Dr. Gary Davis
UNK Symphonic Band director, 308.865.8497
The University of Nebraska at Kearney Band Day will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, and will feature both parade and field competitions.
The parade will begin at 9 a.m., at Central Avenue and Railroad Street, proceed north to 27th Street. Then continue west toward the university campus. After the parade, there will be an awards ceremony at 11 a.m. at Foster Field.
During the presentation of awards, the UNK band exhibition will begin. Kearney Catholic and Grand Island Northwest will then perform their field exhibitions at the conclusion of the presentation. Awards will be presented to the best drumline, auxiliary unit, drum majors and pre-parade inspection. A sweepstakes trophy will be awarded to the band with the highest overall scores.
Last year there were 24 parade entries. Cindi Wolfe, who is coordinating the parade for the Chamber of Commerce, said she expects about 25 float entries this year. The entries will include area businesses as well as nonprofit organizations. Among the entries are Boy and Girl Scout Troops, Nebraska Public Power District and the American Red Cross Disaster Services Trailer.
Dr. Neal Schnoor, assistant director of bands, said that more than 1,500 students will participate in this year’s Band Day parade. Participating bands hail from Amherst, Axtell, Bertrand, Brady, Callaway, Clay Center, Elm Creek, Franklin, Fullerton, Gibbon, Grand Island Central Catholic, Grand Island Northwest, Kearney Catholic, Kearney eighth grade, Kearney High, Kenesaw, Ogallala, Palmer, Pleasanton, Ravenna, Spalding, St. Paul, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, Thedford, Wilcox and Wood River.
The University of Nebraska Pride of the Plains Marching Band is a 110-member ensemble. Members of the band are listed alphabetically by hometown:
Ainsworth – Brindi Utemark
Archer – Jody Neel
Atkinson – Rebecca Osborne
Axtell – Heather Colling
Ayr – Derek Gangwish
Beatrice – Mark Nelson
Beaver City – Bridgette Robinson
Belgrade – Kristina Scott
Bellevue – Adam Hotchkiss and Corrina Wright
Blue Hill – Danielle Mohlman
Broken Bow – Michael Crawford
Chadron – Jonathan Dailey
Clarkson – Rita Vogel
Columbus – Lindsay Starostka
David City – Chris Hein
Elm Creek – Megan Brestel
Elwood – Lindsay Roper
Franklin – Savannah Murphy
Fullerton – Kalie Wetovick
Gibbon – Brandon Bohn
Gothenburg – Katie Moore
Grand Island – Thomas Carlson, Mackenzie Cochran,
Abigail Countryman, Adam Eschliman and Ray Zeleski
Gretna – Bethany Chandler
Henderson – Mark Hiebner
Hershey – Amber Garza
Hickman – Jessica Niemeyer
Holdrege – Celeste Lempke and Jennifer Nelsen
Kearney – Lynn Beistline, Abby Bittman, Sarah Giffin, John Harrold, Ashley Hellerich,
Katherine Hermann, Stacy Laue, Tina Lund, Matthew Manning, Joshua Palmer,
Lance Rall, Amber Rieken, Brent Roemmich and Eryn McBride
Lexington – Courtney Klamm and Kelli Margritz
Lincoln – Jessica Adcox, Jessica Duryea, Jason Gfeller and Jennifer Smith
Malmo – Bryce Urbanek
McCook – Shawn Pfanstiel
Norfolk – Kimberly Anderson and Paul Niedbalski
North Platte – James Conley, Antonio Diaz, Turner Dorr, Rebecca Gosnell
and Kari Sawyer
Omaha – Jonathan Flanagan, Zachary Harbert, Katie Langenfeld,
Sarah Mellick, Jodi Phillips and Micah Yost
Ord – Jacob Neeman
Osmond – Kari Ekberg
Palmer – Amanda Dubas and Mandy West
Papillion – Amanda Foy and Elizabeth Nordbrock
Plattsmouth – Megan Kumler
Ralston – Adam Grazier
Riverdale – Danielle Jahnke
Scottsbluff – Lindsey Bennett
Sidney – Brendee Brauer
St. Paul – Adam White
Wayne – Emily Brady and Joseph Brumm
West Point – Phillip Erb
Wood River – Timothy Davis and Sarah Uhrich
Colorado
Longmont – Megan Busch
Nathrop – Leslie Scifres
Paonia – Adrienne Olin
Iowa
Cedar Falls – Sarah Fritsche
Cedar Rapids – Corey Marz
Conrad – Brett Kluever
Kansas
Garden City – Kerri Myers
Virginia
Herndon – Kimberly Minnig
Wyoming
Gillette – Nicholas Brennan
Japan
Shozaburo Takahashi
