Wildcat Marching Band
The 1978 University of Kentucky Wildcat” March-
ing Band numbers some 270 members from almost
every college of the University. The members come
from each geographical area of Kentucky ond from.
the states of Ohio, New York, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania,
Michigan, West Virginia, Georgio, Tennessee, New
Jersey and Indiana.
Except for the two directors, the band is largely stu-
dent run, with group leaders and a section leader for
each instrument, a group of some twenty marching
cssistants, a head flag, head majorette, a percussion
head and coordinator, and an Executive Board of elec-
ted officers
— PREGAME —
The music for Pregame includes “People,” An.
other Opening, Another Show” and one of the marches
"Semper Fidelis or “Band of America.” Pregame
also includes the traditional Marching ‘’K and "On,
On, U of K.”
— HALFTIME —
At one point or another in the halftime perfor-
mance, everyone in Commonwealth Stadium should
hear music which suits their particular tastes. The
Performance begins with a stirring arrangement of
John Phillip Sousa’s most famous march, "Stars and
Stripes Forever.’ Executing a musical “about face,’”
the Band follows this traditional march with a modern
jazz composition by Chuck Mangione, "Feel of a.
Vision.” Somewhere between these two musical op-
posites falls the concert number “In the Mood,” re-
Calling the big band era and the Glenn Miller Band,
Having ottempted to satisfy the collective tostes of
those in the stands, the Band plays one strictly for
their own satisfaction. From the soundtrack of the,
movie Children of Sanchez comes the finale for half-
time, Chuck Mangione's powerful “Bellavia.” Could,
it be that the fans, no matter what their musical
preference, will be caught up in the overpowering,
intensity of good modern music, played as only the
UK Band can play it?
Bond Staff
W. Harry Clarke
Gordon Henderson
Director
Assistant Director
Senior Assistant ‘Owen Saylor
Drum Major David Powell
Librarian Pat Dunnigan
Uniform Chairman Bob Abraharn
Equipment Manager Jim Taylor
Field Manager ‘Michele Richardson
Head Majoratte Leslie Burrus
Head Flagbearer Chan Shesrer
President Joe Flanigan
VP for Alum! Eadie Williams
VP for History Jan Rose
VP for Socal Affairs Lorinds Froedge
“Treasurer ‘Tom Gravely
Secretary Debbie Shelton
Freshman Representative Feed Ashby
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