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THE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS SMALL SCHOOL BANDS and the TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION presents The 2018 ATSSB All-State Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble Clinician-Conductors Dr. Matthew McInturf Brian Britt Jay Saunders Saturday, February 17, 2018 Concert and Symphonic Bands 9:00 a.m. Lila Cockrell Theatre Jazz Ensemble 11:30 a.m. Convention Center Hemisfair Ballroom 1 San Antonio, Texas Please silence all electronic devices during these performances and do not use flash photography while the ensembles are playing. Thank you for your cooperation. Concert Band 9:00 am. The Star-Spangled Banner ........... arranged by John Philip Sousa/Damrosch Conducted by Mike Bartley, ATSSB President Charm ............................................................................................. Kevin Puts The Belle of Chicago ........................................................... John Philip Sousa Chicago Belle Motifs .......................................................... Kenneth L. Griffin Winner of the 2018 ATSSB Composition Competition Old Churches ....................................................................... Michael Colgrass À La Machaut ............................................................................. Andrew Boss Matthew McInturf is Professor of Music, Director of Bands and Director of the Center for Music Education at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. He previously taught at Florida International University and in the public schools of Richardson, Texas. Dr. McInturf received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he was a student of Eugene Migliaro Corporon. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Theory from the University of North Texas, where he studied conducting with Anshel Brusilow and a Master of Music in Composition from the University of Houston where he studied composition with Michael Horvit and conducting with Eddie Green. Throughout his career, Dr. McInturf's ensembles have been recognized for their musical accomplishment. He has performed throughout the United States and recordings of his performances have been broadcast on National Public Radio. In 1991, conducting the J. J. Pearce High School Band, he performed an acclaimed concert at the Mid-West clinic, with trombone soloist Christian Lindberg. He has performed at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio, TX and at the Southwest Regional Convention of the College Band Directors National Association with the SHSU Wind Ensemble. An advocate of new music, Dr. McInturf has continued to commission new works for wind ensemble. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the World-Wide Concurrent Premiers and Commissioning Fund, Inc., and has served on the National Commissioning Committee of the College Band Directors National Association and the Commissioning Committee of the American Bandmasters Association. Dr. McInturf is a Past President of the Texas Bandmasters Association and serves as Region Officer in the Texas Music Educators Association. He is currently the President of the Southwestern Division of the College Band Directors National Association. He is active in the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, the American Bandmasters Association and is a member of the College Music Society. In 2017, he was honored by the Texas Bandmasters Association as “Bandmaster of the Year.” Symphonic Band following the Concert Band Ecstatic Fanfare ............................................................................... Steven Bryant Only Light ........................................................................................ Aaron Perinne Ludlow ............................................................................................. Roland Barrett Symphony #3 ............................................................................... Vittorio Giannini His Honor .................................................... Henry Fillmore/ed. Frederick Fennell Brian A. Britt has served communities and universities in Oklahoma and Texas as a band director and fine arts administrator for the past 31 years. Currently, Mr. Britt is the Associate Dean of Fine Arts, Director of Athletic Bands, and holds the Gene Braught Chair in Music at The University of Oklahoma. Mr. Britt conducts the OU Symphony Band and is the Director of “The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band.” As Associate Dean, Mr. Britt is responsible for special projects within the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts. Under Mr. Britt’s leadership, The “Pride of Oklahoma” Marching Band has appeared in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City and has twice appeared in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA. The “Pride” has appeared at 16 bowl games bowl games under his direction: Cotton Bowl (2), Rose Bowl (2), Orange Bowl (3) Fiesta Bowl (3), Sugar Bowl (2), Holiday Bowl, Sun Bowl, Insight Bowl, and Russell Athletic Bowl, with five of these appearances occurring in conjunction with BCS National Championship games or the College Football Playoff. In spring of 2017, he “Pride of Oklahoma” Marching Band was selected as one featured ensembles for the CBDNA Athletic Band Forum in conjunction with the CBDNA National Convention in Kansas City, MO. Mr. Britt is active nationally as a guest conductor, clinician, adjudicator, lecturer, and consultant. He has presented sessions and served on panel discussions at the Oklahoma Music Educators Association State Convention, the Texas Music Educators Association State Convention, the CBDNA National Convention, and the CBDNA National Athletic Band Symposium. As a conductor, he maintains an active schedule conducting All-Region bands throughout the southwest and he has appeared as a guest conductor with the OU Wind Symphony at several state, regional, and national conferences. Additionally, this past November, the OU Symphony Band collaborated with composer Michael Daugherty as part of his five-day residency at the School of Music, culminating in a shared concert with the OU Wind Symphony. Mr. Britt’s previous teaching and administrative experiences have included positions at Richardson ISD, Round Rock ISD, Stephen F. Austin State University, Garland ISD, Texas Christian University, Chickasha (OK) Public Schools, and Norman (OK) Public Schools. Mr. Britt, earned both his Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music (percussion) degrees from the University of Oklahoma. His professional associations include the Oklahoma Music Educators Association, Oklahoma Bandmasters Association, Phi Beta Mu, Pi Kappa Lambda, Kappa Kappa, Psi, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Tau Beta Sigma (honorary), and Kiwanis International. He and his wife Alicia have one daughter, Avery. All three are active members at McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church in Norman, OK. Jazz Ensemble 11:30 a.m. Time After............................. Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn, arr. by Don Schamble What's New? ...................................................... Bob Haggart, arr. by John Berry Chickenyard Social ............................................................................ Les Hooper Bag's Groove .................................................. Milt Jackson, arr. by John Clayton Georgia on My Mind .......................... Hoagy Carmichael, arr. by Dave Barduhn Samba De Los Gatos ........................................................................ Mike Steinel For more than 25 years, UNT jazz students benefited from the impeccable performance skills, extensive recording experience and dependable good cheer of performer, educator and lead trumpet Jay Saunders. From 2014 to 2016, Saunders served as director of the UNT One O'Clock Lab Band. Prior, he directed the UNT Two O'Clock Lab Band, a position he assumed in 2008. Saunders joined the UNT jazz faculty in 1999 as conductor of the Jazz Repertory Ensemble. The next year, he was tapped to lead the UNT Three O'Clock Lab Band, a position he held until 2008. He also taught applied jazz trumpet and Introduction to Jazz Recordings. Saunders is a veteran of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, with which he made four tours, recorded 1 1 albums and taught untold numbers of clinics. Saunders' discography also includes one album each with Doc Severinsen and Ornette Coleman and a host of recording projects with rock, Latino and religious artists. Saunders enjoyed first-call status 40 years in the vibrant Dallas recording industry. He may be heard on themes of CNN, CNN Headline News, HBO, HBO Asia, The Golf Channel, ESPN radio, Warner Bros., British Broadcasting Corp., Voice of America, Paramount Television and network radio and TV stations across the U.S. In addition, Saunders spent 35 years as lead trumpet in headliner settings at Dallas Summer Musicals and pops series of Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra; in the mid-1970s, he also filled the lead trumpet chair in the Jerry Gray Orchestra in the famed Venetian Room in the Fairmont Dallas. In these venues he backed a parade of platinum names, including Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Bernadette Peters, Patti Austin and Natalie Cole. While pursuing a bachelor of music degree at UNT from 1965 to 1968, Saunders played trumpet in the UNT One O’Clock Lab Band, served as an undergraduate teaching assistant in trumpet and played his first two tours with Kenton. Upon graduation, Saunders enlisted in the U.S. Army and was assigned the lead trumpet position

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