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Ballparks: A Ranking
After receiving a text message from a close friend and conductor colleague (as well as baseball fanatic and epic-stadium-tour compatriot,...
John Philip Sousa, Ace
John Philip Sousa, the American "March King," was also a baseball fanatic, often taking the mound to pitch against local ballplayers,...
Fanatics, Drums, and Hired Horns
Baseball at the turn of the twentieth century featured a wide variety of characters, both on and off the field, that shaped the game for...
"Cubs on Parade March and Two-Step"
As part of a Masters Thesis dissertation project at the University of Illinois, I undertook a historical investigation, and eventual...
"Cubs On Parade" 2015 Performance Program Note
Cubs on Parade (1907) H. R. Hempel (1872-1925), arranged Joseph Techen (1907), transcribed by Brian Coffill (2015) Born in Germany to a...
Bands and Baseball at the University of Illinois, Circa 1900
The band program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has long been associated with performances at athletic events, dating...
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