ROCKWALL (November 4, 2013) The Rockwall High School Orange Wave Marching Band earned Superior ratings from all three judges at the Region III UIL Marching Contest on Wednesday, October 23rd with their contest show, Love and War.
The work was written by Daniel Montoya and Rod Kosterman and features the music of Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Barber, the Rolling Stones, Mozart, and Verdi. Visual designers for the show were Scott Coulson and Terrance Jordan. The show, which is based on a Romeo and Juliet-styled story, is filled with musical romanticism as well as famous battle and war hymns. Drum majors for the Orange Wave Band are Brittania Darrington, Kaan Toy and Enrico Trevisani.
“This is the largest RHS Band in the history of our school. We wrote this show to be fun for the kids, be entertaining to our fans each Friday night, and compel our judges at marching contest,” Chris Kosterman, Director of the Orange Wave, said.
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