COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Football fans at Ohio Stadium this Saturday will see a halftime show unlike any other when the Ohio State University Marching Band teams up with Ohio University's Marching 110, and at the center of it all is a local high school band director whose journey connects both schools.
"Ohio is a great football state," Olentangy Orange High School Director of Bands Joshua Boyer said. "And as such, our band programs in Ohio, by and large, are very, very good."
Boyer knows what it takes to perform on big stages. He spent five years playing trombone for Ohio University's Marching 110 and later returned as assistant band director. Even today, his ties to OU run deep.
"Since probably about 2011,’12, I've been the primary drill writer for Ohio University," Boyer said. "I write most of the drill formations that the band does at Ohio University."
Now, as Olentangy Orange High School's band director, Boyer is bringing that experience back to central Ohio. He's helping the two powerhouse bands perform alongside each other inside Ohio Stadium. This is only the third time that The Best Damn Band In The Land will team up with another school.
"Ohio State University is very known for their unique marching style as far as their formations, animations and all those kind of things," Boyer said. "Very traditional kind of marching style. Ohio University is known for its squad-based drill. It's kind of more a four-man person kind of stuff."
The bands will perform four songs at halftime, showcasing a dynamic blend of both schools' signature styles.
"You'll see a little bit of everything during the show," Boyer said. "You'll see some animation stuff and then you'll see some more Ohio University style drills as well, and then maybe some other surprises as well."
Boyer is choreographing the dancing number, a staple of OU's Marching 110 tradition. And it's a big undertaking. The two bands will rehearse together for the first time on Friday, just one day before performing for fans at the big game.
"I hope that they come out thinking that was a really, really cool show," Boyer said. "The show is called 'What Is Hip'. So, it's all kind of horn band music from the 70’s, a lot of great music. A lot of challenging music."
Boyer's Olentangy Orange High School band students aren't just watching the collaboration; they're a part of it.
"We've had some really cool experiences here at Orange High School and it's a testament to what we do here at Orange, the opportunities, our band students how hard they work, how well they're instructed from middle school and our middle school band directors all the way up to high school level and how prepared they get," Boyer said.
The high school band will perform at Ohio State’s Skull Session before kickoff and will host OU's band during the Friday night football game, experiencing college-level music and teamwork firsthand.
"We have a lot of connections with Ohio State just as much as we do Ohio University," Boyer said. "Our band is patterned a little after Ohio University, but also we have a few things that are also kind of Ohio State like as well. A lot of our students are obviously huge Ohio State fans, and we have a good number of students going to march at Ohio State and Ohio University."
To top it all off, Boyer's assistant band director is a graduate of the Ohio State University Marching Band. Together, their goal is to inspire students to pursue music at the next level.
"I hope is just the start of more projects, maybe someday down the road for sure," Boyer said. "But I think that this weekend is going to be definitely a key moment, you know, a core memory for me, being able to be there on the field as the two bands perform and experience that just right up close and personal."
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