Members of the Pirate Regiment Marching Band practice parts from their new show Castle on a Cloud, including (l-r) Brandon Whitt, Thomas Winbush, Carly Brentlinger, Jared Rawlins, Taylor Fortson, Thomas Morton and Jessica Jones.
Tuning up for new season
Members of the Pike County Pirate Regiment Marching Band spent their last two weeks of summer break preparing for upcoming performances at exhibitions, Friday night football games and competitions.
There are 70 members of the Pirate Regiment marching band this year, 15 more than last year. The color guard doubled in size from six last year to 12 this year.
“This is a hard working group this year. You can tell how much they love it. They’re giving up some of the summer to do band and create performance art,” said director Chad Reynolds. “Band is alive and well in Pike County and growing each year. This group has a real sense of family and they take care of each other. They’re really tight knit and dedicated. They’ve had great attitudes and great attendance and I couldn’t ask for a better group.”
Band members practiced all last week from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. with just over an hour for lunch and dinner and hourly breaks for water. Reynolds said the weather was great for the entire week, though the humidity did kick up at the end.
This year’s program is Castle on a Cloud and will include the song of the same name, music from the movie Cloud Atlas, a slower section called Seal Lullaby and a concert band piece entitled “Novo Lenio” which is Latin for “new beginning.”
“The song ‘Castle on a Cloud’ talks about having a destination, a dream and a goal and working toward that and finally achieving it,” said Reynolds. “It’s a metaphor for what band members do. They have a goal of practicing and creating a great piece of performance art. At the end of the show the entire band will get on the white tarp and become the Castle on the Cloud. There will be a voice over at the end to share the message with the audience.”
The band will perform in a rondo format which means the music is organized sections of A, B, A, C, A, D, A with the A section always being Castle on a Cloud. The Pirate Regiment’s first performance will be at the Coweta County Band Exhibition set for Tuesday, Sept. 17. They will be judged and critiqued to help them prepare for the various competitions through the year.
They will perform during the Pirates’ first football game of the season against Upson-Lee Friday, Aug. 30. The Pirate Regiment’s first competitive performance will take place Saturday, Oct. 5 at Northgate High School. For more about the band, go to pikecountypirateregiment.weebly.com.
“This is a hard working group this year. You can tell how much they love it. They’re giving up some of the summer to do band and create performance art,” said director Chad Reynolds. “Band is alive and well in Pike County and growing each year. This group has a real sense of family and they take care of each other. They’re really tight knit and dedicated. They’ve had great attitudes and great attendance and I couldn’t ask for a better group.”
Band members practiced all last week from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. with just over an hour for lunch and dinner and hourly breaks for water. Reynolds said the weather was great for the entire week, though the humidity did kick up at the end.
This year’s program is Castle on a Cloud and will include the song of the same name, music from the movie Cloud Atlas, a slower section called Seal Lullaby and a concert band piece entitled “Novo Lenio” which is Latin for “new beginning.”
“The song ‘Castle on a Cloud’ talks about having a destination, a dream and a goal and working toward that and finally achieving it,” said Reynolds. “It’s a metaphor for what band members do. They have a goal of practicing and creating a great piece of performance art. At the end of the show the entire band will get on the white tarp and become the Castle on the Cloud. There will be a voice over at the end to share the message with the audience.”
The band will perform in a rondo format which means the music is organized sections of A, B, A, C, A, D, A with the A section always being Castle on a Cloud. The Pirate Regiment’s first performance will be at the Coweta County Band Exhibition set for Tuesday, Sept. 17. They will be judged and critiqued to help them prepare for the various competitions through the year.
They will perform during the Pirates’ first football game of the season against Upson-Lee Friday, Aug. 30. The Pirate Regiment’s first competitive performance will take place Saturday, Oct. 5 at Northgate High School. For more about the band, go to pikecountypirateregiment.weebly.com.
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