Ensembles
Brass Ensemble
The Brass Ensemble is made up of personnel from the concert band. The ensemble performs on a regular basis throughout the year and has appeared at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, the Naval Academy Chapel, Towson University, Gordon Center... more
Brass Quintets 
The Naval Academy Band’s Brass Quintets began as a single ensemble formed in 1967 to promote brass chamber music through education and performance. Due to its popularity and versatility, a second quintet was formed in order to help fulfill all of the... more
Ceremonial Units
The Naval Academy Band has two 18-piece Ceremonial Units which serve to create an atmosphere of pageantry and patriotism at official functions. These groups regularly provide musical support for military retirement and change of command ceremonies at the... more
Chamber Winds
The Chamber Winds is the most versatile ensemble of the United States Naval Academy Band. Originally formed in 2000, the Chamber Winds performs music from the classical to modern eras, ranging from W. A. Mozart’s Gran Partita to Igor Stravinsky’s Octet, and Beethoven's Sextet, Op. 71 to the Wind Sonatinas of Richard Strauss... more
Clarinet Quartet
The United States Naval Academy Band Clarinet Quartet is made up of members of the concert band clarinet section, and performs traditional and contemporary clarinet quartet literature. The group uses all of instruments from the clarinet family, including E-flat Soprano Clarinet... more
Commandant's Combo
The Commandant's Combo has become one of the most active groups the Naval Academy Band offers. Originally created to support official events for the Commandant of Midshipmen, this versatile group is often called upon to perform for traditional Navy functions including Navy and Marine Corps Balls, command social functions, public concerts, and educational workshops.... more
Concert Band
Ever since its modest beginnings in 1852, the Naval Academy Band has been providing entertainment to the midshipmen of the Naval Academy and the surrounding community. In the early days of the Naval Academy, midshipmen would gather on the lawn in front of the... more.
Crabtowne Stompers
This ensemble takes a page from the 1980's Naval Academy Band dixieland group known as the "Original Crabtowne Stompers." Rooted in the New Orleans jazz music of the early 1900s, the Crabtowne Stompers fuses its music with more modern funk and jazz... more
Electric Brigade
The Electric Brigade (EB), the Navy’s premier popular music ensemble, has been entertaining audiences around the world since 1979. Acting as the United States Naval Academy’s musical ambassadors to the nation, EB serves as a major public relations tool for the Navy, supporting Navy Recruiting by acquainting young Americans with the Armed Forces. With its unique brand of high-energy performance, this elite group has set the standard in popular-music entertainment... more
Marching Band
For more than 150 years, the United States Naval Academy Marching Band has maintained a tradition of musical excellence and professionalism. Originally manned by a walrus-mustachioed fifer and a drummer, the marching band now varies in size from 30 to 66... more
Next Wave Jazz Ensemble
The Next Next Wave Jazz Ensemble, one of the Navy’s two premier big bands, is comprised of seventeen of our nation’s finest jazz musicians. Having achieved national notoriety as a group sought out by jazz festivals and educational conferences, the Next Wave... more
Superintendent's Combo
The Superintendent's Combo is the United States Naval Academy Band's jazz sextet that was created to support the many social events hosted by the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. The group regularly performs for local military officials... more
Trombone Quartet
The Trombone Quartet has existed as a part of the Naval Academy Band since the 1960's, performing public concerts in the local community. With a special emphasis on education, the quartet regularly performs for students of all ages. The quartet's repertoire... more
