Travel/Festivals

Living in the northern Chicago suburbs, I’m a proud Chicago Cubs fan. And as I write this, they are poised to possibly win their first World Series in...

We lived in the Boulder, Colorado, area for nearly 15 years. If you’ve ever been there, you know that it is a bit of an eclectic place. Legally...

Many of us have just completed another summer of performing in community summer bands or orchestras— the once per week, concert in the park ensembles that play a...

As the fall semester draws to an end, many students and directors are turning their musical efforts to the preparations necessary for concert festival and solo and ensemble...

It was the one thing I remember from my first meeting with my college engineering counselor. “You don’t have time for band.”

Do you remember the story of Jean-Baptiste Lully from music history class? (You WERE paying attention in music history class, right?) A French composer of the Baroque Period,...

As a choir director and employee at a music travel company, I can say without a doubt that every traveling ensemble undergoes a transformation at the end of...

There’s no doubt that band travel is a big recruitment tool for band directors. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company owns and operates 11 parks throughout North America.

It’s a phrase I’ve heard countless times: “It’s our big trip year.”