Story by Lance Cpl. William Horsley | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.17.2024
Standing outside Barrow Hall, 1st Lt. Jose Toranzo raises his baton, readying the musicians of the Parris Island Marine Band to play morning colors. Toranzo normally directs formal concerts and chamber orchestra in Washington D.C. as the assistant director of “The President’s Own” Marine Band. However, for this performance, he finds himself leading the very band in which he began his......
Story by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera | 6th Marine Corps District | 04.15.2023
The Marines of 6th Marine Corps District and the Parris Island Marine Band attended the Lakeside Jazz Festival 2023. This event is an opportunity for Marines to meet with potential candidates interested the Musician Enlistment Option Program and interact with the community of Port Orange, Florida....
Story by Cpl. Brendan Roethel | Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort | 09.12.2014
The Parris Island Marine Band performed during a military appreciation football game at the Justin M. Heyward Academy in Ridgeland, S.C., Sept. 5....
Story by Cpl. Sarah Fiocco | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 08.05.2011
The Parris Island Marine Band performed patriotic tunes during the Rogues’ Hollow Festival parade in Doylestown, Ohio Aug. 5 and the Timken Grand Parade in Canton, Ohio, Aug. 6....
Story by Lance Cpl. Francisco Abundes | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.19.2011
High school students from across the southeastern U.S. performed alongside the Parris Island Marine Band at Forsyth Park in Savannah, Ga., May 12....
Story by Lance Cpl. Javarre Glanton | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 04.15.2011
The brass band ensemble of the Parris Island Marine Band traveled to Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C., to perform at the Arts International Festival....
