Penn State Alumni Blue Band Association

Penn State Alumni Blue Band Association The Alumni Blue Band Association (ABBA) is the Affiliated Program Group for all alumni of the athletic bands program at Pennsylvania State University.

ABBA had a blast at the WE ARE Takeover at Hersheypark! Hershey may be the land of chocolate but for today it was the la...
06/06/2026

ABBA had a blast at the WE ARE Takeover at Hersheypark!
Hershey may be the land of chocolate but for today it was the land of the Nittany Lions!πŸ¦πŸ’™πŸ€
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Thanks to all who came out!

The Alumni Blue Band, anchored by Bill Rupert on Sousaphone, is featured on page 43 of the May/June issue of The Penn St...
05/06/2026

The Alumni Blue Band, anchored by Bill Rupert on Sousaphone, is featured on page 43 of the May/June issue of The Penn Stater Magazine. ABBA members perform for the annual ice cream social at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on Friday of Homecoming weekend. Hintz celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

Congratulations to our newest blue sapphire!
04/30/2026

Congratulations to our newest blue sapphire!

We are so excited to announce that our next Blue Sapphire will be Delaney Higgins! Delaney is an incoming freshman from Long Valley, New Jersey. She is majoring in Psychology with a minor in Special Education in the College of Liberal Arts.

β€œI’m so incredibly grateful and honored to be the 18th Blue Sapphire! I have dreamed of becoming a feature twirler since I was 6 years old, and now getting to step into this role feels like a dream come true. I’m beyond excited to continue building on this amazing legacy at Penn State! WE ARE!”

Welcome to the Blue Band Family, #18 πŸ’™πŸ’Ž

A small but mighty pep band performed at the Southern New Jersey Alumni Chapter Spring Fling in late April. Performers i...
04/28/2026

A small but mighty pep band performed at the Southern New Jersey Alumni Chapter Spring Fling in late April. Performers included: Ron Lewis on drum; Carl Vogel, baritone; Jim Westlake, trombone; Cliff Powell, trumpet; and Kristen Chislom, piccolo. The Lion joined in for the trio!

04/27/2026

Pep band members should set aside June 6 for an ABBA performance at the Penn State Hershey Park Takeover event. Details coming soon…

04/27/2026

Alumni Marching Blue Band members should set aside the weekend of September 25 for Homecoming festivities. Things will start with ABBA performers entertaining at the traditional Ice Cream Social at the Hintz Center on Friday afternoon, followed by the Homecoming Parade Friday night. The Nittany Lions take on the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday afternoon. GO STATE!

Conn Selmer to close Ohio plant. Some production to go to Indiana, rest overseas.
04/11/2026

Conn Selmer to close Ohio plant. Some production to go to Indiana, rest overseas.

Musical instrument manufacturer Conn Selmer has informed the state of Ohio that it expects to close its Eastlake manufacturing plant on June 30.

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03/30/2026

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University Park, PA
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