Heartbeat of the University: 125 Years of Purdue Bands

by John Norberg

From the Macy's Day Parade to its annual appearance at the Indianapolis 500 auto race, Purdue University's All-American Marching Band has been at the heart of celebrations across the United States (and the wider world) since 1886, less than twenty years after the university itself was founded in central Indiana. While the marching band is the musical flagship of the university, the Department of Bands also includes jazz and concert ensembles as well...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557535965
• ISBN13: 9781557535962
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 12.4"