UAB Bands

06/02/2026

Best of luck to our own, Xavier Glaze.

05/13/2026

2026 Summer Percussion Camp!!!

Get your student registered soon, before rates go up. Fundamentals, snare drum, keyboards, drum set, percussion ensemble, steel band, drumline, and more!!!

UAB Bands allows students to participate in a variety of musical ensembles, including UAB Marching Blazers, Symphony Band, UAB Percussion, Wind Symphony, and more.

04/24/2026

We are putting the band back together. We invite you to come play with us as we prepare our annual July 4th concert. Follow the link below to sign-up. https://www.uab.edu/cas/uabbands/ensembles/summer-community-band

04/20/2026

We invite you to audition for the 2026 edition of the UAB Marching Blazers. Membership is open to students of any major. Scholarship are still avaialble. The next in-person audition date is Saturday May 9th, but you can also submit a video audition online. Here is the link: https://www.uab.edu/cas/uabbands/prospective-members/audition-information

04/15/2026

We hope you can join us tonight in Jemison Hall for the final UAB Bands concert of the season. Featuring soloists, Caleb Owenby and Sarah Manasreh-Decker. We will also close the concert with Runestad's "A Silence Haunts Me", featuring the UAB Concert Choir expertly prepared by UAB Director of Choral Activities, Brian Kittredge

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04/09/2026

We are excited to announce our 2026 production, "Ritmo y Fuego." Featuring latin-influenced jazz and pop music. See you at Protective in September.

04/07/2026

We are happy to announce the members of our 2026 student staff. These individuals will help lead the Marching Blazers to new heights in 2026-2027 season. Please help us congratulate them.

04/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who made a gift.

04/04/2026

UAB Wind Symphony and Symphony Band Concert
April 15th, 2026
Alys Stephens Center- Jemison Hall
7:00pm

UAB Symphony Band

UAB Symphony Band
Cara Morantz, conductor
Sawyer Patterson, graduate conductor
Trombone Soloist- Dr. Caleb Owenby

Choose Joy- Randall Standridge
Reckoning- Michael Markowski- Sawyer Patterson, graduate conductor
History of Tomorrow- Dayla Spencer
Fantastic Polka- Arthur Pryor, arr. Andrew Glover (featuring trombone soloist Caleb Owenby)

UAB Wind Symphony
Sean Murray, conductor
Sawyer Patterson, graduate conductor
Clarinet Soloist- Dr. Sarah Manasreh-Decker

Esprit de Corps- Robert Jager
II Concerto for clarinet and wind band- Oscar Navarro (featuring clarinet soloist Sarah Manasreh-Decker)
Easter Monday on the White House Lawn- John Philip Sousa
Handel in the Strand- Percy Aldridge Grainger
A Silence Haunts Me- Jake Runestad (Text by Todd Boss) (featuring the UAB Concert Choir)