Green Wave Brass Band - Sugar Bowl Parade LP Pre-Order

Tulane University's Green Wave Brass Band went into the studio in the Spring of 2023 to record a special project to celebrate the return of a very special Tulane University Marching Band bass drum head from 1932 by a descendant of Godfrey Hirsch! Hirsch was a section leader in the band when they played USC in the Rose Bowl and went on to become a drummer and arranger for legendary New Orleans clarinetist, Pete Fountain.

While in Pete Fountain's band, Hirsch wrote a tune called "Sugar Bowl Parade" that became the theme song for the famous college football bowl game held annually in New Orleans. When Hirsch's grandson gifted this painted calf-skin drum head back to the band, we decided to learn and record this classic piece of New Orleans and Tulane history. Junior clarinetist Sona Shirinian shines in this version of Sugar Bowl Parade and other New Orleans brass band standards along with the 2022-23 Green Wave Brass Band.

We are working with New Orleans Record Press to produce a limited run of vinyl for this very special project that you can purchase for your collection and listen to the sounds of Tulane! The vinyl package will include a standard 33 1/3 rpm 12" black vinyl pressed at New Orleans Record Press, a full-color sleeve, and download card in a plastic wrap. Estimated cost is $35-50 depending on how many pre-orders are placed.

Own this limited edition piece of Tulane history! Reserve your pressing today!

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Track Listing:

Tulane University Fight Song - Klein
Sugar Bowl Parade - Hirsch
Grazing in the Grass - Hou
Mercy Mercy Mercy - Zawinul
Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Byrd/Terry
Keep Your Head Up - Jaffe
Bourbon Street Parade - Barbarin
Tornado Special/Lil’ Liza Jane - Rebirth/Black American Traditional

2022-23 Green Wave Brass Band

Cody Woods, Luanna Fajardo, Claire Reifschneider - Trumpet

Kyle Peeples, Heather Penton, Samuel Tyree, Jared Kessler - Trombone

Willa Rudnick, David Hart IV, Damien Cameron - Saxophone

Sona Shirinian - Clarinet

Dakota Wilburn, Samuel Tyree - Sousaphone

Christopher Tamburin, William Weber, Erin Fawbush, Patrick Carter, Mads Fiedler - Percussion

Andrew Szypula - Director

Andy Bower - Director and Producer

Recorded at Marigny Studios

Engineered by Adam Keil

Mixed and Mastered at Artisound Studios by Keenan McRae

Special Thanks to Tulane University, School of Liberal Arts, Newcomb Music Department, Tulane Bands, Barry Spanier, Dylan Parrilla-Koester, Anna Wildes, Tyler Hawk, Michael Batt and all of our 2023 Give Green supporters!