Hot! Penn State's Blue Band Wows Crowd

The audience roared in addition to chanted "WE ARE PENN STATE " since your Blue Band performed during halftime with the Central York High School sports online game Friday night.

Renell Barbour associated with Manchester Township texted the woman's daughter, Ishanti Commander, who can be a freshman at Penn State : "Your group is usually awesome."

The tunes appeared crisp. The ranges seen clean. And your showcased twirler, Matthew Freeman, did methods she has never seen before, Barbour said.

"I treasured it," your lady said. "I've in no way viewed some sort of music group of that magnitude, not necessarily up shut and also personal."

The Blue Band trialled with the crowd Friday nighttime before maneuvering to Philadelphia

Saturday with the Penn State vs. Temple game.

Matt Wagner, a new 2007 Central York High scholar and also president with the Blue Band, written to his dad and school aboard member, Michael Wagner, about tempting this band that will play.

The group of musicians plays regarding towns round the state, Matt Wagner said. It's good for enthusiasts who are unable to have the funds for lotto tickets to your Penn State football game, and it's just a approach to get leads future group members.

The region prolonged this invitation, and also the group of musicians accepted. Central York available over 1,000 progress deals prior to game, in accordance with a centre newsletter.

Some men and women came up on the Central York vs. Hempfield activity to view sports as well as pick up the particular music group play. Others simply sought to discover the actual Blue Band.

"It's definitely a big

deal universally around York," Matt Wagner said.

The Blue Band executed "Cowboys and Aliens," the same show it performed for the duration of Penn State's opening activity against Indiana State.

Central York mature Connor Nixdorf explained he or she hopes that will enroll in your Blue Band from the subsequent couple years. He is a new drum range captain to get Central's band, as well as he or she wishes to major with songs education.

The Blue Band associates spend some time to assure the show is actually perfect, he said.

"Whenever you stand before that stands, it is really much like it's all hitting you," Nixdorf said involving listening to that wrist band enjoy for a Penn State game. "It's a new rush."

Terry along with Ann Myers associated with Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, used to are now living in Lewistown in addition to discovered the Blue Band play every one of the time.

They had been fired up that will hear the particular piece could well be actively playing along at the sports game. Their son, Andrew, plays bass drum using the Hempfield High School band.

"We wanted him or her to find out exactly what a reliable student marching group of musicians is definitely like, also , you can not find any kind of superior to this Penn State Blue Band," Terry Myers said.