Pioneer Post Clubs & Organizations reporter Sydney Chitwood talked to a few band members about the parent performance of their show Bloom. Here is what they had to say.
Corbin Keith, Sophomore
Q: What do you play?
A: Trumpet.
Q: Did you enjoy doing the show Bloom?
A: Yes.
Q: What was the hardest part of learning Bloom?
A: Some parts, like when I had to go a long distance backwards.
Q: How long did it take to get everything prepared for Bloom?
A: Four to five months.
Q: Were you nervous to perform Bloom in front of your parents?
A: No.
Q: In your personal opinion, how do you think the parent performance of Bloom went?
A: Pretty well.
Q: How well did the marching season go?
A: Pretty good, better than last year.
Jenna Christian, Sophomore
Q: How long did it take to prepare Bloom?
A: It took us five months, from the end July to the beginning of November.
Q: Were you nervous to perform Bloom in front of your parents?
A: Not really because I’m good.
Q: What was the hardest part of learning Bloom?
A: Honestly it was just a harder show this year. The music was a lot harder than last year, the drill was a lot harder than last year. It was a lot, but it was nice.
Q: In your personal opinion, how do you think the overall performance of Bloom went?
A: I think it’s the best show Stillwater has had because we scored an 80.93 at OBA, which is the highest Stillwater has ever scored.
Q: How well did the marching season go?
A: I think we were off to a little bit of a rocky start with motivation, but near the end of the season we were definitely more connected and more motivated and excited.
Mr. Zamborsky, Band Director
Q: How long did it take to come up with the idea for the performance of Bloom?
A: The staff met over the summer, or actually in the spring, and talked about some ideas, and we had some ideas and we narrowed it down. It happened over the course of a few weeks that we talked about it, and then we actually got started on it.
Q: How long did it take to come up with the uniform idea?
A: We have someone who does that and we kind of described the show and, you know, what we’re thinking with color pallets and things like that. We kind of go back and forth and talk about what we like and what needs to be changed. It’s a back and forth with people in Michigan and here in Oklahoma.
