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At Yankee Stadium in 1972, Wright played Lyle's tune when Appel phoned in the signal. In its nascency, entrance music was produced live by the house organist. Just about every player has a hand-picked song that blares from the stadium speakers when he enters to pitch or hit.

The tradition of player entrance music did not fully take hold until the early 1990s, after the Seattle Mariners started piping canned content through their tinny stadium speakers. The Yankees won 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers. He forced a groundout to shortstop Gene Michael for the final out and earned a save. So it was a surprise to just about everyone when the future Cy Young Award winner made his way to the mound accompanied by organist Toby Wright's rendition of the graduation march, "Pomp and Circumstance."Īfter the music stopped, Lyle faced just one batter in what was his first-ever appearance in pinstripes. Then 21, the Brooklyn native and New York Yankees' assistant public relations director didn't tell the new relief pitching ace, Sparky Lyle, about his plan. On April 19, 1972, Marty Appel added some now-standard pomp. In other words, as you listen to this ceremonious trio, you may find yourself feeling a bit nostalgic.Major League Baseball has always been theater. As family members listen to “Pomp and Circumstance” while the graduates process in, they may find themselves thinking back on their own graduation, what it meant for them, and other memories associated with the experience.

Music connects to our emotional memories in an intense way. Elgar’s trio now functions in the capacity, as a tradition of graduation and an annual reminder of the values we share regarding this intellectual rite of passage. The wearing of academic regalia, the throwing of the cap, the turning of the tassel, and, yes, the opening processional to “Pomp and Circumstance.” Traditions matter as they reinforce our social and cultural values and bring people who share such values together. Certain traditions have become synonymous with graduation in the US. It marks an important social institution.By creating a certain emotional space during a graduation ceremony, “Pomp and Circumstance” serves to coordinate a shared emotional experience between graduates, teachers, administrators, and family members as they participate in and witness this institutional ceremony. In other words, music has the ability to bring people together physically (e.g., by dancing together) and emotionally. One such role of music is the coordination of physical, physiological, and emotional action. Michael Clayton outlined four functions music holds (i.e., her identified and defined different reasons why humans listen to or play music). It serves to coordinate a shared group experience.In the case of “Pomp and Circumstance,” the musical coloring created by the regal melody, warm tone colors, and stately duple meter tempo establishes a tone of solemnity and dignity as the soon-to-be graduates process into the room.

The mood of a room can shift based on what is playing in the background. More so than almost any other sensory stimulus, music has the unique ability to color an experience.