KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its season schedule, which begins with UNK’s Aug. 30 football game against Missouri Southern State.
In addition to performing at all Loper home football games, Pride of the Plains performs in the annual UNK Band Day Parade and Bearcat Marching Festival Sept. 22. The parade begins at 10 a.m.
Other scheduled performances include the Sept. 15 homecoming parade and Oct. 20 at the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association State Marching Contest, hosted at Kearney High School.
Show themes for the 2018 season include music from “Doctor Who,” “Cirque du Soleil” and “Harry Potter.”
The band is under the direction of Brian Alber. The drumline instructor and director of bands is Duane Bierman, and the color guard coordinator is Adrienne Rall. Drum majors are Bethany Freeling of Grand Island and Miranda Niemeier of Omaha.
Pride of the Plains Schedule
Aug. 30, 7 p.m. – Loper Football vs Missouri Southern State (Foster Field)
Sept. 15, 10 a.m. – UNK Homecoming Parade (Downtown Kearney)
Sept. 15, 2 p.m. – Loper Football vs Emporia State, Alumni Band Day (Foster Field)
Sept. 22, 10 a.m. – Band Day Parade
Sept. 22, 1 p.m. – Exhibition, Bearcat Marching Festival (Kearney High School)
Oct. 6, 2 p.m. – Loper Football vs Lindenwood (Foster Field)
Oct. 20, 2 p.m. – Loper Football vs Fort Hays State (Foster Field)
Oct. 20, TBD – Exhibition, Nebraska State Bandmasters Association contest (Kearney High School)
Nov. 3, 2 p.m. – Loper Football vs Missouri Western (Foster Field)
Pride of the Plains Members
Albion – Jacob Nore
Albion – Hailey Schademann
Alda – Dakota Brodigan
Alliance – Andrew Stich
Amherst – Steven Boldt
Arapahoe – Michael French
Bassett – Aaron Sybrant
Beatrice – Kaylin Hagemeier
Blair – Grace Lueders
Blair – Bryson Pavlik
Broken Bow – Sam Hundstad
Central City – Bailey Manhart
Chadron – Zachary Carattini
Columbus – Caitlin Becker
Columbus – Mia Grant
Columbus – Travis Woodcock
Cordova – Brittney Newsome
Cozad – Omar Carlos
Crete – Zach Asch
Crete – Trey Marquardt
Crete – Alexis Powell
Gibbon – Morgan Wadkins-Meyer
Grand Island – Julie Bruns
Grand Island – KC Carillo
Grand Island – Bethany Freeling
Grand Island – Reiley Hillman
Grand Island – Emily Laub
Grand Island – Brooke Lee
Grand Island – Chris Pennell
Grand Island – Cosme Price
Greenwood – Kate Book
Gretna – Nathan Haberer
Gretna – Trey Switzer
Hastings – Ruben Gama
Hastings – Ashley Hein
Hastings – Rachel Witt
Herman – Luci Anderson
Hickman – Sydni Ziemke
Holdrege – Cierra Swearingen
Kearney – Lilly Cavill
Kearney – Kevin Downs
Kearney – Tiffany Gawrych
Kearney – Patricia Schmidt
Kearney – Mia Sorgenfrei
Kearney – Jacob Temme
Kearney – Kali Wubben
Lexington – Jonathan Madison
Lincoln – De’Angelo Aden
Lincoln – Dylan Gress
Lincoln – Emily Lillich
Lincoln – Josie Minor
Lincoln – Madison Sanders
Lincoln – Anna Vosicky
Marquette – Lydia Langemeier
Minden – Sydney Wilson
Mitchell – Gabe Reynoso
Norfolk – Isabelle Kaup
Norfolk – Abbey Nemec
North Platte – Alleigh Beckman
North Platte – Megan Capal
North Platte – Kaeli Daley
North Platte – Courtney Harwager
North Platte – Steven Koehn
North Platte – Jakob Ochsner
North Platte – Zach Ochsner
North Platte – Phebe Pavelka
North Platte – Allissa Reinhard
North Platte – Greg Stoner
Odell – Zach Reiman
Ogallala – DeVere Larington
Ogallala – Chris Schmidt
Omaha – Lindsey Brickey
Omaha – Taylor Hamilton
Omaha – Erica Little
Omaha – Morgan Mumm
Omaha – Miranda Niemeier
Omaha – Anna Overbeck
Omaha – Hannah Petersen
Omaha – Rebekah Petersen
Omaha – Morgan Wheatley
Osceola – Christian Schlief
Osceola – Mary Kate Steele
Papillion – Christian Kush
Papillion – Ellie Morrison
Seward – Nickolas Shearer
Sutherland – Kelsey Folchert
Syracuse – Emily Wellsandt
Brighton, Colorado – Zac Dibbern
Parker, Colorado – Hayden Baldwin
Clarinda, Iowa – Ashley Nordhues
Red Oak, Iowa – Jared Sherman
Bogotá, Colombia – Carlos Vargas Castano
