Cougar Marching Band
Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ
2024 Fall Program
- Dante
The mysteries of the afterlife are explored in this adaptation of Dante’s literary classic, The Divine Comedy. After the dramatic Prologue, the show gets off to a fiery start with Inferno, followed by a contemplative moment in Purgatorio (music from Funeral for Rikard Nordraak). Finally, the ensemble makes a daring escape before arriving at Paradiso.
Musical Selections
Prologue
Inferno
Purgatory
Paradise
- Director(s)
- Peter Bauer (Director), Kaelyn Passeri (Assistant Director)
- Drum Major(s)
- Parker Shubart (Drum Major), Max Coey (Field Captain)
- Section Leaders
- Liv Menture (Flute Section Leader), Theo Abbate (Clarinet Section Leader), Jackson Pellegrino (Saxophone Section Leader), Sofia Kern-Benigno (High Brass Section Leader), Luke Witt (Low Brass Section Leader), Ryan Gaykowski (Drumline Section Leader), William Wheeler (Front Ensemble Section Leader), Emmett Simon (Front Ensemble Section Leader), Madeline Zaretkza (Color Guard Captain)
- Design Staff – Visual
- Chris Burbank (Drill Designer)
- Instructional Staff – Music
- Allyson Dalton (Music and Visual Technician)
- Instructional Staff – Percussion
- Maxwell Winters (Percussion Coordinator)
- Instructional Staff – Auxiliary
- D'Sherrick Williams (Color Guard Coordinator)
2024 Events
| Hanover Park High School | September 21, 2024 |
| Pequannock Township High School | September 28, 2024 |
| Somerville High School | October 5, 2024 |
| Northern Highlands Regional High School | October 13, 2024 |
| Hillsborough High School | October 19, 2024 |
| New Jersey State Championships (IA, II A, IV A, I O, II O, V O) | October 26, 2024 |