The Forte Drum and Bugle Corp has several items for sale.  Their trailer is being stored at Metcalfe County High School in Edmonton and they have some brass and percussion instruments on the truck that they need to sell. 

5 Trumpets- 475 a piece or 2,375 for the set 

2 Mello- 575 a piece or 1,150 for the set

2 Baritones- 700 a piece or 1,400 for the set

5 Tubas- 2,500 a piece or 12,500 for the set

7 Snares- 375 a piece or 2,625 for the set

4 Tenor- 625 a piece of 2,500 for the set

5 basses 750 a piece or 3,750 for the set

3 Adams Vibes 2,500 a piece or 7,500 for the set

For more information call 606-422-8008

Along with the California State University Wind Symphony, the Madisonville North Hopkins High School Symphonic Band has been selected as the Feature Showcase Ensemble at the New York Wind Band Festival held in Carnegie Hall. Six select high school bands (including the Madisonville North Hopkins High School Concert Band) will perform in an adjudicated Festival on Sunday afternoon, February 26, 2012. On Sunday evening all performing high school groups will return to the Isaac Stern Auditorium in Carnegie hall to hear the two featured Showcase ensembles after which an awards presentation will occur. Only six bands are admitted to the festival each year and are selected based on a nomination to apply from the World Projects Board of Directors. The Board then reviews each application and audition tape and invites 6 groups to participate. In years past, the Feature Showcase Ensembles have been college or university wind ensembles or symphonic bands. The Madisonville North Hopkins Symphonic Band is the first high school ensemble to be selected to perform as a Feature Showcase Ensemble.

MADISONVILLE NORTH HOPKINS HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND AND CONCERT BAND TO WORLD PREMIERE TWO NEW WORKS FOR BAND IN CARNEGIE HALL

The Madisonville North Hopkins Symphonic Band has commissioned for its World Premiere with the New York Wind Band Festival in Carnegie Hall:

Pasodobles para Santa Cecilia y los Heroes de Espana by world renowned composer Stephen Melillo

Mr. Melillo is also slated to conduct the piece at the festival. From his website: “Music by Stephen Melillo has been played and recorded by some of the World’s finest ensembles and conductors including the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, The US Army, Navy, and Air Force Bands, The Sinfonischen Blasorchesters Ried (Linz, Austria), The Rundfunk Blasorchester Leipzig, The Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy, The Central Band of Japan Self Defense Force, The Toyko Kosei Wind Orchestra, The Dutch Royal Military Band in Rotterdam, and The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra. In addition to works for orchestra and choral ensembles, Mr. Mellillo has 139 works published for band. His Documentary in Music “Kakehashi: That We Might Live” was nominated for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in Music. Mr. Melillo has scored 14 feature films and 28 network television programs and holds degrees from the University of Connecticut, The Manhattan School of Music and Columbia University.”

The Madisonville North Hopkins Concert Band and University of Alabama Trombone Professor Jon Whitaker will perform also as a part of the NY Wind Band Festival in Carnegie Hall the World Premiere of:

Here We Rest

by Anthony Barfield.

Written for Wind Band and Trombone Soloist

This piece was written in commemoration of the tornado victims in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mr. Barfield is an active chamber and orchestral musician and has quickly emerged as a composer. Recognized for his lyrical writing style, his compositions have been performed throughout the United States and Europe. Mr. Barfield holds degrees in Trombone Performance from the Julliard School of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Trombone Performance at the State University of New York Stonybrook where he studies with Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombonist of the New York Philharmonic and Steven Lange of the Boston Symphony.

Dr. Jonathan Whitaker is Professor of Trombone at the University of Alabama. As a soloist, Dr. Whitaker can be heard on the 2011 release of “Glass Bead” on Albany Records, which includes David Maslanka’s Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble, Dee Stewart’s CD entitled “D+” and the Stentorian Consort Trombone Quartet. In 2011 he performed with the New York Philharmonic on concerts featuring Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle with Esa Pekka Solonen conducting. Whitaker also serves on the faculty of the Alessi Seminar. Dr. Whitaker holds degrees in trombone performance from Murray State University, University of Minnesota and Indiana University. He’s studied with Ray Conklin, Tom Ashworth, M. Dee Stewart, Peter Ellefson, and Joseph Alessi. He is an S.E. Shires Performing Artist and plays Greg Black Mouthpieces exclusively.

The Madisonville North Hopkins Symphonic band is an auditioned ensemble consisting of the top musicians from the Madisonville North Hopkins High School Band. The Concert Band is comprised of all the student musicians in the band program. The symphonic band will contain approximately 40 musicians and the Concert Band will perform with 122 musicians. The bands are under the direction of Rob Bryant, Alan Emerson, and Randy Adams.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Lafayette Band Association Board was recently approached by local internet content provider iHigh about the possibility of live streaming performances across the internet through iHigh! Friday night, we will TEST this system. A live link will be on the band website, www.lafayetteband.org , which will lead to our “test” iHigh site. This will provide access, if all works the way we expect, to a livestream of Friday night’s program. Please feel free to alert your relatives who may not be able to attend Friday’s program to watch over their computers! Please, remember, this is a “test” that we expect to continue to improve upon throughout the season.

The staff at kyband .com is saddened to announce the passing of Mr. Chuck Campbell. He is an icon to band students and directors in Kentucky and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

You are invited to attend the 2011 Evansville North MB Invitational, to be held on Saturday, September 24, beginning at 5:pm at Central Stadium. There will be 4 classifications of bands based on a combination of school size and band size. The field features artificial turf and an excellent vantage for spectators. Information and an application are available at www.evnorthband.com.

Plans are being made to telecast the 2011 Festival of Champions at Murray State University. The 2011 Festival of Champions hosted by the Racer Band will be held on September 24.

More information available at racerband.com.

Preliminary performance spots are still available for Music for All’s Bands of America Regional Championship at Eastern Kentucky University, Saturday, September 24. Outstanding high school marching bands from throughout Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri, and Tennessee will compete in the event, which is one of the nation’s most prominent marching band championships. The stadium is located at Roy and Sue Kidd Way, Richmond. Eastern Kentucky University is hosting the event. This is the first time Eastern Kentucky University will host a Bands of America Regional Championship.

High school marching bands will perform in preliminary competition, evaluated by a panel of nationally recognized music educators and marching band experts. The top 10 scoring bands will advance to the evening finals competition, where the Regional Champion will be named.

“We at Eastern Kentucky University are thrilled to be associated with Bands of America and Music for All in presenting this Regional Championship Contest at Kidd Stadium,” said Dr. Joe Allison, Director of Bands at EKU and Bands of America adjudicator and Music for All clinician, “Not only are our educational philosophies congruent, but the organization runs first-class events that we at the University can be proud of. This partnership should be of mutual benefit for all involved, and showcases a region of the country that produces high quality bands!”

Participating bands receive recorded and written comments from the adjudication panel.  Bands of America Championships are designed to provide educational value to the performing bands. “The educational process to enable band directors to help their students improve through performance models comes first at Bands of America Championships,” says Debbie Laferty Asbill, Director of Marketing and Communications at Music for All. Directors interested in enrolling their band should call Music for All at 800.848.2263 or email info@musicforall.org.

BOA Championships are also inspiring motivational opportunities for students and directors who attend as spectators. Tickets are available in advance at musicforall.org or by calling 800.848.2263, and at the gate on the day of the event. Standard general admission prices are $17 for prelims or finals, or $26 for a day pass to both. All children ages 10 and under are free for general admission seats. These ticket discounts are available at the gate on the date of the event: spectators 11-18 years old and college students can attend the prelim or finals for $10 each or $19 for a day pass including both. Seniors 62 and over get $3 off the applicable adult ticket price, as do active duty military members and their spouses (military ID required).

Bands of America is a program of Music for All, one of the nation’s largest and most influential organizations in support of active music making. Headquartered in Indianapolis, MFA uniquely combines regional and national music-event programming with awareness campaigns and advocacy aimed at expanding access to music in schools and communities. A 501(c)(3) not-forprofit educational organization, MFA’s programs include 25-plus annual events, including the Music for All National Festival, the Music for All Summer Symposium, the Bands of America Grand National marching band championships and Regional marching band championships across the country. Learn more at www.musicforall.org

Music for All’s efforts are supported through program fees, individual and corporate donors, grants and sponsorships, which include current partnerships with National Presenting Sponsor, Yamaha Corporation of America; Official Uniform Sponsor, Fred J. Miller, Inc.; Official Equipment Sponsor, Wenger Corporation; Official Sponsor, SmartMusic®; Official Student Travel Sponsor Music Travel Consultants; Corporate Sponsors NAMM and Remo, Inc.; Associate Sponsors, Vic Firth, Inc., DANSR and McCormick’s Enterprises; and Supporting Sponsor, Center X Productions. Music for All is also supported by the Arts Council of Indianapolis and the City of Indianapolis, by the Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission, Indiana Arts Commission and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

The University of Kentucky Wildcat Marching Band will hold auditions for its 2011 color guard on Thursday, June 23 and Saturday, June 25, 2011.

Anyone interested in performing with the 2011 Wildcat Marching Band color guard should attend one of the two sessions. The June 23 session will begin at 5:00 PM, and the June 25 session will begin at 1:00 PM. Both will be held at the Fine Arts Building on the main campus of the University of Kentucky. Membership is open to current and incoming UK and BCTC students.

Students will need to wear comfortable clothes (no jeans) and sneakers, and should bring their own flag (although flags will be available for those who do not own their own). Auditions will consist of a brief dance and flag routine learned the day of the audition. Please email wildcatmarchingband@uky.edu or call the band office at 859-257-2263 with any questions.

The Wildcat Marching Band has been a UK tradition since the early 1940s, making over 850 appearances at UK football games in front of millions of fans, including five straight post-season bowl appearances and the 2008 Ryder Cup. An integral part of the storied tradition of Kentucky Basketball, the UK Pep Band performs regularly for over 24,000 fans at UK Men’s Basketball games in Rupp Arena and has made fifteen NCAA Final Four appearances, including the 2011 Final Four in Houston and seven national championships.

Contact:
Carl Collins
Director of Athletic Bands
Director, Wildcat Marching Band
University of Kentucky Bands
33 Fine Arts Building
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: (859) 257-2263
Fax: (859) 257-8192
Email: carl.collins@uky.edu

The Rowan County Marching Contest originally scheduled for October 8, 2011 has been canceled.

Murray State University Sells Old Marching Drums

Check out these drums at http://murraystatebands.com/Percussion_Auction.html

Bid number Q-259D-11

Bid opens at 2:00pm on Thursday March 31st, 2011. All bids must be received prior to then. If you would like a bid packet or would like to come by and see the items, please contact Leigh Menchinger at 270-809-4435. This is not available via fax or email. You need to leave enough mail time for both ways. If you are local you can call and then come by and pick up a bid packet.