This
year the Fort Recovery Marching Band presents music from the Broadway Musical
“Chicago”. Selections include “And All That Jazz”, “Cell Block
Tango”, “Roxie”, and “We Both Reached for the Gun.” The band this
year is comprised of fifty-eight members including drum major Amanda Muhlenkamp,
eleven colorguard members and seven percussionists.
Director:
Ryan Griffin
Colorguard
Director: Jackie Griffin
Music
Arranged by: John Wasson
Drill
Design: Tim Fairbanks
Last
year the band received numerous top awards throughout the season. At Ottawa-Glandorf,
they came in 4th place in Class C and earned several awards including
Best Auxiliary Class C, Best of Show Auxiliary, Best Field Commander Class C,
Best of Show Field Commander, 2nd Place in Music, and an Excellent
rating. At Columbus Grove, the band
earned First Place in Class C, Best Auxiliary Class C, Best Auxiliary Overall,
and an Excellent rating. Performing
in Findlay, they earned 2nd Place in Class C, Outstanding Auxiliary
Class C, Best Overall Auxiliary, Outstanding Field Commander Class C, Best
Overall Field Commander, and an Excellent rating.
At their second-to-last contest, New Bremen, the band was awarded 2nd
place Class C, Best Auxiliary Class C, 2nd place Music Class C, and
finally a Superior rating earning a position at State Finals!
At Swanton, the band’s last contest of the year, they took 2nd
place in Class C, Best Auxiliary Class C, Best Marching Class C, and another
Excellent rating. A few weeks later, the band performed at State and earned an
Excellent rating. Out of the past sixteen years the band has qualified for State
ten times, receiving a Superior rating seven times.
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