{"id":10632,"date":"2023-06-05T09:49:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T13:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/?page_id=10632"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:24:45","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">NEWS<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div     class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid purdue-home-post-grid has-none-background \">\n        <!-- section class -->\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-top-small\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                        <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__intro\">\n                                <h2 class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__header header-font-united purdue-home-cta-grid__header\">\n                    Purdue Bands &amp; 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Marching Band<\/span>\n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">\u201cAll-American\u201d Marching Band Drum Majors Selected for 2026-2027 Season<\/p>\n                          \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/36th-annual-purdue-jazz-festival\/\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJF-2026-Social-Squares.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center has-no-excerpt\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-tax-tag\">Events<\/span>\n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">36th Annual Purdue Jazz Festival<\/p>\n                          \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/matthew-conaway-named-6th-director\/\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ConawayPoint.jpeg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center has-no-excerpt\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-tax-tag\">&#8220;All-American&#8221; 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Marching Band<\/span>\n         <\/p>\n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Matt Conaway appointed Interim Director<\/p>\n                          \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/all-american-marching-band-drum-majors-selected-for-2025-2026-season\/\" target=\"_self\">\n         <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DrumMajor_1.jpeg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center has-no-excerpt\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n                          <span class=\"purdue-tax-tag\">&#8220;All-American&#8221; 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