Instrumentation
The current Blue Band numbers 315 members, including 268 instrumentalists, 31 Blue Band Silks (Colorguard), 14 Touch of Blue (majorettes), a drum major and a Blue Sapphire (featured baton twirler). Members come from virtually all curricula and colleges represented at the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania State University.
The 2010-2011 Penn State Marching Blue Band includes:
- Total Membership: 315 members
- 1 Drum Major (Ian Kenney)
- 11 Piccolos
- 26 Clarinets
- 27 Saxophones
- 68 Trumpets
- 25 Mellophones
- 34 Trombones (including 4 Bass Trombones)
- 16 Baritones
- 26 Sousaphones
- 35 Percussion
- 31 Silks
- 14 Majorettes
- 1 Feature Twirler (Matt Freeman)
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