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The Lanier Middle School Band in Fairfax Virginia will be combined with 18 of the nation’s finest musicians in a one-of-a-kind, active music-making environment. Attendees will witness Mr. Etheridge demonstrate how this parallel performance serves to introduce musical concepts and dramatically improve performance skills for students of all levels of performance ability. More »

Kirk Whalum performs live on Banddirector.com at the Seldom Blues Jazz Club in Detroit, MI. More »

The Medalist Concert Band will present A Grand Tradition, a program celebrating the group’s fortieth anniversary season, on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. in the Schneider Theater, the Bloomington Center for the Arts. The program, planned by conductor Jerry Luckhardt, will be a retrospective, revisiting the band’s history of performances and some of the individuals who participated in them. Guest artists will include Dr. Earl C. Benson, one of the founders of the band and its sole condu More »

Composer/Conductor David Gillingham will begin composing an original work for Banddirector.com January 2009. David Gillingham and Banddirector.com will document the progress of the composition as it progress. Through Finale files, video and articles updates, band directors and visitors will have the opportunity to view the creative progress of one of country's most sought after composers. Upon completion Dennis Fisher and the University of North Texas Symphonic Band will premiere the compositio More »

Manhattan Beach Music Online Library of Recorded Performances is available for download now! More »

Clarinet artist Sott Kurtzweil will hosted an interactive master class session for Troy students and banddirector.com visitors from around the country.

Scott performed on clarinet and talked to the group about factors related to live performance, i.e. preparation, performance anxiety, musicality and what it's like to be a professional performer. More »

Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association and Banddirector.com will partnered on a Jazz Commission. The creative process of this project was blogged on this page through the premiere of the charts at the Michigan Youth Arts Festival. More »