For the next few posts, the drum majors of the Seminole High school Warhawk band, Sarah Michaels and Matt Durst will be keeping me posted on what they are doing everyday when they are out in California. This is Day FOUR. Enjoy what they have to say!!! By the Way, I will be trying to get pictures up as quickly as I can so everyone can see what the band is experiencing when they are out in Cali. I have a designated photographer that is helping me at the moment and I thank her for her help. Hopefully we will have video to show you as well from today performance.
ALL THE BEST
B.K.R.
ALL THE BEST
B.K.R.
From left to right, Drum Major Sarah Michaels and Matt Durst holding the Official Bass Drum Head that will be played during the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Cali.
Itinerary
Today was a day of both memories and for some members of alumni, it was a little bit of déjà vu. The band was promptly woken at 5:30 AM to enjoy breakfast before then departing to Pasadena City College to prepare for performance that would forever change the lives of the students in the band this year. At 10:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, the Seminole High School Warhawk Marching band went before a packed audience performing their 2012 field show "On Edge" and the many pieces that they will be playing in the 2013 Pasadena tournament of roses Parade on January 1. These pieces include Disney's "Fantasmic", "Its a Small World" and “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”. They received a loud and thunderous applause as they both played their field show with movements and choreography and marched around the track. Upon finishing they all had one of the best things that California has to offer that is not even in Florida; Im talking about In and Out Burger. After eating a delicious and AMAZING burger they went to the Rose Bowl Stadium, where they would get their official photo taken for the 2013 parade as one of the 24 bands that will be participating. They soon left to go see the floats and saw how they are made using all natural earth products to bring some the many colors to life on the new floats. After the touring, they soon went dinner at Universal City walk the before departing back the hotel for the night. For tomorrow would be the final day of fun before the biggest day on national television that they will experience: The 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade. They will celebrate New Year's tomorrow at 9 PM, when it will be midnight on the East Coast here in FL. They will be celebrating New Year's at the same time in with us here. Have a good night guys!!!!!
Photos from BandFest
Video From BANDFEST
From Sarah and Matt
SARAH MICHAELS:
So yesterday we got up at 5:30 to get ready for Bandfest. Half dress of course. We got on the bus by 6:45 to head out to Pasadena City College. It was so cold, we were running into the sun for warmth. We went to our warm up sight and along the way passed the BOA Honor Band. They were massive.
At our warm up sight people were lined up to go into the stadium. At first or was a small crowd then it quickly grew. They were all watching us practice. It was very exciting. Once warm up was over we went to line up to prepare to take the field. We waited a good amount of time until we could start heading out onto the field because Pasadena City College Band opened up Bandfest for the day. After then was the BOA Honor Band and then we were on. The crowd was much larger than I expected it to be. They were cheering us on as the announcer gave out facts about the band. They mentioned fundraisers we have done, as well as special things some members of the band participate in or awards or special recognitions they have gotten. It was really exciting and interesting to see what all we have accomplished. Matt started the show and the crowd went wild as the show got more exciting. The show ended with the crowd still cheering. The performance was probably my favorite because it was stress free and fun.
After we did out parade around the track we went and got into half dress to go eat some In-n-Out Burger for lunch. It was so good. Then we got changed into regular clothes to go to City Walk. We shipped around a bit then went to eat at Buca Di Peppo's. That was some good Italian food. We ended the day early to get some sleep and we were back at the hotel by 8. We had to unload the busses and went to our rooms. It was a pretty relaxed day.
Dec. 31 2:51 pm EST
MATT DURST:
Very short turn around time from last night to this morning we woke up at 5:30am and loaded the buses around 7 and are enroute to bandfest to perform our field show and our parade routine. afterwards we are taking a picture outside of the rosebowl and getting a chance to view the assembly of the floats!
Dec. 30 10:11 AM EST
very solid performance today from warhawk band at band fest. the crowd loved us! after a few in and out burgers we are loaded up on the bus. it is starting to rain here but we are on our way to the rose bowl to get our picture done and to view the floats
Dec. 30 3:04 PM EST
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