Syracuse University Marching Band Members Perform with CBDNA Intercollegiate Marching Band

Syracuse University Marching Band Members of Intercollegiate Marching Band
Top row, left to right: Jamed Kamara, Matthew Quezada, Ryan O’Connor, Caroline Bookstaver, Brandon Bauer. Bottom row, left to right: Micayla MacDougall, Bella Earle, Amanda Zall, Sean Partee, Trina Catterson.

Ten members of the Syracuse University Marching Band (SUMB) will be performing in the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Intercollegiate Marching Band (IMB). They will join nearly 1,500 nominated performers from 200 bands in 45 states and Puerto Rico, all working together to produce a virtual college marching band show.

This unique project will combine college marching bands from different confer­ences, regions and styles in a single performance. The IMB will perform “End of Time” by Beyonce in a video that will premiere online on the IMB YouTube channel and at the stadium during halftime of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game tonight, Jan. 11.

The following SUMB members will perform:

  • Brandon Bauer ’21 (College of Arts and Sciences, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and School of Education), tenor saxophone
  • Caroline Bookstaver ’21 (College of Arts and Sciences, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and School of Education), color guard
  • Trina Catterson ’23 (SUNY Oswego), Orange Girl
  • Bella Earle ’21 (College of Arts and Sciences), clarinet
  • Jamed Kamara ’21 (College of Engineering and Computer Science), tuba
  • Micayla MacDougall ’21 (College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Setnor School of Music and School of Education), drum major
  • Ryan O’Connor ’21 (Martin J. Whitman School of Management), snare drum
  • Sean Partee ’21, (College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Setnor School of Music and School of Education), baritone saxophone
  • Matthew Quezada ’21 (College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Setnor School of Music and School of Education), drum major
  • Amanda Zall ’21 (College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Setnor School of Music and School of Education), drum major

The IMB performance will showcase all of the unique aspects of a college halftime show including musicians, drum majors, color guard members, dancers and majorettes. Bands will use Our Virtual Ensemble powered by GPG Music to practice music and routines as well as to submit individual videos. Editors at GPG Music will produce the final video.

The CBDNA is a grassroots organization that serves a wide variety of constituents from the conservatory wind ensemble to the athletic band to the small college band and everything in between. Visit www.cbdna.org for more information.