Fairest of the Fair

One of Sousa's more melodic, less military marches, it was composed for the annual Boston Food Fair of 1908. It is claimed that the memory of a pretty girl he had seen at an earlier fair inspired the composition.

For 11 piece brass ensemble and percussion

Instrumentation:

• Trumpet 1 & 3 in B♭
• Trumpet 2 in B♭ (and Piccolo)
• Flugelhorn
• 2 Horns
• 2 Trombones
• Bass Trombone
• Euphonium
• Tuba
• Drum Set