Western Kentucky Big Red Marching Band

The band was formed in 1925 at what was then Western Kentucky Teachers College.

Around 1939 the band became a regular feature at every home game of the WKTC football team and raised its participation above 100 members for the first time.

The music department began to expand and establish a chamber wind and symphonic concert band program over the next few decades and by 1993 the band had achieved a total of 170 members.

[1] Today, the band program at WKU boasts several athletic and concert bands and entertains audiences in sports venues and concert halls on the WKU campus, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the nation.

The BRMB is the most visible ensemble in the WKU Department of Music.