Lincoln (Neb.) - Sept. 3, 1999 - The largest Cornhusker Marching Band in history will make its official debut Sept. 11 when it delivers pre-game and halftime performances in Nebraska's football home-opener against California.
At 328 strong, this year's marching band marks an increase of 46 members (up 16 percent) from last year's record of 282. Band members hail from 19 states, but the majority are from instate and represent 71 Nebraska communities. More than three-fourths are non-music majors. By class, there are 47 seniors, 71 juniors, 86 sophomores and 124 freshmen.
"The Pride of All Nebraska" is led by second-year director Craig Cornish, associate director of bands in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music. Jay Kloecker, director of bands, assists with marching band instruction and oversees all of the school's band operations. Anthony Falcone, assistant director of bands, is the band's percussion instructor. Other professional staff are Christopher Gordon, graduate teaching assistant; Rose Johnson, administrative assistant; Craig Falls, instrument technician; Carol Swanson, secretary; and Mike Veak, announcer.
The 1999 drum majors are Amy Molacek of Lincoln, Jeremy Penn of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Brian Corey of Omaha. The twirler is Jessie Adcox of Lincoln.
The band will travel in full to the Cornhuskers' Sept. 25 game at Missouri and will send pep bands to games at Texas (Oct. 23), Kansas (Oct. 30) and Colorado (Nov. 26). Nebraska will host full bands from Oklahoma State (Oct. 2) and Texas A&M (Nov. 6) and at least one pep band (California).
The Cornhusker Marching Band is one of the nation's oldest marching
bands. It was founded in 1879 as an ROTC unit and began playing at
football games in 1890, the year the sport was established at NU. In
1996, the band received the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Trophy,
which is awarded every year to the nation's top collegiate marching band.
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