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ATHLETIC/PEP BANDS
Marching Band
The Marching Band at St. Charles
East
High School
is made up of all students in the Concert Bands, Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensemble. The group performs at all home football games, the annual marching band concert, community parades and every two years at Disney World. With a membership of close to 270, the Marching Saints are one of the largest bands in Illinois
.
The Marching Band is proud to feature our state champion Color Guard and drill teams as part of each halftime show, which is centered around a “theme”. Recent shows have included “A Heavy Metal Salute”, “The Women of Rock”, “The Seventies” and “Sweet Soul Music”. The focus of the band is on learning two or three different half-time shows, of about 20 songs, as well as entertaining the crowd.
Our shows for the 2009 fall season:
The Music of the 60's
Magic Carpet Ride, made famous by Steppenwolf
Rescue Me, made famous by Fontella Bass
I Got You (I Feel Good), made famous by the Godfather of Soul, James Brown
The Music of the 70's
I Just Want to Celebrate, made famous by Rare Earth
Old Time Rock and Roll, made famous by Bob Seger
Disco Inferno, made famous by the Trammps
The Music of the 80's
Call Me, made famous by Blondie
I Love Rock and Roll, made famous by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
I Want Candy, made famous by Bow Wow Wow
Our annual marching band concert, featuring these great tunes and other stadium favorites will be Thursday, October 1st at 8:00 PM in the main gymnasium at East High School.
Special heartfelt thanks go out to Tom Wallace, the world’s greatest marching band arranger for providing us with quality music that is entertaining and educationally sound.
Pep Band
Pep bands perform at selected boys and girls basketball games, as assigned by our athletic director. The Marching Band is split in half for Pep Band; the bands are well known for the spirit they add to the games. The bands are given different names each year, with recent bands being named after “The Great Iron Chefs” , “Barbeque Masters of America” and “Great Cities of Barbecue”. Click on the link above to the right for the 2009-2010 school year Pep Band assignments, dates and times.
