University of Texas Longhorn Band

Longhorn Band
Nickname	Showband of the Southwest
School	University of Texas at Austin
Location	Austin, Texas
Conference	Big 12
Founded	1900
Director	Dr. Cliff Croomes
Associate Director	Drew Dickey
Assistant Director	Dr. Marc Sosnowchik
Members	375
Rehearsal space	Longhorn Band Hall Music Building and Recital Hall
Practice field	"The Bubble"
Fight song	"Texas Fight"
Uniform
The standard Uniform of the Longhorn Band Uniform of the Texas Silks
Website	sites.utexas.edu/longhornband/

The University of Texas Longhorn Band (LHB), also known as the Showband of the Southwest, is the marching band of The University of Texas at Austin. The Longhorn Band was founded in 1900 by distinguished professor of chemistry, Dr. Eugene P. Schoch.^[1] The band is currently under the direction of Dr. Cliff Croomes. The band performs at all in-state football games, for various Texas Longhorn Athletics teams, and at special pep rallies and parades throughout the year. The band includes about 375 students, all of whom must register for a year-round course offered by the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music Butler School of Music .

The Longhorn Band has received prestigious honors, such as the Sudler Trophy, in 1986 and performed at many notable occasions, including Super Bowl VIII and the inaugural parades of five presidents: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush.^[2]