UW marching band

February 23, 2024

An older man wearing a purple suit and a striped tie smiles in Husky Stadium

Swan song

Brad McDavid, the longest-serving band director in UW history, is calling it a career.


December 10, 2020

Voice of the band

Frazer Cook called his time with the Husky Marching Band “an honor, a privilege and a pleasure.” Husky fans everywhere felt the same way about him.


December 15, 2016

Ben Gary

Mr. Fix-it

The repairman behind the Husky Marching Band.


September 1, 2015

Band life

Senior physics major Carlo Torrella joined the UW’s 240-member marching band in 2011. It has been one of the most demanding experiences of his life. But “I’m so glad I did it,” he says.


March 1, 2002

Bill Bissell, 1931-2001

Bill Bissell directed the University of Washington Husky Marching Band for 24 years and helped create the sporting event staple known as “The Wave.”