Marshall University’s Marching Thunder will play host to 11 high school bands for a mass halftime show at Marshall’s home football game against Gardner-Webb University Saturday, Sept. 7.
“This show will honor our veterans and military personnel, as well as pay tribute to the victims and families of the 9-11 tragedy,” said Steve Barnett, director of bands at Marshall.
The Marching Thunder will begin by performing the opening selection of their current halftime show. The high school bands will then march onto the field and join them in the “Armed Forces Medley” and several other selections. The show will conclude with the massed bands’ performance of “Sons of Marshall.”
The high school bands participating, along with the names of their directors, are as follows:
Fairland High School Band, Keith Carper
Oak Hill High School Band, Timothy M. Mullens
Summers County High School Band, James Messenger
East High School Band, Elizabeth Gowdy
Liberty High School Band, Thomas Day
Symmes Valley High School Band, Matt Jarvis
Fayetteville High School Band, Stephanie Sumner
Tug Valley High School Band, Deanna Holderby
Greenbrier East High School Band, Jim Allder
South Gallia High School Band, Cassandra Thompson-Chapman
Wayne High School Band, Brian Dunfee
The football game starts at 6:30 p.m. For further information on band day, contact Marshall’s School of Music and Theatre at 304-696-3117.
