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Each 4+/- minute segment of the exhibition show can stand alone as a single production. Two to four musical selections are united in unique and surprising ways. The music selection has to be immediately recognizable and entertaining, but the UCMB treatment generates the effect. The approach of “fusing” disparate musical ideas in creative and innovative ways became the signature mark of a UCMB performance. When you engage in a UCMB show, you will experience the drive of a musical and visual statement that leads to an electrifying impact point. The show will then move quickly to another innovative idea highlighting fresh textures and generating anticipation for what is yet to come. Then the UCMB will hit you with something unexpected like a male rapper on the field, a female rapper on the field, a drum-major rapper on the field, a dubstep sequence complete with flaming fire sticks, something spectacular or memorable.
One of the shows that best exemplifies The UCMB approach to show style and musical innovation is the 2017 show entitled “Fusion Symphony.” This production fuses music from the Western classical tradition with current hits from the pop chart rendering a completely new sound.
Part 1 of this production brings the music of Beethoven, Bach, Kanye West, and Imagine Dragons together, generating an impactful Opener that moved both our football and band audiences to express their approval.
Part 2 of “Fusion Symphony” remixes the music of Kanye West, Edvard Grieg, with Kendrick Lamar to provide an engaging and innovative soundscape to feature the UCMB drumline and a kaleidoscopic visual presentation.
Part 3 of “Fusion Symphony” concludes the exhibition show with the blending of Clean Bandits’ “Symphony,” sung by a UCMB band member, Luis Fonsi’s summer hit, “Despacito,” and the finale to Igor Stravinsky’s “Firebird Ballet.”
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Other great examples of UCMB Exhibition Shows exhibiting great innovation