Purdue Bands & Orchestras Instrument Travel Fund - Spain 2026

Purdue Bands & Orchestras is taking to the sky on March 14th, 2026, to share the talents of the Wind Ensemble and Purdue Jazz Band with music lovers and friends across Spain. The two ensembles will perform in and explore Madrid, Valencia, and Barcelona over spring break. For many of our students, this is a once-in-a-lifetime trip, and PBO wants to do everything in our power to support them getting there. Because the students will be traveling with their own instruments, there are additional costs. We launched an instrument travel crowdfunding campaign on Friday, February 13th, at 12:00 AM with the goal of $10,000 to offset the cost of flying their instruments to and from Spain. Your generosity could lighten the load and relieve some of the financial baggage. Use the link below to participate in our 30-day campaign that closes the night before they take flight! Every dollar makes a difference. 

Instrument Travel Fund

Purdue Twirling

Purdue Twirling originated with the first majorette line in the “All-American” Marching Band. In 1939, the Band opened its doors to women, becoming one of the first student activities to do so. Since then, Purdue Twirling has flourished into a competitive team that has earned many national accolades in recent years.

The Purdue “All-American” Marching Band has five of the most coveted collegiate solo twirling positions in the country. Our Feature Twirlers represent some of the most talented and accomplished student performers on-campus.

Early Action Application Deadline for Purdue University: November 1st, 2025

Email your materials: Applications due by email to Morgan Loetz, masher@purdue.edu, by 11:59 PM on December 31st, 2025.

Cover letter: indicating all the positions you are interested in auditioning for, your upcoming year, and major at Purdue University.

Twirling resume and contact information: including your phone number, email address, and mailing address.

5-minute unlisted YouTube video: featuring yourself twirling and including a solo performance and live performance.

Invitations to in-person auditions will be extended: By January 21st, 2026

After reviewing your audition materials, invitations will be extended for in-person auditions on campus, along with audition packets.

In-person auditions: February 28th, 2026

All twirlers will complete the audition requirements for the All-American Twirling Team, regardless of the positions they are auditioning for.

Candidates who have been invited to participate in soloist auditions will have additional requirements they need to complete, as stated below.

All-American Twirling Team requirements:

A freestyle twirling routine

Time limit is 2-1/2 minutes.

You may use any number of batons.

No props or fire batons are allowed.

You will learn a routine the day of in-person auditions to perform for the judges.

A public relations test interview: you are expected to be knowledgeable on the “All-American” Marching Band and Purdue Twirling traditions. For more info: www.purdue.edu/bands

Soloist requirements, in addition to those stated above:

A down the field marching routine to the Purdue fight song, “Hail Purdue.”

Each instrumental part of your routine should cover the length of a basketball court.

The song will be played while you perform down the court. You will sing the chorus at the opposite end of the court from where you began, and then the instrumental version will play again while you move back down the court.

You will perform an improvised routine.

Invitations for all positions will be extended: All applicants will hear back no later than 2 weeks from the date of in-person auditions. Questions or concerns? Contact Coach Morgan Loetz (Auxiliary Director) at masher@purdue.edu.

Golden Girl

Ireland Jones is a junior from Caramel, Indiana. She is majoring in Communications with a minor in Creative Writing. She started twirling with the “All-American” Marching Band as a Freshman and was featured as our Miss Boilerette her sophomore year.

Girl-In-Black

Audrey Circle is a sophomore from West Lafayette, Indiana. She is majoring in Communications. This will be Audrey’s second season with the All-American Twirling Team. She joined the ranks as a Silver Twin her freshman year.

Miss Boilerette

Lindsay Mack is a freshman with 11 years of twirling experience. She is from Renfrew, Pennsylvania and is majoring in Integrated Business and Engineering.

Silver Twins

Anna Hardesty is a rising senior majoring in Animal Science from South Bend, Indiana. This will be her fourth year twirling with the All-American Twirling Team.

Joining her this season is another rising senior, Lili Breunig. Lili is from Glen Ellyn, Illinois and is majoring in kinesiology.

Twirling Team

Captain – Meghan Zoll

National Champions

Recent Team Accolades

  • 2024 National Collegiate Large Halftime Show Team Champions
  • 2024 National Collegiate Pride and Tradition Pregame Champions
  • 2024 Twirl Mania Collegiate Classic Team Champions
  • 2022 Grand National Collegiate Halftime Show Team Champions
  • 2020 Twirl Mania Collegiate Classic Team Champions
  • 2019 Grand National Collegiate Halftime Show Team Champions
  • 2017 Grand National Collegiate Halftime Show Team Champions
  • 2017 Collegiate Halftime Champions