LHAB News & Announcements

BAND DAY CELEBRATES BERTHA’S CENTENNIAL The date is set for Alumni Band Day on 10/15/22 during the Texas vs. Iowa State Cyclones game! The time has yet to be announced by UT Athletics. Plans are in the works for an exciting LHAB and LHB joint half-time show performance where we will retire Big Bertha and introduce a new Bertha…Continue Reading The Blast: August 2022

Recurring LHAB Membership As announced in September 2021, LHAB is instituting recurring membership dues which will achieve a few things: Better fund LHAB activities, Align LHAB dues payments with the LHAB fiscal year, and Provide additional member benefits to those who select them. LHAB member dues cover things like: Administrative costs, such as tax return preparation  Costs associated with…Continue Reading New LHAB Membership Levels and Recurring Dues

Band Day 2022 – Alert The Media Text, telegraph, telephone, tell a friend or ten, about Band Day 2022!   As you receive this Blast, please post updates to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Reddit, etc. Create a YouTube or TikTok video. Be sure to ‘like’ the items posted by LHAB. We want everyone to know that Bertha is…Continue Reading The Blast: July 2022

Congratulations To Recent Graduates For 2022 graduates, please invite your graduate friends to register with Longhorn Alumni Band. Your first year of membership in LHAB is free. Hope to see you and your friends at Band Day on 10/15/22. If you have not already joined the Longhorn Alumni Band, please do so here. Band Day 2022 – Get A…Continue Reading The Blast: June 2022

If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Answer to the above riddle – May flowers bring Pilgrims. Bertha Unveiled If you thought you knew Bertha, like I knew Bertha, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. If you are unaware, Bertha turns 100 this year.  As you can imagine, anyone turning 100 begins to show their age. …Continue Reading Time for the May Blast 2022

The cowboy hat. The bolo tie. The fringe. When the Longhorn Band comes marching in, there is no mistaking it for any other group. Whether you like your fringe long or short, or pine for the Colonel Sanders tie over the modern bolo, most everyone can agree that the Longhorn Band certainly has style. However, that style looked very…Continue Reading LHB Archives – The First Uniforms

This Blast contains several items for your consideration. Are you planning to participate in the March 21, 2022, 3rd Annual Horns Up Golf Classic?Remember to register your participation from the LHAB website. We need 20 four (4) personteams, along with sponsors. Please review the sponsor information. AmazonSmiles on LHAB at no cost to you. See how you can support…Continue Reading LHAB Blast: February 2022 (New Membership Levels!)

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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