Cornhusker Marching Band warms up for season

calendar icon29 Jul 2013    

The Cornhusker Marching Band returns to Memorial Stadium prior to the kickoff of the 2013 season with The Cornhusker Marching Band Exhibition on Friday, August 23 beginning at 7 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public.

Always a crowd-pleasing favorite, the exhibition will be a warm up for the season opening game against Wyoming. The band will perform its Pregame Spectacular along with a preview of the first halftime show and many other Husker favorites.

“We hope to see a great crowd on Friday night. The students will be eager to show off the products of their hard work and dedication to Nebraska,” said Director Anthony Falcone.

Fans are encouraged to enter Memorial Stadium through Gate 3 (Southwest Entrance) and Gate 11 (Northwest Entrance). Gates open at 6 p.m.

For more information visit: unl.edu/band.

Cornhusker Marching Band Biography

The Cornhusker Marching Band, led by Director Anthony Falcone and Assistant Director Douglas Bush, was founded in 1879 as an ROTC unit and is one of the oldest marching bands in the nation. The Marching Red has received many honors throughout its 134-year history, including a Distinguished Recognition Trophy presented by John Philip Sousa in 1927 and the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Trophy in 1996 for high musical standards and innovative marching routines. The Sudler Trophy is the highest honor given to collegiate bands. The Cornhusker Band has been seen by millions of viewers on television including in 2005, when the band was featured on the NBC prime-time series, Tommy Lee Goes to College, in 2007 on ABC's Extreme Home Makeover: Home Edition, and in the 2008 major motion picture Yes Man, staring Jim Carrey. The band was the first collegiate ensemble to perform at all the major football bowl games (Rose, Orange, Fiesta, Sugar and Cotton).