The Brandon Valley Marching Lynx are proud to present their 2008 Field Show “The Clockwork Project.”

The show will explore the uses and effects of time and timekeeping.
           
Movement 1 “Clockwork” explores the precision and perpetual motion of time. The drill and the music work in concert to convey a feeling of urgency, the fact that time never stops, never slows down for us, and never provides us with more than 24 hours in a day.
           
“Clockwork” uses the Orchestral work “Orawa” by Polish composer Wojciech Kilar. Kilar has written numerous orchestral and chamber works, but is best known for his film scores, of which he has written nearly 40. Most recognizable to American film fans are The Truman Show, The Portrait of a Lady, and the Ninth Gate, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. “Orawa” is beautifully arranged for the Marching Lynx by Jeremy Hegg.
           
Movement 2 “As Time Goes By,” reflects on the passage of time and the memories it leaves. It is a very sentimental moment in the show, marked by the visual passage of time through an hourglass formed on the field.
           
The movement takes it’s name from the beautiful ballad written by Herman Hupfield. Written for the 1931 musical Everybody’s Welcome, it gained even greater fame when it was used in the 1942 cinema classic Casablanca. Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Tony Bennett, and Carly Simon, among others, have recorded it. The Jimmy Durante performance found its way onto the soundtrack of Sleepless in Seattle.
           
Movment 3 “Twisted Time” explores the imperfection of time as it is marked by humans. While the passage of time is unstoppable, the art of timekeeping is a human invention, and thus prone to imperfection. Marked by high velocity drill and frantic technical passages from the brass and woodwinds, the movement comes to a crashing halt much in the same way a clock or watch inevitably breaks down. But with a quick wind up or a new battery, the timepiece again roars to back life. The band, too, roars back to life to drive the show to a high-energy finish.
           
Movement three comes to life through the writing genius of Jeremy Hegg. Using musical motifs from the first two movements, Jeremy ties the show together beautifully with this work written especially for the Brandon Valley Marching Lynx.
           
The visual design of the show is once again this year from the creative and talented pen of BV alum Ryan Tysdal. Ryan has written the visual side of the show for five years, and has also provided marvelous teaching expertise.

Emily Savage joins the design team this year as colorguard choreographer. Emily brings a wealth of experience both as a performer and choreographer with both high school marching bands and world-class drum and bugle corps.
           
Steve Versaevel returns for a second year as percussion writer. Steve is a Sioux Falls native who is currently the Director of Percussion Studies at Montana State University in Bozeman.