Performances
The Grizzly Marching Band continues to grow and expand with many new members each year. The Band had reached over 140 members in 2006, and is expected to be even larger in 2009. In their most recent season of 2008, the marching band performed a piece called "Gandalf" from the musical series "Lord of the Rings." They also performed "Taking it to the Streets", "Alive and Amplified", and performed a riveting piece from the movie "1941 (movie)|1941" and composed by the Great American composer John Williams entitled "Swing, Swing, Swing." Other pieces such as the rock driven piece "Train, Train" and a medley of songs from the hit rock group Chicago.
The Grizzly Marching Band played Pirates of the Caribbean, The Incredibles, and Mission Impossible for their first 2006 field show. For their second field show, they entertained by playing The Offspring's hit "Pretty Fly for a White Guy", a hit from the Edgar Winter Group called "Frankenstein", and also The Who's mega-hit "Pinball Wizard". The Fight Song of the University of Montana is "Up With Montana". Common "stand songs" played by the marching band include "Mars (from The Planets by Gustov)", "Call Me Al", "School's Out for Summer", "Rocky Theme", "Gimme' Some Lovin", "Centerfold", "Hey Baby" and many more!
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