GEMB Revolution!

Fall is just around the corner, and that mean’s only one thing….no, not raking….no, not back to school, either. It’s time to get out and enjoy the Clarion University Golden Eagle Marching Band, of course!

I recently had the chance to sit down with our Director of Bands, Dr. Hubert Toney, Jr., to discuss the 2009 Golden Eagle Marching Band season. You can listen to a podcast of our conversation here.

It sounds like the upcoming season will be really exciting and entertaining for audiences and participants alike. This year will bring a BIG surprise for some of you long-time GEMB followers! You’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out the big news, though. I can’t break the news here.

Dr. Toney has been working this summer to create a new Golden Eagle Marching Band website – http://sites.google.com/site/cupmarching/. It will function as an an information repository for current GEMB members and for those interested in the band. Take some time to visit the site and look around a bit. While it is still undergoing development, you already will find it to be rich in information and media.

So, invite your friends, your neighbors, alumni, and family out to enjoy the Golden Eagle Marching Band this season. With 5 Home games, 3 away games (California, Slippery Rock, and Edinboro), marching band festivals, and the Autumn Leaf Festival, you will find plenty of opportunities to get out and see the band.

For more information about the Golden Eagle Marching Band, visit the new Golden Eagle Marching Band website – http://sites.google.com/site/cupmarching/, email Dr. Toney (htoney@clarion.edu), or telephone the Band Office at 814-393-BAND (2263).

Around the Boyd Podcast – Music Events 4/17/09 – 4/23/09

Around the Boyd Podcast – Music Events
Music events from Friday, April 17 – Thursday, April 23, 2009

Band Day 2008

Join the Golden Eagle Marching Band at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, October 11, 2008 for Band Day 2008. Band Day brings together Clarion Music Alumni, high school band students from throughout the region, and our own Golden Eagle Marching Band on the field and in the stands as our Golden Eagle football team takes on Slippery Rock.

The selections for pregame are: the Alma Mater, National Anthem, Solid Gold, Let’s Go Blue (Crowd Spam 11), and Brooklyn. Stand selections will include Carry On for Clarion, Crowd Spam 11, and Hey Baby. You can download the music from the website:

http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~cumarching/warriortales2008/

(Hey Baby and Brooklyn are not on the website and will be available the day of the event)

BAND DAY SCHEDULE

4:00	Report to the northwest corner of the Clarion University stadium parking lot in full uniform, with your instrument, music, lyre, and flip folio. Bring rain gear if needed. The report time could change based on the number of participants.
4:05	Lunch: Pizza from Pizza Pub and a sports drink will be served for lunch.
4:30	Rehearsal: Music and Field Entrance-Exit, Alma Mater, National Anthem, Solid Gold, Carry On for Clarion, Crowd Spam 11, and Hey Baby.
5:20	Parade Formation and Stadium Entrance
5:40	Pregame: Alma Mater, National Anthem; form tunnel: Solid Gold, Let’s Go Blue, and Carry On for Clarion
6:00	Kick-off
7:30	Halftime
9:15	End of game

COST

Cost for this event will be $4.00 per student to cover lunch. Payment is due the day of the event. Checks payable to “Clarion Student Association”

REGISTRATION

To register for Band Day 2008, complete the online registration form, or contact Dr. Hubert Toney, Jr., Director of Bands, at 814-393-2263 or htoney@clarion.edu

Registered Band Day 2008 Participants
GEMB Alumni

Geraldine Truog, Mellophone 2007
Scott Ditullio, Trumpet 1995
Joyce Yeung-DiTullio, Majorette 1994
Maurie Campanella, Snare Drum 1979
Pat Shannon, Tenor Drum 2006
Kathy Dillion, Trumpet 2007
Jessica Allshouse, Color Guard 2005
Courtney Smith, Majorette 2008
John Panella, Snare 2000
Tara DiMichele-Rearick, Flute 2005/06
Adam Rearick, Snare 2005
Carrie Kronenberger-Harris Flute, 2005/06
Bob Harris, Alto Saxophone 2004?
Ali Hall, Trombone 2006

High School Students = 71!

Brockway, Currwensville, Rochester, A-C Valley, many others!