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The Blue Thunder remembers Director David A. Wells
July 15, 2009
On May 8, 2009 founding director David A. Wells was honored by family, friends, and students as a personal inspiration and an endless source of positive enthusiasm. His boundless energy and larger-than-life personality have become hallmarks of the Blue Thunder. Professor Wells helped initiate the Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band in 1987, and has presided over a legacy of excitement, music, and spectacle that has entertained Bronco fans for over two decades. Students who became members of the band are forever influenced by this wonderfully unique experience. In tribute to David Wells, the Blue Thunder itself led the recessional out of the May 8th memorial service as a final display of joy and esteem for the leader of the band.
The legacy of David A Wells will continue to guide the future of the band. Members will wear a memorial patch on the right sleeve of the uniform in commemoration of all that Professor Wells has meant to his students.
Nathan Stark is named interim director of the Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band
July 14, 2009
Nathan is a former member and student director of the Blue Thunder. He is a graduate of Boise State, and has actively taught and written marching drill in the Phoenix area for the past several years. His professional collaborations include renowned music educators and brass pedagogs Sam Pilafian and Patrick Sheridan, authors of the Breathing Gym method. As a French horn player, Nathan has performed with numerous bands, show pits, back-up ensembles, and orchestras including the Boise Philharmonic, the Salt River Brass, and the Phoenix Symphony. In college, Nathan toured the United States as a member of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps. In the fall of 2009 Nathan will earn his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Arizona State University.
Performance Schedule
July 12, 2009
Updates to the band performance schedule for the fall have been posted.
Football Performance Schedule
Other Performance Schedule
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