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2008 Marching Indians Halftime
Show To Be Amazing
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The
2008 Marching Indians production, entitled American
Spirit: Courage, Devotion, Celebration, will
spotlight important works by American popular composers.
These spirited selections have stood the test of
time and will provide the Marching Indians with
bold, aggressive, and exciting musical material
which will allow the band to put on the type of
show our fans have grown to love and expect when
the Indians take the field! Morton Gould's American
Salute, based on the tune "When Johnny Comes
Marching Home," will serve as the introduction
for the program and will set the tone for the rest
of the show. Powerful fanfares, kaleidoscopic shifts
of mood and timbre, dazzling displays of flags,
rifles, and batons, and impressive drill work delight
and amaze audiences in this powerful opener. Expect
strong visual statements by the Color Guard and
Majorettes early on in the tour de force of music
and motion.
Following the musical fireworks of the opener, prepare
to be amazed as MCHS's most talented young musicians
bring you a new setting of the timeless and inspirational
hymn "Amazing Grace" as only the Marching
Indians can deliver. This song, which was first
published in its recognizable form in William Walker's
1835 shape-note tunebook, Southern Harmony, will
be brought to life with beautiful props and exquisite
choreography by the auxiliary line and the thrilling
arrangement will send chills up and down the spines
of audiences across the south.
The Andrew Sisters had a huge hit during World War
II with Don Raye and Hughie Price's "Boogie Woogie
Bugle Boy of Company B." Our celebration of
pride and patriotism will create some of the most
exciting half-time moments ever as the Marching
Indians swing and wail to this big band classic.
Hold on to your seats as we showcase the incredible
talents of the famous percussion section and experience
the raw power and excitement as the Marching Indians
drive this piece to its pulse-pounding conclusion.
Prepare to be amazed!
Mike Weaver, Director
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brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable,
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