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In 1947, Kappa Kappa Psi created its first National Intercollegiate Band, a band composed of musicians from universities across the United States.Since 1953, the national chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma have commissioned a new work for wind band to be premiered at the National Intercollegiate Band concert.
Symphonic Songs is scored for piccolo, flutes 1-2, oboe 1, oboe 2 (dbl. Eng. horn), bassoons 1-2, E ♭ clarinet, Solo-1st-2nd-3rd B ♭ clarinets, E ♭ alto clarinet, B ♭ bass clarinet, E ♭ alto saxophones 1-2, B ♭ tenor saxophone, E ♭ baritone saxophone, B ♭ trumpets 1-2, Solo-1st-2nd-3rd B ♭ cornets, F horns 1-2-3-4, trombones 1-2-3, euphonium, tuba, string bass, drums, and ...
List of works commissioned by Kappa Kappa Psi or Tau Beta Sigma – a list of all concert band works commissioned by Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, National Honorary Band Fraternity and Sorority, or chapters of either organization. Symphonies for concert band; Heritage of the March recording series
The National Intercollegiate Band (NIB) is a concert band, sponsored by honorary band fraternity and sorority Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, that performs every two years at the national convention of the two organizations. Organized in 1947, the NIB is the oldest national intercollegiate band in the United States, and is open to all ...
Tau Beta Sigma was founded at Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) by Wava Banes (Turner Henry). [1] Due to corporation laws in the state of Texas at the time, however, the Texas Tech sisters surrendered their name, ritual, jewelry, constitution and Alpha chapter designation in January 1946 to the local band sorority at Oklahoma State University. [1]
This is a list of chapters and colonies of Tau Beta Sigma (ΤΒΣ), National Honorary Band Sorority. Over 200 chapters of Tau Beta Sigma have been established in the United States since 1946, which are organized into six separate districts.
The Longhorn Band was founded in 1900 by distinguished professor of chemistry, Dr. Eugene P. Schoch.With Dr. H. E. Baxter, the first director of the Longhorn Band, they purchased $150 worth of instruments from a local pawn shop and recruited 16 students to make up the band. Dr. Baxter served as the director for five years before stepping aside, after which Dr. Schoch took full control of the ...
In 2000 clarinetist and entrepreneur Morrie Backun opened a small repair shop for woodwind instruments with two employees. After having been commissioned by J. Wesley (Wes) Foster, Principal Clarinet of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to overhaul one of his clarinets, Backun was unable to complete the project, as the original barrel of the instrument was missing.