Doane University Bands

05/27/2026

Obviously, not all our fans were able to join us in France, which is why we are thrilled to share a few of the videos from our recent Doane France Band Tour performance at The American Church in Paris, France!!

Many thanks to the members of our traveling party for recording these selections! 🐅 🎵 🇫🇷 🥖 🥐

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05/24/2026

Our final day in Paris took us to the Palace of Versailles and its gardens- home of Louis XIV, XV, XVI, and Marie Antoinette! After exploring the massive palace and gardens we walked to a group lunch at the most amazing crêperie in Versailles! After a short bus ride and break at the hotel we traveled to our final group dinner, which was spectacular. The evening was capped off by a beautiful sunset cruise on the river Seine where we returned just in time for the fabulous Eiffel Tower to show us why Paris is the City of Lights!! Paris, you have our hearts, but we are ready to head for home after a short night’s rest. See you soon, Nebraska!! 🇫🇷 🐅 🇺🇸

05/24/2026

From our performance at the American Church in Paris, France. America the Beautiful by Samuel Ward, arr. Carmen Dragon.

As a part of our 2026 France tour, the Doane Concert Band closed their performance at the American Church in Paris with Samuel Ward’s America the Beautiful, ...

05/23/2026

On Day 4 we ventured out of Paris to Normandy for an inspiring day of history and music. We began with a visit to The American Cemetery at Omaha Beach where we saw the many sacrifices made to liberate the people of France. We were also able to view German gunnery bunkers up close, bringing the challenges of WW2’s Normandy invasion to light for us all. We then traveled to the Caen Peace Memorial and Museum where we were proud to share our music with so many people. The hospitality and appreciation shown to us by the people of France, Caen, and all of Normandy has truly been inspiring. Many thanks to the staff of for welcoming us to their museum and for a wonderful reception after our performance. What an incredible day!

05/22/2026

Day 3!!! We began at the Eiffel Tower and found our way up to the second deck - what a stunning view! From there we toured the Paris Opera House and saw the booth, which is still reserved for the Phantom! But without a doubt, the high point of the day was an incredible performance at The American Church in Paris where the Doane France Band made music for over 160 people! They were so kind and appreciative of our musicians, and we could not be more grateful. We were even blessed to find a Doane Band(trombone)/Choir Alumnus in the crowd! Go Band and Go Tigers!! 🐅 🎵

05/21/2026

Day 2 began with a trip to Notre Dame Cathedral. We then took the bus to Montmartre where we were able to eat lunch and explore. Next stop was a the amazing Lourve Museum where many saw the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and other incredible works of art. We then went to the Grand Auditorium of the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique to hear a stunning performance of music from Bizet’s Carmen. A few of us even saw the Statue of Liberty’s sister too. It was a long, but fulfilling day of culture, music, and food!

05/21/2026

France 🇫🇷 Day 1 is in the books!
Our overnight flight took us to Paris and we got started with a sightseeing 🚌 tour of the city. We got checked into the hotel, cleaned up, and found our way to an amazing dinner (see proof of life photos from each table 😃). After dinner we took a nice walk to explore the sights around the Parthenon! Tomorrow is a big day, so it’s off to bed!

05/20/2026

There will be many, many more updates (and photos) to come, but the Doane France Band is on our way into Paris via our bus for our first round of sightseeing!!

Even better news: all luggage and instruments arrived too!! 🇫🇷

05/13/2026

We hope you can join us and our friends in the Doane Choir for our final performance of the year, our annual President’s Concert! Friday, May 15th at 7:30pm in Heckman Auditorium.

If you’re unable to join us in person, please tune in via live stream:

The Doane Band Invitational features the Doane Concert Band and the Doane Concert Choir.

05/08/2026

02/09/2026

The DCB is home safe and sound and ready to share their music with you! Please join us for our home concert tonight at 7:00pm in Heckman Auditorium or via livestream (link in comments).