(Remsen) — The musical talents of the Pride of the Dakota’s will perform at Remsen today. The Pride, is the South Dakota State University Marching Band. The band is scheduled to perform during the Remsen-Union vs.Marcus Merriden-Cleghorn football game this evening, but a preview show is open to the public and will be held at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon as the members of the 200 plus band rehearse their music and their precision steps. The Pride will play before the game, at times during the game, and at halftime. Two members of the Pride are from Plymouth County. Scott Schroeder, the son of Tony and Shirley Schroeder of Remsen and Michelle Klein, the daughter of Jim and Mary Klein of Le Mars. Scott Schroeder is a sophmore at South Dakota State and he plays the trombone. Schroeder tells us what we can expect from the Pride’s marching band.
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Schroeder says he enjoys playing with the college marching band, and he says he feels a sense of pride to perform in front of his home town.
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Michelle Klein is a freshman at SDSU and plays the saxaphone for the Pride. She says her experience with the Gehlen Catholic marching band helped prepare her for the college marching band. She offers her thoughts about being a part of the Pride.
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Klein says the band learns new arrangements and new marching drills each week to be performed during the Jackrabbit home football games, and she explains the rehearsal schedule.
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Schroeder refuses to announce the musical selections the Pride will perform, but only to say the music will be familiar to everyone.
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If you are unable to watch the Pride’s performance tonight at Remsen, Schroeder says the marching band will perform the same number on Saturday afternoon during the “Star Fest” Contest to be held in Sioux City at Morningside College’s Olson Stadium.
