High school band members perform during TROY's halftime with the Sound of the South
Troy University welcomed 29 high school bands and over 1,000 students for its annual Band Day on September 21.
The bands performed alongside the Sound of the South for a special halftime performance during TROY’s game against the Florida A&M Rattlers.
“This event is significant because it allows students from near and far to…
John M. Long School of Music students participate in the Alabama Intercollegiate Band.
Troy University sent 14 musicians to perform with the Alabama Intercollegiate Band along with students from other universities including Auburn, Alabama and South Alabama.
These performers were nominated by professors to perform with some of the most exceptional musicians in the entire state of Alabama. The attendees performed after just two days of rehearsals.
Theo…
Former SOTS Drum Major Dr. Robert Lawrence died July 29. He was the Sound's first African American drum major in 1979.
Dr. Robert Lawrence, a native of Lanett, was the first African American elected to serve as Drum Major of the “Sound of the South” band in 1979.
The band that year was one of the largest in University history; in fact, a portrait of that special year is still displayed in Long Hall.
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New Sound of the South members were presented their uniform medallions in a ceremony presided over by Chancellor Hawkins. (TROY photo/Chris Wallace)
For 131 new Troy University students, Saturday marks more than just the opening of their first collegiate football season.
Saturday will also be the day they officially become members of the Sound of the South Marching Band – SOTS, “the Best Band in the Land.”
SOTS members wear a special medallion on their uniforms, and…
