From 1979 to 1997

Spirit's Field Show & Music History 1979 - Sunnyvale All-Stars (the band before Spirit)         Theme: ? Drum Major: ?     Music: ? Director: ?     1980     Theme: no fieldshow that year, just parades Drum Major: Ed Etangan   Music: Color of the Guard, Stick Alive, Maximillian's Grand Entry, Free World, Guantanamera Director: Brad Hawkins     1981     Theme: no theme - it was an exhibition year Drum Major: John Holland   Music: March of the 2nd Coming, The Last Hour, Land of Make Believe, Espani Cani, Don't Cry For Me Argentina Director: Brad Hawkins       1982     Theme: no theme Drum Major: Melvin Freitas   Music: How The West Was Won, Chariots of Fire, Frankenstein, Somewhere (from West Side Story) Director: Brad Hawkins       1983     Theme: Pirates Drum Major: Melvin Freitas   Music: Pirates by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer Director: Brad Hawkins         1984       Theme: ELP (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer) Drum Major: Melvin Freitas   Music: Fanfare For The Common Man, Pirates, Tocatta, Jerusalem Director: Brad Hawkins           1985         Theme: The 40's Drum Major: Gary Butera   Music: 20th Century Fox Fanfare, Over There, A Salute To Spike Jones ("Dance Of The Hour"), String Of Pearls, Opus One, Sing Sing Sing, As Time Goes By , Tara's Theme Director: Brad Hawkins         1986       Theme: "Silverado" and "The Natural" Drum Major: Eric Geffon   Music: Music from the movies "Silverado" and "The Natural" Director: Brad Hawkins         1987       Theme: South Pacific Drum Major: Eric Geffon   Music: Overture, Bali Hai, Happy Talk, Younger Than Spring Time, Bloody Mary, I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair, "Bali Hai Spoof", This Nearly Was Mine, Dit Moi, Some Enchanted Evening Director: Brad Hawkins         1988       Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor ("Music From The New World") by Antonin Dvorak Drum Major: Dave Watrous & Alex Chen   Music: Adagio, Allegro Molto, Largo, Scherzo, Molto Vivace, Allegro Con Fuoco Director: John Steinwinder           1989         Theme: Young Sherlock Holmes Drum Major: Dave Watrous   Music: Music from the movie "Young Sherlock Holmes" Director: Jeff Pearson       1990     Theme: 10th Anniversary Drum Major: Dave Watrous   Music: March Of The 2nd Coming, Pirates, Frankenstein, Over There, "Bali Hai Spoof", Silverado, The Natural, Jerusalem Director: Brad Hawkins         1991       Theme: The 60's Drum Major: Dave Watrous   Music: Aquarius, Wipeout, I Get Around, White Rabbit, "Drum Solo", A Day In The Life, Moon River Director: Rich Alipaz         1992       Theme: Total Recall Drum Major: Todd Belluci & Tue Rust   Music: Music from the movie "Total Recall" (Songs: The Dream, The Hologram, Clever Girl, A New Life) Director: Rich Alipaz     Personnel: 64 Winds; 19 Percussion; 16 Color Guard   1993       Theme: Little Shop of Horrors Drum Major: Todd Belluci   Music: Some Fun Now, The Meek Shall Inherit, Suddenly Seymour, Don't Feed The Plants Director: Brad Hawkins       1994     Theme: Tribute to Alan Menken Drum Major: Tue Rust   Music: Hardin County - From "Lincoln", Commander in Chief, The Meek Shall Inherit, Seize the Day, The World Will Know Director: Brad Hawkins         1995       Theme: The Abyss Drum Major: Betsy Megas   Music: Music from the movie "The Abyss" Director: Shawn Hines         1996         Theme: "Themes and Variations" Drum Major: N/A   Music: "Themes and Variations" by Bela Bartok Director: Dave Gary, Jr.         1997         Theme: "Themes and Variations" Drum Major: N/A   Music: "Themes and Variations" by Bela Bartok Director: Dave Gary, Jr.           If you know any information for the fieldshows that we do not have, please e-mail me.   top LOOKING FOR ALUMNI MEMBER'S WEB SITES, SPIRIT PICTURES, MEMORIES AND STORIES. SEND THEM TO ME. THANKS! Alumni List | Guestbook | News | Reunion | Add Your Name to the List | Contact | Links Field Show| Band Stories | Where are you now? | Pictures | Spirit Poems | Main Page

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