On Sunday February 15th 2015, Linton Hall School’s (LHS) Fife & Drum Corps performed as part of Presidential Family Fun Day at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Composed of a tight-knit group of students, the LHS Fife & Drum Corps were the perfect choice for the Smithsonian’s Family Fun Day celebration.
In addition to the many families in attendance, numerous local mascots were on hand; representing the Washington Nationals baseball team were Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abe Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt. But the real mascot draw was Mr. George Washington himself – the official Mt. Vernon mascot. In a special moment for the audience and students, Mr. Washington personally inspected each Fife & Drum Corps members’s uniform.
Performing for 30 minutes, the Fife & Drum Corps played the standards “1812”, “Yankee Doodle”, and the “Girl I Left Behind Me”. In between songs, a Linton Hall School parent provided the audience with a brief history of each song. Their performance ended with “You’re a Grand Old Flag” and was such a hit that they were invited back for the Smithsonian’s 2016 Presidential Family Fun Day.
