Tulane Bands

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2020 Virtual Band Camp!

In these uncertain times, the TUMB is facing many challenges. Earlier this summer the American Athletic Conference directed that football games would be played with only the team and their staff on the field. This means no field shows from marching bands. Soon after, the TUMB learned its annual Band Camp, where members move onto campus early and spend dedicated time to build traditions and prepare for the fall field shows, would be canceled.

In order to press through and continue to provide the tools for excellence even with reduced rehearsal time, the TUMB is putting together an incredible virtual camp experience. We reached out across the globe to bring some of the best faces in the activity into the homes of our members for digital instruction. In addition to sessions from heavy-hitters in the band world, students will experience several sessions on important issues related to the arts.

The TUMB would love to welcome the following clinicians to the 2020 Virtual Band Camp!

(click for bios)

Give Green 2020 - June 25

Give Green, originally scheduled for March 12, is happening NOW through June 25! A Day for the Audacious, a day for Tulanians to ensure all Tulanians to come can have an incredible experience. If you have the means, consider participating in #GiveGreenTU so we can continue our mission of excellence in the TUMB.

Visit the link below to participate!

2020 TUMB Percussion Placement Audition Materials Posted

Percussion Placement Video Auditions Due 11:59pm, local time, July 1, 2020

As we ramp up for the 2020 TUMB season, the Percussion Section will get a head start by completing placement auditions online! Members will have the opportunity to work with Andrew on skill sets and techniques before submitting their auditions.

Visit the Percussion Auditions Page to view the audition requirements!

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Black Lives Matter

In a field where Black American Music and Musicians have such a profound contribution, we must support Black humanity as much as Black artistry.

𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲: 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫.

The TUMB values diversity, equality, and justice. The struggle against racial inequality and police brutality is a burden we all share. The following are Black-led community groups fighting injustice in New Orleans. You can take direct action by following their accounts, making a contribution, or attending an event. Today is GiveNOLA Day. Consider using your generosity to distribute funds into the Black community that contributes to so much of what we love about New Orleans.


New Orleans Workers Group

New Orleans Peoples’ Assembly

Take Em Down Nola

Southern Solidarity

Voice of the Experienced

Women With A Vision

NOLA Freedom Fund

Operation Restoration

Daughters Beyond Incarceration

Ashé Cultural Arts Center

Backstreet Cultural Museum

New Orleans African American Museum

BreakOUT!

LOUD: Queer Youth Theater

LGBT Community Center of New Orleans

Black Education for New Orleans (BENOLA)

Brothers Empowered To Teach

Our Voice Nuestra Voz

VirTUal Symphony: Tulane University Alma Mater

In these unprecedented times, it has been more important than ever to remain connected and create art. The TUMB, in collaboration with the Tulane School of Liberal Arts, Division of Student Affairs, Newcomb Department of Music, and SkyNine Cinema will release a special project, the VirTUal Symphony. Tulane students and faculty submitted videos from all over the country, performing a special arrangement of the Tulane University Alma Mater.

The video premiered as part of Tulane University President Fitts’s #TUgether2020 event. Enjoy this very special project celebrating the resilience of Tulane, New Orleans, The USA, and the human race!

VirTUal Symphony: Tulane University Alma Mater


TUgether: Celebrating the Class of 2020

2020 TUMB Student Leadership Announced!

We are proud to announce our student leadership for the 2020-21 Academic Year! Our leadership team is an integral part of our process and we are very excited to get back to work! Student leaders go above and beyond for Tulane Bands and receive a monetary award in addition to their band scholarship.

For more information on the 2020 Leadership Class, visit our Student Leadership page!

Drum Majors

Jacie Pujol (‘21)

I wanted to be drum major because after taking on small leadership roles the past 3 years, I saw areas in the TUMB that could use improvement in order to help grow the member experience. My biggest motivation was my desire to serve the band and do what I can to make the membership’s lives easier and their time in band more fun, in addition to developing better musicians and leaders. 

This season I am beyond excited for the football games. First, to see from a different perspective how the TUMB impacts the football environment and accomplishes new things on the field. Second, to watch the Green Wave dominate the AAC. Roll Wave!

Alexis Hamilton (‘21)

I wanted to be drum major because there’s something special about this group. The TUMB has taken so many steps forward in the last couple years, and the improvement has been incredible to be a part of. I wanted to play a bigger role in continuing this path and making this the TUMB’s best year yet! I’m really looking forward to the shows next Fall, and seeing all the new ways we’ll be able to challenge ourselves. I’m  also excited to make stronger bonds with all the band members, especially those I haven’t gotten to know as well yet. This year is going to be great, and I can’t wait for what’s to come!

Percussion Captain

Jesse Toohey (‘21)

I am honored to be the first appointed Percussion Captain. I hope that I will be able to use the newly created platform to give each percussion section the voice and attention that they deserve.  

Section Leaders

Flutes: Liz Morgan (‘23)

Clarinets: Paige Veal (‘22)

Saxophones: Hannah Kulba (‘21)

Trumpets: Rachel Sloan (‘21)

Mellophones: Becca Lubin (‘21)

Trombones: Heather Penton (‘22)

Baritones: Lydia Woolley (‘21)

Sousaphones: Michael Buffa (‘22)

(Percussion Sub-Section Leaders TBA)

Colorguard: Allison Donze (‘21)

Shockwave Dance Team: Brinkley Doherty (‘22) and Annalise Harknett (‘21)

Tulane Moves to Online Instruction, Cancels Large Events

Tulane University moves to online instruction in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Unfortunately that means the end of the Tulane Band Program’s live programming for the Spring 2020 semester, including the Spring Concert Band program, the Shockwave Spring Showcase, TUMB Colorguard, Green Wave Winds, and Spring Drumline performances at Turchin Stadium and Crawfest. We hope everyone stays safe in this troubling time. Keep an eye out for updates from us in the coming days and weeks including fall programming and 2020/21 Drum Major announcement.

If you would still like to support the TUMB and all its ensembles, please visit our DONATE page.

To read President Fitts’s full message, click here.

2020 Mardi Gras Schedule Announced - Call for Volunteers!

The TUMB makes its debut in the home of the original Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, Alabama in the Mystics of Time parade! The TUMB also returns to New Orleans favorites Pontchartrain, Nyx, and Orpheus!

2020 Parades

Saturday, February 15 - Krewe of Pontchartrain, Uptown, 12PM

Wednesday, February 19 - Mystic Krewe of Nyx, Uptown, 7PM

Saturday, February 22 - Mystics of Time, Mobile, AL, 6PM

Monday, February 24 - Krewe of Orpheus, Uptown, 6PM

(times listed are parade step-off times. TUMB call times are typically several hours earlier)

For more information on each parade, visit the EVENTS page!

Calling all TUMB friends, family, alumni, and fans!

The TUMB is looking for volunteers to join us on the parade route for our 2020 Mardi Gras season! You can help the band get down the routes safely by assisting with crowd control, distributing water and snacks to the band, throw some of our signature TUMB parade throws, and participate in the biggest party in the world!

Volunteers are selected on a first-come-first-served basis.

If you are interested in volunteering, please email Andrew Szypula!

Sign up for 2019 Alumni Band!

Calling all TUMB Alumni!

The Homecoming matchup between the Tulane Green Wave and the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes is Saturday, November 2, 2019. The Alumni Band will take the field with the TUMB after they perform their third Halftime show of 2019, “La Mer,” a celebration of all things water featuring the music of Claude Debussy, The Surfaris, and The Beatles! The Alumni Band will perform “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl” by Looking Glass (labeled “Earth’s finest composition” by Ego of Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2) and the Tulane University Fight Song.

You can join us on the field by visiting the Alumni Band page by clicking the link below and filling out the RSVP form! You can access the 2019 Alumni Band music and find a discount code to purchase tickets for your friends and family.

Allen Vizzutti to perform National Anthem at Green Wave vs Houston

Tulane University, in collaboration with the TUMB, the Newcomb Department of Music, and Loyola University, will welcome renowned commercial Trumpet player Allen Vizzutti to perform the National Anthem on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Green Wave vs Houston football game in Yulman Stadium.

On Monday, September 23rd, Vizzutti will present a clinic in the Band Room in the Dixon Performing Arts Annex from 1:00pm-3:00pm FREE and open to the public!

Read Vizzutti’s bio below

ALLEN VIZZUTTI

“Beautiful...lyrical...stunning...stupefying”. “Trumpet player supreme.” Syracuse Post Standard

“Finely tuned wind, easy control, polyharmonic wit, orchestral penmanship, punctuated spiritual warmth...rarely do so many qualities find themselves in one musician.” Chick Corea

Equally at home in a multitude of musical idioms, Allen Vizzutti has visited 60 countries and every state in the union to perform with a rainbow of artists and ensembles. Performing as a classical and a jazz artist, often in the same evening, he has appeared as guest soloist with symphony orchestras, in recital, on television and in jazz venues around the world.

While growing up in Montana, Allen was taught by his father, a self-taught musician. Allen attended the Eastman School of Music where he earned the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees, a Performer’s Certificate, a chair in the Eastman Brass Quintet faculty ensemble and the only Artist’s Diploma ever awarded a wind player in Eastman’s history.

Allen’s love of expression through composition has led to premier performances by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Budapest Radio Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic of London, the Nuremberg Symphony and others. After the world premier of his “Emerald Concerto” with the Syracuse Symphony Allen’s writing was described in review: “The Emerald Concerto sparkles!...a vivacious treatment which speaks well for both his dramatic instinct and technical prowess as a composer.”

As Artist in Residence, Allen has taught at leading universities throughout the world including the Eastman School of Music, the Banff Center for the Performing Arts, the Trompeten Akademie of Bremen Germany. His extensive treatise, “The Allen Vizzutti Trumpet Method” and his “New Concepts for Trumpet”, (Alfred Music Publishing), have become standards works for trumpet study worldwide.

Additional information about Allen Vizzutti is always available at < vizzutti.com >

ALLEN VIZZUTTI IS A YAMAHA PERFORMING ARTIST

TUMB Band Camp and Football Schedule Announced!

The TUMB releases its 2019 rehearsal and performance schedule! Band camp begins August 10, 2019 (see below for section arrival dates). The 2019 Green Wave Football season begins August 29th with a Thursday night game vs Florida International University in Yulman Stadium. This year, the TUMB will travel with the football team to Auburn University on September 7th for our annual road game! Click below for the full Green Wave Football 2019 schedule and to purchase tickets.


TUMB BAND CAMP SECTION ARRIVAL DAYS:

PERCUSSION, DANCE TEAM, DRUM MAJORS

Saturday, August 10, 2019


LEADERSHIP, KAPPA KAPPA PSI

Sunday, August 11, 2019


COLOR GUARD

Monday, August 12, 2019


FULL BAND

Wednesday, August 14, 2019



Tulane Concert Band Livestream

The annual spring concert will be streamed LIVE on YouTube on Monday, April 29, 2019 at 7:30pm. Tune in as we present “Variations on America” with the Tulane Concert Band!

Tulane Concert Band - “Variations on America”

2019 Friends of the Band Dinner and Concert

Celebrate another year of the TUMB by attending the annual Friends of the Band Dinner and the Tulane Concert Band’s spring program, “Variations on America.”

Monday, April 29

Dinner

5:30-7:00pm - Dixon Hall, room 118 (NEW LOCATION)

Concert

7:30-8:30pm - Dixon Hall Theater

Individual Tickets

Dinner - $50
Young Alumni ('14-'18) - $45


Table Sponsorship

Red ($1,500)
• Recognition on Event Signage, Website and Printed Materials
• Two Premier Tables of Eight at the Band Dinner
• Reserved VIP Seating at Spring Concert following Dinner
• Recognition during the Spring Concert

White ($750)
• Recognition on Event Signage, Website and Printed Materials
• Two Preferred Tables of Eight at the Band Dinner
• Reserved Seating at Spring Concert following Dinner

Blue ($450)
• Recognition on Event Signage, Website and Printed Materials
• One Table of Ten at the Band Dinner
• Reserved Seating at Spring Concert following Dinner





Call for Mardi Gras Volunteers!

Calling all TUMB friends, family, alumni, and fans!

The TUMB is looking for volunteers to join us on the parade route for our 2019 Mardi Gras season! You can help the band get down the routes safely by assisting with crowd control, distributing water and snacks to the band, and participating in the biggest party in the world!

Volunteers are selected on a first-come-first-served basis.

2019 Parades

Saturday, February 16 - Krewe of Poseidon, Slidell, 6PM

Saturday, February 23 - Krewe of Pontchartrain, Uptown, 12PM

Friday, March 1 - Krewe d’Etat, Uptown, 6PM

Sunday, March 3 - Krewe of Thoth, Uptown, 12PM

Tuesday, March 5 - Krewe of Rex, Uptown, 10AM

Click the button below to learn more and sign up for 2019 #TUMBgras season!

Mardi Gras Schedule Announced!

The TUMB has it’s biggest parade season yet with FIVE parades in the New Orleans area!

For full information on each parade, check out the Events Page

Saturday, February 16 - Krewe of Poseidon, Slidell, 6PM

Saturday, February 23 - Krewe of Pontchartrain, Uptown, 12PM

Friday, March 1 - Krewe d’Etat, Uptown, 6PM

Sunday, March 3 - Krewe of Thoth, Uptown, 12PM

Tuesday, March 5 - Krewe of Rex, Uptown, 10AM

The TUMB is Bowl Bound!

The Tulane Green Wave became bowl eligible for the first time since 2013 with a nail-biting win over the United States Naval Academy on November 24th. A late-game touchdown would tie the game with an extra point, but Tulane Head Coach Willie Fritz went for the 2-point conversion to seal the win for the Green Wave!

On December 2nd, it was announced that the Tulane Green Wave would play the University of Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns in the Auto Nation Cure Bowl. Setting up an epic rematch of the 2013 R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Kickoff is 1:30pm EST on December 15th, 2018.

Funds raised from the Auto Nation Cure Bowl directly benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Learn more about the Cure Bowl HERE!

Follow us on social media for all the bowl game updates, and post your stories with #BowlWave #ANCureBowl and #WeCanTackleThis

Help Us With our Mardi Gras Playlist!

Announcing the first-annual Mardi Gras Doubloon Contest! 

The TUMB always holds an annual vote within its membership to pick a new song to play on the Mardi Gras parade routes. This year, YOU can help pick a song!

The TUMB staff have selected three potential songs to play for the 2019 Mardi Gras season and your generous donations will help increase the chance of your favorite song to be performed on the parade route!

Each donation reward level earns doubloons for your favorite song. In early January, the TUMB will host a live-streamed ceremony where all of the doubloons earned will be put into a grab bag. One doubloon will be picked randomly out of the grab bag that will determine the winning song.

The more doubloons earned for your favorite song, the higher chance it has of winning!

Through Tulane University’s “Wavestarter” platform you can donate by yourself AND you can share, tweet, email, or text other people and recruit them to earn doubloons!

Good luck, and we’ll see you on the parade route!