November 19, 2009 at 12:20 pm by THSGEMB

The Trumbull High School Golden Eagle Marching Band ended its season on a high note with its strongest performance of the year at the Musical Arts Conference (MAC) Class V championships held at Central High School’s Kennedy Stadium on November 14.
Although the band’s score of 97.3 points fell just short of Norwalk High School’s overall winning score, the Golden Eagles won the categories of Best Color Guard, Best Percussion, and tied for Best General Effect. This is the fifth consecutive year that Trumbull’s percussion section won this honor, and the fourth consecutive award for the color guard. The outstanding performance by Trumbull’s color guard on Saturday night earned a perfect score from the MAC judges, the first perfect score awarded at such a competition in recent memory.
The band’s 2009 show, titled “Replay”, is a collection of its signature pieces from the past 12 years, including music by Debussy, Bernstein, and Holst.
After taking a few days to savor its accomplishment, the band will gear up again for an appearance in the UBS Parade Spectacular in Stamford this Sunday, November 22. The Golden Eagles’ nationally ranked winter color guard and percussion programs are also set to begin practicing for their new season this week.
The Musical Arts Conference is made up of high school bands from Connecticut, New Jersey and New York competing in five levels. The THSGEMB, in the highest class of competition, is a Class V marching band with over 104 musicians, 29 color guard and two drum majors. The band director is Peter Horton and assistant directors are Thomas Whitmoyer and Carman T. Dragone. The color guard is under the direction of Raymond Rhodes.