The Ohio University Marching 110
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Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
Marching Band, known as the Marching 110, is known for its high-intensity, hard-driving marching style.
Originally referring to the 110 members of the band in 1968, the band has now extended its membership to 227 members during this 2011 season. The number "110" now refers to the 110% that each member is expected to give during each rehearsal and performance.
History
In 1923 an Ohio UniversityOhio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
student by the name of Homer Baird started the first Marching Band at Ohio University. In 1966, Gene Thrailkill joined the OU faculty as the Director of Bands at Ohio University. Thrailkill brought with him a new high-energy marching style and new uniform, both of which remain the staple of the Marching 110 today. Along with the style switch, Thrailkill also removed all women and majorettes from the band, keeping one Drum Major. In 1967 the band became known as the "100 Marching Men of Ohio," and the following year the 110 members of the band were coined the "110 Marching Men of Ohio," the 110 symbolized by the Marching 110 of today. In 1975, Women were re-admitted to the Marching Band, and remain so today. The Ohio University Marching 110 was nominated as the best college marching band in the nation by CollegeSports-Fans.com http://CollegeSports-Fans.com in September 2007 and ranked as one of the "100 Things We Can't Wait To See This College Football Season" by Cinema News http://www.cinenema.com/100-things-we-cant-wait-to-see-this-college-football-season in August 2010. The Marching 110 also participated in the 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
in Pasadena, California.
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Directors of the Ohio University Marching 110
Gene Thrailkill (1966-1971): Considered the founder of The Marching 110 program. Mr. Thrailkill received a bachelors degree in music from the University Of Michigan along with a Masters of Music from Ohio University. Before coming to Ohio University, he served as the instrumental director for Lebanon Public Schools. While director of bands at Ohio University he made many changes starting with the size of the band. In the first year he increased the size from 85 members to 112 members. Along with that all of the women were taken off the field and the band became an all male ensemble. The band was soon referred to as the "110 Marching Men of Ohio" after the 110 members that the band was cut down to. This was once again was changed after other universities took on similar names. That is how the band became to be known as the "Marching 110" program.Dr. D. Thomas Lee (1971-1973): Currently the conductor and director of the UCLA wind ensemble, Dr. Lee holds a Doctor of Music Arts Degree in conducting that he received from the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. Coming to Ohio University 1971, he became the conductor of the Marching 110 program. Lee was also the founder of the Ohio University Wind Ensemble, receiving many grants to do research behind the different approaches to teach conducting.
Ronald P. Socciarelli (1973-1990): Obtained his degree from Ithaca College along with the University Of Michigan. Under his direction the Marching 110 program was selected to tour all through out the Midwest. Currently Professor Socciarelli live in Alken, South Carolina, where his holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Music. He still teaches the fall quarters in the areas of conducting and musical literature at a university in South Carolina.
Dr. Sylvester Young (1990-1996): Received a bachelors degree in music education from A&M University where he was one of the universities top "100 Most Outstanding Graduates" in his graduating class. He went on to get his Ph.D from the University of Missouri and a Masters of Music Degree from Bowling Green State University. Before coming to Ohio university, Dr. Young taught music in South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, and Virginia. In Vigernia he was referred to as the best conductor of the Marching "Force", which was a 220 member marching band. Dr. Young is still a member of the instrumental education faculty at Ohio University today.
Dr. Richard Suk (1996-Present): Currently in his sixteenth year as the director of the Marching 110 program at Ohio University, Dr. Suk studied at the University Of Southern Mississippi were he received is bachelors and Masters degrees in music. He went on to get his doctoral degree in music education from the University of Illinois. Before coming to Ohio University, Dr. Suk taught at multiple public schools in Mississippi where his bands received multiple high ratings in competition. As a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, The Ohio Music Educators National Conference, College Band Directors National Association and Pi Kappa Lambda, he is a large contributor to the music programs of Ohio University. He has received the National Band Association's Citation of Excellence and is active as an adjudicator and clinician and many other educator awards.
The Marching 110 consists of the following instruments
Clarinets, Alto and Tenor Saxophones, Trumpets, Mellophones, Trombones, Euphoniums and Sousaphones. The percussion section consists of six snare drums, three sets of timbales, three sets of duo-tenor drums, four pitched bass drums, and four pitched cymbals. There is also a flag line.The Standards
Five songs define the Ohio University Marching 110's dance style, and they have been performed for every season since their introduction. These are those songs in order of their initial appearance."Stand Up and Cheer" arr. Higgins (1967)
"Ain't Been Good" arr. Higgins (1967)
"Long Train Runnin'" by The Doobie Brothers arr. Osborne (1973)
"Cheer" by Pot Liquor arr. Svarda (1975)
"Light Up" by Styx arr. Horn (1980)
Drum Cadences
In parades, one of the high notes of 110's performance is their dance routines to drum cadenceDrum cadence
In music, a drum cadence is a work played exclusively by the percussion section of a modern marching band , descended from early military marches, primarily as a purposefully emphasized means of providing a beat to marchers and often using patterned rhythmic drum strokes to produce a drum beat.A...
s. The following are some of the current and former drum cadences used by the 110.
7 & 1/2,Out of it, Cherry, Funk, Jimbo, Tequila, Gym Shorts, No!, Uncertain,
Herb (retired,) Robbers, Your Mother, Two Bucks, Cheesecake (retired) and the newest cadence, Grabbit.
Marching Style
High step is a very high energy, high effort marching style. Bands use it because it has been known as the "Crowd Pleasing Style". This style, which is often used in college bands, is known to be difficult because of the precise technique needed to successfully pull it off. The angle your leg that must be bent at has to be the same with everyone through out the whole band so it takes time to get it to look uniformed.Past
Before 1967 the uniform for the Marching 110 were not what directors of the times would have considered to be your typical marching uniforms. They wore a green blazer along with gray slacks. To bring it all together they had striped green and white ties. At that time women were able to be part of the band and had to wear the same blazers and ties, but with grey skirts instead of usual slacks worn by the men in the program.Present
After 1967, when the Gene Thrailkil took over the band, the uniforms went through a style updated like most other aspects of the program. The jackets were changed to black sleeves and collars, with a white chest and shoulders. Across the chest Ohio is printed in block letters on the diagonal in black, outlined by green. The shakos have a white trim with a design around the sides on a black background. A green, black, and white plume was added to show off more of the school colors. A black bibber with a white stripe down the leg was the used to show off the bands great marching technique that is used. They are recognized for the white and green short half capes that they wear on the backs of their jackets. Lastly, shined black shoes with white spats were worn to better contrast with the green color of the turf grass used at the school's football field.Field Commanders of the Marching 110
The Field Commander is the highest student-held position in the Marching 110. The Field Commander's basic responsibility is the fundamental marching technique of the band. Other duties include the heightening of moral, discipline, and esprit d' corps of the Marching 110. Below is a complete list of former Field Commanders.- 1967: Bill Fay, Drum Major
- 1968-1970: David Fowler, Drum Major
- 1973: Tom McKee & Jay Sokol
- 1974: Dave Dillan, Trombone
- 1975: Charlie Marty, Percussion
- 1976: Tim Burkey, Percussion
- 1977: Max West, Trombone
- 1978: Jack Delany, Trombone
- 1979: Jeff Scaggs, Trombone
- 1980: Randy Hammond, Trumpet
- 1981: Jim Martin, Trombone
- 1982: Paul Abend, Trumpet
- 1983: Kurt Gries, Trumpet
- 1984: Brad Neavin, Trombone
- 1985: Mark Smith, Alto Sax
- 1986: Matt Cool, Trombone
- 1987: Brit Altizer, Trumpet
- 1988: Rob Notch, Trumpet
- 1989: Tim Zifer, Trumpet
- 1990: Steve Krebs, Trumpet
- 1991: Aaron Romero, Percussion
- 1992: Scott Coffey, Alto Sax
- 1993: Matt Brunner, Trumpet
- 1994: Adam Pape, Percussion
- 1995: Rich Edwards, Trombone
- 1996: Brian Moore, Percussion
- 1997: Marc Brunner, Trumpet
- 1998: Chris Irwin, Trumpet
- 1999: Clint Harris, Tuba
- 2000: Eric Best, Percussion
- 2001: Nate Gilcher, Tuba
- 2002: Nick DeLotell, Trombone
- 2003: Brian Bross, Tenor Sax
- 2004: Shawn Hurley, Trumpet
- 2005: Sam Venable, Percussion
- 2006: Matt Mattox, Trombone
- 2007: Josh Boyer, Trombone
- 2008: Jacob Young, Trombone
- 2009: Jerod Smith, Alto Sax
- 2010: Mike George, Percussion
- 2011: Seth Winegardner, Trumpet
Prominent Performances of the Marching 110
In addition to their annual Ohio Theatre Performance in Columbus, Ohio, the 110 has also performed for the following:- 1968 Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, FL
- 1976 1st Collegiate Marching Band to perform in New York's famed Carnegie Hall
- 1987 Marched in the US Constitution Bicentennial Parade - Philadelphia, PA
- 1993 Performed in Bill Clinton's Inauguration Parade and ball, Washington D.C.
- 1998 Opening gala of the restored Allen Theater in Cleveland, Ohio
- 2000 Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade, NYC
- 2005 Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade, NYC
- 2006 MAC Championship Game in Detroit, MI vs. Central Michigan
- 2006 15 Members of the Marching 110 appeared as surprise guests on NBC's hit game-show Deal or No Deal.
- 2007 GMAC Bowl in Mobile, AL vs. Southern Mississippi
- 2009 MAC Championship Game in Detroit, MI vs. Central Michigan
- 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Game in Detroit, MI vs. Marshall University
- 2010 The Tournament of Roses Parade on New Years Day
- 2010 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
- Has Performed for the following Professional Football teams:
- Cleveland Browns
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Washington Redskins
- Buffalo Bills
- New York Giants
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Detroit Lions
- Toronto Argonauts of the CFL
- Cincinnati Bengals
Traditions
- High Extended Chair-Step - 8-to-5 Marching
- "Diamond Ohio" Formation: This now well known set preformed by the Marching 110 program in the pre-game show was created by Dr. Thrailkill as a way to give the band a symbol. This capital "H" with and I in the middle surrounded by two triangle shapes pointing away from the center gives the appearance of spelling out Ohio on the field.
- Unique Dance Moves to Drum Breaks
- OUMB Band Jackets
- Annual performances at the historic Ohio Theatre in Columbus, Ohio