Tony Sodano is an engaging, committed music instructor and performer acknowledged for success and positive impact in creation of top performing ensembles in secondary education in Seattle WA. Sodano is currently the assistant director the Seahawks Blue Thunder Drumline, percussion coach at Seattle JazzED and former Band & Drumline Director at Garfield High School (2008 - 2018). He is always looking to cultivate new musical relationships and engage in performance and musical education opportunities.
to those asking about the airplanes: this is Renton stadium (aka DCI seattle) Boeing owns a plane factory there, and just also built a football field (and more).
Just saw the show for the first time- Ogden.. thank you Troopers- you have restored my interest in dci.... blistering intensity--//...enjoy the ride!!!!
Book seems to be a little easier than last year. I wonder how many people left for SCV this year as I think Troop got a surplus of talent last year because of that. This line sounds great however, and the tuning+clarity=great sound and musicality.
Troopers line lost a few in the tenor line to SCV this year.... I'm not mad at em. That said I crave the day when TROOPERS is the final destination! Fred Sanford started out for the Troopers
Just found this - freshman at Garfield and we got to play it this year for the basketball and they are doing really good. One question, were you the old conductor before Jarred Sessink? I know Clarence Acox left like 10 years ago so I was just wondering. Also this is really good
Yes, I was the band director after Acox. I was there for 11 years. However, Acox did jazz band while I was doing Band and Drumline. Acox didn't leave ten years ago. He was pushed out unknowingly about 5 years ago. The year after I left ghs to be exact. Glad to hear the band is playing Conga again.
