Director (emeritus) of the UT Bands, including the Pride of the Southland Marching Band. 1922-2015
This is a page created to memorialize the life and times of W J Julian...musician, band director, innovator, father and grandfather. His actions since his passing ripple like a stone thrown into a still pond with his students and colleagues sharing the most incredible stories, and this is a place to aggregate them all into one memorial.
06/04/2026
Bobby Denton was the long time voice of Neyland Stadium PA announcer from 1967 to 2013. Catch phrases like “It’s football time in Tennesseeeeeee!” And after reminding the crowd concession stand prices were listed in the game program, Denton would exclaim “Please pay these prices and please….pay…no more!”
05/25/2026
Julie Giroux is a widely performed and highly respected composer whose music is admired for its cinematic sweep, emotional depth, and brilliant orchestration. Her best-known works for winds include Symphony No. 4 (Bookmarks from Japan), One Life Beautiful, Riften Wed, and The Speed of Heat, all of which have become favorites of high school, collegiate, and professional ensembles. Before devoting
herself fully to concert music, she built a distinguished career in film and television, earning multiple Emmy Awards for her scoring and arranging work in Los Angeles. A passionate advocate for music education and for broadening the repertoire available to ensembles of all levels, Giroux remains an active guest conductor, clinician, and mentor. Her music combines technical command with immediate emotional impact, inviting performers and audiences into richly imagined sound worlds. Giroux's Integrity First from No Finer Calling
is a highlight of our summer concert!
You’re welcome! 😁
04/14/2026
Woohoo!
Vance Thompson's Reinvention article @ All About Jazz Vance Thompson's Reinvention article by Todd Steed, published on April 14, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more Interview articles
Looking for another POTS and J Julian alumnus to assist with this page. Lately it's been a lot of obituaries of some great people, and I'd like to offer more than that regarding this page.
Seek me out on FB (Chris Crumley) or via email (bach.strad at musician.org) replace the at and the two spaces around it with @
Thanks and get ready to spiral it up...off the field!
03/19/2026
Good food!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19u8joF5Hw/
Gus’s Good Times Deli marks 45 years of sandwich 'magic' for Vols fans and celebrities like Peyton Manning, Garth Brooks and even Prince See link below ⬇️
📸 Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel
02/08/2026
Very cool...
The program of the first ever concert of the Eastman Wind Ensemble. February 8, 1953.
02/01/2026
Pregame…spiral it up!
