Ben Malcolmson, USCRipsIt

Dr. Arthur Bartner, director of the Trojan Marching Band, was out to lunch in West L.A. with a few friends recently when someone walked up to his table to say hi. It was Marcus Allen. Yes, the Marcus Allen. “Come on, what other band director in the country do you know that an icon walks over to and says hello?” Bartner said with a huge grin. “I get a kick out of that. That’s what the Trojan family’s all about.” It’s also what the Trojan Marching Band is all about…continue