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The Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band was featured on Queen City News evening news broadcast on October 23. Watch the story on Queen City News.

For a decade, the Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band has been the heartbeat of Charlotte — uniting students, alumni and fans through music, tradition and pride.⁠ Read about the program’s history and the Niners carrying its legacy.

At our last home game, we made a special presentation to Phil and Lisa Dubois for their unwavering support of the Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band. Our students, faculty and staff offer a heartfelt thank you to the Dubois for their tremendous help in bringing the “Pride of Niner Nation” to life. Thank you […]

“I’ve met so many amazing people and have seen myself grow not only as a performer and a spinner, but also as a person.” Kayla Jones (Colorgaurd) is a sophomore transfer student at UNC Charlotte, majoring in biology. After graduation, she plans to continue her education by attending medical school, in order to her pursue […]

Are you a graduate of UNC Charlotte and were a member of the PNNMB? Well we have an Axe-Citing event for you! Please join us in our first-ever event geared toward graduated PNNMB members for ALUMNI BAND DAY on Saturday, October 26. Join us by performing alongside the PNNMB in all pep band performances, on-field […]

As the “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band approaches our fifth season, we introduce you to our drum majors; Emily Golden, Gavin Fulker and Roderick Keys. Emily Golden, Drum Major Emily is a junior music education major from Morehead City, North Carolina. She graduated from West Carteret High School. Under the direction of Kim Barclift, […]

We are very pleased to announce that Shayna Stahl will be joining us as our new Associate Director of Bands/Director of Athletic Bands! Ms. (soon to be Dr.) Stahl will be a wonderful addition to our family and will be a great help as we continue to build a strong band program at UNC Charlotte. […]

“After being a member of both the Winds and Drumline, I can say that everyone has a place in the Pride of Niner Nation, just like I found mine!” Gavin Fulker (Drumline) is a sophomore at UNC Charlotte, majoring in music education. After graduation, he plans to go onto graduate school for a degree in […]

Join us in welcoming Dr. Joseph Scheivert as the Interim Director of Athletic Bands! Dr. Scheivert comes to us from the University of Iowa, where he served as Graduate Assistant for University Bands while studying Wind Conducting. At Iowa, Dr. Scheivert worked extensively with the Hawkeye Marching Band and Iowa Pep Band as well as […]

“Some of my best friends here at UNC Charlotte are in the marching band, and if I didn’t have his band, I probably would have never met them.” Riley Kirwan is a sophomore at UNC Charlotte, majoring in music education. He hopes to teach middle school band after college and eventually work toward achieving a […]