2026 Show Reveal

Añadido: 2026-05-28

[00:00:02][music] [music] [music] >> Okay.

[00:00:28]So, the 2026 Medina Musical Bees marching band competition show will be Hey, Mr. Walker.

[00:00:42]All right, where was I?

[00:00:43]Um oh, the the show. Yeah, so as I was saying, the 2026 Medina Musical Bees marching band Mr. Walker?

[00:00:56]Yes? Someone stole my music.

[00:00:59]Stole your music?

[00:01:01]Why would someone steal your music? Did you have a $20 bill stapled to it or something? Um no.

[00:01:07]I put it away and now it's not there.

[00:01:09]Did you check the other slots around yours? Yes.

[00:01:12]Okay.

[00:01:13]Um if you promise to lock it up so that no one steals your music ever again, I can get you some new music. Is that okay?

[00:01:20]Yeah. All right. All right, give me a second.

[00:01:25]>> [music] [music] >> Um what was I doing?

[00:01:36]Oh, yeah, that's right.

[00:01:37]I'm sorry. So, next year's show.

[00:01:40]The 2026 Medina Musical Bees marching band competition show is going to be Mr. Walker?

[00:01:49]Uh can you help me? I my valve cap fell into my instrument and I can't get it out.

[00:01:54]Your valve cap fell into your instrument and you can't get it out.

[00:01:59]I'm sorry, what? How?

[00:02:01]Never mind, you're a cop.

[00:02:05]Oh, yeah. Your valve cap is stuck in your instrument. Okay. Huh.

[00:02:12]Um oh.

[00:02:14]So, yeah, sorry. So, yeah.

[00:02:16]Uh the show for next year is going to be One second.

[00:02:26]Madonna Band Office.

[00:02:28]Oh, oh, yeah. Hey.

[00:02:32]Uh okay, sorry about that. So, I I really appreciate your guys' patience with me right now. So, as I was saying, and I'm kind of surprised you guys don't know what the show is already. But anyways, uh we'll actually be playing the music from the Mr. Walker? Yeah. John passed out again.

[00:02:51]>> John did not pass out. He's just Oh, oh my gosh.

[00:03:07]I'm sorry, things are just really crazy around here today. Or really every day.

[00:03:14]Oh my gosh, I can't believe today's our last day of school.

[00:03:17]I know. Like, are we even playing today?

[00:03:20]Are we playing today? Who just said that?

[00:03:24]Hey, Mr. Walker.

[00:03:27]One of the keys on my saxophone is all bent.

[00:03:31]How did that happen? I have no idea. Did you drop it? Not that I know of.

[00:03:37]Yeah, I've heard about this phenomenon.

[00:03:40]I've heard that saxophones can bend themselves out of fear of being played correctly.

[00:03:45]Huh.

[00:03:47]I haven't heard of that one yet. Okay.

[00:03:49]Well, let's go fix it. Already.

[00:04:05]Hey Mr. Walker.

[00:04:06]Kit says I can't get the sound system to work.

[00:04:12]>> [music] >> Mr. Walker, I can't find my instrument.

[00:04:19][music] Mr. Walker, do you have any valve oil?

[00:04:25]>> [music] >> Mr. Walker, do you have any reeds?

[00:04:37]>> [clears throat and music] >> Hey, do you have any instrument forms?

[00:04:47]Hey Mr. Walker, [music] what are we playing today?

[00:04:50]Did you read the board?

[00:04:51]Someone erased it.

[00:04:57]Hey Mr. Walker, can you unlock a practice room? Of course.

[00:05:05]Hey, can I switch instruments? No.

[00:05:10]Mr. Walker.

[00:05:11]What? Um, we got the ring going down the hallway and we can't get it to stop.

[00:05:17]My precious.

[00:05:24]Guys, I'm really going to miss this. Me too.

[00:05:27]>> That's fair.

[00:05:28]>> Yeah.

[00:05:29]I think next year's seniors got though.

[00:05:31]They're ready. I agree.

[00:05:32]>> [music] >> I I don't know about that one. Who is?

[00:05:36]Come [laughter] on.

[00:05:38]Have some faith.

[00:05:39]>> [music] >> All right.

[00:05:40]So, what would their freshman show be then?

[00:05:46]It'd be two minutes of tuning. Yeah.

[00:05:48]Mhm. [music] And that was a really cool show. I remember at the end there was like the huge [music] stop sign on the stage. The whistle.

[00:05:56]Oh yeah.

[00:05:58]That was the first show that we had the stages, too. Right, yeah.

[00:06:03]The solos.

[00:06:05]Saxophone little soloing we got. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, that was really cool. Wow.

[00:06:10]The second movement was like a big factory thing. Oh.

[00:06:13]The powerhouse.

[00:06:15]>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [laughter] [music] [music] [music] >> So then their next show would have Body [music] and Soul Rhythm.

[00:07:13]I remember that was a good I love the jazz.

[00:07:16]>> [music] >> Yeah, the saxophones.

[00:07:19]>> [laughter] [music] [music] >> We totally jazzed it up. I remember at the end there like the whole Trump's turn thing.

[00:07:45]>> [music] [music] [music] >> That was super fun.

[00:08:04]I loved the videos. I loved the videos.

[00:08:06]>> [music] [music] >> That was great.

[00:08:19]Yes, and that was like the whole solely thing that we had. Yeah.

[00:08:23]That little ensemble. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. It's like opening it. Yeah. That was cool. That was fun.

[00:08:29]>> [music] [music] >> Oh wait, and then their junior year would have been This is not the sci-fi show that you're looking for. Yes.

[00:08:54]Space. Mhm. Oh, yes. Fun. Yeah, the space show.

[00:08:57]>> [music] >> Oh, I know. I remember us watching the the video announcement.

[00:09:02]Thinking it was Star But we really want to perform Star Careful.

[00:09:06]You almost cost us a fortune.

[00:09:08]>> [music] >> Never speak those words.

[00:09:12]Do you understand me?

[00:09:14]Never.

[00:09:16]>> [music] >> Oh yeah. Yeah.

[00:09:18]>> [laughter] >> Oh man. It was a fun show though. I really liked the opening with the 21st Century Fox. Yes. Yeah, that was cool.

[00:09:24]Yes.

[00:09:29]>> [music] [music] >> Remember the one part where we like [music] hit ourselves Oh, yeah.

[00:09:42]with our light sabers. And then we had to fall over.

[00:09:45]We actually fell. Yeah, I fell off the horse.

[00:09:57]>> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> And then we had a solo.

[00:10:22]>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Your overall rating is one.

[00:11:16]>> [applause] >> From all the band class of 2026 to next year's Maday Musical Beast Marching Band members It's been a great time. All of you have inspired us to work harder, and we appreciate that. We enjoyed every minute of it, and we've had some great shows together.

[00:11:34]Your 2026 Medina Musical Bees Marching Band competition show is Hey, Mr. Walker.

[00:11:46]So, William Billings, born in [music] 1746, is often considered America's first truly influential native-born composer.

[00:11:56]He lived in Boston during the years [music] leading up to the American Revolution and wrote music for churches and community ensembles. His most famous piece, [music] Chester, became an unofficial anthem of the American Revolution.

[00:12:08]It was originally written as a hymn tune. [music] Its lyrics openly challenged British rule and encouraged colonial independence.

[00:12:16]The line from the song, "Let tyrants [music] shake their iron rod," stood out because it was shockingly bold for its time.

[00:12:26]Billings was essentially saying, >> [music] >> "Let kings and oppressors threaten us with force and intimidation if they want. We are not [music] backing down."

[00:12:35]To the colonists of 1770s, >> [snorts] >> this was not [music] a subtle poem. It was a direct statement of resistance.

[00:12:42]The song gave ordinary [music] people something emotional and defiant to sing together during a period when the idea of independence was still dangerous [music] and very uncertain.

[00:12:53]At a time when most American >> [music] >> music imitated European traditions, Billings wrote in a rough, more direct style that felt kind of distinctly American, [music] plainspoken, bold, and community-centered.

[00:13:08]Then, nearly 200 [music] years later, William Schuman transformed Billings' simple hymn tune into Chester Overture for band. [music] Rather than simply arranging the melody, Schuman expanded into a dramatic and emotional music journey filled with rhythmic [music] intensity, bold brass writing, and sweeping musical development.

[00:13:27]So, for our 2026 production, [music] Chester Overture for Band will serve as the musical foundation and emotional heartbeat of our show.

[00:13:37]Based on the hymn tune Chester [music] by William Billings, our music will represent resilience, unity, struggle, and the enduring spirit [music] of people searching for identity and purpose during the birth of a nation.

[00:13:50]Our production's [music] going to explore the energy, the tension, the hope, the humanity that shaped that uniquely American story.

[00:14:01]Our 2026 [music] production will be 250.

[00:14:09]>> [music] >> That's it?

[00:14:18]There it is.

[00:14:20]Oh, I almost forgot. That's not all.

[00:14:23]In addition to using Chester, we're also going to use a bunch of music from Hamilton.

[00:14:50]>> [music] [music] [music] >> You'll be back.

[00:15:02]>> Okay. Soon you'll see. [singing] See ya.

[00:15:04]You'll remember you belong to me.

[00:15:08]>> Thanks for watching. You'll be back.

[00:15:10]Time will tell. You'll remember that I served you well.