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HISTORY -- 1996Also that year, the Band traveled to Georgia Tech. It was the Marching Knights first game against a 1A opponent as a 1A Band. That particular halftime show consisted of parts from the "Motown Show" and concluded with "When A Man Loves A Woman". While it was a benchmark in the young group's history, the greatest achievement of that trip was yet to come. While in Atlanta, the MK's attended the Bands of America South Eastern Finals at the Georgia Dome. That night was to be an exhibition of what college band is all about. In the previous 18 years, no performance can equal the energy, intensity or result that the BOA performance did. An arrangement by Mr. Wayne Dowdy for the Blue Devils, "When A Man Loves A Woman" became the culmination of all the hopes, dreams, expectations, soul, energy, blood, sweat and tears of the Marching Knights. The final push that brought the Knights off of the field also brought the attending high school bands, parents, directors, judges...all that were witness, to rise to their feet in awe and excitement. The power, precision and skill displayed ascended the Knights to a new level of being. There was no question about it. The Marching Knights had redefined what the Collegiate Marching Ensemble was all about. The precedent had been set. The Marching Knights had arrived. |