Current Band News

Dear Fellow WT Band Alumni, I hope that this message finds you having had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We certainly have many things for which to be grateful as we head…

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, cc*******@wt***.edu CANYON, Texas — A trio of bands will close out the fall semester with an evening of music at West Texas A&M University. The…

Dear WT Band friends, I’m temporarily abandoning my “Last Chair 3rd Clarinet” position in the Abilene Community Band to conduct Leroy Anderson’s A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL in our annual Christmas Concert…

Copy by Chip Chandler, cc*******@wt***.edu CANYON, Texas — A West Texas A&M University student won a statewide woodwind competition and will compete among winners from three other states. Dillon Martin,…

Come experience the talents of the WTAMU Saxophone Studio as our students take the stage at Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall assisted by Mila Abbasova on piano. This recital will…

The WTAMU Symphonic Band will be performing a concert in Carnegie Hall on Thursday, March 13, 2025. It has been 35 years since our last performance in Carnegie Hall. Those…

I recently had an opportunity to sit and visit with Dave Ritter, former trumpet professor at WTSU/WTAMU. Dave has played trumpet for 78 years! He taught many of us to…

The WT Saxophone Studio will welcome guest artist Jacob Nance, a doctoral candidate at Michigan State University, for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 in the Sybil B. Harrington…

Today we feature the halftime performance of the WTAMU Marching Band at the 9/14/2024 game against Western Colorado University.

Our very own WT Symphonic Band will be performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City! Come join us on March 13th, 2025 for an unforgettable performance! You asked so…