Joyous and triumphant melodies filled Brown Auditorium Sept. 24 as the Marine Core band serenaded faculty, students and the public. 

From the moment the baton went down to signal the first note played, the audience stopped all movement and paid attention to the band.

Brown Auditorium can hold close to 200 people and every seat was filled. Over half of the attendees were veterans or family members that had someone currently serving.

Jesse Tingle, a former student, played with the band. Tingle was fourth chair flute.

The band played 12 songs. The crowd gave a standing ovation after each song.

Members from the Marine Core band come from not just New Orleans but Washington as well as many other Marine bases. 

The narrator for this evening said that despite the main duty of the soldiers in the band each and every one of them would go to war to fight for their country if they were ever needed.

There were three different conductors throughout the performance. 

The songs were split into groups of three.

Tranae Brown, a freshman pre-pharmacy major said the music reminded him of a classical song she’d hear in a movie.

“This was the best concert I have been to, it was very beautiful. The music was so smooth and it sounded like something I’d hear on a movie,” Brown said.

Brown also said that if she had any kind of musical talent she would love to be in the band.

David Oliver, a senior music education major, said he considered joining the military to have the opportunity of playing in the band.

“I would love to be a part of the bands, and I would love to join the military,” Oliver said.

Brown said he has a lot of family in the army so it wouldn’t deter him to join even if that mean him going to Afghanistan.

Brown is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi and The Sound of Today.