Cornhusker Marching Band exhibition is Aug. 22

The Cornhusker Marching Band will hold its annual exhibition concert at 7 p.m. Aug. 22 in Memorial Stadium. The concert is free and open to the public.

“The band camp exhibition is a great way to see what the band has been working on during their preseason band camp and get a jump-start on another exciting season of Husker football,” said Tony Falcone, senior lecturer and associate director of bands and director of the Cornhusker Marching Band.

The exhibition also includes the popular “drill down.”

“The drill down is a bit like Simon Says,” Falcone said. “Drum majors call out extemporaneous commands, and the band members must execute them without mistakes. Some of the commands are simple and straightforward, but some are meant to deceive. When a student makes a discernable error, and they’re caught at it, they’re ‘tapped out.’ This continues until one student remains.”

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Also Aug. 22 is an open house for the new Westbrook Music Building, 10th and Q streets, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Visitors should enter the southwest doors. Self-guided tours will be available, with faculty, staff and students on hand to answer questions.

“The band will have been putting the building through its paces all week in preparation for the upcoming year,” Falcone said. “We can’t wait for everyone to see it.”

Nebraska’s home football season kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 with a game against Akron at Memorial Stadium. The band will again perform at all seven home football games. 

Fans attending the exhibition concert should enter Memorial Stadium through Gate 3 (southwest entrance) and Gate 11 (northwest entrance). The gates will open at 6 p.m.

The Cornhusker Marching Band resides in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music.