EUGENE, Ore. -- (April 29, 2009) -- In honor of the centennial of the founding of the Oregon Marching Band, a comprehensive exhibit of the band and its precursors is on display in the Knight Library at the University of Oregon.

"Sing the Story Oregon: A Century of the Oregon Marching Band," a student-produced exhibit, details the band's history, including uniforms, images, sheet music, biographies and a timeline that summarizes the major events in the life of the largest student-run organization at UO.

The exhibit includes the story behind Albert Perfect and the "Mighty Oregon" fight song, information on long-time band director John Stehn, four uniforms from the band's history, images of the band from its inception to the present, and plasma screens displaying film clips from OMB pregame and halftime performances from 2004 and 2008. It includes a brief overview of the Oregon colony of Kappa Kappa Psi, a national honorary band society, as well as information about traditions of the band, including the Oregon Marching Band Council and the Festival of the Bands.

The exhibit will run through Aug. 31, in the exhibit cases on the main floor of Knight Library, 1505 Kincaid St.

About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is a world-class teaching and research institution and Oregon's flagship public university. The UO is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an organization made up of the 62 leading public and private research institutions in the United States and Canada. The University of Oregon is one of only two AAU members in the Pacific Northwest.

Contacts: Julie Brown, UO media relations, 541-346-3185, julbrown@uoregon.edu; Joey Scott, OMB Kappa Kappa Psi Officer, jscott3@uoregon.edu

Source: Ron Renchler, communications director, UO Libraries, 541-345-0834, ronr@uoregon.edu

Links: Knight Library Exhibit, http://libweb.uoregon.edu/index/news-app/story.2013/; Oregon Marching Band, http://music.uoregon.edu/AcademicStudies/Ensembles/AthleticBands/ombabou...

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