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The 128-member 2007 Youngstown
State University “Marching Pride” consists of undergraduate and graduate
students who represent over 30 academic majors at YSU. The 2007 Marching Pride
is comprised of two Drum Majors, 22 Auxiliary including color guard, dancers and
a featured twirler, 12 percussionists and 81 wind players. The band is directed
by Dr. Chris Heidenreich, Assistant Professor of Music Education at the Dana
School of Music (cpheidenreich@ysu.edu);
assisted by Rob Ferguson, marching percussion instructor; and, Stacey Walters-Emch,
dance team and majorette advisor (emp7172@aol.com).
Each year, the Marching Pride performs at each home game to help
cheer on the Penguin Football team. In addition, the band has hosted and
performed for the Bands of America Regional events held at Stambaugh Stadium, as
well as recent away games at Pitt University, Penn State University and The Ohio
State University. The marching band is scheduled to join the Penguins in Ohio
Stadium on August 30, 2008, when the team takes on the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The band has performed on broadcasts of ESPN and CBS as it
traveled to football championships with the 1991, 1993, 1994, and 1997 NCAA I-AA
National Championship Penguin football teams; and, in 1999, when the football
Penguins were the NCAA I-AA National Runner-up team. The band has also performed
for the Cleveland Browns (2006), and Buffalo Bills of the National Football
League.
The 2007 “Marching Pride” has 66 members who are a part of the Dana School of
Music, 11 from the College of Education, nine from the College of Arts and
Sciences, 13 from the College of Health and Human Services, 21
STEM- Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics,
six from the College of Business, and, five from the College of Fine and
Performing Arts. One hundred and seven members hail from the state of Ohio,
while 17 come from Pennsylvania, two from New York and one member each from West
Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more
information regarding the YSU Marching Pride, visit the University Band website
at
www.ysubands.org, or
call Dr. Chris Heidenreich at (330) 941-1833.
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