UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Cornhusker Marching Band ON PARADE Donald Lentz 78 rpm
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A Series of great  John Philip Sousa,  Brass Bands, Military Bands and University Marching Band Records  from 1903 to 1950.


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University of Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band - their first recording on semi-private issue made approx 1950 by RCA.
Marching Band Director Donald Lentz started out as a member of Sousa's Band 

Founded in 1879, the University of Nebraska band program has grown from a single small ROTC band to encompass five ensembles that perform for millions of people annually in person or on television. The University of Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band is a group of dedicated marching musicians who carry on the proud tradition of excellence that has been upheld and handed down for 140 years! The "Pride of All Nebraska" is one of the top and best-known collegiate bands in the country and is one of the few college bands to have performed at every major bowl game. The 300-piece ensemble includes woodwinds, brass, percussion (battery and front ensemble), color guard and twirlers.


Listen to the band's first recording. Processed by RCA Victor, produced and published by Recorded Publications, Co.


1 The Purple Carnival
2 March of the Cornhuskers
3 Hail Nebraska
4 Thunder and Blazes
5 Hail Varsity
6 The Cornhusker
7 Chant
8 Dear Old Nebraska U


Orig Issue Complete 2x10" 78 rpm RCA special private edition records issued by Recorded Publications, Co w orig album w notes and photos

Condition: EXCELLENT some scuffs, plays very quiet light hiss, album great  small roughing of corners

A SUPERB COPY


Donald Lentz Becomes Marching Band Director

When beloved director Billy Quick fell ill in the fall of 1937, new hire Donald Lentz took over marching band duties. He could not have foreseen that he would continue as the marching band director for more than twenty years, and Director of Bands until 1973. During his time with the band, the group grew in size, became a civilian organization rather than a military one, undertook creative drill formations, marched in the Rose Bowl and parade, weathered World War II, and added songs to the band's repertoire. Lentz made the musicality of the group his highest priority. For Lentz, this emphasis meant rejecting trends of other programs at the time, such as the addition of twirlers and dance teams. "A band has to be the main group, not just an accompanying group," he told the Omaha World Herald.

Lentz was known nationally for formalizing "Band Day" as a monumentally large event for high school band members. He was also recognized for his study of Asian cultures and history. He traveled frequently to the continent, collecting art and instruments and researching musicology.


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