Western Kentucky Big Red Marching Band

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Big Red Marching Band
School	Western Kentucky University
Location	Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Founded
Director	Eric M. Smedley
Members	200
Uniform	Red coat with black and white trim and "WKU" diagonally across the left breast, black pans, black gloves, black shows, red shako with a silver emblem and black brim, white plume.

The Big Red Marching Band is the name of the marching band organized by Western Kentucky University. The band was formed in 1925 at what was then Western Kentucky Teachers College. Around 1939 the band became a regular feature at every home game of the WKTC football team and raised its participation above 100 members for the first time. The music department began to expand and establish a chamber wind and symphonic concert band over the next few decades and by 1993 the band had achieved a total of 170 members.^[1]

The Big Red Marching Band performs at all home football games and some away games and also hosts a marching band competition on the campus of Western Kentucky. The BRMB is a regular exhibition band for high school marching competitions in the Western and Central Kentucky areas.^[2]

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