WHITEWATER — Brianna Rubo, from Evansville, is among the student musicians who are part of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk marching band for the 2024-25 academic year.

Rubo, who is studying Communication at UWW, is part of the Color Guard section in the marching band.

The Warhawk marching band performs at all UWW football regular season home games and other select campus and community events during the fall semester. UWW hosts the annual Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Marching Band Championships every October.

Last season, the Warhawk marching band performed at halftime of a Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau Field.

The marching band is one of several musical ensembles at the university. In addition to Lambeau Field, UWW’s ensembles perform in other famous venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Symphony Center in Chicago, and at venues in Germany, Poland and England.

The Warhawk marching band is directed by Glenn “Doc” Hayes, a professor of music in the university’s College of Arts and Communication, who has also held the role of director of bands since 1987. He is the second person in history to be inducted into the WSMA Marching Band Hall of Fame. Tobie Wilkinson, senior lecturer of music in the college, leads UWW’s percussion studio and serves as associate director of the marching band.