Word: bandness
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...band alumni gathered in Lowell Lecture Hall on Friday afternoon for rehearsal, the time warp officially got underway...
...band was back together...
...scene shifted to Sanders Theater later that evening, as the band was performing at its 85th Reunion Concert. The group, now nearly 200 strong, would take the stage at the end of the performance, as The Harvard Jazz Band and The Harvard Wind Ensemble—which included the much anticipated playing of the world’s biggest tuba and an appearance by Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71—kicked off the evening’s events...
...Gross wrapped up his narration and the wind ensemble finished its final piece, a thunderous beat of drums rose from the floor below the stage. Band members began ascending the steps up to the main platform, pouring onto the stage in a measured fashion. More and more took to the stairs until the stage was completely full. The alumni and students crammed closer together in order to fit everyone in, a feat that was made more difficult by the presence of bulky instruments such as tubas and drums...
...band broke into the Harvard Medley and proceeded to go through all of Harvard’s traditional fight songs, from “Harvardiana” to “Fight Fiercely” to “Gridiron King” with a different alum conducting each piece. Current student conductor Josh Rissmiller ’06 was the last to take the podium, as he was given the honor of leading the band’s staple piece—“Ten Thousand Men of Harvard...