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The Budds Center for American Music Studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia is devoted to the study, teaching, and performance of American Music, with emphasis on music from Missouri.
06/25/2026
The circus band has come to town! 🎪🎺🥁
Council Woman Jacque Sample (Ward 3) read the City of Columbia, Mo. proclamation to officially name June 28 Windjammer Day! 🎪🎺🥁
Celebrate the world’s largest circus band in concert this Sunday, June 28 at 6pm (Shelter Gardens - Rain site Jesse Auditorium)!🎪🎺🥁
06/25/2026
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 28!
We are excited to welcome wind players to Columbia this week for the Windjammers Unlimited, Inc Summer Meet, which is all about the preservation of, education about, and performance of American circus music. Their goal is to have the "Largest Circus Band" perform in Columbia on Sunday, June 28!
Sunday events are free and open to public (in Jesse Auditorium):
12pm - WJU open band rehearsal
1:30pm - "Barnum & Bailey's Favorite" open rehearsal
2:30pm - Symposium with Andrew Glover - "The Circus in Your Music Library"
Sunday Evening Concerts at Shelter Gardens (Rain site Jesse):
6:00 p.m. Columbia Community Band
7:00 p.m. Windjammers Unlimited, Inc
7:55 p.m. Mass Band Finale - "Barnum & Bailey's Favorite"
06/22/2026
One more shoutout to Springfield, the crossroads of country and the birthplace of Route 66 🎵
Fun footage from the National Audio Company Inc. 💿
The next time you’re in Springfield, drive on the Musical Road, right near the Queen sculpture on Route 66 heading towards downtown. A steady 30mph will result in this tune… in honor of the Mother Road centennial and American250 🎶
06/19/2026
Mark your calendars! What a great way to honor and celebrate local composer, John William "Blind" Boone 🎹
Join us for this free celebration! Happy Birthday Mr. Boone!
06/18/2026
Meet Steve and Phil Stepp, the owners and masterminds behind National Audio Company Inc. in Springfield! As the largest cassette manufacturer in the nation, they’re keeping analog music listening alive and Missouri on the map 🎧
The For the People Pow Wow is happening today and tomorrow - come on out! Here’s a clip of Drowning Creek, Southern Drum 💛