Coe College Bands
Cedar Rapids, IA
Concert Band is directed by Dr.
William S. Carson, Director of Bands
Dr. Carson is on sabbatical during Fall Term 2016, and Mr. Shanley is conducting the Concert Band
Jazz Band is directed by Steve Shanley, who will also conduct the Concert Band during Fall Term 2016 during Dr. Carson's sabbatical
Fall Term Schedule
Regularly Scheduled Rehearsals -
Aug. 24 through Dec. 7:Mondays, 4:00 5:45 pm
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Most rehearsals will be on stage in Sinclair Auditorium.
Concert Band Performances:
Friday, October 7, Homecoming Showcase Concert, 7:00 p.m. (arrival 6:25 p.m.)
Saturday, October 22, Fall Concert, 7:00 p.m. (arrival 6:25 p.m.)
TBA: small group performances of holiday/winter music in early December
Specially Scheduled Rehearsals and Events:
Monday, August 29, recorded auditions for returning students, percussion sectional, 4:00 5:45 p.m. (lower Marquis)
Thurs., Oct. 6, Homecoming Dress Rehearsal, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 14 – Sat., Dec. 17: Optional trip to Midwest Clinic and Chicago Symphony Concert. Approximately $250 plus meals. Contact Mr. Shanley for more information. Open to all band members.
No rehearsals:
Monday, September 5 (Labor Day)
Monday, October 24 (Post-concert break!)
Wednesday, October 26 (Post-concert break!)
Monday, November 14 (conflict for Mr. Shanley and jazz students)
Monday, November 21 (Thanksgiving Break)
Wednesday, November 23 (Thanksgiving Break)
Congratulations to the following Coe College Concert Band members who were members of the 2015 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band:
Makayla Kaune, Flute/Piccolo
Becca Vidales, Oboe
Bethany Baker, Clarinet
Laura Gibson, Clarinet
Brianna Sayles, Clarinet
Drew Wood, Bass Clarinet
Jessica Allen, Alto Saxophone
Ethan Hong, Alto Saxophone
Jubiril Awe, Trumpet
Michael Woodruff, Trumpet
Eric Carson, Horn
Theodore Williams, Tuba
Julia Heimer, Percussion
Amanda Huesmann, Percussion
The 21st Annual Iowa Collegiate Honor Band was held on Friday, November 20st and Saturday, November 21st. The conductor of the 2015 College Honor Band was Dr. Scott Weiss, Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the University of South Carolina.
The 2:00 performance on Saturday, November 21 was held in the Josephine Tope Community Auditorium at Nevada Community School in Nevada, IA.
Coe's students did a great job, as did the whole band!
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Most rehearsals will be on stage in Sinclair Auditorium.
Concert Band Performances:
Friday, October 7, Homecoming Showcase Concert, 7:00 p.m. (arrival 6:25 p.m.)
Saturday, October 22, Fall Concert, 7:00 p.m. (arrival 6:25 p.m.)
TBA: small group performances of holiday/winter music in early December
Specially Scheduled Rehearsals and Events:
Monday, August 29, recorded auditions for returning students, percussion sectional, 4:00 5:45 p.m. (lower Marquis)
Thurs., Oct. 6, Homecoming Dress Rehearsal, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 14 – Sat., Dec. 17: Optional trip to Midwest Clinic and Chicago Symphony Concert. Approximately $250 plus meals. Contact Mr. Shanley for more information. Open to all band members.
No rehearsals:
Monday, September 5 (Labor Day)
Monday, October 24 (Post-concert break!)
Wednesday, October 26 (Post-concert break!)
Monday, November 14 (conflict for Mr. Shanley and jazz students)
Monday, November 21 (Thanksgiving Break)
Wednesday, November 23 (Thanksgiving Break)
Congratulations to the following Coe College Concert Band members who were members of the 2015 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band:
Makayla Kaune, Flute/Piccolo
Becca Vidales, Oboe
Bethany Baker, Clarinet
Laura Gibson, Clarinet
Brianna Sayles, Clarinet
Drew Wood, Bass Clarinet
Jessica Allen, Alto Saxophone
Ethan Hong, Alto Saxophone
Jubiril Awe, Trumpet
Michael Woodruff, Trumpet
Eric Carson, Horn
Theodore Williams, Tuba
Julia Heimer, Percussion
Amanda Huesmann, Percussion
The 21st Annual Iowa Collegiate Honor Band was held on Friday, November 20st and Saturday, November 21st. The conductor of the 2015 College Honor Band was Dr. Scott Weiss, Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the University of South Carolina.
The 2:00 performance on Saturday, November 21 was held in the Josephine Tope Community Auditorium at Nevada Community School in Nevada, IA.
Coe's students did a great job, as did the whole band!
Saturday, October 22, Fall Concert, 7:00 p.m. (arrival 6:25 p.m.)
TBA: small group performances of holiday/winter music in early December
Specially Scheduled Rehearsals and Events:
Monday, August 29, recorded auditions for returning students, percussion sectional, 4:00 5:45 p.m. (lower Marquis)
Thurs., Oct. 6, Homecoming Dress Rehearsal, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 14 – Sat., Dec. 17: Optional trip to Midwest Clinic and Chicago Symphony Concert. Approximately $250 plus meals. Contact Mr. Shanley for more information. Open to all band members.
No rehearsals:
Monday, September 5 (Labor Day)
Monday, October 24 (Post-concert break!)
Wednesday, October 26 (Post-concert break!)
Monday, November 14 (conflict for Mr. Shanley and jazz students)
Monday, November 21 (Thanksgiving Break)
Wednesday, November 23 (Thanksgiving Break)
Congratulations to the following Coe College Concert Band members who were members of the 2015 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band:
Makayla Kaune, Flute/Piccolo
Becca Vidales, Oboe
Bethany Baker, Clarinet
Laura Gibson, Clarinet
Brianna Sayles, Clarinet
Drew Wood, Bass Clarinet
Jessica Allen, Alto Saxophone
Ethan Hong, Alto Saxophone
Jubiril Awe, Trumpet
Michael Woodruff, Trumpet
Eric Carson, Horn
Theodore Williams, Tuba
Julia Heimer, Percussion
Amanda Huesmann, Percussion
The 21st Annual Iowa Collegiate Honor Band was held on Friday, November 20st and Saturday, November 21st. The conductor of the 2015 College Honor Band was Dr. Scott Weiss, Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the University of South Carolina.
The 2:00 performance on Saturday, November 21 was held in the Josephine Tope Community Auditorium at Nevada Community School in Nevada, IA.
Coe's students did a great job, as did the whole band!
Thurs., Oct. 6, Homecoming Dress Rehearsal, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 14 – Sat., Dec. 17: Optional trip to Midwest Clinic and Chicago Symphony Concert. Approximately $250 plus meals. Contact Mr. Shanley for more information. Open to all band members.
No rehearsals:
Monday, September 5 (Labor Day)
Monday, October 24 (Post-concert break!)
Wednesday, October 26 (Post-concert break!)
Monday, November 14 (conflict for Mr. Shanley and jazz students)
Monday, November 21 (Thanksgiving Break)
Wednesday, November 23 (Thanksgiving Break)
Congratulations to the following Coe College Concert Band members who were members of the 2015 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band:
Makayla Kaune, Flute/Piccolo
Becca Vidales, Oboe
Bethany Baker, Clarinet
Laura Gibson, Clarinet
Brianna Sayles, Clarinet
Drew Wood, Bass Clarinet
Jessica Allen, Alto Saxophone
Ethan Hong, Alto Saxophone
Jubiril Awe, Trumpet
Michael Woodruff, Trumpet
Eric Carson, Horn
Theodore Williams, Tuba
Julia Heimer, Percussion
Amanda Huesmann, Percussion
The 21st Annual Iowa Collegiate Honor Band was held on Friday, November 20st and Saturday, November 21st. The conductor of the 2015 College Honor Band was Dr. Scott Weiss, Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the University of South Carolina.
The 2:00 performance on Saturday, November 21 was held in the Josephine Tope Community Auditorium at Nevada Community School in Nevada, IA.
Coe's students did a great job, as did the whole band!
Monday, October 24 (Post-concert break!)
Wednesday, October 26 (Post-concert break!)
Monday, November 14 (conflict for Mr. Shanley and jazz students)
Monday, November 21 (Thanksgiving Break)
Wednesday, November 23 (Thanksgiving Break)
Congratulations to the following Coe College Concert Band members who were members of the 2015 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band:
Makayla Kaune, Flute/Piccolo
Becca Vidales, Oboe
Bethany Baker, Clarinet
Laura Gibson, Clarinet
Brianna Sayles, Clarinet
Drew Wood, Bass Clarinet
Jessica Allen, Alto Saxophone
Ethan Hong, Alto Saxophone
Jubiril Awe, Trumpet
Michael Woodruff, Trumpet
Eric Carson, Horn
Theodore Williams, Tuba
Julia Heimer, Percussion
Amanda Huesmann, Percussion
The 21st Annual Iowa Collegiate Honor Band was held on Friday, November 20st and Saturday, November 21st. The conductor of the 2015 College Honor Band was Dr. Scott Weiss, Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the University of South Carolina. The 2:00 performance on Saturday, November 21 was held in the Josephine Tope Community Auditorium at Nevada Community School in Nevada, IA. Coe's students did a great job, as did the whole band!
Google Calendar available at tinyurl.com/CoeCollegeBands
Music Scholarship Information HERE,
(Including Full-Tuition Marshall
Scholarship)
(Including Full-Tuition Marshall Scholarship)
Click here for details about the AMAZING
Coe College Music Department
TOUR TO COSTA RICA:
that took place Dec. 29, 2015 - Jan. 6, 2016
Costa Rica
To learn more about our incredible summer 2014 tour to Europe, click here
Old Town Square, Prague (photo
by William Carson)
Warsaw, Krakow, Prague, Berlin
Poland, Czech Republic, Germany
Costa RicaOld Town Square, Prague (photo
by William Carson)
Poland, Czech Republic, Germany
For information on Dr. Carson's classes,
please click HERE.
For information on the Coe College Bands,
please click
HERE.
Current
band members, click
HERE
for course information
Prospective
students, click here
formation about the Coe
College Bands
Click
here for more information about Music at Coe
Click
HERE for CONCERT
BAND REPERTOIRE 2011-2012
Click
HERE for CONCERT
BAND REPERTOIRE 2010-2011
Click
HERE for CONCERT
BAND REPERTOIRE 2009-2010
Coe College Concert Band involved in Daniel Kallman
commissioning project.
Hear Coe's premiere of the new piece as demo recordings on Kallman's
website.
 The original 1933 band version of Spoon River by Percy Grainger, edited by Dr. Carson and Mr. Naylor, available from Southern Music. Listen to a recording by the "President's Own" United State Marine Band HERE! Click here to read Dr. Carson's article about the discovery of the original hand-copied parts. |
Click HERE for
information
about
our August 2011 tour
to Nashville,
New
Orleans,
Memphis,
and a 7-day cruise
in
the Western Caribbean:
Mexico
Honduras,
and Belize!
Click
HERE for Coe College Concert Band and Jazz Band Audio/Video files, YouTube Links
Click
here for a slideshow of China tour photos!
Click
here to see a picture of the band at the 1949 inauguration
of President Harry S. Truman
New
Horizons Band of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
hosted by Coe College
Alan Lawrence, conductor
alawrenc@coe.edu
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| our March Size Library |  |
| our Jazz Band Library |  |
| or our
Small Ensemble Libraries
|
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for information
about FRIENDS
OF MUSIC AT COE: |
The bands administered by Dr. Carson include the Coe College Bands:
Coe College Concert Band (see the pic) :
Coe College Concert Band in Rehearsal - click here for photos
Coe
Gold Jazz Ensemble (Big Band) directed by Steve Shanley
Coe Crimson Jazz Ensemble (Jazz and Improvisation
Laboratory)
Coe College
Senior Honor Band
Coe College
Junior Honor Band
Coe
College Elementary Honor Band
As well as the:
Bill Carson Big Band
Other instrumental ensembles at Coe College include:
The
Coe College Drumline
The
Coe College Orchestra
The Bands annually present several major festivals:
COE
COLLEGE JAZZ SUMMIT
COE COLLEGE FESTIVAL OF BANDS
Coe's Professor of Art, Peter Thompson, is known for his
paintings of musicians.
See his paintings of members of the Coe College Bands. 
Coe College Bands | Coe College Instrumental Music Schedule |
| Dr. William S. Carson | Carson Biographical Information |
| Coe College Bands History | Coe College Honor Bands |
| Coe College Jazz Summit | Coe College Festival of Bands |
| Cabaret Information | Cedar
Rapids Municipal Band |
Coe College, 1220 First Avenue Northeast, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402
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In April 2004, Coe College's instructor of Low Brass, Bill Behrens, was killed in a tragic automobile accident.
Click here for a Bill Behrens tribute site.
Click here for Information on the Low Brass Day in his memory, January 29, 2006.
Click HERE for today's rehearsal schedule