The audition packets for the 2012 AUMB Drumline have been posted and are available on the Drumline page.

On Saturday, April 14, Auburn will have their annual A-Day game. The AUMB will be there, and you will find their schedule below.

11:30 a.m. – Pep Band perform at Fan Fest (Nichols Center Lawn)

12:30 p.m. – Warm up outside stadium (Grass area at intersection of Heisman Dr. and Donahue Dr.)

1:00 p.m. – Band Enters the Stadium

1:50 p.m. – Perform National Anthem

2:00 p.m. – Kick Off (WAR EAGLE!!!)

The AUMB Drumline is currently being featured on VicFirth.com as their Vic Firth Spotlight.

You can check it out HERE

Auditions have been held for the 2012 – 2013 Tiger Eyes and the final selections have been made! Click on the links below to see the final selections!

Majorettes

Flag Line

Dance Line

Seventy-nine Auburn University students and 16 faculty and staff will spend 10 days in China on a musical performance tour taking them to Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou. They were invited by the United States-China Cultural and Educational Foundation to the People’s Republic of China for the musical tour to promote cultural and educational exchange between the two countries. For more information, see the full release.

The Auburn University Symphonic Band will be leaving for China on Friday March 9. While in China they travel to and perform in many cities and locations such as the Shandong Arts Theater and the Shanghai University Theater.

During the trip, students will chronicle their experiences on a blog that can be found here. Be sure to check daily! Also you can see the final schedule of events here.

Registration is now open to those who would like to attend the 2012 Summer Camps. More information, as well as link to the registration forms, can be found on the Summer Camp pages below.

Leadership & Auxiliary Camps

Symphonic Band Camps

Marching Percussion Camp

Congratulations to those selected as Student Leaders for the 2012 Auburn University Marching Band!

Drum Majors: Rachel Glenn – Head, Madison Argo and Emily Gray

R.A.T. Leaders: Sarah Collins, Anna Beth Hewlett, Jacob Potter and Jackson Cornelison

Section Leaders:

Piccolo: Brenna Seymour and Angelyn Traylor

Clarinet: Kaitlyn Burnside and Courtney Wales

Alto Saxophone: Rebecca Marchman and Katie Morgan

Tenor Saxophone: Paige Lenssen

Trumpet: Jimmy Kaczmarek, Brady McNeil and Taylor Hall

Horn: Josh Huggins and A.J. Matthews

Trombone: Jackie Popper and Clisby Wilson

Baritone: Nathan Humphries

Tuba: Brent Bottenfield and Jake Finn

Congratulations again and War Eagle!

The Twenty-first Annual Auburn Honor Band Festival will be held on the Auburn University campus this weekend, February 9-11, 2012.   From nearly 850 nominations received from high school band directors, approximately 225 top high school musicians will participate in a weekend of concerts, rehearsals, and social activities.   The Festival is hosted by the Auburn University Bands in conjunction with the Department of Music and College of Liberal Arts. The festival involves students from over 125 high schools and represents twelve different states.

Participants were selected for the festival through a competitive online application and their band director’s recommendation. Upon arrival in Auburn, the talented musicians will audition again for chair placement in the three bands, designated as “Wind Ensemble,” “Tiger,” and “Eagle.”

Guest composer/clinician for the weekend will be David Gillingham. Professor Gillingham will guest conduct one of his original compositions with each ensemble. Dr. Gillingham has an international reputation for the works he has written for band and percussion. Guest conductors for the weekend will be Frank Wickes, Carruth Alumni Professor of Emeritus, served as Director of Bands at Louisiana State University from 1980-2010, will conduct the Symphonic Wind Ensemble; Jeff Bianchi, retired Director of Bands at James Madison High School, and current conductor of the American Youth Symphonic Orchestra, will conduct the Tiger Band; and John Casagrande, current retired Director of Bands at W.T. Woodson and current Adjunct Professor at George Mason University, conduct the Eagle Band.

The three bands will present the finale concert on Saturday, February 11, at 11:00 a.m. at the Auburn Performing Arts Center located at Auburn High School. The concert is free and the public is invited.

A highlight of the festival will be a special “Host Night” concert for the participants by the Auburn University Symphonic Winds and Jazz Ensemble on Friday evening, February 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Auburn High School Performing Arts Center. Dr. Rick Good, Director of Bands at Auburn University will direct the Symphonic Winds and Dr. Michael Pendowski, Jazz Ensemble Director and Applied Saxophone Instructor, will direct the AU Jazz Ensemble.

The concert is free and the public is invited to attend.

Contact:    Dr. Rick Good
(334) 844-4166

If you are interested in becoming part of the 2012 AUMB Tiger Eyes, you can register online for the upcoming audition clinic on February 25th.  Go to the Tiger Eyes Audition page for more details!