Warrior Band tries to regain momentum

Who hasn’t felt their chest tighten when the strains of a John Philip Sousa march bubbles up along a parade route? Grins as big as Christmas, the Fourth of July and birthday cakes forever brighten faces as the high school band confidently strides by in precision formation, holding flutes and piccolos just so, balancing snare drums; the brass of trumpets, French horns, tubas and trombones gleaming.

This quintessential moment may be lost in Fallbrook if the Fallbrook Union High School band program continues to decline. What was once a vital, energetic musical option for students at FUHS has seen...