Since 2011, Make Music Chicago has pioneered the “Sousapalooza” – an invitation for hundreds of brass, wind, and percussion players to come together and sightread the music of The March King, John Philip Sousa.
Sousapaloozas will return on June 21, 2024 to cities around the U.S. Download the music, bring your horn, and join the band!
Sample Sousapalooza Repertoire (click to download):
- El Capitan
- Fairest of the Fair
- Hands Across the Sea
- In Memoriam
- Liberty Bell March
- Manhattan Beach
- Rolling Thunder
- Semper Fidelis
- Stars and Stripes Forever
- The Thunderer
- Washington Post March
Albany, NY
Led by Keith Morales
Office of Cultural Affairs
at Washington Park
613 Madison Ave
Email: kmorales@albanyny.gov
Time: 12:00PM-3:00PM
What to bring: music stand, clips for music, chair, and printed parts.
Anchorage, AK
Led by Barbara Kagerer
The Horn Doctor Music Store, Inc. & The Anchorage Downtown Partnership
Outdoors on the lawn at Old City Hall
524 W 4th Ave
Email: info@horndoc.com
Time: 11:30AM-12:50PM on Saturday June 22nd
What to bring: Instrument, music stand, chair, and printed music for all songs.
Atlanta, GA
Led by Robert Coulter and Atlanta Ragtime Band
Atlanta Federation of Musicians
at 551 Dutch Valley Rd
Email: office@atlantamusicians.com
Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM
What to bring: instruments.
Chicago, IL
Led by Ashley Ertz
Classical Music Chicago
Location TBD
Email: mvaldes@classicalmusicchicago.org
Time: 5:00PM-7:00PM
What to bring: music stand, printed parts, clips, and downloads.
Huntsville, AL
Led by Sue Holleran
Huntsville Concert Band and New Horizons Band of Huntsville
at Sandra Moon Community Complex Arts Wing, 7901 Bailey Cove Rd
Email: HuntsvilleConcertBand@outlook.com
Time: 6:00PM-7:00PM
What to bring: music stand and printed parts.
Lansing, MI
Led by Jimmy Edwards
at Marshall Music
3240 E Saginaw St
Email: jedwards@marshallmusic.com
Time: 3:00PM-4:00PM
What to bring: just your instruments
Milwaukee, WI
Led by Karen Mary Lippert
at Hart Park Rotary Performance Pavilion
7300 W Chestnut St, Wauwatosa
Email: tristann@brassbellmusic.com
Time: 7:00PM-8:00PM
What to bring: music stand, printed parts, wind clips, sunglasses and hat if preferred
New Brighton, PA
Led by Beth Schiemer
at Brighton Music Center
1011 Third Avenue
Email: beth@brightonmusic.com
Time: 3:00PM-4:00PM
What to bring: music stand and clips for music.
New York, NY
Led by Oscar Thorpe
at 599 Lexington Ave
Email: kwarrensky@gmail.com
Time: 1:30PM-2:30PM
What to bring: music (download and print your parts), music stand, clips for music if windy, sunscreen and/ or hats.
Orange, CA
Led by Kim Le
Pacific Conservatory
at First United Methodist Church of Orange 161 S. Orange St
Time: 5:15PM-6:15PM
Email: kim@pacificconservatoryoc.com
Time: 5:00PM-5:30PM
What to bring: music stand, clips for music, hats, sunglasses and sunblock.
Wilmington, NC
Led by Rhonda Bellamy
at Harrelson Center
20 N. 4th St.
Email: info@artswilmington.org
Time: 6:00PM-9:00PM
What to bring: just your instrument.
Sousapalooza: Gallery
