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The University of South Carolina Marching Band — also called the "Mighty Sound of the Southeast" or more commonly known as the Carolina Band or the USC Marching Band, has entertained football fans at the University of South Carolina since 1921. This 375-member marching band performs at all South Carolina Gamecocks football games played at Williams-Brice Stadium and most football games outside of Columbia, South Carolina—including bowl games. The University of South Carolina Marching Band entertains fans, serves the community in a variety of service and performance activities, and provides a musical education for thousands of Carolina students. The "Mighty Sound of the Southeast" is an integral part of a pre-game experience culminating in the playing of the "Dawn" section of ''Also sprach Zarathustra'', the theme from ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', as the Gamecocks run onto the field at the start of every game, which ''Sporting News'' once called "the most exciting pregame entry" in college football. ==History== The Carolina Band began as a student-initiated organization in 1920, when the request to organize a band was granted by the Board of Trustees. The first band, with less than 20 students formed in September 1921 under the direction of a student (Mr. Martin).〔(Carolina Band Website )〕 * 1922: After the departure of Martin, James C. Lanham, another student at USC, assumed the director position through the 1922-23 school year. * 1923: George Olson was appointed director of the band, Olson was the first faculty member in charge of the band (was Dean of the School of Commerce). With 23 years, Olson was the longest serving director of the marching band itself. ''(Copenhaver is the longest serving overall director of bands; however he only directly oversaw the marching band for 21 years)''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mighty Sound of the Southeast」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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