Feeling patriotic? Hear the band whose best-known "hits" include "Semper Fidelis" and "Hail to the Chief" tonight in downtown Tulsa at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Established in 1798 by an Act of Congress, the United States Marine Band's primary commitment is to provide music for the president, but “The President’s Own” also tours a different region of the U.S. every autumn. This autumn, they're in our neck of the woods. Band members are selected at auditions similar to those of major symphony orchestras, and they enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps for duty with the Marine Band only. Most members are graduates of the nation’s finest music schools, and nearly 60 percent hold advanced degrees in music. These folks are serious, y'all - it's not easy to grab a chair in the U.S. Marine Band. Marine Band Director Colonel Michael J. Colburn has compiled several concert programs to entertain diverse audiences throughout the Southwest, including music by John Philip Sousa (yes!), Igor Stravinsky, William Schuman, Morton Gould, John Mackey and Paul Hindemith. Every tour concert ends with a salute to the United States Armed Forces, featuring all of the military service songs. NOTE: This is a free show, and since this band is so rock-awesome, there aren't any tickets left. BUT! You still have a chance. Hang around near the Chapman Music Hall at 7:30, when all unscanned tickets become null and void and all remaining seats go to eager, hovering folks like you. Do it!