Alumni News and Events

• Thank you to all of the alumni, students, current and past band directors, honored guests, families, community members, volunteers and sponsors who made the Urbana Bands 100th Anniversary Celebration a night to remember! We are grateful to our sponsor, We Love Urbana, for this wonderful collection of photos and video. View the collection here.  

• Watch a full recording of Urbana High School Bands 100th Anniversary Concert on April 20, 2024 here.  Thank you to Robin Kravets and Rob Kooper for capturing the concert on video. 

• 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, or take a look here. PC: C. Bruett, K. Fay, R. Kravets, Rosemary Yearbook

•  View "A Century of Urbana Bands," a photo retrospective of Urbana Bands at this link. We are grateful to Jen Showerman for curating the photo exhibit and to the following photographers for for their contributions to the exhibit: Karen DeBauche, Dick Cogdal Family, Kanittha Fay, Karl Hendrickson, Robin Kravets, Debra Larson, Peter Mortensen, Daniel J. Perrino Family and Rosemary Yearbook Staff.

• More than 100+ UHS Bands Alumni from across eight states and nine decades joined us in celebration for the historic 100th Anniversary Alumni Band Concert. 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. A proud day for Urbana and a memory for the ages! View a glimpse of the line-up for the processional here. 

• What an incredible reunion with more than 100 alumni from across the nation. So thankful to have these moments with you at the UHS Bands Alumni Social at Riggs on Friday, April 19, 2024. Such a great way to launch the reunion weekend and get the band back together! For more candids from the social, check out the Instagram link here.

• Hats off to all of you! We reached more than 100 RSVPS for our 100th! Find the list of who joined us for the Alumni Band Reunion and Concert here. 

• Introducing the Urbana Bands 100th Anniversary T-shirt! All proceeds after expenses will go towards the UHS Bands 100th Anniversary Equipment Fund. Order here by May 1st. Shipping available through the link. Free local pick up at Dixon Graphics on or near May 15th.