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Angela Robinson

May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 Jennifer Miller

order Pregabalin online Angela Robinson has a prism set high on a windowsill in her downtown Lexington hair salon. It is easy to forget that the small tower of faceted glass is there […]

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Chelsey Boston

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 Jennifer Miller

Envigado Fall in. Face forward. March in formation. March Madness Marching Band quad drums player Chelsey Boston had heard those orders hundreds of time during her years in high school marching […]

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John Pope and Erica Ullman

February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 Jennifer Miller

Trombonist John Pope was living down the road in Danville when he was recruited in 2008 to join a group that would become March Madness Marching Band. Erica Ullman was […]

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Ted Grossardt

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Jennifer Miller

A conversation on a Gulf of Mexico ukelele cruise is what steered Ted Grossardt to the March Madness Marching Band drum line last spring. “I played an electronic lap drum […]

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Teresa Tomb

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Jennifer Miller

There is a bit of alchemy in the way Teresa Tomb turns music into dance. The March Madness Marching Band Minister of the Moves has breathed life into beatnik toy […]

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Laura Minter

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Jennifer Miller

Laura Minter has a great memory. Sure, her ability to remember choreography as a member of the March Madness Marching Band color guard is pretty darn spectacular. But the MMMB […]

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Tripp Bratton

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 Jennifer Miller

Name any established musician today and either they, or someone they are connected to, probably knows Tripp Bratton. The March Madness Marching Band music director, aka Minister of the Grooves, […]

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Sara Jo Schmidt

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Jennifer Miller

Mention the folk tune “Opa Cupa” during rehearsal in the March Madness Marching Band practice room and a melodic giggle rises from a seat on the front row. It’s the […]

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Melissa McCartt Smyth

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Jennifer Miller

Melissa McCartt Smyth has a thing for numbers. “I love their perfect realism,” says the co-lead choreographer—aka co-Minister of the Moves—of the March Madness March Band color guard. Numbers are […]

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Hey, gang!We will be helping to kick off the festivities at the Lexington Pride Festival on Saturday in the parade at noon!We hope to see you there! 🌈 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤 ... See MoreSee Less

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🚨🚨 NEW VIDEO ALERT 🚨🚨What's up, everyone?! Please enjoy this brand-new video from the March Madness Marching Band made from footage from our SPY VS SPY stage show from last September at the Lyric Theatre! This piece, Bolero Rakadu, is an original composition by our music director, Tripp Bratton, and this performance highlights the talents of special guests Rakadu Dance Theatre and Ellie Ruth!To see and hear this beautiful (imo) composition and performance, click the video below! To learn more about this piece, keep reading!-------------------------------While the name "Bolero" is probably most familiar to people because of the famous 1928 composition by Maurice Ravel -- featured prominently in film, on TV, in advertising, and so on -- the title of Ravel's famous work actually comes from a genre of dance popular in the late 1700s and early 1800s.A bolero is a Spanish dance in 3/4 time, characterized by a rhythm infused with triplets -- listen to the way the drums go "dun dununun dun dununun dun" throughout. A traditional bolero features guitar and castanets at a moderate, slow tempo.Bolero Rakadu is an original composition by Tripp Bratton, inspired by and named for the Rakadu Dance Theatre, dancers from which performed this piece with us at the SPY VS SPY stage event.Keep reading for performance credits!-------------------Bolero Rakadu is an original song for MMMB, composed and arranged by Tripp BrattonRakadu Dance Theatre: Teresa Tomb, Melissa McCartt Smyth, and Laura CalmesGuest violist: Ellie RuthMMMB musicians: Jen Adler (tenor sax), Heather Auman (crash cymbals), Elinor Blankenship (clarinet), Sonya Blaydes (trumpet), Chelsey Boston (snare drum), Emily Bradford (alto sax), Tripp Bratton (melodica), Billy Coleman (bass drum), LeaAnn Coleman (trumpet), Brian Connors Manke (trombone), Karen DiGirolamo (flute), Zach Dilliha (trumpet), Leif Erickson (trumpet), Sara Jo James (trumpet), David Lowry (alto sax), Adrienne McKinney (French horn), Justin O'Connor (baritone sax), Catherine O’Neal (flute), John Pope (trombone), Gabe Robitaille (guitar), Debra Schweitzer (clarinet), Carl Trammel (sousaphone), Jeff Watts (suspended cymbal), and Derek Wingfield (sousaphone)Audio recording and mixing: Duane Lundy, The Lexington Recording CompanyVideography: Brent Allen Turner and Daniel MillerVideo editing: Jennifer MillerRecorded September 14, 2025 at MMMB presents: Spy vs. Spy, at The Historic Lyric, Lexington, KY. Thank you to our sponsors, including The Josephine Ardery Foundation, Smiley Pete Publishing, 10 in 20: A Lexington Recording Project, and Energy Insurance Agency. LexArts provided funding support to MMMB presents: Spy vs. Spy through its annual Fund for the Arts campaign.www.m-m-m-b.orgwww.facebook.com/MMMBLexington ... See MoreSee Less

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