Return of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Pep Band
By: KEONDRE BENJAMIN
Sep 15, 2023
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Pep Band in 2016. (Special to The Panther)
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Pep Band and Wind Ensemble has been reformed for the
first time since COVID-19 and the Music Department has a new band
director.
The band had a meeting in September and the band director gave his backstory about teaching.
“I
have been teaching for 23 years and I was hired to teach the marching
band at North Carolina Central University in the year 2014,” said
Thurman Hollins, instructor of instrumental music/director of bands.
The
band went to Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School and did mixed practices
with the high school and both bands practiced Â鶹´«Ã½ Pep Band music.
“We wanted to practice with the high school so we can prepare for homecoming,” Hollins said.
The
Pep Band recently attended the student organization fair behind
Commons. The objective was to play music and recruit new students to
join the band.
“We are going to the Quad to play or warm up our
instruments so we can have some new players and show everyone how the
band does their daily routine during practice," Hollins said.