Vernon Township High School Viking Marching Band

2022 Program

2022 Fall Season

Song of the Sirens

Song Of The Sirens tells the story of the legendary sea sirens, or mermaids, whose singing voices were the only thing that could match their physical beauty. Legend has it that the devious sirens used their beautiful voices and stunning looks to lure many travel-weary sailors to crash and perish within the rocky ocean waters.

“Act 1 – Daybreak” begins the show in the open ocean waters—all is still in the pre-dawn hour. The distant song of the sirens emerges from the waves, and then fades back once again into the distance.

“Act 2 – Dawn On The Tall Ship” introduces the large ship cutting through the rippling waves of the ocean at dawn. Wood creaking and other close nautical sound effects give the effect of being within a large, wooden ship.

“Act 3 – Daybreak” depicts the moment the sun’s rays shoot up from the rippling ocean waters, and the full ensemble maestoso represents the magnificent sunrise. The ship’s crew is up with the sun, beginning their daily work. Thematic material dovetails and moves rapidly throughout the ensemble toward a major arrival moment.

“Act 4 – Entering The Fog” signals the arrival of danger; the entire mood darkens and the pace of the action slows down as a mystical and dangerous fog rolls quickly in from nowhere. The siren’s song, now close up and engulfing the ship’s crew, returns with accompaniment. The moment reaches its climax as the crew is lulled to enchanted sleep by the siren’s song. Suddenly, the ship violently strikes the treacherous rocks hiding within the thick fog and beneath the foamy ocean waves.

“Act 5 – The Sirens Devour All Aboard” begins with percussion to represent the physical destruction of the majestic ship among the rocks. The sirens desecrate and consume the sleeping sailors before returning to their hidden places among the ocean rocks to await the next passing ship.

Musical Selections

Act 1 – Daybreak
Act 2 – Dawn On The Tall Ship
Act 3 – Daybreak
Act 4 – Entering The Fog
Act 5 – The Sirens Devour All Aboard

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Director(s)

Mr. Max Taylor (Marching Band Director), Mr. Casey Dziuba (Assistant Band Director), Mrs. Kristina Freifelder (Assistant Band Director), Mrs. Jody Young (Assistant Band Director), Mr. David Freifelder (Drumline/Battery Instructor), Ms. Katrina Franck (Color Guard Instructor), Miss Kristen McCormack (Pit/Front Ensemble Instructor), Mr. Timothy Nuzzetti (Pit/Front Ensemble Instructor)

Drum Major(s)

Leigh Rose Hart (Drum Major), Christopher Wynne (Drum Major)

Section Leaders

Bella Greiner (Piccolo Music), Caterina Dorsey (Flute Music), Noelle Hernandez (Clarinet Music/Drill), Ian Rover (Saxophone Music), Matthew Dinnocenzo (Trumpet Music), Leigh Rose Hart (Mellophones Music), Alex Keating (Baritone/Trombone Music), Luke Keating (Tuba Music), Morgan Freifelder (Drumline Music), Erin McDonough (Flute Drill), Noelle Hernandez (Clarinet Drill), Colin Geisen (Saxophone Drill), Jack Lanning (Trumpet Drill), Owen Young (Mellophone Drill), Madeline Felixbrod (Baritone/Trombone Drill), Christopher Wynne (Tuba Drill), Dylan Tomza (Drumline Drill), Alfredo Castro (Pit Coordinator)

Instructional Staff – Percussion

David Freifelder (Drumline Instructor)

Instructional Staff – Auxiliary

Katrina Franck (Color Guard Instructor)

2022 Events

West Milford High School	September 17, 2022
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan	September 24, 2022
Ramsey High School	October 1, 2022
The Ludwig Musser Classic	October 8, 2022
Lenape Valley Regional High School	October 15, 2022
Vernon Township High School	October 22, 2022
New Jersey State Championships (IIIA, IVA, VA, IO, IIO, IIIO, VO)	October 29, 2022
USBands A Class National Championships (Groups III, IV)	November 6, 2022