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 […]
Chelsey Boston
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 […]
John Pope and Erica Ullman
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 […]
Ted Grossardt
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 […]
Teresa Tomb
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 […]
Laura Minter
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 […]
Tripp Bratton
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, […]
Sara Jo Schmidt
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 […]
Melissa McCartt Smyth
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 […]