University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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01 1 . -; i polvesier standing m a ' ' J ' -U :,-: PERFORMING WITH PRIDE: Laura Ki- olbassa, pre-business freshman, performs with her flag at the Houston game, Nov. 5. photo by Ken White Longhorn Band 333

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LONGHORN BAND During football season, the Long- horn Band performed for only eight minutes during the weekly half-time shows. Yet for each of those eight minutes in front of the audience, band members worked one hour off the field the week before the show. Even before classes began, both former and hopeful band members spent a week learning the music and preparing for tryouts. The 1988-89 marching band began rehearsals two weeks before their first performance at the New Mexico game. After the initial week of intensive marching known as Hell Week, band members attended two-hour rehearsals three times a week, fre- quent sectionals in which groups re- hearse according to their instru- ments and a pre-game rehearsal lasting at least an hour. With almost 350 members, the weekly night rehearsals had the po- tential to be chaotic. There are times when we don ' t run into each other solely due to personal survival, Marc Grace, ad- vertising freshman, said. To avoid confusion and to facil- itate learning new shows quickly, a group of 38 section leaders assisted the directors and drum major. Each pair of leaders was responsible for conducting sectional rehearsals, teaching marching drills and guiding its 16-member section through each show. The section leaders taught the marching formations based on charts. During rehearsals, the lead- ers showed the members of their section to their positions and ex- plained the movement to the next formation. Most of the time it ' s a case of go that way, and look like this when you ' re doing it, Grace said. Despite the large number of mem- bers, the band developed a sense of unity. There ' s a cohesiveness in the band. It ' s a group that functions well together, Drum Major Chris Car- ter, pharmacy senior, said. Much of the feeling of unity stemmed from the group ' s basic, common desire to perform well. We want to be good, Section Leader Bill Franklin, graduate student in electrical engineering, said. There ' s a general feeling of everyone on the field to be the best. There ' s a motivation in working with other people who are very good to keep you at your best, Franklin said. According to Director Glenn Rich- ter, the band ' s morale during the week was often a reflection of the previous Saturday ' s half-time show. I know that when they perform well, they know it, and it ' s much eas- ier to motivate them the next week, Richter said. For many members, the band ' s reputation as the Showband of the Southwest was the only necessary inspiration for performing at their best. It ' s a tradition of excellence, Carter said. I challenge their own pride and remind them of their goals, Richter said. Internal motivation is much bet- ter than a Patton oratory. We ' ve worked harder this year than any group before, Band President Kent Kostka, government senior, said. You have to have a positive attitude all the time. Each week, the rehearsals and sec- tionals ended, work on a new show be- gan, and once again the Showband of the Southwest marched onto the field to the applause of thousands of fans. It ' s a really intense feeling of pride, Grace said. Alone we look pretty dumb in our orange polyester uniforms, but when you ' re standing there as a group, and the show goes well, and you see people standing up and applauding, it ' s an exhilarating feeling. Monica Noordam WATCHING THE CLOCK: Michael Parker, music education senior, and other band members await their turn during halftime at the Houston game. photo by George Bridges 332 Longhorn Band

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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Julie Branch, lib- eral arts sophomore, rehearses with other band members at Memorial Stadium. photo by Ari Pet- tigrew. TAKE A DEEP BREATH: Racheal Monte , liberal arts freshman, puts her trombone through its paces. photo by Carrie Dawson FRONT ROW: Shaara Gupta, Traci L. lazzetti, Christopher G. Morrow, Tim Mark Hill- man, [.urn ' s Painter Morris, Warren William Schick Jr., Jana Joan Johnson, Jeffrey Ricks Stripling, John Edward St. Lawrence, Jim B. Fernandez, Sean Patrick Parker, Kenton Dee Johnson, Trina Diane Tait, Michael Williams Michie, Brian William Sandberg, Ronny James Ballard, Albert John Alvarado. SECOND ROW: Glenn A. Richter, Paula A. Crider, William O. Haehnel III, Mark Gerard Belcik, Kristie Jill Kriegel, Richard C. Carter, Carrie Christine Johnson, Laura Florence Harris, Anne Karen Duncan, Dat Thanh Nguyen, Andrea R. Drummond, Lara Nicole Hartmann, Geri Lynn Greenberg, Joley Renee Flowers, Monica 1 vi, Florida, John Keith Fleming. THIRD ROW: Lisa Renee Wardell, JoAnn Datrymple, Virginia Lynn Wilson, Stephanie Elaine Leyh, Sonja Annjanysek, Alberta Jessica Montez, Edward Chung, Christopher Chaune Presley, Roy Benjamin Ferguson, Jeffrey Warner Coker, Wade Patrick Lorber, Scott Dennis Par ker, Carlo G. Carandang, Jason Henry Woelfel, Lara Michelle Simpson, Cynthia Sue Story, Christopher P. Mengel, Edward G. Winston, Eric Scott LaBrant, Scott Eric Rachels. FOURTH ROW: Michele Lynn S limit . Michael William Carter, Rolando Rufino Lopez, David Furman Bright, Nathan S. Crow, Scott Andrew Felder, Randall Wayne White, Dennis Wayne Beaver, Fred A. Brown, Robert Benjamin Borson, Kerry Lynn Dove, Julie Ann Flynn, Harold Dwayne Leach, James M. Guerra, Peter Alexander Acosta, Craig Jay Rosen, Kristen Tura Pearson, Kenneth Gordon Holtgrewe, Charles A. Mead, Anthony Stephen Park. FIFTH ROW: Melinda Beth Sirman, Katherine Robison, Amy Leigh Teel, Amy Elizabeth Kibler. Laura Jane Cannon, Kathleen S. Can well, Jennifer Ann Shell, Sara Elizabeth Smith, David Albert Hurwich, Kent Matthew Kostka, Dennis Ray Svalek, Todd James Leach, Roberto Javier Cardenas, Michael Kregg Phillips, Paul William Bieraugel, Charles Dean Gola, Larry Scott Gheen, Christopher Raymond Brown, Mac McCarty, David Lee Carter, Karl Kevin Brown, Philip Kamran II, nm. Lewis Richard McCarroll, Eric Robert Davis. SIXTH ROW: Melissa Kay Dutton, Twilah Jo Kail, Celia Diane Cook, Alex Clinton Mil. mi, Deirdre Elizabeth Feehan, Laura Zoe Breeding, Michael Joseph DePonte, Christopher C.Jones, Neil S. Huffman, Brett Felton Bishop, James N. Kyle, James Douglas Wester, Mark Warren Townsend, Christopher M. Norman, Brian William Peterman, Edgar Daniel Bailey Jr., Larry Grider Duke, Anthony Ernest Peterman, Richard James Perrone, Robert Stanley Dunbar, Christopher G. Worley, David S. Berlin, Timothy Ward Peterson. SEVENTH ROW: Melissa Marie Munson, Timothy James Wilkin, Ricardo Rios, Rolando Humberto Briones. Randy Gene Kruger Jr., Pamela Sue Stegent, Chris Wayne LaNasa, Thomas Edward Burns, David Lawrence Wilson, Michael Wright Landers, Christopher Wayne McComb, Robert Nichols Bassett, Allen Sutherland Condit, Steven Marc Grace, David Carl Euscher, James Robert Murray, Richard Stuart Mitchell, Mark Kevin Lehrmann, Rufus Jones, Timothy King Mohle, Wade Walter Felker, Mark Doyle Hormann. BACK ROW: Darrel Gene Monroe. Edward A. Dorsey Jr.. William Bryan Brunson, Stacy Dean Beall, Michael Brent Kaiser, Tara Lynn Bernhard, Jonathan Howard Lindle, Laurie Lynne Carter. Paul Edward Kelley III, Kristin Denice Witta, Sean Richmon O ' Neil, Austin Burt Gwin, Brian Keith Michalk, Jill Elisa Simpson, Matthew Allan Mehlow, Felipe Salazar III, Darrell Lamonte Watson, Denise Gail Walton. John Kevin Boardman, Prnelopejane MacGregor, James Earl Mclntyre, Christopher Barry Parker. photo by George Bridges 334 Longhorn Band