The Wyandotte marching band will play on the field at halftime of the Detroit Lions vs. Houston Texans game.
The news keeps getting more exciting for the Wyandotte Marching Chiefs. Earlier in the week, the Wyandotte Roosevelt marching band was invited to play the halftime show of the traditional Thanksgiving Day Detroit Lions game at Ford Field. On Friday, the Detroit Lions announced the national recording artist that the Wyandotte Marching Chiefs would be playing backup to -- Michigan's own Kid Rock. The halftime event will feature a live performance of Kid Rock’s new song, “Detroit, Michigan,” a feature track from his new album “Rebel Soul,” which will be released Nov. 19. The song pays homage to several of Detroit’s music greats, including Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Bob Seger and Eminem in addition to icons like Henry Ford and Rosa Parks. (…
The Wyandotte Roosevelt marching band will play on the field at halftime of the Detroit Lions vs. Houston Texans game, backing up a national recording artist and a special guest.
The Wyandotte Roosevelt marching band has been invited to play the halftime show of the traditional Thanksgiving Day Detroit Lions game at Ford Field. The Wyandotte Marching Chiefs will be playing on the field at halftime, backing up a national recording artist and another special guest, said Mark D’Angelo, who is Roosevelt’s instrumental music director. As of right now, Wyandotte is the only marching band invited, he said. D’Angelo said he is not allowed to release the name of the national recording artist, or the special guest. Last year the band Nickelback performed at the Ford Field show. Representatives from the California-based company producing the show contacted D’Angelo and asked the band to perform. D’Angelo said he did not …
The annual Sweet Week spirit week tradition began 59 years ago, band director says.
It’s Band Sweetheart spirit week at Roosevelt High School as the 250 students in the instrumental music program — with 120 in marching band — continue the 59-year Sweet Week tradition. Former Band Director Kenneth Hauer began Band Sweetheart 59 years ago. Each day during the week has a theme and students earn participation points for their section (clarinets, flutes, saxophones, high brass, low brass, percussion, strings, and color guard), said Mark D’Angelo, Roosevelt's director of instrumental music. “At the Band Sweetheart football game on Friday, Oct. 19, the section with the greatest percentage of participation will be honored, as well as the crowning of the 59th Band Sweetheart and King Cutie,” D’Angelo said. Last week, students …
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Brenda Acquaviva
3:42 pm on Thursday, November 22, 2012
That was my fear, as well..... but... instead, we got plenty of shots of the stars of the show and only a 3 second shot of the marching band. As a parent of a band member (our 3rd year now), I have to say that it was very disappointing that the only exposure they got was a fleeting glimpse................. more ›