Columbia vs. Princeton Basketball
If you’re on campus at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 24, come join the Marching Band and alumni as we watch the basketball team take on Princeton. All of our alumni are invited to bring an instrument, sit in the stands, and cheer and play along. Liz Pudel, the head manager, can provide a comp if you email her at ep2648@barnard.edu by February 21. Alternatively, you can buy tickets here or at the door. Join Bandies past and present at a get-together immediately following the game.
Festival Time!
On March 5, the Wind Ensemble will host the ninth annual Columbia Festival of Winds in Lerner Hall. The event includes performances by groups ranging from the Princeton University Wind Ensemble to the concert band from the Mark Twain Intermediate School for the Gifted and Talented in Brooklyn plus, of course, the CUWE.
Aww!
An e-card for your Valentine? Bo-o-oring! Much better: a romantic song played right at your Valentine’s door by members of the Wind Ensemble. To raise money toward the cost of returning to Carnegie Hall for a planned April concert, the group this month advertised its Winds of Love service, which sends a team of musicians to dorm rooms to play a song suitable for the day (sample: “Just the Way You Are”). Cost: $12 for a song, $18 for a song with a red rose.
Got a Bari Sax?
Always looking to beef up its sound, the Marching Band is on the prowl for a serviceable baritone sax. If you’re a lapsed bari player ready to part with yours, or if you know someone willing to sell one cheap, please let us know.
Orgo in Singapore
Next time you find yourself passing through Singapore, check out Orgo, a rooftop bar and restaurant off Marina Bay. The place was launched eight years ago by Nick Yen SEAS91 and his business partner, a Japanese mixologist. Nick wasn’t a Marching Band member but he was a fan. “Yes,” he says, “the name was inspired by Orgo Night.” Drop in and identify yourself as a Band alum, he adds, and he’ll host you for a round. Another reason to keep the Orgo Night tradition alive.
