Last Sunday, the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda held a one of kind performance.
Originally planned for early May at the Kennedy Center, the concert held there had been cancelled by President Trump’s Executive Order barring all government support of “diversity events”.
The orchestra assembled was chosen through a contest sponsored by the U.S. Marine Band and an organization called Equity Arc. Their mission was to develop young musicians of color. Twenty-two music students from around the country joined former band members from every branch of the military to play works by John Phillip Sousa.
The CBS program “60 Minutes” paid for the students’ transportation to the Music Center. To watch their story click here.
photo courtesy Equity Arc
