Tag: Sound of the South

Troy icon Johnny Long passes away at 94

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(Photo/Troy University) Emma Daniel News Editor John M. Long, a Troy University icon, passed away Monday night at 94 years old. His health had been in decline for about a year. Long served as Troy’s band director from 1965-1996 and molded the Sound of the South into the award-winning and show-stopping band it is today. Johnny M. Long Hall and the Hawkins-Adams-Long Hall of Honor both bear his name, along with John M. Long Avenue, that runs parallel to University Avenue. Under Long’s leadership, the sound of the south marched…

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Fanfare: Troy student shares his story and his love of music

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Rojan Maharjan photo Ricky Treloar marching with the Sound of the South. Treloar was assisted in the pregame by Hunter Miller, and in halftime by Jason Albert. Luke Brantley Variety Editor Ricky Treloar’s love of music began in the 6th grade. “I’ve always loved music, so I continued that love of being able to play all throughout middle school, high school and now into college,” he said. Treloar, a freshman music education major from Montgomery, currently plays the trumpet in the Sound of the South Marching Band at Troy University,…

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New SOTS halftime show to debut during the first football game of the season

Trojan Living

(PHOTO/ Zenith Shrestha) The band has spent weeks preparing three different shows for this year’s football season. Andrea Hammack Staff Writer The Sound of the South (SOTS) is marching into the Vet this season with three separate shows at the ready.  “We are doing three shows this year,” said Mark Walker, director of bands. “For the first show, we are playing “Happy Together,” “Death of a Bachelor,” “Roaring 20s,” and “Jolene.” “The second show is the annual Salute to Veterans, and the third show will be a game show theme.”…

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Finding the beat and lasting friends: The Sound of the South makes music, memories

Opinion

Chris Wallace photo Will Oliver, a multimedia journalism major from Wetumpka, Alabama, who was a junior in the spring, leads a line of snares in the Sound of the South. Chris Wallace Troy University’s marching band invites students to join it with its motto: “There’s always a place for you in the Sound of the South.” The band has more than 300 members, some of whom also join affiliated clubs, fraternities and honors groups.  The marching band was established in 1939. Dr. John M. Long named it the Sound of…

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New Sound of the South halftime show to premiere Sept. 1

Trojan Living

Andrea Hammack Contributor With only a few weeks left until the first football game, Troy’s Sound of the South (SOTS) prepares to unveil its new band show.    For some members of the band, this is their first year marching for SOTS. Kaitlyn Munger, a freshman English language arts education major from Vestavia, said she still isn’t sure what to think about her experience in the band so far, considering how much it differs from high school marching band. “I hope that the people that are not on the field…

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