Norcross Marching Band Preps for New Season

The marching band is debuting its first show of the football season at this Friday's game.

The students have been working on "The Race," an eight-minute routine set to popular rock music that also tells a story.

"It's a little bit more conceptual than what we've done in years past, so each section of the show is supposed to depict a portion of a running race," said Doug Maloney, Norcross' assistant band director for five years.

Acting as the starting line, "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC kicks off the routine, and then shifts to the rush of the beginning of the race with "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N Roses. The tempo slows down next with Michael Buble's "Feeling Good" as the runner finds his pace, and then the show crosses the finish line with "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor and "We Are the Champions" by Queen.

While "The Race" sounds like it will be a crowd-pleaser, the 147-member band seems to be excited about performing it live, too.

"I love it," said Bridgett Vega, a senior who's a saxophone player and a section leader. Her favorite part is the Survivor and Queen closer because she feels the songs and story are speaking to her.

"Being a senior, I just feel it's going to be really cool on the field, like 'We are the champions. We did it, guys!'" she said.

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