Keeping Busy

Hello again!

Well, I believe it's safe to say that we keep busy in the music department at Marian University. The newly named Steffen Music Center is bustling with students, music and the sounds of construction.

As many of you already know, we are currently in the last stretch of Phase One of the Steffen Music Center expansion and hope to begin soon on the fundraising of Phase Two which will add more practice rooms, offices, studios, classrooms and more. Phase One is 6,500 square feet which includes a large rehearsal hall, practice rooms, uniform and instrument storage room and percussion studio. If all continues to stay on schedule, on January 1, 2010, Phase One will officially be open and ready for use by the many instrumental ensembles and music department events.

The MU Bands has also been keeping busy with the bands with recent performances at home football games, celebrating Band Day 2009 (Band Day 2010 is scheduled for September 11, 2010-mark it down!), drumline performances and run out performances with the Marian University Wind Ensemble to Oldenburg and Mishawaka, Indiana.

The photo to to the right is an arial view of the Marian University Wind Ensemble warming up before their performance for the Sister of Saint Francis in Oldenburg, Indiana.

If you're interested in seeing more picutres of our trips and many performances of the MU Bands, I encourage you to check out our Facebook page under Marian University Bands!

I'll see you next week!