Western’s Viking Band Featured in 'Rolling Stone' Marching Bands Story
Contact: Christopher Bianco, director of Western Washington University Viking Band and associate professor of Music, (360) 650-4583.
BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University’s Viking Band and dance team was recently featured in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “10 Mind-Blowing College Marching Band Cover Songs.”
The band joined schools such as Jackson State, Southern University, the University of Michigan, the University of California at Berkeley and Michigan State in the list for its performance of a medley of tunes by French electronic-music duo Daft Punk, complete with glow sticks and Tron-esque costuming.
"It's great to be recognized with great bands like Michigan and the others in the story," said Christopher Bianco, faculty advisor to the Viking Band and an associate professor of Music at Western. "We have all kinds of innovation going on in our department, and this is just one example of that."
The article can be read at and the performance can be seen on YouTube at .
For more information on the Viking Band, contact Western Associate Professor of Music Christopher Bianco at (360) 650-3404.