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Visiting Instructors Appointed for 2016-2017 Academic Year<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0Symphony and Philharmonic…<\/div>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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Dr. Ishbah Cox Announces Departure from Purdue<\/h2>\n
Dr. Ishbah Cox, Assistant Professor of Bands, will leave Purdue Bands & Orchestras prior to the start of the next academic year.\u00a0 He will be moving to Columbus, Ohio where he will join his wife, Dr. Monica F. Cox, who…<\/div>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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Fanfare Spring 2016<\/h2>\n
To read the Spring 2016 Fanfare, click here.<\/div>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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Purdue “All-American” Marching Band Helps IMS Celebrate 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500<\/h2>\n
Marching in the footsteps of 97 years of band students preceding them, more than 250 members of the Purdue \u201cAll-American\u201d Marching Band will take center stage at the 100th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on Sunday, May 29, when they play…<\/div>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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New \u201cVoice\u201d Determined for Purdue \u201cAll-American\u201d Marching Band<\/h2>\n
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2013 John Hultman, a Purdue Band Alum and speech major who graduated from Purdue in 1958, will be the next \u201cVoice\u201d of the Purdue \u201cAll-American\u201d Marching Band. The announcement was made at the annual Purdue Bands &…<\/div>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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Wind Ensemble Travels to Carnegie Hall<\/h2>\n
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2013 The Wind Ensemble, Purdue Bands & Orchestras premiere wind band, will be taking the stage at New York City\u2019s famed Carnegie Hall in March 2016.\u00a0 Over 65 Purdue students will make the trip, just ten years…<\/div>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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Twirling Auditions Determine New Faces for 16\/17 Purdue \u201cAll-American\u201d Marching Band<\/h2>\n
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2013 On February 27, 2016 at Lambert Fieldhouse, Purdue Bands & Orchestras held auditions for some of the most prestigious twirling positions in the country.\u00a0 As a result of these auditions, the following representatives will be serving…<\/div>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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Matthew R. Conaway Assumes Role as Director of Boiler Brass<\/h2>\n
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2013 Professor Matthew R. Conaway has been named the next director of Purdue\u2019s Boiler Brass men\u2019s basketball pep band beginning with the 2016-2017 season. This appointment comes after the recent announcement by Professor Max Jones that he…<\/div>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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Max Jones Announces Semi-Retirement Effective Spring 2016<\/h2>\n
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2013 Professor Max Jones, Director of Boiler Brass (Men\u2019s Basketball Pep Band), announced his semi-retirement at the conclusion of this year\u2019s season at last night\u2019s band rehearsal.\u00a0 Max came to Purdue in the fall of 2005, when…<\/div>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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Fanfare Fall 2015<\/h2>\n
To read the latest Fanfare, click here.<\/div>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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26th Annual Purdue Jazz Festival<\/h2>\n
Over eighty big bands and combos from high schools and middle schools across the state of Indiana and entire Midwest have been accepted to compete in the 26th Purdue Jazz Festival in West Lafayette, IN, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016….<\/div>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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Roy and Sarah Johnson Homecoming Tribute<\/h2>\n
  After 60 years of service to one of the finest collegiate instrumental music programs in the nation, Roy Johnson is retiring at the end of this academic year as the \u201cVoice\u201d of the \u201cAll-American\u201d Marching Band. Roy will be…<\/div>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n