The Pride of Metuchen Marching Band and Color Guard performing their 2014 program Desert Winds on October 25, 2014 at the recently concluded US Bands State Championships in Rutgers University’s Highpoint Solutions Stadium.

For hundreds of years people have travelled throughout the deserts of our planet. Their journeys, sometimes long and harsh, were always filled with adventure. Join us on our travels as we take you on a musical journey through the desert.

Part 1: The Journey Begins: Music from the Wind and the Lion
Part 2: A Time for Rest: Prelude to Arabian Dances
Part 3: Celebration!: Misrilou and Kashmir
Part 4: A Journey Home: Selections from Scherezade

The Pride of Metuchen Marching Band
Metuchen High School
Principal: Bruce Peragallo
Superintendent of Schools: Vincent Caputo
Supervisor of Fine and Performing Arts and World Language: Christine DeSimone

Directors: John Messenger and John Morisson
Drill Design: George Matisse
Music Design: Ben Schwartz
Percussion Design and Caption Head: Sean Sullivan
Color Guard Design and Instruction: Debbie Yaniga
Percussion Tech: Jason Gomez
Front Ensemble Instruction: Samara Gomez
Brass and Wind Tech: Jacobo Medina
Staff Co-Ordinator: Sebastion Sullivan

Drum Majors: Dan Bernheimer, Josh Artman, Samantha Hong