EWU band marches on Jody Lawrence-Turner The Spokesman-Review
Eastern Washington University officials have reversed their decision to discontinue the marching band, they announced this afternoon.
Faced with $13.3 million in budget cuts, the college had decided to cut marching band, which would have saved about $30,000 this year.
“EWU has faced severe budget reductions in the past six months and eliminating the band seemed like one of many budget reduction possibilities,” Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs John Mason said in a press release. “But recent robust enrollment projections, not available at the time the University’s budget reduction plan was adopted, mean the University will have funds to support the marching band.”
Eastern’s music department is currently making plans to hire a new band director to work with the nearly 100 students who make up the Eagle marching band, said college spokeswoman Teresa Conway.
Yeah, I wish our band was as good as Montana's. For those of you who haven't heard them, I found this clip of them doing a private gig for their state guv'na.
Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:Yeah, I wish our band was as good as Montana's. For those of you who haven't heard them, I found this clip of them doing a private gig for their state guv'na.
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Yes that was a glorious day.
That's especially funny to me as a friend and I were just talking about scenes from O Brother yesterday in my office and that scene was part of the conversation.
"I don't mean to speak out of turn here fella's but there's a man inside that'll pay you for singing into a can."
Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:Yeah, I wish our band was as good as Montana's. For those of you who haven't heard them, I found this clip of them doing a private gig for their state guv'na.
[youtube][/youtube]
Yes that was a glorious day.
That's especially funny to me as a friend and I were just talking about scenes from O Brother yesterday in my office and that scene was part of the conversation.
"I don't mean to speak out of turn here fella's but there's a man inside that'll pay you for singing into a can."
