Georgia Redcoat Marching Band
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The Georgia Redcoat Marching Band is a college marching band
formed in 1905.
The Redcoat Marching Band was started in 1905 as a division of the UGA Military Department. It started as 20 military cadets and has grown to include over 400 University students. Their first performance as a non-military group was in 1906 at a baseball game. In 1955, the Redcoat part of the band was added and auxiliaries were brought in. The addition of University of Georgia Georgettes, the Georgia Flagline, silver sousaphones, and new uniforms have all added to the prestige of the band. In 2000, the band won the Sudler Trophy and they were the first SEC
band to receive this honor. During the 100th season of the band, they traveled to China, becoming the first marching band to tour the country.
, 2004. ISBN 0738516848.
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
formed in 1905.
History
Southeastern Conference
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band to receive this honor. During the 100th season of the band, they traveled to China, becoming the first marching band to tour the country.
Further reading
Richards, Robin J. The University of Georgia Redcoat Band: 1905-2005. Arcadia PublishingArcadia Publishing
Arcadia Publishing is an American publisher of local history.-History:It was founded in Dover, New Hampshire in 1993 by United Kingdom-based Tempus Publishing, but became independent in 2004....
, 2004. ISBN 0738516848.