Events

Reunion Weekend 2016: June 4

Reunion is coming! Which means we hope to see you at the University’s reception for alumni of Columbia instrumental and singing groups, set for Saturday, June 4 at 4 p.m. in Lerner room 555 and is complimentary.

Even if you aren’t a member of a ‘x1 or ‘x6 class, we hope you’ll join us. We’ll be back to you with location and other details, but at this point it looks as if we can expect to be joined (and serenaded) by kids with musical instruments, and we’re pretty sure Columbia will offer us something to eat and drink.

You can register for the event here, and check out the full schedule of events here.

If you are a member of a five-year or ten-year reunion class, incidentally, we’re told you can earmark your reunion donation to the Columbia University Marching Band or Columbia University Wind Ensemble and have it count towards your class total. Ask your school’s alumni office how to make this happen. Columbia’s future alumni instrumentalists will be thrilled.

We hope to see you on June 4!

Posted by Peter Andrews in Events, News

Homecoming 2015 Schedule

Homecoming is almost here!

Homecoming is almost here!

It’s almost time for our first Homecoming under the New Era of Columbia Football, with our annual gathering at Baker Field and then an informal get-together in the evening near campus, at 1020 Bar. Here’s our schedule for the day, Saturday, October 17.

1:30-3:00 – Come to the CUBAA table in the alumni tent at Baker Field to schmooze with other Band and Wind Ensemble alums, watch clips from Meet the Professor (the Band has a starring role in this 1935 short film) and buy copies of the Carnegie Hall CDs.

3:00-6:30ish – Cheer along with the Band as we watch the Lions play the Quakers. Bring your instrument and play along if you feel like it! The Band welcomes alumni participation. FYI, kick off is at 3:30. Halftime is estimated to start around 4:45.

8:00 – Join us at 1020 Bar on Amsterdam between 110th and 111th for an alumni-band event that hopefully will include some singing. The bar’s management knows we’re coming and will be setting aside the back of the space for us.

And finally, take a moment to listen to NPR’s podcast series on the latest iteration of the football program. Guess who provided some of the music for some of the episodes? The band!

Hope to see you all on the 17th, either in the stands or at 1020.

 

Posted by Peter Andrews in Events

Homecoming 2015 – Save the Date!

September is here, which means one thing: band season is about to start! We’re planning to have our annual reunion at Homecoming on October 17 – but we’re also adding a twist this year. In addition to our regular gathering up at Baker Field, we’re going to be getting together with the current band to have an evening of singing after the game. We’re still hammering out details but mark the date in your calendar!

Also, we’ll have a table in the big tent on the day of the game and will be selling CDs of the band’s appearance at Carnegie Hall.

Homecoming 2015
Columbia vs. Penn
Saturday October 17, 2015

Kickoff: 3:30 PM (halftime is estimated at around 4:45).

After game gathering: around 8:00 at the Morningside campus.

Posted by Peter Andrews in Events, News