MacFacts
The date McMaster was founded.
What is 1887?
The place that Joe was born
What is Toronto?
The original name of the piano
What is pianoforte/harpsichord?
The building on campus where we usually rehearse
What is L.R. Wilson?
The name of the closest Large Spiral Galaxy to us
What is Andromeda?
The place Mac was first established
Where is Toronto?
The name of another university Joe has taught at
What is the University of Saskatchewan?
The number of strings a violin has
What is four?
The length of time the McMaster Concert Band has been around
What is over 45 years?
The only animal that cannot jump
What is an elephant?
The number of libraries at Mac.
What is four? (including innis, technically)
The person Joe quotes on the frontpage of his website
Who is Albert Einstein?
The classical composer who lost their hearing
Who is Beethoven?
The year the concert band was established
What is 1973/74?
The number of bones that a shark has
What is zero?
The official colours of McMaster university
What are Maroon and Grey?
The Classical period falls between this period and this period
What is Baroque and Romantic?
The number of people our concert hall can seat
What is 450?
The catchiest song in the world according to a study from 2014
What is Wannabe by the Spice Girls?
Name of the person whose brain (in part) is kept in a Mac science lab.
Who is Einstein?
The university where Joe received his musical training
What is York University?
Name of the thing the conductor waves around
What is a baton?
The year our concert band will have its 50th anniversary
What is 2023?
The name of the first ever album recorded entirely in space
What is Space Sessions: Songs from a Tin Can, by Chris Hadfield