Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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lUP MARCHING BAND . . . The 1985 lUP Marching Band, under the direction of Charles E. Casavant, is a source of entertainment and pride for the university. Dr. Casavant joined the lUP staff in 1976 and changed the face of the lUP Marching Band to one with a very diversified array of musical selections and a variety of shov s. They never perform the same show for the same audience. Their shows are made up of a different combination of over 12 musical selections. These include Somewhere Over the Rainbow which has a trumpet solo by Tom Deckavac and We Are the World with three solos: Jenny Good and Jenny Pepple, both on French horn; and George Wozniak on trumpet. Other songs include Amazing Grace, Chicago ' s You ' re the Inspira- tion, Tchiakovsky ' s Sleeping Beauty, God Save the Queen, and Kafka by the Manhatten Transfer. Each half-time show consists, on the av- erage, of three songs with the finale from Saint-Saens Organ Symphony as the opener. Before football games they perform a 30-minute show that is called their Big Show. During this they play about nine songs. This show included Toccata by Emerson, Lake and Palmer with a drum solo written by two band members. Bob McConnel and Tom Ray. Other percus- sion composers are Terry Bieler and Paul Rennick. The band also performed at festivals during many weekends of the football sea- son. These festivals have taken the band to Maryland and New Jersey. They have also done festivals in Pennsylvania such as those in Bradford, Baldwin and Mt. Lebanon. Putting together all these shows and getting the 200-member band together for performances takes a lot of work. There are a number of people who help Dr. Casavant get the band ready for their many performances. These include Dan Ebeling, executive drum major, and two assistant drum majors, Brad Genevro and Jeff Steiner. Two graduate assistants also help get the band together, Gary Ziek and Bob Carmella. Ziek also arranges songs for the shows along with Chris McDonald and Roy Mitchell. There is also a commanding officer, Tim Stienhauer, who is essentially the manag- er and makes sure everyone does their job. Assistant officers are Louise Marino and Jeff Steiner. Other instructors and section leaders for each division of the band also contrib- ute to the organization of getting the band ready for their numerous performances. -Maryann Kolenchak 22 Activities

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A SOURCE OF ENTERTAINMENT AND PRIDE TO THE UNIVERSITY. i z. ■ v This Page: Top Leil: The lUP drum line. Top Right: Three of the lUP trumpet players per- form their part m the half-time show. Middle: The lUP band marches in the Homecoming Parade. Bottom Lett: lUP trumpet player lames Clements stands at attention. Bottom Right: Assistant Drum Maior, lelf Sterner. Other Page: Top Left: Woodwind players give it their all Top Right: A relaxing moment off the field. Middle: An lUP drummer enioys a well deserved break. Bottom: May 1 have this dance? Activities 23