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Drum Corps-experience of a lifetime!

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by Raquel.

So I recently attended a drum corps move-in camp and I have to say I was amazed at the physical challenges those kids embrace. I vaguely remember my own corps summer and I can’ t believe I was able to get through it! I do remember being in the shape of my life afterwards though! [...]

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Summer Time!

Posted on 10. May, 2010 by Raquel.

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18) by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And [...]

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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 [...]