Alumni and Friends

Greetings Urbana High School Bands Alumni & Friends!

The Urbana High School bands are rich in history and we would like to stay connected with our Alumni and Friends! Please consider completing the Urbana Bands Alumni & Friends Database Form to stay up-to-date on the latest news and events. All information will be used for UHS Bands Alumni purposes only and will be kept strictly confidential.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates! In the meantime, help us write the next chapter and email us at uhsbandsalumni@gmail.com with your stories and photos of Urbana Bands.

Retrospective

A Century of Urbana Bands

1924-2024

View our Fall 2025 Newsletter, 100th Anniversary Retrospective: A Century of Urbana Bands here. We had an incredible 100th Anniversary Celebration in April 2024 representing nine decades from across the nation. It was an honor to see so many of you perform at the reunion concert and join us in the audience. Stay tuned for our next gathering!

The First Annual TMB Alumni Band was a Roaring Success!

It was wonderful to have so many TMB Alumni join us for the pregame performance at UHS Homecoming on Friday, September 19, 2025. Enjoy photos from the event from Robin Kravets here and Karen DeBauche here. Hope you'll join us in 2026!

100th Anniversary Reunion and Concert

More than 100+ UHS Bands Alumni from across nine states and nine decades joined us in celebration for the historic 100th Anniversary Alumni Band Concert on April 20, 2024. Former UHS Band students ranging from the Class of 1935 (age 107) to the Class of 1923 (age 19) lined up to launch the concert with a nostalgic processional. It was a memory for the ages!

Photo and Video Archives

Enjoy photos from the 100th Anniversary Concert here and video here. View a touching video of the processional of alumni by decade here. To access a slideshow of an extensive collection of photos from the first century of Urbana Bands prepared by Jennifer Showerman, click here.

We are grateful to Carlton Bruett, Dick Cogdall Family, Karen DeBauche, Kanittha Fay, Karl Hendrickson, Robin Kravets, Debra Larson, Peter Mortensen, Daniel J. Perrino Family, Daniel M. Reck / forzandoArts, Rosemary Yearbook Staff, Sarah Scully Photography, Urbana School District #116 and countless others who helped preserve the history of Urbana Bands over the years. If you have photos or stories you'd like to share, email here.

History Mural

Thank you to Carlton Bruett Design for this fascinating history mural recently installed outside the UHS Band Room to commemorate our 100th Anniversary. If you haven't seen it yet, stop by the band room and check it out!

Click Here to View the Urbana High School Bands Alumni Website.

Click Here to Learn More About the History of Urbana Bands.

Click Here to Stay Connected with Urbana High School Bands.

Page updated

Google Sites

Report abuse