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Thanks so much to those of you listening to the collection of music here on BandSir.com! A while back, I received this email from Erik Ronningen, ’64 & ‘66JC, recommending that BandSir add a category of records by academic year.  I thought this was a great idea and so as of now, you’ll see the additional main menu item titled “Concert Band Records – by Academic Year.” It is right next to the alphabetical list of concert records which has been labeled as such. One of the things that has made the identification of the years in which the records were … Get your chin in and keep reading…

The BandSir.com site has been successfully transitioned to a new media player which ought to work for everyone and the software with the security vulnerability has been removed from the site.  Everything should play just fine on any browser and on any operating system. Thanks as always for your patience. If you find errors in the track listings, design, or any other error, please let me know so I can get it fixed.  I don’t always check in on the site, so I rely on you to let me know when you encounter something that doesn’t work anymore. Please send … Get your chin in and keep reading…

While digging through an old box, I came across a newspaper clipping from 1976. In it, the article documented in my hometown newspaper, the Fostoria Review Times, the fanfare trumpets’ participation in Queen Elizabeth’s visit to the United States in July 1976. A small contingent of Bandies was called back to perform on the grand staircase inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  The text of the article that follows also describes how the fanfare trumpets came to be a part of the VFMA Band. But the arrival of the fanfare trumpets at VF is just part of the story.  Click … Get your chin in and keep reading…