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The Old Line is a concert fanfare written in celebration of the United States Semiquincentennial in 2026. According to popular tradition, General George Washington bestowed the nickname “The Old Line” on Continental Army regulars from Maryland after viewing their heroic stand at the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776. Ordered to defend the American withdrawal, the Maryland Line saved the Continental Army from annihilation in the first major battle of the American Revolution. “Good God, what brave fellows I must this day lose,” Washington remarked as he witnessed the Marylanders hold back the British advance. Later, Washington described their efforts as an “hour more precious to American liberty than any other.”*
*Ryan Polk, Holding the Line: The Origin of the “Old Line State.”
For brass and percussion (4,3,3,1 timp+2)
The Old Line is a concert fanfare written in celebration of the United States Semiquincentennial in 2026. According to popular tradition, General George Washington bestowed the nickname “The Old Line” on Continental Army regulars from Maryland after viewing their heroic stand at the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776. Ordered to defend the American withdrawal, the Maryland Line saved the Continental Army from annihilation in the first major battle of the American Revolution. “Good God, what brave fellows I must this day lose,” Washington remarked as he witnessed the Marylanders hold back the British advance. Later, Washington described their efforts as an “hour more precious to American liberty than any other.”*
*Ryan Polk, Holding the Line: The Origin of the “Old Line State.”
For brass and percussion (4,3,3,1 timp+2)