Carnegie Mellon University Traditions - Kiltie Band

Kiltie Band

The Kiltie Band is the concert and marching band of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known for wearing kilts, in recognition of the Scottish-American ancestry of Andrew Carnegie, the founder of the university. As of 2012, the band's director is music professor Paul Gerlach. The band was formed in 1908 with seven members and has grown to more than 130 members. Until 1957 the band was male only, but in that year a female flutist joined and by 1961 there were eleven young women in the band.

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