Author: Humza Z Nasir

2019-20 Drum Majors Announced

Following a demanding audition process, the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band is pleased to announce that Lucy Bays and Brendan Schultz will serve as the Drum Majors for the 2019-20 season. The two will lead the band to carry on its...

Inclement Weather Cancels Saturday Events for Purdue Jazz Festival

Due to projected inclement weather, the Purdue Jazz Festival events originally scheduled for Saturday, January 19th have been cancelled. These events will not be rescheduled. However, jazz fans may still attend a FREE concert at 12:00pm on Saturday at Loeb...

Lafayette Christmas Parade Cancelled Due to Weather

The 2018 Lafayette Christmas Parade, originally scheduled for Saturday, December 1 at 5:30pm, has been cancelled due to projected inclement weather. For more information, click the link below to read the story on WLFI. The Purdue “All-American” Marching Band’s next...

Indy 500 Alumni Band and Alumni Hawaii Trip Dates Announced

Purdue Bands & Orchestras has announced the finalized dates for two highly anticipated upcoming Alumni Events. In celebration of the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band’s 100th Anniversary as the host band for the Indianapolis 500, alumni are invited to participate in...

Purdue Band Day Tradition Continues This Weekend

Purdue Band Day is an annual partnership between the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band and high schools from around the Midwest. During the day, high school band students have the opportunity to meet, rehearse, and perform with members of the Purdue...

Scott Pazera Joins Purdue Bands & Orchestras as Visiting Instructor

Purdue Bands & Orchestras welcomes Scott Pazera as the newest member of the department. Pazera will serve as a Visiting Instructor for the Purdue jazz bands alongside Dr. Mo Trout. Scott Pazera has been teaching and performing on guitar and bass for...

2018-19 AAMB Drum Major Announced

Following a lengthy and demanding audition process, the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band is pleased to announce that Zach Sutton will serve as the Drum Major for the 2018-19 season, and will lead the band into another great year of athletic...

2018 – 2019 Golduster Dance Team Announced

After an extremely competitive audition process, the 2018-2019 Golduster Dance Team has been announced. The team welcomes 5 incoming freshmen as new members this year. Ally Kiger is a senior at Harrison High School, from Lafayette, Indiana, and majoring in...

French Horn Rebecca Salo wins 2018 Sudler Prize in the Arts

Rebecca Salo has been named the 2018 winner of the Purdue Sudler Prize in the Arts. This marks the eleventh time in fifteen years a Purdue Bands & Orchestras student has been named Purdue’s top senior in the arts. This...

Professor Jay Gephart elected Vice President of American Bandmasters Association

Professor Jay S. Gephart of Purdue University was elected Vice President of the American Bandmasters Association (ABA) at their recent convention in Fort Worth, Texas. Gephart will serve as Vice President in 2018, President-Elect in 2019, and will assume the...