W-I-L-D-Cats

At the end of the halftime show, normally just the Tubas do the "W-I-L-D-Cats" dance in the middle of the field, but last Saturday's game was the last home game for all the seniors in the band, so they joined the Tubas onfield after being spotlighted. My daughter was one of those so honored and is amongst the band members in the middle of the field, finishing her fifth and final year in the Pride of Arizona Marching Band. This image was taken at 70mm focal length with an exposure of 1/250 seconds at f/4.5, ISO 800.

Dueling Trumpet solo

Saturday was the annual UofA-ASU football game and one of the traditions of the day is for both the bands to get together for a halftime show. On Saturday morning, the two bands play their respective shows and then have a rehearsal for the game performance. This was a combined Trumpet solo with one member of each band participating. It was fun to watch the two bands march onto the field and then mix together for a 500 member superband - quite impressive to hear! This image was taken at 149mm focal length with an exposure of 1/800 seconds at f/11, ISO 400.