LHAB News & Announcements

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[Edit on October 20, 2021: Registration is now open, and please register as soon as possible here. More information on the Band Day schedule and plans can be found here.] We don’t have it all figured out yet because this is hot off the press, but we wanted you to know the situation too. Please read carefully.  LHAB will…Continue Reading Important Band Day Update!

Membership in the Longhorn Alumni Band is the most recognizable way of expressing our pride and love for The University of Texas Longhorn Band! Any person enrolled in the Longhorn Band for at least one fall semester is eligible to join LHAB. Like most organizations, LHAB charges member dues to cover things like: Administrative costs, such as tax return preparation …Continue Reading Introducing Our New Recurring Membership Program

A Statement on the Content of the Proposed Bylaws Changes and Why We Need Your Support and Positive Vote  Please find a copy of the proposed Bylaws Changes here. — LHAB Family –  Any bylaw revision work is driven by the need to react to a changed environment, like the evolution of technology, and the need to improve function…Continue Reading President’s Letter: Bylaw Changes

When I took over the office of Archives for the LHAB, part of the position was to decorate the display windows in the hallway of the Music Building. When I unloaded the windows the first time, there was a massive, heavy trophy that I really could not move. While getting help to move it, I read the front of…Continue Reading LHAB Archives – The Sudler Trophy

As Longhorn Band and Alumni Band members, we hold many traditions near and dear to our hearts. Here is another of the traditions that bind us together as a Longhorn Band family. The “Passing of the President’s Ring” has been a tradition since the end of WWII when the UT class ring of former Longhorn Band Member Irwin Curtis…Continue Reading LHAB Archives – Traditions of the Longhorn Band – The President’s Ring

Last month I was speaking to a member of the LHAB who has been involved in the organization as an officer for several years. We were talking about the LHB uniforms and I mentioned that I had just received the donation of the Texas Star uniform of Emma Lea King Mayton, Texas Star 1966-1967, to add to our collection. He paused…Continue Reading LHAB Archives – What Is A Texas Star?

The recent landing of a spacecraft on Mars brings our attention again to the exploration of space. The famous, or in some circles infamous, polyester vest of the LHAB can claim a link to space exploration. First how did this little vest become a part of the LHAB uniform anyway? In the first years of the LHAB in the…Continue Reading LHAB Archives – Vest In Space

Texas Fight is the iconic fight song of the University of Texas at Austin. Most sources note that it was written by Walter Hunnicutt, but that is not the full story of this special piece of UT and Longhorn Band history. In the fall of 1923, Walter “Red” Hunnicutt wrote the first version of Texas Taps. Red was one of…Continue Reading LHAB Archives – Texas Taps

After years of talking and planning on and off, we’re proud to announce a major project to produce a high-quality coffee table book that will present a mostly-visual history of the Showband of the Southwest. The plan includes a dynamic digital component, including special digital access for LHAB members. While we have a really impressive team of alumni and…Continue Reading Help Needed: LHB Book Project