The Washington Commanders’ marching band, which dates to 1938, went on hiatus during the pandemic. It’s back this season, with new leadership and roughly half as many members.
this month, the group will bear little resemblance to the all-volunteer band that was twice as large and provided the soundtrack for Washington’s NFL team for more than 80 years.Twenty members of the former band, all of whom were required to re-audition, were selected for the new band. Summers and many of his former bandmates declined the opportunity for myriad reasons, including what they considered the team’s disregard for the former band’s leadership.
“Even when the team wasn’t doing well,” said David LaMay, who played clarinet and saxophone, “the band was.” “I have no ill will toward them,” Bartlett said of the changes, “but I was sad and disappointed that all of a sudden our traditional band was just cut off.” “It would appear that if I would have been there 23 years as a leader, if I would have to reapply for something that I had been doing very effectively for all those years, I would have gotten notice,” said Summers, who grew up a few blocks from RFK and used to watch Washington’s band practice behind D.C. General Hospital. “That’s why it feels like such a slap in the face.”Xavier Summers wrote a letter to Colby-Begovich advocating on behalf of his father.
“I hope they have as great an experience as we did,” said Harrell, who hasn’t ruled out auditioning in the future. “I also know it takes time to form those bonds and become the type of group that we had been for so long.” In the weeks since the event, former band members have kicked around the idea of establishing an alumni band that could perform at events in the area. Several former band members have planned a postgame jam session in a parking lot near FedEx Field after the Commanders’ season opener Sept. 11.
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