CBDA Conference Preview 25 by California Band Directors Association

Dan Bryan President

Jeff Detlefsen Past President

Ashley Crow CBDA Logistics Co-Coordinator

Eric Roberts Super Saturday Coordinator

Susan Willmering Vice President

Trish Adams Executive Administrator

Katie Carbajal CBDA Logistics Coordinator

CALIFORNIA BAND DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jeanne Christensen President Elect

Patrick Dandrea Secretary

Jazareth Valencia NCBA Rep

David Green Director of Communications

Dr. Jeff de Seriere Treasurer

Amy Villanova CBDA Ensemble Host

Dr. Kaitlin Bove DEIA Rep

Dan Sedgwick NCBCDA Rep

Cathy Olinger SCSBOA Rep

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Greetings!!

As I sit down to write my final president’s message, I hope that your fall seasons (in whatever form you have them) were successful, and that as we enter these final few weeks of the semester, your holiday concert preparations are on schedule as you prepare for the 100+ performances you will fit in with both our schools and pro gigs between now and December 25th. A few things to keep on your radar as you finish (or start) your holiday shopping:

• MIDWEST! The California Social will happen at our usual spot (Exchequer) on Thursday, December 19th at “8ish”pm. I say “8ish” because we’re doing a slightly different format this year, which will include “free time” at Exchequer’s new Speakeasy Bar right on the premises. We had a great turn out and fantastic time at least year’s event, with after parties going well into the night. I’ll be “on site” at the conference beginning Wednesday afternoon, and you’ll be able to get FREE tickets from me starting that day (and you do need a ticket to get in). Plan on joining us for all things California in Chicago!

• CASMEC! It’s almost here, and we’re excited to see you in our second year at our new home! We’ve got a great slate of conductors and sessions for Sacramento, and of course, the best part of any conference: plenty of great places to meet with colleagues and old friends. And...with our conference now on MLK weekend, you’ll have Monday to recover. Make sure you register and get your hotel ASAP!

• SUPER SATURDAY! We once again have had an overwhelmingly positive response to this year’s event, and are looking forward to the 2025 sessions! We are working on dates and format, but we hope to see you and your students at this great event.

It has been an honor to serve as the president of CBDA. It’s amazing how quickly two years flew by, and I hope that in that time, CBDA has continued the level of service that you have come to expect, and that we have expanded our reach and offerings across the state. As I prepare to “hand the baton” to Jeanne, I look forward to seeing where she and the Board take our organization over the next few years. For my part, I’m excited for what will be the “quietest” part of my 16 years of service (so far) to the Executive Board: Past President. But…I don’t think it will be too quiet - I’m stepping in for Mike Tackett as Exhibit Host starting in 2026. Come say hi in my new “office” on the exhibit floor.

Dan Bryan

President, California Band Directors Association

I thank you for your service to students and to our profession, and for your patience with me as I navigated the last few years of our great organization. I hope I have served you well.

Maximizing Your Time At CASMEC

by David Green CBDA Director of Communications

If band directors are known for one thing it is having a plan. Whether it be lesson plans, rehearsal schedules, itineraries, or various other equipment-related responsibilities, one is hard-pressed to find a successful band director who does not go into any given situation without a plan for success. Despite this, it often seems that attendees of conferences enter into a weekend without a specific plan of attack which can inhibit their experience. As CASMEC (and several other) big conferences approach, it is just as important to make a “conference plan” to maximize your experience when attending. Listed below are some things to consider when attending a conference to have the best experience possible:

Get A Feel For What Is Offered When & Where

Utilize electronic resources (websites, apps, digital magazines, etc.) to see what sessions are being offered at the conference. In the case of CASMEC, utilize the mobile app to see what is happening as well as the locations of events.

Reflect On What You (Or Your Ensemble) Need

Evaluating how you can improve in a way that will have the biggest impact on your students can help tailor how you approach attending a conference. Whether it be woodwind intonation, or string pedagogy, finding the session your ensemble needs can make a huge impact on the experience your students have.

Don’t Be Afraid To Attend A Session That Doesn’t Directly Apply To You

We often get earmarked as being “just” a band director, but the reality is that CASMEC is a conference that caters to music educators of all ages, ensembles, and backgrounds. Inspiration can often come in unexpected places. Don’t be afraid to attend a session that looks interesting just because you don’t see how it will directly impact your ensemble; it might completely change your outlook on your classroom!

Attend Concerts!

A huge part of attending music conferences is getting to experience amazing ensembles! Whether it be school

groups performing, acclaimed artists that are appearing, or the honor ensembles themselves, make time to attend performances that will inspire you! In many cases the literature lists of what is being performed is published ahead of time; this can allow you to listen to pieces being performed that you might want to perform someday with your ensembles!

Take Advantage Of The Open Rehearsals CASMEC Has To Offer

A unique part of CASMEC is that it not only features amazing sessions throughout the weekend, it is also the host to our state’s top All-State Ensembles for bands, choirs, orchestras, jazz ensembles, and much more. An amazing (and often underutilized) opportunity that CASMEC attendees can take advantage of is visiting the rehearsals themselves and getting to watch top-quality conductors rehearse their ensembles before their performances throughout the weekend.

Make Intentional Time To Explore The Exhibit Hall

CASMEC is host to an expansive exhibit hall that offers access to multiple music industry professionals, colleges, music camps, and professional music organizations. Schedule time to roam the hall, and prepare to say hi to people…you just never know who you’re going to run into!

Reconnect With Colleagues

Teaching music can be an isolating experience depending on the specific aspects of your job. At minimum, it is easy to fall out of touch with some of our very close friends within the industry. Whether it be lunch, dinner, or a late-night cocktail, conferences like CASMEC are a great time to strengthen relationships with music colleagues…and make new ones!

Remember, attending a conference like CASMEC is an investment in you, the music educator. It is one of the best things a music teacher can do to get re-inspired as an educator and re-connected to others in the industry. Taking the time to plan out a conference can help make your investment pay off even more! We hope you will consider these points when planning out your CASMEC experience, and we look forward to seeing you all in Sacramento soon!

SAN JOSÉ WIND CONDUCTING SYMPOSIUM

Join us this summer in the heart of Silicon Valley for our annual San José Wind Conducting Symposium! This workshop is designed for wind band teachers of all levels and offers participants ample podium time with full wind ensemble and chamber winds in addition to extensive conducting and movement training with world-renowned guest artists and Laban/Bartentieff educators.

Faculty

Artists

Cynthia Johnston

Turner

This Summer JULY 6-11 2025

Dare to express yourself

At Chico State, you’ll be provided with opportunities to excel through disciplined study and practice in high-quality facilities, classes, performance ensembles, and productions.

DEGREES & PROGRAMS

Bachelor of Arts

Music

Option in Music Education

Option in Music Industry

Option in Recording Arts

Option in Applied Music

Theatre Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Musical Theatre

Minors

Music

Theatre

Dance

WHY CHOOSE CHICO STATE?

• Passionate and dedicated instructors

• Supportive and welcoming peers

• Access to state-of-the-art facilities

• Numerous performing opportunities

• Dedication to hands-on learning

• Student organizations that promote leadership skills

Director of Bands—Angelina Gomez, DMA

CASMEC Update

by Ashley Crow and Katie Carbajal

CBDA Logistics Coordinators

We are excited to welcome our membership back to CASMEC in Sacramento! Our CBDA board has worked collaboratively to select amazing presenters and ensembles to be a part of CASEMC 2025.

Some of our familiar faces will be returning this year such as, “The Different Plates We Spin” Jonathan Grantham, “Teaching Instrument Repair” Daniel Sedgwick, and “Healthy Conducting” David Betancourt.

These are just a small preview of what CBDA is offering to our members this year. Other popular topics include beginning band techniques, improving your ensembles, instrument pedagogy and much more! As always, we will host the CBDA Directors reading band, in conjunction with JW Pepper, where you will be able to pick up your instruments and read through some of the best literature available to you to order that very day and begin with your students. We are excited to have Dr. Vu Nguyen to conduct this session!

We hope you will join us throughout the week to hear amazing performances by the CBDA guest performing ensembles. This year we are proud to feature the Harvest Middle School Wind Ensemble conducted by Patrick Dandrea, Rancho Buena Vista High School Wind Ensemble conducted by Eric Weirather, Clovis East High School Wind Ensemble conducted by Scott Downs, and the University of Pacific Wind Bands conducted by Vu Nguyen.

CBDA is committed to providing the highest quality of experience for band directors and music students in California. We are looking forward to seeing you at CASMEC 2025!

Ashley Crow

Director of Instrumental Music, Escalon High School CBDA Logistics Coordinatorr

Katie Carbajal

Director of Choral Music, Escalon High School, CBDA Logistics Coordinator

CASMEC 2025

January 15 - 19, 2025

Band Sessions CASMEC 2025 Preview

CBDA Directors Reading Band

Dr. Vu Nguyen

Start with Success: Instilling Fundamentals with Beginning Clarinet Students

Aileen Razey

CBDA General Session

Daniel Bryan

Covering the Developmental Spectrum of the Large Ensemble Education System: Repertoire and Curriculum Development

Dr. Jessica Vaughan Marra

Creating, Responding, and Connecting in the Ensemble Setting

Daniel Albert

Fanfare for the Common Band! Rehearsal Techniques for all Ensembles

Ryan Gonzales

From the Podium: Strategies to Save Time and Enhance Musicianship

Robert Frelly

Healthy Conducting

Dr. David Betancourt

Social Emotional Learning for the Ensemble and Music Classroom

Dr. Kaitlin Bove

Sound Check: Effective teaching techniques to improve your flute section’s tone and intonation.

Brittany Trotter

Student Ownership of the Large Ensemble Experience

Christopher Woodruff

Teaching Instrument Repair in the Public Schools

Daniel Sedgwick

The Daily Ritual: Developing A Routine For Effective Brass Playing

Joe Mazzaferro

The Different Plates We Spin: Cellular Rehearsal Strategies for Developing Musicianship in the Large Ensemble

Jonathan Richard Grantham

Towels, Trap Tables, and Tambourines: Tips for a Thriving Percussion Section

Jonathan Latta

Visit www.casmec.org for session descriptions, presenter bios, and much more!!!

All-State Conductors CASMEC 2025 Preview

High School Wind Symphony

Dr. Robert Taylor Northwestern University

Robert Taylor is Professor of Conducting and Director of Bands at Northwestern University, where he holds the John W. Beattie Chair of Music. As the fourth person in the university’s history to hold the Director of Bands position, Taylor conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting, and leads all aspects of the band program. With a career in music education spanning over thirty years, previous appointments include the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA, and Eureka High School in northern California, where ensembles under his direction earned recognition by Downbeat Magazine, the Selmer Corporation, and Grammy Signature Schools.

Known for innovative and immersive concert programming, Dr. Taylor maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor. Past engagements include performances with the Vancouver Brass Orchestra, U.S. Army Field Band, Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and Chicagobased contemporary music group, the Maverick Ensemble. Collaborations span a wide range of international artists— from virtuosi performers Barbara Butler (trumpet), Jose Franch-Ballester (clarinet), Larry Knopp (trumpet), Julia Nolan (saxophone), Daniel Perantoni (tuba), Jeff Nelsen (horn), Gail Williams (horn), and Allen Vizzutti (trumpet); to composers Mason Bates, Jodie Blackshaw, Steven Bryant, Raven Chacon, Michael Colgrass, John Corigliano, David Maslanka, Cait Nishimura, Joel Puckett, Alex Shapiro, Frank Ticheli, and Dana Wilson; to jazz, pop, and crossover performers Ingrid Jensen, Shruti Ramani, Manhattan Transfer, Kenny Werner, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. As a passionate advocate of music in the schools, Dr. Taylor is in high demand as a festival adjudicator, rehearsal clinician, and guest conductor throughout North America and internationally. His frequent appearances with young musicians include serving as principal conductor of the Puget Sound Youth Wind Ensemble and guest conductor of numerous honor groups,

such as the Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall, National Youth Band of Canada, AMIS Asia Honor Band, California Orchestra Directors Association Honor Symphony, and many provincial and all-state bands across Australia, Canada, and the United States.

Taylor received the Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees in conducting from Northwestern University, where he studied with Mallory Thompson, and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Trumpet and Music Education from Humboldt State University. His research on wind literature, rehearsal techniques, integration of cutting-edge technology, and application of Ashtanga Yoga to improve body awareness and injury prevention in the training of nascent conductors and performing musicians, has been featured in presentations at regional, national, and international music conferences, including appearances at the Midwest Clinic, College Band Directors National Association, and on several popular podcasts. Among numerous contributions in leading publications, recent research focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, through contemporary, sociallyconscious programming and as co-author of The Horizon Leans Forward, a book that amplifies the talent and voices of underrepresented communities in the wind band field.

Dr. Taylor is a Killam Laureate, Jacob K. Javits Fellow, and Thomas A. Davis Teaching Prize Winner, and has served as on the executive boards of the British Columbia Music Educators Association and College Band Directors National Association (Northwest Region). He is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Kappa Lambda National Honor Societies, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, and National Association for Music Education.

Repertoire: Heart on Fire

Viet Cuong

Resonances I Ron Nelson

King of Cups (mvmt II) from “Tarot” Lindsay Bronnenkant Traveler

David Maslanka

All-State Conductors CASMEC 2025 Preview

Repertoire:

Danzon no 2

Arturo Marquez

High School Symphonic Band

Dr. Shanti Simon

University of Oklahoma

Dr. Shanti Simon is the Director of Bands at the University of Oklahoma where she conducts the Wind Symphony and leads the graduate wind conducting program. Prior to joining the faculty at OU, Dr. Simon was the Flight Commander and Associate Conductor with The United States Air Force Academy Band in Colorado Springs. Before moving to Colorado, Simon served as Flight Commander and Associate Conductor with The United States Air Force Band in Washington, D.C., where she conducted performances in the national capital region and around the country including the 2011 National Tree Lighting Ceremony with the Airmen of Note hosted by President Obama and the First Family. Simon was on the faculty of Shenandoah Conservatory as the Associate Director of Bands for the 2013-2014 academic year. In 2016, Simon deployed to the Middle East with the United States Air Force Central Command bands as the Officer-In-Charge, overseeing musical troop-support, community-outreach and partnership-building missions in seven countries.

Before joining the Air Force, Simon earned her MM and DMA degrees in conducting from the University of Minnesota where she studied with Craig Kirchhoff. She received her BME and BM degrees from Stetson University with Bobby Adams. Hailing from Florida, Simon served as the Associate Director of Bands at Vero Beach High School for four years, where her ensembles consistently earned top ratings in all areas of district and state assessment. Simon is active nationally and internationally as a guest conductor and clinician.

Radiant Hearts

Giovanni Santos (CBDA premiere)

Second Suite in F

I. March

II. Song Without Words “I’ll love my love”

III. Song of the Blacksmith

IV. Fantasia on the “Dargason”

Gustav Holst

All-State Conductors CASMEC 2025 Preview

High School Concert Band

where she serves on the Board of Directors, National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), and the National Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi. She resides in Albuquerque, NM with her husband Noah and their two daughters, Ella and Sadie.

Dr. Emily Moss

University of New Mexico

Dr. Emily Moss began her position as Professor of Music and Director of Bands at the University of New Mexico in August 2023 where she conducts the Wind Symphony, oversees the graduate conducting program, and teaches other courses in conducting and wind literature. Her previous position at California State University, Los Angeles (2011-2023) included conducting the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, teaching undergraduate and graduate conducting and music education courses, and administering the instrumental music education program. She also held a similar position at the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Dr. Moss began her collegiate music studies at the University of Washington in Seattle, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. After teaching middle school band for six years in both Washington and Arizona, Dr. Moss served as a teaching assistant with the University Bands at the University of Northern Colorado, earning her Master’s degree in Wind Conducting and the Doctor of Arts in Music Education and Bassoon Performance, studying with Kenneth Singleton, Richard Mayne, and Charles Hanson.

As a conductor and clinician, Dr. Moss is in high demand across North America and regularly gives band clinics at middle and high schools in her local area and beyond. She is also an accomplished bassoonist, actively performing during her degree programs in Washington and Colorado, with the Conservatory Orchestra and other ensembles at Brooklyn College, and for student and faculty recitals at Cal State LA. Dr. Moss has presented at conferences across the United States on a variety of topics and is a contributor to the esteemed Teaching Music through Performance in Band series. Her professional memberships include College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) where she recently served as the President of the Western Division, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)

Repertoire: In This Broad Earth

Steven Bryant

Shenandoah

Omar Thomas

Impulse Engine

Carolyn Bremer

El Camino Real

Alfred Reed

All-State Conductors CASMEC 2025 Preview

High School Golden State Band

Dr. Jon Noworyta

University of Indianapolis

Dr. Jon Noworyta is a versatile conductor who is equally comfortable with orchestras, choirs, or wind bands. He is currently a tenured associate professor of Music and Director of Bands and Instrumental Activities at the University of Indianapolis where he conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Pep Band, teaches Basic and Advanced Conducting, and several Music Education courses and administers all aspect of the Instrumental area. He also serves as the Director of the Crossroads Brass and is the Artistic Director of the Queen City Freedom Band. Previously, Noworyta taught in the public schools for over 20 years and was the Assistant Conductor of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra for 5 seasons

Noworyta’s commitment to high quality new music led to the following commissions: “Miniatures” (Giovanni Santos, 2020), “The Automatic Earth” (Steven Bryant consortium, 2019), “Hypnotic Memories” (Rossano Galante, 2018), “Machiavelli’s Conscience,” (Michael Markowski consortium, 2017), “in the midst” (Shawk Okpebholo, 2014), “Escapade” (Charles Rochester Young consortium, 2014), and “Second City Vignettes” (Clint Needham, 2005). He has served as cover/rehearsal conductor, sectional coach, or guest clinician of concert bands, marching bands, and orchestras, and has guest conducted various high school, collegiate, and honor groups. Noworyta made his European professional orchestral conducting debut in 1996. He has conducted at Chicago’s Symphony Center, the Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall.

Noworyta was a student of Dr. Terence Milligan at the College Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati, where he has also studied with Dr. Glenn Price and Dr. Aik Khai Pung. Prior to this, Noworyta was worked with some of the most important wind conductors in the nation in workshop settings which included: Frank Battisti, Euguene Corporon, Donald Hunsburger, Jerry Junkin, Charles Peltz, Mark Scatterday, and Mallory Thompson.

His work has won him the praise of such influential composers as Leslie Adams, Jennifer Higdon, Karel Husa, Timothy Mahr, David Maslanka, and Robert Sheldon as well as conductors Arnald Gabriel and Harry Begian. Noworyta has twice collaborated with world-renowned pianist James Tocco in performances of the music of George Gershwin and David Maslanka.

Professional affiliations: NAfME, CBDNA, WASBE, IMEA, NABBA, GLSEN, Pride Bands Alliance, and the Conductors Guild. Noworyta is listed among the Who’s Who in America Educator’s Edition.

Repertoire: Centennial March Howard Hanson

Dum Spiro Spero Chris Pilsner

Fu Mon

Hiroshi Hoshina

Melodious Thunk

David Beidenbender

Zoom

Scott Boerma

All-State Conductors CASMEC 2025 Preview

Junior High School Symphonic Band

Rachel Maxwell

University of New Mexico

Rachel Maxwell currently serves as the Director of Bands at Traughber Junior High School and has served as the Junior High Band Coordinator for SD #308 in Oswego, IL. She has taught music education courses at VanderCook College of Music in Chicago and North Central College in Naperville, IL, and has been invited to be a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator at a number of music camps and festivals nationally including the Music for All National Summer Symposium, the NC All-State Middle School Band, ISYM at the Univ. of Illinois, Il State Univ. Junior High Camp and several ILMEA District Level Festivals. Mrs. Maxwell has degrees from Illinois State University (BME), The University of Illinois (MME), Aurora University (MAEL) and completed additional coursework in team-building, leadership, and working with diverse students. She is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts student at Boston University.

Mrs. Maxwell taught band in the West Aurora School District (1993-95) and in the Oswego School District (1995-present). A proponent of new music for young bands, she is part of the team from Oswego SD #308 that commissioned and premiered Sheltering Sky by John Mackey, Sol ye Sombra by Donald Grantham, Atmosphere by Scott McAllister, Our Cast Aways by Julie Giroux, and Dream of Ember, Dream of Star by David Biedenbender, and an upcoming work by Omar Thomas (2024). She independently commissioned a setting of L’Inglesina arr by Andrew Hunter, A Darkening Twilight Sky by Kent Baker, Blackstar Alpha by JaRod Hall, and an upcoming work by Katahj Copley for 2024.

Maxwell is also involved in several consortium commissions: Shubuduba by Dana Wilson, The N-BEAM Group, Garden Suite by Randall Standridge, Float by Roy Magnuson, Love and Light by Brian Balmages, Unspoken by Katahj Copley, The Salt March by Aakash Mittal, a new Alex Shapiro Consortium, a Haley Woodrow Consortium Project TBA, The Next Music Project Consortium (with Joni Greene,

Ivette Herryman Rodriguez, Aaron Perrine), and Consortium for Native Composers by Keith Secola. She is a founding member of The Kneel Consortium. Under her direction the bands at Traughber JHS have received national acclaim and have performed at The Midwest Clinic (two clinic presentations and one rehearsal lab group), the Illinois Music Educators Association All State Conference (three formal concerts and four clinic presentations), the University of Illinois Super-state Festival and at the ASBDA National Convention.

Rachel Maxwell is a member of the The National Association of Music Education, Illinois Music Educators Association, American School Band Directors Association, National Band Association, National Council of Supervisors of Music Education, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Beta Mu and a number of honor societies. She is a multiple year nominee for the Music Educator Grammy Award, 5 time recipient of the National Band Association Citation of Excellence, Chicago-land Outstanding Music Educator Award, National Recipient of the Jim Ott (Drum Corps International) Scholarship, ASBDA/UMI Outstanding Young Band Director Award-Junior High Division for the North Central Region of the United States and a Golden Apple nominee.

Repertoire:

Blue and Green Music

Samuel Hazo

Festive Proclamation

William Owens

La Fiera Asturiana

Michele Fernandez

Paganinioso

Pierre La Plante

All-State Conductors CASMEC 2025 Preview

Repertoire: Energy Ball

Carol Britten Chambers

Junior High School Concert Band

Dr. Cliff Croomes

University of Texas, Austin

Cliff Croomes serves as the Associate Director of Bands and Director of the Longhorn Band at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to his return to Austin he was the Assistant Director of Bands at Louisiana State University and the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge. Previous to his appointment the faculty he studied at LSU for his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees. Prior to his time at LSU Dr. Croomes served as the Director of Bands at Georgetown High School in Georgetown, Texas. Under his baton, the Georgetown Wind Symphony was named a 2014 Mark of Excellence Commended Winner. Earlier in his career Mr. Croomes was the Associate Director of Bands at Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, Texas. He has also taught at Westview Middle School, Pflugerville High School and Bastrop High School. He has also had the pleasure of serving on the faculty of the University of Texas Longhorn Music Camp from 2001-2014.

Mr. Croomes earned his Bachelor of Music Studies degree from the University of Texas at Austin and is an alumnus of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps from Rosemont, Illinois. He has performed with ensembles throughout the United States, London, Paris, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy as well as serving as an international consultant throughout Japan. He has served as an adjudicator and clinician for marching and concert bands throughout the states of Texas and Louisiana.

Dr. Croomes holds an artist/educator endorsement with Innovative Percussion Inc. and is a founding board member of the composer diversity initiative “And We Were Heard” as well as a member of the Dr. William P. Foster Project advisory board. He also holds professional memberships in the Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, the Percussive Arts Society, Louisiana Music Educators Association and the Texas Music Educators Association.

Fandango

Frank Perkins, arr. Floyd E Werle

Suite Provencale

I. Un ange a fa la crido

II. Adam e sa Coumpagno

III. Lou Fustié

IV. Lis Escoubo

Jan Van der Roost

Waltz No 2

Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. James Curnow