PENNSYLVANIA, October 18 - PRINTER'S NO. 84

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

113

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY SCAVELLO, BROWNE, PITTMAN, BARTOLOTTA AND J. WARD,

JANUARY 25, 2021

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 25, 2021

AN ACT

Selecting, designating and adopting the Pennsylvania March as

the official march of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The march style of music has had a long history in

the United States; and

WHEREAS, John Philip Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever"

is an early example of American march music that is now an

iconic part of our collective history; and

WHEREAS, Currently, marches are a fixture of high school,

college and university marching bands and many states across

this nation have their own official march; and

WHEREAS, On September 16, 2018, composer Ron DeGrandis'

"Pennsylvania March" was premiered in Allentown by The Marine

Band of Allentown; and

WHEREAS, DeGrandis said he was inspired by this

Commonwealth's diverse cities and landscapes; and

WHEREAS, DeGrandis described the march as "...a tribute to

honor our glorious state. It features the rhythm of the word

Penn-syl-vania throughout the music to tie it together. This

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