The award-winning West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band,The Pride of West Virginia,will showcase musical highlights from this years football season during its annual Keynotes concerts Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 26-27).

The two concerts, featuring pregame and halftime music, begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre at the Creative Arts Center on the Evansdale Campus.

The shows will feature the bands full complement of brass, woodwinds, percussion, flags and feature twirlers. Special performances by each of the bands sections and twirlers are especially popular with audiences.

The band is directed by Jay Drury. Students in the band are enrolled in various colleges at WVU and represent almost every major at the University.

The Prideknown for its camaraderie, high-energy performances, outstanding musical arrangements and innovative drill moveshas performed throughout the nation, from nationally televised bowl games to presidential inaugurations. During the past 15 years, the band has performed before more than 1 million people and has traveled to several major U.S. cities.

Because of its tradition of excellence, the band was recognized in 1997 as the countrys outstanding collegiate marching band and was awarded the Sudler Trophy by the John Philip Sousa Foundation.

For tickets and information, call the WVU Box Office at 304-293-SHOW.