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The Spirit of Troy, also known as the University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band (TMB), described as "The Greatest Marching Band in the History of the Universe," represents USC at various collegiate sports, broadcast, popular music recording, and national public appearance functions. The Spirit of Troy is the only collegiate band to have two platinum records.〔Ashley Christensen, (Not your average marching band ), ''Daily Trojan'', August 18, 2004.〕〔(Press Pack -- Spring 2009 ), TMB SpiritNotes, Accessed May 11, 2009.〕 The group has performed with numerous celebrities including John Williams, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Doc Severinsen, George Clinton, Fleetwood Mac, The Three Tenors, John Dolmayan, Shavo Odadjian, The Offspring and Radiohead.〔(The History of the Spirit of Troy ), USC Trojan Marching Band, USC.edu.〕 In addition, the band has performed for five U.S. presidents, at the Summer Olympics, and on the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, and the season 7 finale of ''American Idol''.〔Lynne Heffley, (In 'Tchaikovsky Spectacular,' L.A. Phil is with the band ), latimes.com, August 27, 2007〕〔()〕 A contingent of the band has performed at every USC football game, home and away, since 1987. It also makes an international trip at least every other year. The Trojan Shrine, the symbol of USC and popularly known as "Tommy Trojan", was originally supposed to be named "The Spirit of Troy".〔 ==History== The TMB's first recorded performance was in November 1918 when, at the end of World War I, members of the TMB led a victory parade of America's returning servicemen in New York City. "Fight On", the fight song of the University was composed in 1922 and became a part of the TMB tradition. In 1923, the school's alma mater, "All Hail", was composed by a member of the TMB, Al Wesson. The TMB gave its first national radio concert on CBS on April 19, 1929. The band participated in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, forming the Olympic Braid in the opening ceremonies in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (coincidentally USC's home stadium).〔 After wearing various uniforms over the years, particularly those with a military-style, the band began using basic, unadorned Trojan-style helmets and uniforms in 1950. Three years later, the TMB adopted "Conquest", a song composed by Alfred Newman for the film ''Captain from Castile'' as a victory march. The TMB made its first trip outside of California in 1954, traveling to Portland, Oregon to play a USC-Oregon game that the Trojans would win, 24–14. During the Grammy Awards of 1966, TMB trumpet alumnus Herb Alpert won three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year. Arthur Bartner took over the program in 1970, and began shaping the band into its current form. Women were allowed to join the band in 1972.〔 After several more uniform changes, the TMB began using more elaborate Trojan helmets with brushes, visors, and ear flaps in 1972. In 1973 the TMB began its tradition of sending the full band to games at USC-Notre Dame rivalry games at Notre Dame Stadium.〔 In 1979, the TMB was invited by Fleetwood Mac to perform and record "Tusk", the title song for the album ''Tusk''. The album went double-platinum and was adopted as a part of the TMB's traditional selections.〔〔(Gold and Platinum Searchable Database ), RIAA.〕 Additionally, the band later played on another multi-platinum Fleetwood Mac album, ''The Dance'' (1997).〔("The Dance", Fleetwood Mac ), RIAA Gold and Platinum Database.〕 During the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Bartner directed an 800-member All American College Marching Band, 125 of whom were members of the TMB. The year 1987 featured several significant moments for the band: the TMB trumpets performed the fanfare for Pope John Paul II in his visit to Los Angeles, the band performed during Super Bowl XXI in Pasadena, and the band began its current streak of attending all USC home and away football games. In 1988, the TMB performed again at Super Bowl XXII in San Diego, and at the Expo '88 World's Fair held in Brisbane, Australia, during that nation's bicentennial〔 The band took several more international trips in the 1990s, including to the Berlin Wall after its fall, Amsterdam, Brussels, Innsbruck, Japan, the then-EuroDisneyLand in France, the Seville Expo '92, and to France to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. The band also participated in Super Bowl XXIV in New Orleans, the opening ceremony of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. In 1993, USC alumnus and then U.S. Representative Christopher Cox welcomed the band from the floor of the Congress.〔 In 2003, the TMB performed during the Chinese New Year celebration in Hong Kong, a year later it also played at the Great Wall of China, Xi'an, Shanghai as well as returning to Hong Kong for the Chinese New Year. The TMB participated in Expo 2005 in Nagoya, Japan, while also performing in Tokyo and Kyoto. In 2006 the TMB went to Italy and performed in Venice, Florence and in front of the Colosseum of Rome.〔 In 2010, the band traveled to Shanghai, China, once again to play for United States National Day at the 2010 World Expo and in 2014 for the grand opening of the first Old Navy flagship store in China.〔http://news.usc.edu/59818/usc-band-bangs-the-drums-in-shanghai/〕 At the end of the 2008 season, the TMB appeared in the 95th Rose Bowl. This marks the 33rd time USC has played in the "Granddaddy of Them All". In 2014, the Spirit of Troy was declared the best marching band in college football by USA Today's "College Football Fan Index,"〔http://fanindex.usatoday.com/2014/10/20/the-10-best-bands-in-college-football/〕 based on user voting and volume of social media activity.〔http://fanindex.usatoday.com/about/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spirit of Troy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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