The Swarm, Yearbook of Howard Payne University, 2002 Page: 24
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Howard Payne University
This year was an exciting one for the Howard Payne University Yellow Jacket Band! In the
fall, the band fielded 75 members who put on a spectacular performance, dazzling the crowd at
all home games including venturing to Abilene when the jackets played against Hardin Simmons
University. This year's repertoire included Georgia on My Mind, Are You from Swanee,
and Bandland Boogie. As soon as football season was over, the band switched modes and
began focusing on the concert atmosphere. This year, for the first time ever, the band combined
with the University Singers at Christmas to put on a concert for a standing room only crowd. Not
only were the two organizations featured separately, but they also joined together to perform
several familiar Christmas melodies.
The spring semester brought something new for the Howard Payne Band: The Yellow
Jacket Band had experienced such tremendous growth that the band was split into two performing
groups. The Symphonic Band played more difficult and contemporary pieces of music. The
Concert Band, which was open to community instrumentalists, had a program with more classical
and patriotic themes. After a great concert on March 4th, the band loaded up and headed to
the Houston area to play for several schools, churches, and other organizations to help recruit
more students for HPU.
Finally, on April 23rd, the band performed its final concert, An American Music Spectacular,
which was a tribute to the American composer of Westside Story, Leonard Bernstein. All
in all, it was a busy but successful year for the Howard Payne Band!ES S i6 1 _
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