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Robert Todd's Chiefs Page
FSU Marching Chiefs
Big 8! Ready two... go two... horns... hands... tilt... up...
And now... the University School of Music is proud to present the
world-renowned Florida State University...... Marchiiiiinnnnnnngggggg CHIEFS!
CHECK OUT THE PICTURE GALLERY!!!
This page was devised one morning at about 2:00 after a long night of reckless abandon on Bus #6 in our caravan of 10. I was sitting, mildly hungover, staring out the window into the dark night on the way back from an incredible game with
Notre Dame in Orlando, FL (final score FSU 24, ND 17... revenge is sweet) when I
realized that I had the very unique opportunity (as I was setting up home pages
for the College of Engineering) to create a home page for one of the most
respected organizations on FSU's campus. Thus the idea was born.
Here is some general information on the Chiefs (audition, etc.)
The Florida State University Marching Chiefs is made up of approximately 450 (official count for 1994 was 427 but varies from year to year) young men and women representing virtually every major available at Florida State University.
The Marching Chiefs, in addition to their halftime and pregame performances, regularly travel to away football games (including Bowl games), participate in the Homecoming parade, and are an integral part in the School of Music's remarkable Prism concert in early December. The Chief's arrangements are largely composed by our personal arranger Dr. Charles Carter, whom recently celebrated his 40th year as the backbone to both the Chiefs' music and their unforgettable sound. The Marching Chiefs are the only marching band ever to be featured in Sports Illustrated in addition to having traveled overseas to play, therefore earning the title of "world-renowned". The Chiefs have consistently raised the standards for both band performance and musicality and uphold a proud and reputable tradition for excellence.
The shows for the 1994 football season were (I hate only having 5 home games):
- Show #1: Hot Show featuring Hot, Hot, Hot, Summer of 69, Boys of Summer, Heat Wave, The Heat is On, and You Are The Sunshine of My Life.
- Show #2: John Williams Show featuring Midway March, Theme from Star Wars, Theme from Jurassic Park, Parade of the Slave Children (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), and Overture to the Cowboys (from John Wayne's The Cowboys).
- Show #3: The Gospel Show (Homecoming) featuring Seminole (traditional Homecoming Court song), Gospel John, Joy To The World, and I Will Sing Praise featuring the FSU Gospel Choir.
- Show #4: The Disco Show featuring Copacabana, Saturday Night Fever Medley, That's the Way (Uh-huh, Uh-huh) I Like It, Celebrate, and Village People Medley.
- Show #5: The Jazz Show featuring Ya Gotta Try, Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor, and Sing, Sing, Sing.
- Sugar Bowl on January 2, 1995: Modified version of Show #5.
Click (oh God here comes on of those web euphemisms) here for links to other College Marching Bands.
Please comment on these pages by clicking on the following address todd@hcs.eng.fsu.edu.
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Last updated on March 13, 1995.
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