KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its season schedule, which begins with UNK’s Aug. 31 football game against Missouri Western.
In addition to performing at all Loper home football games, the Pride of the Plains performs in the annual UNK Band Day Parade and Bearcat Marching Festival Sept 23. The parade begins at 10 a.m.
Other scheduled performances include the Sept. 7 away football game at Emporia State, the Sept.16 Homecoming Parade and Oct. 21 at the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association State Marching Contest, hosted at Kearney High School
Show themes for the 2017 season include music from Fantasia and musicals West Side Story, Les Misérables and The Sound of Music.
The band is under the direction of Brian Alber. The drum line 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 Alyssa Olsen of Lexington.
Pride of the Plains Schedule
Aug. 31, 7 p.m. – Loper Football vs Missouri Western (Foster Field)
Sept. 7, 7 p.m. – Loper Football at Emporia State (Emporia, Kan.)
Sept. 16, 10 a.m. – UNK Homecoming Parade (Downtown Kearney)
Sept. 16, 2 p.m. – Loper Football vs Northwest Missouri State, Alumni Band Day (Foster Field)
Sept. 23, 10 a.m. – Band Day Parade (Downtown Kearney)
Sept. 23, 1 p.m. – Exhibition, Bearcat Marching Festival (Kearney High School)
Oct. 7, 2 p.m. – Loper Football vs Central Missouri (Foster Field)
Oct. 21, 2 p.m. – Loper Football vs Northeastern State (Foster Field)
Oct. 21, TBD – Exhibition, Nebraska State Bandmasters Association contest (Kearney High School)
Nov. 4, 2 p.m. – Loper Football vs Pittsburg State (Foster Field)
Pride of the Plains Members
Albion – Jacob Nore
Arapahoe – Michael French
Bassett – Aaron Sybrant
Beatrice – Kaylin Hagemeier
Bellevue – Jordan Duff
Bennington – Keegan McGill
Big Springs – Jason Farrier
Blair – Grace Lueders
Blair – Sam Rosenau
Broken Bow – Samy Hundstad
Butte – Marissa McGeorge
Columbus – Caitlin Becker
Columbus – Cassi Dechant
Columbus – Mia Grant
Columbus – Rylee Jones
Columbus – Vivi Velazquez
Columbus – Travis Woodcock
Crete – Alexis Powell
Fremont – Samuel Hoshor
Gering – Jaycee Rice
Grand Island – Abby Anthony
Grand Island – Mark Barrientos
Grand Island – Grace Bartling
Grand Island – Julie Bruns
Grand Island – Karla Carillo
Grand Island – Bethany Freeling
Grand Island – Joseph Heredia
Grand Island – Emily Laub
Grand Island – Brooke Lee
Grand Island – Kira Oberschulte
Gretna – Cal Switzer
Gretna – Trey Switzer
Hartington – Blase Rokusek
Hastings – Anthony Eigenberg
Hershey – Emily Dethlefs
Hickman – Sydni Ziemke
Holdrege – Hope Burken
Kearney – Tiffany Gawrych
Kearney – Patricia Schmidt
Kearney – Josh Uden
Kearney – Tyson Wilbur
Kearney – Kali Wubben
Lebanon – Emily Fitzsimmons
Lexington – Jonathan Madison
Lexington – Evan Neben
Lexington – Alyssa Olsen
Lexington – Chris Rogers
Lincoln – Dylan Gress
Lincoln – Emily Lillich
Lincoln – Josie Minor
Lincoln – Madison Sanders
Minden – Sydney Wilson
Mitchell – Gabe Reynoso
North Platte – Alleigh Beckman
North Platte – Taylor Blagdon
North Platte – Megan Capal
North Platte – Courtney Harwager
North Platte – Steven Koehn
North Platte – Kaylee Thompson
Odell – Zach Reiman
Omaha – Taylor Hamilton
Omaha – Kaycie Havenridge
Omaha – Erica Little
Omaha – Miranda Niemeier
Omaha – Morgan Wheatley
Osceola – Christian Schlief
Osceola – Mary Kate Steele
Overton – Desiree Haussler
Papillion – Christian Kush
Roca – Morgan Shea
Seward – Nickolas Shearer
Shelby – Charlie Rinke
Spalding – Amber Berger
Sutherland – Tim Pfeiff
Syracuse – Emily Wellsandt
Utica – Braydon Conell
Yutan – Claire Thomas
Clarinda, Iowa – Ashley Nordhues
Colorado Springs, Col. – Aidan Bentley
Joplin, Mo. – Aaron Lawson
Natoma, Kan. – Terran Homburg
Red Oak, Iowa – Jared Sherman
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Writer: Todd Gottula, Director of Communications, 308.865.8454, gottulatm@unk.edu
Source: Brian Alber, Assistant Director of Bands, 308.865.8607, alberbw@unk.edu
