Category: Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
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2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band Arrives at Disneyland Resort to Prepare for Summer Performances
The 2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band has arrived at the Disneyland Resort. As happens yearly, the band has arrived early to rehearse and prepare for a summer of performances, clinics, and other experiences. The news came from the official Facebook fan page for the band and gives a glimpse at the students who will…
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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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Global to Galactic – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of the DISNEY Reporter! There is a lot of news going on this week that covers Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars! With new trailers, initiatives, casting news, and more, it is a good week to be a Disney geek! We hope you enjoy this week’s DISNEY Reporter! As you watch…
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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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Destination D – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! This week there is a LOT of news to cover. Much of this news is coming out of Destination D: Celebrating Mickey Mouse. From this special event at the Walt Disney World Resort there has been new details about the celebration of Mickey Mouse, attractions in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge,…
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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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The 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band Says Goodbye
On Friday, August 10, the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band said goodbye as the summer wraps up. Under the direction of Nathan Hatton, the band has performed at Disneyland over the course of the last 11 weeks. The day of performances was a wonderful culmination of those 11 weeks. The 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American…
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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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Keep Rockin’ – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 845
After a successful ROCK4CHOC over the weekend, the geeks return to the studio to share about their favorite moments during this special fundraiser. Mickey Mouse is celebrating his 90th birthday and the geeks talk about a special program celebrating this special year. This week is the last week for the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College…
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2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band’s Final Day is Friday August 10
Every summer the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band brings its lively music to guests visiting the happiest place on Earth! This summer has been no different. Since June, the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band has been entertaining guests on weekday evenings. The band, under the direction of student director Nathan Hatton, has performed five sets…
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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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A Night of Humor and Amazing Jazz is Shared by Jiggs Whigham and the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
This week the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band was joined by jazz legend Jiggs Whigham for an incredible concert at the Royal Theatre at Disneyland. Whigham has been returning for over thirty consecutive years as a clinician for the Disneyland Resort College Band. Throughout the concert, Whigham brought a wonderful sense of humor to…
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Wayne Bergeron Takes 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band to New Heights During Royale Theatre Performance
Fresh off performing on the soundtrack for Disney-Pixar’s Incredibles 2, world-renown jazz trumpeter Wayne Bergeron performed with the 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band on Thursday night. This marked ten years that Wayne Bergeron had played with the band during its series of clinicians. Wayne Bergeron once was a member of the Disneyland Band. He also…
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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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Toy Story Land Time – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of DISNEY Reporter! For this week’s Disney and geek headlines, there is a lot to cover. Toy Story Land is now open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Lines stretched throughout this Walt Disney World Resort park as guests waited to enter this morning. DAPS MAGIC has full coverage of this new area…
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Gordon Goodwin Joins 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band for Incredible Night of Jazz
Every summer at the Disneyland Resort the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band returns to bring spirited music to the happiest place on Earth! They perform both marching sets and sit-down jazz sets through the course of any given performance day. On some special days, they are joined by clinicians. These are professional musicians who share their…
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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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Simply Incredible – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to this week’s DISNEY Reporter. Here, we share the top headlines each week from Disney and geek news! This week things start off with the return of the Incredibles in Incredibles 2! DC Sarah wrote the spoiler-free review. Over at Tokyo DisneySea we learned of a new expansion that will be coming. It will…
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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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Rockin’ with the Empire! – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 646
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week there is a ton going on and the Geeks get right at it. Things start off by discussing all the events surrounding CHOC Walk! This includes Taste of Downtown Disney, ROCK4CHOC, and the CHOC Walk itself! DuckTales has returned and was on for an entire day on Disney XD!…
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Disneyland Resort 2017 All-American College Band Says Goodbye!
Friday marked the end of the season for the Disneyland Resort 2017 All-American College Band. The band, which played for 11 weeks this summer, ended the season with a sit-down jazz set. This set took place in the Royal Theatre in Fantasy Faire. The day began with a bit of a hiccup at the Sleeping…
