GOOD LUCK TO ALL OKLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL DRUMLINES IN 2008!
AND ESPECIALLY TO THE FOLLOWING TAUGHT BY OSU PERCUSSIONISTS AND ALUMNI:
Broken Arrow - Spencer Jones, Tom McGillen (alum) Skiatook - Natalie Bean (alum) Cushing - Patrick Hunter (alum) Edmond Memorial - Kevin McDonald (alum) Enid - Joshua White (alum)
Garber - Ryan Winters
Moore - Kenny Martin (alum)
Ponca City - Arlis Henegar (alum)
Putnam City - Brian Isaac
Shawnee - John Slish (alum), Stuart Langsam
Stillwater - Kim Green, Tricia Bovenschen (alum)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FALL 2008:
August 8-10: Marching Percussion Rehearsal (9-9 each day)
August 11-17: OSU Marching Band Preseason
August 14 or 15: ALPHA Week performance (6:45 - Gallagher-Iba Arena)
August 18: CLASSES BEGIN
September 6: OSU vs. houston
September 13: OSU vs. missouri state (alumni band day)
September 27: OSU vs. troy state
October 4: OSU vs. texas a&m
October 10: FALL BREAK
October 18: OSU vs. baylor (homecoming)
October 24: Marching Band Travel Day
October 25: OSU vs. texas (away - full band travel)
October 26: Dallas Cowboys Halftime Performance (Dallas vs. Tampa Bay)
October 30: OSU Percussion Ensembles Concert (8:00pm Seretean Center Concert Hall - $7.00 General Admission / $5.00 Students/Seniors)
November 1: OSU vs. iowa state
November 2: Stuart Langsam, Graduate Percussion Recital - 8:00pm Concert Hall
November 26-28: THANKSGIVING BREAK (yes, 3 days this year, beginning Wednesday)
November 29: OSU vs. ou
January 1: OSU vs. USC - Rose Bowl baby
SPRING 2009:
January 29-31: OMEA State Conference (Tulsa)
February 5: OSU Percussion Ensembles Concert (8:00pm Seretean Center Concert Hall - $7.00 General Admission / $5.00 Students/Seniors)
February 14: Scholarship Auditions (for incoming freshmen and transfer students seeking acceptance into the percussion studio)
April 4: OSU Percussion Ensembles Concert (4:00pm Seretean Center Concert Hall - $7.00 General Admission / $5.00 Students/Seniors) NOTE TIME CHANGE!!!
April 25: OSU Marching Percussion Clinic and First Audition (for everyone - required for those who can't make it on the 27th) 9:00am - 4:00pm
May 2: OSU Marching Percussion Final Auditions (Snares/Tenors begin at 9:00am; Bass/Cymbals/Keyboard begin at 1:30pm)