Jan. 14, 2008
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MONDAY, JANUARY 14- 2:02 PM
Sometimes as fans we forget that sports aren’t the only things happening in the lives of Vanderbilt’s student-athletes. I’m always fascinated with finding out about some of the other stuff they’re involved in around campus, outside of the typical box scores and game recaps. Here’s another great example:
The Vanderbilt Commodore Steel Band program, under the direction of instructor Mat Britain, was formed in the Fall of 2004 at the Blair School of Music. In only a few years, the program (open to all students) has grown into three bands including the creation of the First and Ten Steel Drum Band, which consists of student-athletes on the Commodores’ football team.
Last fall’s First and Ten Steel Drum Band participants were Marcus Buggs, Kyle Fischer, Justin Green, Theo Horrocks, Cassen Jackson-Garrison, Dom Morais, Steven Stone, Sean Walker and David Whittington. They practiced throughout the semester to prepare for an end-of-semester performance at Ingram Hall.
I thought you would enjoy seeing some photos (courtesy of Stan Jones) from their show in December.
VIEW PHOTO GALLERY BY STAN JONES
Also, here’s a great video from 2006 that documents how the First and Ten Steel Drum band originally came together. The piece was produced by Emily Pearce and Pat Slattery fron Vanderbilt’s News Service department (in the Public Affairs division). It’s even nominated for a Midsouth regional Emmy in the Advanced Media Arts/Entertainment category.
