The UNC Charlotte “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band is ready for its inaugural season! The band made its debut on August 22 at a special preview for family and donors, followed on August 24 by the New Student Convocation, where it performed the UNC Charlotte Alma Mater and 49ers Fight Song.
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| The Pride of Niner Nation marching band. |
Beginning with the first home game on September 12, the Pride of Niner Nation will perform pre-game and halftime shows at all Charlotte 49ers home games this fall.
Band members began preparations this
summer with a two-week band camp, August 9-22. Under the leadership of Director
of Athletic Bands Jeff Miller, the marching band staff, and the Pride of Niner
Nation drum majors and section leaders, the musicians and color guard worked
12-hour days to learn the drill.
“We are making history each day, and
I love being a part of each step,” says drum major Quinten Wrenn, a music
education major. “I am looking forward to all of the "firsts" for the
Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band.”
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| Jeff Miller |
The inaugural Pride of Niner Nation
is made up of 144 students, representing every college at UNC Charlotte. While
most of them are traditional undergraduate students – and 86 are freshmen –
there are non-traditional students, as well, including a doctoral
candidate in psychology and a retired combat veteran who plays sousaphone. Participating
in marching band brings this diverse group together in a special way, says drum
major Madelyn Colby, a sophomore communications major.
“What I love most about marching
band is the tight-knit community that is formed within. It is such a safe haven
where lifelong bonds are built, and it goes along with performing with people.
There is absolutely nothing like performing alongside people with whom you
share a common goal.”
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