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. The band is open to all university students, but is curricular and integral for music education majors. The Green Brigade is one of approximately 40 student ensembles in the

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. The band is critically acclaimed and has been featured as an exhibition band for numerous marching festivals — including upcoming exhibition performances at the 2021 Texas UIL State Marching Finals, the 2021

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DFW regional competition, and taking part in the 2022 Saint Patrick's Day parade in Dublin. One of several distinct traditions of the Green Brigade is to perform "

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,'' at the end of football games.

Filmography

* '' Necessary Roughness'' (1991)

Directors of the Green Brigade

* 1945–1974: Maurice McAdow (1904–2001) * 1975–1981: Dr. Robert A. Winslow (1931-2007) * 1982-1996: Dennis Warren Fisher (b. 1949) * 1997-2001: Dr. Bradley Genevro (b. 1966) * 2002: Alfredo Velez (b. 1958) * 2003–2018: Dr. Nicholas Enrico Williams (b. 1974) * 2019–2022: Dr. Daniel Cook (b. 1988) * 2023–Present: Amy Woody

External links

2008 Exhibition, 2008 Texas State Marching Contest

References

American Athletic Conference marching bands University of North Texas

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