Sousa, John Philip,
arr. Mizell, Carol Lynn,
Choristers Guild
This march, written in 1888, takes its title from the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps: Semper Fidelis – “Always Faithful.” The first performance was in the Inaugural Parade for President Benjamin Harrison when John Philip Sousa was the Conductor of the U.S. Marine Band – “the President's Own.”