The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band

Sound of the Golden Hurricane

School	University of Tulsa
Location	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Conference	Conference USA
Director	Kenneth G. Grass
Assistant director	SSgt Tad Clark
Members	135 (Corps)
Fight song	Hurricane Fight Song
Uniform	Old Gold, Navy Blue, Crimson
Website	http://www.orgs.utulsa.edu/tuband/Marching.htm

The Sound of the Golden Hurricane is the school marching band for the University of Tulsa, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The band has been under the direction of Dr. Kenneth G. Grass, M.M.Ed. for a number of years, though is currently under the direction of SSgt. Tad Clark. It specializes in a style of music similar to that of drum corps.^[1]

The band performs at every home game for the Golden Hurricane football team in Chapman Stadium, as well as selected away games and bowl appearances. The band also performs at many men's and women's basketball games at the University of Tulsa's Reynolds Center. The band has appeared on several Tulsa news stations and ESPN broadcasts of TU football games. The band has performed at several bowl games, including the GMAC Bowl, Harvest Bowl, Liberty Bowl, and the inaugural Armed Forces Bowl. The band's most recent showcase appearance was at Notre Dame Stadium for the Golden Hurricane's first ever game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Sound of the Golden Hurricane helped its team to victory.

The Sound of the Golden Hurricane is officially considered a part of the TU curriculum: students may earn academic credit for marching in the band, though this is not mandatory for participation. ^[2] During the fall and spring semesters the band also performs a number of public and private concerts.

References

^ TU Band website - http://www.orgs.utulsa.edu/tuband/Marching.htm
Some information comes from personal interviews conducted with Prof. Kenneth Grass by Brandon Lynge in the fall of 2005.
^ School of Music course information - http://www.cas.utulsa.edu/music/student_handbook/course_info.htm#course_numbers

Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

Venues	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

Culture & lore	Captain Cane "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

University of Tulsa

Academics	Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences • College of Business Administration • College of Engineering and Natural Sciences • College of Law • Graduate School • Division of Continuing Education • University School

Athletics	Golden Hurricane • Conference USA • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Reynolds Center • Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium • Michael D. Case Tennis Center • Softball Field • Football • Men's basketball • Men's soccer • Reynolds Rowdies • Mayor’s Cup • Captain Cane • Hurricane Fight Song • Tulsa Alma Mater

Student life	Sound of the Golden Hurricane • Collegian • Nimrod Literary Journal • James Joyce Quarterly

Marching bands of Conference USA

East Division	Marching Pirates (East Carolina) Marching Thunder (Marshall) Mighty Sound of the South (Memphis) The Pride of Mississippi (Southern Miss) UAB Marching Blazers (UAB) Marching Knights (UCF)

West Division	Spirit of Houston (Houston) Marching Owl Band (Rice) Mustang Band (SMU) Tulane University Marching Band (Tulane) The Sound of the Golden Hurricane (Tulsa) Marching Miners (UTEP)