Marching to the beat of their own drum: Brown Band celebrates 100 years
November 14, 2024
November 14, 2024
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 14 -- Brown University issued the following news:
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] When first-year Brown University student Irving Harris attended his first football game, he sat in the wooden stands of Andrews Field, eagerly awaiting an appearance by the University marching band.It was 1924, and bands were already a popular part of collegiate athletics to rally enthusiasm for players and fans alike. As the story goes, when Harris turned to ask a fr . . .
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] When first-year Brown University student Irving Harris attended his first football game, he sat in the wooden stands of Andrews Field, eagerly awaiting an appearance by the University marching band.It was 1924, and bands were already a popular part of collegiate athletics to rally enthusiasm for players and fans alike. As the story goes, when Harris turned to ask a fr . . .