Archive for 2014

New B&S Challenger 1 Trumpets donated to the Cardinal Marching Band!

The CMB is now the first Marching Band in the world to be sponsored by B&S Trumpets due to a generous donation from Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn. On Monday, October 20th, the CMB received 30 brand new B&S Challenger I trumpets!! Buffet Group USA published an excellent article in their November issue of Rhapsody in News summarizing this outstanding event:   Mid-Atlantic Division by Kurt Wittstadt Members of the University of Louisville Cardinal Marching Band were…

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Marching Cards at NFL Colts/Bengals Game

The University of Louisville Cardinal Marching Band was honored to perform their “Fall Out Boy” halftime show for 63,000 fans during the NFL Colts vs. Bengals Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, September 19, 2014. Thanks to the entire Colts organization for hosting us! Here’s the link to an amazing video of the halftime show, courtesy of Colts.com. Colts/Bengals Halftime Video Link – CLICK HERE You can also click through our Flickr Photo Album (below)…

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CMB 2014 Community Preview Performance

Please join the 2014-15 Cardinal Marching Band for a special Community Preview Performance — Live and In Person — this Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Patrick Henry Hughes Field!  

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UofL Wind Ensemble Featured on Conducting Masterclass Video!

Major Congrats to Dr. Fred Speck and members of the UofL Wind Ensemble who were recently featured on an instructional video series sponsored by the College Band Directors National Association. Their video sessions – Expressing the Line, Foreground, Middleground, Background, and Chamber Music Playing Within the Large Ensemble can be viewed at: Conductingmasterclass.com Other commentaries and performance masterclasses include Mallory Thompson (Northwestern University), Kevin Sedatole (Michigan State), Russ Mikkelson (The Ohio State University), Frank Battisti (New England…

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Derby 140

Photos of the Cardinal Marching Band at the Kentucky Derby – May 3, 2014

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