In Memory of John Turner
Posted June 24th, 2010, 12:04 am by Marianne Kassabian
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Band Alumnus John Turner, on June 19, 2010. He is probably better known as half of the Dynamic Band Duo Betsy and John Turner, and father of Chris Turner, another Band alumnus.
During his tenure at Maryland from 1970-1975, he played clarinet and tuba in Concert and Marching Band, and was ΚΚΨ President. He met his future wife in the band. "My first words ever to John was at the red/white game….I was playing drums and I turned around to him and said, 'Don’t tell the equipment staff, but I lost my plume!' I didn’t know it at the time, but he was the Head of the Equipment Staff. His comment back was, 'Your secret is safe with me.' Paul Deafenbaugh, whom I knew much better, was bent over laughing his head off, and I couldn’t understand why." The following year, one formation had John and his tuba hitting the same mark at the same time as Betsy and her flag. "I kept hitting him in the head about 3 steps out. John yelled a lot."
Homecoming 2010 - October 30
Posted May 22nd, 2010, 9:23 am by Marianne Kassabian
Save the Date - Homecoming 2010 will be be October 30th, Maryland vs. Wake Forest. Time TBA (we should know 10-14 days out).
WNIT Round 2 Pep Band
Posted March 20th, 2010, 9:39 pm by UMBAO Administrator
The Lady Terps won the first round of the WNIT. So all alumni are invited to play on Sunday as we take on East Carolina. Call time is 11:15am. Same procedures as Friday.
You can wear jeans and any red Terps shirt you have. Use the loading dock entrance to get into the arena.
Alumni Pep Band for WNIT Game
Posted March 16th, 2010, 11:44 pm by Noah Lazar
From Eli:
I would like to invite you to perform with the Pep Band at the Women's NIT Basketball Tournament. We are in particular need of mellophone, trombone, and baritone players as all of our folks are traveling with the Men's basketball team.
Tipoff has been set for 7pm on Friday, March 19. Our call time is 6:15 at the Comcast Center. You can wear jeans and any red Terps shirt you have. Use the loading dock entrance to get into the arena.
Please RSVP to me directly by noon on Thursday via email at eosterlo@umd.edu if you plan to attend.
Thanks everyone! Go Terps!
Order the Centennial Song Book and Homecoming DVD
Happy Holidays from UMBAO! Need A Gift for that Hard-to-Buy-For Terrapin?
How about a University of Maryland Song Book?
This beautiful, 18-song spiral bound book has the sheet music and lyrics to all the University songs of the past 100 years, and comes with a fabulous CD recording. There’s also a pictorial of the bands through the years, and a tribute to Ralph Davis, writer of the Maryland Fight Song. Only $19.00!
ΚΚΨ & ΤΒΣ Alumni Picnic
Update 10/17: Due to forecasted nastiness, the Alumni Picnic will be moved indoors to 5003 Erie St, College Park, MD 20740. It will still be at 12, and parking is free along the street as long as you dont block anyone's driveway. There will still be delicious food and good times to be had!
All alumni Gamma Xi Brothers and Beta Eta Sisters still in the area after Homecoming are invited to our annual alumni picnic. Bring the family and enjoy an afternoon of food and games.
The picnic will be held in the recently renovated Washington Quad on south campus — it's covered in turf, and has pavilions and grills!
If you can make it, please RSVP to Amber Abbott as soon as possible with your number of attendees so we can get a ballpark headcount.
Midnight Madness Alumni Band
Update 10/14: The arrival time has changed to 7:30. A few other details have changed as well (such as the free shirts will only come in large), so please read the revised notes below carefully.
Athletics has asked if the Alumni Band would play for Midnight Madness on Friday, October 16th. All band alumni are invited to play and watch the start of this basketball season!
Start time is be 7:30 pm in the Comcast Center. We will play until the marching band comes in at 9:15, then the team and Gary will be introduced right after that for a scrimmage and we will all play together! Free Midnight Madness T-Shirts for everyone attending!!!
To sign-up, just enter your individual info below.
