Syracuse University Bands

06/22/2026

Have you signed up for SUMB 2026 yet?

Click that link in the Orange Peel and join us!

Operators are standing by.

(A reminder: housing wants our list before the calendar says "July.")

06/19/2026

Load #1 on the return.

Many thanks to Hickey’s Music for refreshing the big saxes, clarinets, and pics!

06/06/2026

SUMB Alumni Alert:

If you happen to be in Saratoga Springs for Belmont Stakes day, that’s Carson Gambaro on the Call to the Post for today’s races.

Excellent playing, Carson!

06/01/2026

Everything is better in Orange - join us on the hill!

The Setnor School of Music within the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor – Assistant Director of Athletic Bands, to begin Fall 2026. This is a full-time, 9-month, non-tenure track appointment.The successful ...

05/29/2026

We updated the Alumni Spotlight board by the office.

Thank you for the submissions!

05/27/2026

The new banner went up, that must mean it is time to reload the Pride of the Orange!

Heading to Syracuse next year? Join us!

The yearly newsletter for new prospective members goes out soon. To get on our mailing list go to: https://band.vpa.syr.edu/join/

05/10/2026

That’s a wrap!

After 31 years at SU, Dr. Bradley Ethington made his final appearance as the Director of Bands today, a well earned retirement awaits.

Thank you for all of your time, musicianship, teaching, and being an incredible mentor and colleague to everyone at Syracuse, Dr. Ethington!

You will be greatly missed!

05/10/2026

Commencement Ensemble has begun.

One hour until the processional!

05/05/2026

Two School of Education students have been named 2026-27 Remembrance Scholars. Congratulations to Mason Burley (inclusive adolescent education) and Sydney Kincaid (music education) on this honor. As Sydney says, "Being a Remembrance Scholar is about understanding people on a deeper level. It gives a unique perspective of life at every turn."

The Remembrance scholarships, now in their 37th year, were founded as a tribute to - and means of remembering - the students studying in London and Florence through Syracuse University who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Those students were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing.

04/27/2026

On the last day of classes, the Wind Ensemble gathered one last time to work with Dr. Ethington and read a new piece by student composer Mihir Borah.

Finals are right around the corner!