UNK Pride of the Plains Marching Band announces show theme, performance schedule
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its season schedule, which begins with the Sept. 6 football game against Chadron State.
In addition to performing at all Loper home football games, the Pride of the Plains will perform Sept. 20 during the annual UNK Band Day Parade in downtown Kearney. The parade begins at 10 a.m.
Other scheduled performances include the Harvest of Harmony Parade on Oct. 4 in Grand Island, UNK Homecoming Parade on Oct. 11 in downtown Kearney and Nebraska State Bandmasters Association State Marching Contest hosted Oct. 25 at Kearney High School.
The show theme for the 2025 season features music from “James Bond 007.”
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 Samantha Bursaw of Ravenna and Emily Schwaiger of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Pride of the Plains 2025 Performance Schedule
Sept. 6, 7 p.m. – Loper Football vs. Chadron State (Foster Field)
Sept. 20, 10 a.m. – UNK Band Day Parade (Downtown Kearney)
Sept. 20, Noon – Loper Football vs. Emporia State (Foster Field)
Oct. 4 – Harvest of Harmony Parade (Grand Island)
Oct. 11, 10 a.m. – UNK Homecoming Parade (Downtown Kearney)
Oct. 11, 2 p.m. – UNK Homecoming/Band Alumni Day and Loper Football vs. Missouri Western (Foster Field)
Oct. 25, TBD – Exhibition, Nebraska State Bandmasters Association Contest (Kearney High School)
Nov. 1, Noon – Loper Football vs. Central Oklahoma (Foster Field)
Nov. 15, Noon – Loper Football vs. Central Missouri (Foster Field)
Pride of the Plains Marching Band Members
Alliance – Aiden Zaro
Amherst – Riley Riessland
Anselmo – Ian Borseth
Athens, Texas – Daniela Becker
Beatrice – Abigail Trantham
Bellevue – Addison Hedin
Broken Bow – Cameron Grafel
Broken Bow – Asher Jensen
Broken Bow – Cole Waterhouse
Cheyenne, Wyoming – Lana Novotny
Cheyenne, Wyoming – Emily Schwaiger
Columbus – Emma Anderson
Columbus – Ally Gaver
Columbus – Trey Hackett
Columbus – Rebecca Hoffman
Columbus – Alena Hruska
Columbus – Cherish Moore
Cozad – Lorenzo Levario
Doniphan – Olivia Kohmetscher
Franklin – Sierra Bloos
Fremont – Allison Reade
Fremont – Zoey Smallwood
Gothenburg – Claire Vincent
Grand Island – Molly Graybill
Grand Island – Raegen Hillman
Grand Island – Michael Sambula-Monzalvo
Grand Island – Ben Thurston
Grand Island – Hannah Weeks
Gretna – Jamie Vaughn
Hastings – Shannon Armstrong
Hastings – Bessy Gomez Lara
Hastings – Logan Vraspir
Hemingford – Kylie Mendiola-Ozuna
Holdrege – Alexis Gill
Holdrege – Matthew King
Kearney – Andrew Bartling
Kearney – Elizabeth Daily
Kearney – Micah Feddersen
Kearney – Jesse Martinez
Kearney – Avery Reitz
Kearney – Ike Smith
Kearney – Jordan Vitales
Kearney – Hailey Fuqua
Kenesaw – Jaydn Jackman
La Vista – Kaitlyn Obrecht
La Vista – Kara Haffke
Lexington – Juan Pablo Ramirez
Lexington – Jessie Becerra
Lincoln – Sydnee Ackerman
Lincoln – Nadia Diaz
Lincoln – Gracyn Jozsa
Lincoln – Grace Knievel
Lincoln – Meagan Konz
Lincoln – Arianna Nagengast
Lincoln – Sierra Sheil
Litchfield – Jordyn Ellison}
Loup City – Cole Russell
Minden – Evan Porter
Minden – Jaina Sharkey
Minden – Olivia Sheldon
Minden – Kaitie Vahl
Mitchell – Aubree Branson
Mitchell – Riley Murphy
Nebraska City – Lorelei Rakowski
Norfolk – Ashley Janise
North Platte – Lucas Ratliff
North Platte – Hannah Sims
Omaha – Elle Hurt
Orleans – Jamin Crawford
Orleans – Brianna Jorgenson
Ravenna – Samantha Bursaw
Ravenna – Kaia Johnson
Ravenna – Matti Lyions
Scottsbluff – Alyanna Gonzales
St. Helena – Elena Paltz
St. Paul – Sidney Gawrych
Wray, Colorado – Benjamin Prentice