NHS field band hosts home show Saturday
NORWICH – As the end of the season nears, Norwich Purple Tornado field band members are gearing up for their home show this Saturday.
Scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., the 34th Fall Festival of Bands – one of the oldest shows in the conference – will take center stage under the lights of Ulrich Field and offer a night full of music and entertainment.
Roughly 60 Norwich field band students will strut their stuff along with five other bands from across the state on the high school’s new artificially-surfaced field.
Vestal, Union Endicott, Johnstown, West Moreland and Johnson City will compete for the large-school division win, while Norwich will be the only school in its division.
Norwich Brass Instructor Paul Cullen says he came into the season not knowing much about the band’s previous years and said at first it was a challenge. However, he says he’s adapted and the band has hit their stride.
Cullen says he is proud of this year’s accomplishments but the end of the road is not here yet.
The band has performed a total of four shows during this year’s conference season and seen mixed results, but as a whole, both the instructors and students agree the strong effort they put in for each performance have been proven.
Norwich Marching Instructor Jeff Magacs says he believes the band is on its way to reaching their goals for the year.
“This band is such a great bunch to work with and we are close to achieving the high level of excellence that we are used to with our time left in the season,” he said.
Band Director Gretchen Shyne says she is anxious to see Saturday’s performance and is excited to be performing for the hometown crowd. “We hope to see lots of people in the stands Saturday evening, and hope that everyone enjoys the show,” said Shyne. “We have also got our fingers crossed for good weather.”
“The band is doing great this year and I really appreciate the amount of hard work and dedication that they have shown this year,” said Shyne.
The field band is headed to the final show of the year next weekend at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. In preparation for their performance, a free concert will be provided for the public at 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26 at the YMCA.
Scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., the 34th Fall Festival of Bands – one of the oldest shows in the conference – will take center stage under the lights of Ulrich Field and offer a night full of music and entertainment.
Roughly 60 Norwich field band students will strut their stuff along with five other bands from across the state on the high school’s new artificially-surfaced field.
Vestal, Union Endicott, Johnstown, West Moreland and Johnson City will compete for the large-school division win, while Norwich will be the only school in its division.
Norwich Brass Instructor Paul Cullen says he came into the season not knowing much about the band’s previous years and said at first it was a challenge. However, he says he’s adapted and the band has hit their stride.
Cullen says he is proud of this year’s accomplishments but the end of the road is not here yet.
The band has performed a total of four shows during this year’s conference season and seen mixed results, but as a whole, both the instructors and students agree the strong effort they put in for each performance have been proven.
Norwich Marching Instructor Jeff Magacs says he believes the band is on its way to reaching their goals for the year.
“This band is such a great bunch to work with and we are close to achieving the high level of excellence that we are used to with our time left in the season,” he said.
Band Director Gretchen Shyne says she is anxious to see Saturday’s performance and is excited to be performing for the hometown crowd. “We hope to see lots of people in the stands Saturday evening, and hope that everyone enjoys the show,” said Shyne. “We have also got our fingers crossed for good weather.”
“The band is doing great this year and I really appreciate the amount of hard work and dedication that they have shown this year,” said Shyne.
The field band is headed to the final show of the year next weekend at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. In preparation for their performance, a free concert will be provided for the public at 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26 at the YMCA.
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