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Marching Band

 
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The Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South (M4) performs for all home football games and travels to almost all games away from campus. The marching band has made appearances at the Gateway Classic, Professional football games, national television and countless "Battle of the Bands" competitions. Each year M4 hosts its "Band Day", where several high school bands from throughout the country get the opportunity to attend a "Golden Lion" football game, play as a mass band, and perform their half-time shows for each other.

Instrumental Ensembles

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has a variety of top performing instrumental ensembles that will enhance your musical growth and musicianship. We offer a full program of symphonic, concert, marching, pep, and jazz bands. Ensembles are open to all students at UAPB regardless of academic major.

Jazz Ensemble

The Jazz Ensemble is the premiere jazz group that performs a variety of styles which include swing, contemporary, funk, progressive and the standards. This ensemble takes annual tours both local and nationally. The Jazz Ensemble is open by audition only. The Jazz Ensemble recently recorded this performance of The Days of Wine and Roses.

Concert Band

The Concert Band performs concerts the best of contemporary and traditional band literature. The ensemble consists of primarily non-music majors and is open by audition.

Wind Symphony

The Wind Symphony is the most select ensemble and is open by audition. It performs only the finest wind ensemble literature, features soloists, and commissions new works for wind ensemble. Performances include concerts, both on and off campus concerts, local and regional tours, playing children's concert series, and performances at professional conferences.

Percussion Ensemble

The Percussion Ensemble is an ensemble that performs top concert and world percussion literature. This ensemble consists of primarily percussion majors and is open by audition to other percussion students. Here's the Percussion Ensemble's performance of Spyro Gyra's Morning Dance, arranged by ensemble director Harold Fooster.

Contact Us

For more information about the University at Pine Bluff Bands: of Arkansas

Write to:

University at Pine Bluff
Department of Music / University Bands
1200 North University Drive


Mail Slot 4809
Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601 of Arkansas

Phone or Fax:

(870) 575-8919 - Band Office Phone
(870) 575-4663 - Band Office Fax

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