Tag: All-American
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Audition Dates for 2020 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band Announced as Program Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Disneyland Resort has announced dates for the next Disneyland Resort All-American College Band. The 2020 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band will be a very special band as it will also celebrate the 50th year of the program. The audition was announced on social media and will give aspiring students the opportunity to be a…
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LIVE: The Final Day of the Disneyland Resort 2019 All-American College Band
Today is the final day for the Disneyland Resort 2019 All-American College Band! Throughout the summer, they have performed at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Monday-Friday. Sadly, this all comes to an end after today. The summer has been full of exciting moments as the band has played with guest clinicians and also in the…
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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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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…
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Javon Jackson Performs With the Disneyland Resort 2017 All-American College Band
Jazz saxophonist Javon Jackson performed at Disneyland last night. As part of the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band clinician series, Jackson performed during their sit-down jazz set. Jackson originally rose to prominence by playing with Art Blakey’s band. Throughout his career he has recorded numerous albums. In 2010 he composed a score for the Alfred…
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A Jazzy Night With Jiggs Whigham and the Disneyland Resort 2017 All-American College Band
Throughout each summer the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band has guest clinicians join the band, mentor them, and then perform with them. This week, the band was joined by jazz great Jiggs Whigham. Whigham first garnered attention in the music world when he played with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, directed by Ray McKinley. A couple…
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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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The Force Was Strong as the Disneyland Resort 2016 All-American College Band Said Goodbye
Another summer has come and gone for the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band. For 46 summers, this band has entertained Disneyland guests with their energetic daily performances. Under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy, the band has performed this summer Tuesdays-Saturdays in both Disney California Adventure and Disneyland. They have also performed with many guest…
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D23 Expo and The Last College Band – DAPsCast – Episode 23
For the 23rd DAPsCast episode we are telling a little about the D23 Expo experience and Mr. Daps, Murray, Annie, and Mikey Really Likey’s thoughts particularly on Star Wars Land. We tell a little bit about the upcoming live action movies that were announced at the presentation at the Expo. Finally we play a couple…
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Disneyland Resort All-American College Band Joined by Alumni to Celebrate 45th Anniversary
On Saturday August 1, 2015 guests visiting Disneyland were delighted to experience the 45th anniversary of the All-American College Band Program. The anniversary was celebrated with a special pre-parade performance before Mickey’s Soundsational Parade and began in Town Square, USA in front of the Train Station. The 2015 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band was joined…
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2015 Disneyland All-American College Band Selection Process Begins
The Disneyland All-American College Band program has begun the process of putting together the 2015 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band. The process will begin with a YouTube video submission that will lead to the possibility of an invitation to audition. Here are the details about the audition process that were released on the official Disneyland All-American College…
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2013 Disneyland All-American College Band
On June 20, the 2013 Disneyland All-American College Band made its debut at the Disneyland Resort. This began 11 weeks of performances (Tuesday-Saturday) throughout Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. This year, there were a few changes for those who have followed the Disneyland All-American College Band through the years. There were some different set times…
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2012 Disneyland All-American College Band
The 2012 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy. On this page you can see videos from throughout the summer with the band, it’s guest clinicians, and special events. We hope you enjoy this page!
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2011 Disneyland All-American College Band
The 2011 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy. On this page you can see videos from throughout the summer with the band, it’s guest clinicians, and special events. We hope you enjoy this page! We will continue to add to it as we find more photos and videos from…
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2010 Disneyland All-American College Band
The 2010 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy. On this page you can see videos from throughout the summer with the band, it’s guest clinicians, and special events. We hope you enjoy this page! We will continue to add to it as we find more photos and videos from…
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2009 Disneyland All-American College Band
The 2009 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy. On this page you can see videos from throughout the summer with the band, it’s guest clinicians, and special events. We hope you enjoy this page! We will continue to add to it as we find more photos and videos from…
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2008 Disneyland All-American College Band
The 2008 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy. On this page you can see videos from throughout the summer with the band, it’s guest clinicians, and special events. We hope you enjoy this page! We will continue to add to it as we find more photos and videos from…
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2007 Disneyland All-American College Band
The 2007 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy. On this page you can see videos from throughout the summer with the band, it’s guest clinicians, and special events. We hope you enjoy this page! We will continue to add to it as we find more photos and videos from…
