"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"  /  "No One Mourns The Wicked" 

  "Dancing Through Life" / "Defying Gravity"

"For Good" / "No Good Deed" / "No One Mourns The Wicked (Reprise)"

Marching Band Camp will begin on August 20, 2007

Schedules, Music and Season Details can be picked up in the band room

Monday - Friday during the summer!

(Call to be sure someone in the music department is in before you stop by)

“I look forward to meeting all of you and having a WICKED good first season with the ensemble!”

David M. Marshall, Marching Band Director

Preview the music below...

WICKED - Part 1

WICKED - Part 2

WICKED - Part 3

                The 2007-2008 Somerset High School “Blue Raider” Marching Band is led by Drum Majors Megan Goddu and Meghan Dostou as well as Color Guard Captain Sara Goddu, Dance Squad Captain Cassidy Cousineau and Marching Band President Justin Lecle.  A community sponsored organization; the Blue Raiders have proudly marched down the Main Street of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center and was the first high school marching band to march at MGM Studios.

            In addition to the band’s woodwind and brass sections, the band includes battery and pit percussion sections as well as the color guard, including dancers, majorettes and flags. After tryouts in the spring, the band practices throughout the summer on a weekly basis in preparation for the Fall Season. All members are helped financially by the Music Department and the Somerset Friends of Music to attend additional summer camps to further develop their skills in the marching arts.

            Musicians are auditioned for placement after participation in the town’s very active music program that begins in kindergarten and continues through grade 12. Instrumental lessons are provided in the schools for one to two years with recommendations for further private study. Most band members study privately.

            Many of Somerset’s music groups perform for local civic organizations and at other schools. Somerset has hosted six Southeast District Festivals involving hundreds of students. Many guest artists have performed in Somerset including: Maynard Ferguson, Greg Abate, David Martins, Walter Chestnut, Fred Budda, James Christiansen and The Stan Kenton Band.

            The Coordinator of Fine and Performing Arts for the Somerset Public School System is Lori Anderson. Somerset High School’s Director of Bands, David M. Marshall is assisted by Visual Designer and Coordinator Lennie Machado, Color Guard Director Michelle Courchaine, Drill Instructor Nancy Listenfelt, Percussion Caption Head Tim Sepe, Color Guard Instructor Kaitlin Donais, Percussion Instructor Matthew Brown and Percussion Arranger Neil Sylvia.

            This year’s field show features selections from the hit Broadway Musical “Wicked” including the songs “No One Mourns the Wicked”, “Dancing Through Life”, “Defying Gravity” and “For Good”. This season, in addition to football game halftime performances and today’s Grand Day festivities, the band also performed their field show at the Everett High School NESBA Marching Band Show on October 13 and will perform at the East Bridgewater High School NESBA Marching Band Show on October 27, the Barnstable High School Marching Band Invitational on November 3 and for the Quincy, Fall River and Taunton Christmas Parades.

2007 - 2008 Marching Band Staff

2007 - 2008 Student Leaders

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