The Wake Forest University Athletic Bands consist of the Marching Band and Pep Bands and are collectively known as the Spirit of the Old Gold and Black.
A part of Wake Forest University Athletics and the Department of Music, SOTOGAB epitomizes Wake Forest passion, pride, and excellence.
We look forward to hearing from you and hope to
welcome you as a Demon Deacon!
"Dear old Wake Forest, Thine is a noble name..."
Today we’d like to introduce our wonderful brass captain and trumpet section leader, Tommy Mehaffey! Tommy is a third-year member from Fairfax, VA! Aside from the accolades you see here, Tommy is also a President’s Aide for our amazing new president @presidentwente ! Tommy is excited to get back to making music, and we are too! #wfu22 #wfu23 #wfu24 #wfu25 #GoDeacs #ACCBands #SOTOGAB
We are so excited to introduce you all to another wonderful new member of our colorguard! Rae Smith will be starting her first year at Forsyth Tech and her first year in our program! We cannot wait to welcome her to our family. We also are SO excited to field a show after missing out last year too, Rae! #wfu22 #wfu23 #wfu24 #wfu25 #GoDeacs #ACCBands
One of the unique features of our program is the geographical range our members cover! We have students from all across the US who will soon be departing to head to beautiful Winston-Salem for our pre-season camp. We wanted to give you a quick look at just where folks will be coming from. Represent your state in the comments below ⬇️⬇️ #wfu22 #wfu23 #wfu24 #wfu25 #GoDeacs #SOTOGAB #accbands
We are so excited to introduce our lovely guard captain, India Wood! India is a third-year member originally from Madison, WI, but attended high school right down the road from our campus! She’s so very talented and we are so luck to have her on our team. Be sure to check out our insta story to learn more about India and the guard this week! #wfu22 #wfu23 #wfu24 #wfu25 #GoDeacs #SOTOGAB #ACCBands
We’d like to introduce you to new member Bailey Bowling today! Bailey is a second year at DDCC and will be playing on our drumline this year. We are excited to support Bailey in his goals and can’t wait to meet him soon! #wfu22 #wfu23 #wfu24 #wfu25 #GoDeacs #SOTOGAB
Meet Shelby Horth! Shelby is another of our fantastic low brass players and serves as the assistant uniform coordinator. She is a sophomore from Wisconsin and is very involved on campus. Be sure to stop by and see Shelby for all your tutoring needs! #wfu22 #wfu23 #wfu24 #wfu25 #GoDeacs #SOTOGAB #ACCBands
Today we’d like to introduce you to our wonderful low brass section leader Michal Moore! Michal is a Junior here at wake and is a very talented musician and dedicated student. You can often find her making quilts in the Wakerspace! #wfu22 #wfu23 #wfu24 #wfu25 #GoDeavs #SOTOGAB
Something VERY EXCITING is coming for band camp this year… What could it possibly be? 👀 Leave your guesses down below ⬇️⬇️ Full reveal soon!
#wfu23 #wfu24 #wfu25 #SOTOGAB #ACCBands #GoDeacs
Today we’d like to introduce our wonderful brass captain and trumpet section leader, Tommy Mehaffey! Tommy is a third-year member from Fairfax, VA! Aside from the accolades you see here, Tommy is also a President’s Aide for our amazing new president @presidentwente ! Tommy is excited to get back to making music, and we are too! #wfu22 #wfu23 #wfu24 #wfu25 #GoDeacs #ACCBands #SOTOGAB
We are so excited to introduce you all to another wonderful new member of our colorguard! Rae Smith will be starting her first year at Forsyth Tech and her first year in our program! We cannot wait to welcome her to our family. We also are SO excited to field a show after missing out last year too, Rae! #wfu22 #wfu23 #wfu24 #wfu25 #GoDeacs #ACCBands
One of the unique features of our program is the geographical range our members cover! We have students from all across the US who will soon be departing to head to beautiful Winston-Salem for our pre-season camp. We wanted to give you a quick look at just where folks will be coming from. Represent your state in the comments below ⬇️⬇️ GoDeacs SOTOGAB
Go North Carolina!! There are three Ledford High School Band Alumni marching here at Wake this year 🥳 Go Deacs!
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For the record, we are open to negotiating any grants of media rights with anyone. What about a CMBN-College Marching Band Network so to speak. We’re sure some will join up! 😎🎩 @FSUChiefs @maroonband @CUTigerBand
We hope you can join us on September 11! Come and see what it means to be a part of the @DemonDeacons! #GoDeacs @WakeForest @NCMEA @VirginiaMusicEd @SCMusEd @GMEAorg
"...Thine is a glorious fame, Constant and true."
Deacs Finish Season with Loss in the
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Season Record: 4-5 (3-4 ACC)
Wake Forest fell to Wisconsin, 42-28 in the inaugural Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, NC.
Read a full recap of the game.
"We give thee of our praise, Adore thine ancient days, Sing thee our humble lays, Mother, So Dear."
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