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IOWA Magazine | 12-13-2022

Ready for the Boom: Trip to the Shoe

By Megan Walsh
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For the first time in recent history, the Hawkeye Marching Band traveled to Ohio State for a Big Ten collaborative halftime show.

In the first Big Ten marching band collaboration in recent history, the Hawkeye Marching Band joined the Ohio State University Marching Band this season to co-produce an Elton John halftime show at Ohio State. Once the show went live on Twitter, Elton John commended the bands for “the incredible dedication with so much creativity.”

The Hawkeye Marching Band and Ohio State University Marching Band collaborate on a halftime show inspired by Elton John.
PHOTO: John Emigh
PHOTO: John Emigh
PHOTO: JOHN EMIGH Dr. Eric Bush (Hawkeye Marching Band director) and Dr. Christopher Hoch (Ohio State Marching Band director) exchanged brass drum heads signed by members of their respective bands to commemorate the collaboration.
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Support the University of Iowa Marching Band through the Hawkeye Marching Band Development Fund.

The Iowa and Ohio State marching bands come together to prepare for a halftime show celebrating the music of Elton John.
PHOTO: JOHN EMIGH
PHOTO: JOHN EMIGH
PHOTO: John Emigh
PHOTO: John Emigh
The Hawkeye Marching Band joins the Ohio State Marching Band on the field for a tribute to Elton John.

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Support the University of Iowa Marching Band through the Hawkeye Marching Band Development Fund.

The Iowa and Ohio State marching bands come together to prepare for a halftime show celebrating the music of Elton John.
The Hawkeye Marching Band joins the Ohio State Marching Band on the field for a tribute to Elton John.
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