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The University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band
"The Spirit of Troy"
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School University of Southern California
Location Los Angeles, California
Conference Pacific Ten Conference
Founded 1880
Director Dr. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. Events Richard Strauss' first major work a symphony in D minor is premiered Arthur C. Bartner
Members 260
Uniform Cardinal Jacket and White Breastplate with Trojan Logo; Cardinal Bibs with White and Yellow Trim; Trojan-style Helmet with Cardinal plume; Gold Cape with Cardinal Border; Black Shoes with White Spats; White Gloves; Dark Sunglasses
The Spirit of Troy drum line at Navy Pier in Chicago, October 14, 2005
The Spirit of Troy drum line at Navy Pier in Chicago, October 14, 2005
The Spirit of Troy giving a traditional post-game concert, this time celebrating the defeat of the University of Arkansas in Razorback Stadium (2006)
The Spirit of Troy giving a traditional post-game concert, this time celebrating the defeat of the University of Arkansas in Razorback Stadium (2006)
The Spirit of Troy take the field at Stanford Stadium (2006)
The Spirit of Troy take the field at Stanford Stadium (2006)

The Spirit of Troy, also known as the University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band (TMB), self-described as "The Greatest Marching Band in the History of the Universe," is the marching band of the University of Southern California, representing USC at various collegiate sports, broadcast, popular music recording, and national public appearance functions. Navy Pier is a long Pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university Donald W Reynolds Razorback Stadium is the home of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team of the University of Arkansas, which is located in Fayetteville Stanford Stadium (capacity 50000 as of 2006 is a Stadium on the Stanford University campus A marching band is in the broadest terms a group of performers that consist of instrumental Musicians and sometimes dance teams / color guard who generally perform The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly A contingent of the band has performed at every USC football game, home and away, since 1987. The USC Trojans football program established in 1888, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division This streak of 259 consecutive games (through 2007 season) is unrivaled by any other college or university band. Additionally, the Spirit of Troy has traveled every other year since 1973 to South Bend, Indiana to support the team in its annual rivalry against Notre Dame. South Bend is a city on the St Joseph river and a twin city of Mishawaka Indiana. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in The band gives a concert after every football game. It also makes an international trip at least every other year. In addition, the Spirit of Troy has performed with numerous celebrities including John Williams, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Doc Severinsen, George Clinton, Fleetwood Mac, The Three Tenors and The Offspring. John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American pop and Jazz Trumpeter. Fleetwood Mac are a British / American The Three Tenors is a name given to a consort of singers who held concerts under this banner during the 1990s and early 2000s Spaniards Plácido Domingo The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American [1] The TMB prides itself in being the entertainment industry preference whenever a script or producer requires a college marching band to appear in film, recording, or television broacast.

The Trojan Shrine, the symbol of USC and popularly known as "Tommy Trojan", was originally supposed to be named "The Spirit of Troy". The Trojan Shrine, more commonly known as Tommy Trojan, is one of the most recognizable figures of school pride at the University of Southern California. [1]

The band has performed for seven U.S. presidents, at the Summer Olympics and on the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards and the season 7 finale of American Idol. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition [2][1]

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Ties to the movie industry

The band has appeared in several movies and television shows, including:

The band also appeared in the Academy Award shows of 1976 and 2000 as well as at the 2004 Grammy Awards with OutKast. Fame is an American Television series that ran from 1982 to 1987 Forrest Gump is a 1994 Comedy film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and the name of the title character Grease 2 is the 1982 Sequel to the 1978 smash hit Grease. The movie was strongly criticized by many as derivative Hello Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder 's 1938 The Last Boy Scout is a 1991 Action film starring Bruce Willis as a former Secret Service agent now working as a private detective The Little Rascals is a 1994 Comedy film produced by Amblin Entertainment, and released by Universal Pictures on August The Naked Gun series is a series of three comedy films from 1988 to 1994 written and produced by the Comedy filmmaking trio Zucker Abrahams and Zucker Scrubs is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning American Comedy-drama that premiered on October 2 2001 on NBC. " My Best Friend's Baby's Baby And My Baby's Baby " is the 119th episode of the American Situation comedy Scrubs. Sgt Bilko is a 1996 Comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Andy Breckman. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The 46th Grammy Awards were held on the February 8, 2004. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award -winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point Georgia, a city [2]

The band has played at the Hollywood Bowl's "Tchaikovsky Spectacular" for over 20 years, helping supplement the Los Angeles Philharmonic during an 1812 Overture finale. The Hollywood Bowl is a famous modern Amphitheatre in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles California, USA, that is used primarily for music Performances The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil LAP or LAPO is an American Orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote the Festival Overture "The Year 1812" in E major, Op [2]

Notable former members

History

The TMB was founded in 1880, the same year as USC. Herbert "Herb" Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American Musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert Harry Blackstone Jr ( June 30 1934 – May 14 1997) was an American stage magician, author and Television Lawrence Weiss ( January 2 1925 &ndash July 3 2008) better known by the Stage names Larry Harmon and Bozo The Brian Setzer Orchestra (sometimes going by the acronym BSO is a swing and Jump blues band formed in 1990 by Stray Cats frontman Thomas Luttgen Walker ( November 8 1922 - October 20 1986) was an American producer of live entertainment events who was director of In November 1918, at the end of World War I, members of the TMB led a victory parade of America's returning servicemen in New York City. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The City of New York "Fight On", the fight song of the University was composed in 1922 and became a part of the TMB tradition. For the fight song of the Pennsylvania State University see " Fight On State " A fight song is primarily an American and Canadian sports term referring to a Song associated with a team In 1923, the school's alma mater, "All Hail", was composed by a member of the TMB, Al Wesson. The TMB gave its first national radio concert on CBS on April 19, 1929. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The band participated in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, forming the Olympic Braid in the opening ceremonies in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (coincidentally USC's home stadium). The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition [1]

After wearing various uniforms over the years, particularly those with a military-style, the band began using basic, unadorned Trojan-style helmets and uniforms in 1950. Three years later, the TMB adopted "Conquest", a song composed by Alfred Newman for the film Captain from Castile as a victory march. Alfred Newman ( March 17, 1900 &ndash February 17, 1970) was a major American Composer of music for Films Captain from Castile is a swashbuckling action adventure film released by 20th Century Fox in 1947. The TMB made its first trip outside of California in 1954, traveling to Portland, Oregon to play a USC-Oregon game that the Trojans would win, 24–14. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. During the Grammy Awards of 1966, TMB trumpet alumnus Herb Alpert won three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year. The 8th Grammy Awards were held March 15, 1966. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1965. Herbert "Herb" Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American Musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert Dr. Art Bartner took over the program in 1970, and began shaping the band into its current form. Women were allowed to join the band in 1972. [1]

After several more uniform changes, the TMB began using more elaborate Trojan helmets with brushes, visors, and ear flaps in 1972. In 1973 the TMB began its tradition of sending the full band to games at USC-Notre Dame rivalry games at Notre Dame Stadium. History See also Notre Dame-USC rivalry The trophy was originally presented in 1952 by the Notre Dame Alumni Club of Los Angeles stating that "this shillelagh Notre Dame Stadium is the home football Stadium for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team [1]

In 1979, the TMB was invited by Fleetwood Mac to perform and record "Tusk", the title song for the album Tusk. " Tusk " is a song by Fleetwood Mac from the 1979 double LP of the same name. A tusk is an extremely long Incisor Tooth of certain Mammals that protrudes when the Mouth is closed The album went double-platinum and was adopted as a part of the TMB's traditional selections. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and [3][1]

During the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Dr. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Bartner directed a 800-member All American College Marching Band, 125 of which were members of the TMB. 1987 featured several significant moments for the band: The TMB trumpets performed the fanfare for Pope John Paul II in his visit to Los Angeles, the band performed during Super Bowl XXI in Pasadena, and the band began its current streak of attending all USC home and way football games. Pope Super Bowl XXI was an American football game played on January 25, 1987 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to In 1988, the TMB performed again at Super Bowl XXII in San Diego, at the Expo '88 World's Fair held in Brisbane, Australia during that nation's bicentenary. Super Bowl XXII was an American football game played on January 31, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego California to decide Expo '88, officially known as 'World Expo 88' was a World's Fair held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia during a six month period between Expo (short for "exposition" and also known as World Fair and World's Fair) is the name given to various large public exhibitions held since the Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. [1]

The band took several more international trips in the 1990s, including to the Berlin Wall after its fall, Amsterdam, Brussels, Innsbruck, Japan, the then-EuroDisneyLand in France, the Seville Expo '92, and to France to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Disneyland Park ( Parc Disneyland in French) is a Theme park which is a part of Disneyland Resort Paris. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Universal Exposition of Seville (Expo '92 took place from April 20 to October 12 1992 on La Isla de La Cartuja (Cartuja The band also participated in Super Bowl XXIV in New Orleans, the opening ceremony of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Super Bowl XXIV was an American football game played on January 28 1990 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to decide the National New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 In 1993, USC alumnus and then U.S. Representative Christopher Cox welcomed the band from the floor of the Congress. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, 1952, in St Paul Minnesota, USA has served as Chairman of the U The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses [1]

In 2003, the TMB performed during the Chinese New Year celebration in Hong Kong, a year later they also played at the Great Wall of China, Xi'an, Shanghai as well as returning to Hong Kong for the Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is the most important of the Traditional Chinese holidays. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Great Wall of China ( or ( is a series of stone and earthen Fortifications in China, built rebuilt and maintained between the 6th century BC and the 16th UserEl_C --> Xi'an ( Postal map spelling: Sian is the Capital of the Shaanxi province in the Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million The TMB participated in Expo 2005 in Nagoya, Japan, while also performing in Tokyo and Kyoto. Expo 2005 was the World's Fair held in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. In 2006 the TMB went to Italy and performed in Venice, Florence and in front of the Colosseum of Rome. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre ( Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio [1]

At the end of the 2007 season, the TMB appeared in the 93rd Rose Bowl. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose This marks the 31st time USC has played in the "Granddaddy of Them All".

Gameday routine

The Spirit of Troy's Tunnel Run
The Spirit of Troy's Tunnel Run

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i The History of the Spirit of Troy, USC Trojan Marching Band, USC. edu.
  2. ^ a b c Lynne Heffley, In 'Tchaikovsky Spectacular,' L.A. Phil is with the band, latimes. com, August 27, 2007
  3. ^ Gold and Platinum Searchable Database, RIAA.

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