{"71959":{"#nid":"71959","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Band Prepares for Centennial Celebration","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECelebrating 100 years of musical tradition, Georgia Tech\u0027s band will march in the 2008 Macy\u0027s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.  Band members will be raising money to support their trip throughout the next year.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The Macy\u0027s Parade will be the most fitting way for the band to celebrate our centennial anniversary in front of 50 million viewers, as well as an opportunity for the students to shine as ambassadors for the Institute,\u0022 said Associate Director of Bands, Chris Moore. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Anyone who has been a part of the band or who has experienced the energy, entertainment and enthusiasm the band brings to the Tech community and the city of Atlanta understands what a treasure we have,\u0022 said Assistant Director, Donny Allen.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe full marching band, concert band and symphonic band will all participate in the New York trip. \u0022We are planning a large-scale concert and gala for our alumni, fans, locals and tourists in one of the major concert halls in New York City,\u0022 said Dr. Andrea Strauss, Director of Bands.  \u0022We hope students get a strong sense of pride in representing the Institute and a feeling of satisfaction knowing they reach so many people through their talents and hard work.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than 1,100 Tech students sing, play or study music each semester. They come from every major on campus, and from many nations around the world. Music ensembles provide a challenging academic and aesthetic experience for the Georgia Tech student. Directors believe that band members will have a unique opportunity while at Tech for the 2008 academic year in celebration of the band\u0027s anniversary.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe band hopes to raise $500,000 to cover the cost of the trip.  The funds will cover the cost of the traveling party\u0027s air, hotel and food expenses, as well as concert hall rental. Band Directors hope this is the first of many high-profile opportunities to share their music programs with the Tech community\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Tech\u0027s band will mark 100 years in 2008"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Celebrating 100 years of musical tradition, Georgia Tech\u0027s band will march in the 2008 Macy\u0027s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.  Band members will be raising money to support their trip throughout the next year.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Band hopes to travel for 2008 Macy\u0027s T-day parade."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2007-08-29 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:05","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-08-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-08-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71960":{"id":"71960","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Band Member","body":null,"created":"1449177425","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:17:05","changed":"1475894647","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:07"},"71961":{"id":"71961","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Marching Band","body":null,"created":"1449177425","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:17:05","changed":"1475894647","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:07"}},"media_ids":["71960","71961"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech College of Architecture"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/music\/","title":"Georgia Tech Music Department"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.georgiatechband.com\/","title":"Georgia Tech Band"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"148","name":"Music and Music Technology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2283","name":"2008"},{"id":"1905","name":"Band"},{"id":"2277","name":"Georgia Tech Band"},{"id":"2284","name":"Giving"},{"id":"14897","name":"Macy\u0027s"},{"id":"14896","name":"Macy\u0027s Parade"},{"id":"2278","name":"Marching Band"},{"id":"2280","name":"Parade"},{"id":"2282","name":"Thanksgiving"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}