Arthur C. Bartner begins 50th season as Trojan Marching Band director
The 50th and final season for the longtime Trojan Marching Band director will be one of celebrations and milestones.
Arthur C. Bartner to conduct final spring concert as director of USC Concert Band
The upcoming concert, “The Final Curtain,” will bring back some of Bartner’s favorite acts to accompany the band.
Trojan Marching Band selects first female drum major
India Anderson, a tuba player and junior in the USC Thornton School of Music, will lead the group for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Trojan Marching Band streak of consecutive games hits 400
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 Trojan Marching Band Celebrates Its Spirited History at New Lyon Center Home
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.
Trojan Marching Band to perform in Dublin, Cork on first visit to Ireland
Fifty members of the globe-trotting group will make the Emerald Isle the 19th country it has visited since 1988.
Trojan Marching Band pavilion named for Director Arthur C. Bartner
Gift from Stephen G. Johnson and Rosemarie Torres Johnson names the pavilion, the first dedicated space for the band in its 138-year history.
Trojan Marching Band gets a new home at Lyon Center
The Spirit of Troy’s gleaming new digs feature rehearsal space, a student lounge, separate locker rooms — and maybe even new traditions.
Top bands (one being USC’s, of course) to face off before Cotton Bowl
The Spirit of Troy will compete against Ohio State’s band one day before the schools compete on the football field
New Year, New Sword for USC Drum Major
After 25 years, a freshly forged blade stabs the field for the Trojan Marching Band.
Mayor Eric Garcetti to guest conduct Trojan Marching Band at USC football game
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.
Trojan Marching Band celebrates 30 years of travel to every USC football game
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.
The Trojans Taking on L.A.’s Craft Beer Scene
John Rockwell and Kristofer ‘Kip’ Barnes aim to bring L.A. Ale Works to life.
USC drum major has a full schedule even without band duties
When he’s not acting on stage, School of Dramatic Arts senior Chris Wodniak fires up football crowds for the USC Trojan Marching Band.
Trojan Marching Band is ready for its Rose Bowl and Rose Parade closeups
The band has appeared at every Rose Bowl that USC has ever played in — and every USC football game in the last 30 years.
Trojan Marching Band to salute USC Olympians at Saturday’s football game
Seventeen athletes are scheduled to take a bow at the Coliseum.
Hit Play: Albums from the Trojan Marching Band
New Trojans are immersed in USC traditions at rally, competition kickoff
Trojan Marching Band and the Song Girls join rally, march to Galen Center for Residential College Cup introduction.
Live From Dodger Stadium … The Trojan Marching Band
You know the Trojan Marching Band calls the Coliseum its home. But the band and Dodger Stadium also go way back.
End of an era for USC Trojan Marching Band associate director
After 45 years with the group, Tony Fox directs the basketball band at home for the final time Saturday.
USC Trojan Marching Band to perform in Macao for Chinese New Year Parade
The Trojans will be the first American performers in the event’s history.
Trojan Marching Band celebrates 350 straight games supporting USC football
The band has been at every game since early in the 1987 season. That’s 320,000 miles, 35 stadiums and 24 states.
From Tommy to Traveler to Tirebiter, it wouldn’t be Troy without traditions
Newcomers quickly learn the ties that bind them to the rest of the Trojan Family.
Gustavo Dudamel conducts Trojan Marching Band at Hollywood Bowl
In its annual rite of summer, the band will perform the climax of Tchaikovsky’s ‘1812 Overture.’