The sixteen-member John Marshall Fife and Drum Corp, from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, delighted guests and onlookers as they performed three different concerts on John Marshall’s 252nd Birthday, Monday, September 24th in Richmond, Virginia. Beginning at the historic John Marshall House in downtown Richmond, the green-clad uniformed band opened with a rendition of “Hail Columbia” near the entrance of the John Marshall Courts building. The city court building lies on land formerly owned by Richmond’s “favorite citizen.” Deputies and Court employees streamed out to listen to the booming sounds of drums and the high-pitched fifes.  In the picture, Senior Justice Carrico of the Virginia Supreme Court greets sixteen-member fife and drum corps from Marshall University.

Virginia Chief Justice (1981-2003, now Senior Justice), Harry L. Carrico, spoke Thursday, March 29th in “The Commons” at Westminster Canterbury in Richmond, Virginia, on “The Great Chief Justice,” Richmond’s leading citizen, John Marshall, to an overflow crowd.  Lynn Brackenridge, Executive Director of the John Marshall Foundation, introduced  Chief Justice Carrico, outlining the Foundation’s mission and sharing famous anecdotes about  John Marshall’s  life.

Senior Justice Carrico presented a complete and compelling overview of John Marshall’s life, giving the audience both an understanding of the man, and of the accomplishments of the longest serving Chief Justice of the United States. 

The Marshall Faculty players, including Dr. and Linda Dobbs, from Marshall University, Huntington University, and Leo Welch of Florida State University, Tallahassee, provided concert goers with a variety of early American musical offerings from 1790 to the mid 1830’s at the Library of Virginia Auditorium, Richmond, Virginia on a Thursday evening, February 15.

          The concert began with “Melodies from the Continent from Riley’s Flute Melodies.” Dr. Dobbs took time during the concert to explain the origins of the pieces and their significance. During the intermission, The Richmond Colonial Dance Club performed five period dances, inviting onlookers to join in the dance for the last selection!