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The University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band, or Pitt Band, is the college marching band at the University of Pittsburgh. The band numbers over 300 students consisting of instrumentalists, a majorette squad known as the Golden Girls, a color guard, and the drumline. The band was founded in 1911 and has won numerous awards over the years.
On Thursday evening October 23, the Pitt Band led a parade of 1,000 students to the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie train depot to send the football team off to Ithaca, NY with a "resounding "Alle-ge- nee" as the train pulled out." The team changed trains in Buffalo and rode the Lehigh Valley R. R. into Ithaca at noon Friday.
f Band was originally founded in 1920 but its current incarnation was founded in 1999; m Band has performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; r Band has performed at the Tournament of Roses Parade; s Band has performed at the Super Bowl; t Band has continued activity even after its school's football team was disbanded
The Pitt Band performs "Hail to Pitt" at a pep rally for the 1947 Pitt vs. Penn State football game. The lyrics below represent the current lyrics to "Hail to Pitt" ascribed to by the Pitt Band. [36] Note that "U-N-I" are sung as three distinct letters of the alphabet, not to be confused with the phrase "you and I."
Several thousand Pitt students held a pre-victory parade Friday night. They were led by the Pitt band and R.O.T.C. through Oakland and downtown. They carried banners that bore the legends: "White Wash-Jeff", "Pitt Panther Will Make Greasy Kneel" and "The Old Panther Doesn't Wear Any W. & J. Colors." [88] Coach Warner's injury problems kept ...
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Jack R. Anderson (born 1947 [1]) was Director of Bands at the University of Pittsburgh from 1995 to 2013, [2] having served as assistant director since 1986. [1] His responsibilities included directing Pitt's Varsity Marching Band , leading the Pep Band, and conducting the Symphonic Band.
His band, known as the Nauvoo Brass Band, was the main band in Nauvoo, Illinois, and played an important role in the crossing of Iowa during the Mormon pioneer trek. Pitt was born in Dymock, England. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1840. By 1842, Pitt had moved to Nauvoo, Illinois.