Drum Majors Selected for Purdue “All-American” Marching Band’s 2022-23 Season Following a demanding audition process, the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band announced that Valerie Minnick and Geoffrey Ladue will serve as the Drum Majors for the 2022-23 season. The two will lead the Band to carry on its tradition of excellence… Learn More
Students Recruited as Hagle Hall construction ambassadors Purdue University continues to serve as a leader in transformative education, providing students with practical, hands-on experience in their field of study. This year, three students are taking their coursework into the real world as construction ambassadors for Hagle Hall… Learn More
Purdue Bands & Orchestras Selects Golduster Dance Team Coach Natalie Hess will serve as the Purdue University Golduster Dance Team Coach beginning in the fall 2021 season. Hess performed as an Indianapolis Colts Cheerleader for eight straight seasons between 2008 and 2016, including four seasons as Team Captain. In… Learn More
Coach Joy McEwen Departs Purdue Bands & Orchestras Following 8-Year Legacy After eight years as Director of Auxiliaries and Golduster Dance Team Coach, Mrs. Joy McEwen is retiring from Purdue Bands & Orchestras prior to the fall semester. She held the position since 2013. McEwen came to the Purdue “All-American” Marching… Learn More
Dr. David Blon Joins Purdue Bands & Orchestras Faculty Dr. David Blon will join Purdue Bands & Orchestras this fall as a Clinical Assistant Professor. Blon recently served as Artist-in-Residence for the department during the 2019-2020 academic year. He received his Bachelor of Music at Slippery Rock University, his… Learn More
2021-22 Golduster Dance Team Selected After an extremely competitive audition process, the 2021-22 Golduster Dance Team has been selected. The team welcomes four new members this year. Paighton Derrick is a senior at Morton High School from Morton, Illinois, majoring in Nursing. Emma Hawkins is… Learn More
New Twirlers Selected for 2021-22 Purdue “All-American” Marching Band WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Amanda Coy of Saline, MI will perform for a second consecutive year as the 31st Purdue Golden Girl, continuing a tradition started by Director of Bands Emeritus, Dr. Al G. Wright in 1954. On Saturday, March… Learn More
Homecoming 2021 Update Celebrating 100 Years of the World’s Largest Drum at Homecoming 2021 Full Alumni Band Reunion Moved to Fall 2022 Purdue University’s iconic World’s Largest Drum turns 100 years old this fall. The Purdue “All-American” Marching Band will celebrate this historic… Learn More
Drum Majors Selected for Purdue “All-American” Marching Band’s 2021-22 Season Following a demanding audition process, the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band announced last weekend that Lorin Nugent and Jonathan Heidegger will serve as the Drum Majors for the 2021-22 season. The two will lead the Band to carry on its tradition… Learn More
Purdue Mourns Loss of Legendary Band Director WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University’s second Director of Bands, former Director of the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band, and Director of Bands Emeritus, Dr. Al G. Wright, passed away on September 5th in his home in West Lafayette, Indiana. Dr…. Learn More
Fall Sports Season Postponed – How it Impacts Purdue Bands & Orchestras Activities On Tuesday, August 11, the Big Ten Conference announced the postponement of all fall sports for 2020. The announcement directly affects two Purdue Bands & Orchestras ensembles, including Boiler Box Band, which supports Purdue Women’s Volleyball, and the Purdue “All-American”… Learn More
Incoming Purdue Freshman Hosts Concert with Park Avenue Pianos to Benefit Purdue Bands & Orchestras Geoffrey Ladue, an 18-year-old graduate of Lafayette High School in Wildwood, MO and award-winning concert pianist and trombonist, will perform a livestream concert in partnership with Park Avenue Pianos Friday, June 5 at 9 p.m. EDT. All proceeds raised from… Learn More