Bands History
Time Line

(Incomplete; More information will be added as I find it, JZ)

Table of Contents

1. Beginning of UB
2. 10's
3. 20's
4. 40's
5. 50's
6. 60's
7. 70's
8. 80's
9. 90's
10. 2000

 

	Audition Ensemble - Concert Band / Wind Ensemble	General Concert Band - University / Symphonic / Concert Band	Football - Marching Band	Basketball - Pep Band	AFROTC Band
1846-49
1850-9
1860-9
1870-9
1880-9
1890-9
1900-9
1910-1
1911-2
1912-3
1913-4
1914-5
1915-6
1916-7
1917-8
1918-9
1919-20		UB Band Concert and Football games
1920-1
1921-2
1922-3
1923-4
1924-5
1925-6
1926-7
1927-8
1928-9
1929-30
1930-1
1931-2
1932-3
1933-4
1934-5
1935-6
1936-7
1937-8
1938-9
1939-40
1940-1
1941-2
1942-3
1943-4
1944-5
1945-6
1946-7		UB Band
1947-8		UB Band Concert and Football Games
1948-9
1949-50
1950-1		UB Band John "Spike" Crestic Directs
1951-2
1952-3
1953-4		UB Band			ROTC Assumes Football
1954-5
1955-6
1956-7		Concert Band
1957-8
1958-9
1959-60
1960-1
1961-2
1962-3
1963-4
1964-5
1965-6
1966-7
1967-8
1968-9
1969-70
1970-1
1971-2
1972-3
1973-4
1974-5
1975-6
1976-7
1977-8
1978-9
1979-80
1980-1
1981-2
1982-3
1983-4
1984-5
1985-6
1986-7
1987-8
1988-9
1989-90
1990-1
1991-2
1992-3
1993-4
1994-5
1995-6
1996-7
1997-8
1998-9
1999-2000
2000-1
2001-2

 

1846-49	1846 - University of Buffalo Founded
1850-59
1860-69
1870-79
1880-89
1890-99

1900-01
1901-02
1902-03
1903-04
1904-05
1905-06
1906-07
1907-08
1908-09
1909-10

1910-11
1911-12
1912-13
1913-14
1914-15
1915-16
1916-17
1917-18
1918-19
1919-20	First mention of a University Band in the school year book Faculty Manager / Music Director - A. B. Leman (until ?) Student Dir. - A. H. Cummings, Medicine, Cornet IMAGE

1920-21	Student Dir. - A. H. Cummings, Medicine, Cornet IMAGE
1921-22	Student Dir. - A. H. Cummings, Medicine, Cornet IMAGE
1922-23	Student Dir. - L. R. Stewart IMAGE
1923-24	Student Dir. - Joseph Meekins IMAGE
1924-25	Student Dir. - Joseph Meekins IMAGE
1925-26	Student Dir. - Joseph Meekins
1926-27	Student Dir. - Kenneth Ross IMAGE No furthur mentions of the UB Band after this year
1927-28
1928-29
1929-30

1930-31
1931-32
1932-33
1933-34
1934-35
1935-36
1936-37
1937-38
1938-39
1939-40

1940-41
1941-42
1942-43
1943-44
1944-45
1945-46
1946-47	UB Band organized buy student Gerald Marx Student Dir. - Gerald Marx
1947-48	Student Dir. - Gerald Marx
1948-49	Student Dir. -
1949-50	UB Band Dir. - John "Spike" Krestic ROTC Band Dir. - John "Spike" Krestic Drum Major -

1950-51	Drum Major -
1951-52	Drum Major -
1952-53	Drum Major -
1953-54	Department of Music is created buy Cameron Baird (Music Education), Dr. Robert Mols (Instrumental and theory), and Beddie (Voice) Concert Band (UB Band) Dir. - Robert Mols (until 1961-62) Drum Major -
1954-55	Concert Band performed only formal concerts, Air Force ROTC Marching Bandmarched at football games and parades Drum Major -
1955-56	Drum Major -
1956-57	John Krestic dismissed from UB Marching Band (ROTC Band) Dir. - Robert Mols (until 1959-60) IMAGE Drum Major -
1957-58	Drum Major -
1958-59	Drum Major -
1959-60	Marching Band Dir. - Lowell Shaw (until 1961-62) Drum Major -

1960-61	Band Trip - Boston Drum Major -
1961-62	Director of Bands: Frank Cipolla (until 1990-91) assumes the directionof all bands Band Trip - Philadelphia Band Pres. -  Drum Major -
1962-63	University became part of the State University of New York Band Trip - Boston Band Day Held Band Pres. -  Drum Major -
1963-64	Band Trip - Cornell University Band Day Held Band Pres. -  Drum Major -
1964-65	Band Trip - Holy Cross Band Day Held Band Pres. -  Drum Major -  Delta Chi Omega was established as the Band's service fraternity
1965-66	Band Trip - Boston Band Day Held Band Pres. -  Drum Major -
1966-67	Band Trip - Philadelphia Band Day Held Band Pres. -  Drum Major -
1967-68	Band Trip - Philadelphia Band Day Held Band Pres. -  Drum Major -
1968-69	Band Department moved to the band building (what is now Bissell Hall) onthe new north campus Band Trip - Boston Washington D.C. Presidential Inaugural Band Pres. -  Drum Major -
1969-70	Band Camp as well as other band events are canciled for the year due toa loss of funding Band Trip - Boston Band Pres. -  Drum Major -

1970-71	Division IA dropped from UB Band Pres. -  Drum Major -
1971-72	Band Pres. -  Drum Major -
1972-73	Marching Band Camp is canceled; "Pride of the East" disappears Band Pres. -  Drum Major -
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80

1980-81
1981-82	Spirited students organize a pep band to play at home football games
1982-83	October 12, 1982 - the Pep Band is offically an SA organization with the radification of its Constitution, Athletics Faculty member Steve Wallace began to advise the band; in general the band fell under the direction of the Director of Bands
1983-84	First Pep Band Pres. - Ralph Rugen
1984-85	Pep Band Pres. - Ralph Rugen
1985-86	Pep Band Pres. - Tim Maccallini
1986-87	Pep Band Pres. - Tim Maccallini
1987-88	Pep Band Pres. - Tim Maccallini / Joe Slater
1988-89	Pep Band Pres. - Joe Slater
1989-90	Pep Band Pres. - Geoff Cashman

1990-91	Pep Band Pres. - Lori Hosmer Frank Cippola Retires
1991-92	Pep Band Pres. - Diana Albert
1992-93	Pep Band Pres. - Mike Simpson
1993-94	Pep Band Pres. - Chris Randall A Kappa Kappa Psi colony was formed and was overseen by Syracus University'sEta Phi chapter KKPsi Colony Pres. - April Ezzell
1994-95	Director of Bands: Sarah McKoin (until 1999-2000) Pep Band Pres. - Michelle Ignaszak KKPsi Colony Pres. - April Ezzell Norm Alexander resigns as Pep Band director
1995-96	Pep Band Dir. - Mark Flynn (current) Pep Band Pres. - Mark Krazenski KKPsi Colony Pres. - April Ezzell Kappa Kappa Psi is initiated as a full chapter Feb. 24 KKPsi Chapter Pres. - April Ezzell
1996-97	Pep Band Pres. - Mark Krezinski KKPsi Pres. - Heather Harris / Mike Bauman
1997-98	Pep Band Pres. - Kira Linse KKPsi Pres. - John Zaepfel
1998-99	Music Department brings trumpet professor Jon Nelson to UB Sym. Band Dir. - John Nelson (current) Pep Band Pres. - Deberah Shriber / Kate Huges KKPsi Pres. - Shannon Sykes
1999-2000	UB Marching Band: Thunder of the East grows out of the Pep Band Marching Band Dir. - Mark Flynn (current) Asst. MB Dir. - John Hathaway (current) Drum Major - Nathan Kress Pep / Marching Band Pres. - Elizabeth Steele KKPsi Pres. - John Zaepfel Sarah McKoin departs UB; Director of Bands position desolves; full Wind Ensemble desolves

2000-01	Symphonic Band is renamed Concert Band Marching Band and Pep Band begin to divide into separate organistions Marching Band descision making is done by Student Affairs, Band Director and students Pep Band distances itself from Music Department and descision making is done Band Director and Student Offices Drum Major - Nathan Kress & Valerie Bergeman Pep Band Pres. - Valerie Bergeman KKPsi Pres. - Daryl Zbrzezny
2001-02	Marching Band descision making is done by Student Affairs, Band Director and Drum Majors Band Trip: Westpoint, NY; Westpoint Military Acadamy - UB vs. Army Drum Major - Valerie Bergeman & Kristen Nagy Pep Band Pres. - Frankie Nicole LaVarrnway KKPsi Pres. - Heather Sowder
2002-03	Not there yet
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10