Adrian College Bands

Dr. Marty Marks, Director of Bands mmarks@adrian.edu

The Adrian Concert / Marching Band, Fall 2007

Clip from "The Strategic Air Command Concert March" by J. Clifton Williams

Performed April 6, 2007

The Adrian College Bands consist of the Concert/Marching Band, the Jazz Band and the Pep Band. These ensembles are made up of students from across the campus, including music majors as well as students from almost every other academic department. Many of the students choose to take private lessons on their instrument. The bands regularly perform throughout the year for special events and concerts.

The 2008-09 Concert / Marching Band is currently made up of 70 students. This fall, band members will prepare and perform three field shows and march in the Adrian College Homecoming Parade. In the Spring, the band will rehearse and perform traditional concert band literature in Dawson Auditorium. Check the schedule for their upcoming rehearsals and concerts.

The Adrian College Jazz Band rehearses and performs Big Band charts throughout the year in Dawson Auditorium and at special events on campus and in the community. Every spring, they take part in the annual Lenawee County Jazz Festival.

The Pep Band is a select group of students who play at home basketball and hockey games. Students may enroll for work-study hours and receive pay for their participation in the Pep Band.

GET INVOLVED: Research in 2007 shows that almost three-quarters of today's business executives (73%) were involved in some type of music program while in school. Just over three quarters (77%) recommend their children get involved in music at their schools and just under half (47%) support music programs by donating money. Cumulatively, the longer that executives participated in music programs, the more successful they became in life.