2014-06-21
University of Idaho Cadet Band
“Warrant Officer Bernard Nielsen, retired Army Band Leader, while at the University has developed the military band into one of the best bands in the West. As a result the Idaho band is accredited first place in the Ninth Corps Area, of which Idaho is a part. Officer Nielson has been with the University for thirteen years as a band instructor and until recently he was a member of the faculty as an instructor of wind instruments.
The Cadet band holds an important place in the musical activities of the campus besides its regular function at cadet drill. A concert of both classical and militant music is given annually, and in addition the band plays at graduation ceremonies each year.