By: Alannah Sarclette
The 20 band members and six color guard members that make up the Carlyle High
School Marching Indians have showcased their field show during halftime at football games and
at two band competitions so far this season.
The title for this year's field show is The Redbrick Road, which is a twist on the Wizard
of Oz. The drum major for this year is senior Mary Ann Brown.
Music in the show includes “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Judy Garland, “Goodbye
Yellowbrick Road” by Elton John, and "No One Mourns the Wicked” from the Broadway
musical “Wicked”.
The color guard also performs during the field show. Their choreography is based on the
climax of the songs.
“It takes a lot of listening to the music and looking for the big moments. It’s like creating
your own synesthesia,” band director Madison Sanker said, “It’s seeing the music not just
hearing it.”
The field show also includes solos from a few band members. Junior Maggie Bass
performs a solo on the clarinet during “Goodbye Yellowbrick Road”, and sophomore Rachel
McDuffey performs a solo on the alto saxophone during “No One Mourns the Wicked”, junior
Olivia Abraham performs a solo on the synthesizer during “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”.
“The choice of music and theme for this year is my favorite thing about the field show. I
like the familiarity of the songs which makes it fun,” Olivia Abraham said.