Written By Lexx Thornton
The Bethune-Cookman Marching Wildcats Band will perform at Sherri Shepherd’s television show, “Sherri,” for Season 4’s Premiere Week. The Pride will be there in conjunction with the National Battle of the Bands organization to promote the “HBCU culture, community, and excellence to a national audience,” according to representatives of NBOTB.
The Sherri Show featured the HBCU band on its broadcast for Tuesday, Sept. 23. B-CU Band Marching Wildcats boast over 200 members, including instrumentalists, the Sophisticat Flag Corp, and the 14 Karat Gold Dancers. You might recall the university in the major movie from 2002. Bethune-Cookman University (BCU) and its Marching Wildcats band were featured in the movie Drumline. The university’s Performance Resume explicitly lists the movie as one of their band’s appearances, alongside other reality shows and events.
The Band Staff:
Mr. James Poitier-Associate Director of Bands/Arranger
Mr. Pedro Orey-Assistant Director/Percussion
Mrs. Villajean Williams-Administrative Assistant
Mr. Ken Moore-Announcer
Ms. Nikege Roberts-Auxiliary
Mr. Bree’Shawn Watson-Drum Majors
Ms. Tiffany Todd-Videographer
All directors are full-time faculty members in the music department and hold a minimum of the Master of Music Education Degree.
