KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its season schedule, which begins with the Sept. 9 home football game against Northeastern State.
In addition to performing at all Loper home football games, the Pride of the Plains will perform Sept. 23 in the annual UNK Band Day Parade. The parade begins at 10 a.m. in downtown Kearney.
Other scheduled performances include the UNK Homecoming Parade on Sept. 30, Harvest of Harmony Parade on Oct. 7 in Grand Island and Nebraska State Bandmasters Association State Marching Contest on Oct. 21 at Kearney High School.
Show themes for the 2023 season include music from “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “The Dark Side of Disney.”
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 Sam Heitz of York and Emma Schroeder of Kenesaw.
Pride of the Plains 2023 Performance Schedule
Sept. 9, 7 p.m. – Loper Football vs. Northeastern State (Foster Field)
Sept. 16, Noon – Loper Football vs. Missouri Southern (Foster Field)
Sept. 23, 10 a.m. – Band Day Parade (Downtown Kearney)
Sept. 23, 1 p.m. – Exhibition, Bearcat Marching Festival (Kearney High School)
Sept. 30, 10 a.m. – UNK Homecoming Parade (Downtown Kearney)
Sept. 30, 2 p.m. – UNK Homecoming/Band Alumni Day and Loper Football vs. Washburn (Foster Field)
Oct. 7, TBD – Harvest of Harmony Parade (Grand Island)
Oct. 21, Noon – Loper Football vs. Missouri Western (Foster Field)
Oct. 21, TBD – Exhibition, Nebraska State Bandmasters Association Contest (Kearney High School)
Nov. 4, Noon – Loper Football vs. Lincoln University (Foster Field)
Members of the 2023 UNK Pride of the Plains Marching Band
Alliance – Aiden Zaro
Auburn – Emma Franklund
Aurora – Kim Friesen, Tyler Miller
Battle Creek – Kayten Flanagan
Beatrice – Hailey Steele, Abby Trantham
Broken Bow – Cameron Grafel
Central City – Bailey Manhart
Columbus – Douglas Davidchik, Marion Heindryckx, Rebecca Hoffman, Caitlin Jahn, Lynn Kopp, Ryan Sims
Comstock – Jessica Bruha
Culbertson – Kassi Cooper
Ewing – Adrienne Parker
Fairbury – Samantha Lee
Fremont – Bryce Reeson, Dan Shipley
Grand Island – Jaden Cameron, Noah Foley, Michael Sambula-Monzalvo
Gretna – Makayla Haake, Jamie Vaughn
Hastings – Shannon Armstrong, Tyler Clay, Breanna Groves
Hemingford – Kylie Mendiola
Kearney – Josue Aguilar, Alma Barrera, Elizabeth Daily, Micah Feddersen, Hailey Fuqua, Daniel McCarty, Jacob Obrecht, Jacob Solomon, Jacob Temme, Lily Wheeler, Alana Zimbelman, Evelyn Kingsley, Avery Reitz
Kenesaw – Emma Schroeder
Lincoln – Gracyn Jozsa, Isabella Mattran, Joseph Steffen
Loup City – Cameron Russell
Marquette – Olivia Janssen
Minden – Evan Porter, Olivia Sheldon, Alexis Tira
Mitchell – Zane Blomenkamp, Aubree Branson, Riley Murphy
Nebraska City – Lorelei Rakowski
North Platte – Reace Anderson, Renee Cary, Lucas Ratliff, Hannah Sims
Omaha – Nolan Stewart, Nicole Wandrey
Orleans – Brianna Jorgenson
Papillion – Kaylee Mielke
Ravenna – Samantha Bursaw, Ryan Johnson, Kaia Johnson, Lilly Skaggs
Scottsbluff – Brennalyn Carlson
Tobias – Kala Most
York – Sam Heitz
OUT OF STATE
Grand Junction, Colorado – Amber Cerny
Wray, Colorado – Benjamin Prentice
Council Bluffs, Iowa – Ella Hanson
Athens, Texas – Daniela Becker
Cheyenne, Wyoming – Lana Novotny, Emily Schwaiger
