It was really 2001 when the SOM ws given the Hayes name? I thought it went back in time before that date. TIL.GregPercussion wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 12:49 pmJoe Phelps came to App in 1971 and taught trumpet as was the Director of the Marching Band. He coined the term "North Carolina's Band of Distinction" and started playing "The Waltz" for Mrs. Broyhill I've heard but mainly Mrs. Mariam Cannon Hayes (whom the school would later be named after in 2001 after she left a very large sum of money and property to the music school after her death).
Both traditions have lived on for years to come. Phelps died in 2018 and band members from the 70s - present came to play the waltz at his celebration of life in Boone. There are some traditions that will outlive us all and have deep meaning to many.
As is "simple gifts" and the music of Copeland as it relates to the history of the university.
We are in need of someone to take over the maintenance of the MMB. Yosef has done it for a long time, and we are grateful for all he has done, but life happens and he no longer has the time to devote to its upkeep. If anyone here is interested in helping to keep the board running, please let me know via DM.
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