The first Falcon home football game on Sept. 9 kicked off the 2017 Falcon Marching Band season with their first show which was Panic! at the Disco themed.
The band is led by director Dr. Michael King and drum majors Thomas Maddigan and Rebecca Shields. Both Maddigan and Shields are juniors, and this is both of their first years as drum majors. However, Maddigan had a previous student leadership role in the band.
“Well they’re both fantastic musicians, they’re both fantastic leaders, they’re both wonderful conductors… and they both know when it’s important to be a showman or showwoman, but they also know when to step back out of the limelight and give credit where credit is due, to the band as a whole,” Dr.