Tag: Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
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First Female Drum Major at USC Joining 2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
New beginnings are coming to the USC Trojan Marching Band as the first female drum major for the band has been named. India Anderson, a tuba player who will be a junior in 2019-2020, is thrilled for the opportunity. In an interview with KABC-TV Los Angeles, Anderson said that it’s “something I really wanted, I…
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Disneyland Resort All-American College Band Audition Information Released for Those Ready to Make Musical Magic in 2019
The 2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band audition schedule has been updated and finalized. In a post on their official Facebook page, the band shared where and how potential band members can audition. Along with the audition schedule, the band also shared qualifications to be in the band and also for the auditions. Here is…
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Audition Dates Announced for the 2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
The audition dates and locations for the 2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band have been announced. Currently just the dates and locations have been announced, not the times or other audition details. Expect more details to be released in the coming weeks. Here are the current audition dates/locations: January 11, 2019 – Reno, Nevada January…
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2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band Performs with Jazz Great Sal Lozano As Summer of Magical Music Comes to a Close
The summer of 2018 is about to draw to a close. With it, the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band is wrapping up its season. This has been a summer full of magical musical performances on weekday evenings. There have been several great clinicians that have performed with them at the Royal TheaThetre this summer.…
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John Clayton Gets Jazzy With The 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
The summer series of guest clinicians continues with the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band. As their season comes to a close, John Clayton was the most recent jazz great to work with the band. On Thursday, August 2nd, he led the band during a set that had a nice variety of jazz. John Clayton…
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Photo Report: Extreme Heat Chases Away Crowds at Disneyland
An extreme heat wave has come across Southern California. With it, temperatures reached new records in the Southland. At Disneyland, the temperature reached 114 degrees Fahrenheit on Friday. The heat brought about attraction closures and the Pixar Play Parade was canceled. It also chased away the crowds that so often fill the Disneyland Resort during the…
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Internationally Renown Jazz Drummer Steve Houghton Jams with 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
As the summer continues, more clinicians are performing with the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band. This week, Steve Houghton came to Disneyland to work with, and perform with, the college band. Houghton is a jazz drummer who was in the very first college band in 1973. Since then, he has gone on to become…
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 838
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This week there are a lot of things to talk about in the geek and Disney communities. First off, it was announced today that there are new Chief Creative Officers at both Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Jennifer Lee will hold this role at Disney and Pete Docter at Pixar. The…
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2018 Disneyland All-American College Band Kicks off Summer at the Disneyland Resort
The 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band has begun its season at the Disneyland Resort. On Thursday June 14, this year’s band started its summer’s performances in Town Square for the Patriotic Flag Retreat. The band was led by student director Nathan Hatton, who was a member of the 2017 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band.…
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Pre-Auditions Begin for 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
The process for picking the 2018 Disneyland resort All-American College Band has begun. In a post on their official Facebook Page today, the band announced the process for auditioning has begun. The band performs each summer throughout the Disneyland Resort. Here are videos of the 2017 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band: Here is what was…
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Gordon Goodwin and Disneyland Resort 2017 All-American College Band Take To The Royal Theater
This week in Fantasyland’s Royal Theater, the 2017 Disneyland Resort All-American College band was joined by guest clinician and Grammy Award winner Gordon Goodwin for a very special concert. Goodwin began his partnership with Disney when he was employed as a musician at the Disneyland Resort. Later on, Disney approached Goodwin to write a musical…
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Steve Houghton and Disneyland Resort 2017 All-American College Band Jazz Up the Night!
The Disneyland Resort got jazzed up last night as Steve Houghton joined the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band for a very special set. Shortly after 7, the band began its concert at the Fantasy Faire Royal Theatre. Throughout the summer the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band is joined by multiple guest clinicians. Steve Houghton, a…
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Disneyland Summer Fun – Geeks Corner – Episode 638
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week we celebrate summer at Disneyland! Before talking about Disneyland though, it’s time to talk Pixar and Star Wars! The Han Solo movie is searching for new directors. The old ones were fired by Lucasfilm. The geeks discuss who should replace them for this Star Wars movie. Who would you…
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Disneyland Resort 2017 All-American College Band Arrives for a Summer of Musical Fun!
The Disneyland Resort All-American College Band returned to the Disneyland Resort yesterday. Under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy the band will be performing for nine weeks this summer in both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. The season this year began with the patriotic flag retreat in Town Square on Main Street, USA. The next…
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Disney Posts Audition Info for 2017 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
The Disneyland Resort All-American College Band is a perennial fan favorite every summer. This band made up of college and university students from around the country represent the best of the best as they perform both jazz and marching band sets throughout the Resort. The band inspires students yearly to want to improve their craft and…
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Drummers Descend on Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
This week some very talented drummers descended on the 2016 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band. The band was joined by two guest clinicians throughout the week, Steve Houghton on Thursday and Gregg Field on Saturday. On each of these days, director Dr. Ron McCurdy stepped back and enjoyed the show as these talented musicians led…
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If It’s Important, Bronze It – Geeks Corner – Episode 540
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week, things are probably going to get a little bit weird. Apparently Captain America is becoming a massive bronze statue. So the question then becomes, who/what else should be honored by being bronzed? During the discussion, a game of Star Wars Jeopardy is played by the Geeks Corner cast and those…
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5 Songs You Must See Performed Live by the Disneyland Resort 2016 All-American College Band
Summer is in full swing at the Disneyland Resort and that means that the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band is performing daily (Tuesday-Saturday) in Disney California Adventure and also Disneyland. Each year, this energetic group of musicians delight guests throughout the Resort as they perform both sitting down Jazz sets and also standing up marching band sets.…
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Marvel’s Most Wanted Jungle Cruise – Geeks Corner – Episode 447
Welcome to this week’s episode of Geeks Corner! This week there is a lot to talk about. The wide range of topics includ Yamaha renewing sponsorship of Disneyland’s instruments and the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, to Star Wars Land, Digested Disney, and even Marvel’s Most Wanted. Which one are you most excited about? Here is…
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The First Order & D23 Expo – Geeks Corner – Episode 445
Welcome to this week’s episode of Geeks Corner! What started out as seeming like a slow week has definitely ended up picking up speed as we got closer to taping time. If you didn’t know, we film Geeks Corner live on Tuesday nights at 9:30 pst. All that being said, feel free to join us…
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Summer Arrives at Disneyland – Geeks Corner – Episode 438
Summer has officially arrived at Disneyland. That means it is hot. That also means the return of the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band! This week on Geeks Corner it’s time to geek out about the band (https://www.dapsmagic.com/2015/06/18/disneyland-resort-all-american-college-band-returns-for-45th-season/). It’s also time to chat about Inside Out and the Inside Out pre-parade (https://www.dapsmagic.com/2015/06/19/disney-pixars-inside-out-arrives-at-the-disneyland-resort/) that can now be…
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Disneyland Resort All-American College Band Returns for 45th Season
Today marks the first day of performances for the 2015 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band. Under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy, the band will be appearing in both Disney California Adventure and Disneyland throughout the afternoon and into the evening. The band is comprised of 21 young musicians from colleges and universities from around…
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2013 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band Audition Dates Announced
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs The dates and locations for the 2013 Disneyland All-American College Band auditions have been announced on www.disneyauditions.com. They are as follows: January 19, 2013 – Chicago, IL January 20, 2013 – Ft. Worth, TX January 26, 2013 – Jacksonville, FL January 27, 2013 – Miami, FL February…