A Message from the Hosts:
Welcome to Music 'n Motion! On behalf of the CMSBA Board, I extend a warm greeting as we kick off the inaugural field show event of 2024. It's truly exhilarating to witness the dedication and tireless effort poured into every note and step by our talented musicians, colour guard, and dancers in anticipation of the field show season. We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support of the marching arts and your cherished friends and family performing on the field. May you delight in the spectacle that awaits!
Kristi Baratelli, President
Calgary Marching Showband Association
Winners will be drawn June 1st at the show!
Adjudicators
Performance Order
Calgary Round-Up Band
Prepared to be amazed! The Calgary Round Up Band is proud to present their 2024 field show, “Abracadabra!”
Known for their youthfulness, energy, and spirit the Calgary Round-Up Band is one of Canada’s oldest junior marching bands recognized by their iconic blue, black, and white uniforms. Formed in 1956 by Calgary Police Services as the Calgary Schools Safety Patrol Band, the Calgary Round-Up Band has entertained audiences from Europe to Australia and throughout North America. This year the group travelled to Vernon, BC to participate in the Okanagan Military Tattoo! Round-Up is under the direction of Heidi Haubrich, and Drum Majors, Pierson Tam, Lina Mahdiy and Emily Sun.
Sound of the Rockies High School Marching Band
For their 2024 Summer Show, Sound of the Rockies will be delving into the dark satirical world of the entertainment genre "Film Noir" will all of its melodramatic dialogue, over the top plot points, and generally pessimistic views of the world. Taking place in "The Noir City", Sound of the Rockies 2024 show will transport you to a strange place and time where everyone in the city is crooked, corrupted, or coerced. Be ready for some scenery chewing dialogue, over-the-top dramatics, and unexpected plot twists.
Sound of the Rockies High School Marching Band is an extension of Our Lady of the Rockies High School Instrumental Music department and is comprised of high school aged students from Calgary, Alberta. Student’s performance experience in the band ranges from beginner to over 6 years of playing and dancing! The students, parents, and staff of Sound of the Rockies Marching Band would like to thank our hosts with their many staff and volunteers for today’s show and wish all the other bands good luck both today and in the rest of their performance seasons.
Sound of the Rockies High School Marching Bands 2024 summer show is titled “NOIR”.
Calgary Stetson Show Band
Step into the light with the Calgary Stetson Show Band while they take us on an electrifying journey exploring light in all its forms.
The show begins as we emerge from the darkness into the moonlight. Recurring themes of thunder and blinding lights set the tone for a high-energy performance, reminiscent of a sparkling firework display with the addition of light and colour as the show progresses.
Illuminations is a show that celebrates the power and beauty of light in all its forms and meanings, combining music, colour, and movement to create an ethereal performance. Illuminations is a tribute to the light that inspires us, guides us, and of course, illuminates us.
Prepare to be dazzled.
The Calgary Stetson Show Band presents their 2024 summer field show: “Illuminations”!
Formed in 1988, the Calgary Stetson Show Band has proudly represented Calgary, Alberta and Canada with entertaining and innovative performances for over thirty years. The Stetson Show Band is a non-auditioned ensemble, and its members are high school students who travel from across Southern Alberta weekly to rehearse and perform with the ensemble. The Calgary Stetson Show band is committed to providing young people with the excitement and challenge of a world class marching music ensemble. Over the years, the band has strived to develop their high standards of musicianship and performance in an atmosphere of camaraderie and fun.
Red Deer Royals
There is more around us than what we call home. Look beyond and look within. “The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”
Our orbit changes our view from dusk to dawn, bringing light to darkness, and knowing to the unknown. “Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars.”
8 planets in our solar system, hundreds of billions of galaxies each with hundreds of billions of stars. “The Earth is a very small stage in a vast, cosmic arena.” Look up into the sky and you will see the vastness of what is beyond.
Under the direction of Calista Lonsdale-Pangle, the Red Deer Royals are excited to present their 2024 field show, “Beyond”.
Numbering 53 members and now celebrating their 55th year, the Red Deer Royals are “Central Alberta’s World Class Marching Show Band”. The members of the Royals are between the ages of 12 and 21 and come from several communities surrounding the Red Deer area. Over the past 55 years, the Royals have developed an award-winning program entertaining crowds locally and internationally. In addition to being an accomplished marching band, the Royals have a strong symphonic band tradition and an outstanding colour guard. Music performance is only part of the Royals: a strong leadership program that fosters teamwork, respect and sense of pride is also developed.
Over the past decade, the Royals have traveled extensively around the world sharing their music to countless audiences. This past summer, the Royals traveled to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to perform for audiences in events such as the Charlottetown Pride Parade, the largest parade in the province. In 2019, the Royals traveled to England and Ireland to compete in the Celtic Band Festival in Limerick, Ireland and received gold medals in all events. Previous to that, the Royals have performed in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Ireland, and Australia. The members of the Red Deer Royals are between the ages of 12 and 20 and come from several communities surrounding the Red Deer area. Over the past 54 years, the Royals have developed an award-winning program, entertaining crowds locally and internationally. This summer the Royals will be travelling to Canada’s Maritimes.
Quotations are used from selections by Carl Sagan.
The Band of Outriders
The Band of Outriders, under the direction of Dustin Stirling, is an energetic, forty-piece ensemble, comprised of Calgary Stampede Showband Alumni and other musicians from the Calgary area. Formed in 1991, the Band of Outriders was created to provide an opportunity to Calgary Stampede Showband Alumni to continue to showcase their talents. Originally no more than a dozen members, Outriders has evolved into a musical powerhouse respected and well known throughout the City of Calgary and the Calgary Stampede. With a wide musical repertoire and distinctive choreography, the Band of Outriders is an excellent addition to many events including the Calgary Stampede, corporate events, festivals and sports events.
As Stampede ambassadors and volunteers, the Band of Outriders extend their musical version of western hospitality to local crowds and thousands of Calgary visitors every day during the annual Stampede. Band of Outriders makes over 50 appearances during the 10 days of Stampede.
Calgary Stampede Showband
We stumble upon a ghost town, thus unfolding an eerie narrative. Initially captivated by the mystery of the town, we discover an unsettling ambiance beneath the surface. As the minutes tick by, the spectral presence becomes palpable, revealing the town's haunted secrets. The atmosphere shifts into encounters with the undead.
The experience evolves into a haunting dance of the spiritual, a mesmerizing spectacle that spirals into chaos, culminating in a spectral brawl. Tension between the living and the dead becomes the focal point, symbolizing the struggle between two worlds. The dissonance mirrors the complexities of coexistence, blurring the boundaries between life and the afterlife.
Yet, out of the macabre discord, an ethical and moral understanding emerges. A poignant message that fosters appreciation for the unliving: the beauty in embracing both life and the ethereal, urging us to find harmony amidst the discord of existence.
Featuring the music of Ennio Morricone, Elmer Bernstein, Bruno Coulais, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Taylor Swift, and James Newton Howard, the Calgary Stampede Showband is proud to present their 2024 Production of “Ghost Town”.
Representing the Calgary Stampede is the world-renowned Calgary Stampede Showband. These 140 versatile and talented young performers are proud to preserve and celebrate our western heritage, cultures and community spirit and are known for their high level of professionalism, innovative performances, and unique visual entertainment. The Showband is designed to celebrate youth achievement in the community while delivering a world-class performing arts program for Calgary’s youth. The program fosters citizenship, artistic creation, and performance excellence that showcases Calgary and the Stampede to the world. Formed by the Calgary Stampede in 1971, the Stampede Showband makes over 200 appearances annually. In 2014, the Showband was presented with the distinguished “Sudler Shield” from the John Philip Sousa Foundation, one of the highest forms of recognition for marching band programs.
Future Events
June 2, 2024 - Red Deer Invitational
Red Deer
June 9, 2024 - Celebration of Sound
McMahon Stadium, Calgary
June 21, 2024 - Sound of the Rockies Invitational
Hellard Field, Calgary
July 3, 2024 - Show Bands Showdown: The Alberta Marching Band Championship
McMahon Stadium, Calgary
July 7, 2024 - Fanfare
Enbridge Plaza, Calgary