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<\/a>Rashundra Powell Crowds wrapped around the Rose E. McCoy on Sept. 29 to witness the President\u2019s Own United States Marine band in all of its glory and splendor.<\/p>\n The band began with a performance of the national anthem, which immediately caught the attention of the entire room.<\/p>\n The band went on to do eight numbers,which included lessons in history as the band\u2019s concert moderator, Master Sgt. Kevin Bennear gave composers, descriptions and a story of each song played.<\/p>\n Jackson State University\u2019s Department of Music sponsored the performance and welcomed the diversity of attendees wowed by the precision and depth of talent of the band.<\/p>\n \u201cMusic embodies history and culture that brings everyone of all colors, shapes, and ages together,\u201d said David Akombo, chair of the Department of Music.<\/p>\n Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig directed the band\u2019s stunning performance with the help of\u00a0 Maj. Michelle A. Rakers, assistant director.<\/p>\n Staff Sgt. Patrick Morgan delivered a thrilling clarinet solo that received a standing ovation.<\/p>\n All of the performance seemed to lead to a climax with the performance tribute to \u201cOl\u2019 Blue Eyes\u201d, or Frank Sinatra to be exact. Another standing ovation followed this classic performance.<\/p>\n Sheryl Wright, a sophomore social science education major from Chicago, Ill. enjoyed every second of her experience.<\/p>\n \u201cThe music had the ability to change my emotion. Some pieces made me feel happy and excited, while some made me feel solemn,\u201d said Wright.<\/p>\n She added: \u201cMy highlight of the night was watching the director conduct and the family of those who have served being recognized in the audience at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n For the finale, the United States Armed Forces were saluted and recognized for their service.<\/p>\n Each veteran or family of veteran in the audience stood as directed when his or her branch of the military was called.<\/p>\n The last minutes of the show consisted of the entire room standing in appreciation for both the veterans and the President\u2019s Own United States Marine Band. Bravo!<\/p>\n All photos by\u00a0William H. Kelly III. He also\u00a0contributed to this article.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rashundra Powell Staff Writer Crowds wrapped around the Rose E. McCoy on Sept. 29 to witness the President\u2019s Own United States Marine band in all…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_plus_post_options":"{}","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5907"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5907\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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