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A Contentious Claim: The biggest darn drum in Oklahoma?

The biggest drum in Oklahoma arrived in Stillwater nine decades ago. How drums are measured may complicate this claim, but with over 56 square feet of surface area on two drumheads, a drum that found its way to the Oklahoma Agricultural and
A Contentious Claim: The biggest darn drum in Oklahoma?
A Contentious Claim: The biggest darn drum in Oklahoma?

Wed, May 14, 2025

The biggest drum in Oklahoma arrived in Stillwater nine decades ago. How drums are measured may complicate this claim, but with over 56 square feet of surface area on two drumheads, a drum that found its way to the Oklahoma Agricultural and

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Horn of Plenty: Alumni gift 40 custom trombones to OSU Marching Band

Fri, Nov 3, 2023

Oklahoma State University's Michael and Anne Greenwood School of Music recently received a gift that struck a nostalgic chord: OSU alumni Bob and Pam Spinks donated 40 Getzen trombones to support the Cowboy Marching Band.

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Celebrating in the key of Greenwood

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

The grand opening celebration for the Michael and Anne Greenwood School of Music was a long time in the making.

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Two OSU students named Fulbright Award winners

Thu, Apr 15, 2021

Two Oklahoma State University students have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2021-2022 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

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Missal to be inducted into Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame

Wed, Jul 22, 2020

Dr. Joseph Missal, director of OSU bands and professor of conducting, will march into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame in November.

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OSU marching band members give colorblind bandmate color-enhancing glasses

Fri, May 22, 2020

A colorblind Oklahoma State University marching band member is seeing the world differently these days, thanks to a touching gift from his bandmates — EnChroma glasses.

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