@chriscchapman.bsky.social
Director of Bands Central Michigan University
What a come back!! Go Beavs!
07.06.2025 13:51 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0More cowbell!
15.05.2025 14:25 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0If only I lived closer. Wishing you a successful search!
12.05.2025 19:02 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I push the screaming goat before checking emails every morning ๐
23.04.2025 02:51 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Conducting my final concert of the year tomorrow night with really great college kids. Fire Up Chips
22.04.2025 00:13 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Havenโt decided yet. Glad to hear that it spoke well
10.04.2025 12:51 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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At the 51 minute mark. Remember Iโm not even close to being a great composer like you๐
Final SWE concert of the year tomorrow at 7:30. Great group, great student leadership, great guest artists, great rep! Please consider joining us in person or online at the CMU FB page
02.04.2025 22:28 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Side eye cues are my favorite ๐
07.03.2025 14:58 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Began rehearsing my orchestration of the first movement of Das Lied van der Erde for wind ensemble today. Was surprised to hear that it might not stink๐
25.02.2025 00:20 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Gordie Norman will be missed. Rest peacefully my friend
21.02.2025 03:36 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Canโt wait for Tuesdayโs SWE concert! Works by:
Augusta Read Thomas
William Bolcom
Walter Hartley
Steve Danyew
Gustav Holst
Leonard Bernstein
Great to have 60 high school jazz bands at CMU the past two days!
08.02.2025 00:05 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Congratulations to CMU Graduate Wind Band Conductor, Andrew Vinopal, on a fantastic grad conducting recital tonight!
30.01.2025 01:42 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Bravo!!
25.01.2025 19:41 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
So fun to watch CMU students thrive at the Michigan Music Conference. Congratulations to the SWE and the graduate students, Eric Strasshofer, Andrew Vinopal, and CJ Russell for an outstanding session! Also Andrew Vinopal for the great poster session. And Kady Fontaine for her sessionFire Up Chips!
25.01.2025 19:39 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0CMU Symphonic Wind Ensemble is hitting the road this morning. Heading to Detroit to play for the band students of the Detroit Public Schools at the Detroit School of Arts. Playing Bernsteinโs Symphonic Dances from West Side Story on 4 rehearsals. Because sometimes pressure creates diamonds๐
23.01.2025 13:45 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Looking forward to presenting at MMC with these grad student Maestri! Friday at 8:00- Ambassador Ballroom with CMU SWE!
21.01.2025 16:50 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
