Bulletin
CASMEC Preview Edition
WINTER 2021 • Volume: 63 • Issue: 1
CONTENTS CBDA Board of Directors ........................ 2 President’s Message................................. 3 A Note from the CMEA Rep..................... 4 CASMEC Update........................................ 5 CASMEC Preview....................................... 6 Conducting Symposium............................ 7 Sessions A-Z.......................................... 8-10 All-State Conductors............................ 11-13 Headliner Concert..................................... 14 CBDA/CMEA Awards Gala ..................... 15 Performing Groups............................. 16-25
CALIFORNIA BAND DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jeff Detlefsen President
Susan Willmering Vice President
Dan Bryan President Elect/ Treasurer
Phil Vallejo Past President
Trish Adams Executive Administrator
Kristen Pallas Secretary
Ali Gilroy Golden CASMEC Coordinator
Ryan Dirlam Student Host
Ashley Shine Ensemble Host
Michael Tackett Exhibit Host
Joe Cargill CBDA Logistics Coordinator
Danielle Collins Director of Marketing
Taylor Smith Director of Communications
Paul Herrera CAJ Rep
Christina Latham NCBA Rep
Chovonta Edington CODA Rep/DEIA Rep
Casson Scowcroft NCBCDA Rep
Cisco Marquez CMEA Rep
Jeanne Christensen SCSBOA Rep
CBDA is a nonprofit association consisting of band directors from all levels of music education. CBDA provides the AllState Jr. and High School honor groups for students and a state convention each February for directors. Join or renew CBDA membership here. The CBDA Bulletin is the official publication of the California Band Directors Association, Inc. Published three times a year: Spring, Fall, and Winter. Subscription price is included in the CBDA annual dues. The opinions expressed in the magazine are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent an official position of the Association. CBDA does not necessarily endorse any product or service advertised in this magazine. Access emails at cbda.org 2
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE year ago I wrote about how hopeful we were to get back into our classrooms, with our students, playing music. For most of the state this has returned, to some degree. However, we can all agree nothing is exactly how it was before. We are all navigating through new challenges and finding innovative ways to keep our students playing and involved in our programs. Although my program, like so many others, has shrunk in size, the joy I feel when playing music with my students again is larger than ever. Those students who “stuck it out” through the pandemic seem to have come back with more passion, more determination, and more energy. Although we are not out of the woods yet, I am hopeful for the direction we are heading. The board of the California Band Directors Association has been working diligently with our partner organizations to plan a safe and educational in-person conference in 2022. We are putting in some safety precautions to keep our students, directors, and exhibitors safe, while still allowing us to enjoy the live music we most enjoy. Ali Gilroy-Golden, Joseph Cargill, and Ryan Dirlam along with their teams are excited to welcome everyone back to Fresno this February. With some top notch all-state conductors, I know our students will again get to soak in the wonderful comments and suggestions from these experts in our field. We are beyond excited to debut our two Social Justice Consortium pieces with the High School Wind Symphony and Junior High School Symphonic Bands. These two pieces are beautifully composed by Kevin Day and Katajh Copely as a part of CBDA’s new Social Justice initiative. You can learn more about what the consortium was by visiting the CBDA website. Don’t miss out on the roundtable discussion with the composers and members of the curriculum committee during the Saturday Sessions at CASMEC If you haven’t done so already, I encourage you to register for the 2022 Califronia All-State Music Education Conference, we are excited to see you all back in person this year. I hope that you can find some new ideas and strategies at CASMEC to help guide your program through this difficult time in Music Education.. I encourage you to continue to support one another in your schools, districts, areas, and our state. We are stronger together! Remember that everything you do matters, and you are making a difference in students’ lives every day by providing them with worthwhile experiences and education. See you in February,
Jeff Detlefsen Director of Bands, Sierra Pacific HS President, California Band Directors Association
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A note from the CMEA Rep
Cisco Marquez Director of Bands, Santa Paula High School CMEA Representative on the CBDA Baord
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CALIFORNIA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
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fter a year of “conducting” virtual bands, becoming experts in learning management systems such as Google Classroom, and keeping up with the latest learning technology has to offer, it has been an absolute pleasure to welcome back students to our actual music classrooms. While this school year has been challenging, from wearing masks and social distancing, to our normal day to day duties of running our programs, we continue to adapt in order to provide the best music education we have to offer our students. As we look forward to CASMEC 2022, the California Music Educators Association, along with CBDA and our other affiliate organizations, have gone the extra mile to bring you some of the best professional development opportunities this February. As our classrooms have gone from virtual, to hybrid, to in person learning, (and everything in between), it is our hope that you will find these sessions to be helpful and resourceful as you continue to educate and inspire the next generation. Of the numerous sessions that CASMEC has to offer this year, we hope all conference attendees will return to classrooms renewed and ready to take on the remainder of the academic year. For our Band Director membership, it is our hope that you will find these sessions beneficial and practical. As you continue to adapt and redesign your curriculum, please join us for “ Remixing Music Class: Empowering Musical Identity”. This panel session will engage participants in how to build learning experiences where students drive their own learning and, ultimately, build their own musical identities through a remixing project. Considering the challenges that faced traditional ensemble models during the previous school year, many ensemble directors were given an opportunity to reflect on purpose. We hope you will consider joining us for “Director Role in Ensembles: What is Your True Purpose?”. This session will address questions such as: Why is music important? Why is your program important? How can you tell if a music program is successful? What is your product? How do music competitions factor into your teaching and the student experience/learning? Is there a place for exclusivity in an inclusive music education mindset? WHY are YOU teaching, WHAT you are teaching, on ANY given day/lesson? CMEA will continue to keep our membership informed and up to date at CASMEC. We hope you will join us for our General Session on Thursday, 2/17/2022 at 2:00 pm. We also hope that you will be able to join us for the CMEA Awards Gala on Friday, 2/18/2022, at 5:00 pm, where we will honor some of the best music educators from across California. As CMEA continues aiming to provide the highest quality advocacy for music educators and students in our state, we are excited to welcome everyone back in person this February and hope to see you at CASMEC 2022! For more information on advocacy, education, and the latest up-todate information, please visit our website at www.calmusiced.com.
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he California Band Directors Association is so excited to be welcoming all of our members, All State students and presenters back to an in-person conference in 2022! For many, this conference is a time where we can see performances from some of the best bands California has to offer, honor all of our students who worked hard and made it into an All State Band, and attend sessions to grow in our everyday professional lives. But perhaps most importantly, it offers a chance to connect and reconnect with our friends and colleagues from across the State. Like hooking up to a battery charger for three days, CASMEC allows us to trade ideas, share successes and failures and return to our classrooms a better band director than when we left. We cannot wait to see everyone again, and we hope that you will be excited to take in everything that CBDA is offering this year! As always, we will have featured performances by some terrific middle school, high school and collegiate bands. Make sure to watch out for the times of those performances, you will not want to miss them. We also will be hosting our Director’s Reading Band, where you’ll have a chance to experience new music you can take back to your groups after experiencing it from the performer’s side. We have also put together what is sure to be an engaging and diverse list of sessions that will offer you a multitude of new ideas to take back to your students. For those looking for rehearsal technique inspiration, please consider attending Dr. Peter Boonshaft’s sessions “24 Ways to Improve Every Rehearsal Through Inspired Teaching!” and “Warm-up and Ensemble Development Exercises that Work!” or Dr. Jason Caslor’s “The Ritual of Score Study and Rehearsal Preparation”. For those of you out there looking to build a more socially conscious classroom and professional work environment, consider attending our Immediate Past President, Phil Vallejo’s sessions “A Time to Listen: A Candid Advice Q&A for Male Allies of Women in Music” and “The Best Version of You, the Director.” Or if you are simply wondering what to do and where to go with your groups as we have returned to in-person learning, you can hear from Dr. Danielle Gaudry in “Beyond the Pandemic: Triumphs and Tools for a New Era.” Whatever you are looking for this year, we believe you will be able to find it-- this is just a small snapshot of what CBDA is offering at the 2022 conference. After a year solely online, this CASMEC promises to be one of the best, if for no other reason than we are all able to experience it in person again, and in person is always better than zoom… except for maybe the mute button. I will miss the mute button. Looking forward to seeing everyone in February!
CASMEC Update
Joe Cargill Director of Bands, Bullard High School CBDA Logistics Coordniator
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February 17-20, 2022 Fresno Convention Center
• Conducting Symposium • Sessions A-Z • All-State Conductors • Headliner Concert • PERFORMING GROUPS
Conducting Symposium Dr. Cynthia Johnston Turner Wilfrid Laurier University February 16-17, 2022 Saroyan Theater Dr. Travis Cross UCLA
SYMPOSIUM DESCRIPTION: The California Band Directors Association and Guy Lake Batons, are proud to present the CASMEC Wind Band Conducting Symposium. After a year off, we are ready for another amazing experience. We are bringing in two fantastic clinicians to CASMEC to share their knowledge with 12 attendees: Dr. Cynthia Johnston-Turner from Wilfrid Laurier University, and Dr. Travis Cross from UCLA. The symposium will take place on Wednesday afternoon/evening, February 16th and Thursday morning/early afternoon, February 17th. All CASMEC attendees are invited to observe these sessions REPERTOIRE: April - Aaron Perrine Russian Christmas Music (Top to the English Horn Solo) – Alfred Reed Commando March – Samuel Barber SPONSORS: California Band Directors Association Guy Lake Batons
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Sessions A-Z 24 Ways to Improve Every Rehearsal Through Inspired Teaching! Dr. Peter Loel Boonshaft
A Successful Pedagogy For the Middle School Oboist Dr. Jeffrey Emge
A Time to Listen: Candid Advice Q&A for Male Allies of Women in Music Phil Vallejo
Back to Basics: Singing Games and Dances for the Elementary Music Classroom Dr. Emily Mason
Better Together: Strategies that Allow Choral Directors and Voice Teachers to Work Cohesively Toward the Creation of Fulfilling, Healthy, Diverse, and Inclusive Experiences for our Students Dr. Jenny Bent Dr. Justin Montigne
Beyond the Pandemic: Triumphs and Tools for a New Era Dr. Danielle Gaudry Dr. Emily Moss
Big Band Reading Session Jeff Jarvis Patrick Langham
Blended Learning with Your Ensembles - A New Way Forward Jason Panucci
Body Music Rhythm Blocks Keith Terry
Building Stronger Ensembles Through Diversity and Inclusion Julie Duty
California Choral Directors Association
Cloud-Based Assessment on Any Device Jason Panucci
CMEA General Session
California Music Educators Association
CODA Genreal Session
California Orchestra Directors Association
Composition & Audio Production: The Right Mix for Creativity Jason Panucci
Creating Rhythm Sections That Groove Barb Catlin
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for Music Education: A New Framework for Culturally Relevant and Responsive Music Teaching Dr. Lisa A. Crawford
Culture by Design: Building Community and Sense of Purpose in the Large Ensemble Dr. Christopher M. Marra Dr. Jessica Vaughan-Marra Jonathan Grantham
Differentiation in the String Classroom: Success for all Students! Becky Bush
Digital Musicking: Collaborative Learning Spaces with Technology Chad Zullinger
Director Role in Ensembles: What is Your True Purpose? David Betancourt
CAJ General Session
Director’s Reading Band
California Alliance for Jazz
California Band Directors Association
CBDA General Session
California Band Directors Association
Embracing the Change: Integrating Hip-Hop into Arts Education
Choral Reading Session 1 - Easy SATB, JH, Elementary/ Intermediaate
Emergency Band Instrument Repair: “Maestro! My Horn is broken!”
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Choral Reading Session 2 - Advanced SATB & Jazz Choir
Tony Sauza
Stevie Milne
Enhancing Musicianship in the Beginning Ensemble Dr. Jessica Vaughan Marra
Excellence without Exclusivity Dr. Jacqueline Skara Dr. Rose Sciaroni
Feeling the Physics of Swing Andreas Preponis
Honoring Trans and Gender Expansive Singers Dr. Joshua Palkki Dr. Matthew Garrett
How to Make the Best of Your Smaller Ensembles Using “Flex” Arrangements MJ Wamhoff
Improvisation - the Magic of Choice and Creativity Megan Shun
Inclusive Vocal Pedagogy for the Choral Rehearsal Dr. Olga Perez Flora Désirée La Vertu Lori Marie Rios
Incorporating Body Music Into A Song Keith Terry
Inspired Rehearsing and Teaching: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue! Dr. Peter Loel Boonshaft
Jazz Articulation and Phrasing Wayne Bergeron
Jazz for All
Anne Hendrickson
Musical Ice Breakers for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (I.D.E.A.) Carlin Truong
New Wine in Old Bottles: Practical and Relevant Ways to Implement Educational Technology in the Performance Based Classroom Stephen Keys
No Frills Family Time: 5 Keys to the Connected & Plugged In Choir Dr. Corie Brown
Nurturing Collaborative Composition with Digital Technology in all Music Classes Dr. Lisa Crawford Dr. Alexander Koops
Online Learning Strategies with Modern Band Tony Sauza
Orchestra Reading Session Dr. Randall Cornelison
Our Collective Power through Music Education - the Real Civic Engagement Anne Fennell Mary Luehrsen
Our Composed Counterpoint: Music Education and Economic Development Russ Sperling Anne Fennell
Popular Music Education and Modern Band Tony Sauza
Real Talk with Emerging Music Educators Nico Salum Nicole Nalupa-Russell Anne Fennell
Rehearsal Techniques: Intentional Teaching Dr. David Betancourt
Remixing Music Class: Empowering Musical Identity
Musical Unity and Social Harmony: Cultivating Positive Ensemble Identity for Musical Excellence
Dr. Tamara Thies
Navigating the Post-Credential World
Dr. Tamara Thies
Dr. Christopher M. Marra Katie Starnes Philip Aduan Ken Nakamoto
Never Gonna Give You Up: CTE and Music Technology Beyond COVID
Representation and Inclusivity: Selecting Instrumental Music Literature Research and Special Projects Poster Session Dr. Ruth Brittin
Round Table on Social Justice Consortium
Molly Peters
Kevin Day Katahj Copley CBDA Consortium
New and Notable in Music Technology
Selecting Your Solo or Ensemble Jazz Repertoire
Ryan Unangst
New Music Teacher Support: Thriving not just Surviving Through Mentoring Dr. Jessica Vaughan Marra
Matt Falker
Songwriting Design and Distribution Danielle Collins
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SoundtrAPPing Creativity in Band and Orchestra Dr. Michael P. Fleischmann
Speaking their Language: Tools for Effective Communication with School Administration Dr. Christopher M. Marra
Sphinx Member Session
California Orchestra Directors Association
String Instrument Repair
California Orchestra Directors Association
Tools of the Trade: Utilizing Kodály Method Strategies in the Secondary Choral Classroom Dr. Angel M. Vázquez-Ramos
Transcribing with Purpose: Collaborating with Students on an Alternative Sight-Singing Resource Dr. Andrew Conklin
Ukulele Club Kalani Das
Vocal Jazz Reading Session
Student-Centered Learning in Technology-Based Music Classrooms
Curtis Gaesser Ian Brekke
Teaching Guitar: Classical technique, modern approach
Warm-up and Ensemble Development Exercises that Work!
Chad Zullinger Nick Lenio
Dr. Peter Loel Boonshaft
Teaching the Fundamentals of Rhythm and Scales: There May be a Better Way!
What They Didn’t Teach You in Undergrad
Dr. Michael Fleischmann Maurice Limón
Terrific Tips and Rehearsal Strategies for Middle School Orchestra Becky Bush
The “Cheat Sheet” to Teaching Beginning Instrumentalists Dr. Karen Koner Michael Gerdes Abigayle Weaver Don Wiseman
The 2020 California Arts Education Framework, Standards, and Assessment in Music Armalyn De La O Courtney Sawada
The Best Version of You, The Director! Phil Vallejo
The Fight for Music Education: Reframing the Battle Ryan Duckworth
The Future of String Playing - Are We Ready? Meghan Shun
The New CMEA Policy for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) Armalyn De La O Courtney Sawada
The Ritual of Score Study and Rehearsal Preparation Dr. Jason Caslor
Through the Looking Glass: Crafting An Improved Student Music Experience. Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore
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Dr. Karen Koner Alex Patterson Andrew Rodriguez Elyce Speckman Abigayle Weaver
What’s Going On Here? Remixing Music Education Dr. Sarah Minette
World Rhythms Kalani Das
Yoga for the Music Educator Dr. Karen Koner
You Just Can’t Teach That!: Demystifying (and Yes, Teaching) the Skillsets of “Naturals” Dr. Andy Strietelmeier
You’re an Advocate! Russ Sperling
Young Composer’s Symposium – CASMEC 2022 Composition Festival Dr. Lisa A. Crawford
Conductors High School Wind Symphony Dr. Cynthia Johnston Turner
Dr. Cynthia Johnston Turner Wilfrid Laurier University
Repertoire
Shoutout
Roshanne Etezady
Requiem for the Unarmed Kevin Day *World Premiere
Give Us This Day David Maslanka
Cynthia Johnston Turner is in demand as a conductor, conducting and ensemble clinician, and speaker in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Canada. Before her appointment at the Hodgson School at the University of Georgia, Cynthia was Director of Wind Ensembles at Cornell University. Earlier in her career Cynthia was a high school music educator, taught middle school beginning instrumental music in Toronto and choral music in Switzerland. She currently serves as a faculty member with the summer Performing Arts Institute at Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Seminary and as a conductor with the Syracuse Society of New Music, the Austrian Festival Orchestra, and the Paris Lodron Ensemble in Salzburg. A Canadian, Cynthia completed her Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education degrees at Queens University and her Master of Music in music education and conducting at the University of Victoria. Touring with her ensembles inspired her master’s thesis on the musical and personal transformations that occur on tours, and her D.M.A. thesis at the Eastman School of Music centered on the music of William Kraft, one of this generation’s leading composers. At Eastman Cynthia was the recipient of the prestigious teaching award in conducting. She received the National Leadership in Education Award (Canada), the Excellence in Education Award (Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation), and the Marion Drysdale Leadership Award (also from OSSTF). She is also the recipient of the Donald A. Reick Memorial Award for research with wearable technologies and music pedagogy, and the American Prize for innovative programming with wind bands. Cynthia has commissioned numerous new works for wind band and orchestra, and she continues to actively promote commissions by today’s leading and emerging composers around the world. Under her direction, the Cornell Wind Ensemble was invited to perform at the College Band Directors National Association’s Eastern Division Conference in 2007 and 2012. In 2008, the Merrill Presidential Scholars at Cornell recognized Cynthia as an outstanding educator, and in 2009, she was awarded the Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellowship. Her performances have been praised by such composers as Steven Stucky, William Kraft, Steven Bryant, Marc Mellits, Eddie Mora, Dana Wilson, Roberto Sierra, and Karel Husa. From January 2006, Cynthia led the Cornell Wind Ensemble on biennial performing and service tours to Costa Rica that included performances across the country, conducting master classes with Costa Rican teachers, instrument master classes for Costa Rican musicians, and the donation of over 250 instruments to music schools across the country. Among other recent engagements, Cynthia has guest conducted the National Youth Wind Ensemble of Great Britain, the Syracuse Symphony (“Symphoria”), the National Youth Band of Canada, Concordia Santa Fe, the Ithaca College Wind Ensemble, the Eastman Wind Ensemble, the Latin American Honor Band, the National Band of Costa Rica, the National Orchestra of Heredia, and numerous state honor bands. Cynthia has been invited to present her research with teaching and technology, innovative rehearsal techniques, and service-learning and music performance at numerous conferences nationally and internationally. She is published in such journals as Music Educators Journal, Interdisciplinary Humanities, International Journal of the Humanities, Journal of the World Association of Bands and Ensembles, Fanfare Magazine, and Canadian Winds, and has recorded CDs with the Innova and Albany labels. Cynthia serves as a board member with WASBE, and is an active member of CDBNA, Conductor’s Guild, College Music Society, Humanities Education and Research Association, the National Association for Music Education, and National Band Association. As Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the Hodgson School, Cynthia conducts the Wind Ensemble, teaches conducting, leads the MM and DMA programs in conducting, and oversees the entire Hodgson band program.
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High School Symphonic Band Marcellus Brown
Marcellus Brown Boise State University
Repertoire
Chester Overture William Schuman
Into the Silent Land Steve Danyew
Homage to the Dream Mark Camphouse “Malambo” From Three Latin Dances Jeff Tyzik
Marcellus Brown is the Director of Bands at Boise State University and conducts the University Symphonic Winds and the Treasure Valley Concert Band. He teaches instrumental conducting and serves as the Director of the Boise State University Summer Chamber Music Camp. Under his direction the University Symphonic Winds has been recognized as one of the outstanding large wind ensembles in the Northwest. They have presented concerts at numerous Idaho State Music Educators Conferences, the Western/Northwestern College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Regional Conference and the 2011 CBDNA National Conference held in Seattle, Washington. The Treasure Valley Concert Band has performed at the Western International Band Clinic and the All-Northwest Music Educators Conference. In March of 2015 the University Symphonic Winds was invited to perform at the 81st Annual American Bandmasters Association National Convention. During the past five years this ensemble has commissioned and premiered four new works for wind band. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Brown holds a Masters of Music Degree in Trumpet Performance and Bachelor of Music Education Degree from the University of Michigan where he took conducting classes with Elizabeth Green. He has done doctorial work at the University of Illinois where he studied conducting with Dr. Harry Begian, Professor Emeritus of Bands. Mr. Brown has done extensive work as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator throughout the United States and has been a guest conductor and presenter at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. Recently Mr. Brown served as the conductor of the Wyoming All-State Band, the conductor of the Nebraska Band Association’s Intercollegiate Band and the Oregon All-State Symphonic Band. He has also served as a clinician at the Whistler Music Festival in British Columbia. He has been recognized for his work and dedication as an educator at Boise State University as the recipient of the Excellence In Teaching Award presented by the LDS Student Association, the Faculty/ Staff Larry G. Selland Humanitarian Award presented by the University Women’s Center and one of ten honored faculty to twice receive the “Top Ten Student Scholar Award”. In 2006 Mr. Brown was elected into the American Bandmasters Association. He has served as President of the College Band Directors National Association Northwestern Division (2007-2009) and served on the board of the National Band Association (NBA). Currently, he is serving on the NBA selection panel for the annually awarded William D. Revelli Composition Contest.
High School Concert Band Dr. Vu Nguyen
Dr. Vu Nguyen University of the Pacific
Repertoire
Smetana Fanfare Karel Husa
“La Moto “ from Three Latin American Dances Giovanni Santos
Aurora Awakes John Mackey
A Mother of a Revolution
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Vu Nguyen is an Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands at the University of the Pacific. He conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and teaches courses in conducting and music education. Dr. Nguyen maintains an active schedule as a clinician and has served as guest conductor with the United States Air Force Bands of the Golden West and Mid America, as well as honor bands across the country. Ensembles under his direction have been invited to perform at state music educator conferences in California and Indiana, at the Midwest Clinic, and most recently at the 2020 College Band Directors National Association Eastern Division Conference. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Dr. Nguyen holds degrees in conducting from the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and a Bachelor of Music in music education from the University of the Pacific. Prior to his appointment at Pacific, he served in similar roles at the University of Connecticut, University of Indianapolis, and Washington University in St. Louis in addition to being a visiting conductor with the Indiana University Concert Band. He began his teaching career in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. In addition to his academic career, Dr. Nguyen continues to serve as an officer in the Air National Guard where he is the commander/conductor of the ANG Band of the West Coast. In this position, he is responsible for all activities of this 40-member squadron, including participation in ceremonies, parades, concerts and other public performances. The Band of the West Coast is one of five ANG Bands in the United States and covers an eight-state area of responsibility that includes California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Jr. High School Symphonic Band Cheryl Floyd
Cheryl Floyd Retired
Repertoire
When Heaven Cries Katahj Copley *World Premiere
Call to Victory
Karl King/Swearingen
El Camino Real Robert Longfield
Reminiscence
Kathryn Salfelder
Simple Gifts Frank Ticheli
Charm
Kevin Puts
Cheryl Floyd completed her 25th year as Director of Bands at Hill Country Middle School in Austin, Texas in May 2017. Prior to her tenure at Hill Country, she served as Director of Bands at Murchison Middle School, also in Austin, for eight years. Musical organizations under her leadership have consistently been cited for musical excellence at both local contests and national invitational festivals. Mrs. Floyd is recognized nationally for her educational and musical achievements at the middle school level. In 1990 her Murchison program was the recipient of the coveted Sudler Cup Award presented to exemplary middle school band programs by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. The Hill Country Middle School Band has performed at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in 1998 and again in 2006, Music For All’s National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis (March 2012), as well as the Western International Band Clinic (November 2014) under Mrs. Floyd’s direction. Mrs. Floyd routinely serves as a conductor on the University of Texas at Austin band camp faculty and has been a member of summer music faculties at Music For All’s Summer Symposium, Arkansas Tech University, Baylor University, Texas Lutheran College, Stephen F. Austin University, University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She enjoys an active schedule as an adjudicator, clinician, author and guest conductor throughout the United States, having served as one of the first women guest conductors of the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C. in September,1998. In 2003, Mrs. Floyd was elected to the American Bandmasters’ Association. She is the fifth female member of this 225 member organization and the first middle school band director to be chosen for ABA membership. A 1980 graduate of Baylor University, Mrs. Floyd has also done graduate work at the University of Texas with Paula Crider, Robert Duke and Karl Kraber. Since 1985 she has served as co-principal flute with the Austin Symphonic Band and in this capacity has performed at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic on two occasions, the American Bandmasters Association in 1993 and 2005 and before the Texas Music Educators Association and Texas Bandmasters Association on numerous occasions. In 2016, Mrs. Floyd was named as a Yamaha Master Educator. She is also a member of ABA, TMEA, TBA, TMAA, and Phi Beta Mu.
Jr. High School Concert Band JEANNE CHRISTENSEN
Jeanne Christensen Mira Mesa High School
Repertoire
Into the Blue Cait Nishimura
Where Eagles Soar Steven Reineke
Sunchasers
Carolyn Brittin Chambers
Tribute
Travis Cross
For the past 31 years, Mrs. Jeanne Christensen has had the pleasure of being a music educator at the high school level. Mrs. Christensen has spent these years in the San Diego Unified School District which is the second largest district in the State of California. Her Band program at Mira Mesa High School is the largest in the district and one of the largest in Southern California. Music has always been her love and teaching her passion. Mrs. Christensen was born and raised in San Diego, California. After graduating from Clairemont High School, she attended the University of San Diego where she earned a B.A. in Music and earned a M.A. in Educational Leadership from National University. Mrs. Christensen has built a strong foundation of music education and performance opportunities for her students each year. In addition to teaching high school instrumental music, Mrs. Christensen is the current President for SCSBOA (Southern CA School Band & Orchestra Association). She is also sits on the board of CBDA (California Band Directors Association) and actively participates as a member of CMEA (California Music Educators Association) and is a Past-President of the Southern Border Section of CMEA. Mrs. Christensen has been honored to receive multiple music educator awards over the years and is frequently invited to be a guest honor band conductor. She received the John Philip Sousa Legion of Honor Award in 2019, was awarded with “50 Directors that Make a Difference” in 2018, and was CMEA’s Band Educator of the Year in 2016. The two mottos that guide Mrs. Christensen’s teaching are to be “All In” and to “Make a Difference”. She is supported along this journey of teaching and life by her loving husband, Marlin.
Jungle Dance Brian Balmages
Lightning Field John Mackey
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Headliner Concert Taylor McFerrin Thursday, February 17, 2022 7 PM Saroyan Theater
With Love’s Last Chance, his brilliant new studio album and first solo release in five years, Taylor McFerrin has emerged as the “complete artist” he’s always dreamed of becoming, writing and singing his own lyrics and vocals on top of his dazzling instrumental and production work for the very first time. Recorded in his recently adopted hometown of Los Angeles, the collection finds McFerrin working with more freedom and spontaneity than ever before, tapping into the moment with captivating performances that blur the lines between old-school R&B, classic funk, experimental electronic music, and progressive jazz. Vintage synthesizers and keyboards dominate the sonic landscape, propelled at every turn by hypnotic percussion grooves and breezy melodies, and an adventurous sense of improvisation infuses the songwriting with an air of infinite possibility. It’s McFerrin’s voice that steals the show here, though, warm and tender with a gentle confidence. His vocals convey both deep intimacy and unsparing self-reflection, and their very presence on the album signals the start of a brand new chapter in an already-impressive career. “Something deeper happens when you sing, something that lets listeners feel like they’re truly getting to know you,” McFerrin explains. “Singing brings me closer than ever to being able to share everything that’s going on inside of me.” When McFerrin released Early Riser, his 2014 debut for Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label, he largely focused on instrumentals, relegating the occasional vocal part to special guests (including his father, the ten-time GRAMMY Awardwinner Bobby McFerrin). The collection — which also featured appearances by Hiatus Kaiyote frontwoman Nai Palm, bass/ production wizard Thundercat, and R&B titan Robert Glasper among others — earned praise on both sides of the pond, with Pitchfork hailing it as “an album built for slow weekend mornings spent in bed with a loved one” and The Line Of Best Fit calling it “superb.” Tracks from the album racked up nearly 20 million streams on Spotify alone, and McFerrin landed festival dates everywhere from Glastonbury to Central Park Summerstage. In addition to discovering the power of his voice on the new album, McFerrin also discovered a new approach to 14
recording thanks to his work with the jazz fusion supergroup R+R=Now, which found him teaming up with Glasper, trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Justin Tyson, and synth/vocoder player Terrace Martin, who’s produced Kendrick Lamar and Talib Kweli among others. Cut in just five days, the album offered up a masterclass in letting go and surrendering to the moment, in valuing emotional authenticity over technical perfectionism. It was an experience that reminded McFerrin of his father — best known for the timeless mega-hit “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” — who was a born improviser that gleefully shared his passion with his children at home and on the road. “Our father was always just making music and singing, always down to jump onstage with anybody,” says McFerrin, whose sister Madison is also a critically acclaimed artist in her own right. “He was fearless and excited about the unknown and watching him perform taught us that the purest way to express yourself was to just be totally open and genuine and free.” Love’s Last Chance is precisely that, a heartrending snapshot of love, faith, anxiety, and endurance, all delivered with honesty, empathy, and, virtuosity. “I called this album Love’s Last Chance because in life, you don’t get a million opportunities to get love right,” McFerrin concludes. “Sometimes, with both your art and your relationships, you realize that it’s now or never. For my first time writing and singing my own lyrics, I didn’t want to be messing around with make believe and fantasy. This record is real life.” Click for music samples: Taylor McFerrin’s music.
1st Ever Collaborative
CBDA/CMEA
Awards Gala
Friday, February 18, 2022 5-7 PM Fresno Convention Center
Reception with hors d’oeuvres and no-host bar Tickets available soon at www.casmec.org Celebrate the Successes of a Crazy Year!!
Performing Groups Cal State LA Wind Ensemble
Dr. Emily Moss, Director of Bands
Repertoire California Counterpoint: The Twittering Machine (1993) Cindy McTee Bill Holab Music, Grade 6, 8’00” Rental
Beneath the Canopy (Flex Band) (2021) Cait Nishimura Cait Nishimura Music, Grade 3. 3’15” $50
Ash (Flex Version) (2018/2020) Jennifer Jolley, arr. Dunnigan Murphy Music Press, Grade 4, 6’00” $100
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Latent Emotions – Suite for Violin and Wind Band (2014) Movements 1, 2, 4 Oscar Navarro Oscar Navarro Music, Grade 5, 21’00” 180€
Huapango (1941/1986)
José Pablo Moncayo, trans. Osmon Peer Music Classical, Grade 5, 9’00”
Lincoln High School Wind Ensemble Cathy Ettle, Band Director
Repertoire
Bach’s Fugue A La Gigue (1929)
Johann Sebastian Bach, transcribed by Gustav Holst, edited by Jon Ceander Mitchell Boosey and Hawkes, Grade 4, 3’00” $125
The Loop for flex band and electronics (2021)
The Melody Shop (1999)
Julie Giroux Musica Propria, Grade 5, 5’00” Not available at this time
A Mother of A Revolution (2019)
Let Me Be Frank With You (2021) John Mackey Osti Music, Grade 3, 3’20” $145
Kevin Day Murphy Music Press, Grade 5, 7’00” $120
Burning The Wicker Man (2020)
Omar Thomas Murphy Music Press, Grade 4, 4’15” $140
Haydn Wood Boosey and Hawkes, Grade 5, 10’00” $125
Hymn For Peace (2017)
To Create a Voice (2017) Carol Brittin Chambers Carl Fischer, Grade 3, 3’55” $95.00
Mannin Veen (1933)
Allison Loggins-Hul Flutronix Publishing, Grade 2-5, 5’00” Not available at this time
Karl King, arr. Andrew Glover Birch Island Music Press, Grade 3.5, 2’05” $68
A Little Tango Music
Adam Gorb G &M Brand International Music, Grade 2, 4’38” $65
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Eleanor Roosevelt High School Wind Ensemble Jim Johnson, Director of Instrumental Music
Repertoire A Fanfare for Sheltered Places Paul Bluto Self-Published, 2’00”
Hypnotic Fireflies
Brian Balmages FJH Music Compancy Inc. $65.00
Exultate
Samuel Hazo Boosey & Hawkes $95.00
Soaring
Sean O’Loughlin Carl Fischer $95.00
Epinicion
John Paulson Neil A. Kjos Music Company $45.00
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Irish Brigade Collete Hausey Self-Published
Saxomania Paul Dzon
Molly on the Shore Percy A. Grainger Carl Fischer $70
Ayala High School Women’s Ensemble Robert Davis, Choir Director
Repertoire Kaval Sviri (2011)
Petar Liondev Vox Bulgarica Music Publishers, SSAA Intermediate, 2’21” $2.98
I Denna Ljuva Sommartid (2019) Kim Andre Arnesen Boosey & Hawkes, SSAA Medium, 5’04” $2.50
Song of Miriam (2019)
Elaine Hagenberg Elaine Hagenberg Music, SSA Medium, 4’37” $2.50
Coming Home (1999)
Jay Althouse Alfred Music Publishing, SSA Medium Easy, 2’45” $2.25
Music Down in My Soul (2002) arr. Moses Hogan Hal Leonard Corporation, SSA Medium, 5’03” $2.10
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Women’s Chorus
Dr. Scott Glysson, Director of Choral Activities and Vocal Studies
Repertoire Ave Maria, O Auctrix Vite (12th century) Hildegard von Bingen Public Domain, Unison 3 min
Salve Regina (2018) Carlos Cordero E.C. Schirmer, SSAA 3.5 min $2.05
In the Middle (2016/2021) Dale Trumbore Graphite Publishing, SSAA 5 min $2.35
Shen Khar Venakhi (Georgian Traditional) Arr. Zakaria Paliashvili (1909/c. 1960) Kitka/Diaphonica Productions, SSA 3 min
Svatba (North Bulgarian Traditional) Arr. Hristo Todorov Vox Bulgarica Music Publishers (2007) SSA, 1 min $5.95
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Invitation to Love (2017) Marques L. A. Garrett Santa Barbara Music, SSA 5 min $2.20
You Do Not Walk Alone (2019/2020) Elaine Hagenberg Beckenhorst Press, SSAA 5 min $2.25
Clovis North High School Women’s Chorale Heather Bishop, Choir Director
Repertoire Psallite
Kyle Pederson WLG169, SSAA 3’20”
Our Offering
Sigue
By Ivette Herryman WLG150, SSAA HL00144467 2’45”
Wade Fernandez, Arranged by Paula Foley Tillen AMP 0860, SSAA 3’50”
I Am the Wind Elaine Hagenberg EH1003, SSAA 4’00”
Joy
Jocelyn Hagen CME 48020978, SSA 2’45”
Measure Me Sky
James Quitman Mulholland Colla Voce Music 21-20202, SSA 4’00”
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G Clef, Bullis Charter School David Belles, Music Specialist
Repertoire Allundé, Alluia (1982)
Swahili Prayer Lullaby, arr. Salli Terri Alfred Music Publishing, 2 part 4’00” $2.25
Shojojee (2007)
Japanese Folk Song, arr. B. Wayne Bisbee Santa Barbara Music Publishing, 2 part 2’00” $2.05
Predite Prelje (1977)
Traditional Croatian Unpublished - Field Transcription, 2 part 2’00”
Canto de Pilon (2011)
Traditional Venezuelan, arr. Cristian Grases Pavane Publishing, 2 part 1’55” $2.25
Sesere eeye (2003)
Traditional from Torres Strait Islands Mark O’Leary Music Publishing, 3 part 1’20” $2.15
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Children, Go Where I Send Thee (1998)
African-American Spiritual, arr. Ruth Elaine Schram Alfred Music Publishing, 2 part 2’00” $2.25
Artza Alinu (2011)
Israeli Dance Song, arr. Earlene Rentz Carl Fischer Music Publishing, 2 part 3’00” $2.25
Fresno State Concert Choir
Dr. Carl Earnhart, Conductor Dr. Drew Quiring, Collaborative Pianist
Repertoire Der gang zum Liebchen, Op. 31, No. 3 (1853) Johannes Brahms E.C. Schirmer, SATB 3’10” $2.25
Entarisi Ala Benziyor (2012) Muammer Sun Earthsongs, SATB 2’45” $1.90
Tides (2021)
Reginal Wright Graphite Publishing, SATB 6’25” $1.95/$3.30
Look Out Above (2018) Dessa & Jocelyn Hagen Graphite Publishing, SATB 3’00” $1.50/$3.00
There Was a Time (2021)
Elaine Hagenberg Elaine Hagenberg Music, SATB 4’10” $2.85
Say Her Name (2020) Alysia Lee Hal Leonard, SATB 3’45” $2.50
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Los Osos High School Chamber Singers Bethany Encina, Director of Choirs
Repertoire Zinga! (2020)
Steven Sametz E.C. Schirmer Music Co., SATB div. 3’00” $2.80
Sehnsucht (1868)
Johannes Brahms National Music Publishers, SATB 2’45” $2.35
Autumn (2013)
Kevin Memley Pavane Publishing, SATB div 6’05” $2.45
Maalaulu (2021)
Michael McGlynn Michaelmcglynn.com, SATB div 5’30” $2.31
Lift Every Voice (2010)
J. Rosamund Johnson, arr. Craig Courtney Lorenz Corporation, SATB div 4’06” $2.15 24
Lynbrook High School Orchestra
Michael Pakaluk, Director of Instrumental Music
Repertoire Concerto Grosso in E minor, H. 75 / Op.3 No. 3 (1732)
Concerto Grosso No. 1 (Mvt 4,5) (1977)
Scamper (2019)
A Flat (2012/2018)
Francesco Geminiani ed. Franz Richard Henried Serenissima Music, Inc., Grade 4, 8:00
Niall Taro Ferguson Niall Taro Ferguson, Grade 4, 5:00
Alfred Schnittke Sikorsky/Boosey & Hawkes, Grade 6, 8:00
Black Violin arr. Larry Moore Hal Leonard, Grade 3, 2:30
Stabat Mater Dolorosa (1736) Giovanni Pergolesi Alfred Music/Kalmus, Grade 3, 4:30
Jumble Dance from Dance Card (2015) Jennifer Higdon Lawdon Press, Grade 5, 4:00
Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana” (1890/2005) Pietro Mascagni arr. Carl Simpson Masters Music Publications, Grade 4, 3:25
Angel’s Steps (2015)
Yukiko Nishimura Carl Fischer LLC, Grade 2, 2:20
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2021 CASMEC Professional Development Sessions
February 17-20, 2022 Fresno Convention Center
Register at www.casmec.org
Bringing CASMEC to the comfort of your home.
The 2021 California All-State Music Education Conference has gone virtual. In order to provide the highest quality professional learning experience for music educators across the state, the organizations of CASMEC have decided to prepare an online conference. We are excited to provide for you all a two-day virtual experience. Sessions from all five collaborative organizations begin Friday, February 19, 2021 at 2pm. Our first day will end with a special Headline performance featuring DCappella at 7pm! Grab your preferred beverage, find a comfortable seat in your own living room, and join music educators across the state in this exclusive performance. Saturday, February 20, 2021 sessions begin at 10am and run through 5pm. All sessions will be recorded and made available to conference attendees for a limited time following the conference. This conference is open to educators across the country and world. Join us! Registration opens, October 1st for just $55 for organization members. College students and retired members may attend for just $10 while our non-members may join us for $75. We look forward to seeing you all virtually this February!
