The Washington High School Wind Orchestra Percussion Ensemble performs a Class A percussion ensemble entitled “Bonham”, composed by Christopher Rouse. This Class A percussion ensemble piece is a tribute to the late John Bonham, drummer for the band Led Zeppelin. This is probably the hardest percussion ensemble they’ve done, partially due to a very limited…
On October 14, the MTSB headed south to the campus of The Ohio State University where we performed for the Buckeye Invitational. Watch as our Danny Elfman Show takes the field at Ohio Stadium. In this performance, following the traditional Fanfare, Tiger Rag, and Carry On, you’ll hear some of the music from popular television…
1938 to 2023 – 85 Years of Swing!! On Friday, September 8, 2023 the Massillon Tiger Swing Band celebrated its 85th birthday with a halftime show featuring the combined MTSB and Massillon Tiger Alumni Band. The return of over 200 alumni makes this the largest alumni band in Massillon history! In addition to the musicians…
Our second show of 2023 was our “Wordle” show. After our traditional Opening Routine of Fanfare, Tiger Rag, and Carry On, the band played their own version of the popular game where players guess letters trying to figure out the five-letter answer. In our case, we’ll play the song and you try to guess the…
On Friday, August 18, 2023, the MTSB performed “A Salute to Sammy Nestico” during halftime of the Massillon vs Valdosta (GA) game. Sammy was a prolific composer/arranger most notably with the Count Basie Orchestra. He also wrote hundreds of arrangements for school band and jazz band programs that are still being used around the world….
We celebrate our country with a salute to America! In our Patriotic show, you’ll hear:
We kicked off the 2022 Edition of the Massillon Tiger Swing Band with a Swing show! In this show, the MTSB takes you around the world, featuring some of our favorite swing music:
The seventh and eighth grade bands from Massillon Junior High School joined the Tiger Swing Band on the field for this halftime presentation called “Behind the Mask”. This show featured songs from movies with masked heroes or villains: The MJHS bands joined for the final two songs.
The 2020 holiday band concert season took a hit due to health and safety restrictions. While the live events at the high school were canceled, the middle school bands had already filmed their concerts to be shared with their families and the community. Concerts were recorded on Wednesday, December 9 during the school day. While…
Bang your head to the music of Deep Purple, Metallica, and Kiss as you watch the 2020 Heavy Metal Show! This show, from Friday, September 11, 2020, featured these classic heavy metal songs:
Week one. The weather is iffy, but the radar is showing dry between kickoff and the end of the game. As the band starts to move into position for halftime a few light drops begin to fall. The drum major makes her way to the goalpost as the rain starts to get heavier. The band…
The 2019 Senior Show hit the field on October 25. This halftime show was conceived, organized, and choreographed by our 23 member strong MTSB senior class, who chose some of their favorite songs that the band has performed over the last four years! This years show featured:
