Shayna Stahl will be the first woman director of UK Athletic Bands.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 7, 2021) The University of Kentucky welcomes Shayna Stahl as director of Athletic Bands and assistant director of Bands in the School of Music. Stahl will become the first woman to serve as the director of the Wildcat Marching Band. Stahl will also serve as director of the UK Pep Bands and as the conductor of the UK Concert Band.
“I am very pleased that Dr. Stahl will be joining us at the UK School of Music this summer,” said Stan Pelkey, director of the UK School of Music. “Dr. Stahl is an experienced director of athletic bands who has worked with Division I athletic bands for the past 15 years. She will be ready from her first day on campus to guide the Wildcat Marching Band toward a successful fall season.
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Since the shutdown of high school sports and performing arts last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each state has been looking for that proverbial light at the end of tunnel as a sign for restarting its programs. In some states, the light appeared quickly last fall; in others, it has taken many more miles to reach that light.Â
In the past couple of weeks, several states that have not been able toÂ
Play.Perform.Compete.Together since last spring, along with a few states that had been on pause due to government mandates, received the green light to proceed. The lights are no longer from an oncoming train in the tunnel; the lights are being turned on in gymnasiums, in auditoriums and on stages.Â
How marching bands found a way to still take part in the National Championship game
Wisconsin Football 9-1-2018 Marching Band
For those of you who watched the College Football National Championship game, you may have noticed something slightly different about the game this year.
For the first time in a long time, the National Championship game did not feature a marching band performing a live halftime field show. One of the many changes brought about by COVID-19 in 2020 is that marching bands have been sidelined as a precautionary measure to fight COVID-19.
A game as important as the National Championship was not about to be without one of college’s greatest traditions, however, which is where the Intercollegiate Marching Band came in.
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William Penn University Marching Band Students Honored to Perform with the College Band Directors National Association Intercollegiate Marching Band
01/14/2021
The college marching ensembles collaborated in a virtual performance, showcasing their talents and commitment to the performing arts during halftime of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on January 11, 2021.
The William Penn University Marching Band is proud to announce that four students were selected to perform in the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Intercollegiate Marching Band (IMB). They joined nearly 1,500 performers from 200 bands in 45 states and Puerto Rico, all working together to produce a virtual college marching band show. The college marching ensembles collaborated in a virtual performance, showcasing their talents and commitment to the performing arts during halftime of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on January 11, 2021.