Photos: The Pride of Arizona Marching Band gets ready for football season
The 2022 University of Arizona Pride of Arizona Marching Band works on marching formations for the football season during a week-long, two-a-day band camp.
The camp concludes at 9:30pm Friday with the Silk Sonic Band Camp Performance at Bear Down Field, open to the public.
The band has nearly 250 members and includes a battery-unit drumline, a pomline, national and international champion baton twirlers, and a flag, rifle, and sabre colorguard.
The football season opener is Sept. 3 at San Diego State. The home opener is Sept. 10 vs. Mississippi State.
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Paige Cherry and the trombones work on Bear Down Arizona as the Pride of Arizona works out for Band Camp on Bear Down Field, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022.
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The color guard, and Mo Casorla, toss their flags high under monsoon skies as the Pride of Arizona Marching Band works out for their annual season opening Band Camp on Bear Down Field, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022. The band is in the midst of a week of two-a-day rehearsals through this Friday, wrapping up with the Silk Sonic Band Camp Performance at 9:30 p.m. on Bear Down Field. The rehearsals are open to the public with morning sessions at Gittings Field/McKale Field in the mornings and Bear Down in the evenings.
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Pride of Arizona Marching Band baritone players Nathan Aylesbury, left, and Emma Rowe take full advantage of a 10-minute break in the evening session of Band Camp on Bear Down Field, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022.
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The baritone saxophones are lined with precision along the side line of Bear Down Field, just before the start of the Pride of Arizona's evening session of Band Camp, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022.
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Saxophone leader Jessie Feller attends to her extra duties of getting the yard markers in place on Bear Down Field as the Pride of Arizona Marching Band prepares for a four-hour evening Band Camp session, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022.
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The Pride of Arizona Marching Band marches across Bear Down Field during the evening's Band Camp rehearsal, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022. The week long camp of two-a-day sessions wraps up Friday.
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Members of the the Pride of Arizona Marching Band gesture to their next position while learning a formation during Band Camp, on Bear Down Field, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022.
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A passerby takes advantage of the elevation of the Cherry Avenue garage to watch the Pride of Arizona Marching Band during Band Camp rehearsals on Bear Down Field, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022.
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Robert Swartz gets in all the relaxation he can get, stretching out under Arizona Stadium for the last few minutes before the Pride of Arizona evening Band Camp, rehearsal starts on Bear Down Field, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022.
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Color guard Rheana Heon works on her rifle tossing skills at the Pride of Arizona's Band Camp, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022.
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Brandon Vega is all in on the bass drum, working on a number during the Pride of Arizona's Band Camp rehearsal on Bear Down Field, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022.
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The percussion section arrives on Bear Down Field as the Tuesday evening session of the Pride of Arizona's Band Camp starts to get underway, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022.
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The pom squad acknowledges they're listening to the instructions as the Pride of Arizona Marching Band fine tunes a formation during the Tuesday night session of Band Camp on Bear Down Field, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022.
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Trumpet player Hunter Mischen is one of the last ones off Bear Down Field as he warms down at the conclusion of a four-hour Tuesday evening rehearsal for the Pride of Arizona Marching Band during Band Camp, Tucson, Ariz., August 16, 2022.
Watch Now: Tuesday night session of the Pride of Arizona's Band Camp.
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