Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Length - 3 minutes, 20 seconds
In the fall of 1929, Wilbur B. Foshay of Minneapolis made a lucrative offer to John Philip Sousa to have his band perform over the Labor Day weekend. Foshay had constructed a unique thirty-two-story building in downtown Minneapolis which came to be known as the Foshay Tower. Governors of all the states and many other dignitaries were invited. Sousa thought that such a gala event warranted a new march. Since the tower was patterned to look like the Washington Monument, the march was entitled “The Foshay Tower Washington Memorial March”.
The stock market crash came two months later and Foshay’s financial empire collapsed. Foshay was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Sousa did not want his name associated with the Foshay scandal and quietly withdrew his march from the public.
When it was announced that John Philip Sousa was to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, the Sousa family decided that this might be a good time to re-premiere the march. So, on August 23, 1976, the march was performed by the U.S. Marine Band – the first time in nearly forty-seven years.
This is a bright and vibrant march which will add that Sousa touch to any brass band concert.
Length - 3 minutes, 20 seconds
In the fall of 1929, Wilbur B. Foshay of Minneapolis made a lucrative offer to John Philip Sousa to have his band perform over the Labor Day weekend. Foshay had constructed a unique thirty-two-story building in downtown Minneapolis which came to be known as the Foshay Tower. Governors of all the states and many other dignitaries were invited. Sousa thought that such a gala event warranted a new march. Since the tower was patterned to look like the Washington Monument, the march was entitled “The Foshay Tower Washington Memorial March”.
The stock market crash came two months later and Foshay’s financial empire collapsed. Foshay was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Sousa did not want his name associated with the Foshay scandal and quietly withdrew his march from the public.
When it was announced that John Philip Sousa was to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, the Sousa family decided that this might be a good time to re-premiere the march. So, on August 23, 1976, the march was performed by the U.S. Marine Band – the first time in nearly forty-seven years.
This is a bright and vibrant march which will add that Sousa touch to any brass band concert.