Ben Hur

Southern New Jersey... about 15 miles east of Philadelphia. BTW, Grognerd-frogman, I used to live in Chesapeake not so long ago. Hold the fort for me, will ya?

Well, most marches are going to have brass and/or woodwinds (not just fifes) unless you're going for a revolutionary war era march. Now, you have many, many national marches at your disposal. German marches tended to be rather (heroic" sounding, emphasizing percussion, woodwinds and low brass. British marches were rather slow and dignified (slow meaning a tempo of 108 beats per minute).... you'll be hard pressed to beat a nice british march... after all, thats were the comunity band reigns supreme. Any march by Kenneth Alford would be appropriate. American marches tend to be fast, exciting and rather bombastic (fast being 120 beats per minute). Just figure out what type ofm atmosphere youre looking for. Hope this gives you some ideas.