2013 AMEA Conference Program

Alabama MUSIC EDUCATORS Association 2013 In-Service Conference January 10-12, 2013 Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center



TABLE OF CONTENTS President’s Welcome...........................................................................................................5 AMEA Governing Board and Committee Chairs..................................................................6 Keynote Speaker.................................................................................................................9 Thursday at a Glance ........................................................................................................11 Friday at a Glance .............................................................................................................12 Saturday at a Glance ........................................................................................................13 Rehearsal Schedules at a Glance ..................................................................................13 Complete Conference Schedule ......................................................................................15 Thursday Schedule ..........................................................................................................15 Friday Schedule.................................................................................................................19 Saturday Schedule.......................................................................................................22 Auburn High School Honors Band....................................................................................25 JSU Chamber Winds ...................................................................................................26 Hewitt-Trussville Chamber Choir........................................................................................27 Shades Valley Percussion Ensemble.................................................................................28 Montgomery Academy Upper School Chorus........................................................................29 Pelham High School Wind Ensemble.................................................................................30 Northside Singers...............................................................................................................31 USM Southern Chorale......................................................................................................32 JSU A Cappella Choir .......................................................................................................33 UNA Collegiate Singers, Chamber Choir & Vocal Jazz Ensemble.................................34 Alabama Symphonic Band......................................................................................37 Homewood City Schools Percussion Showcase...............................................................38 Conference Clinicians...................................................................................................41-48 Alabama’s National Board Certified Teachers in Music......................................................50 Higher Ed Division Performances: Favorite Teaching Pieces............................................50 Exhibitors...................................................................................................................53-58 AMEA Presidents - Past to Present ...................................................................................58 AMEA Hall of Fame ..........................................................................................................60 AMEA’s National Board Certified Teachers Music Teachers.............................................60 AMEA Membership Honor Roll..........................................................................................61 Renaissance Montgomery Hotel First Floor Layout ..........................................................62 Renaissance Montgomery Hotel Second Floor Layout.....................................................63 Alabaama Symphony Orchestra Cover Photograph by Kelly Newport 3

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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Welcome to the 2013 In-Service be awarded on Friday night before the concert. Conference of the Alabama Music Educators Association! The This year, we will host the AMEA Leadership Assembly dedication to your students and Breakfast on Thursday morning. This event was founded to your profession is obvious through promote collaboration in leadership across divisions. Another your presence. exciting part of this year’s conference is FAME, a one-day seminar for 11th and 12th grade students interested in a career Abraham Lincoln said, “If I had in music education. Lastly, I encourage everyone to visit the eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d exhibits and support the merchants who help make this spend six hours sharpening my conference possible. ax.” The brief time that you devote to professional development will I extend a huge thanks to the AMEA officers and board be rewarded exponentially in the members, who have diligently worked to make this conference achievement of your students. Whether you are attending a success. The sincerest thanks is offered to AMEA Executive concerts or sessions or networking with colleagues, the Director Garry Taylor, who prepared the schedule, coordinated concepts and skills that you are learning will positively impact the exhibits, developed the conference program, and the college and career ready learners of today and the leaders collaborated with the Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center of tomorrow. to ensure that our events will proceed without a hitch. Please contact me at [email protected] or stop me in the hall if you have The highlight of this year’s conference is keynote speaker any comments or suggestions for our future conferences. Gabriel Kahane on Friday at 10:30 am and his performance with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra on Friday night at 8:00 Robert H. Schuller stated, “Spectacular achievement is always pm. Friday morning, the AMEA Honor Roll, National Board preceded by unspectacular preparation.” Thank you for Certified Teachers, and Young Composers will be recognized spending a few days in “unspectacular preparation,” so that and the AVA scholarship will be presented. The awards for your students can experience “spectacular achievement.” Your Outstanding Administrator and Outstanding Music Educator, dedication will not go unnoticed! as well as the new inductees to the AMEA Hall of Fame, will Join us at the Friday night concert session for the presentation of the 2013 AMEA awards: Outstanding Music Educator: Gene Inglis, Saks High School Outstanding Administrator Awards: Mrs. Reba Caldwell, Principal, Tuscaloosa County High School Dr. Vic Wilson, Principal, Mountain Brook High School. AMEA Hall of Fame: Curtis L. Hollinger, Sr., Montgomery, Alabama Alabama’s National Board Certified Teachers, the Young Composers Competition finalists, and the AMEA Honor Roll will be recognized at the Friday morning keynote session at 10:30. Members who have 25 years of continuous service and those with increments of 5 years past 25, will receive a Leadership Service Award. 5

AMEA GOVERNING BOARD & COMMITTEE CHAIRS President.....................................................Sara Womack President-Elect............................................Carl Hancock Immediate Past President......................Steve McLendon Treasurer.......................................................Chris Walker Recording Secretary..................................Carla Gallahan Executive Director..........................................Garry Taylor ABA.President..............................................John Cooper AOA President...........................................Clay McKinney AVA President................................................Jody Powell Elementary/General Pesident..........................Beth Davis Higher Education President.........................Lori Ardovino Collegiate Advisor.....................................Moya Nordlund Collegiate President................................Stephanie Pesto Editor, Ala Breve Magazine...........................Garry Taylor Jazz Education Chair.....................................Randall Key Historian..........................................................Frank Buck Government Relations Chair...................Michael Holmes Research Chair............................................Jane Kuehne Lobby Performances All lobby performances will be in the lobby outside Exhibit Halls B & C Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:00 a.m. - Carver Elementary and Arts Strings Ensemble 11:00 a.m. - Montgomery Horn Choir 1:15 p.m. - Alabama School of Fine Arts String Quartet 2:15 p.m. - Montgomery Music Project Chamber Ensemble 3:15 p.m. - Shades Valley Clarinet Ensemble 4:15 p.m. - Daleville High School Trumpet Sound Friday, January 11, 2013 8:30 a.m. - Prattville High School Saxophone Ensemble 9:45 a.m. - UNA Saxophone Quartet 1:15 p.m. - Prattville High School Trumpet Ensemble 2:15 p.m. - Hillcrest High School Golden Quintet 3:15 p.m. - Prattville High School Clarinet Ensemble 4:30 p.m. - Troy University Clarinet Choir 6

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER Gabriel Kahane (born 1981 in Venice Beach, California) is an American composer and singer-songwriter living in New York City. He is best known for his 2006 piece Craigslistlieder. Kahane is the son of concert pianist and conductor Jeffrey Kahane. He attended the New England Conservatory before transferring to Brown University, where he wrote his first musical. Kahane currently lives in Brooklyn and performs his original songs in venues across the United States. He has also recently finished the Public Theater’s commissioned musical, February House. Gabriel Kahane’s style is eclectic, most often mixing his classical background with modern folk-pop influences. He is often compared to Sufjan Stevens and Rufus Wainwright, and has in fact collaborated with both of these artists. Kahane’s most well-known work, Craigslistlieder, was re-released by indie record label Family Records in 2008, and sets actual Craigslist ads to a musical cycle. Other artists have covered this voice-and-piano piece. Kahane released an album, Gabriel Kahane, also on Family Records, in 2008, receiving positive reviews. In the Spring of 2010, Gabriel Kahane performed as part of the American Songbook at Lincoln Center, garnering praise from the New York Times. During the 2010-11 season, he performed with cellist Alisa Weilerstein in a duo recital featuring music composed by Kahane. In September 2011, Kahane released his second singer-songwriter album, Where Are The Arms, on 2nd Story Sound Records. Kahane has worked with New York City theater company Les Freres Corbusier as musical director (works include A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant and the LA production of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson). Kahane has been commissioned by the Signature Theater in Arlington, Virginia and the Public Theater in New York City. 9

FEATURED PERFORMANCE The formation of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra (ASO) began with the first performance by a group of volunteer musicians in 1921. That group would evolve from a volunteer ensemble to the state's only full-time professional orchestra. Today, the ASO is continuing to make music and provide vital services to the residents of the state, serving nearly 100,000 individuals a year through concert series, youth programs, and educational and community engagement efforts to fulfill our mission to change lives through music. During the 2012-2013 Season, the ASO continues its search to appoint a new Music Director by inviting eminent guest conductors from all over the world. After six highly successful seasons with the ASO, Maestro Justin Brown remains Music Director Laureate. As the state's premier performing arts organization, the ASO employs 54 salaried musicians who give more than 190 performances per year. The organization is supported through the ASO's Board of Directors, which consists of 60 civic and business leaders. The ASO has a volunteer pool of more than 400 individuals who are members of the Symphony Volunteer Council, Symphony 30, Greystone Symphony Society and the Youth Orchestra Parents Association. In addition, the ASO currently employs a full-time staff of 24. We proudly work to produce creative, dynamic programming and to be recognized as an artistically innovative leader in the field – winning ASCAP Awards in 2010 and 2011 for Adventurous Programming and Dedication to New American Music and receiving an invitation to perform at Carnegie Hall in May 2012 as a part of the competitive Spring For Music Festival, which is underwritten by a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. The ASO partners with more than 50 other arts, community and educational organizations throughout Alabama to better serve our community. The ASO influences a large and diverse audience through more than 20 free community engagement performances, a statewide tour and education programs, which serve more than 30,000 children. In addition to enhancing the cultural offerings of the community, the ASO has an $18.2 million positive impact on the state's economy, according to a recent study by Americans for the Arts. The ASO raises the profile of our city and the entire region, making Birmingham a more attractive choice for new companies and residents. The ASO offers concert series for all ages and backgrounds. From our classical Regions Masterworks series to Education Concerts, to our star-studded Red Diamond Superpops series, the ASO is dedicated to delivering the highest artistic quality through meaningful and engaging programs. 10

THURSDAY AT A GLANCE Concer ts Performing Group Conductor Location Time University of Southern Mississippi Chorale Gregory Fuller Shades Valley High School Percussion Ensemble Greg Gumina MPAC 10:30 - 11:30 am JSU A Cappella Chor Patricia Corbin Northside Singers Karen Hickok Ala Ballroom A 1:00 - 1:50 pm Pelham High School Wind Ensemble Jeff Burnside Auburn High School Honors Band Rusty Logan MPAC 1:00 - 1:50 pm HED Recital UNA Collegiate Singers Ian Loeppky Ala Ballroom CD 2:00 - 2:30 pm JSU Chamber Winds Kenneth Bodiford MPAC 2:40 - 3:30 pm MPAC 4:40 - 5:30 pm Ala Ballroom CD 4:40 - 5:30 pm MPAC 7:30 pm MPAC 7:30 pm Sessions Title Clinician Location Time Ala Ballroom B 9:15-10:15 am Building Better Brass John Purcell Ala Ballroom E 9:15-10:15 am Ala Ballroom CD 9:15-10:15 am Conductors and Accompanists: Collaboration... Ryan Kelly Ala Ballroom A 10:30-11:30 am Ala Ballroom B 10:30-11:30 am Advocacy from the School House to the State House Ricard Bell Ala Ballroom CD 10:30-11:30 am Ala BallroomE 1:00-1:50 pm Parallels Between Music and Language Arts Suzanne Hall Ala Ballroom A 2:40 - 3:30 pm Ala Ballroom B 2:40 - 3:30 pm Developing Better Trombone Sections... Jonathan Whitaker Ala Ballroom E 2:40 - 3:30 pm Riverview 1 2:40 - 3:30 pm A Conversation with Jim Duren Joel Henson Ala Ballroom A 3:40 - 4:30 pm Ala Ballroom A 4:40 - 5:30 pm The Secrets of Tone Production Lisa Caravan Riverview 1 4:40 - 5:30 pm Songs for Your Recorder Concert! Lenna Harris Trumpet Chops 101 Jim Zingara Kaleidoscope for the Senses: Creating Concert Experiences... Ryan Kelly How to Save Hours with Your First Ten Minutes Richard Bell The Music Technology Landscape Scott Phillips Oldies But Goodies: Incorporating Early Music... Patricia Corbin JW Pepper AOA Reading Session JW Pepper Other Events Event Location Time AMEA Leadership Breakfast Ala Ballroom A 8:00-9:00 am FAME Montgomery Meeting Room 5 9:15 am - 4:30 pm Elem/Gen Board Meeting AMEA Office 9:15 - 10:15 am HED Research Poster Session Exhibit Hall Lobby 11:30 am - 2:00 pm Past-President’s Luncheon Riverview 2 12:00 - 1:00 pm AMEA Welcome Reception President’s Suite 9:30 - 11:00 pm 11

FRIDAY AT A GLANCE Concer ts Location Time MPAC 9:15-10:15 am Performing Group Conductor MPAC 9:15-10:15 am Hewitt-Trussville High School Chamber Choir Allen Gillespie MPAC 1:00-2:00 pm Montgomery Academy Upper School Chorus Damion Womack MPAC 3:15 - 4:15 pm University of Alabama Symphonic Band Randall Coleman MPAC 8:00 pm Alabama Intercollegiate Band Frank Wickes Alabama Symphony Orchestra Roderick Cox Sessions Title Clinician Location Time Ala Ballroom E 8:00-9:00 am Score Study: Techniques for Improved Rehearsal and Performance Mark Walker Ala Ballroom A 8:00-9:00 am Ala Ballroom B 9:15-10:15 am Crank Up Your Classroom with QuaverMusic.com Chris Murphy Ala Ballroom A 9:15-10:15 am Ala Ballroom E 9:15-10:15 am Warming Up Our Concert Bands Before MPA... Hancock, Ozzello, Ward MPAC 10:30-11:30 am Ala Ballroom A 1:00-2:00 pm Organizing Your Notes, Teaching, and Life Brian Cocke Ala Ballroom CD 1:00-2:00 pm Ala Ballroom E 1:00-2:00 pm Your Students Can Play the Notes...What Next? Lisa Caravan Ala Ballroom A 2:10-3:00 pm Ala Ballroom CD 2:10-3:00 pm Keynote Session Gabriel Kahane Ala Ballroom CD 3:15-4:15 pm Ala BallroomA 3:15-5:30 pm We Don’t Just Play Rhythm Sticks... Michelle Champion Ala Ballroom CD 4:30-5:30 pm Ala Ballroom E 4:30-5:30 pm Using Your Computer Tablet as a Music Folder Ian Loeppky Young Composers Symposium Gabriel Kahane Social Media and Texting - Legal and Moral Questions... Emily Raley Latin Jazz Techniques for the Music Educator Andy Nevala Incorporating Commissions, Guest Conductors, and Artists... Deborah Baker Hand Drums and More! Chris Judah-Lauder Re-Voicing for SSA & TTBB: Tips, Tricks, and Time Savers William Powell A Systematic Method for Literature Selection Mark Walker Other Events Event Location Time ABA Business Meeting Ala Ballroom B 8:00-9:00 am Presentation of AMEA Honor Roll/NBCT Recognition MPAC 10:30 am Young Composers Competition Recognition MPAC 10:30 am Phi Beta Mu Luncheon Ala Ballroom B 12:00-1:00 pm Collegiate Luncheon Montgomery 5 12:00-1:00 pm AOA Business Meeting Montgomery 5 3:15-5:30 pm Presentation of AMEA Awards MPAC 7:45 pm 12

SATURDAY AT A GLANCE Concer ts Performing Group Conductor Location Time 9:15-10:00 am Alabama All-State Show Choir Paul Gulsvig/Jared Voss MPAC 10:30 am-12:00 pm Alabama All-State Jazz Gold, Silver, and MS Bands Andy Nevala, Joe Ardovino, Brian Bankston MPAC Sessions Title Clinician Location Time Sing, Dance and Play the Orff Way Chris Judah-Lauder Ala Ballroom A 8:00-9:00 am Recorder Success Chris Judah-Lauder Ala Ballroom A 9:15-10:15 am Percussion for the Non-Percussionist Band Director Jeff Grant Ala Ballroom CD 9:15-10:15 am Little Tweaks for your Budding Clarinetists... Yasmin Flores Ala Ballroom E 9:15-10:15 am ABA Adjudicator’s Clinic Kenneth Ozzello Riverview 3 1:00-3:00 pm Other Events Event Location Time ABA General Meeting Ala Ballroom CD 8:00-9:00 am AVA General Meeting Ala Ballroom E 8:00-9:00 am Alabama Jazz Educators Association Meeting Ala Ballroom B 9:15 - 9:45 am ACDA Board Meeting Ala Ballroom CD 10:30-11:30 am AMEA Governing Board Meeting Riverview 2 1:00-3:00 pm REHEARSAL SCHEDULES AT A GLANCE Alabama Intercollegiate Band All-State Show Choir All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsal Schedule Rehearsal Schedule Rehearsal Schedule Renaissance, Exhibit Hall C Renaissance Montgomery 7&1 Renaissance, Exhibit Hall A Thursday, Jan. 10 and Riverview 7 Thursday, Jan. 10 Registration Thursday, Jan. 10 Rehearsals 9:00 - 9:30 A.M. Registration 9:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Rehearsals 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. 2:30 - 5:30 P.M. 9:30 - 11:30 A.M. 7:30 - 9:30 P.M. 1:30 - 5:30 P.M. Unnassigned Rhythm Section Audition 7:30 - 9:00 P.M. 2:00 - 3:00 P.M. Friday, Jan. 11 Friday, Jan. 11 Rehearsals Rehearsals Rehearsals 3:00 - 5:00 P.M. 8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. 7:00 - 10:00 P.M. 9:00 A.M. - 11:30 P.M. Warm-up on stage 1:30 - 5:30 P.M. Friday, Jan. 11 2:10 - 3:00 P.M. 7:30 - 10:00 P.M. Rehearsals Performance Saturday, Jan. 12 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Dress Rehearsal 1:30 - 4:30 P.M. Friday, Jan. 11, 3:15 P.M. 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. (Montgomery Performing Arts Center) (Montgomery Performing Arts Center) 7:30 - 8:45 A.M. Saturday, Jan. 12 Warm-up (in Rehearsal Rooms) 9:30 - 10:15 A.M. Performance Performance Saturday, Jan. 12, 9:15 A.M. (Montgomery Performing Arts Center) Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 - Noon Montgomery Performing Arts Center 13

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2013 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Wednesday, January 9, 2013 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. AMEA Governing Board - Renaissance, Riverview 2 8:15 p.m. Sara Womack, Presiding ABA Governing Board - Renaissance, Riverview 2 John Cooper, Presiding AVA Governing Board - Renaissance, Riverview 4 Jody Powell, Presiding AMEA Collegiate Governing Board - Renaissance, Riverview Boardroom Stephanie Pesto, Presiding AOA Governing Board -Renaissance, Riverview 3 Lisa Caravan, Presiding Thursday, January 10, 2013 8:00 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. AMEA Leadership Breakfast - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration - Renaissance Exhibit Hall B 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. All-State Show Choir Registration - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall C 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Intercollegiate Band Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall A 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B Building Better Brass- John Purcell, Clinician Terry Ownby, Presiding Building Better Brass is designed to assist educators in improving their brass sections and individual players seeking to improve their overall performance level. They will learn how to make their own practice sessions more productive and efficient, resulting in higher levels of performance and time savings. 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom CD Advocacy from the School House to the State House - Richard Bell, Clinician Kathy Hughes, Presiding Being an advocate for your music program is much like being a successful businessperson - you have to have a quality product and produce and sell it with integrity. This session will provide strategies for being a successful advocate in your classroom, in your school, in your school district, in your community and in your state legislature. This session has been presented at the Georgia Music Educators In-service Conference and at the American String Teachers National Conference. 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom E Conductors and Accompanists: Collaboration that Maximizes Singers' Learning- Ryan Kelly, Clinician Julia Baxter, Presiding Conductors who value their choral accompanists as artist-educators empower them to be co-educators in rehearsal and thereby facilitate singers' learning. This session identifies how conductors can mentor accompanists to take greater initiative to evaluate and influence singers in rehearsal. Participants will learn how score study, verbal instructions, and conducting gestures can either encourage or discourage accompanists from playing with pedagogical sensitivity. Conductors will also learn specific keyboard techniques that accelerate or hinder choristers' learning and how they can request these of accompanists (or implement them if they are their own rehearsal accompanist). 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. FAME - Session 1 - Renaissance, Montgomery 5 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. ELEM/GEN Board Meeting - AMEA Office Beth Davis, Presiding 15

Thursday, January 10, 2013 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall C 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. AVA Performance - Montgomery Performing Arts Center University of Southern Mississippi Chorale, Gregory Fuller, Conductor Allan Maples, Presiding 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom A Parallels Between Music and Language Arts - Suzanne Hall, Clinician Martha Jean Harris, Presiding This session will provide an overview of research that demonstrates a unique relationship between language arts and music. Specifically, participants will be introduced to parallelisms between music and the concepts of language arts instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension) and take part in musical activities that demonstrate these similarities. Additionally, the session will offer strategies that promote integrative learning between the two fields. 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom B Developing Better Trombone Sections: A Pedagogical Approach - Jonathan Whitaker, Clinician Chuck Eady, Presiding Common playing issues will be addressed including sound, slide technique, articulation, legato and more. The intent is to offer leading techniques to the non-trombonist to assist in building better sections in middle school and high school bands. 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom CD A Conversation with Jim Duren - Joel Henson, Clinician Moya Nordlund, Presiding This Clinic’s moderated conversation will provide an opportunity to hear one of Alabama’s recently retired legends, Mr. Jim Duren. Joel B. Henson, Director of Bands at Oak Grove High School in Bessemer, Alabama, will moderate this conversation. Mr. Duren just retired after 39 years of teaching at Mountain Brook, Pelham, and Oak Mountain High School. Mr. Duren’s resume can truly stand on its own. However, this clinic seeks to give the listener the opportunity to hear the why and how behind his successes with the hope of sparking new ideas among the clinic’s participants. 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Alabama Ballroom E The Secrets of Tone Production- Lisa Caravan, Clinician Felicia Sarubin, Presiding Come find out the secrets of tone production for cello players. The session will focus on the path of the bow arm, variables that affect tone, and specific activities/exercises that will improve your student’s tone. 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. FAME - Session 2 - Renaissance, Montgomery 5 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. HED Research Poster Session - Exhibit Hall Lobby Jane Kuehne, Presiding 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. FAME Luncheon - Renaissance, Starlight Foyer 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Past Presidents Luncheon - Renaissance, Riverview 2 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. AVA Concert - Montgomery Performing Arts Center JSU A Cappella Choir - Patricia Corbin, Conductor Jody Powell, Presiding 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. ABA Performance - Renaissance, Ballroom A Shades Valley Percussion Ensemble - Greg Gumina, Conductor Joel Henson, Presiding 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. All-State Jazz Bands Registration - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 7 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall B 16

Thursday, January 10, 2013 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ELEM/GEN Performance - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Northside Singers, Karen Hickok, Conductor Karla Hodges, Presiding 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. All-State Jazz Bands Unassigned Rhythm Section Audition - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 7 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Intercollegiate Band Rehearsal, Renaissance, Exhibit Hall A 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. FAME Session 3 - Renaissance, Montgomery 5 2:40 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ABA Concert - Montgomery Performing Arts Center Pelham High School Wind Ensemble - Jeff Burnside, Conductor Dennis Carroll, Presiding Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Songs for Your Recorder Concert! - Leena Harris, Clinician Hilda Hagins, Presiding Are you looking for recorder arrangements to play in class or at your concert? Come to Lenna’s sessiona and play songs that are guaranteed to delight both your students and parents. The pieces are available in a new Duet, Trio and Jazz Concert Series from the Be A Recorder Star curriculum and include alto part and CD accompaniment. Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom B Trumpet Chops 101 - Jim Zingara, Clinician Lori Ardovino, Presiding The mechanics of a properly functioning trumpet embouchure can be a great mystery to many band directors and teachers. Sometimes it is very difficult to determine whether a student’s playing struggles are due to an embouchure problem or some other failure of practice or technique. What are the signs of a weak embouchure? When should an embouchure be changed? How long will the process take? Will a change lead to new levels of strength and endurance or frustration on the part of the student and teacher? This clinic will discuss how to recognize poorly formed embouchures and provides some simple and effective ways in which to solve these problems without the invasive “start from the beginning while looking in the mirror” embouchure change process. The key to this is the pre-set ritual; every player has a certain ritual in which the mouthpiece is placed, the breath is taken, the embouchure is set and the air is delivered. Most typical embouchure problems can be fixed through simple changes in this pre-sound ritual. Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD 10 Ways to Energize Your Choral Rehearsal Everyday - John Flanery, Clinician Jody Powell, Presiding Feeling sluggish? Tired of the grind? Does the routine feel like a drag? Come and refresh your teaching with these simple but effective ideas to put zip back in your classes for choir. You and your students will benefit from these choral techniques that all teachers can do! . Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Kaleidoscope for the Senses: Creating Concert Experiences that Mystify Audiences - Ryan Kelly, Clinician Stephanie Pesto, Presiding The greatest concert experiences surprise or mystify audiences in some way—offering them a glimpse into a world of sound they love but cannot comprehend. This session shows how choral concerts are most effective, inspiring, and educational when singers treat audiences to greatness they ever expected to encounter. Participants will learn how to incorporate different vocal colors to present refreshing experiences for singers and audiences and how conductors can help singers master thes varying performance styles through warm-ups, gestures, imagery, and technology while maintaining vocal health. Finally, participants will learn how musical transitions, movement, technology, readings, and more can transform a \"good\" concert program to one audiences remember as \"great.\" 17

Thursday, January 10, 2013 2:40 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Riverview 1 How to Save Hours with Your First Ten Minutes - Richard Bell, Clinician Anne Witt, Presiding I have had the privilege of visiting many schools in the past year. In these visits I found many examples of how and how not to handle the opening minutes of the orchestra class – from classes which took 20 minutes just to get the instruments out and tuned to classes where every minute was focused and meaningful. Out of these visits (and out of my successes and failures in the classroom) I have put together some best practices for starting class. This session will focus on how to make the first ten minutes of the middle and high school orchestra class productive, efficient and meaningful for the main body of the rehearsal. Topics covered will be: 1.What to do before the students arrive, 2. Setting up class routines, 3. Effective tuning procedures from beginners through high schoolers, 4. Warmups to build ear training and technique while also addressing concepts to be found in music to be rehearsed. 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals Gold Band - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 7 Silver Band - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 1 Middle School Band - Renaissance, Riverview Meeting Room 7 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. FAME Session 4 - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 5 3:40 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Balloom A The Music Technology Landscape - Scott Phillips, Clinician David East, Presiding This session will discuss music technology offerings and opportunities in Alabama. It will consider ideas for incorporating technology into elementary through high school music curricula and show examples of school districts who are successful. It will also consider offerings in the state and discuss the different types of degree programs that are available. 4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. FAME Wrap-up - Renaissance, Montgomery Meeting Room 5 4:40 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. ABA Concert - Montgomery Performing Arts Center Auburn High School Honors Band - Rusty Logan, Conductor Susan Smith, Presiding . HED Recital - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Lori Ardovino, Presiding Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Oldies But Goodies: Strategies & Repertoire for Incorporating Early Music into your 4th - 12th Grade Choral/Vocal Program - Patricia Corbin, Clinician Cathy Shelton, Presiding This session will provide repertoire and ideas for incorporating music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods into your choral/vocal program. Programming ideas, including madrigal dinners, solo audition literature, interdisciplinary collaborations and budget friendly source materials, will be represented. JW Pepper AOA Reading Session - Renaissance, Riverview 1 Sarah Schrader, Presiding 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 7 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ELEM/ABA Performance - Renaissance, Ballroom A Homewood City Schools Percussion Ensembles - Chris Cooper, Conductor Beth Davis, Presiding 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. AMEA Concert Session - Montgomery Performing Arts Center UNA Collegiate Singers - Ian Loeppky, Conductor 18 Jane Powell, Presiding JSU Chamber Winds - Kenneth Bodiford, Conductor Rusty Courson, Presiding

7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall C Thursday, January 10, 2013 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Alabama Intercollegiate Band Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall A Friday, January 11, 2013 9:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. AMEA Welcome Reception - Renaissance, Presidential Suite 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. ABA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Ballroom B John Cooper, Presiding Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Score Study: Techniques for Improved Rehearsal and Performance - Mark Walker, Clinician Anne Witt, Presiding Beginning with the idea that score study is, essentially, simpy rehearsal preparation, this clinic will provide the director with several techniques of score study that will improve the rehearsal, maximize time and effort, and result in improved performances. Topics that will be covered will include planning, time management, and rehearsal organization techniques that are derived from the study of the music in preparation for an eventual performance. Additional concepts to be covered include score marking, recordings, historical and genre contexts, compositional styles, pacing and reading, and various modes of analysis. . Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Crank Up Your Classroom with QuaverMusic.com - Chris Murphy, Clinician Beth Davis, Presiding Ignite your kids’ imagination with a high-energy mix of creativity and 21st Century technology! Learn techniques that bring general music concepts to life for today’s kids. Session includes improv activities, IWB’s, video, online classrooms and Kids Virtual World. ALL-NEW session presented by Quaver (Graham Hepburn)! 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Alabama Intercollegiate Band Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall A 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall B 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 7 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. AVA Concert - Montgomery Performing Arts Center Hewitt Trussville High School Chamber Choir - Allen Gillespie, Conductor Montgomery Academy Upper School Chorus - Damion Womack, Conductor Ginny Hughes, Presiding Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom B Warming Up Our Concert Bands Before MPA: What We Gleaned from Experts, Experience, Observation, and Research - Carl Hancock, Kenneth Ozzello and Justin Ward, Clinicians Jamar Dumas, Presiding Prepared your program? Check. Practiced sight-reading? Check. Contemplated your warm-up? Huh? Warming up before a performance is a recommended and ubiquitous practice, yet, for many, it is the last thing considered before heading off to MPA. In this session we will explore the warm-up practices of elite athletes, describe the warm-up routines used by concert bands at MPA, and share exercises we believe will focus students and their director for a pinnacle performance. Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Organizing Your Notes, Teaching, and Life - Brian Cocke, Clinician Lori Zachary, Presiding Do you have scraps of paper and sticky notes everywhere and not sure how to organize them effectively? Do you have paper note books where you jot down ideas, but don’t have a great way to find and retrieve them without a lot of work? Where do you make notations about this year’s event about things to improve so that you can find them next year or make notes about a particular class so you remember the next time they come to you? Programs such as Evernote and Microsoft One Note are awesome programs that can get you organizing your teaching, job, and overall life effectively, at the palm of your hand, and on to go! 19

Friday, January 11, 2013 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Your Students Can Play the Notes…What Next? - Lisa Caravan, Clinician Daniel Jamieson, Presiding Too often, without realizing it, the goal of an ensemble class becomes to simply learn the notes. This session will discuss how to pick appropriate level music for your ensemble and avoid the pitfalls of choosing music that is too challenging. As musicians we want to share our passion of music with our students, which is far more than learning the notes. This session will give strategies of how to approach ensemble pieces through a musical lens. As directors we want our students to play a piece rhythmically, in tune, with dynamics and phrasing in a timely matter so we can direct their attendtion on the music in a broader and deeper way to increase their musicianship. 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. AMEA General Session - Montgomery Performing Arts Center Sara Womack, Presiding Presentation of AMEA Honor Roll Recognition of Alabama’s Board Certified Teachers in Music Outstanding Young Composers Recognition Keynote Address - Gabriel Kahane 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Phi Beta Mu Luncheon - Renaissance, Ballroom B Collegiate Luncheon - Renaissance, Montgomery 5 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ABA Concert - Montgomery Performing Arts Center University of Alabama Symphonic Band, Randall Coleman, Conductor David Raney, Presiding Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A We Don't Just Play Rhythm Sticks: Why We Really Are Choral Directors! - Michelle Champion, Clinician Kristi Howse, Presiding This session will explore the role of the elementary music teacher in the development of choral singing. Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Using Your Computer Tablet as a Music Folder - Ian Loeppky, Clinician Jerry Olson, Presiding Learn what it takes to convert your iPad or other tablet into your concert folder! Learn the many advantages of moving to an electronic music folder, and how to mitigate the few pitfalls. Your students are going digital: be ahead of the curve they're ALREADY on! Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Young Composers Symposium - Gabriel Kahane, Clinician Chris Cooper, Presiding 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 7 1:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance Exhibit Hall B 2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. AMEA General Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Social Media and Texting - Legal and Moral Questions for Music Educators - Emily Raley, Clinician Carl Hancock, Presiding Attorney Emily Raley will discuss the legal and moral issues associated with social media and texting and how they affect music educators. Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E Latin Jazz Techniques for the Music Educator - Andy Nevala, Clinician Vincent Schneider, Presiding 20

Friday, January 11, 2013 This clinic will present the music educator with all of the tools and information needed to play the music from South America and the Caribbean. Each style of music is deeply rooted in the history of each country it comes from, including rhythms and instrumentation. This presentation is also based on a text that will be published in 2013, written by Andy Nevala. It will require a rhythm section, percussionist, and will be delivered using playing examples and a power point presentation. 3:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Concert Session - Montgomery Performing Arts Center Alabama Intercollegiate Band - Frank Wickes, Clinician Sue Samuels, Presiding Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Incorporating Commissions, Guest Conductors, and Artists to Your Music Program - Deborah Baker, Clinician Jerry Cunningham, Presiding Learn how incorporating commissions, guest conductors and artists will bring a new level of musicianship to your program. This session will offer specific strategies to maximize your success. Discussion will include program objectives, financial obligations, time considerations, and more. Composers, clinicians, and guest artists are excited to work with your program. Your students will have a lasting musical moment. 3:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. AOA Business Meeting (extended time) - Renaissance, Montgomery 5 Lisa Caravan, Presiding 3:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Interest Session (extended time)- Renaissance, Ballroom A Hand Drums and More! - Chris Judah-Lauder, Clinician Kelly Jo Hollingswoth, Presiding Explore “kid tested” hand drum pieces that work! Creativity, movement and collaborative learning will be emphasized using hand drums, tubano’s and unpitched percussion. Geared for 4th grade +. 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Re-Voicing for SSA & TTBB: Tips, Tricks, and Time Savers - William Powell, Clinician Lori Ardovino, Presiding This session will focus on re-voicing choral music from mixed voices (SATB) to single-gender voices, primarily SSA(A) and TTBB. Source material will include non-copyrighted music such as folk songs and choral music from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and/or Romantic eras. Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E A Systematic Method for Literature Selection - Mark Walker, Clinician David McDaniel, Presiding This clinic will focus on literature selection and provide a systematic method for selection based upon the idea of “Beginning with the end in mind.” While this method is useful for band directors at all levels of teaching and in every level of their career, it is primarily geared toward young directors. This session will show how the director, once he or she identifies short and long term goals for their band, can choose literature that will support these goals and will offer progress from one goal to the next, while supporting the skills already learned and obtained by the band. Included in the session will be specific literature examples that will support and teach specific goals common to band programs such as tone production, breath support, into nation, lyrical playing, phrasal understanding, technique, range and endurance. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. All-State Jazz Bands Rehearsals - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 7 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. All-State Show Choir Rehearsal - Renaissance, Exhibit Hall C 7:45 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. AMEA General Session - Montgomery Performing Arts Center Sara Womack, Presiding Presentation of Awards (Outstanding Administrator, Outstanding Music Educator, and Hall of Fame) Alabama Symphony Orchestra 21

Saturday, January 12, 2013 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. All-State Show Choir Dress Rehearsal - Renaissance, MPAC 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Sing, Dance and Play the Orff Way - Chris Judah-Lauder Cliff Huckabee, Presiding Play, create and extend musical compositions working with pitched and unpitched percussion. Special attention will be directed toward collaborative learning, assessment, and classroom management. AVA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Ballroom E Jody Powell, Presiding . ABA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Ballroom CD John Cooper, Presiding 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Alabama Jazz Educators Association Meeting, Renaissance, Ballroom B Randall Key, Presiding 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. AVA Concert - Montgomery Performing Arts Center Alabama All-State Show Choir, Paul Gulsvig and Jared Voss, Clinicians Jane Powell, Presiding 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom A Recorder Success - Chris Judah-Lauder, Clinician Cliff Huckabee, Presiding Experience fun and engaging recorder activities which are integrated with singing, improvisation, and the barred instruments. Bring a soprano recorder. Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom CD Percussion for the Non-Percussionist Band Director - Jeff Grant, Clinician Jason Smith, Presiding This session will focus on practical and usable strategies for those educators whose primary instrument is something other than percussion, who are faced with teaching percussionists on a daily basis. Topics will include universal techniques for a multitude of instruments, tuning, care and maintenance, and ways to engage your percussionists during heterogeneous rehearsals. Interest Session - Renaissance, Ballroom E, Yasmin Flores, Clinician Little Tweaks for your Budding Clarinetists: A Band Director's Guide to Teaching the Clarinet 5th - 12th Grade Ted Hoffman, Presiding A description of the basics of clarinet playing with pictures and a trouble-shooting guide for squeaks and other odd problems one may encounter. There will also be a goal list for each grade level as well as a guide on how to achieve each goal. Included in each packet will be a repertoire list that includes important pieces and books for each level and where music can be found online. In the session I will go over the clarinet embouchure, hand position, and the guide to achieve each playing goal. 9:30 a.m. 10:15 a.m. All-State Jazz Bands Warm-up - Montgomery Meeting Rooms 7 & 1, Riverview Meeting Room 7 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ACDA Business Meeting - Renaissance, Ballroom E 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ABA Concert Session - Montgomery Performing Arts Center All-State Jazz Bands (Middle School, Silver, and Gold Bands) Randall Key, Presiding 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. AMEA Governing Board Meeting - Renaissance, Riverview 2 Sara Womack, Presiding 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ABA Adjudicators Clinic - Renaissance, Riverview 3 Ken Ozzello, Clinician 22 John Cooper, Presiding

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AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL HONORS BAND One tenet of the Auburn City Schools’ philosophy is that learning takes place best in an organized, comprehensive curriculum. A major goal of the school system is to provide each student the opportunity to learn, to develop personally, and to experience success. The Auburn City School System houses its 7000+ students on ten separate campuses. Each campus has a at least one music and one art teacher. Auburn band students begin instrumental instruction in the seventh grade. Upon arrival at Auburn High School as tenth graders, band students are placed into one of two performing ensembles. This assignment is made by the use of an audition which is taken during the spring of the previous year. Band students at Auburn High School meets for class every other day during a blocked 96 minute class. The 2012-2013 AHS Band enrollment is 160 students. Marching Band at Auburn High School is an extra-curricula activity. The marching band is a voluntary organization and meets for a total of three and one half hours outside of school time weekly. Directors for the Auburn City School bands are: Deanna Marshall, J.F. Drake Middle School; Joshua Wine, Auburn Junior High School and Rusty Logan, Auburn High School. Auburn High School is lead by Principal Dr. Todd Freeman and the Auburn City Schools Superintendent is Dr. Karen T. DeLano. Russell (Rusty) Logan is a native of Wetumpka, AL and graduate of Wetumpka High School where his band director was Mr. George Truman Welch. He attended Auburn University and received the Bachelor of Science in Music Education and Master of Music Trombone Performance degrees. Dr. Logan later attended the University of Mississippi where he was awarded the Doctor of Arts in Music Theory. Before accepting the position as Director of Bands at Auburn High School, Dr. Logan taught at Monroe Academy, Forsyth, GA and Victoria High School, Victoria, TX. He is now in his twenty-fourth year at Auburn High School, Auburn, AL. Under Dr. Logan’s direction the Auburn High School Band has performed for the Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic, the Alabama Music Educator’s Association In-Service Clinic, and for the Southern Division of the College Band Directors Association. Dr. Logan’s professional affiliations include Alabama Music Educators Association, Alabama Bandmasters Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, NAfMe, National Band Association and Phi Beta Mu. Dr. Logan’s wife, Betsy, is the art teacher for Auburn Junior High School and son, Jeremy lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife Allison. Concert Program Thursday, Jan. 10, 4:40 pm Ignition...................... ............................................Todd Stalter...............................................................Alfred Publishing Anthem for Winds and Percussion…………..…………Claude T. Smith................................................Hal Leonard Corporation Solemn Hymn & Rowdy Dance ...................................David R. Holsinger...................................................................TRN Music ... Carnival of Venice................................................Jean Baptiste Arban/Erik Leidzen.............................................................Belwin Elisabeth Lusche, Soloist La Banda Nascente………...............…………..……...…..B. Sbraccla.....................................................................................Kjos Arabesque…………………….............…………..……Samuel R. Hazo...............................................Hal Leonard Cooperation Yankee Doodlin’……………….....................….………...Philip Parker..................................................................Southern Music 25

JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER WINDS The JSU Chamber Winds, under the direction of Kenneth G. Bodiford, is a select group of approximately 60 highly skilled musicians who perform the finest in wind literature. The Chamber Winds utilize the practice of flexible instrumentation, which allows performance of many types of wind ensemble writing. Exploring traditional as well as contemporary works for band, this ensemble is known for its high level performances of quality literature. The Chamber Winds perform both on and off campus, tours frequently, and performs at professional music conferences. Students are selected for membership each fall and spring semester by audition. Mr. Kenneth G. Bodiford, Assistant Professor, is the Director of Bands at Jacksonville State University. He earned his BS in Music Education at Jacksonville State University, and his MM in Music Education and Wind Ensemble Conducting at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Upon completion of his MM degree, Mr. Bodiford served as the Director of Bands at Kecoughtan High School in Hampton, VA. Under his leadership, the KHS band program grew from 75 members to approximately 250 members. After his second year as the director, the KHS Wind Ensemble and the Marching Band was declared as a Virginia Honor Band by the Governor of the state. The Wind Ensemble consistently received superior ratings at all district festivals under his leadership. Also, the marching band without fail received superior awards culminating in a trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to represent the state of Virginia in the 1994 USF&G Sugar Bowl. In 1994, Mr. Bodiford assumed the position at Jacksonville State University as Director of Bands. Since that time, the band program has consistently grown in numbers and quality. Since 1994 the Marching Southerners have swelled from 144 members to 300+. As the Southerners revitalized, so did the entire instrumental program. Each year the band program draws more very talented students. As would be expected, the Chamber Winds, Wind Ensemble, and the Symphonic Band perform at extremely high levels. The Wind Ensemble was asked to perform at the Bands of America Southeastern Regional in Atlanta, GA. Throughout his career, Mr. Bodiford has studied with some of the nation's finest teachers. As an undergraduate student, his mentor and band director was Dr. David L. Walters, Director Emeritus, Jacksonville State University. He has also studied with conductors such as Dr. William W. Wiedrich, University of South Florida; Dr. Robert Ponto, Oberlin Conservatory, and Dr. Frank Battisti, New England Conservatory. During Mr. Bodiford's tenure at Jacksonville State University, he has initiated many new events and programs such as the \"Drums Across America\" Drum Corps competition, a summer camp program that brings approximately 10,000 high school students onto the campus each summer; the annual Wind Ensemble Concerto competition, and has vastly expanded the Southerners Honor Band program. Most recently, Mr. Bodiford has assumed the position as Executive Director of the JSU SPIRIT Drum and Bugle Corps. This group tours the nation during the summer and competes in Drum Corps International contests. Thursday, Jan. 10, 7:30 P.M. Concert Program High Wire......................................................................................................John Mackey Khachaturian Flute Concerto..............................................................Aram Khachaturian Allergro Vivace Dr. Jeremy Benson, Soloist Concertino for Four Percussion and Wind Ensemble...........................David Gillingham Lux Aurumque..............................................................................................Eric Whitacre Give Us This Day.....................................................................................David Maslanka 26

HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR The HTHS Chamber Choir is in its third year of existence. In 2009 there was a Women’s Ensemble made up of fourteen freshmen girls and a SATB group of twenty-eight known as the HT Singers. Three years later, there is now a non- auditioned Concert Choir of sixty-seven and the auditioned twenty-four voice Chamber Choir. Our HTHS choirs are proud of their growth (42 to 91) in these three years as singing has become a more “cool” thing to do. The Chamber Choir has a busy December. They annually sing at Fox 6, Children’s Hospital, Birmingham Airport, as well as school and church appearances. Both the Concert Choir and Chamber Choir have scored Superior ratings at State Assessment and will participate this year. HTHS is always represented at All-State Choral Festival as well. D. Allen Gillespie is in his thirty-ninth year of teaching choral music. After retiring at the end of thirty-five years of full time teaching, he began a partime tenure at Hewitt-Trussville High School. The department has more than doubled in the last three years. The non-auditioned Concert Choir has sixty-seven with the select Chamber Choir numbering twenty-four. Allen holds a BME, MME, and Ed.S Certification in Music all from the University of Montevallo. He is a past president of the Alabama Vocal Association and the Alabama Choral Directors Association. He is Music Director at Huffman United Methodist Church and has been involved with the music production in The Miss Alabama Pageant for the past 26 years. His wife, Sula is a Pediatric Nurse Practioner at The Children's Hospital of Alabama. Their son, Desi is a seventh grade \"sax and piano man\" who sings as well. Concert Program Friday, Jan. 11, 9:15 A.M. 1) Il est bel et bon Pierre Passereau...........................arr. John Leavitt....................................... Hal Leonard 08596795 1:35 2) Sicut Cervus..........................................Giovanni Palestrina, ed. Robert Hufstader........Theodore Presser 352-00075 2:45 3) O Mistress Mine..............................................Ralph Vaughn Williams....................................ECS Publishing 1.5017 1:10 4) Sing Me to Heaven.................................................Daniel E. Gawthrop.................................Dunstan House DH9101 3:40 5)Shenandoah....................................................Traditional, arr. Darmon Meader...........................Carl Fischer CM8805 4:25 6)Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name............Traditional arr. Brazeal Dennard...................................Shawnee A1802 4:05 7)Ni Jina Gan..................................................Israel Kagaruki arr. Eugene Rogers.....................Hal Leonard 08750935 3:05 8)Sinnuh Man..................................................................Kenny Potter....................................Hinshaw Music HMC1720 1:50 27

SHADES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE The Shades Valley High School Percussion Ensemble was formed in the spring of 1998 as an additional performance opportunity for the percussionists at the school. The students are expected to be well-versed in orchestral, marching, and ethnic percussion. The ensemble regularly performs music in a wide variety of styles and genre, often splitting into 2 or 3 sub-groups in order to facilitate every student’s educational needs and interests. This practice provides both interesting curricula for the students and entertaining programs for their audiences. Under Mr. Gumina’s direction, the Shades Valley Percussion Ensemble has performed at various Percussive Arts Society Days of Percussion, the NASPAAM National Conference, the Alabama Music Educators Association In- Service Conference, and the Music for All Sandy Feldstein National Percussion Festival. The ensemble has also served as a demonstration group for many West African Drumming clinics that Mr. Gumina has conducted throughout the southeast. We are pleased to be invited to perform again at the AMEA In-Service Conference in January 2013. Shades Valley High School is a public secondary school located in Irondale, Alabama and is a learning community of approximately 1,400 students. The school was established in 1948 in Homewood, Alabama and was moved to its present location in Irondale in the fall of 1996. Mr. Gregory L. Gumina earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from West Virginia University, studying percussion and music theory under Professors Phil Faini, David Satterfield and Adam Mason. He also earned the Master of Arts in Music Education degree from the University of Alabama. While at UA, he served as a graduate assistant in the University Bands Department and was the Arranger/Instructor for the marching percussion section. Mr. Gumina performed with the Star of Indiana Drum & Bugle Corps and served on the staff of Southwind Drum & Bugle Corps for seven years. He was the Percussion Caption Head for four years and also served as the Corps Program Coordinator. Mr. Gumina is currently in his 16th year as Assistant Band Director and Percussion Director at Shades Valley High School. His ensembles have performed at the 2001 NASPAAM International Convention, the 2005 Alabama Music Educators Association In-Service Conference, the 2011 Music for All Sandy Feldstein National Percussion Festival, and several Percussive Arts Society Days of Percussion. In addition to the Percussion Ensemble, Mr. Gumina teaches the Concert Band and AP Music Theory. Mr. Gumina has served on the Arts Advisory Board and the Curriculum Writing Committee for the Jefferson County School System and in 2010 Mr. Gumina achieved National Board Certification. Mr. Gumina is a member of AMEA, MENC, PAS and Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society. Greg resides in Moody with his wife Gina and their daughters Giada and Noelle. Thursday, Jan. 10, 1:00 P.M. Concert Program Cossack Celebration........................................................Gregory Gumina...........................................................GumMusic, 2:30 The Doomsday Machine....................................................Michael Buritt...........................................Innovative Percussion, 6:30 Traditional West African Drumming..........................................................................................................................................5:00 Katraterra..............................................................................Jim Cassella...........................................TapSpace Publications, 5:00 Blue Rondo a la Turk...........................................Dave Brubeck, Arr. by Gumina.............................................not published 5:00 Featuring Dr. Thomas McCutchen, vibraphone 28

MONTGOMERY ACADEMY UPPER SCHOOL CHORUS The Montgomery Academy’s Upper School Chorus is comprised of 70 students who are not auditioned. The chorus performs a wide variety of repertoire from renaissance to contemporary and consistently receives “Superior” ratings at District, State, and National Festivals. Choruses at The Montgomery Academy have been invited to perform at State Conventions of The American Choral Directors Association and State and National Conventions of The Music Educators National Conference. They have also been featured with the New England Symphonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. The chorus has had successful tours in South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, New York, California and Florida. Recently, the Upper School Chorus has been invited to perform at The Alabama ACDA Invitational Choral Festival and has been invited to present solo performances at Mississippi State Choral Colloquium Honor Choir, The University of Southern Mississippi’s Southern Invitational Confrence and The University of Alabama’s Honor Choir Festival. In order to improve as an ensemble, the Upper School Chorus has participated in choral clinics with David Childs, Kenneth Fulton, Lynne Gackle, and Larry Wyatt and Ron Staheli, Eric Nelson, Z. Randall Stroope, and Andre Thomas. Damion Womack currently serves as Director of The Arts at The Montgomery Academy in Montgomery, AL. Additionally, Mr. Womack also holds the position as Director of Music Ministries at Memorial Presbyterian Church. Choruses under Mr. Womack’s guidance have been invited to perform at State Conventions of The American Choral Directors Association, State and National Conventions of The Music Educators National Conference.Choirs under his leadership consistently receive “Superior Ratings” at District, State, and National Performance Evaluations. Mr. Womack is the recipient of the 2005 Award for Excellence in Teaching at The Montgomery Academy. Mr. Womack’s choruses have had successful tours in South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, New York, California and Florida. Mr. Womack is an active clincian in the Southeast. Currently he has conducted choral festivals in Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi and Illnois . Mr. Womack is a Past President of The Alabama Vocal Associaiton and serves as High School Repertoire and Standards Chairman for the Alabama Choral Director’s Association (ACDA). Mr. Womack is currently listed in “Who’s Who Among American Teachers 2004-2008” and is a member of The Voice Care Network. Mr. Womack holds a B.S in Music Education from Alabama A&M University, M.M.E.D. in Music Education from Alabama State University. Mr. Womack is currently a Candidate for the Doctorate in Musical Arts Degree in Choral Conducting at the University of South Carolina in Columbia,SC. Concert Program Friday, Jan. 11, 9:15 am Alleluia from “Songs of Faith”...........................................Paul Basler...........................................................Colla Voce 36-20116 In Remembrance.................................................................Jeffery Ames.............................................Walton Music HL 08501547 Sing To Me.......................................................................Andrea Ramsey.....................................Santa Barbara Music Publishing J’entends le Moulin.....................................................arr. Donald Patriquin..................................................................Earth Songs Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.........................arr. James Mulholland..................................................Colla Voce 12-50810 True Light..........................................................................Keith Hampton.....................................................................Earth Songs 29

PELHAM HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE The Pelham High School Wind Ensemble is the premier instrumental performing group at Pelham. The group is one of three concert ensembles and is made up of seventy- seven musicians in grades ten through twelve who earn and keep their positions within the group through a series of yearly class evaluations. Individual performance is stressed in the Wind Ensemble which is evidenced by the number of students who audition for and are chosen for various university honor bands, district and county honor bands and all- state. While travel and competition are huge motivators to the students in the group, they continue to be focused on upholding the rich tradition of musical performance that is so much a part of the program. Each year, over half of the graduating members of Pelham’s Wind Ensemble go on to continue their music in college ensembles and Pelham currently has more than ten graduates pursuing music performance or music education as a career. Jeff Burnside has been teaching band for twenty-five years, with the last fourteen years at Pelham High School. Prior to coming to Pelham, he taught in the Homewood City Schools as well as the Mobile County Schools. Jeff holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in music education from Auburn University. He is currently the Director of Bands at Pelham High School which has an instrumental music program that includes three concert bands, two jazz bands, marching band, and band techniques classes. His bands have excelled in all areas consistently receiving superior ratings at competitions and festivals. Jeff is the past treasurer of the Shelby County Band Director’s Association, a member of NAfME, ABA, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and remains active as a trumpet player in the Birmingham area. Jeff’s wife Katy is also a teacher at Pelham High School and a member of Pelham’s band staff. Their two children are both active in music with their son Andrew a senior and member of the Wind Ensemble and daughter Kaitlyn who is pursuing a degree in Music Education at Auburn University. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2:40 P.M. Concert Program A Prelude to the Shining Day...................................Yo Goto......................Brain Concert Repertoire Collections Scherzo for Band............................Gioacchino Rossini/William A. Schaefer.............Piedmont Music Company Bagatelles for Band........................................Vincenet Persichetti.............................Masters Music Publications Vivace Allegretto Andante Allegro Light Cavalry Overture .....................Franz von Suppe/Henry Fillmore...................Fillmore Brothers Company To The Sky........................................................James Stephenson.......................................FJH Music Company Albanian Dance....................................................Shelly Hanson..........................Boosey and Hawkes Company Joy In All Things.................................................Brian Balmages........................................FJH Music Company Windsprints.........................................................Richard Saucedo.................................Hal Leonard Corporation 30

NORTHSIDE SINGERS The Northside Singers were organized in 1997 when Mrs. Karen Hickok was hired as the music teacher at Northside Intermediate School in Opelika. The Singers are an auditioned group of approximately 80 fourth and fifth grade students. They rehearse once a week, before school and present musicals and formal choral programs twice a year. The Singers have performed for other local schools, Rotary club, local nursing homes and businesses, the Alabama State Principals’ Meeting in Montgomery, Old Alabama Town, as well as at the state capitol where they sang for the state legislature. Karen Hickok has taught at Northside Intermediate School since 1997 where she has developed a vibrant and integrated music program. Her music program includes keyboard classes, guitar instruction, recorder instruction, an Orff Ensemble, a chorus of 80+ students and an exploratory violin unit in which all third grade students participate for nine weeks. She was the 2000-01 and 2008-09 Northside Teacher of the Year and the 2008-09 Opelika City Schools Elementary Teacher of the Year. She is a private piano teacher, an active member of FAfME and MTNA, and the organist/bell choir director at First Presbyterian Church, Auburn. Concert Program Thursday, Jan. 10, 2:00 P.M. Music Has Brought Us Together.........................................Jerry Estes....................Heritage Choral Series (Lorenz Corporation) Kids Are Music..................................................................Ruth Artman...................Jenson Publications (Hal Leonard Publisher) Land That We Love.............................................................Jill Gallina....................................................................Shawnee Press Of Thee I Sing, America!.................................Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse...........................................Alfred Publishing We The People..............................................................Ruth Elaine Schram..........................................Warner Bros. Publications Step by Step......................................................Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse...........................................Alfred Publishing We’re the Future of Tomorrow...................................Patsy Ford Simms.............................................................Alfred Publishing VISIT THE EXHIBITS! Thursday, January 10 - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday, January 11 - 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 31

THE USM SOUTHERN CHORALE The Southern Chorale is the primary touring ensemble at the University of Southern Mississippi. The group has appeared at numerous meetings of ACDA and MENC, including national conventions in Chicago and Los Angeles and the Southern Division ACDA in Memphis. Recent endeavors include a recording project of the music of native Mississippi composer James Mulholland and a performance of the Mass in B Minor by JS Bach. In the last decade the group has had concert tours of England, France, Mexico, and Jamaica. In 2005 Manhattan Concert Productions hosted the Chorale for a Hurricane Katrina Relief concert in Carnegie Hall. The group has been invited to perform with the Transylvania Philharmonic, Cluj Romania, in May of 2013. Gregory Fuller is in his thirteenth year as Director of Choral Activities at The University of Southern Mississippi. He conducts the Southern Chorale and the Hattiesburg Choral Union, teaches graduate conducting courses, supervises candidates in the master’s and doctoral conducting program, serves as the chair of the Conducting Division, and is a member of the School of Music Executive Committee. In 2004 he launched the first Southern Invitational Choral Conference, an event that now hosts over fifty institutions each September. Since arriving in 2000, he has presided over growth that has more than doubled the number of vocal/choral majors at Southern Miss. Thursday, Jan. 10, 10:30 A.M. Concert Program Fantasy on “LEONI” from Sacred Harmony.........Thomas Olivers/arr. J.D. Frizzell.............................................................unpublished Hymns Without Words...............................Norman Dello Joio/transcribed by Gregory Fuller...................Associated Music Publishers Alleluia...............................................................................Randall Thompson.......................................E. C. Schirmer Music Company Clapping Music ...............................................Steve Reich/transcribed by Gregory Fuller...........................Universal Edition (London) Missa Brevis.........................................................................Leonard Bernstein..............Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company Brandon Ring and Karis Tucker, soloists Joey Wolfe and Matt McMurrin, chimes I. Kyrie II. Gloria IV. Dona Nobis Pacem Had I the Heavens’ Embroidered Cloths.....................James Quitman Mulholland......................................................Colla Voce Music Walking on the Green Grass........................American Folk Song/arranged by Michael Hennigan.............................Boosey & Hawkes Sing We Now of Christmas ......................Traditional French Carol/arranged by Nancy Hill Cobb......................................unpublished Pamela Finch, djembe i thank You God for most this amazing day...........................Eric Whitacre...................................................Walton Music Corporation Nikisha Williams, soprano Windy City Romance............Peter Cetera, Gary Jackson, and Carl Smith/arranged by Jonathan Rodgers...........................unpublished Brett Barnes, Daniel Massey, and Nikisha Williams, soloists Brooke Armstrong, Jonathan Rodgers, Aaron Strum, and Claire Welch, percussion Wishin’ You Were Here If You Leave Me Now After the Love is Gone Higher and Higher Roll, Jordan, Roll..................................Traditional Spiritual/arranged by Rollo Dillworth..............................Hal Leonard Corporation 32

JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY A CAPPELLA CHOIR The Jacksonville State University A Cappella Choir was founded in September of 1960 by Malcom J. Griffin, who was a member of the voice faculty. In May 1961 this newly formed ensemble was awarded the Bromberg Bowl in a statewide competition. In 1962 Malcom Griffin left Jacksonville State to take a position at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. Thomas Warren, who directed A Cappella for one year, followed him. In 1963 Bayne Dobbins, a graduate of Louisiana State University, joined the JSU music department to teach French Horn and direct the A Cappella Choir. During his 30 years as director of the A Cappella Choir the choir appeared at several music conventions, and performed regularly throughout Calhoun County. The A Cappella Choir Christmas Concert became a Calhoun County tradition that attracted large crowds year after year until Bayne Dobbins retirement in 1993. In 1993 Dr. Joel Knapp joined the JSU music faculty as Director of Choral Activities. Under his direction A Cappella Choir toured throughout the southeastern United States as a primary recruiting tool for the JSU Choral Department. The choir appeared at several music conventions also toured Europe for two summers. In 1999, Dr. Knapp left the JSU faculty to take a position at the University of Southern Illinois. Dr. Patricia Corbin joined the JSU Music Department as Director of Choral Activities in the fall of 1999. Dr. Patricia Corbin joined the David L. Walters Department of Music at Jacksonville State University as Director of Choral Activities in the fall of 1999. A native of New York, she received a Bachelor of Music Education from the Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam, a Master of Arts in Music Education from Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, and the Doctor of Music in Choral Conducting from Indiana University. She has studied conducting with Brock McElheran, Joseph Flummerfelt, Robert Porco, Thomas Somerville, and Helmuth Rilling. Prior to her joining the JSU music faculty Dr. Corbin worked as a music teacher in the Irvington Public School System, in Irvington, New Jersey for 19 years. In Irvington she began teaching K-4 general music, then was transferred to teach the 5th- 8th grade Musically Gifted and Talented program that she taught for eleven years. Her last six years were spent as a high school choral director. As the Director of Choral Activities at Jacksonville State University, Dr. Corbin directs the A Cappella Choir, Chamber Singers, and Calhoun County Civic Chorale and teaches Applied Voice Advanced Choral Conducting, Choral Literature and Class Recorder. Her research interests include the late masses of Czech Baroque composer Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) as well as the choral music of Alabama composers. Dr. Corbin is the Organist/ Choirmaster of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Anniston, Alabama. She is the Alabama College & University R & S Chair and is also a member of MENC, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the American Guild of Organists. Concert Program Thursday, Jan. 10, 1:00 P.M. 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Heninger (b. 1924)....Santa Barbara Music Publishing SBMP 11 There is No Rose of Such Virtue.................................Kevin A. Memley (b. 1971)................................Pavane Publishing P1419 “Stars” from Three Nocturnes.........................................Dan Forrest (b. 1978) ....................................Hinshaw Music HMB258 Bagels and Biscuits.......................................................Theodore Lucas (b. 1941)...Santa Barbara Music Publishing – SBMP 11 33

UNA COLLEGIATE SINGERS, CHAMBER CHOIR & VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE A select group of 65 singers, the UNA Collegiate Singers is the premier choral ensemble on campus, which represents the University on tour every year. Recent tours haven taken the choir to Mobile, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Texas, and Orlando. Every year, they represent the University in the state-wide Birmingham Collegiate Choral Festival to great acclaim. They most recently performed Vivaldi’s timeless Gloria with the Shoals Symphony at UNA. A small group chosen from the Collegiate Singers, the Vocal Jazz Ensemble explores the uniquely American idiom of jazz as well as pop and world music. Most often, the VJE sings acappella or with a little percussion (either real or \"vocalized\"!). They perform in concerts on and off campus, touring in the spring with Collegiate Singers. The Vocal Jazz Ensemble has been featured often at the W. C. Handy Festival in Florence and the Panoply Festival of the Arts in Huntsville. The Chamber Choir is an elite group of singers chosen from the best of the Collegiate Singers, and perform in a wide variety of concerts and events from madrigal dinners to chamber works. The choir performs on and off campus as well as on tour with the Collegiate Singers. In the spring of 2009, they had the privilege of representing the University of North Alabama in Italy on the Department of Music and Theatre’s first international tour, and toured to Costa Rica in the spring of 2011. Most recently, they shared in a concert with the UAH Concert Choir and Huntsville Youth Orchestra in the U.S. premiere of Tarik O’Regan’s Martyr. They will tour to Ireland as part of the UNA Study Abroad program in the spring of 2013. Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Ian Loeppky has been an Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of North Alabama since the fall of 2003. His studies began at the University of Manitoba, continued at the University of Minnesota with Kathy Romey, and finished at the College- Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati with Earl Rivers and Stephen Coker. He has also studied with Helmuth Rilling, Dale Warland, Frieder Bernius, Martin Isepp, Charles Bruffy, and Bobby McFerrin. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, the Music Educators National Convention, the National Collegiate Choral Organization, the Alabama Vocal Association, the International Federation for Choral Music, Phi Mu Alpha, and Pi Kappa Lambda. He is currently the editor for the Alabama Reprise (the semi-annual publication of the Alabama chapter of ACDA.) Loeppky has worked as a singer, scholar, conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and arranger in Canada, the United States, and Portugal. He directs all three choral ensembles at UNA and teaches under- graduate and graduate conducting, choral techniques, world music, and graduate choral literature. In addition, he directs the choir at Trinity Episcopal Church in Florence, is founder and artistic director of Florence Camerata, and is in demand as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the region and internationally. He is a frequent contributor to the Choral Journal and the Alabama Reprise, and this spring appeared as a guest conductor with the Madison Honor Choir Girls Chorus, the Mississippi GirlChoir, and the Huntsville Master Chorale. Most recently, he had the privilege of sharing the podium with Dr. Elroy Friesen in concert with their Alma Mater choir, the University of Manitoba Singers. Thursday, Jan. 10, 7:30 P.M. Concert Program I. COLLEGIATE SINGERS Domenick Argento “Gloria” from The Masque of Angels (Boosey & Hawkes 5932) [3:30] (b. 1927) Karen Cantrell, piano Ola Gjeilo Ubi caritas (Walton 1386) [3:00] (b. 1978) II. CHAMBER CHOIR “Lobet den Herrn” from Singet dem Herrn (BWV 225) (CPDL #04737) [4:00] Johann Sebastian Bach Johnna Stafford, bassoon; Miika Weimann, ’cello; Karen Cantrell, organ (1685-1750) Gustav Holst Nunc dimittis (Novello 290459) [3:45] (1874-1934) Grace Ashley, soprano; Marc Anderson, tenor Traditional All Blessings Flow (St. James Music Press) [3:00] Arr. Andrew Mills (b. 1990) 15th c. French Melody Adam Lay Ybounden (Santa Barbara Music Publishing 1090) [2:00] Arr. Ian Loeppky (b. 1970) Drew Mills, percussion III. VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE Oscar Galián Salseo (earthsongs S-71) [2:30] (b. 1960) Mia Makaroff Butterfly (Sulasol S-971) [4:00] (b. 1970) Suzanne Reese and Ashley White, sopranos IV. COLLEGIATE SINGERS Josef Rheinberger “Bleib bei uns” from Abendlied, Op. 69, No. 3 (CPDL 00380) [3:30] (1839-1901) Jimmy Rankin Fare thee well, love (Colla Voce 10-96310) [4:30] Arr. James Q. Mulholland (b. 1935) Marc Anderson, tenor; Karen Cantrell, piano A.R. Rahman Balleilakka (earthsongs S-339) [5:00] Arr. Ethan Sperry (b. 1970) Ethan Lolley, tenor; Jenny Merry, soprano; Tanner King, tenor Bryan Gregory, Rebekah Holm, Robert Livingston, Iain Moyer, percussion 34

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ALABAMA SYMPHONIC BAND The Alabama Symphonic Band is one of six large instrumental ensembles housed within the University of Alabama School of Music, and one of three ability-based groups in the University of Alabama Band Department. In addition to the Alabama Symphonic Band, the University of Alabama Band Department also houses the world-renowned Alabama Wind Ensemble and the Alabama Concert Band. The Alabama Symphonic Band is comprised of both music majors and non-music majors, with approximately 85% of the players being music majors. The Alabama Symphonic Band rehearses year-round two days each week and for 90 minutes per day. The band has had the honor of performing as a demonstration group for the Alabama Music Educators Association Inservice Conference in both 2009 and 2010 highlighting both new wind band literature and lesser- performed classics of the wind band repertoire. The band also performed an invitational concert at the Alabama Band Directors’ Associations’ 2010 State Music Assessment. Randall. Coleman is currently the Associate Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Alabama where he serves as the conductor of the Alabama Symphonic Band, the Associate Conductor of the Alabama Wind Ensemble and the Co-Director of the “Million Dollar Band.” He also teach- es graduate and undergraduate conducting and wind band literature classes and serves as the coordinator for the Alabama Honor Band Festival and Crimson Music Camps. Prior to his appointment to the faculty at the University of Alabama, Mr. Coleman enjoyed a successful 25 year career as a high school band director and supervisor in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, and his Masters of Music Education degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. During his teaching career in Georgia, Mr. Coleman was an active member of the Georgia Music Educators’ Association, where he held the office of President, First Vice-President and State Band Division Chair. Mr. Coleman also served as Georgia State Chair for the National Band Association. He has been awarded the Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association on eight occasions and was the 1992 recipient of the American School Band Directors Association’s Stanbury Award for the state of Georgia and the southeastern United States. Mr. Coleman was inducted into the John Philip Sousa Foundations’ “Legion of Honor” in 2004 and is also listed in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.” Under his direc- tion, the Milton High School Wind Ensemble performed at the 2004 GMEA Inservice Conference, the 2004 Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, and the Music Educators’ National Conference 2006 National Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Coleman remains in demand as a marching and concert band clinician and adjudicator. He has served as an adjudicator for the New Year’s Day Parade in London, England and will conduct the 2011 Georgia All State Band. Mr. Coleman holds membership in the Music Educators’ National Conference, the College Band Directors National Association, the National Band Association, Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, the Alabama Music Educators Association and the Alabama Bandmasters Association. Concert Program Friday, Jan. 11, 1:00 P.M. Prelude to the Shining Day.......................................................................Yo Goto Archangel Raphael who leaves a house of Tobias.....................Masanori Taruya The Irish Washerwoman...............................................................Leroy Anderson Dr. Ken Ozzello, conductor Auto '66........................................................................................James M. David Dr. Osiris Molina, clarinet Third Symphony...............................................................................James Barnes IV. Finale 37

HOMEWOOD CITY SCHOOLS PERCUSSION SHOWCASE Homewood City School Percussion Ensembles Showcase Percussionists from Homewood High School, Homewood Middle School, Edgewood Elementary, Shades Cahaba Elementary, and Hall Kent Elementary will be performing a variety of percussion ensemble music & elementary music showcasing Homewood City School's goal of cross curricular education and teachers willingness to work together to move our students through our music programs. This showcase will be performed in a prism style concert, that will conclude with a finale piece featuring all percussion ensembles. Homewood City Schools currently have 56 percussionist at the high school level, 65 at the middle school level, and 20 at each of our three elementary schools. Music teachers are Darren Holbrooks and Alex Hinson- Homewood High School, Chris Cooper and Terrance Cobb- Homewood Middle School, Theresa McKibben- Edgewood Elementary, Haley Pepper- Shades Cahaba Elementary, Ann Bell Alford- Hall Kent Elementary School, and Ron Pence- Homewood City Schools Fine Art Chairman/Homewood High School Director of Bands. Thursday, Jan. 10, 7:30 P.M. Concert Program Hall Kent Elementary School, Ann Bell-Alford “Brisa Cambiando”....................................................... by Jim Solomon............................................................Alfred Publishing Shades Cahaba Elementary, Haley Pepper “The Hey Hey Jam” .........................by Brent Hill, Tanya May/Jennifer Hopson, Heather Clayton Wood Songs/Beatin Path Publicatons Ltd. Edgewood Elementary, Theresa McKibben “Peas” from “Canya Conga”..................................by Chris Judah-Lauder.....................................Beatin Path Publications Ltd. Combined Elementary Schools Siyahumba..................................................................by Cheryl Lavender.......................................Hal Leonard Publishing Corp Homewood Middle School, Chris Cooper – Terrance Cobb – Lauren Nowak 6th Grade Percussion Ensemble “Mo Java”..........................................................................by Lalo Davilla ............................................... Row Loff Productions 8th Grade Percussion Ensemble “ A Child’s Dance”...............................................................by J.J. Wren....................................................Row Loff Productions Homewood High School Percussion Ensemble,Darren Holbrooks – Alex Hinson “Points of Light”.........................................................by Darren Holbrooks..................................................................Manuscript “Cop Drama” .................................................................by Jim Cassella .....................................................Tapspace Percussion Finale “The Lion King – Broadway Selections”........ by Jay Bocook/arr. Darren Holbrooks .....................................Hal Leonard Corp 38

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AMEA 2013 Clinicians Incorporating Commissions, Guest Conductors, and Artists to Your Music Program - Friday, 3:15 - 4:15 pm Deborah L. Baker is Associate Director of Bands at Hillcrest High School, Tuscaloosa, AL. Previous band positions include: Flat Rock Middle School, Auburn Junior High School, and Perry Middle School. Her bands have commissioned works by Julie Giroux, Johnnie Vinson, Gary Gilroy, Michael Golemo, and Andy Poor. Guest artists appear at concerts and the bands regularly have guest conductors in the classroom. Her ensembles consistently receive Superior ratings at Music Performance Assessment. Her bands have been featured at the National Middle School Conference, GMEA Conference, Southeastern United States Band Clinic, and UGA Middle School Band Festival. Mrs. Baker believes every performance should affect the heart and soul of the musicians. Organizing Your Notes, Teaching, and Life - Friday, 9:15 - 10:15 am Brian K. Cocke is in his eleventh year teaching K-5 Music at Chalkville Elementary School in Birmingham, Alabama. He holds his B.S.E., M.A., and Ed.S. Degrees in Choral/Vocal Education from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa as well as his National Board Certification. Warming Up Our Concert Bands Before MPA: What We Gleaned from Experts, Experience, Observation, and Research Friday, 9:15 - 10:15 am Carl B. Hancock is Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Alabama. He holds degrees in music education and a certificate in college teaching from the Florida State University. Dr. Hancock directed high school bands in Florida where the achievements of his concert and marching groups led to the state association honoring him as a model of “Young Band Director Success.” Before coming to Alabama, he served as assistant professor of music education and directed the middle school outreach band at the University of Arizona. Dr. Hancock serves as AMEA President-Elect and as a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Research in Music Education. He has published in the research journals for a variety of organizations including those sponsored by the American Bandmasters Association and the National Association for Music Education. His conference presentations include numerous state, national, and international sessions having presented at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic among others. Kenneth Ozzello is Director of Bands and Professor of Music at The University of Alabama. Dr. Ozzello joined the University faculty in 1989. He holds the Bachelor of Music in Music Education and the Masters of Music in Wind Conducting degrees from West Virginia University; he earned the Doctorate of Education from The University of Alabama. Dr. Ozzello is the conductor of the Alabama Wind Ensemble and director of The University of Alabama “Million Dollar Band. In addition to Dr. Ozzello's duties with the University band program, he teaches several academic classes in the School of Music, including graduate and undergraduate conducting and music education methods classes. He maintains a busy national schedule of guest conducting, clinics and adjudication. Dr. Ozzello has recently been inducted into the prestigious American Bandmasters Association. Justin P. Ward is currently the Assistant Director of Bands at Pelham High School. His responsibilities include conducting the 3 concert bands, 2 jazz bands, and the 255-member marching band. He previously served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant with University Bands at The University of Alabama. Justin holds a B.S. in Music Education (2005), M.A. (2010) in Music and Secondary Education, and an Ed.S in Secondary Education (2011) from The University of Alabama. Justin received the Most Outstanding Graduate Student Award (2011) from the College of Education and the Outstanding Alumnus Award (2012) from School of Music. Justin also taught in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as the Director of Bands (Aynor Middle School), Assistant Director of Bands (Aynor High School), and Instructor at Coastal Carolina University. Justin has written over 100 music arrangements for over 40 high schools/universities that have been heard at the nation’s top sporting events including the NCAA Final Four and the BCS National Championship. Crank Up Your Classroom with QuaverMusic.com - Friday, 8:00 - 9:00 am Quaver Team member Chris Murphy lives and breaths music. Impacted by this art form he has performed on stage and screen as a singer/songwriter and actor for over 20 years. With a degree in Theatre from Los Angeles’ EL Camino College he continued his studies in improvisation with the Groundling and other comedic troops in LA and Nashville. He was also a part of the 2004 national champion speech and debate team, is a current member of Toastmasters and likes long walks on the beach! Join Chris as he shares his love for music and this exciting general music program. 41

AMEA 2013 Clinicians Hand Drums and More - Friday, 3:15 - 5”30 pm Sing, Dance and Play the Orff Way - Saturday, 8:00 - 9:00 am Recorder Success - Saturday, 9:15 - 10:15 am Chris Judah-Lauder teaches middle school music and is the Fine Arts Director at Good Shepherd Episcopal School in Dallas. She is the Vice President of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and has served as past National 2009 Conference Chair in Milwaukee, regional representative, local conference chair, chair of the AOSA Executive Search Committee and has presented at seven National Orff Conferences. She is an active clinician for in-service staff developments, Orff Schulwerk chapters and State Music Education Conferences. Chris has fourteen publications and is published in The Echo, Reverberations, and the MENC journal. Chris teachers Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education levels II and/or III at Trinity University in San Antonio and Vander Cook University (Chicago). Social Media & Texting: Legal & Moral Questions - Friday, 2:10 - 3:00 pm Emily Raley received her B.A. from Jacksonville State University and her Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1999. While at the University of Alabama, Emily served as editor of the Alabama Law and Psychology Review, was inducted into the Bar Legal Honor Society and the Student Bar Association. Emily graduated cum laude from JSU with a major in Economics and Political Science. She served as President of the Student Government Association and student representative on the Academic Council of Deans. She also served as President of Phi Mu Fraternity and Vice President of the Order of Omega Honor Society. She was a member of Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Sigma Beta Delta Business Honor Society, Dean’s List, 1996 and Calhoun County Young Woman of the Year. Ms. Raley is a member of the Etowah County Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association, Alabama Association for Justice, Executive committee, Chairman of Women's Caucus American Association for Justice and the New Lawyers Board of Governors. Emily currently serves as a Partner/Attorney with Cusimano, Keener, Roberts & Raley P. C., Gadsden, Alabama. Using Your Computer Tablet as a Music Folder - Friday, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Ian Loeppky has been an Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of North Alabama since the fall of 2003. His studies began at the University of Manitoba, continued at the University of Minnesota with Kathy Romey, and finished at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati with Earl Rivers and Stephen Coker. Loeppky has worked as a singer, scholar, conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and arranger in Canada, the United States, and Portugal. He directs all three choral ensembles at UNA and teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting, choral techniques, world music, and graduate choral literature. In addition, he directs the choir at Trinity Episcopal Church in Florence, is founder and artistic director of Florence Camerata, and is in demand as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the region and internationally. He is a frequent contributor to the Choral Journal and the Alabama Reprise, and this spring appeared as a guest conductor with the Madison Honor Choir Girls Chorus, the Mississippi GirlChoir, and the Huntsville Master Chorale. Most recently, he had the privilege of sharing the podium with Dr. Elroy Friesen in concert with their Alma Mater choir, the University of Manitoba Singers. Percussion for the Non-Percussionist Band Director - Saturday, 9:15 - 10:15 am Dr. Jefferson Grant currently serves as the Associate Director of Bands and Director of Percussion at Prattville High School in Prattville, Alabama. Dr. Grant holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in performance from The University of Southern Mississippi as well as a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degree from Columbus State University and the University of Louisville respectively. Dr. Grant is an active arranger, adjudicator, and clinician. His articles have appeared in Percussive Notes, and he has presented clinics at the University of Louisville Percussion Symposium, National Conference of Percussion Pedagogy, the Mississippi Bandmasters State Convention, AMEA, and this fall at the Percussive Arts Society’s International Convention (PASIC). Dr. Grant is the co-founder of the Southeastern Percussion Festival (SEPF),serves on the Board of Directors for the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit and is the Vice President/President Elect for the Alabama Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. He is a member of Delta Chi, Phi Mu Alpha, Kappa Kappa Psi, The Percussive Arts Society, MENC, and BMI. Dr. Grant would like to thank Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets, Sabian cymbals, and Yamaha drums for their continued support of music education and this clinic. Parallels Between Music and Language Arts - Thursday, 10:30 - 11:30 am Suzanne Hall is an assistant professor of music education at Augusta State University. She earned her Master’s in Education and her undergraduate Bachelor of Music Education at the University of Central Florida and her Ph.D. from the University of Memphis. She has taught elementary general music (K-5) in Florida and Tennessee and has presented research and professional development workshops on music and literacy in Mississippi, Tennessee, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Florida. She is also co-author of Teaching Elementary Music: Integrative Strategies between Music and Other Subjects (Kendall Hunt). 42

AMEA 2013 Clinicians Trumpet Chops 101: Practical Solutions to Typical Trumpet Embouchure Problems - Thursday, 2:40 - 3:30 pm Dr. James Zingara is currently Assistant Professor of Trumpet/Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where his responsibilities include applied trumpet, brass ensembles, conducting the symphony band, and assisting with various other University Bands. From 1998 to 2011 Dr. Zingara served as Associate Professor of Music at Troy University in Troy, Alabama where he taught applied trumpet, brass methods, conducted the Troy University Trumpet Ensemble and served as Coordinator of Applied Studies. He has performed in 32 states as well as England, China, Singapore and Denmark. Dr. Zingara holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, East Carolina University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in trumpet performance with a minor in wind conducting from the University of Illinois. His principal teachers include Michael Ewald, John Aley, Britton Theurer, Manny Laureano, Charles Schlueter, and David Baldwin. Dr. Zingara currently represents Edwards Trumpets as a performing artist/clinician and is principal trumpet of the Northwest Florida Symphony and also performs regularly with the Pensacola Symphony. He also serves as a trumpet faculty member at Blue Lake International Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lakes, Michigan. Songs for Your Recorder Concert! - Thursday, 2:40 - 3:30 pm Lenna Harris is a veteran teacher of thirty nine years, twenty-five of which were in Knowlton Township Schools, New Jersey where she taught general, vocal and instrumental music. She is the director of the Nazareth Area Community Chorus which contains 75 members. Lenna received her Bachelor’s Degree from George Peabody College in Nashville and was later named outstanding Woman of the Year. Lenna was a 1995 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and has twice been named a Master Teacher by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. In 2007 Lenna was included in the Who’s Who Among American Women and has served the MENC as a National On-line General Music Mentor. 10 Ways to Energize Your Choral Rehearsal Everyday - Thursday, 2:40 - 3:30 pm John Flanery is Assistant Choral Director and Associate Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. His Doctor of Musical Arts and Master’s degrees are both in Choral Conducting from the University of Kentucky. He holds a Bachelor’s of Music Education degree from Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa. At Southern Miss, John teaches choral conducting, choral procedures, and choral literature, directs the Concert Choir, Spirit of Southern, Southern Miss Men’s Chorus, and the Southern Miss Gulf Coast Civic Chorale. His ensembles have been selected to perform at various state and regional conferences and concert series. He founded the Festival of Choirs on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, which comprises the Civic Chorale and area high schools in a non-competitive concert. The Southern Experience Show Choir and Choral Camp was founded under Flanery’s guidance with over 500 junior high and high school students and teachers attending in its first four years. John has served the American Choral Directors Association in various positions, currently serving as the Mississippi Chapter President. John is a regular clinician and judge throughout the Midwest and Southeastern United States. He and his wife, Juliane, have four children, Elias, Cecelia, and Josephine, and Lucinda. Building Better Brass - Thursday, 9:15 - 10:15 am Dr. John Pursell is retired from his position as the Senior Ceremonial Trumpeter with the United States Air Force Band in Washington DC, after over 21 years of service. In this capacity, he performed throughout the United States and in 11 foreign countries. Today, as a Yamaha Trumpet Artist & Clinician, he performs nationwide as a soloist with high school, college, community and professional groups and has been a featured clinician at music educator conferences throughout the eastern and mid-western United States. Dr. Pursell is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA. He also teaches in the Young Musicians Program at Frederick Community College, as well as adjudicating jazz band festivals for Cavalcade of Bands. Prior to and during his military career, he performed with such groups as the Philly Pops, Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, Gettysburg Festival Orchestra, and the Wilmington Grand Opera Company. He has also performed for such popular artists as Peter Nero, Lou Rawls, James Earl Jones and Ann Jillian. Dr. Pursell holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Maryland, and Bachelor’s and Masters degrees from West Chester State College. He is a published author, with over a dozen articles on trumpet performance and history in national journals. The Secrets of Tone Production - Thursday, 1:00 - 1:50 pm 43 Your Students Can Play the Notes…What Next? Friday, 9:15 - 10:15 am Dr. Lisa Caravan recently joined the faculty in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching and the Department of Music at Auburn University where she supervises interns, teaches string skills and applied string lessons, and is the musical director of the Tiger Strings Program. She has presented her research at the 2012 Poster Session at the Alabama Music Educators Conference and a session on “The Musical Bow” at the 2012 Suzuki Association of the Americas Conference. 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AMEA 2013 Clinicians Score Study: Techniques for Improved Rehearsal and Performance - Friday, 8:00 - 9:00 am A Systematic Method for Literature Selection - Friday, 4:30 - 5:30 pm Dr. Mark J. Walker serves as Director of Bands, Coordinator of Winds and Percussion and Associate Professor of Music at Troy University where he conducts the Troy University Symphony Band, the nationally renowned “Sound of the South” Marching Band, teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting, marching band techniques, measurement and evaluation, and music education. In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Walker serves as Chairman of the Southeastern United States Clinic and Honor Bands, Executive Director of the Middle School Southeastern United States Band Clinic and Honor Bands, and is the Director of the “Sound of the South” Summer Music Camp and Director’s Clinic. He also serves as Co-Chair, along with Dr. John M. Long, of the National Band Association’s Hall of Fame of Distinguished Band Directors. Dr. Walker is a published author, whose articles appears in state and national music education publications and is the principal author and editor of the forthcoming book The Art of Interpretation of Band Music to be published by GIA in late 2012. He is a contributor to The Euphonium Source Book, published by Indiana University Press. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees in music education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during which time he studied euphonium with Mark Moore, conducting with James Keene and research methods under Drs. Deborah Sheldon and Gregory DeNardo. Dr. Walker is also the recipient of the prestigious A.A. Harding Award from the University of Illinois Bands. Dr. Walker is married to Jessica Walker, who teaches sixth grade at Goshen Elementary, and resides in Troy with their daughter, Emily and their American Bulldog, Millie. We Don't Just Play Rhythm Sticks: Why We Really Are Choral Directors! - Friday, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Dr. Michele Champion is currently the music specialist at Pearl Upper Elementary School in Pearl, MS. Prior to her appointment at PUE, she was a member the Department of Music faculty at Augusta State University (Augusta, GA). Michele received her Bachelor of Arts in music and Master of Music from Mississippi College in Clinton, MS. Her Doctor of Arts in music was earned at the University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS), where she studied Kodály and Orff Schulwerk music education. She has presented elementary/general music workshops throughout the south. Oldies But Goodies: Strategies & Repertoire for Incorporating Early Music into your 4th - 12th Grade Choral/Vocal Program Thursday, 4:40 - 5:30 pm Dr. Patricia Corbin joined the David L. Walters Department of Music at Jacksonville State University as Director of Choral Activities in the fall of 1999. A native of New York, she received a Bachelor of Music Education from the Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam, a Master of Arts in Music Education from Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, and the Doctor of Music in Choral Conducting from Indiana University. She has studied conducting with Brock McElheran, Joseph Flummerfelt, Robert Porco, Thomas Somerville, and Helmuth Rilling. Prior to her joining the JSU music faculty Dr. Corbin worked as a music teacher in the Irvington Public School System, in Irvington, New Jersey for 19 years. In Irvington she began teaching K-4 general music, then was transferred to teach the 5th- 8th grade Musically Gifted and Talented program that she taught for eleven years. Her last six years were spent as a high school choral director. As the Director of Choral Activities at Jacksonville State University, Dr. Corbin directs the A Cappella Choir, Chamber Singers, and Calhoun County Civic Chorale and teaches Applied Voice Advanced Choral Conducting, Choral Literature and Class Recorder. Her research interests include the late masses of Czech Baroque composer Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) as well as the choral music of Alabama composers. Dr. Corbin is the Organist/ Choirmaster of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Anniston, Alabama. She is the Alabama College & University R & S Chair and is also a member of MENC, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the American Guild of Organists. Re-Voicing for SSA & TTBB: Tips, Tricks, and Time Savers - Friday, 4:30 - 5:30 pm Dr. William C. Powell, professor and director of choral activities at Auburn University, holds degrees from Alabama State University, Westminster Choir College, and Florida State University. He conducts the Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Men's Chorus, and Gospel Choir; and he teaches choral-related courses. His guest-conducting engagements include performances in Italy, at Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney World, and for various choral festivals. Powell has also presented sessions for American Choral Directors Association, Intercollegiate Male Choruses, College Music Society, etc. His choral arrangements are published by Hal Leonard, Gentry Publications, and most recently Oxford University Press (Spirituals for Upper Voices, 2011). 44

AMEA 2013 Clinicians Little Tweaks for your Budding Clarinetists: A Band Director's Guide to Teaching the Clarinet 5th - 12th Grade Saturday 9:15 - 10:15 am. Dr. Yasmin A. Flores is the Assistant Professor of Woodwinds at the University of North Alabama where she teaches clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, and freshman music theory. She received her Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance from West Texas A&M University in 2003 where she studied clarinet with Doug Storey. In 2005, she received her Master of Music in Multiple Winds from Florida State University where she studied clarinet with Dr. Deborah Bish. In the fall of 2009, Flores was graduated from the University of Iowa with a DMA after studying clarinet with Dr. Maurita Murphy Mead. Flores recently played one of the three pieces from her dissertation, Concertstück für Clarinette und Orchester by Gustav Adolph Heinze, at Clarinetfest in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Music Technology Landscape - Thursday, 3:40 - 4:30 pm Dr. Scott L. Phillips is Assistant Professor of Music Technology at UAB. He teaches computer music, directs the computer music ensemble, and supervises the music technology internship program. He is an expert in the field of music technology curriculum, and is an Oxford University Press Author. Phillips serves on the Board of Directors of the Technology Institute for Music Educators. He has made presentations at numerous state, regional, and national conferences. He has also provided professional music technology and recording studio training to hundreds of musicians across the United States for top music technology hardware and software companies. Advocacy from the School House to the State House - Thursday, 9:15 -10:15 am How to Save Hours with your First Ten Minutes - Thursday, 2:40 - 3:30 pm Dr. Richard Bell holds bachelors and masters degrees from Florida State University and a doctorate from the University of Georgia. He taught middle and high school orchestra in the Clayton and Henry County Georgia schools for 29 years. During his school career his orchestras performed for the Georgia Music Educators In-Service Conference and the Southern Division MENC Conference. He is the conductor of the Southern Crescent Symphony and orchestra conductor and assistant professor of music at Clayton State University. Dr. Bell has served on the faculty of Reinhardt University and as president of the Georgia Music Educators Association and the Georgia Chapter of the American String Teachers Association. He has presented sessions at the Georgia Music Educators In-Service Conference, the American String Teachers Association National Conference and the Music Educators National Conference. Jarad Voss, All-State Show Choir Choreographer Jarad currently lives in Branson MO. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he is now a freelance choreographer and performer specializing in hip-hop and urban jazz styles. A former dance captain for the Wisconsin Singers and Six Flags Great America Chicago, Jarad has worked on different festivals, musicals, and industrials. A clinician and choreographer at Show Choir Camps of America, Show Choir Camp Europe, Mt. Shasta, and the Southern Experience, Jarad clinics and choreographs many show choirs and dance troupes throughout the nation. Paul Gulsvig, All-State Show Choir Vocal Clinician Paul Gulsvig taught vocal music for 33 years, and retired in 2006 from Onalaska High School in Onalaska, WI, where he taught for 28 of those 33 years. Paul’s desire to positively inspire all teachers and their students led him into a retirement career that he refers to as More Than Music. This career includes serving as retreat presenter, show doctor, motivational speaker, as well as conducting leadership and in-service workshops for school districts. He has assisted a wide variety of schools, including elementary, middle and high schools, college and graduate programs. Paul also serves as a show choir adjudicator and clinician, as well as All-State and Honor Choir clinician. His varied expertise and encouraging love of students and teachers has taken him to Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, and South Dakota, as well as his home state of Wisconsin. He is most proud of his three children who have college degrees in music, two of which are choral conductors. In his spare time you will find Paul on the golf course, working out at the fitness center, or spending time with his grand twins, Hailey and Riley. 45

AMEA 2013 Clinicians Frank B. Wickes, Alabama Intercollegiate Band Clinician Frank B. Wickes served as director of bands at Louisiana State University from 1980 to 2010. Wickes held the rank of full professor in the College of Music and Dramatic Arts. He received degrees from the University of Delaware and the University of Michigan. In 1999 Wickes was honored at LSU with an endowed Alumni Professorship, and in 2000 he received special recognition from the Chancellor for 20 years of distinguished dedication to LSU and his profession. In April 1994 he was featured in the cover story of Instrumentalist magazine. Additional honors include the Kappa Kappa Psi Distinguished Service to Music Medal in 1996, the Phi Beta Mu National Bandmaster of the Year in 1998, the presidency of the National Band Association (1988-1990), the Southern Division presidency of CBDNA (1988-1990), and presidency of the American Bandmasters Association (1997-1998). In 2008 Wickes received the National Band Association's highest honor, the AWAPA (Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts) Award for excellence and exceptional service to the band profession. In November 2009 he was elected to the Louisiana Music Educators Hall of Fame, and in February 2010 he was inducted into the National Band Association Hall of Fame of Distinguished Band Conductors. In December 2010 he received the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic Medal of Honor. Joe Ardovino, All-State Jazz Silver Band Clinician Joseph P. Ardovino is the Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the University of Montevallo where he has taught since 1991. Dr. Ardovino’s responsibilities at the University include conducting the University Wind Ensemble, directing the University Jazz Ensemble and Trumpet Ensemble, teaching trumpet, conducting and is head of the instrumental area.Dr. Ardovino received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in trumpet performance from the University of Alabama. He holds the Master of Music degree in trumpet performancefrom the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, and the Bachelor of Music degree in trumpet performance with teacher certification from the University of Alabama. His principle teachers include Eugene Blee, Marie Speziale, Alan Siebert and Michael Johnson. He has studied conducting with Eugene Corporon, Terrance Milligan, Mallory Thompson and Gerald Welker. As a trumpet player, Dr. Ardovino is an active recitalist as well as a tenured member of the Tuscaloosa Symphony, and performs with the Alabama Symphony. Yearly, Dr. Ardovino conducts various district and county honor bands around the Southeast and was asked to conduct the Blue Band at Alabama All-State in 2009. He is sought after as an adjudicator for many band and solo competitions as well. He also serves as coordinator and conductor for the annual UM Honor Band Festival and All-State trumpet clinic. Dr. Ardovino has twice received the College of Fine Arts Distinguished Teacher Award, in 2000 and 2010. Dr. Ardovino is a member of the International Trumpet Guild, Alabama Bandmasters Association, Alabama Music Educators Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Association of Wind and Percussion Instructors, and College Band Directors National Association. He is a Bach Artist/Clinician for the Conn-Selmer Corporation. All-State Jazz Gold Band Clinician Latin Jazz Techniques for the Music Educator - Friday, 2:10 - 3:00 pm Dr. Andy Nevala currently directs Jazz Ensembles I and II, The Latin ensemble, and two combos, along with teaching Improvisation and several private jazz students. He was formerly the Coordinator of Jazz Studies at California State University, Stanislaus, where he conducted the Jazz Ensemble, Combos I-V, the Latin Ensemble, the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and taught courses including Jazz Pedagogy for the Music Educator, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz History, Jazz Piano, Jazz Arranging, and Private Lessons to the upper-division Jazz Studies Majors. Dr. Nevala has been recognized by Downbeat magazine on nine different occasions, winning individual Downbeat Music Awards for composition (2002), arranging (2003), and performing/directing (2000, 2001, 2002). He also maintains an active performance schedule in the San Francisco area and across the United States and Europe. Dr. Nevala holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Piano Pedagogy from the University of Colorado, Boulder, a Master of Music degree in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Boise State University. His professional affiliations include ASCAP and AMA. All-State Jazz Middle School Clinician Brian Bankston is currently the band director at Gadsden Middle School and is Director of Jazz at Gadsden City High School. He received an Associate in Arts and Associate in Science from Gadsden State Community College and a Bachelor in Elementary and Secondary Music Education degree from Jacksonville State University. While at JSU, Brian was the jazz studies teaching assistant under Dr. Chris Culver. Brian received a Masters in Jazz Performance from Eastern Illinois University, where he served as a graduate assistant teaching music theory, jazz ensembles and served as music librarian. Brian has taught on the university, high school, and middle school levels as well as teaching private lessons, guest conducting and served as guest composer for the Gadsden Symphony Orchestra. His Gadsden Middle School Concert Band has received many superior ratings and his Tiger Jazz Band has won first place at the Smoky Mountain Music Festival. His ensembles from Gadsden Middle School also perform for many community and educational functions. He was Director of Jazz Studies at Jacksonville State University for the 2001-2002 school year, where he taught five jazz ensembles, music theory, aural skills and secondary applied instrumental performance. While there his JSU Jazz Big Band performed at the Emory Jazz Festival where they received superior ratings. They also performed on the Star/Finish Line of the Talladega 500 NASCAR Race. 46

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AMEA 2013 Clinicians A Conversation with Jim Duren - Thursday, 10:30 - 11:30 am Joel Henson is presently the Director of Bands at Oak Grove High School in Bessemer, Alabama. Prior to his arrival at Oak Grove, Mr. Henson served as Director of Bands at both Haleyville and Hueytown High School. In his first decade as a music educator, Mr. Henson’s concert bands have performed at the Alabama Music Educators Conference and his marching bands have been named BOA Class A Champions at both the Jacksonville Regional and the Atlanta Super Regional. Prior to his teaching career, Mr. Henson received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from the University of Alabama. While at the University of Alabama, Mr. Henson served two years as section leader of the “Million Dollar Band” trombone section as well as principal bass trombonist in the Alabama Wind Ensemble. Mr. Henson’s marching, concert and jazz bands have consistently been rated Superior on both the state and regional level. He is also an active clinician in the Birmingham area and has guest conducted various honor bands and summer camps. Mr. Henson was recently elected Vice-Chairman of District IV of the Alabama Bandmasters Association. Mr. Henson studied conducting with Dr. Ken Ozzello and Dr. Gerald Welker. Joel and his wife, Malia, currently reside in McCalla with their two sons, Reggie and Brent. Mr. Henson’s professional affiliations include: Music Educators National Conference, Alabama Bandmasters Association, National Band Association, and Phi Mu Alpha. Developing Better Trombone Sections: A Pedagogical Approach, Thursday, 10:30 - 11:30 am Dr. Jonathan Whitaker joined the faculty of the University of Alabama in the fall of 2009. At Alabama, Whitaker’s students have been tremendously successful in national and international solo competitions including the Eastern Trombone Workshop National Solo Competition, the International Trombone Association’s solo competitions and the Alessi Seminar. The University of Alabama Trombone Choir has given performances at the 2010 Eastern Trombone Workshop and the 2011 International Trombone Festival in Nashville, TN. Whitaker has also appeared as a performer and clinician at the Eastern Trombone workshop and two International Trombone Festivals. As a soloist, Whitaker can be heard on the 2011 release of “Glass Bead” on Albany Records, which includes David Maslanka’s Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble with the University of Alabama Wind Ensemble under the baton of Kenneth Ozzello. Dr. Whitaker holds degrees in trombone performance from Murray State University and the University of Minnesota and the Doctor of Music degree in Brass Pedagogy at Indiana University where he served as Associate Instructor of Trombone from 2001-2004. Dr. Whitaker’s primary teachers include Ray Conklin, Tom Ashworth, M. Dee Stewart, Peter Ellefson and Joseph Alessi with additional studies with Arnold Jacobs, Edward Kleinhammer, Michael Mulcahy, Charlie Vernon and Douglas Wright. Jonathan Whitaker is an S.E. Shires Performing Artist and plays Greg Black Mouthpieces exclusively. Conductors and Accompanists: Collaboration that Maximizes Singers' Learning - Thursday, 9:15 - 10:15 am Kaleidoscope for the Senses: Creating Concert Experiences that Mystify Audiences - Thursday, 2:40 - 3:30 pm Ryan Kelly is artistic director for the Holland Chorale in Holland, Michigan. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from Michigan State University where he was awarded their 2011 Research Enhancement Award. He has degrees from the University of Oklahoma and Houston Baptist University and is an active clinician, adjudicator, composer, and conductor. He is has been published in Choral Journal (ACDA), ClefNotes (HBU), and Smart Computing. From 2004–09, he was the director of choral activities at Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas and was the chorus master for Opera East Texas. Lobby Performances All lobby performances will be in the lobby outside Exhibit Halls B & C Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:00 a.m. - Carver Elementary and Arts Strings Ensemble 11:00 a.m. - Montgomery Horn Choir 1:15 p.m. - Alabama School of Fine Arts String Quartet 2:15 p.m. - Montgomery Music Project Chamber Ensemble 3:15 p.m. - Shades Valley Clarinet Ensemble 4:15 p.m. - Daleville High School Trumpet Sound Friday, January 11, 2013 8:30 a.m. - Prattville High School Saxophone Ensemble 9:45 a.m. - UNA Saxophone Quartet 1:15 p.m. - Prattville High School Trumpet Ensemble 2:15 p.m. - Hillcrest High School Golden Quintet 3:15 p.m. - Prattville High School Clarinet Ensemble 4:30 p.m. - Troy University Clarinet Choir 48

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“Old Chestnuts” and “New Favorites” Favorite Teaching Pieces for Music Majors Applied Study: Recital presented by Alabama Higher Education Division Applied Music Professors at the Alabama Music Educators 2013 In-Service Conference, Thursday, January 10, 4:40 PM Music for a Farce (1938) Paul Bowles Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 Heitor Villa-Lobos I. Allegro rigoroso (1910-1999) (1887-1959) II. Presto IV. Allegro Adela Joaquín Rodrigo VIII. Allegretto (1901-1999) Dr. Katrina Phillips, clarinet Timothy Phillips, clarinet Dr. Carly Johnson, trumpet Robby Gibson, guitar Dr. Adonis Gonzalez, piano Dr. Greg Jackson, percussion Premier Quartuor, Op. 53 (1857) Jean Baptiste-Singelee Cityscapes Eric Morales Andante (1812-1875) Part I: Rush Hour (b. 1966) Allegro Part II: Skyscrapers Part III: Rhythm of the City Quartette (Allegro de Concert) Caryl Florio Studio 5 Andante-Allegro (1843-1920) Joseph Ardovino, University of Montevallo Kim Bain, soprano Mark DeGoti, Auburn University Lori Ardovino, alto Michael Huff, Troy University Sallie White, tenor Jon Remley, baritone Eric Yates, University of Alabama James Zingara, University of Alabama at Birmingham 50