The Green Brigade Marching Band is the marching band of the

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in Denton, home of the

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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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, a comprehensive music school with the largest enrollment of any music institution accredited by 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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," from the musical '' Carousel,'' at the end of football games.

Filmography

* '' Necessary Roughness'' (1991)

Directors of the Green Brigade

* 1945–1974:

Maurice McAdow Maurice Clark McAdow (17 November 1904 in Greenville, Illinois – 20 August 2001 in Denton, Texas) was an American conductor, trumpeter, and music educator (with high proficiency on woodwinds) who served as director of bands at the University o ...

(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–present: Dr. Daniel Cook (b. 1988)

External links

2008 Exhibition, 2008 Texas State Marching Contest
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References

Conference USA marching bands University of North Texas

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