It was the 鈥淏RRPPPPBBBBBBBB鈥� sound that blasts from a trumpet鈥斺�渟o appealing to a 5th grader鈥濃�� that got Donny Allen hooked on music.
Today, as the director of the Marching Knights and the Jammin鈥� Knights, it is music鈥檚 power to inspire and connect that keeps him playing his passionate tune. 鈥�94% of our band members are non-music majors,鈥� Allen shared. 鈥淭he bands provide a bridge to connect kids socially.鈥�
And under Allen鈥檚 careful direction, the band鈥檚 performances connect the crowd of Knights fans. His weeks are filled with plans, rehearsals, and practice, practice, practice. So that come game day, every note of the playful and pulse-pounding tunes will motivate fans in the stands to 鈥淭urn up the Radios鈥� and move the Knights on the field to 鈥淩each for the Stars.鈥�
鈥淲e play music that pushes and challenges us as performers. We鈥檙e also all about football and school spirit. Our performances stir up crowd participation and emotions.鈥�