148:
33:
156:
244:
232:. The most important thing the Sullivan Show had going for it was variety. If you didn't like an act that Ed introduced, you knew that in a minute or two, there would be something entirely different." He also extended his efforts off the football field by establishing the Varsity Band to play at other sporting events.
227:
When
Leckrone became director of the Wisconsin Marching Band, interest in the program was low. By creating a new, demanding marching style, "stop at the top", a pre-game run on, and emphasizing showmanship, he turned the program around. Talking about his half-time shows, Leckrone said, "I have always
251:
In 1975, Leckrone created the
Varsity Band's Annual Spring Concert. The first show had a crowd of only 450; now there are three concerts each spring before 25,000 fans at the Kohl Center. The concert marks the final performance for the band each year.
282:
Received the "Pat O'Dea Award", the "Blue Line Club
Distinguished Service Award", the "Badger Basketball Boosters Distinguished Service Award", the UW Alumni Club "Distinguished Faculty Award", and the Wisconsin Newspaper Writers "Special Edition
555:
896:
525:
565:
1037:
1032:
1143:
681:
483:
170:
from 1969 to 2019. He is noted for his extraordinary ability to remember the names of all the past and present members of the band, as well as where they were from, and what instrument they played.
399:
575:
540:
535:
1296:
580:
1027:
182:. His father, Harold Leckrone, was the high school band teacher, but never pressured his son to follow in his professional footsteps, which included a contribution to the
476:
979:
375:
696:
545:
1311:
595:
636:
215:. He eventually became the director of bands for three years at his alma mater, Butler University. In 1969, he became the director of the marching band at the
570:
469:
1113:
891:
716:
691:
61:
41:
455:
865:
550:
825:
809:
787:
1207:
1068:
946:
804:
782:
626:
167:
1138:
721:
711:
701:
605:
600:
870:
492:
216:
590:
585:
1153:
656:
560:
1301:
340:
134:
815:
1103:
219:. He has composed and arranged many pieces, and over 200 of his compositions for marching and concert bands have been published.
1306:
921:
115:
1248:
1078:
1073:
87:
666:
431:
301:
1118:
990:
287:
65:
57:
1083:
850:
736:
671:
661:
530:
94:
1254:
1108:
262:
291:
46:
1148:
820:
798:
776:
101:
50:
1222:
179:
1217:
413:
1058:
631:
276:
147:
83:
1227:
1093:
906:
756:
741:
1291:
996:
936:
793:
726:
706:
458:, Leckrone talks about band history, evolution of the Spring Concert and UW fans around the United States.
916:
901:
835:
311:
1316:
1063:
1003:
830:
746:
651:
229:
1192:
1172:
1053:
1098:
972:
507:
212:
621:
72:
1182:
965:
766:
336:
235:
On August 25, 2018, Leckrone announced his plans to retire after the 2018-2019 academic year.
200:
193:
108:
376:"UW band director Michael Leckrone says he will step down at the end of upcoming school year"
941:
192:. Instead, Leckrone entertained thoughts of becoming anything from a basketball coach to a
1232:
1128:
646:
435:
417:
188:
1212:
931:
751:
731:
1285:
1202:
1088:
911:
1177:
985:
886:
860:
855:
845:
686:
676:
461:
352:
1197:
840:
641:
204:
307:
Presented with a "Hometown Hero" award by the
Wisconsin State Assembly in 2015.
207:, who was the real life hero on whom the character Jimmy Chitwood in the movie
1187:
297:
Named to a "John Bascom
Professorship" by the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
183:
456:
Downloadable 16-minute audio interview with UW Band
Director Michael Leckrone
17:
428:
363:
199:
A native of
Indiana, Leckrone received his bachelor and masters of music at
155:
400:
UW-Madison
Marching Band director Michael Leckrone to retire after 50 years
243:
926:
269:
1123:
268:
Awarded the "Outstanding
Bandmaster Award" by the Wisconsin Chapter of
1133:
242:
154:
146:
410:
364:
History: The
Leckrone Era - University of Wisconsin Marching Band
1009:
465:
71:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
26:
429:
Wisconsin Band Staff - University of Wisconsin Marching Band
300:
Received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Music from the
450:
203:
where he played basketball his freshman year, backing up
333:
Big Ten Country: A Journey through One Football Season.
411:
Spring Concert - University of Wisconsin Marching Band
211:
was based. He then studied at the doctoral level at
1241:
1162:
1046:
1018:
955:
879:
765:
614:
516:
261:Named an "Outstanding Educator of America" by the
247:Mike Leckrone flying in at the 2008 Spring Concert
353:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091217/soundtrack
275:Presented with a Citation of Excellence by the
477:
166:(born July 30, 1936) was the director of the
8:
484:
470:
462:
151:Mike Leckrone with the UW Band, circa 1979
64:about living persons that is unsourced or
135:Learn how and when to remove this message
1297:University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
324:
1312:People from North Manchester, Indiana
1069:Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
947:Wisconsin School (diplomatic history)
302:Wisconsin Foundation for School Music
168:University of Wisconsin Marching Band
7:
1139:Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
712:Space Science and Engineering Center
314:Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.
1154:Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
228:patterned my shows around the old
25:
556:Journalism and Mass Communication
1104:Morgridge Institute for Research
263:Outstanding Americans Foundation
31:
922:Teaching Assistants Association
571:Library and Information Studies
494:University of Wisconsin–Madison
292:Wisconsin Football Hall of Fame
217:University of Wisconsin–Madison
1249:University of Wisconsin System
1079:History of Cartography Project
1074:Helically Symmetric Experiment
526:Agricultural and Life Sciences
1:
288:Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame
1084:IceCube Neutrino Observatory
851:University Ridge Golf Course
737:Synchrotron Radiation Center
662:DeLuca Biochemistry Building
42:biography of a living person
1109:Pegasus Toroidal Experiment
331:Wood, Bob (Robert) (1989).
230:Ed Sullivan Television Show
69:must be removed immediately
1333:
1218:Undergraduate Projects Lab
1149:Wisconsin Energy Institute
576:Medicine and Public Health
1265:
1114:UW Hospital & Clinics
1028:Alumni, faculty and staff
682:Lakeshore Nature Preserve
501:
277:National Band Association
180:North Manchester, Indiana
1302:Butler University alumni
1119:University Research Park
632:Allen Centennial Gardens
451:UW Marching Band website
1228:Wisconsin Film Festival
1094:Madison Symmetric Torus
907:Single-grain experiment
757:Wisconsin Union Theater
256:Awards and recognitions
164:Michael “Mike” Leckrone
1307:Musicians from Indiana
997:The Wisconsin Engineer
937:Wisconsin Idea Theatre
707:Pine Bluff Observatory
248:
160:
152:
56:Please help by adding
1059:Carbone Cancer Center
917:Sterling Hall bombing
902:Sifting and winnowing
551:International Studies
312:Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
246:
158:
150:
1064:Center for Limnology
1004:Wisconsin Law Review
980:Scandinavian Studies
892:Experimental College
747:Washburn Observatory
652:Chazen Museum of Art
178:Leckrone grew up in
62:Contentious material
1193:Iron Shield Society
1173:Fundamentally Sound
606:Veterinary Medicine
566:Letters and Science
310:Presented with the
223:Tenure at Wisconsin
1258:(1979 documentary)
1099:McArdle Laboratory
973:The Daily Cardinal
509:Madison, Wisconsin
434:2008-05-14 at the
416:2008-05-09 at the
286:Inducted into the
249:
213:Indiana University
161:
153:
84:"Michael Leckrone"
1279:
1278:
966:The Badger Herald
866:Paul Bunyan's Axe
201:Butler University
194:chemical engineer
186:of the 1986 film
145:
144:
137:
119:
45:needs additional
16:(Redirected from
1324:
1021:
942:Wisconsin school
897:Past Chancellors
871:Heartland Trophy
769:
627:Agriculture Hall
510:
495:
486:
479:
472:
463:
438:
426:
420:
408:
402:
397:
391:
390:
388:
387:
372:
366:
361:
355:
350:
344:
329:
140:
133:
129:
126:
120:
118:
77:
58:reliable sources
35:
34:
27:
21:
1332:
1331:
1327:
1326:
1325:
1323:
1322:
1321:
1282:
1281:
1280:
1275:
1261:
1255:The War at Home
1237:
1233:Wisconsin Union
1158:
1129:WIYN Consortium
1042:
1019:
1014:
957:
951:
875:
767:
761:
672:Heating Station
647:Chamberlin Hall
622:Abraham's Woods
610:
518:
512:
508:
497:
493:
490:
447:
442:
441:
436:Wayback Machine
427:
423:
418:Wayback Machine
409:
405:
398:
394:
385:
383:
374:
373:
369:
362:
358:
351:
347:
330:
326:
321:
258:
241:
225:
176:
141:
130:
124:
121:
78:
76:
55:
36:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1330:
1328:
1320:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1284:
1283:
1277:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1266:
1263:
1262:
1260:
1259:
1251:
1245:
1243:
1239:
1238:
1236:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1213:On, Wisconsin!
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1166:
1164:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1050:
1048:
1044:
1043:
1041:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1024:
1022:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1012:
1007:
1000:
993:
988:
983:
976:
969:
961:
959:
953:
952:
950:
949:
944:
939:
934:
932:Wisconsin Idea
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
883:
881:
877:
876:
874:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
807:
801:
796:
791:
785:
779:
773:
771:
763:
762:
760:
759:
754:
752:Weinert Center
749:
744:
739:
734:
732:Stock Pavilion
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
697:Memorial Union
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
667:Geology Museum
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
618:
616:
612:
611:
609:
608:
603:
598:
596:Public Affairs
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
522:
520:
514:
513:
502:
499:
498:
491:
489:
488:
481:
474:
466:
460:
459:
453:
446:
445:External links
443:
440:
439:
421:
403:
392:
367:
356:
345:
323:
322:
320:
317:
316:
315:
308:
305:
298:
295:
284:
280:
273:
266:
257:
254:
240:
239:Spring Concert
237:
224:
221:
175:
172:
143:
142:
66:poorly sourced
39:
37:
30:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1329:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1292:Living people
1290:
1289:
1287:
1271:
1268:
1267:
1264:
1257:
1256:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1246:
1244:
1240:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1208:Marching Band
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1161:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1089:Law in Action
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1051:
1049:
1045:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1017:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1005:
1001:
999:
998:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
981:
977:
975:
974:
970:
968:
967:
963:
962:
960:
954:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
912:Slab of Bacon
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
884:
882:
878:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
811:
808:
806:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
789:
786:
784:
780:
778:
775:
774:
772:
770:
764:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
619:
617:
613:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
546:Human Ecology
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
523:
521:
515:
511:
505:
500:
496:
487:
482:
480:
475:
473:
468:
467:
464:
457:
454:
452:
449:
448:
444:
437:
433:
430:
425:
422:
419:
415:
412:
407:
404:
401:
396:
393:
381:
377:
371:
368:
365:
360:
357:
354:
349:
346:
342:
341:0-688-08922-4
338:
334:
328:
325:
318:
313:
309:
306:
303:
299:
296:
293:
289:
285:
281:
278:
274:
271:
267:
264:
260:
259:
255:
253:
245:
238:
236:
233:
231:
222:
220:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
197:
195:
191:
190:
185:
181:
173:
171:
169:
165:
159:Mike Leckrone
157:
149:
139:
136:
128:
125:December 2018
117:
114:
110:
107:
103:
100:
96:
93:
89:
86: –
85:
81:
80:Find sources:
74:
70:
67:
63:
59:
53:
52:
48:
43:
38:
29:
28:
19:
18:Mike Leckrone
1269:
1253:
1178:Grateful Red
1163:Student life
1002:
995:
986:Tandem Press
978:
971:
964:
958:publications
887:Camp Randall
861:Grateful Red
856:Bucky Badger
846:LaBahn Arena
831:Camp Randall
816:Men's soccer
803:Ice hockey (
781:Basketball (
727:State Street
722:Science Hall
692:Law Building
687:Lathrop Hall
677:Lake Mendota
503:
424:
406:
395:
384:. Retrieved
382:. 2018-08-25
379:
370:
359:
348:
332:
327:
250:
234:
226:
208:
198:
187:
177:
163:
162:
131:
122:
112:
105:
98:
91:
79:
68:
51:verification
44:
1317:1936 births
1198:Jump Around
841:Kohl Center
836:Field House
742:Union South
642:Bascom Hill
601:Social Work
541:Engineering
519:and schools
205:Bobby Plump
1286:Categories
1203:MadHatters
1188:Humorology
826:Volleyball
702:North Hall
657:Dairy Barn
504:Located in
386:2018-08-25
319:References
174:Background
95:newspapers
1169:Forensics
1038:Athletics
1033:Academics
956:Media and
768:Athletics
637:Arboretum
536:Education
47:citations
1047:Research
991:UW Press
821:Softball
799:Football
777:Baseball
591:Pharmacy
531:Business
517:Colleges
432:Archived
414:Archived
335:Morrow.
304:in 2007.
290:and the
279:in 1986.
272:in 1973.
270:Phi Beta
265:in 1970.
209:Hoosiers
189:Hoosiers
73:libelous
1270:Founded
1242:Related
1223:Varsity
1183:Hoofers
1144:WISCAPE
1124:Viaspan
1054:Biotron
880:History
717:Red Gym
586:Nursing
283:Award".
109:scholar
1272:: 1848
1134:WiCell
1020:People
615:Campus
339:
111:
104:
97:
90:
82:
810:Women
581:Music
184:score
116:JSTOR
102:books
40:This
1010:WSUM
794:Crew
380:WISC
337:ISBN
88:news
49:for
927:WHA
805:Men
561:Law
1288::
506::
378:.
196:.
60:.
812:)
790:)
788:W
783:M
485:e
478:t
471:v
389:.
343:.
294:.
138:)
132:(
127:)
123:(
113:·
106:·
99:·
92:·
75:.
54:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
