Show Ute Marching Band Starts Rehearsals The University of Utah's famous marching g band will swing into action action ac ac- ac- ac tion Tuesday Sept 6 in preparation preparation prepare tion for the 1955 football season The man unit will stage Its first time half-time show of the year a athe at atthe atthe the Utah-Oregon Utah game in Salt Sal Lake City Sept 17 To get ready for the opener the th I band starts rehearsals next week with with its director Ronald D. D Greg Greg- ory Members of at the band will wil work out five evenings a week fo for two weeks before the Oregon contest con can test t Dr Gregory is sending out a i. f I call asking that all Ute students i Interested in playing with the band contact him immediately The band will make a trip to I Denver this fall when the Redskin Redskin Red Red- skin eleven meets Denver university university uni uni- uni Oct 14 Each time half marching show includes anywhere from 8 10 new formations according to Dr Greg Greg- ory Band members put in about eight hours of practice each week for the six-minute six performance It takes the directors 25 hours to I plan the routines before rehearsals rehears rehears- als begin r Music for the time half displays lis Js is specially arranged for the Redskin Redskin Red Red- skin band by Richard Helney band arranger at Ohio State university and John P. P Dalby director of at bands at Utah State Agricultural college Acting as assistant director to Dr Gregory this year will be Ralph 1 L. L Gochnour former band flutist and a member of the Utah ony He lie has studied at the Eastman East man School of Music and is a University University University Uni Uni- of at Utah graduate |