By Patricia Montemurri Detroit Free Press She’s taken middle school musicians to Ghana to serenade tribal village chieftains. To Switzerland and England to harmonize in front of European elite. To Tokyo Disneyworld to play for Mickey Mouse. And to Honolulu to rouse listeners in a tropical paradise. No destination is unimaginable or unattainable when band teacher Victoria Miller [...]

  Mike Ewen/Tallahassee Democrat Tallie Brinson warmed up on his trombone at summer band camp run by the Marching 100. By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN /New York Times TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As his extended family gathered around the table for dinner last Christmas, Ben Brock received one final present. It was a scrapbook, each page adorned with photos of [...]

CJE Artistic Director Jon Faddis Selected Six Area Public School Students to Attend Jazz Camp July 14 - August 1 in New Orleans  Six students from Chicago Public Schools are enjoying the three-week Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp in New Orleans as the prize from the culminating event at the May 20 Louis Armstrong Legacy [...]

Opelousas, Louisiana - The Opelousas High School band camp will begin at 8 a.m. July 28 in the band room of Opelousas High School. For more information, contact Mr. Ventress at 942-3370 or 942-5634.