Screamin’ Eagles Marching Band

Yes! All members of the BC Marching Band need to be enrolled in MUS-449. If you have a conflict with enrolling, please reach out to Prof. Flowe or Dr. Carrillo.

You will receive a syllabus for the course on the first day of classes. The ability to participate in rehearsals and performances will be calculated in the grade.

Fill out the BC Marching Band Uniform Measurement Form. To complete measurements, you can borrow a measuring tape from Dr. Carrillo in the band room. We will announce a date, time, and place for you to pick up your uniform. You will be expected to keep your uniform in your dorm/apartment throughout the season. It will be your responsibility to keep the uniform in good condition and keep up with all garments (hat, plume, coat, bibs, etc.)

We will send another link when we are ready to take measurements for the color guard uniform. Stay tuned.

The school owned instruments for use in marching band are the following: Sousaphones, Mellophones, Marching Baritones, Drumline/Front Ensemble, Color Guard. Contact Dr. Carrillo if you need a smaller woodwind instrument to check out.

Fill out this form to join the Screamin’ Eagles Marching Band and register for MUS-449!

While there are not marching band specific scholarships, there are scholarships for musicians at Bridgewater. You don’t have to be a music major to receive scholarships. All marching band musicians are encouraged to apply.

The BC music department will pick up the tab for almost all costs of being a member of the Screamin’ Eagles Marching Band, including your meals and residence hall expenses during our required pre-season band camp.

Drum Major, Section Leader-Music, Drill Captains (help with teaching marching drill), Logistics Crew, Uniform Crew. Apply to be part of our leadership team.

Over the summer we will try to deliver music electronically when possible. Other music will be distributed during band camp.

For our first year, gloves will be provided by BC.

For shoes, we want you to have a black shoe similar to what you probably wore in high school marching band. If you still have your marching band shoes, bring them to wear! If you don’t have black shoes, you can order the Drillmaster shoe from McCormicks or purchase something similar from another vendor.

Director of Athletic Bands Barry Flowe oversees the Screamin’ Eagles Marching Band, in addition to teaching courses in music education at Bridgewater. He also oversees the basketball pep band.

Flowe brings three decades of experience leading middle school, high school and college bands, including 19 years as Pep Band Director at Randolph-Macon College, in Ashland, Va., and 10 years as Director of Bands at Patrick Henry High School, also in Ashland.

Flowe received his bachelor of music with a concentration in instrumental music in K-12 from Old Dominion University. He obtained his master of curriculum and instruction from Virginia Tech.

Carrillo is Bridgewater College’s Director of Instrumental Music, Associate Professor and Department Chair. She is director of the Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble, teaches applied trumpet lessons and teaches courses in conducting and music theory.

Carrillo received her bachelor of music with a concentration in trumpet performance and a bachelor of music education with a concentration in instrumental conducting from the University of Illinois. She obtained both her master of music and doctor of musical arts in trumpet performance from The University of Texas.