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TCU Alumni Band Association

The TCU Alumni Band Association is a way for alumni to engage with past TCU band members and connect them together. Involvement with the organization includes activities and events, as well as supporting the current band needs in a variety of ways.

What are my options when donating to TCU to benefit the TCU Band?

  • A contribution to the Ex-Bandsmen Excellence Fund will go towards the current support of the TCU Band for events such as receptions after concerts, meals after band practice, Band Hall of Fame plaques and other alumni events.
  • A contribution to the Jim and Wyn Jacobsen Band Fund will support the band now and for the future. This endowment fund was started in 1998 in honor of Jim Jacobsen (aka Prof), former TCU Band Director, and his wife, Wyn. The fund has grown to over $200,000 and generates about $10,000 - $12,000 a year in distributions to the TCU Band. These distributions are for the discretionary use of the Director of Bands and have benefitted the Band in many different ways over the years - from helping to buy instruments, computer equipment, the production of CD’s, special performances, and special events for band members.
  • The Curt and Kay Wilson Jazz Scholarship is provided by the generosity of Kay and Curt Wilson and enables undergraduate students to receive an education at TCU. After having spent more than forty years at TCU, as both student and teacher, Professor Wilson is pleased to assist future student musicians in receiving a quality education at TCU. In the selection of beneficiaries, first preference will be given to a music major who participates in the jazz program with further preference given to a student with financial need.
  • The Friends of TCU Jazz Endowment will be a permanent fund to provide sustained support for the program’s greatest needs including artist residencies, ensemble tours, access to necessary equipment and supplies, career-launching experiences, recording projects, and instrument purchases to name a few. Endowed support ensures continuity of artistic excellence, helping talented students for generations to come. Our goal is to establish this endowment with leadership gifts totaling a minimum of $100,000. After such establishment, other gifts may be given to the endowment in perpetuity, beyond that goal.

Thank you for your consideration and donation!