Spirit of Troy
| The Spirit of Troy The University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band |
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| School | University of Southern California |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Director | Arthur C. Bartner |
| Associate director | Tony Fox |
| Members | 700+, Active Membership Varies Widely |
| Fight song | "Fight On" |
| Uniform | Cardinal Jacket and White Breastplate with Trojan Logo; Cardinal Bibs with White and Yellow Trim; Trojan-style Helmet with Cardinal plume; Gold Cape with Cardinal Border; Black Shoes with White Spats; White Gloves; Dark Sunglasses. A cardinal red USC ballcap is worn with the uniform when the helmet is not worn. |
| Website | www |
The Spirit of Troy, also known as the University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band (TMB) represents USC at various collegiate sports, broadcast, popular music recording, and national public appearance functions.
The Spirit of Troy is the only collegiate band to have two platinum records. The group has performed with numerous celebrities including John Williams, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Beyoncé, Doc Severinsen, George Clinton, Fleetwood Mac, The Three Tenors, John Dolmayan, Shavo Odadjian, Odesza, The Offspring and Radiohead. In addition, the band has performed for five U.S. presidents, at the Summer Olympics, and on the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, and the season 7 finale of American Idol.
A contingent of the band has performed at every USC football game, home and away, since 1987. It also makes an international trip at least every other year.
The Trojan Shrine, the symbol of USC and popularly known as "Tommy Trojan", was originally supposed to be named "The Spirit of Troy".
The TMB's first recorded performance was in November 1918 when, at the end of World War I, members of the TMB led a victory parade of America's returning servicemen in New York City. "Fight On", the fight song of the University was composed in 1922 and became a part of the TMB tradition. In 1923, the school's alma mater, "All Hail", was composed by a member of the TMB, Al Wesson. The TMB gave its first national radio concert on CBS on April 19, 1929. The band participated in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, forming the Olympic Braid in the opening ceremonies in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (coincidentally USC's home stadium).
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