It’s the fight song that begat a motto for an entire university, and this year it turns 100. Learn more about the history of the song — which didn’t win the university fight song contest.
The pieces are as iconic as Traveler, the Trojan Marching Band and the football program itself. But where the armament is crafted couldn’t be any farther from the bright lights and boisterous crowd of the Coliseum.
The Spirit of Troy kicked off the Bowl season by sharing the stage with headliner Gwen Stefani and the band from that other university across town.
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Some 31 years after graduating, band member talks about rediscovered friendships at Reunion Weekend.
A group of more than 1,100 musicians, including nearly 900 alumni, will take the field at halftime.
USC’s many traditions have always been special to Trojans — perhaps never more so than after an absence of a year and a half.
The online celebration on May 2 will allow Trojan fans to honor the man who led the marching band program for 51 years.
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.