Downingtown East High School Blue & Gold Marching Band
2023 Program
2023 Fall Season
- It's Just a Phase
It's Just a Phase explores the constant cycle of phases in life - your look, musical tastes, and of course the moon itself. At first viewing, the show appears as a “phases of the moon†concept with moon props & well-known moon songs. Next level explores how we all go through musical phases in life, with the music selections of the show constantly changing styles in juxtaposition. Finally, we explore the compositional concept of phasing, with chord progressions & melodic material phased across the ensemble at various moments throughout the show. The production ends with a return to the opening impact drill set symbolizing how the cycle of phase changes is never ending.
Musical Selections
Moon River by Henry Mancini, Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig von Beethoven, Bad Moon Rising by John Fogerty, Moondance by Van Morrison, Walking on the Moon by Sting, Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy, and Brain Damage/Eclipse from Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" by Roger Waters
- Director(s)
- Andrew German, Thad VanGilder
- Drum Major(s)
- Jayden Lisk, Nora Weldon
- Design Staff – Music
- Andrew German (Musical Arranger)
- Design Staff – Visual
- Evan Tropp (Drill Designer)
- Design Staff – Percussion
- Dan Richardson (Battery Arranger), Sal Azzara (Front Ensemble Arranger & Caption Head)
- Design Staff – Auxiliary
- Daniel Bostic (Color Guard Caption Head)
- Instructional Staff – Music
- Isaac Sattazhan, Matthew Raudebaugh, Nathan Micco
- Instructional Staff – Visual
- Tyler Propfe (Visual Caption Head), Glenn Seibel
- Instructional Staff – Percussion
- Thomas Rowe (Battery Caption Head), Soren Basol, Stormi Miller, Kelly Lawrie
- Instructional Staff – Auxiliary
- Kim Bonfiglio, Sidney Godfrey, Isabel Marshall, Aaron Palmer
