Author: Humza Z Nasir

Adam M. Bodony will be appointed Assistant Professor of Bands, effective fall of 2017.  Bodony will serve as the director of the Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras, and will oversee the department's Applied Music program. Before being appointed Assistant Professor of...

Jon Sweet is excited to join the Purdue Bands & Orchestras faculty as Assistant Professor of Bands in the fall of 2017, after finishing coursework towards a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the University of Kentucky. Sweet received his...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Pumping new enthusiasm into a beloved event, the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band, in conjunction with Purdue Athletics, will rekindle a football game day tradition this fall. “Thrill on the Hill” at Slayter Center returns and will...

To read the Fall 2016 Fanfare, click here.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Fifty-nine students from the Penn High School Symphonic Winds will be joining the Purdue Wind Ensemble on stage at the Long Center for the Performing Arts for the “Heroes” concert on Sunday, November 20. The concert will...

On Saturday, September 24, the Nevada Wolf Pack football program will roll into Ross-Ade Stadium for a non-conference game against the Purdue Boilermakers. The excitement of Purdue Band Day will bring 23 high school bands to campus to perform under the...

The Purdue University Old Masters Program began in 1950 when student leaders, business representatives, and university officials together defined success as “honesty, personal integrity, and good philosophy.”  The mission of the Old Masters program has been defined by uniting distinguished...

Adam M. Bodony Adam M. Bodony will be appointed Visiting Instructor of Bands for the 2016-17 academic year, and will serve as the Director of Orchestras at Purdue University. Bodony will serve as the conductor of the Purdue Symphony and Philharmonic...

Dr. Ishbah Cox, Assistant Professor of Bands, will leave Purdue Bands & Orchestras prior to the start of the next academic year.  He will be moving to Columbus, Ohio where he will join his wife, Dr. Monica F. Cox, who...

To read the Spring 2016 Fanfare, click here.