Episode 29: "Long Story Medium"

SHOW NOTES

Episode 029 • September 9, 2024

 

 

FIRST STRAIN

 

News ‘n’ Notes:

 

• Calvin University Launches New Marching Band Program

 

https://calvin.edu/stories/calvin-university-launches-new-marching-band-program-led-veteran-director

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx-moGS3nzw

 

• Obituary: Pennsylvania band director Gregory Shreckengost

 

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/leader-vindicator/name/gregory-shreckengost-obituary?id=56171187

 

 

 

SECOND STRAIN

 

Topic: Quiet Dignity and Grace After a World-Class Error

 

BBC news story: www.bbc.com/news/articles/clylrzgzxn8o

 

Original RSPBA championship results announcement: pipingpress.com/2024/08/17/worlds-2024-results-inveraray-for-the-third-time/

 

Correction: https://pipingpress.com/2022/08/19/rspba-admits-error-in-4b-result-at-worlds/

 

And: www.pipesdrums.com/article/rspba-publishes-incorrect-worlds-grade-1-overall-result-sfu-confirmed-third-as-announced/

 

Post-championships opinion piece: pipingpress.com/2019/08/24/observations-on-the-world-pipe-band-championships/

 

More on the World Pipe Band Championships: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Pipe_Band_Championships

 

 

TRIO

 

Topic: Uxbridge HS Band, 25 Years Later

 

 

DOGFIGHT

 

Topic: Mean, Nasty, Ugly Things

 

 

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