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RHS “MARCHING HUNDRED”
2009 PRODUCTION “El Toro Caliente” We begin our show Scott Boerma’s original composition
of “El Toro Caliente!” This hot Latin chart
brings the image of the Matador’s ceremonial fighting of the bulls
in the arenas of Spain and Latin America. This chart, which weaves
through two minor modal keys, features the Color Guard with a red
flags that represents the “Muleta” which is the stick with the red
cape used by the Matador to conquer the bull. We also feature the
Percussion Section in the middle section of the
piece. Next we feature the Auxiliary sections with Dean
Martin’s 1954 “Sway”. With a recent Michael
Bubla remake, we feature the Tigerettes with a “mambo” style of
dance. Utilizing the
Spanish Flamenco and Afro-Cuban rhythms, we then pick up the tempo
with the Mexican folk song “La Bamba”. Originating from the
Mexican State of Velcruz, “La Bamba” translates “to shake” or “to
stomp” and was used at traditional weddings. Ritchie Valens’ 1958
version features the Majorettes with a fast paced routine
supplemented with dance from the Tigerettes and Color Guard.
For competition performances, we then change the mood
with our ballad, “Con Te Partiro”. This
arrangement, performed by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman,
translates “Time To Say Goodbye” or “I Will Go
With You”. It is
interpreted with a “Bolero” style treatment that crescendos to the
end of the piece. We conclude our program with a strain of Tito
Puente’s ”El Cumbanchero” and a Brazilian
“Carnaval” treatment of Ricky Martin’s “La Copa de la
Vida” or “The Cup of Life”. “The Cup of Life”, taken
from Martin’s 1999 Grammy performance and the official song of the
“World Cup”, features the Brazilian style and color of the
Carnaval celebration, which is held in Rio de Janeiro. It utilizes the Brazilian
percussion instruments surdo, repinique, caixa, tamborim, agogo
bells, shaker, and samba whistle. At the end of the
piece, themes from our opening number, “El Toro
Caliente”, are mixed and layered to bring our show to an
exciting end that is sure to please the audience. Enjoy “Musica
Latina” from the “Marching
Hundred”.
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“Quien Sera” – “La Bamba”
“Con
Te Partiro”
“El Cumbanchero” -- La Copa de la Vida ”
“El Toro
Reprise”
Russellville High School Marching 100 Band &Elliott
Gordon
Photos Used Courtesy of Ben
Richey