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MARCH MANIA

BRACKET
1st ROUND SOUSA’S ENLISTED FIDELIS FINAL FIDELIS ENLISTED SOUSA’S 1st ROUND
SIXTEEN EIGHT FOUR FOUR EIGHT SIXTEEN

SEMPER FIDELIS THE WASHINGTON POST

MARCH 2 MARCH 3
MIDWAY MARCH THE VOLUNTEERS

REVIEW MARCH 18 MARCH 19 THE WHITE ROSE

MARCH 6 MARCH 7
CHILDREN’S MARCH THE PURPLE PAGEANT
GUIDE RIGHT MARCH 26 MARCH 27 RIGHT–LEFT

MARCH 10 MARCH 11
CONGRESS HALL MARCH IN D MAJOR
ENTRY OF THE GLADIATORS MARCH 22 MARCH 23 THE FAIREST OF THE FAIR

MARCH 14 MARCH 15
EL CAPITAN THE GALLANT SEVENTH

MARCH 30 MARCH 31
THE HONORED DEAD THE LIBERTY BELL

MARCH 4 MARCH 5
CORONATION MARCH THEY ARE THERE
FROM MAINE TO OREGON MARCH 20 MARCH 21 THE THUNDERER
APRIL 1
MARCH 8 MARCH 9
MOORSIDE MARCH FLORENTINER
SABRE AND SPURS MARCH 28 MARCH 29 KING COTTON

MARCH 12 MARCH 13
MARCH OF THE TOYS THE EARLE OF OXFORD’S MARCHE
THE WHITE PLUME MARCH 24 MARCH 25 HANDS ACROSS THE SEA
PRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES MARINE BAND
MARCH 16 MARCH 17
Listen and vote at www.marineband.marines.mil.
KNIGHTSBRIDGE MARCH MARCHE MILITAIRE FRANÇAISE
Competition begins March 2.
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From March 2 through April 1, “The President’s Own” will host its annual “Sousa’s
March Mania,” a tournament pitting 32 marches against each other for the Marine
Band online community to determine which one is the favorite. Every day through
April 1, marches will compete head to head while our friends and fans vote which
MARCH MANIA
March 2 − April 1 | 9 a.m. (ET) Daily

COMPETING MARCHES

marches advance in the tournament!

how to pARTICIPATE
STEP 1: Visit the Marine Band website (www.marineband.marines.mil) to
listen to the competing marches.

STEP 2: Fill out the bracket on the back with your winning picks.

STEP 3: Vote every day for your favorites beginning March 2 and support
your marches on social media. You can vote on the Marine Band website or
Facebook page (facebook.com/marineband).

STEP 4: Become a March King! At the end of the competition, anyone with
the winning march on their bracket, completed prior to the first match (honor
system), will officially be dubbed an honorary “March King” for a day! Participants
are invited to share completed brackets with the Marine Band by emailing them
to marineband.communication@usmc.mil or posting to Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram. Teachers are encouraged to create their own reward system as well.

www.marineband.marines.mil