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Tue May 7, 2013

Update: FAMU Names Sylvester Young As New Marching Band Director

Credit LHatter / WFSU
Dr. Sylvester Young came out of retirement to take the job of marching and pep band director at FAMU

Florida A & M University has tapped a former Ohio band director to lead the school’s “Marching 100” band. FAMU, even as the organizations remain under suspension.

Dr. Sylvester Young says it took friends and colleagues calling constantly to get him to apply for the job. The 66-year-old Young had been retired since stepping down from a 25-year stint as Band Director at Ohio University, but says he viewed the FAMU position as the opportunity of a lifetime.

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WFSU Local
7:52 pm
Wed January 16, 2013

FAMU Continues Search For New Band Director After Negotiations Collapse

The search for the next director of Florida A&M University’s marching band continues after contract negotiations for the candidate fell through Tuesday.

Florida A&M was all set to announce North Carolina Central band director Jorim Reid as the next director of marching and pep bands, but the deal fell through after the school and Reid failed to reach an agreement on the job requirements in the position. Interim University President Larry Robinson says he believes it’s best for the school to start the search process over again:

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