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EB Marching Band's Home Show

BY SRI LAXMI KAARTHIKA MADIRAJU

OCTOBER 29, 2026

The East Brunswick Marching Band has worked tirelessly to prepare for their annual home show that took place on October 9th, 2026. The band's efforts allowed them to give their best performance for everyone watching, but this undertaking was not a simple one. 

Twelfth grade drum major Gavin Salgado said that to obtain the appropriate funds and assistance so the show could run smoothly, they brought business to the town with “different parent volunteers and [sold] ads for organizations”. They have also “done a lot to prepare musically theming [their] show around the phases of the moon.” All of these tasks, requiring great executive coordination, were handled with care and the final product of an entertaining home show in mind.

The performance required immense training and practice in advance, requiring every musician in the marching band to work diligently to rehearse for the home show.

Anwesha Trivedi, a sophomore flautist in the woodwind section, said, “The marching band mainly focused on the third movement of our show because it was relatively new. Not only that, but it was 63 pages long, which means we had to memorize 63 different coordinates on the field. It’s the longest show we’ve had to date, so it was really tiring and taxing. We were advised to run 15 minutes a day so we could train our strength for the game.”

Tenth grade baritone Brady Dobbs, on behalf of the brass section, said, “All the sections put in a lot of effort in practicing their music and improving their skills to make sure they were well prepared to perform their best. The brass section, for example, got together on multiple occasions to practice our music in groups, and other sections have rehearsed similarly as well.”

Since the competition at Edison, New Jersey’s J.P. Stevens High School on October 3rd, the marching band as a whole “worked hard to better their performance based on feedback they were given,” said Dobbs. Even before the competition, the band continuously made sure to practice their part to perfect the final product. 

Laborious as preparing for the home show was, this level of determination was not unfamiliar to the marching band: they consistently exercised diligence in their efforts to perfect their musical ability, choreography, and synchronization, evidenced by the regularity of their rehearsals, as well as the long duration of time spent at each one. As a result of spending so much time together, the marching band developed a strong sense of cooperation and work ethic while feeling like a close-knit family.

The East Brunswick Marching Band’s hard work in preparing for the home show ensured a spectacular performance and highlighted the importance of cooperation, organization, and the importance of persistence in any undertaking.