The 2009 Marching Show is entitled "An African Odyssey." The music was written by Barry Hurt and the percussion by Eric Rath. The show is a musical depiction of a journey across the continent of Africa. The journey begins with a "Congo Safari". The melody is based on Maasia tribal themes. That is followed by a trip through the "Sands of the Kalahari" desert and the "Valley of the Elephants".

The middle tune begins on the shores of the "Zambezi River" and concludes with the magnificent "Victoria Falls." "Victoria Falls" is intented to capture the spirit and beauty of the falls, as they were seen by Dr. David Livingstone, the first European to see the falls, in 1855.

The closer begins with "Serengeti Chant." It takes place on the Serengeti Plain and is intented to capture the excitement of the herds of animals on the plain. The closer continues with "Lion Attack", featuring the percussion section. The show concludes with an upclose and personal view of the awe-inspiring Mt. Kilimanjaro.

We are very excited to start learning the show. We hope you enjoy watching and listening throughout the fall!

Please click below to hear the show. These are computer generated sounds so some parts may be out of balance or hard to hear. It is also a large file so it may take a few seconds to download.

Opener Animation

Middle Piece Animation

The 2008 Marching Show consisted of music from Cirque du Soleil. The opener is a fast-paced, in your face selection entitled "Distorted" from the production "La Nouba." The middle selection is a combination of two different selections. The beginning is entitled "Quidam" from the production of the same name and the remainder of the piece is "Reve Rouge", also from the before mentioned "La Nouba". The closer is a driving, middle eastern, gypsy sounding selection entitled "Incantation". This selection is taken from "Quidam."

Click below to view the band's 2008 UIL Marching performance:
2008 UIL Marching Contest

The 2007 Edition of the Pride of Panhandle Band qualified for the finals of the UIL State Marching Band Contest in San Antonio and placed 7th in the state in Class AA. Congratulations to the Seniors of 2008 for reaching this milestone and leaving a legacy for those following after them.

Click below to view the Band's performance at the UIL State Marching Contest.
UIL State Marching Video

Click here to view pictures from the UIL State Marching Contest.
UIL State Marching Contest Pictures

Click here to view pictures from the UIL Area Marching Contest.
UIL Area Marching Contest Pictures

Click below to see pictures from UIL Region Marching Contest
UIL Region Marching Contest Pictures

The 2006 edition of the Pride of Panhandle Marching Band presented a show entitled "Colors of Jazz." The band performed jazz music of all kinds.

The band opened with Weather Reports' jazz rock hit, "Birdland." and was followed by a piece from the legendary Ray Charles, "Let the Good Times Roll." The show closed with Chuck Mangione's hot latin hit, "Echano."

We hope you enjoyed listening to the show as much we enjoyed performing it. The band earned all 1's from the judges for the 4th consecutive year.

Click below to watch the Award Winning Marching Contest Performance

2006 Contest Performance (click here if you have a high speed connection)

2006 Contest Performance (click here if you have dial-up or a low speed connection or if the first link does not work)