BandWagon
What makes BANDWAGON different from other band-related podcasts? Rather than focusing only on music education topics, it’s meant for anybody who ever did band. And in a world where not everybody “gets” band, it can be a challenge for people who do. With news, commentary, and advocacy from the band world (concert and marching; scholastic, community, and service bands), and entertaining conversations with band leaders and participants alike ... this podcast aims to create community through band: to be a resource and a refuge for band geeks.
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Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
SHOW NOTES
Episode 054 • March 24, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• News item title: Equity Arc band students stage alternate concert with military band vets
www.cbsnews.com/news/concert-cancellation-trump-administration-dei-order-60-minutes-transcript/
symphony.org/following-trump-cancellation-of-dei-initiatives-veteran-military-musicians-step-in-to-perform-with-equity-arc-students/
Full concert: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E48GgDX2NCA
• News item title: Temple bands premiere “Only Moments to Live” saxophone concerto
news.temple.edu/news/2025-03-10/temple-university-wind-symphony-perform-world-premiere-only-moments-live
Full concert: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHo6y1-11Vk
SECOND STRAIN
Topic: A COVID-era band commission
The final product: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bth5t7gvi2blv19twjtz9/Twenty21_WSHSBandFinal2.mp4?rlkey=f5rrbuvw1gaedfnji7nhmh6je&st=wqtavsxt&dl=0
TRIO
This week’s interview guest: RICHARD SARGENT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nome_Public_Schools
Ritmos de la Tierra: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAr-T0YlHwY&list=PLUywWOH328SfUyNQKKPLRTm8LVwt2jA_F
DOGFIGHT
Topic: a March Madness story involving the University of Michigan pep band
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKbKLRjSx9s
CODA
Topic: Yet another pithy quote, from “Owl at the Library”
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bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq
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Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
SHOW NOTES
Episode 053 • March 17, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• Kansas community creates pep band for director-less school district
www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/community-steps-up-to-create-pep-band-with-no-band-teacher/
• Minnesota community musicians populate “second” school pep band
www.northernnewsnow.com/2025/03/08/community-musicians-step-pep-band-hibbing-basketball-game/
SECOND STRAIN
Topic: Crying Piccolo Girl, Ten Years Later
The game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN1Zwi01g1s
On the Tonight Show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJfBWrjcl4I
Where are they now? www.youtube.com/shorts/wR8yVWBN3Ao
TRIO
This week’s interview guest: KEVIN CHAROENSRI
Website: kevin-c-music.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/kevin_charoensri_music/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kevin.charoensri
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@KevinCharoensri
www.windrep.org/Kevin_Charoensri
www.pacificsymphony.org/artist-details/796/kevin-charoensri
sdvoyager.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-kevin-charoensri-of-carlsbad/
“Rising Light”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tHVQVs95yQ
“Regneration”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDospQEE8Kg
“To the Fullest”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_A3ItTGeD0
“A Jasmine Tree:” www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOfUa60btks
DOGFIGHT
Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: More March Madness
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Boston_University_Terriers_men%27s_basketball_team
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Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
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Episode 052 • March 10, 2025
SECOND STRAIN
Topic: Immigration raids on band trips?
www.texastribune.org/2025/02/05/alice-texas-buses-students-citizenship-border-patrol/
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-texas/article/alice-isd-texas-border-patrol-20151047.php
klaq.com/border-patrol-new-mexico-school-bus/
www.koat.com/article/border-patrol-boards-bus-carrying-las-cruces-students/63891184
www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-arrests-at-schools-students-teachers-immigration-raids
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Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
SHOW NOTES
Episode 051 • March 3, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• News item title: Marching band from Michigan plays for the Pope
www.wsjm.com/2025/02/20/marching-band-from-michigan-plays-for-the-pope/
• News item title: Band practice facility approved by WVU Board of Governors
www.dominionpost.com/2025/02/21/wvu-bog-selects-new-university-president-oks-start-of-construction-for-pride-practice-facility/
SECOND STRAIN
Topic: Band, and the First Amendment
www.facebook.com/kevin.charoensri/posts/pfbid0RJYcys2rWoLTSGnik13QoG3RCfZxa2BazQRuXvTBfpKM9wAQVRKhcPQvkunybePzl
Rising Light: available score and parts: murphymusicpress.com/products/cb5-1029
performance video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tHVQVs95yQ
TRIO
This week’s interview guest: FRANK BATTISTI
necmusic.edu/faculty/frank-l-battisti/
giamusic.com/artists/frank-battisti
"The Winds of Change": www.amazon.com/Winds-Change-Evolution-Contemporary-Conductor/dp/0634045229
Interview video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpBEOdg2v_U
Gunther Schuller Society oral history interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exe6vZnuhBI
"Director's Circle Podcast" interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzZtpOPg4_s
DOGFIGHT
Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: The Budapest Winds
www.youtube.com/@michaelbarrymusic/videos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Johnston_Turner
CODA
Topic: A pre-March Madness observation
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
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Episode 050 • February 24, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• News item title: “Commandant’s Own” luminary retires after 23 years
www.facebook.com/USMC.DRUMCORPS/posts/pfbid02fUEnFdeBRJfwkAUtw1BsAdBH9irsKhHMwQFG9Yc2YRhoqmvC9yPaKR4UKaGDanzSl
www.instagram.com/p/DFyRySgzQ0y/
SECOND STRAIN
Topic: Less Strictly-Resume-Based Questions
TRIO
Highlights from Trio-section interviews, Episodes 26-49
DOGFIGHT
Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: “For Whom the Band Tolls”
www.metallica.com/news/2025-02-12-marching-band-year-two-winners.html
CODA
Topic: Let’s See If I Can Keep a Secret
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Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
SHOW NOTES
Episode 049 • February 17, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• Mike Nicholson unanimously elected president of Massachusetts Mayors Association
www.northcentralmass.com/mayor-michael-nicholson-elected-president-of-massachusetts-mayors-association/
www.mma.org/2025-mma-board-of-directors-installed/
www.mma.org/members/mayors/
• Cox Forbes to co-present Drum Major Crash Course
www.mdmea.org/2025-annual-state-conference
www.mdmea.org/_files/ugd/793987_ad2b260803534a28bcd805449a8822ed.pdf
www.facebook.com/ScottCEngel/posts/pfbid0jQ3huGXD2vY75bCJinajzMwM1RCzpWnNewR4VD6dJiux7YQ8zWgNLFe2inhP46Yzl
SECOND STRAIN
Topic: Super Bowl bands, and coverage, and wastelands
BANDS OF THE SUPER BOWL PARADE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN5GYC93kCI
www.wbgo.org/music/2025-02-10/jazz-shines-at-the-super-bowl-lix-pregame-show
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/full-list-of-every-super-bowl-halftime-performer-in-history-kendrick-lamar-usher-rihanna-beyonce-and-more/
TRIO
This week’s interview guest: TIM HEASLEY
Tim Heasley: www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/directory/timothy_heasley.html
BC Drumline: www.bcdrumline.org/tim-heasley.html
Golden Empire Drum & Bugle Corps: www.instagram.com/gedrumcorps/
Golden Empire Performing Arts: www.geperformingarts.org/
www.dci.org/news/2020-dci-directors-of-the-year
www.dci.org/news/golden-empire-realizing-championship-dreams-in-fifth-season
issuu.com/drumcorpsinternational/docs/dci_summer2015_v9n1
www.therip.com/features/2014/02/20/golden-empire-ready-for-next-step/
playbill.com/playbillpagegallery/inside-playbill?asset=00000150-ac7f-d16d-a550-ec7f95ae0001#carousel-cell198660
DOGFIGHT
Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: Elton John’s favorite composer
www.loc.gov/events/gershwin-prize/about-this-event/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gershwin_Prize
CODA
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Monday Feb 10, 2025
Monday Feb 10, 2025
SHOW NOTES
Episode 048 • February 10, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• Band dads save the day in WGI active-shooter incident
www.fox26houston.com/news/pearland-band-dads-take-down-active-shooter-pasadena-school
www.facebook.com/WGIsportofthearts/posts/pfbid02hXvbyXKMoJJPCkPsotWnCuGfmhvnWBDU7fH3wxRyoPZNpFYY29fU8PWjDFgjBmr1l
• Obituary: Claudia Bissett
www.lordfuneralhome.com/obituary/Claudia-Bissett
www.straffordwindsymphony.org/scholarship
Cate Park Band: www.facebook.com/groups/264972450264010
Mail contributions to Cate Park Band, c/o Tom Bissett, 109 Gov. Wentworth Hwy., Mirror Lake, New Hampshire 03853
SECOND STRAIN
Topic: Bands and protest events
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/2/2300892/-What-about-fifty-marches-in-fifty-state-capitals
TRIO
This week’s interview guest: GEORGE OSORIO
www.facebook.com/groups/WindBandRep/
www.facebook.com/george.osorio
www.instagram.com/gdr.18/
Southland Wind Ensemble: www.instagram.com/southlandwindensemble/
www.facebook.com/southlandwindensemble
DOGFIGHT
Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: Famous Persons Who Once Were In Band
betweenbands.org/famouspeoplewhooncewereinband.html
CODA
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Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
SHOW NOTES
Episode 047 • February 3, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• University of Kansas names new assistant director of bands
www.facebook.com/KUmusic/posts/pfbid02Puw3Lc7Pip5LvL8v3dqAHA1chr9V6mfwGAkM5FnumBdM3yYVKx9836tvVisJYF64l
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway honors retiring Purdue band director
www.wlfi.com/news/ims-honors-jay-gephart/article_bc89b05c-d9cd-11ef-be08-97e3d0c4256f.html
SECOND STRAIN
Topic: An approach to the Star-Spangled Banner
TRIO
This week: an extended thought, inspired by a Star Trek podcast
TrekCulture website: www.youtube.com/@TrekCulture
TrekCulture podcast: www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/t88t5-17ad83/TrekCulture-Podcast
The podcast episode in question: www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/DIR2381EEE8QWXRJ
DOGFIGHT
Topic: Noel Casler’s story about Prince, the Super Bowl, and the FAMU Band
CODA
Topic: A critical thinking quote
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Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
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Episode 046 • January 27, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• News item title: Tennessee State University removes band director, launches investigation
www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2025/01/16/tsu-band-director-reginald-mcdonald-leave-investigation/77748128007/
SECOND STRAIN
Topic: A Wee Confession, about podcast interview statistics, and other things
www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045224
TRIO
This week’s interview guest: ROBERT SPITTAL
www.robertspittal.com/
soundcloud.com/robert-spittal
SPITTAL “Concerto for Wind Ensemble”: soundcloud.com/robert-spittal/concerto-for-wind-ensemble
SPITTAL “Consort for Ten Winds”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Ki61fvuKo
SPITTAL “Scherzo: Cat and Mouse”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlGUJOoj_8Q
SPITTAL “Pacem”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H3SAdP-vgU
giamusic.com/resource/teaching-music-through-performance-in-band-volume-6-grades-2-3-recording-cd683
DOGFIGHT
Topic: a District Festival Band story
CODA
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Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
SHOW NOTES
Episode 045 • January 20, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• Meta’s content moderation policy changes, and how they affect wee podcasters
“I can help you do a better podcast” influencers:
Katie Steckly: www.youtube.com/@katie/videos
Pat Flynn: www.youtube.com/channel/UCGk1LitxAZVnqQn0_nt5qxw
Gordon Firemark (legal issues): firemark.com/
SECOND STRAIN
Topic: HBCU marching band invited to Presidential Inauguration faces backlash
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/01/07/hbcu-marching-band-invited-inauguration-faces-backlash
TRIO
This week’s interview guest: JAMES MINNIX
jamesminnix.com
www.hartford.edu/directory/hartt/minnix-james.aspx
www.ccsu.edu/article/here-lead-band
www.facebook.com/story.php?id=100063517661911&story_fbid=972623411531572
DOGFIGHT
Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: The 1985 Presidential Inauguration
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Ronald_Reagan
www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-21-mn-14177-story.html
news.google.com/newspapers?id=7VhWAAAAIBAJ&pg=5268%2C2853263
CODA
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Drawing on his experience in scholastic bands as a participant, instructor and designer, his more than two decades as a church musician, his work as a college band director, and his current work as a community band conductor, Rob has broad insight into the world of winds and percussion -- and yet there's so much more he wants to learn!
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