Michigan Marching Band 2011 Crisler Arena Concert Poster - PASS IT ON!

Here is the 2011 Michigan Marching Band Concert at Crisler Arena poster!

Download this and e-mail it to your family and friends in Michigan, and any UM Alumni groups in your city. And post it on your favorite social network.

You can print it out and pin it on the bulletin board at work, at the corner store or your refrigerator.

It would be awesome for Band Alumni to pass this around to family and people they know -- especially families with little kids. This year the concert is in the afternoon and it will end early enough that it's possible for families to drive across the state and make it home before the kids' bedtime. I get the impression that the normal promotion for the concert concentrates on Ann Arbor, so getting it known in areas a bit farther away could help bring in new people -- more friends for the Band and more little guys thinking "I'm going to do that some day!"

SO, pass it on!

Michigan Marching Band Viral Video VIDEO!

MMB Photo-Video has posted the official Michigan Marching Band "Viral Video" halftime show video. It even has an inset screen with the actual videos played as part of the show!


For a closer view from the end-zone (and hear what members of the audience are saying about the show) see this one from joshsko.


Finally, enjoy the music again in this video of the post-game show.

PS geeksaresexy.net mentioned the MMB Viral Video show. The post ended with: "And kudos to whoever composed the arrangements of these recognizable tunes!" (The "whoever" was John W. Stout.)

Michigan Marching Band in Concert at Crisler Arena

The MMB's final Ann Arbor performance of the year features highlights from this season's pregame and halftime shows, as well as all your Michigan favorites. Tickets available in advance at Revelli Hall or at Crisler Arena the day of the concert. Crisler Arena doors and Box Office open at 1:00PM.

Where: Crisler Arena
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: Sunday, December 11, 2011
Time: 2:00 p.m.















To which I add:


You should go to see the Michigan Band at Crisler Arena because:

1. No football traffic!

2. You can sit right in front the the band and get the full impact of over 200 brass, woodwind and percussion instruments, LIVE!

3. You can take kids of ANY age to see this show. Really! No child has been born who can make noise louder than the Michigan Marching Band plays. And, kids love the band. Bring a carload of kids (your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews, neighbors!) and they will remember this forever.

4. It's fun!

5. The Drum Line!

6. The Flags!

7. The Twirlers!

8. Sing the Victors as loud as you want!

9. Hear all the music you missed because you weren't at the game

10. Last chance this year!

This Week's MMB Halftime: "Viral Video"

In the 1970's, Michigan Marching Band director, George Cavender was fond of saying: "It's never been done before!" I wonder what he would say about this show MMB will be performing Saturday at the UM vs Nebraska game!

From the Michigan Marching Band e-newsletter Nov 17, 2011

“Heeeyyyy… Chaaaarlie……!”

Have your friends said this to each other, but neither of them is named Charlie? Have you heard a stranger sobbing about seeing a double rainbow on a sunny day? Do your kids dance around the house shouting about ‘double dream hands,’ but you wonder what they could possibly mean?

The MMB has selected the most popular viral videos to feature in Saturday's show, each of which have been viewed by tens-of-millions or even hundreds-of-millions of people.

The MMB is prepared to teach you to dance “Double Dream Hands.” They will play along with some of the most popular viral music videos like “The Gummy Bear Song,” “Trololo,” and “Double Rainbow.”

By integrating video clips, creative formations, dancing, and music, the MMB will make sure you are up to speed with your friends and neighbors, and maybe even able to teach them a thing or two! Make sure not to miss Saturday’s educational and highly entertaining halftime show

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POST-GAME UPDATE! MMB Viral Video Halftime Show VIDEO!

The only thing I need to post about Patrick Fleming

MMB alumnus Andrew Lapin wrote exactly what I was thinking, so I'll let him say it in Patrick Fleming and the Bands Who Miss Him.

Be part of the first ever fan-selected halftime show!!

Halftime of the San Diego State game will be 100% fan selected!!

Voting will begin September 17 during the EMU game. Those in attendance will be able to text their fan selection. An online vote at http://www.mgoblue.com/fanschoice will take place Sunday, September 18 through Wednesday, September 21. Each day's top voted-for song will be added the the halftime playlist.

The list of songs includes:

SATURDAY VOTE:
Classic Rock
Detroit Rock City (KISS)
Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi)
Black Dog/Kashmir (Led Zeppelin)
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey)
Cat Scratch Fever / Old Time Rock & Roll (Ted Nugent & Bob Seger)

SUNDAY'S VOTE:
Dance Music
What is Love / Till the World Ends (Haddaway & Britney Spears)
Vogue / Smells Like Teen Spirit (Madonna & Nirvana)
Harder Better Faster Stronger / Blue / Dynamite (Daft Punk, Eiffel 65, & Taio Cruz)
Heaven / Everytime We Touch (DJ Sammy & Yanou, Bryan Adams, & Cascada)

MONDAY'S VOTE:
Classic Stand Tunes
Twist and Shout (Isley Brothers & The Beatles)
Money for Nothing / Take On Me (Dire Straits & A-Ha)
Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)
Thriller (Michael Jackson)

TUESDAY'S VOTE:
Michigan Made
Lose Yourself (Eminem)
All Summer Long / Born Free (Kid Rock)
Respect (Aretha Franklin)
Sledgehammer / Addicted to Love (Peter Gabriel & Robert Palmer)

WEDNESDAY'S VOTE:
U-M Traditional Tunes
Temptation
Hawaiian War Chant
Rocky the Flying Squirrel (Bullwinkle theme)
Hoover St. Rag
Calyptors
I Can’t Turn You Loose (Blues Brothers)

Show your spirit and be a part of the first every fan-selected halftime show!!

First Halfitme Show for 2011 Season? MMB does MTV

From the Michigan Marching Band e-newsletter Sept 1 2011:

THE SHOW

A new coach and a new Drum Major aren't all that’s changed in Michigan Stadium; two incredible LED video boards have also been installed at each end zone. They're 85 feet wide which is 40-percent larger than the previous screens. What better way to highlight them than by tying music and video together in the 1st halftime show?

This Saturday the MMB presents "MTV's Greatest Hits." On August 1, 1981 MTV (The Music Television Station) was launched. The original purpose of the channel was to play only music videos, but this pioneering cable network launched a whole new entertainment medium, and the halftime performance will cover three decades of music, from "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits, "Take On Me" by A-ha, "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel, "Addicted To Love" by Robert Palmer, "Thriller" by Michael Jackson, "Vogue" by Madonna, and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. You’ve probably never heard Madonna and Nirvana in the same tune, but MMB Director and music arranger Professor Scott Boerma dares to push the envelope for such an adventurous and wide-ranging show like the one you will see on Saturday.

U of M Symphony Band at Disney Hall

Welcome Home to the Michigan Symphony Band!

The University of Michigan Symphony Band is back home after the musical and cultural adventure in China. Info about this is still being posted and I could never hope to say it better than the Symphony Band members, professors and the others on the tour so the China Tour blogs are the place to start.

Then check out the Michigan Symphony Band's YouTube channel.

Michigan Marching Band - Super Bowl XVI Pregame

Pages from the MMB 1981-82 yearbook with shots of the Super Bowl XVI Pregame