History

The Greenbrier East Spartan Marching Band has a rich history of over 50 years with many amazing performance on the local, state, national, and international levels.

previous directors

Lee Gillespie

1968-1974

GARY WILLIAMS

RUSS BUSH

Jeff Bryant

1981-1997

JON MERRITT

1997-1998

GARY ALLEN

Fall 1998

The Greenbrier East Marching band was formed in 1968 and has put on many award winning shows since its creation. 

History of Field Shows 

1968-1985 - Shows in this era were not usually titled.  Some favorite selections from these years include- "How the West was Won", "West Virginia Show", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Godspell", "On Broadway", "Patriotic Medley", "Spirit of Spain", "Ice Castles", "Night on Bald Mountain", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "Battle Hymn of the Republic", "Veracruz", "Amazing Grace", "Soul Man", "Everybody Loves the Blues", "Malaguena", "Topaz", "Turkey in the Straw", "Aztec Fire", "Heliopolis", "Moorside March", "Memory", "For Your Eyes Only", "Country Roads", and "The Theme from Shaft". 

1986- Bond

1987- Hot Jazz

1988- Odyssey '88

1989- Spytacular

1990- East on Broadway

1991- Lord of the Rings

1992- New World Symphony

1993- Trail of Tears

1994- Gettysburg

1995- Heroes Lost and Fallen

1996- Ghost Train

1997- The Magic of Queen

1998- La Fiesta Mexicana

1999- For the Common Man

2000- West Side Story

2001- Pearl

2002- Lord of the Rings

2003- Dreams, Nightmares, and the Awakening

2004- The Wall

2005- Aerosmith

2006- Symphony X - The New Mythology Suite

Highest Score (TOB): 83.50

2007- Dark Side of Oz

Highest Score (TOB): 88.10

2008- The Pulse of America

Highest Score (TOB): 85.40

2009- Bond

Highest Score (TOB): 83.40

2010- Sparta

Highest Score (TOB): 85.20

2011- Coolest Small Town

Highest Score (TOB): 83.40

2012- Methods of Madness

Highest Score (TOB): 84.80

2013- Legend of Zelda

Highest Score (TOB): 85.65

2014- The Wall

Highest Score (TOB): 85.70

2015- Back to the Future

2016- X Marks the Spot

2017- Imagine

Highest Score (TOB): 87.15

2018- Clue

Highest Score (TOB): 83.25

2019- The Crossroads

Highest Score (ABA): 93.5

2020- Certified Bop

2021- The Dark Side of Oz

2022- Rise of the Fallen: A Radical, Bodacious, Totally Tubular, Gnarly, Most Excellent 80's Underdog Story


Alumni & friends can enjoy more band memories by checking out this Facebook group!