The USC Trojan Marching Band, nicknamed The Greatest Marching Band in the History of the Universe (TGMBITHOTU), represents the

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(USC) at various collegiate sports, broadcast, popular music recording, and national public appearance functions. The Trojan Marching Band is the only collegiate band to have two platinum records.Ashley Christensen
Not your average marching band
, ''Daily Trojan'', August 18, 2004.
, TMB SpiritNotes, Accessed May 11, 2009. The group has performed with numerous celebrities including

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, Doc Severinsen, George Clinton,

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, The Three Tenors, John Dolmayan,

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, Odesza, and The Offspring.The History of the Spirit of Troy
, USC Trojan Marching Band, USC.edu. In addition, the band has performed for five

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s, at the

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, and on the

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, and the season 7 finale of ''

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''.Lynne Heffley
In 'Tchaikovsky Spectacular,' L.A. Phil is with the band
latimes.com, August 27, 2007 A contingent of the band has performed at every USC football game, home and away, since 1987. It also makes an international trip at least every other year. The Trojan Shrine, the symbol of USC and popularly known as "Tommy Trojan", was originally supposed to be named "The Spirit of Troy".

History

The TMB's first recorded performance was in November 1918 when, at the end of

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, members of the TMB led a victory parade of America's returning servicemen in

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. " Fight On", the

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of the university was composed in 1922 and became a part of the TMB tradition. In 1923, the school's alma mater, "All Hail", was composed by a member of the TMB, Al Wesson. The TMB gave its first national radio concert on CBS on April 19, 1929. The band participated in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

held in Los Angeles, forming the Olympic Braid in the opening ceremonies in the

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(coincidentally USC's home stadium). After wearing various uniforms over the years, particularly those with a military style, the band began using basic, unadorned Trojan-style helmets and uniforms in 1950. Three years later, the TMB adopted "Conquest", a song composed by Alfred Newman for the film '' Captain from Castile'' as a victory march. The TMB made its first trip outside of California in 1954, traveling to

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to play a USC-

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game that the Trojans would win, 24–14. During the Grammy Awards of 1966, TMB trumpet alumnus

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won three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year. Arthur C. Bartner took over the program in 1970, and began shaping the band into its current form. Women were allowed to join the band in 1972. After several more uniform changes, the TMB began using more elaborate Trojan helmets with brushes, visors, and ear flaps in 1972. In 1973 the TMB began its tradition of sending the full band to games at USC-Notre Dame rivalry games at Notre Dame Stadium. In 1979, the TMB was invited by Fleetwood Mac to perform and record "

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", the title song for the album ''

''. The album went double-platinum and was adopted as a part of the TMB's traditional selections.Gold and Platinum Searchable Database
RIAA. Additionally, the band later played on another multi-platinum Fleetwood Mac album, '' The Dance'' (1997)."The Dance", Fleetwood Mac
RIAA Gold and Platinum Database. During the

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in Los Angeles, Bartner directed an 800-member All American College Marching Band, 125 of whom were members of the TMB. The year 1987 featured several significant moments for the band: the TMB trumpets performed the fanfare for

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in his visit to Los Angeles, the band performed during

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in Pasadena, and the band began its current streak of attending all USC home and away football games. In 1988, the TMB performed again at Super Bowl XXII in San Diego, and at the

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held in

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, during that nation's bicentennial The band took several more international trips in the 1990s, including to the

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after its fall,

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, the then- EuroDisneyLand in

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, the

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, and to France to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. The band also participated in Super Bowl XXIV in

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and the opening ceremony of the

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. In 1993, USC alumnus and then U.S. Representative Christopher Cox welcomed the band from the floor of the

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. In 2003, the TMB performed during the

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celebration in

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, a year later it also played at the

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as well as returning to Hong Kong for the Chinese New Year. The TMB participated in

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, while also performing in

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and

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. In 2006 the TMB went to

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and performed in

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and in front of the

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of Rome. In 2010, the band traveled to Shanghai, China, once again to play for United States National Day at the 2010 World Expo and in 2014 for the grand opening of the first Old Navy flagship store in China. In 2016 the band became the first American performing group invited to participate in Macau's Chinese new year parade. At the end of the 2016 season, the TMB appeared in the 103rd Rose Bowl. This marked the 34th time USC has played in the "Granddaddy of Them All". In 2014, the Spirit of Troy was declared the best marching band in college football by USA Today's "College Football Fan Index." The Spirit of Troy also appeared at

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to perform as part of the American Pavilion's

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celebration. This was the band's fifth appearance at a World Expo. In 2019, the Spirit of Troy elected its first female drum major. Bartner retired from the director role following the 2020 season following a tenure of more than 50 years. Jacob Vogel was named the director of the Trojan Marching Band on December 15, 2020. In November 2024, the university reorganized the Trojan Marching Band, USC Spirit Leaders, USC Song Leaders (formerly the Song Girls), the Tommy Trojan basketball mascot, and Traveler, USC's live mascot, under the single moniker of the Spirit of Troy. Prior to this, the Spirit of Troy had been used colloquially as the nickname for the band.

Ties to the entertainment industry

The Spirit of Troy has appeared in several movies and television shows, including: *'' Amazon Women on the Moon'', in the "Titan Man" segment *'' America's Funniest Home Videos'', for the $100,000 grand prize in Season 2 *'' America's Got Talent'' *'' The Croods'' *'' Doogie Howser, M.D.'', in the episode " Dances With Wanda" *'' Fame'' *''

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'', as the Alabama Band *''

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'' *''

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'', as the Rydell High School Band *'' Hello, Dolly!'' *''

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'' *'' The Last Boy Scout'' *'' The Gong Show Movie'' *'' The Leeza Gibbons Show'' *''

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'' * The Masked Singer Season 8, served as musical accompaniment for Hedgehog's performance in the season premiere. *''

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'' *'' The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' *'' Scrubs'', in the episode " My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby" *'' Sgt. Bilko'' *'' That's Entertainment II'' *'' The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'' *''

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'' *''

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'' *'' When Billie Beat Bobby'' *'' Win, Lose or Draw'', College Week 1988, starring NYU, SMU, UCLA, Georgia Tech, Northwestern & Washington * '' You Don't Know Jack'', one episode * '' The Late Late Show with James Corden'', one episode The band also appeared in the

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shows of 1976 and 2000 as well as at the 2004 Grammy Awards with

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. During the 2009 Grammy Awards, it accompanied

's performance of " 15 Step".Geoff Bucher
Grammy rehearsals with Radiohead: 'There's a surreality to it all'
latimes.com, February 7, 2009. The band appeared with

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and Hugh Jackman on the 81st Academy Awards in 2009.Adam Rose
Trojans cementing reputation as Hollywood's band
latimes.com, February 26, 2009, Accessed March 4, 2009. The Spirit of Troy was used for the opening broadcast of

ESPN ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...

's West Coast ''

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'' from Los Angeles.Diane Pucin
The big opening for West Coast SportsCenter
latimes.com, April 6, 2009, Accessed April 7, 2009. The television drama ''

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'' used a section of the Spirit of Troy to play an

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prank on its cast during taping.Adam Rose
Trojan Marching Band pulls April Fools' prank, Hollywood-style
latimes.com, April 8, 2009, Accessed April 8, 2009. In 2009, the band played on the show ''

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''.Linda Holmes
Another celebrity exits ‘Dancing With the Stars’
msnbc.com, September 29, 2009, Accessed September 29, 2009. The USC drum line performed with

Tommy Lee Thomas Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American musician who co-founded and plays drums for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. He also founded rap metal band Methods of Mayhem and has pursued solo musical projects. Early ...

at the 2009 Guitar Center Drum Off.GuitarCenterTV
USC Drum Line and Khalid opening Guitar Center's Drum-Off '09 Finals
YouTube.com, April 22, 2010, Accessed October 31, 2012. On April 17, 2010, the band performed " Welcome Home" with

Coheed and Cambria Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York, formed in 1995. It consists of Claudio Sanchez (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Travis Stever (guitars, vocals), Josh Eppard (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), and Za ...

at the Coachella Music Festival. In fall 2010, the band was used to film the promo video for the return of the television show '' Hawaii Five-0''.Michael Ausiello
First Look: The 'Hawaii Five-O' Music Video
ew.com, September 16, 2010, Accessed November 3, 2010. The band returned to Coachella in 2024, performing "Tokyo Calling" with the

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group Atarashii Gakko! The band has played at the Hollywood Bowl's "Tchaikovsky Spectacular" for over 20 years, helping supplement the

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during the ''

1812 Overture ''The Year 1812, Solemn Overture'', Op. 49, popularly known as the ''1812 Overture'', is a concert overture in E major written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The piece commemorates Russia's successful defense against the ...

'' finale.

People

Directors

*J. Paul Elliott (1914–?) *Harold Roberts (1926–1936) *Clarence Sawhill (1947–1952) *William A. Schaefer (1952–1958) *Gary Garner (1958–1963) *Ronald Broadwell (1963–1970) * Arthur C. Bartner (1970–2020) *Jacob Vogel (2021–present)

Notable members

* Erik Aadahl *

* Michael Ausiello * Charlie Bisharat * Harry Blackstone, Jr. * Ken Dye * Larry Harmon * Damon Intrabartolo * Jessy J * Richard M. Sherman * Ernie Smith * Tommy Walker *

Mark Watters Mark Watters (born May 25, 1955) is an American composer of music for film and television. Biography Watters is a six-time Emmy award-winning composer, conductor and arranger. He was born in Irving, Texas and majored in Saxophone at the Unive ...

References

Sources

2019 Press Pack
(via The Wayback Machine)

External links

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