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The Medley was also played at the July 4th, 2020 Second Salute to America event (that took place at the South Lawn of the White House). The Medley was performed at the 2019 Salute to America event, an Independence Day event at the National Mall. Since then the Medley has become a common fixture in many band and orchestra concerts within the United States as a way to honor the active servicemen and women, reservists and veterans of the Armed Forces and the National Guard Bureau. At ‘em now, Give em the gun Off with one helluva roar We live in fame or go down in flame.
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The more recent six part Medley was first performed in public during the first National Memorial Day Concert in 1990 on the west lawn of the United States Capitol Building in the national capital, Washington, D.C., aired as in today by the PBS network and played for the first time by the National Symphony Orchestra, backed by a civil chorus and military choirs from the United States Armed Forces. Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay. Commercially released in 1972, the medley was used extensively during the 1975/6 USA bicentennial celebrations and became known as a song in its own right, with the later addition of Semper Paratus ('Always Ready'), for the Coast Guard. The solo piano arrangements are written in singable keys and contain lyrics, which make them perfect for sing-alongs. We traveled all over the country giving performances in high school gyms in tiny rural areas, the finest concert halls in the country, and everywhere in between.
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This collection contains the official songs of these branches, as well as a special concert-worthy medley that combines them. One of my favorite parts of serving in the United States Army Field Band was playing the Armed Forces Medley at every concert, Nitchman said. Marines !", and titled the work 'Armed Forces Medley'. The United States Armed Forces are divided into five branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. He drew from only 4 services and ended his work with a characteristic grand finale "Army. In other circumstances, the medley is to be played in reverse order of precedence, starting with The Army Goes Rolling Along.ĭerric Johnson was the creator of the first medley of US armed forces songs. The medley is usually played in increasing order of precedence: The Armed Forces Medley, also known as the Armed Forces Salute is today recognized as a collection of the official marchpasts/songs of the 6 services of the United States Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and as of 2020 the Space Force. The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps performing the Armed Forces Medley at the Friends of the National World War II Memorial.