Word: musically
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...despite its leanings toward more serious music in recent years. the Band's main source of notoriety remains its performance at Harvard football games. During dismal football seasons, such as the present one, the Band is always there on Saturday to entertain those Harvard supporters too disgusted with the football team to pay any attention to the game...
Band manager Tim Feige smiles wryly when asked about the nature of the Band. "The Band probably has more fun than any other organization on campus. When we're playing during football season, we're mostly out for a good time. During concert season, we concentrate on playing good music well, but we still have fun," he said...
...Band's football game shows are all the more unbelievable considering the fact that the Football Band practices only once a week. The one rehearsal takes place on the day before the game when the bandsmen go over the show's music for the first time. The halftime skits are written during the week and are read to the Band at the rehearsal. The only time that they practice the show formations is on Saturday morning...
...commemorate the Band's fiftieth anniversary, the Concert Band performed a specially commissioned piece by Virgil Thompson entitled "Suite" for the annual Dartmouth Weekend Concert in Sanders Theatre. The Band also released an anniversary album that includes music from each era of its 50-year history, and published a ten-page booklet that recounts the Band's history...
...Band annually plays at the Red Sox opener at Fenway Park and at other functions in and around Boston. Each spring the University pays them to provide music during commencement and Reunion week. Two years ago, the Band was asked to participate in the Patriots' Day Parade in Concord, Mass:: so they marched with a British flag to complement their red Band jackets. They were not asked back last year...