Music

Husky Sports Band in the Department of Music

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Husky Sports Band

The Husky Sports Band is the "Sound of St. Cloud State," and it represents the university year-round at at Huskies Athletics, campus and community events.

Membership is open to all students from St. Cloud State with no audition. Most instruments are available for rental.

In addition to regular season games the Sports Band has traveled with teams to tournaments and post season events. It has accompanied the Huskies Men's Hockey team at the NCAA Frozen Four in 2013 and the NCHC Frozen Faceoff in 2023.

How to join

New and continuing students should register for MUSP 168. 

Band & Percussion Camp

All current, interested, and former members are welcome to attend Band Camp August 24 & 25, 2024 from 9 a.m. to noon. Percussion Camp is August 25 from 1-2 p.m. This is an Open House event for folks curious about Husky Sports Band and what we do on campus. 

Additional information

Traditions

  • At the end of each rehearsal or performance the director says, "Thank you for learning" and the band replies, "Thank you for teaching."
  • The band wears red and white Santa hats during the last home basketball game before winter break.
  • When the score at home basketball games is a palindrome (same number forwards as backwards) the band chants "Pa-lin-drome!" until the score changes.
  • Every year on March 1, the Husky Sports Band celebrates its birthday and offers free birthday cake for the band members and campus.
  • On its 10th anniversary the Husky Sports Band minted a custom coin, released a new compact disc and had a proclamation from the city.
  • Second-year veterans are awarded with dog tags. Engraved on each dog tag is "Husky License - The Sound of St. Cloud State"
  • We consider it bad luck to walk on the St. Cloud State logo inside the hallway of Halenbeck Hall. Therefore, band members often try to walk around the floor logo.
  • The first piece of music added to the music library for the St. Cloud State Bands was the Albanian March by R.B. Hall, Copyright 1895 by Carl Fischer.

For more information

Lauren Husting
lahusting@stcloudstate.edu
 (320) 308-3201

huskysportsband@stcloudstate.edu

Class Credit

This ensemble can be taken for course credit, MUSP 168; counts in LEP Goal Area 6; and is repeatable for credit.