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Episode 016 • June 10, 2024

FIRST STRAIN

News ‘n’ Notes:

• Lance named National Band Association VP:

https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2024/06/msus-lance-named-vice-president-national-band-association

https://www.msuband.msstate.edu

• Townsend (MA) Military Band summer concerts begin:

https://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/2024/06/01/thursday-evening-summer-concerts-begin-this-week/

https://www.concert-bands.co.uk/index.htm

SECOND STRAIN

Topic: The Chatham Band

https://www.chathamband.com/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37346027/webster-whitney-tileston

https://open-window.typepad.com/blog/2011/07/chatham-band-concerts.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyqUW19DFXc

TRIO

This week’s interview guest: BOBBY BERGERON

https://newenglandhonorband.com/

https://www.facebook.com/p/Leominster-Marching-Blue-Devils-100084531522844/

DOGFIGHT

Topic: The BandWagon Jingle

CODA

• Vaughn Fleishfresser: “It was in band…”

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Episode 015 • June 3, 2024

FIRST STRAIN

News ‘n’ Notes:

• Indianapolis Municipal Band to play at Normandy commemoration:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/indy-band-to-play-at-80th-anniversary-of-d-day-invasion/ar-AA1nkzc3

• University of Akron bands hire new director:

https://www.facebook.com/UABandDept/posts/pfbid02qxVeewmimBRUFq5W98UweoEPxGHb7SxC6ZG7Cr7vq662M1GLDiuCjcpqLUMuhPcyl

SECOND STRAIN

Topic: America the Beautiful Week

https://nationaltoday.com/america-the-beautiful-week/

https://www.windrep.org/America_the_Beautiful

https://tonaldiversions.com/2016/05/08/america-beautiful-dragon/

As performed by the US Army Band (“Pershing’s Own”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXlzBR23HG0&pp=ygUoYW1lcmljYSB0aGUgYmVhdXRpZnVsIGNhcm1lbiBkcmFnb24gYmFuZA%3D%3D

TRIO

This week’s interview guest: TOM BORNING

Thomas Borning is a native of Cape Cod and a graduate of Barnstable High School. Mr. Borning went to music school at UMASS Amherst where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in music education.

Thomas has been teaching in the Falmouth Public School system since 1998 where he began as the high school band director. Under his direction the Falmouth High School marching band, wind ensemble and jazz band received numerous gold and silver medals at regional, state and national music festivals. In 2004 the FHS jazz band was chosen to perform at the Massachusetts Music Educator’s Association music festival. During Mr. Borning’s tenure at Falmouth High School his jazz band received 8 gold medal ratings at Massachusetts sponsored International Association of Jazz Educator’s competitions. In 2006, Mr. Borning became the Morse Pond Elementary School band director where he directs the concert bands and jazz band. In 2010, Mr. Borning became the Music Curriculum coordinator for the Falmouth Public Schools.

As an educator, Mr. Borning has served as All Cape Band Manager, All Cape Jazz Band Manager, Southeastern Massachusetts Band Manager, Southeastern Massachusetts Concert Chairman, All State Band Manager and All State Jazz Band Manager.

Mr. Borning performs regularly as a freelance trumpeter in the New England area. He has performed with the Cape Cod Symphony, Symphony Swing Band, The Chi-Lites, Brass Force, Brass Attack, Stage Door Canteen, and Salsa Night Band. Currently Mr. Borning is the lead trumpet player for the Compaq Big Band. Mr. Borning also performs regularly in pit orchestras for musicals throughout the New England region. In addition, Mr. Borning also plays at dozens of weddings a year at local churches.

https://www.falmouth.k12.ma.us/domain/166

http://www.capecodconcertband.org/about/

https://www.falmouthbandparents.com/post/mrborning

Everything Music Ed Podcast: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/everything-music-ed

DOGFIGHT

A Peek Behind the Podcast Curtain: Singular vs. Plural Language

CODA

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Episode 014 • May 27, 2024

FIRST STRAIN

News ‘n’ Notes:

• Oklahoma town-band culture to be researched for upcoming book:

https://www.normantranscript.com/news/forthcoming-book-to-address-band-culture-in-oklahoma-from-1880-1940/article_11afc31a-f67a-11ee-b9b1-536a58ee7c13.html

https://www.purcellregister.com/stories/strike-up-the-band,101936

Scott Barger: [email protected]

• College of St. Rose Wind Ensemble performs its last (?) concert:

https://www.news10.com/news/st-rose-wind-ensemble-announces-last-concert-before-closure/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

https://www.news10.com/news/saint-rose-music-program-may-carry-on-its-tune/?ipid=promo-link-block1

SECOND STRAIN

Topic: The UMass Commencement Band takes it in a different direction…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxvynpFG07E

TRIO

This week’s interview guest: MIKHAELA HOUSTON

(But some of us call her Mikki.)

DOGFIGHT: Errata

CODA: “The Last Band Hall Visit”

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Episode 013 • May 20, 2024

FIRST STRAIN

News ‘n’ Notes:

• Darrin Davis retires as Broken Arrow HS band director after 31 years:

https://www.facebook.com/theBABuzz/posts/pfbid0ZfGt7qvg3UsMLzzyexuZ3vBxbMJNZbeTeVq7BAnBBAmnZb8AW4k3xGEVakFpMbaRl

• Nebraska Conhusker Marching Band drum major news:

https://nptelegraph.com/news/local/education/annie-von-kampen-cornhusker-marching-band/article_f0c1c830-fc35-11ee-824c-6f967f2426fe.html

SECOND STRAIN

Topic: Heidi I. Sarver retires after 29 years at the helm of the University of Delaware bands

https://www.heidisarver.com/

https://www.music.udel.edu/who-we-are/sarvermb

https://udreview.com/heidi-sarver-beloved-university-band-director-to-retire/

https://www.delawareonline.com/videos/sports/college/ud/2023/11/18/delaware-blue-hens-band-director-heidi-sarver-discusses-retirement/71635366007/

https://sarvblog.wordpress.com/2024/05/14/time-speeds-up/

TRIO

This week’s interview guest: DOUG COOPER

Doug Cooper @ UMass-Lowell: https://www.uml.edu/advising/professional-advisors/cooper-douglas.aspx

UMMB in Chattanooga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ocNhwXKJDE

DOGFIGHT

• Letters to the Editor!

Wayne Magee:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynemagee/

https://www.toughblows.com/

CODA

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https://www.facebook.com/AncalagonRecords

https://www.larastjohn.com/

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Episode 012 • May 13, 2024

FIRST STRAIN

News ‘n’ Notes:

• University of Rio Grande adds football and a band:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/university-of-rio-grande-relaunches-football-adds-marching-band/ar-AA1nwIgZ

https://highlandcountypress.com/sports/university-rio-grande-adding-football-marching-band-fall-25#gsc.tab=0

https://www.rioredstorm.com/general/2023-24/releases/20240423redpab

• Percussive Arts Society 2024 Hall of Fame inductees include Thom Hannum:

https://pas.org/pas-blog/pas-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024/

SECOND STRAIN

• #MeToo in the Band World: an Introduction

Katherine Needleman:

https://www.facebook.com/KatherineNeedlemanOboist/

https://twitter.com/realknoboe?lang=en

TRIO

This week’s interview guest: JOE WRIGHT

Joe Wright is a music teacher, specializing in band and general music, at Chenery Middle School in Belmont, MA, since September of 2020.

He spent nineteen years in a variety of roles, but mostly band, in the Andover, MA public schools. He taught band from grades 4-12, elementary and middle school general music, and high school chorus. He directed several level of jazz bands, was music director for high school drama guild productions, and directed four musicals at one of the three middle schools.

He spent nine years at Boston University, beginning with a master's program in music education, and leading to an opportunity to direct several university bands, teach courses in music education, and coordinate the practicum program for music education students. Over the course of that time, he also taught music in early childhood program in the BU/Chelsea Schools partnership, taught music classes at Boston University Academy, and coordinated the Young Artists' Orchestra for the BU Tanglewood Institute. He was privileged to have studied tuba with Sam Pilafian while at BU. He was inducted into Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, and Pi Kappa Lambda honor societies.

His first teaching position was for four years in the public schools of Waterville, ME, where he led bands for grades 5 through 12, including jazz bands and the high schools marching band.

He received his Bachelor of Music from the University of New Hampshire in 1988, where he studied tuba with Nicolas Orovich. He played in the Wind Symphony, Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, chamber ensembles, marching band (including two seasons as drum major), and was music director for two productions of the Theater Department. He served as a Resident Assistant, and is a brother of Phi Kappa Theta. He holds a CAGS (certificate of advanced graduate study) in Educational Leadership at Fitchburg State University.

He is a member of the North Worcester County Symphony Orchestra, the Central Mass Brass, Clan MacPherson Pipes and Drums, and the Fitchburg State University Band.

He grew up in Maine, and throughout school was active in music, drama, history, and athletics. He attended the Cape Elizabeth Schools through 8th grade, and graduated from York High School in 1984.

https://sites.google.com/view/adifferentkindofbeautiful/home?authuser=0

https://twitter.com/JWright781Music

DOGFIGHT

• The Cory Band

https://coryband.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@thecoryband1884

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Episode 011 • May 5, 2024

FIRST STRAIN

News ‘n’ Notes:

• Irondequoit Concert Band begins its 50th anniversary season:

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/things-to-do/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/2322794-irondequoit-concert-band-50th-anniversary-spring-concert

http://www.irondequoitband.org

https://nysmusic.com/2024/04/10/irondequoit-concert-band-presents-world-premiere-of-where-the-land-and-waters-meet/

• Newbury Park Adventist Academy band instruments stolen:

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/high-school-ventura-band-visiting-san-diego-instruments-stolen/509-aa111bd7-da5a-432e-ae58-50a940b0b733

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/community-rallies-to-help-newbury-park-academy-band-after-their-instruments-were-stolen/3399393/

https://www.mynpaa.com/mission-index

SECOND STRAIN

• The Band Alumni Adoption Agency

TRIO

This week’s interview guest: RICHARD SARGENT

Richard’s Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/richard.sargent.1865

Franklin & Marshall College Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC-HkY8_kVg

Program PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ako5GRwVWPN71AdIN87Bfnz6XayaFWQ5/view

Greenfield Military Band: https://www.facebook.com/GreenfieldMilitaryBand/

DOGFIGHT

• Letters! We get letters!

Elton John’s 2022 White House concert (the President’s Own plays at the very end, 50:27 in): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmkdw-_4kgU

CODA

• What have we learned (in ten episodes)?

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Episode 010 • April 29th, 2024

FIRST STRAIN

News ‘n’ Notes:

• James Madison University sends off its Director of Bands

https://www.facebook.com/JMUSchoolofMusic/posts/pfbid0XUUSrKAX6NuwkUZp7i16K3aXS7Q76vHRaEExamuhvtzcSCw6E2arNfCqVnKixzFDl

https://www.jmu.edu/music/people/profiles/ensemble-profiles/bolstad-stephen.shtml

JMU concert livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ns5L7qta4k

• Pella marching band honors Guy Blair

https://www.kcci.com/article/pella-marching-band-honors-guy-blair-tulip-time-parade/60510652

https://www.kniakrls.com/2024/03/30/longtime-legend-of-pella-high-school-music-passes-away/

Tulip Time website: https://www.visitpella.com/tulip_time/

SECOND STRAIN

• Denis Hammerton (1929-2004)

TRIO

This week’s interview guest: TRISHA CRAIG

https://trishacraigflutist.com/

Business-y Stuff for Creative Ones: https://www.facebook.com/groups/970825230024149

https://www.facebook.com/bakervalleyband/

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Episode 009 • April 22, 2024

FIRST STRAIN

News ‘n’ Notes:

• William Woods University (Fulton, MO) to establish marching band (oh, and a football team):

https://news.williamwoods.edu/william-woods-to-establish-first-ever-marching-pep-and-concert-band/

https://abc17news.com/news/fulton/2023/10/17/recruitment-underway-for-new-william-woods-marching-band/

https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/william-woods-university-begins-construction-on-new-multi-sport-stadium/article_86a0805e-e655-11ee-8696-4b8bee560446.html

• University of Iowa marching band $40K grant:

https://www.facebook.com/HawkeyeMarchingBand/posts/pfbid02iGZhzaSyh7djj1hhZfWVu4PGjNFDGSKmFTVXn8pYJ7XsyKVfEd1MoYLSuxmAEHGEl

SECOND STRAIN

Topic: RIP Paul Alberta

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/paul-alberta-obituary?id=54763102

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3PL4ty_r84

https://www.jazzhistorydatabase.com/content/musicians/alberta_paul/bio.php

TRIO

This week’s interview guest: AMY McGLOTHLIN

https://www.mcglothlinmusic.com/

https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/academics/faculty-profiles/amy-mcglothlin

https://www.yamaha.com/artists/amymcGlothlin.html

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Episode 008 • April 15, 2024

FIRST STRAIN:News ‘n’ Notes:

• The Cadets drum and bugle corps organization files for bankruptcy

https://cadets.org/cadets-arts-entertainment-cae-files-bankruptcy

https://www.mcall.com/2024/04/04/beyond-heartbroken-internationally-known-allentown-cadets-drum-corps-which-left-lehigh-valley-last-year-files-for-bankruptcy/

https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-drum-corps-files-for-bankruptcy-amid-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-will-not-march-again/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cadets_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps

https://news.yahoo.com/cadets-drum-corps-board-resigns-114817997.html

SECOND STRAIN

Topic: West Virginia University band rehearsal facility

• The original links from Episode 3’s story about the WVU band practice facility controversy:

https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/wvu-marching-band-alumni-disappointed-over-universitys-new-plan-build-practice-field-off-campus/6P2VERYPGNB4HGFTFXSOTDCJ6E/

https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia/west-virginia-university/wvu-addresses-transportation-community-use-concerns-regarding-new-band-facility/

https://bands.wvu.edu/ensembles/mountaineer-marching-band/pride-practice-facility/pride-practice-facility-faq?

https://www.wvuf.org/news-publications/news/2019/11/11/wvu-seeks-to-build-pride-of-west-virginia-practice-facility

https://arts.wvu.edu/news/2023/10/24/ppff-deans-letter

• The new developments since then:

https://thevernissage.org/

https://thevernissage.org/2024/03/

https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2024/03/25/wvu-to-bring-pride-practice-facility-project-back-to-campus?fbclid=IwAR27FcbQCj-mwffR2-ftsLyuxbGmpI17i4F9qcSdn2atFLt2CcegtdaFUIA_aem_AZTdk_e9QmWarJ0F8mVeDMDkjAHWSY96sBHTP-TydWQ6amPc0lGxd9bGdh-UdFQ1r3OXEL-vz7H_GZP1NmpU3n4n

TRIO

This week’s interview guest: ALEXA NICKANDROS

https://folklife.si.edu/authors/alexa-nickandros

https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/band-kids-never-grow-up-umass-marching-band

https://anickandros.wixsite.com/website

https://www.meetinghouseclay.com/faculty/

http://www.capecodconcertband.org/

http://thebrewsterband.weebly.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TheBrewsterBand/

UMass Marching Band @ Penn State halftime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm8FYL3wwkg

DOGFIGHT

Topic: a follow-up to the Auburn University band Iron-Bowl-win story from Episode 3:

The original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgQjW4B_5c8

Articles about the Auburn band and the "Kick Six":

https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2014/01/au-marching-band-believes-in-auburn-and-loves-it

https://www.outkick.com/analysis/auburn-band-savors-memories-from-chris-davis-kick-six

https://oanow.com/news/local/the-iron-bowl-auburn-alabama-kick-six-band/article_8b1ec02a-87b7-11ee-aa0b-7f775a49e49b.html

2013 Auburn band drum major video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnyxFicEaaY

Grey webpage: https://expert.band.us/page/grayband

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Episode 007 • April 8, 2024

FIRST STRAIN

News ‘n’ Notes:

• NCAA Pep Band feel-good stories

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39796519/idaho-yale-marching-band-ncaa-march-madness

http://www.duqsm.com/junior-jays-rock-omaha-for-the-dukes/

SECOND STRAIN

Topic: Behind the Scenes: BandWagon Musical Interludes

imslp.org

TRIO

This week’s interview guest: KRISTIN MURPHY

https://thinkpairteachershare.com/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-pair-teacher-share/id1589684825

DOGFIGHT

Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: the Music213 YouTube channel

Their website: https://www.youtube.com/@Music213/videos

CODA

The Daily Beans podcast:

https://www.dailybeanspod.com/

https://player.fm/series/the-daily-beans

https://mswmedia.com/

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