When the Marching Illini report to preseason camp in August, the UI band won't be provided with sheets of music for upcoming shows. Instead, band members will be using eFlip, a device that ...

The Marching Illini is already halfway through their season, and the final home game against Northwestern is Nov. 25. This game, dubbed the “senior highlights show” by the band, is the last time the ...

The Marching Illini band has a new director for the next two years, from just down the road in Charleston.UI alumnus Barry Houser, acting director of bands and director of ...

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Marching bands from across the area showed off their skills Monday evening for the third-annual Champaign-Urbana Marching Showcase. Four different schools took part in the ...

Dec. 28—UPDATE: The Marching Illini left campus Saturday morning. *** URBANA — For about 400 University of Illinois students, winter break will be cut short for a two-day bus ride to Florida ...

May 25—CHAMPAIGN — Music has always been a big part of Logan Parks' life. Singing Disney songs and taking piano lessons as a kid kick-started a path for the 2021 Champaign Central graduate to ...

College marching bands are ditching sheet music for smartphone apps in an effort to save time, money and the environment.

Why the Marching Illini band won't take the field for the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Wyoming football game on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.

Members of Port Arthur Memorial's all-female snare drum line, including Myla Myers, march back to the band hall after the Marching Heat practiced on the field.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Marching Illini is celebrating the birthday of a former band member who played well before their time. Richard “Dick” Cogdal turned 107-years-old yesterday. On ...

URBANA — For about 400 University of Illinois students, winter break will be cut short for a two-day bus ride to Florida. But the Marching Illini don't seem too upset about the long haul to ...

The Marching Illini perform before the start of the first half of an NCAA college football game between Illinois and Michigan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Holly Hart ...