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2011 NKU Trumpet Day

Posted on 18. Apr, 2011 by .

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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 .

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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 .

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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 .

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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 .

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  “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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Tweeting and Teaching

Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by .

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What a great idea to incorporate in a lecture type class. I will definitely use this the next time I teach Music Appreciation. I envision allowing students to tweet while I play music excerpts, etc.  Innovative!

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