UCLA Bruin Solid Gold Marching Band Joins the Yamaha Percussion Family
BUENA PARK, Calif. Yamaha is thrilled to announce the most recent addition to their percussion family, the UCLA Bruin Solid Gold Marching Band. The Bruin Band recently purchased a full line of Yamaha marching percussion instruments, which included MTS-9214 snares and Field-Corps series multi-toms and bass drums, all in a white finish. To complement their drums, UCLA also purchased an assortment of stadium hardware and carriers. The Bruin Band will also purchasing a number of Yamaha brass and woodwind instruments throughout the season, with the ultimate goal of becoming an all Yamaha marching band.
When asked about the new relationship with Yamaha, Gordon Henderson, Director of Bands at UCLA, said, "From the practice field to our home stadium the Rose Bowl, we need percussion instruments that can withstand the rigors of the activity while maintaining a high quality sound. With Yamaha, we have found those instruments."
Of the 119 Division I-A college marching band programs in the country, over 60 percent have chosen to "Play Yamaha" marching percussion instruments. That number is growing each year as more and more college bands demand percussion instruments of a higher quality. At their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the Bruin Band often plays for crowds as large as 75,000 people. Yamaha National Sales Manager Gary Winder is pleased about the new partnership with UCLA, noting, "Yamaha is excited to be associated with the UCLA Bruin Marching Band. From a football game in South Bend, Indiana last year versus Notre Dame, a friendship grew into a partnership that has since grown into a long-term relationship. We look forward to a 'winning season' in 2007 and beyond."
The Bruin band supports a number of Bruin athletic teams on campus including football, basketball and volleyball. The band recently made a trip to the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament in support of the UCLA Men's basketball program run for the National Championship.
The football pre-game shows by the band are always filled with energy and enthusiasm. Some fan favorites in the band's repertoire include "Strike Up the Band," Sons of Westwood" and "The Mighty Bruins." Throughout the game, this dynamic group of students keeps spirits high with rock and pop hits and Bruin "eight claps." When halftime rolls around, the Marching Band charges the field to entertain the audience with a symphonic fusion of sound, movement and color. No one does it better than the Solid Gold Sound of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamahapercussion.com.
 Members of the UCLA Bruin Solid Gold Marching Band show off their Yamaha marching percussion instruments. |
Of the 119 Division I-A college marching band programs in the country, over 60 percent have chosen to "Play Yamaha" marching percussion instruments. That number is growing each year as more and more college bands demand percussion instruments of a higher quality. At their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the Bruin Band often plays for crowds as large as 75,000 people. Yamaha National Sales Manager Gary Winder is pleased about the new partnership with UCLA, noting, "Yamaha is excited to be associated with the UCLA Bruin Marching Band. From a football game in South Bend, Indiana last year versus Notre Dame, a friendship grew into a partnership that has since grown into a long-term relationship. We look forward to a 'winning season' in 2007 and beyond."
 The Bruin band recently traveled to the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament in support of the UCLA Men's basketball program run for the National Championship. |
The football pre-game shows by the band are always filled with energy and enthusiasm. Some fan favorites in the band's repertoire include "Strike Up the Band," Sons of Westwood" and "The Mighty Bruins." Throughout the game, this dynamic group of students keeps spirits high with rock and pop hits and Bruin "eight claps." When halftime rolls around, the Marching Band charges the field to entertain the audience with a symphonic fusion of sound, movement and color. No one does it better than the Solid Gold Sound of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamahapercussion.com.