Trumbull High School Golden Eagle Marching Band “Fall Classic” Set for Saturday, October 2nd

Submitted by editor on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:21am.
Save the date!
 
Trumbull High School will host its annual Golden Eagle Marching Band “Fall Classic” on Saturday, October 2nd.  This year, 14 bands from the tri-state area will compete for top-honors in this Musical Arts Conference (MAC) event.  The 140-member strong Golden Eagle Marching Band looks forward to performing in exhibition at the end of the day. Their bold and captivating show is this year is entitled "Concerto", and features Keith Emerson, of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, 'Piano Concerto no. 1'and The Prayer Cycle Movement III Hope. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
 
THSGEMB is led by band director Peter Horton, a 37 year educator who was recently honored by the Trumbull Town Council for his achievements during his two decade tenure at Trumbull High School, and assistant directors are Thomas Whitmoyer and Carman T. Dragone.
 
For more than 25 years, the Trumbull Golden Eagle Marching Band has been known throughout the United States as one of the nation's finest marching bands.  They have had the privilige of performing for three of the last four United States Presidents, most recently at the 56th Inaugural Presidential Parade in Washington D.C.  In addition, the band has performed at the Hollywood Christmas Parade in Anaheim, CA and was featured with a live remote on ABC's Good Morning America Warm Coats & Warm Hearts Coat Collection where the band had collected thousands of coats for the needy.