Basketball Bands - Marching Illini

A Tradition of
excellence

The University of Illinois Bands has a long lasting tradition of excellence and the Fighting Illini Athletic Bands are no exception. The Fighting Illini Athletic Bands perform at all Illinois home basketball games for both men’s and women’s teams as well as women’s volleyball. Each fall and spring, the Fighting Illini Athletic Bands also plays at many other Illinois sporting events such as wrestling, men’s and women’s gymnastics, tennis, and soccer. The bands are divided into Men’s Basketball Band, Women’s Basketball Band, Volleyball Band, and then several mini bands to service the other olympic sports. Members with the highest rankings in performance and service are selected to play post-season tournament appearances.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

REHEARSAL & GAME SCHEDULE

FALL SEMESTER | HARDING 141

Regular rehearsals are scheduled each week and take place in Harding Band Building 141
Fall Rehearsals are scheduled Sunday afternoons starting Sunday September 22 – 3-4pm

SPRING SEMESTER | HARDING 141 T and TH at 5 – 6:20 PM

Required spring rehearsals are scheduled each week as part of the academic course each Tuesday/Thursday from 5:00 – 6:20pm in the Harding Band Building 141 – be sure to review the schedule as each band is rehearsing on different days

REHEARSALS & GAME SCHEDULE

All specific dates and times for rehearsals and games are listed in TW

Day	Date	Report Time	Event	Location	Band
Wednesday	October 23	5:30 PM	Orange Krush Night	State Farm Center	Both Bands
Friday	November 1	5:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Lewis	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Monday	November 4	6:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Eastern Illinois	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Thursday	November 7	5:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Florida State	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Friday	November 8	6:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs SIU-Edwardsville	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Sunday	November 10	6:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Marquette	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Wednesday	November 13	7:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Oakland	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Thursday	November 14	5:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Eastern Illinois	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Monday	November 18	10:15 AM	ILLINOIS vs Le Moyne	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Friday	November 22	6:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Oregon State	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Saturday	November 23	TBA	ILLINOIS vs Maryland – Eastern Shore	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Monday	November 25	7:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Little Rock	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Tuesday	December 10	7:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Wisconsin	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Thursday	December 12	5:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Bradley	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Saturday	December 14	3:45 PM	ILLINOIS vs Tennessee	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Sunday	December 15	12:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Southern Indiana	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Friday	December 20	11:15 AM	ILLINOIS vs Southern	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Sunday	December 22	11:15 AM	ILLINOIS vs Missouri	St. Louis, MO	Men’s Hoops Band
Saturday	December 28	1:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Oregon	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Sunday	December 29	12:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Chicago State	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Tuesday	December 31	11:15 AM	ILLINOIS vs Washington	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Wednesday	January 8	7:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Penn State	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Thursday	January 9	5:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Iowa	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Saturday	January 11	10:15 AM	ILLINOIS vs USC	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Sunday	January 19	1:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Michigan State	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Thursday	January 23	7:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Maryland	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Sunday	January 26	1:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Northwestern	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Monday	January 27	6:45 PM	ILLINOIS vs Purdue	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Sunday	February 2	11:15 AM	ILLINOIS vs Ohio State	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Thursday	February 6	5:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Northwestern	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Tuesday	February 11	6:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs UCLA	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Thursday	February 13	5:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Penn State	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Saturday	February 15	6:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Michigan State	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Sunday	February 16	3:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Nebraska	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Tuesday	February 25	7:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Iowa	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Sunday	March 2	1:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Michigan	State Farm Center	Women’s Hoops Band
Wednesday – Sunday	March 5 – 9	TBA	Big Ten Tournament	Indianapolis, IN	Tournament Band
Friday	March 7	6:15 PM	ILLINOIS vs Purdue	State Farm Center	Men’s Hoops Band
Wednesday – Sunday	March 12 – March 16	TBA	Big Ten Tournament	Indianapolis, IN	Tournament Band
Tuesday – Monday	March 18 – April 7	TBA	NCAA Tournaments	TBD	Tournament Band

AUDITIONS FOR BASKETBALL BAND

ROSTERS

MEN’S HOOP BAND ROSTER

First Name	Last Name	Instrument
Annika	Marchi	Alto Saxophone	1 of 2
Cole	McElravey	Alto Saxophone	1 of 2
Ian	King	Alto Saxophone	2 of 2
Erin	Stanton	Alto Saxophone	2 of 2
Mark	VandeWiele	Alto Saxophone	2 of 2
Ishan	Bogetto	Baritone	n/a
Noah	White	Baritone	n/a
Sophie	Freeman	Baritone	n/a
Alex	Richards	Baritone	n/a
Jack	Farrell	Baritone	n/a
Jake	Guglielmi	Baritone	n/a
Matt	Kelley	Clarinet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Lia	Pappas	Clarinet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Thomas	Smith	Clarinet	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Anly	Flores	Clarinet	2 of 2, 2 of 3
Maia	Eames	Clarinet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Josie	LaPapa	Clarinet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Aubrey	Charles	Clarinet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Collin	Bertrand	Drum Set	n/a
Toby	Peraldt	Drum Set	n/a
Matthew	Currey	Mellophone	1 of 2
Owen	Robinson	Mellophone	1 of 2
David	Martinez	Mellophone	1 of 2
Maeve	O’Hara	Mellophone	2 of 2
Gabriel	Lebowa	Mellophone	2 of 2
Jim	Martinez	Mellophone	2 of 2
Ellie	Pierzina	Piccolo \| Flute	1 of 2
Maddie	Kocolowski	Piccolo \| Flute	1 of 2
Mikayla	Cichy	Piccolo \| Flute	1 of 2
Kevin	Pankow	Sousaphone	n/a
Aaron	Wendell	Sousaphone	n/a
Brendan	Biernacki	Sousaphone	n/a
Kaiden	Morfey	Sousaphone	n/a
Mytchel	Taylor	Sousaphone	n/a
Layne	Jones	Sousaphone	n/a
Keaton	Egel	Tenor Saxophone	n/a
Shaffer	Bauer	Tenor Saxophone	n/a
Alejandro	Gutierrez	Tenor Saxophone	n/a
Gideon	Rigler	Tenor Saxophone	n/a
Nolan	White	Trombone	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Ethan	Groharing	Trombone	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Miranda	Santucci	Trombone	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Kathryn	Currey	Trombone	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Sarena	Nguyen	Trombone	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Liam	O’Connor	Trombone	2 of 2, 2 of 3
Derrick	Neal	Trombone	2 of 2, 3 of 3
George	Huber	Trombone	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Pablo	Rosales	Trombone	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Evan	Schmitz	Trombone	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Samuel	Murray	Bass Trombone	Bass Part
Steven	Clawson	Trumpet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Kevin	Wang	Trumpet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Matthew	Fouts	Trumpet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Colin	Stanhope	Trumpet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Genna	Mack	Trumpet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Hillary	Fleming	Trumpet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Olivia	Suerth	Trumpet	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Audrey	Schissler	Trumpet	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Kendall	McFarlin	Trumpet	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Madison	Helms	Trumpet	2 of 2, 2 of 3
Alejandro	Fernandez	Trumpet	2 of 2, 2 of 3
Tyler	Van Draska	Trumpet	2 of 2, 2 of 3
Hayden	Klink	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Colin	Ovando	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Evan	Henrard	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Benjamin	Perisin	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Gabriel	Arnold	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Juliana	Saghi	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Jack	Colgan	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Grant	Gallier	Electric Bass	n/a

WOMEN’S HOOP BAND ROSTER

First Name	Last Name	Instrument
Kyle	Boone	Alto Saxophone	1 of 2
Bill	Waltz	Alto Saxophone	1 of 2
Paige	Flatley	Alto Saxophone	2 of 2
Cooper	Bates	Alto Saxophone	2 of 2
Zane	Exner	Alto Saxophone	2 of 2
Andrew	Myers	Baritone	n/a
Thomas	DeMouy	Baritone	n/a
Ben	Pfeiffer	Baritone	n/a
Rolen	Schlipmann	Baritone	n/a
Bryce	Henderson	Baritone	n/a
Ben	Sosnowski	Baritone	n/a
Analise	Mulvihill	Clarinet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Giancarlo	Gonzales	Clarinet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Sam	Hess	Clarinet	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Ben	Peterson	Clarinet	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Lukas	Yang-Lark	Clarinet	2 of 2, 2 of 3
Leo	Klem	Clarinet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Tara	Mukherjee	Clarinet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Josiah	Hawkins	Drum Set	n/a
Joe	Kocolowski	Drum Set	n/a
Robby	Boucher	Mellophone	1 of 2, 1 of 4
Reagan	Black	Mellophone	1 of 2, 2 of 4
Jame	Sewell	Mellophone	1 of 2, 3 of 4
Coralyn	Johnson	Mellophone	2 of 2, 3 of 4
Garrett	Schlarmann	Mellophone	2 of 2, 4 of 4
Joe	Mroz	Mellophone	2 of 2, 4 of 4
Ronit	Rahman	Piccolo \| Flute	1 of 2
Zoë	Trieger	Piccolo \| Flute	2 of 2
Paige	Wheeler	Piccolo \| Flute	2 of 2
Levyn	Mathew	Sousaphone	n/a
Nathan	Brandon	Sousaphone	n/a
Andrew	Goldstein	Tenor Saxophone	n/a
Graham	Earich	Tenor Saxophone	n/a
Trey	Williams	Tenor Saxophone	n/a
Jane	Fornes	Tenor Saxophone	n/a
Jake	Bae	Trombone	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Nivedha	Vasanth	Trombone	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Grant	Roche	Trombone	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Drew	Gura	Trombone	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Ethan	Bello	Trombone	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Jackson	Cole	Trombone	2 of 2, 2 of 3
Cole	Loeblich	Trombone	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Josh	Ellison	Trombone	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Ellis	Mack	Trombone	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Ben	Osborne	Trombone	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Sam	Rice	Bass Trombone	Bass Part
Claire	Yuccas	Trumpet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Becca	Lucas	Trumpet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Aaron	Sidman	Trumpet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Caleb	Vogel	Trumpet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Keith	Shedlebower	Trumpet	1 of 2, 1 of 3
Deven	Rea	Trumpet	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Brody	Sartain	Trumpet	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Brian	Meehan	Trumpet	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Spencer	Bell	Trumpet	1 of 2, 2 of 3
Colin	Kuhlman	Trumpet	2 of 2, 2 of 3
Emma	Huart	Trumpet	2 of 2, 2 of 3
Wendy	Buchanan	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Ethan	Braun	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Tiffany	Saxinger	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Ethan	Witek	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Limo	Schissler	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Alex	Von Holten	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Nathan	Parekh	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Logan	Parks	Trumpet	2 of 2, 3 of 3
Jordy	Gunther	Electric Bass	Bass Part

GENERAL RULES

Members must enroll in the spring term Fighting Illini Athletic Bands course, a School of Music Ensemble. This course is one credit hour.
Members not previously assigned a locker (member is not a Marching Illini member) will be assigned one according to their instrument size. All Fighting Illini Athletic members should have a locker in Harding Band Building. If you need a locker, contact a member of our properties staff via email. Members are responsible for their own locker and must provide their and use their own locks for personal security. Do not use anything that adheres to the lockers, such as stickers, tape, etc.
Harding Band Building is OUR Band Building and it should be treated as such. Please treat it with the utmost respect and keep it as clean and neat as possible.
Faculty and Staff have the authority to remove any member from the program should the student display any inappropriate behavior or perform any action deemed unbecoming of a Fighting Illini Athletic Band member.
Substitute members should be informed of the policies in these policies prior to their participation. They should be informed of game-day attire, part assignments, report times, and rules about substance use – see last bullet below
Rehearsal Etiquette Each member is expected to participate in every rehearsal in a professional manner. Disruptions of any kind are not conductive to an enjoyable environment and will not be tolerated. Cell phones and other electronic devices should be turned to silent prior to the beginning of rehearsal.
Performance Etiquette As a member of the Fighting Illini Athletic Bands, you are ambassadors of the University of Illinois, the School of Music, and the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. Professional behavior is expected at all times. No derogatory cheers directed at the opposing team, swearing, individual yelling, solo playing, or body motions for cheers are accepted. Inappropriate behavior can be grounds for dismissal. Group cheers promoting the University of Illinois are permissible. Any game day signage must be approved prior to the game.
Members will not possess, consume, or act under the influence of alcohol, tobacco or illegal drugs at any rehearsal, performance, or other official gathering, nor will members act under the after-effects of alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs. Members will not possess, consume, or act under the influence of alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs while wearing any part of the uniform of the Illinois Band, nor while traveling with, or staying at accommodations provided by the Fighting Illini Athletic Bands. Any violation of these rules will result in severe penalties. These penalties may include being sent home from an Illinois Band-sanctioned trip at the member’s own expense, expulsion from all Fighting Illini Athletic Bands (including the Marching Illini) and failure of the course.

GRADING & ATTENDANCE

INSTRUMENTS

The Fighting Illini Athletic Bands provides instruments for use during the season when there are enough instruments to be assigned
Members that prefer to use their own instrument may do so, however, brass instruments must be silver. If you have a brass colored instrument, you must check out and use a Fighting Illini Athletic Band issued instrument.
Once members receive an instrument they are responsible for its care and return. Instrument care information for each instrument includes regular maintenance. If an instrument becomes wet during transit to or from a performance, it must be dried off immediately.
All members who are issued a brass instrument must wear white gloves when playing or handling instruments. One pair of white gloves will be issued to each student when instruments are checked out at the beginning of the season.
If you believe your instrument needs to be repaired you must take it to the Properties Staff during office hours . Do not repair school instruments on your own. Student may be assessed a charge for a repair if damage is beyond normal wear and tear of the instrument.
Only the case issued with each instrument is to be used for storing the instrument or packing the instrument for travel. Gig bags are not acceptable.
Instrument Check-Out Procedures: All athletic band members must sign out an instrument in the instrument check-out period at the beginning of the season. Member of the Marching Illini that also participate in the Fighting Illini Athletic Bands must sign a new contract that binds them to their instrument until the end of the Spring semester. These members are not required to turn in their instruments at the Marching Illini instrument check-in period in December. Members that are not in the Marching Illini will be issued an instrument and contract before the first rehearsal.
INSTRUMENT CHECK-IN FOR ALL ATHLETIC BANDS WILL BE AT THE END OF APRIL. For any instrument not returned by this date, there will be a hold placed on your Band members Illinois account along with a fine of $25 plus $5 per day until the instrument is returned.

MUSIC

GAME DAY PROTOCOL

TOURNAMENT BANDS