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 The
2008 Youngstown State University “Marching Pride” is gearing up for another
exciting season supporting the Penguins. The 2007 Marching Pride was comprised
of two Drum Majors, 22 Auxiliary including color guard, dancers and a featured
twirler, 12 percussionists and 81 wind players and consisted of undergraduate
and graduate students who represented over 30 academic majors at YSU. The band
is directed by Dr. Chris Heidenreich, Assistant Professor of Music Education at
the Dana School of Music and Associate Director of Bands
cpheidenreich@ysu.edu; Holly Ceci, Color
Guard instructor; and, Stacey Walters-Emch, dance team and majorette advisor
emp7172@aol.com.
This year,
the band will be helping the team
“Fight the Bad Guys at Stambaugh
Stadium” by featuring music from
crime fighters and super heroes of
the past and today. Their first show
will feature the music the costumed
crime fighters including The
Incredibles, Wonder Woman, and
Themes from Batman. The
second show will highlight music of
crime fighters and include Hawaii
Five-O, Secret Agent Man, and
James Bond 007. During pre-game,
the band will feature both the
“Penguinette” Dance Team and the
Color Guard in selections including
Shake a Tail Feather, Soak Up the
Sun, School is Out and
Welcome to the Jungle.
Before
many home games, the band performers
a pre-game “Icebreaker” concert in
Beeghly gymnasium. In addition to
the music of the “Marching Pride,”
the guest band of the day will
perform school spirit songs and
highlights from upcoming shows.
As of July 2008, The “Icebreaker”
schedule for the fall will be as
follows:
• Saturday, Sept. 13 at 2:30
p.m. featuring the Central State
Marching Band in the Beeghly Center Gym
• Saturday, Sept. 20 at 4:30
p.m. featuring the South Range
Raider Marching Band
• Saturday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m.
featuring the Hubbard High School
Marching Band in the Beeghly Center
Gym
• Saturday, Oct. 18 at 2:30 p.m.
featuring the Liberty High School
Marching Band in the Beeghly Center
Gym.
Each year, the
Marching Pride performs at home
games to help cheer on the YSU
Penguin Football team. In addition,
the band has hosted and performed
for the Bands of America Regional
events held at Stambaugh Stadium
(2002-2007), as well as recent away
games at the University of
Pittsburgh (2005), Penn State
University (2006) and The Ohio State
University (2007). The marching band
is scheduled to join the Penguins in
Ohio Stadium on August 30 when the
team takes on the Buckeyes.
The
band has performed on broadcasts of
ESPN and CBS as it traveled to
football championships with the
1991, 1993, 1994, and 1997 NCAA FCS
National Championship Penguin
football teams; and, in 1999, when
the football Penguins were the FCS
National Runner-up team.The band has
also performed for the Cleveland
Browns (2006), and Buffalo Bills of
the National Football League.
The 2007 “Marching
Pride” had 66 members who were a
part of the Dana School of Music, 11
from the College of Education, nine
from the College of Arts and
Sciences, 13 from the College of
Health and Human Services, 21
STEM-
Science Technology Engineering and
Mathematics, six from the
College of Business, and five from
the College of Fine and Performing
Arts. One hundred and seven members
hailed from the state of Ohio, while
17 came from Pennsylvania, two from
New York and one member each from
West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more
information regarding the YSU
Marching Pride, visit the University
Band website at
www.ysubands.org,
or call Dr. Chris Heidenreich at
(330) 941-1833.
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