Archive for 'brass band'
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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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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The Northerner – Kicking some brass
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Raquel.
Check out an article about me from the Northerner, a student newspaper from Northern Kentucky University: via The Northerner – Kicking some brass – article on the Northerner website, here is also a scanned jpg of the newspaper article. http://www.thenortherner.com/
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UK Tour – Nov 2009
Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by Raquel.
Dr. Raquel Rodriquez, Assistant Professor of Trumpet at NKU, recently had a monumental November in which she embarked on a UK tour with the Fountain City Brass Band, a traditional British style brass band based out of Kansas City. With FCBB she won a national and international championship, recorded a CD, and performed as a [...]
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A few of my favorite things…
Posted on 25. Oct, 2009 by Raquel.
So I have recently been very busy with two of my favorite things, namely, brass band and drum corps. I have been preparing for the upcoming UK trip with the Fountain City Brass Band. I also have the honor of being a soloist on tour. I am especially looking forward to Brass in Concert. According [...]
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Brass Band news
Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by Raquel.
So, I am getting settled in my new settings, and I gotta say, I’m loving life! I really like my new school, Northern Kentucky University. The students are great and I am really enjoying playing in the faculty brass quintet. The quintet recently had a school show and it was a blast! I also recently [...]








