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Nicholas Bratcher, CSUSB director of bands, conducts the Cal State San Bernardino Symphonic Band.
April 26, 2021
CSUSB Symphonic Band named semi-finalist for national contest in performance of American music

The CSUSB Symphonic Band has been named a semi-finalist for the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music (College/University Division) for two March 2020 performances. The award is administered by the American Prize National Competition for the Performing Arts and is unique in its own right.

CSUSB student William Parada plays his trumpet outside. Through a series of approved hybrid classes and safety precautions, the music lives on.
March 17, 2021
Can’t Stop the Music

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly presented numerous challenges for the CSUSB music department, but that hasn’t stopped them from picking up their instruments.