UC Bands

05/05/2026

04/28/2026

We're going on tour! Our Wind Ensemble is scheduled to perform at the following schools:

Heritage High School in Maryville, TN, at 2:00 PM on May 4th
Darlington School in Rome, GA, at 9:15 AM on May 5th
Cedartown High School in Cedartown, GA, at 1:30 PM on May 5th

We are so excited for this opportunity to perform for these schools!

03/01/2026

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02/06/2026

Congratulations to Mickee Stevens (2nd chair Flute) and Jaden Rea (percussion) who performed with the KMEA Intercollegiate Band in Louisville this week!

01/14/2026

Meet the other director for the 2026 UC Honor Band! Drew Shannon! The deadline for registration has been extended to January 30, 2026. Don't miss out!

https://www.ucumberlands.edu/events/uc-honor-band-clinic-2026

Drew Shannon is the Director of Bands at Southwestern High School in Somerset, Kentucky. He is also the KMEA District 10 Band Chair. Shannon plays trumpet in the Somerset Big Band as well as the Sacred Winds ensemble, which is a professional level ensemble that has annual summer and winter concert series. In addition, Shannon is also the librarian for that group. Shannon graduated from University of the Cumberlands in 2023 and was the recipient of the Phyllis Richardson Woods Scholarship in 2020.

01/12/2026

Meet one of the 2026 UC Honor Band Clinicians! The deadline for registration has been extended to January 30, 2026. Don't miss out!

https://www.ucumberlands.edu/events/uc-honor-band-clinic-2026

Dr. Darrin Oehlerking currently serves as Associate Dean of Student Affairs for the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan, and is Professor of Music in the USask School for the Arts. He previously served as Director of Bands and Jazz at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota, and as Music Coordinator for the Louis Riel School Division in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Dr. Oehlerking earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting at The University of Iowa, where he studied with Dr. Myron Welch. He also studied with Dr. Dale J. Lonis at the University of Manitoba, where he earned a Master of Music Performance degree with an emphasis in Conducting. His undergraduate work was also at Manitoba, where he earned separate Bachelor’s degrees in Music and Education.

Prior to his appointment at USask, Dr. Oehlerking taught a wide variety of students and musicians at the primary, secondary and post-secondary levels. His ensembles have enjoyed success on local, national and international stages, consistently garnering outstanding performance awards and showcase invitations from a variety of organizations.

Dr. Oehlerking has previously served as the President of the Canadian Band Association, as well as the President of the Saskatchewan Band Association. He conducted the 2022 National Youth Band of Canada, and has been a guest conductor, adjudicator, conference presenter and clinician across Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

He has two arrangements for wind band commercially available from Eighth Note Publications – R.C.M.P Regimental March and Souvenir de Quebec (both originally composed by Charles O’Neill). He is also the editor and compiler of Winds of the North: A Survey of the Canadian Wind Band Tradition and Repertoire, a resource available through GIA Publications dedicated to highlighting Canadian wind band repertoire.

Dr. Darrin Oehlerking

01/10/2026

UC Honor Band February 27-28, 2026! Deadline for registration/audition video has been extended until January 30, 2026. Don't miss out!

https://www.ucumberlands.edu/events/uc-honor-band-clinic-2026

11/10/2025

NO COMMUNITY BAND TONIGHT due to the weather.