
The Hamilton High School Marching Huskies
The Hamilton High School Marching Huskies are a group of highly motivated musicians who perform during pregame or halftime at Hamilton football games and at AIA-sanctioned competitions. Preparation for the season begins in January, when planning begins for band camp and ends in December when we win the Division 5A-I State Football Championship (if all is right with the world!). The bulk of the time invested begins during band camp (July 6th through July11th) and eases off after the State Marching Festival in early November. Students rehearse Tuesdays and Thursdays from
5:00-8:30pm. They also dedicate Friday afternoons and evenings to our high school football games and three to four Saturdays per season for competitive events.
Marching Band Show 2008
"A Day and Night in the City"
About the Show:
This year's music is from Center X Productions Marching Show Designers.
The original Center X Production show is entitled "Speed of Sound". After listening to the music I was convinced that this was a good music choice for Hamilton this year, but I felt that the original show design "Speed of Sound" was not a good fit for Hamilton. Listening to the music time and time again, I started to realize the connection between the Music and New York City. Having visited New York for the first time a couple of years ago, I remember being overwhelmed with the experience. This is where the plot and visual imagery started to develop. Through many meetings, the staff have focused the intent of the music to identify with the Big City, and now I cannot hear the music without its' great visual connection to New York. The staff is on a roll with ideas to make this coming year an outstanding experience for the students, parents, and the audience. Due to copyright laws, we are not allowed to show the slide show presentation (that was shown at the parent meeting) on this website, but if you would like to hear the original music, you can find it through the link below. Be sure to remember that you are listening to the original, and that we are making edits to different sections. Thank you for your interest in Hamilton Marching Band, and I hope you enjoy this year's production of "A Day and Night in the City” Chris Holley Assistant Band Director |
Speed of Sound:
http://centerxproductions.com/show_speedsound.asp
Original concept created by Jason Brown
Original music is composed by Alex Yoder
Percussion arrangment by Michael McIntosh