Golden Triangle Marching Festival held at New Hope HighMarching band is huge for those who grow through, and find community in the sport. Making the inaugural GTR Marching Festival a hit. (WCBI) – New Hope High School assistant band director, Ryan Jobe, coordinated the first Golden Triangle Marching Festival at New Hope High. “It’s a lot of teamwork.”One New Hope band member said he kept to himself before the band. The first school-affiliated marching band was established in 1857 at the Boston Farm School.