Raiders Announce 2013 Program

The Raiders are pleased to announce their 2013 program entitled “The Raven: A Descent Into Madness.” Based on Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven,” the show will feature original music written by Key Poulan, Michael Huestis, and Jason Medeiros. The visual aspects of the show will be developed by drill designer Peter ReHill and color guard designer Anthony Tanasy. “The Raven: A Descent Into Madness” follows the unnamed narrator of Poe’s poem as he relives the heartbreak associated with the loss of his love. The eponymous raven antagonizes the narrator, whose life begins to spiral into a madness so deep, he is unable to deal with his grief, unable to distinguish reality from fantasy, or life from death.

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