New Marching Band Music

The New York Philharmonic's brass section will don the maize and blue and join in a chorus of "The Victors" on October 10, as it appears alongside the Michigan Marching Band for the halftime show at the University of Michigan's homecoming football game against Northwestern University.

The halftime show appearance is one of a number of events that the Philharmonic announced Thursday for its upcoming residency, Oct. 8 through 11, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Also planned are three full-orchestra concerts, a keynote speech by music director Alan Gilbert and master classes for University of Michigan students.

The Philharmonic brass will have some company on the Michigan Stadium field: over 1, 000 musicians are expected to be part of the halftime show, as the homecoming game also brings an alumni band, and the UMS Choral Union.

The appearance is touted as the first time that members of a major orchestra have participated in a Michigan halftime show, and it comes as high expectations swirl around the university's football program: After a 5-7 season in 2014 (and no bowl game appearance), the Wolverines wooed