He led the band at two Rose Bowls and the premiere of the movie Grease. You can still see him in the “Tusk” music video. Four decades later, Rodney Davis remains beloved at USC.
The Southern California native will take over direction of the band on Jan. 1, 2021, after four years as its associate director and arranger.
How do these two fierce competitors really match up when it comes to sports, marching bands, school spirit and academics?
These Trojan Marching Band members said “All Right Now” to spending their lives together. “All Hail” romance!
The most energetic event of this year’s Welcome Experience introduces freshmen to traditions that get Trojans on their feet.
On Saturday, Bartner will direct the Trojan Marching Band for the final home game after five decades at the helm as USC takes on UCLA.
At halftime of the USC-Oregon game, the Spirit of Troy will pay tribute to the biggest film franchise in history and celebrate its Trojan ties.
Take a trip back in time with ”Hollywood’s Band,” one of the most recognizable musical forces in college athletics.
In his 50th and final year at the helm, Arthur C. Bartner will lead the band in halftime performances of two iconic songs from 1973 — the first year the band went to South Bend.
The 50th and final season for the longtime Trojan Marching Band director will be one of celebrations and milestones.
The upcoming concert, “The Final Curtain,” will bring back some of Bartner’s favorite acts to accompany the band.
India Anderson, a tuba player and junior in the USC Thornton School of Music, will lead the group for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Now in his 49th season at the helm, Arthur Bartner and the band will celebrate their 400th straight performance at a football game this weekend.
The USC Marching Band gets new digs—with tailor-made upgrades—at the Lyon Center. The Spirit of Troy’s newly unveiled headquarters include practice rooms, lockers and a display of band helmets through the ages.
Fifty members of the globe-trotting group will make the Emerald Isle the 19th country it has visited since 1988.
Gift from Stephen G. Johnson and Rosemarie Torres Johnson names the pavilion, the first dedicated space for the band in its 138-year history.
The Spirit of Troy’s gleaming new digs feature rehearsal space, a student lounge, separate locker rooms — and maybe even new traditions.
The Spirit of Troy will compete against Ohio State’s band one day before the schools compete on the football field
After 25 years, a freshly forged blade stabs the field for the Trojan Marching Band.
The band will perform “I Love L.A.” Saturday at halftime along with 1,400 students from 14 local schools on High School Band Day.
Whether it’s by bus, plane or train, The Spirit of Troy has attended every Trojan football game from Honolulu to Happy Valley since 1987.
John Rockwell and Kristofer ‘Kip’ Barnes aim to bring L.A. Ale Works to life.
When he’s not acting on stage, School of Dramatic Arts senior Chris Wodniak fires up football crowds for the USC Trojan Marching Band.
The band has appeared at every Rose Bowl that USC has ever played in — and every USC football game in the last 30 years.