enjoy!
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