day at Green County Christian Academy, the band was bound for ~ ·"tdmond where they performed at Oklahoma Christian College. On tour the band had two basic programs they chose from for each concert. Both programs started with the national anthem and included separate performances by the Stage and Pep Bands. Their repertoire included a broad variety of music, ranging from " Barnum and Bai ley's Favorite" to Bach's "St. Anne's Fugue, Prelude and Fugue in Eb Major. " An elite group The Stage Band was an elite group composed of the 20 best musicians from the Concert Band. Led by student dir~t~r Mark Hudson, the Stage Band's greatest function was in accompanying the Spring Sing hosts and hostesses. Beginning late in the fall semester, the group practice d at least three times a week for the Spring Sing program . Slightly more autonomous than the Pep Band, the Stage Band had their own tour which took them to Nashville, Tennessee. They also gave occasional performances at area high schools. However, the group actively sought to find more opportunities for performing. Almost entirely composed of musicians with brass wind instruments , the Stage Band included one percussionist and a bass guitarist. A 'chamber' group In contrast, the Pep Band consisted of 24 wind and percussion players. "A chamber group" was what the director, Ron Duer, ca lled the musical group. He defined that as a small group with one person on a part. Duer was a senior music education major from Alabama. He was selec ted by his fellow Pep Band members for the position of director. In cooperation with the cheerleaders, the Pep Band helped promote spirit at the Bisons basketball games. Also, one of its purposes was to represent the music department and the band program. continued on page 208) DURING a half-time show, Thunder - illg Herd members show the transition from Harding College to Hardillg Universi ty. "
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