The Pride of Wildcatland Marching Band
Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the Pride of Wildcat Land. Located at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, the 300+ member "Pride" performs at K-State Wildcat football games in the fall and represents Kansas State University at many other events, including bowl games, pep-rallies, and alumni, administrative, and foundation functions.
The K-State Marching Band is under the direction of Dr. Frank Tracz, Director of Bands, and Dr. Anthony Pursell, Assistant Director of Bands.
If you are a prospective student and are interested in obtaining more information about our band program and scholarship information, please click on the Future Members tab to the left to complete a Prospective Form. This form does not obligate you to K-State nor our program. From this form we are able to send you important information to help you make an informed decision.
Please explore the links to the left and the information that follows on this page to learn more about our history, songs, traditions, personnel, organizations, and other resources of the Kansas State University Marching Band.
The world-renowned Boston Brass will perform with the KSUMB as part of its halftime show during the K-State vs. Texas A&M football game on Saturday, October 16, 2009.
Schedule of events:
October 15, 2009: Rehearsal with the KSUMB, 3:30-5:20, Memorial Field
October 15, 2009: Rehearsal with the K-State Symphony Band, 9-11pm, TBA
October 16, 2009: High School Clinic, TBA
October 16, 2009: Concert with the K-State Symphony Band, 7:30, AFC
October 17, 2009: Performance at halftime with the KSUMB
2009 Season Shows Announced:
The Who
Band Day
Boston Brass Goes Purple
Music from Star Trek
Journey
Being a member of the KSU Marching Band is a very rewarding experience for me. Through my time in band, I have learned valuable leadership skills that will help me succeed in my engineering profession. Marching band provides the perfect balance between academic work and extracurricular activities. I always look forward to starting school in the fall. All the hard work in practice really pays off when I get to see the results on a K-State football Saturday.