A & E 13September 27, 2012

Patrons

Adam and Colleen AndrewsTim & Denise BandelDoug & Janelle BanowetzRon & Duetta BanowetzMark & Janice BradyTammie & Scott BradyJohn & Lora BreitbachFrank & Marge BreyaHannah BrownRick & Heidi BrownRobert & Janet BrownDoug & Sheri BrunnerEric & Lisa BuschLarry & Marjory BushawJeff & Michele BusseLavern & Audrey BusseColleen CampBoba & Stacy CataldoKen & Janet CaveAustin ChuteMark & Sheryl ChuteMatt & Tracie ChuteMr. & Mrs. Robert ChuteJoe & Lisha CoffeyKelly CollinsPatrick & Elaine CollinsFirst Federal Credit Union Sandy CummingsClark & Kathy CunninghamCathy D’ MelloJack DaubitzLuke De GaMike & Karen DelaneyMobile DemandDavid & Laura DieboldBrian & Terry DonnellyMary DonovanDave & Polly Draker

Alicia DrownDave & Vicki DrownRohit DsouzaBill & Lu EftingJim & Liz EftingTom & Heidi ElliGeoff ElliotKay ElliotJackson EskerDan & Tracy FabianoDawn & Neal FeltmanJack & Micki FenskeJim & Linda FenskeMIDN 4/c FenskeJim & Katherine FineNoreen FitzpatrickKathy & Barny FoleyJoan FollandMatthew FoxJulie & Joe GerkeTroy GerlemanEd & Karen GibbsRandy & Shawn GibbsAnn GlavanMike & Tracy GraeveRobert & Kelly HaagLauren & Bob HemmerbergJim & Diane HansenTracie & Brian HazelettDick & Jan HendricksonTom & Jean HoffmanBrian & Tammy HoodLogan & Stephanie HoxieDick & Pam HuntJohn & LuAnn HuntVirgil & Carlyn HuntMitchell HussTim & Karen Ingwersen

Sandy & Kevin IrelandKoleen & Tim JanneyBod & Barb JonesRay & Beth KaminRay & Jan KaminJim & Julie KapschKaty KarasJean KeanPhilip KeanBruce & Jackie KingJacob KobzaCourthey & Shane KoehnDarrell KrewsonSherry KrutzfieldJoan & John KupkaChuck & Bobbie LampeMaryetta & Larry LampeDarci LangelColm LarkinCDT 4/c LaskaBen & Kern LeuRon & Carolyn LewisSt. Jude LibraryJoe & Sharon LutgensDan & Donna LynchErin LynchJeanne and Gerry MacEachernMaureen MacEachernCaitlin MahrGerard & Janet MayRichard & Pam MayBill & Mary Lou McCartanFr. Tom McDermottTony McDermottJon & Kay McWhinneyMark & Sarah McWhinneyKristie & Brian MiddendorfRyan Milke

Liz & Jason MillerJerry & Mary MitchellJoe & Terrie MlodzikLeo & Diane MonaghanMelissa MonaghanAnn MoranRegan MoranScott Jeanine MurthaMackenzie NoonanMike NoonanSteve & Janet NoonanStacey O’ BrienNixie OldenburgJim & Anne PapeYvonnie PapeJames & Ruby ParrisGordon Peterson DDSRagina & Paul PisarikKim & Rick PolingMike & Molly PotterKourtne PowellDenise & Kevin Pudil FamilyJoyce ReimanDavid RichardsonTom & Dianna RichardsonBen & Mary RosencrantsJeff & Tanya RosencrantsKaran & Denny RuzickaDoris SavalaJoseph SchemmelTina SchemmelDr. Larry SchendenLawrence & Rosemary SchendenMary Beth SchendenJoseph & Barb SchmallMike & Mary Pat SchulteMr. Hunter SchulteMark & Tracy Scieszinski

Patricia SimaMarvin & Diane SmithRichard SmithMike SojkaLinda Sojka-ParmanBenjamin StickleLana StoneAnn StreifBrian & Martha StrongHope TaylorDavid & Karen ThinnesJoanne ThinnesDoug & Patty ThomaAllan & Mary ThomsFred & Bev TimkoLaura ToyneTom TroesterMike & Bev ValantDoug & Amy ValentineAaron Van HoeckJohn & Mary Van HoeckDan & Sandy Vanden BoschKim VipondTim & Donna VipondChad & Florence VonKampenTed & Lorrie VonKampenEmily WalvoordDough & Kristen WeihJerry & Betty WeilandJeff & Cheryl WestlundAnne WhitePaul & Gail WilliamsLynn & Lynn WoellertAnn WolfColdwell Banker Hedges RealtyDr. Colette Murphy D.C.True Performance

Xavier has many available activities, such as sports and drama, but there is also a portion of Xavier dedicated to covering different styles of music and sometimes making their own. A handful of Xavier students express themselves through their music at events such as the Talent Show and Battle of the Bands.

Student bands are making reappearances this year as students join together to demonstrate their musical talents. The Marquee Trio, a band comprised of seniors Drew Distler and Daniel Cowden and junior Bryton Hayes, took part in the Talent Show, performed with The Lampshades at Mini Dance Marathon, and helped with Xhilaration combo last year. This year, the band plans on performing at the Talent Show, Battle of the Bands, Student Appreciation Day, and Mini Dance Marathon. All the members also plan to participate in Xhilaration and Xuberance’s combos. “Having a band has just been an awesome experience,” Distler said. “There’s something about the brotherhood that comes with it, being able to fool around with our own kind of music in our own kind of way with no judgment; and it’s great.” The Marquee Trio has performed

only covers to date, but is currently working with writing originals.

The band We Learned This Song Last Night consists of seniors Nick Hazelton and Jimmy Moore and juniors Brennan Graeve and Mason Montuoro. The band mostly does covers of their favorite music while experimenting with different styles. “The fans will definitely make the practices worth it,” Montuoro said. “It makes me feel like the band is important to a lot of people.” We Learned This Song Last Night will also compete in Battle of the Bands this year.

Along with many existing Xavier bands, there are a few hopefuls scattered among the masses, such as freshman Norman Humble Mejia, who wish to be a part of this music scene. “I’m really passionate about my music,” Humble Mejia said. “As long as I’m having fun, it doesn’t matter what’s going on in my life other than the music.”

To find out more about bands, speak with the mentioned band members or attend musical events such as Battle of the Bands to start getting involved in the Xavier music scene.

Xavier’s Hidden Musical Talent

Emma HuntA&E Assistant Editor

Above: A few members of We Learned This Song Last Night pose for a picture.Below: Seniors Drew Distler and Daniel Cowden play at the Talent Show in 2012.

Junior Bryton Hayes performs at Battle of the Bands last year.

“Our band colors sound,” senior Drew Distler said. “All we really do is get together and play.”Kellie Wittrock photo

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