Coe College Bands
Cedar Rapids, IA
Concert Band is directed by Dr.
William S. Carson, Director of Bands
Jazz Band is directed by Steve Shanley
Spring Term Schedule
Regularly Scheduled Rehearsals -
Jan. 11 through May 3:Mondays, 4:00 5:45 pm
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Most rehearsals will be on stage in Sinclair Auditorium.
Concert Band Performances:
Saturday, April 8, Festival of Bands Gala Concert: Rising Above the Flood, 8:00 p.m. (arrival 6:30 p.m.)
Click here for Festival of Bands press release
Sunday, May 7, Pre-Commencement Concert, 9:30 a.m. (dress rehearsal 8:00 a.m.)
Specially Scheduled Rehearsals and Events:
Thurs., Fri., and Sat., February 23-25, Jazz Summit Job Assignments.
Plan to spend SEVERAL hours each day helping host the festival and representing the college and the bands.
Friday, April 7, Festival of Bands Dress Rehearsal, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. (with guest conductor)
No rehearsals:
Monday, January 16, No rehearsal - Martin Luther King Day
Feb. 22, No rehearsal – Jazz Summit
March 6, 8, No rehearsals – Spring Break
April 10, No rehearsal – Thanks for a great Festival of Bands!
Monday, May 1, No rehearsal – final exams
We WILL rehearse Wednesday, May 3 (final rehearsal in Sinclair)
Congratulations to the following Coe College Concert Band members who were members of the 2016 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band:
Makayla Kaune, Flute/Piccolo
Becca Vidales, Oboe
Bethany Baker, Clarinet
Laura Gibson, Clarinet
Brianna Sayles, Clarinet
Quintin Konen, Tenor Saxophone
Eric Carson, Horn
Jonah Prall, Euphonium
Julia Heimer, Percussion
The 22nd Annual Iowa Collegiate Honor Band was held on Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th. The conductor of the 2015 College Honor Band was Dr. William Wakefield, Professor of Music, Director of Bands at the University of Oklahoma School of Music.
The 2:00 performance on Saturday, November 18, 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:
Saturday, April 8, Festival of Bands Gala Concert: Rising Above the Flood, 8:00 p.m. (arrival 6:30 p.m.)
Click here for Festival of Bands press release
Sunday, May 7, Pre-Commencement Concert, 9:30 a.m. (dress rehearsal 8:00 a.m.)
Specially Scheduled Rehearsals and Events:
Thurs., Fri., and Sat., February 23-25, Jazz Summit Job Assignments.
Plan to spend SEVERAL hours each day helping host the festival and representing the college and the bands.
Friday, April 7, Festival of Bands Dress Rehearsal, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. (with guest conductor)
No rehearsals:
Monday, January 16, No rehearsal - Martin Luther King Day
Feb. 22, No rehearsal – Jazz Summit
March 6, 8, No rehearsals – Spring Break
April 10, No rehearsal – Thanks for a great Festival of Bands!
Monday, May 1, No rehearsal – final exams
We WILL rehearse Wednesday, May 3 (final rehearsal in Sinclair)
Congratulations to the following Coe College Concert Band members who were members of the 2016 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band:
Makayla Kaune, Flute/Piccolo
Becca Vidales, Oboe
Bethany Baker, Clarinet
Laura Gibson, Clarinet
Brianna Sayles, Clarinet
Quintin Konen, Tenor Saxophone
Eric Carson, Horn
Jonah Prall, Euphonium
Julia Heimer, Percussion
The 22nd Annual Iowa Collegiate Honor Band was held on Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th. The conductor of the 2015 College Honor Band was Dr. William Wakefield, Professor of Music, Director of Bands at the University of Oklahoma School of Music.
The 2:00 performance on Saturday, November 18, 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!
Click here for Festival of Bands press release
Sunday, May 7, Pre-Commencement Concert, 9:30 a.m. (dress rehearsal 8:00 a.m.)
Specially Scheduled Rehearsals and Events:
Thurs., Fri., and Sat., February 23-25, Jazz Summit Job Assignments.
Plan to spend SEVERAL hours each day helping host the festival and representing the college and the bands.
Friday, April 7, Festival of Bands Dress Rehearsal, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. (with guest conductor)
No rehearsals:
Monday, January 16, No rehearsal - Martin Luther King Day
Feb. 22, No rehearsal – Jazz Summit
March 6, 8, No rehearsals – Spring Break
April 10, No rehearsal – Thanks for a great Festival of Bands!
Monday, May 1, No rehearsal – final exams
We WILL rehearse Wednesday, May 3 (final rehearsal in Sinclair)
Congratulations to the following Coe College Concert Band members who were members of the 2016 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band:
Makayla Kaune, Flute/Piccolo
Becca Vidales, Oboe
Bethany Baker, Clarinet
Laura Gibson, Clarinet
Brianna Sayles, Clarinet
Quintin Konen, Tenor Saxophone
Eric Carson, Horn
Jonah Prall, Euphonium
Julia Heimer, Percussion
The 22nd Annual Iowa Collegiate Honor Band was held on Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th. The conductor of the 2015 College Honor Band was Dr. William Wakefield, Professor of Music, Director of Bands at the University of Oklahoma School of Music.
The 2:00 performance on Saturday, November 18, 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!
Plan to spend SEVERAL hours each day helping host the festival and representing the college and the bands.
Friday, April 7, Festival of Bands Dress Rehearsal, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. (with guest conductor)
No rehearsals:
Monday, January 16, No rehearsal - Martin Luther King Day
Feb. 22, No rehearsal – Jazz Summit
March 6, 8, No rehearsals – Spring Break
April 10, No rehearsal – Thanks for a great Festival of Bands!
Monday, May 1, No rehearsal – final exams
We WILL rehearse Wednesday, May 3 (final rehearsal in Sinclair)
Congratulations to the following Coe College Concert Band members who were members of the 2016 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band:
Makayla Kaune, Flute/Piccolo
Becca Vidales, Oboe
Bethany Baker, Clarinet
Laura Gibson, Clarinet
Brianna Sayles, Clarinet
Quintin Konen, Tenor Saxophone
Eric Carson, Horn
Jonah Prall, Euphonium
Julia Heimer, Percussion
The 22nd Annual Iowa Collegiate Honor Band was held on Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th. The conductor of the 2015 College Honor Band was Dr. William Wakefield, Professor of Music, Director of Bands at the University of Oklahoma School of Music.
The 2:00 performance on Saturday, November 18, 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!
Feb. 22, No rehearsal – Jazz Summit
March 6, 8, No rehearsals – Spring Break
April 10, No rehearsal – Thanks for a great Festival of Bands!
Monday, May 1, No rehearsal – final exams
We WILL rehearse Wednesday, May 3 (final rehearsal in Sinclair)
Congratulations to the following Coe College Concert Band members who were members of the 2016 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band:
Makayla Kaune, Flute/Piccolo
Becca Vidales, Oboe
Bethany Baker, Clarinet
Laura Gibson, Clarinet
Brianna Sayles, Clarinet
Quintin Konen, Tenor Saxophone
Eric Carson, Horn
Jonah Prall, Euphonium
Julia Heimer, Percussion
The 22nd Annual Iowa Collegiate Honor Band was held on Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th. The conductor of the 2015 College Honor Band was Dr. William Wakefield, Professor of Music, Director of Bands at the University of Oklahoma School of Music. The 2:00 performance on Saturday, November 18, 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!
Click
HERE
for today's rehearsal schedule
Google Calendar available at tinyurl.com/CoeCollegeBands
Music Scholarship Information HERE,
(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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| Check out our Band Library |  |
| our March Size Library |  |
| our Jazz Band Library |  |
| or our
Small Ensemble Libraries
|
Click HERE
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.