University Of Rhode Island Hosting Its 1st-Ever 'Bandapalooza'

KINGSTON, RI — The University of Rhode Island’s Music Department will host its first-ever "Bandapalooza."

The afternoon jamboree of music for winds and percussion is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 2, at 1 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall.

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The event is presented by the Concert Band, Wind Ensemble and the community American Band, all three of which will be conducted by professor Brian Cardany, the director of bands at URI.

"Cardany drew inspiration from Lollapalooza for the event, as the three concert wind bands perform back-to-back, somewhat like a music festival," the university said in a media release.

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"The title came to him during a conversation with a colleague while scheduling the collaborative event between the URI ensembles and The American Band," the release said.

“This is the first Bandapalooza event, which is one of the large number of ensemble concerts and student recitals we have as a department this fall,” Cardany said in the release.

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“We have been having joint concerts with the URI Wind Ensemble and Concert Band for a few years, but we will add a final performance that afternoon by The American Band, which will be presenting a program called ‘Impressions,’” he said.

The Music Department concert lineup for the fall semester features music festivals, faculty and student performances, fusions and recitals, according to the release.

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"The URI Guitar and Mandolin Festival, a signature event that will be celebrating its 10th anniversary, will begin Oct. 19," the release said. "The week-long event will run through Oct. 26 and showcase an array of music performed by world-renowned artists and URI’s very own Adam Levin, founder and artistic director of the festival. The series will feature a variety of music genres for students, family and the general public."

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