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By Josh Bollinger
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Smoke filled the hallways of the
Bryce Jordan Center on Friday
night in the minutes after the
Thans-Siberian Orchestra finished
playing for a full house.
The smoke was from all of the
fireworks that had gone off during
the Trans-Siberian Orchestra con
cert’s finale not to mention the
rainbow of lasers and flames
shooting from the stage.
“You not only see the lights, but
you feel the heat from the fire,"
Ryan Beaber (sophomore-archi
tecture) said. “It was pretty
intense the whole way through."
Though the ensemble’s music is
good on CD, he said it's much
more exciting to listen to the
Bandorama celebrates school spirit
By Courtney Warner
FOR THE COLLEGIAN
The same hype and talent Penn
State fans experience during the
Blue Band’s Beaver Stadium per
formances came to Friday's
Bandorama at the Eisenhower
Auditorium.
The audience comprised of
relatives, faculty, friends and stu
dents of all ages sat in darkness
lit by only the string of lights that
shined on the stage.
The audience was in for a
“Happy Valley treat,” said emcee
Dean DeVore, a volunteer
announcer for Penn State games.
The Penn State Symphonic
Band began the night with four
pieces. Soloists were applauded
by the audience and by the tap
ping feet of their fellow perform
ers.
Following the Symphonic
Band’s performance, drum major
lan Kenney led the Blue Band
down the aisles of the venue onto
the stage, chanting “Let's go
State."
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cert didn’t seem three hours long.
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Orchestra members made up
most of the rock outfit of the
ensemble, including multiple gui
tars, a bass guitar, drums, two key
boards, a violinist and vocalists.
The Pennsylvania String
Ensemble filled in as the back
ground orchestra for Friday's per
formance. The show featured
metal-injected performances of
songs such as “Carol of the Bells."
“Joy to the World” and "0 Come
All Ye Faithful.”
Jennifer Dietrich (senior-ani
mal science) said this combination
helps the band span a wide listen
ing audience.
"It brings all kinds of genera
tions together," she said.
The Blue Band Silks, feature?
twirler Matt Freeman and Touch
of Blue followed the performers.
Parents screamed and w aved at
their children in the Blue Band as
they passed.
The audience stood as the Blue
Band began with the pre-game set
including the “Star Spangled
Banner." Northwestern's tight
song and the alma mater, eon
ducted by Kenney. The first set
w ; as the Youngstown State game's
show, conducted by 0. Richard
Bundv. director of the band.
Narratives preceded each show.
For the Youngstown State per
formance. audiences were told
they'd see the band go "where no
band had gone before." During the
set. Freeman twirled to the theme
song from "The Jetsons." Other
performances included Touch of
Blue's performances to “One
O'clock Jump." "Livin' on a
Prayer,” and "Who Are You.' and
the Silk's "Luck Be a Lady."
"Attitude Dance," and "The
Peanut Vendor."
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Colin Cope (senior-wildlife and
fisheries science) said it was inter
esting the way they mixed two
genres classical and metal
music that nobody would think
could be combined.
"When you hear an orchestra,
you think more of a melody, but it’s
very lively music,” Cope said.
Julie Stemple, an English major
at Bloomsburg University, said
she forgot she was in a crowded
auditorium it looked like the
musicians were having a great
time running back and forth on
stage while performing, with a
couple of them even venturing
into the crowd.
The performers also stood on
mini-stages suspended by cables
above the crowd. Some of the
stages went as high at the BJC
Who'Loween" special received
rock ons" from a head-banging
audience dancing in their seats.
Audience members also pre
\iewed the Northwestern Cuban
themed half time show. Freeman
dressed up in a yellow zoot suit
and twirled to ' Cuban Pete." The
performance resembled Jim
Carrey's act in "The Mask."
Pat Shoffner, 54. of State
College, said she works conces
sion during Penn State football
games to see her daughter
Stephanie Shoffner (senior-music
education) play the melophone at
half time. Shoffner said she liked
that the concert gave the audience
a chance to see everything at once
especially the Jersey Boys"
show' because she is a "Jersey
girl." With her daughter graduat
ing in the spring. Shoffner said she
wants to tell her daughter she's
■proud of her accomplishments"
and that "she will ahvavs be her
shining star."
Andrew Wigman < sophomore
archeological science) attended
the concert because his room-
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"I already thought we were
great just by the football perform
ances." Wigman said. "But this
performance adds so much more
because of sound and closeness
the band is from the audience/'
Wigman said his favorite part
was the Big 11 Medley. The med
ley showed off the flags of schools
in the Big Ten conference.
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('onirrenee alumni were asked to
stand when iheir alma mater's
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win "The Nittany Lion." with the
audi'-nre singing along.
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performances:
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