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Welcome to bands at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 College of Music! The 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 band program provides various performance opportunities for students, whatever their level or major field of study.听
The 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Golden Buffalo Marching Band听(GBMB) is recognized as one of the premier college marching bands in the United States. Comprising approximately 250 student musicians鈥攎usic majors and non-majors alike鈥攆rom across the country, the band remains an integral and exciting part of the tradition and spirit at the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录. The GBMB employs an extremely versatile marching style and consistently performs the latest in contemporary show design. The ensemble has appeared on national television many times and has performed in numerous NFL football games. The GBMB has further appeared at the Insight.com Bowl, Alamo Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Aloha Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Blockbuster Bowl听and Orange Bowl. While there is currently no audition requirement for the marching band wind sections, the drumline, colorguard听and feature twirlers are selected by audition only.听MORE
The 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Buff Basketball Band鈥攁n auditioned ensemble鈥攊s an organization of 95-100 musicians who perform for at-home basketball games in the Coors Event Center and travel to the PAC 12 Basketball Tournaments, NIT Tournaments and NCAA Tournaments. Additionally, to become a wind member of this group, you must be a current Golden Buffalo Marching Band member. Drumset and electric bass are open to all students on campus. Auditions are held every October.
The 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Wind Symphony comprises the College of Music鈥檚 most outstanding wind, brass and percussion students.听Founded in 1978,听the group is committed to performing the finest wind repertoire, regardless of era or ensemble size鈥攔anging from recently performed works by听Ida Gotkovsky and the college鈥檚 own Carter Pann to additional diverse works by听Carlos Simon,听Omar Thomas,听Joan Tower and Xi Wang. The Wind Symphony also values the importance of collaboration by working with various faculty and guest听artists. Performances on campus and across Colorado, as well as at conferences and abroad, have earned the ensemble international acclaim.
澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Symphonic Band musicians are selected by audition from the finest performers on campus. Although most members are music majors, students studying in other fields often qualify for this ensemble. Since its formation over 50 years ago, the Symphonic Band has performed at major national conventions, including the Music Educators National Conference and the College Band Directors National Association. Concerts presented both in Colorado and out of state have won the acclaim of band directors and composers for the interpretive performance of outstanding works for the symphonic band medium.
The 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录听Concert Band and 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Campus Band comprise both music majors and non-music majors. Exploring traditional and contemporary works for band, the ensembles are known for their consistently high level of performance. Participating musicians are offered the opportunity to share in the excitement of the creative process as they broaden their musical experiences. These bands maintain an active schedule.
During the fall semester, the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Concert Band is open to all students who have experience playing one of the standard wind band instruments (flute/piccolo, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, string bass, percussion). This group meets weekly on Monday evenings.
In the spring, the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Campus Band is open to all students who have experience playing one of the standard wind band instruments. 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Campus Band meets weekly on Monday evenings. For participation in Concert Band, please complete听.听To ensure a balanced musical ensemble experience, certain instrument sections may be capped as determined by the director based on an assessment of a brief playing demonstration.听
Wind instruments:听For placement into 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Concert Band, please submit an听unlisted听YouTube link of yourself playing听both听of the following:
- As many octaves as you can鈥攃oncert b-flat major, e-flat major, a-flat major, chromatic scales in eigth notes at 120 bpm, or as close to it as you are able.听
- 45-60 seconds of any excerpt of your choosing that demonstrates your playing ability (i.e., instrument-specific etudes, prior honor band audition materials, excerpts from prior band/orchestra music).听
Percussion:听Please contact Interim Assistant Director of Bands Logan Sorey at听richard.sorey@colorado.edu. 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Concert Band meets on Monday/Wednesday 4:40-6:40 p.m. during the spring semester.
Students will be notified on or by the final day of the fall semester of their placement in spring semester 鈥湴拿趴苯峁2023开奖记录 Concert Band鈥 EMUS 1317/3317. If a student is听notplaced in 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Concert Band, they will be notified on or by the final day of the semester; students not placed in 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Concert Band are welcome and encouraged to register for 鈥湴拿趴苯峁2023开奖记录 Campus Band鈥 EMUS 1017/3017. Any changes to spring ensemble enrollment should be made immediately following the audition result notification.
Top wind band performers in Colorado high schools and middle schools are invited to participate听in the annual 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Honor Band.听
Learn more about the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 High School Honor Band Festival
Learn more about the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Middle School Honor Band Festival
Wind and orchestral conductors learn conducting technique, rehearsal strategies and more from College of Music conducting faculty and renowned guests.
Learn more about the 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Wind Band Conducting Symposium
Personnel
Matthew Dockendorf
Interim听Director of Bands
Branden Steinmetz
Interim Associate听Director of Bands
Director, 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Golden Buffalo Marching Band
Logan Sorey
Interim Assistant Director of Bands
澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 bands and orchestras personnel also include Teaching Assistant Professor and Percussion Specialist for Large Ensembles听Mike Tetreault, who coaches during student ensemble rehearsals. Few collegiate music programs have an educator of his expertise coaching large ensembles.
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Experience original works by 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 composers and the best wind musicians at our university in group and chamber settings鈥攂rought to you by 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 Bands featuring our Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band and Concert Band.