Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band Dr. Joe Tornello, Director Boise State University 1910 University Drive Boise, Idaho 83725-1561 Phone: 208-426-1846 Fax: 208-426-1887 E-Mail: thunder@boisestate.edu Web: thunder.boisestate.edu Boise State Honor Marching BAND Day Music: Arrival: Parking: All Parts are posted on the Blue Thunder Website. https://thunder.boisestate.edu/honormarchingband-2/ Please click on the Honor Marching Band tab: Password is: thunderday2016. If you are denied access on the first try, please come back to the site a short period later to try again. At halftime the Blue Thunder plans to perform Ghostbusters, Confident, & Uptown Funk with you, along with the Fight Song-Orange and Blue. We would like to perform each song but the quality of your performance must be excellent, as the Mane Line Dancers will perform to Ghostbusters with us. Halftime music should be memorized. The other music provided will be played during the Tailgate Parade and during the game; it does not need to be memorized, but be able to play it well. Color Guard: A video is or will be online very soon on our website to teach you the routine for Ghostbusters and Confident &/or Uptown Funk prior to your arrival. Map on the Website: https://thunder.boisestate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bthmb16-map-permit.pdf Registration is scheduled to begin at 10:45am in the Stein Band Building and will conclude at 11:40am. Students with large Instruments can ask parking attendants near the stadium for a 15 minute loading pass that will allow you to drop off large instruments at the Stein Band Building before parking. The Stein Building is found at the north end of the stadium, off of West Caesar Chavez Rd, attached to the East side of the Caven Williams Sports Complex. If you have any large instrument issues upon your arrival, please call the office at 208-426-1846. All participants are being asked to park on the top floor of the Brady Garage. The garage is located on the east side of campus, near the corner of Capital Blvd and University Dr., next to the Morrison Center for those of you familiar with campus. A parking pass is included on the map referenced above, parking will be FREE IF you print the parking pass that is located on the website. You will be required to pay for parking if you arrive without the pass. You can walk through campus to get to the Stein Band Building. The map on the parking pass may be helpful to you so please print two copies, one for your car s dash and one for you to navigate campus as necessary. (however, please only use the pass ONCE as a parking permit; you may not make extra copies for other vehicles) Attire/Equipment Each student should wear his/her school s marching band uniform. If the weather looks to be cold, please feel free to bring a jacket to wear over your uniform in the stands. You will be expected to stay for the entire game, as you will not have access to the Stein Band Building once the game begins. Please bring your own equipment; Blue Thunder does NOT have equipment to loan to students. Color Guard: please wear your color guard uniform from your field show. If the weather looks to be cold, please feel free to bring a jacket to wear over your uniform in the stands. Please bring a tall flag from your field show, 5 1/2 or 6 feet, which ever you use. Wear your hair back, away from your face. Please bring your music for rehearsal purposes and a great attitude, ready to have fun and play well!!! Parents/Tickets Parents are encouraged to purchase tickets for the game at the link found on the Blue Thunder website https://thunder.boisestate.edu/honormarchingband-2/ Please enter the Honor Marching Band tab and use the password band. Portions of halftime will be performed to both the East and West side of the stadium. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND, DO NOT SEND A SUBSTITUTE IN YOUR PLACE, HE OR SHE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED Tentative Schedule Provided Below GAME WILL BE TELEVISED-ESPN2!!!! 10:45am Honor Marching Band Members Check In at the Keith Stein Band Building- Map on the Website 11:40am Honor Marching Band Members Meet in the Band Room of the Stein Building 12:00pm Honor Marching Band Members Practice in Sectionals with BSU Section Leaders-This may be delayed based on BTMB reh. 1:00 pm Honor Marching Band Members Practice as Full Ensemble with Blue Thunder 1:50 pm Full Rehearsal Over-time to go on campus and eat lunch 4:00 pm Honor Marching Band Practice with Section Leaders 4:30 pm Blue Thunder Call Time 5:00 pm Rehearsal on the Blue 5:30 pm Dinner provided by Noodles & Co and the Blue Thunder for all performers, change into uniforms, BSU polish horns 7:05 pm Band(s) Blocked up in Caven, bring everything you need for the game 7:15 pm Band(s) Depart Caven for Tailgate Parade 7:45 pm BSU Band and Mane Line lined up in the east tunnel for pre-game entry HMB Members to Seats in North End zone 8:15 pm Game Kick Off Game likely conclude around 11:45pm or midnight The Pride of Idaho
Boise State Blue Thunder Honor Marching Band 2016 If your name does not appear on this list, you will not be accepted to perform at the Honor Marching Band on November 4 Jessica Ayala-Rayon, Clarinet Hailey Brookins, Clarinet Cecilia Dilworth, Clarinet Morgan Draney, Clarinet Emily Ellsworth, Clarinet McKayla Freeman, Clarinet Megan Meng, Clarinet Cristal Perez, Clarinet Josie Saldivar, Clarinet Sammy Slocum, Clarinet Riley Swank, Clarinet Olivia Tocher, Clarinet Madeline VanDam, Clarinet Ryan Wauer, Clarinet Melody Wilson, Clarinet