The eve of a new marching band season...
I am really looking forward to the possibilities. I am excited about the music and the direction we are taking as a program. This show is not the most difficult we have ever done, but it is the most challenging from an artistic point of view. I have always described this show as a DCI-type show. Really, all shows are or could be 'DCI-types,' but this one just sounds like something a corps would do. The pit has a much more pronounced role instead of just color-background parts. The drill should be very interesting as we have a new drill designer, Chris Cantrell. Chris is a drill designer in Texas and writes tons of drill for various schools. He marched with Phantom Regiment and the Cadets of Bergen County. He was on staff in 1993 when the Cadets won the World Championship. I am excited to see our own custom show! You can visit his site cantrellmarching.com
We are going to be getting several new pep band pieces this year to go along with our traditional tunes as well. All-in-all it should be a good year. I can't wait to see what happens this season. Good luck to everyone...especially the 9th graders. I know its tough to come to Truman and have all of this marching band stuff thrown at you, but in the end its all worth it - I promise!
There should be some information available very soon for our WDW trip....hmm, what is "WDW?" I guess that's what Google is for!