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Fall 2011, the recap!
Posted on 07. Jan, 2012 by Raquel.
In academia, it is a phenomenon that the Fall semester always seem to go faster than the Spring semester, well…in my opinion. I started the new year by moving into a new house in Kentucky. After 2 years, I finally made the move across the Ohio River into my new state…oh sorry, Commonwealth! I also [...]
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Fall 2011 Happenings
Posted on 13. Oct, 2011 by Raquel.
Fall is my favorite season of the year. It is a time for new beginnings, Football, and Baseball playoffs (GO Rangers!). I had a great summer, mostly spent in Dallas. I started jogging again and now I have a goal to run in a half marathon this year. More on that soon. This year started [...]
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June 2011
Posted on 21. Jun, 2011 by Raquel.
Happy Summer Soltice! The word solstice derives from Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still). I am currently in Dallas eating alot of TexMex food and just enjoying having no obligations! I had a cool couple of weeks in late May into June. I traveled with the Fountain City Brass Band to Europe for [...]
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Summer Ideas
Posted on 12. May, 2011 by Raquel.
What’s a trumpeter to do in the summer besides practice? While a student in college I utilized the summers for performance and additional trumpet study opportunities. I believe these summers gave me a great advantage in the school year. I spent a summer marching drum corps, toured with Brass Theater and Blast!, I attended trumpet [...]
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New Summer
Posted on 10. May, 2011 by Raquel.
Some pics from Spring 2011: Just posted grades for Spring 2011 and I can close the books on a successful 2nd year at NKU. The Spring semester was busy with performances, articles, clinics, and conferences. Here are some notable events. The semester began with the NKU Tri-State Band Symposium. I was given the opportunity to [...]
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2011 NKU Trumpet Day
Posted on 18. Apr, 2011 by Raquel.
On Saturday, April 2, 2011, the Northern Kentucky University Department of Music hosted the 2011 Trumpet Day. Pat Harbison, Professor of Music at Indiana University (Jazz Studies), and Alexa Yates, Co-Founder of 21st Century Trumpet with Harbison were the featured guest artists. Their appearance at NKU was sponsored in part by the NKU Music Department [...]
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Fall 2010 Retrospective
Posted on 11. Jan, 2011 by Raquel.
So, another semester has flown by it seems! My summer ended with incredible experiences with the Star of Indiana Alumni Corps and then Star United Mini-Corps…
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James Curnow Brass Band Concert
Posted on 25. Nov, 2010 by Raquel.
Three Brass Bands paid tribute to Kentucky Composer James Curnow by presenting a concert consisting entirely of his music. The bands consisted of the Cincinnati Brass Band, Derby City Brass, and the host band, Lexington Brass Band. The show was entitled, “SALUTE TO KENTUCKY COMPOSER JAMES CURNOW” and was presented at UK Singletary Center for [...]
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Star United 2010
Posted on 14. Sep, 2010 by Raquel.
Star United, Star Alumni Corps… yes, they are two different entities. Star United is a mini corps based out of Indianapolis, IN that competes in the mini-corps portion of the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) I&E Championship. Star United had previously won 4 consecutive 1st place awards, and on Friday Sept. 3, 2010 we made it [...]
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Star of Indiana
Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by Raquel.
“The name Star of Indiana evokes an image of legend in the minds of many drum corps fans today. This corps, who took the field from 1985-1993, accomplished much in its relatively short existence, making the World Championship Finals in its very first year and winning a Championship in 1991. With groundbreaking programming that [...]
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