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The Pride of the Southland Band is the official name of the University of Tennessee's marching band. ==History== The Pride of the Southland Marching Band has been performing at halftime for more than 110 years, but has existed since 1869 when it was founded as part of the Military Department, forerunner to the school's ROTC program. It is one of the oldest collegiate band programs in the country. Its instrumentation in 1883 was entirely made up of cornets. The band continued to grow to between thirteen and seventeen members, and in 1892, it was reorganized under Ernest H. Garratt. The band wore West Point-style uniforms like the rest of the cadets in the Military Department and had a more varied repertoire of instruments, including a clarinet. At the turn of the twentieth century, William A. Knabe was appointed as band director. He was the first “full-time” band director; Garratt had also served as an organist, choirmaster, musical director, and director of the Glee Club. UT won the first (documented) game at which the band performed in 1902. By 1917, the band had changed to World War I style uniforms and doubled in size. The band grew along with the military units on campus. By 1935, the band boasted eighty-five members, but remained all male due to the band’s continued association with the Military Department. In 1937, an all-female contingent called the "Volettes" began performing with the band. Its membership ranged from fifty to ninety. The 1940s brought women into the band. Two of the first women to play with the band was Martha Carroll, who played the lyre, and Marjorie Abbott, a marimba player. By 1946, women outnumbered the male members of the band, due to World War II and the dearth of male students. By 1949, the band was once again all male, but retained female majorettes. Major Walter Ryba was properties master for the Army and Air Force ROTC at Knoxville and also for the Army ROTC at the UT-Martin campus. The name "Pride of the Southland" was a "committee" decision of the band members themselves, on the morning of October 15, 1949, as they stood around on the sidelines at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama awaiting a chance to practice for the afternoon game. They were waiting for Alabama's "Million Dollar Band", under the direction of "Colonel" Butler, to finish its practice. That afternoon as the band came out on the field and paused for introduction, for the first time ''Presenting The University of Tennessee's Pride of the Southland Band under the direction of 'Major' Walter M. Ryba'' was heard over the loudspeakers by the 44,000 fans present and listeners on the radio. It was generally felt that Ryba did not know ahead of time that he was receiving a "commission". In 1961, Tennessee native W. J. Julian was hired as an associate professor and director of the UT bands. Under Julian's leadership the band grew in size, prestige, and reputation. The band was then removed from the ROTC department and placed under the Music Education Department. Julian designed the band’s navy, orange, and creme-colored uniforms, which paid homage to the band’s military past and are still in use to this day. Some of the many traditions established under Julian's direction are: the band's signature "Big Orange Sound"; its pregame formations; forming the T for the team to run through; Rocky Top; and (Circle Drills ), a geometric and kaleidoscopic drill concept from which many drills were derived through his and his immediate successors' tenures. Although Julian retired in 1993, the band still upholds the tradition of excellence he set. Besides representing the State of Tennessee in 13 presidential inaugurations, the band has appeared at the many bowl games the Vol football team has traveled to throughout the nation. Additionally, due to Julian's influence, the Pride is one of the few bands outside the Big Ten Conference to use the traditional and physically demanding chair step marching style. It is also one of the few bands outside the Big Ten with a strutting drum major. In March 2007, The Pride traveled to Dublin, Ireland, to play at various concerts and in the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Director of Bands Gary Sousa was removed from his post October 14, 2013 and placed on administrative leave by the university after a public confrontation with the UT Athletic Department. Dr. Donald Ryder was then appointed interim Director of Bands, and Dr. Michael Stewart was appointed interim Associate Director. On January 29, 2015 it was announced that Dr. Ryder would permanently serve as Director of Bands and W.J. Julian Professor of Music, and Dr. Stewart will permanently serve as Associate Director of Bands. 〔http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2013/10/14/ut-places-gary-sousa-leave-names-interim-band-director〕〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pride of the Southland Band」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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