KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its season schedule, which begins with the Sept. 8 football game against Pittsburg State.
In addition to performing at all Loper home football games, Pride of the Plains performs in the annual UNK Band Day Parade at 10 a.m. Sept. 17 in downtown Kearney.
Other scheduled performances include the Harvest of Harmony Parade in Grand Island on Oct. 1, Nebraska State Bandmasters Association State Marching Contest at Kearney High School on Oct. 22, and the UNK Homecoming Parade on Oct. 29.
Show themes for the 2022 season include music from “The Phantom of the Opera” and “How to Train Your Dragon.”
The band is under the direction of Brian Alber. The drum line instructor and director of bands is Duane Bierman, and the color guard coordinator is Adrienne Rall. Drum majors are Ming Li Goldston of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and Sadie Uhing of Hartington.
Pride of the Plains 2022 Performance Schedule
Sept. 8, 7 p.m. – Loper Football vs Pittsburg State (Foster Field)
Sept. 17, 10 a.m. – UNK Band Day Parade (Downtown Kearney)
Sept. 17, 1 p.m. – Exhibition, Bearcat Marching Festival (Kearney High School)
Sept. 24, 1 p.m. – UNK Band Alumni Day and Loper Football vs Central Missouri (Foster Field)
Oct. 1, 8:15 a.m. – Harvest of Harmony Parade (Grand Island)
Oct. 1, 7 p.m. – Loper Football vs. Fort Hays State (Foster Field)
Oct. 15, 1 p.m. – Loper Football vs. Emporia State (Foster Field)
Oct. 22, TBD – Exhibition, Nebraska State Bandmasters Association contest (Kearney High School)
Oct. 29, 10 a.m. – UNK Homecoming Parade (Downtown Kearney)
Oct. 29, 2 p.m. – Loper Football vs Northwest Missouri State (Foster Field)
Nov. 5, 12 p.m. – Loper Football vs Central Oklahoma (Foster Field)
Members of the 2022 UNK Pride of the Plains Marching Band
| Alliance | Keaton Cottrell |
| Alliance | Aiden Zaro |
| Auburn | Emma Franklund |
| Aurora | Tyler Miller |
| Bayard | TruLee White |
| Broken Bow | Cameron Grafel |
| Central City | Bailey Manhart |
| Columbus | Douglas Davidchik |
| Columbus | Marion Heindryckx |
| Columbus | Rebecca Hoffman |
| Columbus | Caitlin Jahn |
| Columbus | Cassie Kouma |
| Columbus | Isaac McPhillips |
| Columbus | Ryan Sims |
| Columbus | Annie Trotter |
| Columbus | Ellie Trotter |
| Comstock | Jessica Bruha |
| Culbertson | Kassi Cooper |
| Elm Creek | Chloe Harms |
| Fairbury | Samantha Lee |
| Franklin | Aly Lunsford |
| Fremont | Dan Shipley |
| Grand Island | Trevon Buchanan |
| Grand Island | Jaden Cameron |
| Grand Island | Abigail Casarez |
| Grand Island | Noah Foley |
| Grand Island | Brandon Hollister |
| Grand Island | Taylor Mues |
| Grand Island | Aryanna Warner |
| Gresham | Alisha Vavra |
| Gretna | Jamie Vaughn |
| Hartington | Sadie Uhing |
| Hastings | Shannon Armstrong |
| Hastings | Courtney Beave |
| Hastings | Tyler Clay |
| Hastings | Breanna Groves |
| Hastings | Ashley Hein |
| Hemingford | Kylie Mendiola |
| Henderson | Madison Miller |
| Henderson | Karla Traudt |
| Holdrege | Lacy Biltoft |
| Kearney | Josue Aguilar |
| Kearney | Megan Ashman |
| Kearney | Elizabeth Daily |
| Kearney | Ashleigh Doremus |
| Kearney | Mychaela Fegter |
| Kearney | Hailey Fuqua |
| Kearney | Daniel McCarty |
| Kearney | Jacob Obrecht |
| Kearney | Jacob Solomon |
| Kearney | Jacob Temme |
| Kearney | Lily Wheeler |
| Kearney | Kayla Wolfe |
| Kearney | Alana Zimbelman |
| Kenesaw | Emma Schroeder |
| La Vista | Paige Addleman |
| Lawrence | Brandi Mazour |
| Lexington | Verenice Aguirre-Ramos |
| Lincoln | Chloe Bohaty |
| Lincoln | Isabella Mattran |
| Lincoln | Emma McDermott |
| Lincoln | Natalie Olson |
| Lincoln | Haley West |
| Loup City | Cameron Russell |
| Lyman | Kenna Krahulik |
| Marquette | Olivia Janssen |
| Minden | Olivia Sheldon |
| Mitchell | Zane Blomenkamp |
| Nebraska City | Lorelei Rakowski |
| Norfolk | Kelsi Woodard |
| North Bend | Dani Richardson |
| North Platte | Reace Anderson |
| North Platte | Joel Bradley |
| North Platte | Renee Cary |
| North Platte | Andrew Kittle |
| North Platte | Malikiah Kunse |
| North Platte | Lucas Ratliff |
| North Platte | Bailey Roeder |
| North Platte | Hannah Sims |
| Omaha | Joey Auch Moedy |
| Omaha | Rahn Johnson |
| Omaha | Chris Schroeder |
| Omaha | Nicole Wandrey |
| Papillion | Kaylee Mielke |
| Ravenna | Ryan Johnson |
| Rockville | Lilly Skaggs |
| Saint Helena | Elena Paltz |
| Shelby | Connor Morrison |
| Shelton | Matt Puhalla |
| Sidney | Brynna Ross |
| Tobias | Kala Most |
| York | Sam Heitz |
| OUT OF STATE | |
| Wray, CO | Benjamin Prentice |
| Yuma, CO | Samantha Wells |
| Council Bluffs, IA | Ella Hanson |
| Bird City, KS | Daisy Hawkins |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | Ming Li Goldston |
| Athens, TX | Daniela Becker |
| Cheyenne, WY | Lana Novotny |
| Cheyenne, WY | Emily Schwaiger |
