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World’s Finest Bandmasters Organization www.bandmasters.org PAST PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-ELECT SECRETARY TONY GARMOE PATRICK KEARNEY BRAD LAMPE STEVEN COOK 4821 TWANA DRIVE 129 N EAST STREET COMMITTEE CHAIRS MAGAZINE EDITOR DES MOINES, IA 50310-2916 OSCEOLA, IA 50213 TREASURER DICK REDMAN AARON NUSS CONFERENCE EQUIPMENT JAYSON GERTH NATHAN SLETTEN IBA MAGAZINE-OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE IOWA BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE EXHIBITS vol. 71 published by Pella Printing Co., Inc., Pella, Iowa 50219 NO. 1 DAN STECKER ELECTIONS JERRY BERTRAND CONTENTS ENDOWMENT FUND GENE GROSS President’s Message . 4, 7 HISTORIAN President-Elect’s Thoughts . 5, 7 MARY CRANDELL Congratulations to Our Retiring 2011 IBA Members . 8 PARLIAMENTARIAN FRED STARK 2012 IBA Conference Photos . 9-12 WEBMASTER Open Letter to the IBA Membership . 13 ELIZABETH FRITZ IBA Conference Performance Experience . 14-15 COLLEGE AFFAIRS College Corner by Dr. Daniel Galyen . 16-21 PAUL BLOOMQUIST CONCERT BAND AFFAIRS In the Spotlight: Glenwood Community Schools . 22-24 STEVE STICKNEY Band Talk with Gene Gross . 25-27 ELEMENTARY AFFAIRS They Continue to Serve: Don Stine . 29 AMY SPATARU JEI Hall of Fame: Paul Clark, Tom Davis . 30 I.B.A.R.D. JAY NUGENT The Iowa Band History Project . 31 JAZZ BAND AFFAIRS “Ya Gotta Know the Territory” . 32-35 DON STRUVE Decorah High School Wind Ensemble Premiers New Work . 36 J.H./M.S. AFFAIRS DENISE GRAETTINGER Tri-State Middle School Honor Band . 37 MAJOR LANDERS Iowa Bandmasters Association Endowment Fund . 38-39 JIM DAVIS University of Iowa Double Reed Clinics and Competition . 40 MARCHING BAND AFFAIRS MICHAEL PETERS Festival Results . 41-43 MENTORSHIP State Large Group . 44-46 JIM FRITZ District News . 47-53 PUBLIC RELATIONS MARY ANDERSEN Financial Reports . 54-58 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Conference Minutes . 58-68 CURT OHRLUND In Memoriam . 68 STUDENT AFFAIRS ROBBIE MEDD TECHNOLOGY ADVERTISERS BRIAN COLE Bob Rogers Travel . Inside Front Cover DISTRICT PRESIDENTS Brightspark Travel, Inc. 6 NORTHWEST Coe College Music Department . 28 JODY INGWERSEN Graceland University . 63 NORTH CENTRAL MIKE RICHARDSON IASMD . 46 NORTHEAST ISU Department of Music . 3 GERALD RAMSEY Morningside College . 37 SOUTHWEST JARROD O’DONNELL Ray’s Midbell Music . 66 SOUTH CENTRAL Rieman Music . 39 ANDREW BUTTERMORE Star Destinations . 66 SOUTHEAST DOROTHY JACOBI University of Northern Iowa School of Music . 1 West Music . 3 HONORARY MEMBERS JIM COFFIN Yamaha Corporation of America . Inside Back Cover RAY E. CRAMER JAMES CROFT MARK S. KELLY WESTON NOBLE “We are the Music-Makers” “We are the Dreamers of Dreams” 2 The Iowa Bandmaster The Iowa Bandmaster 3 President’s Message By Patrick Kearney I have written and rewritten this article several times in the last few days. As I write this I am a 44-year-old guy who has just completed his 22nd year of teaching. I am also writing this having been IBA President for about 3 weeks. I really thought that, given my new title and as a guy who has spent half of his life teaching music, I would have something profound to say to the membership of this organization in my first article as IBA President. The truth is that, as I have gotten older, I find that many things that I once saw as black or white very often turn out to be more of a shade of grey. I am much less likely to make declamatory statements about what I know to be right. I have grown to see that everyone’s situation is very different and that what might appear to be a perfect answer in my world may not work in someone else’s world. So, what can I share with you in this first article? It occurs to me that I have had some great learning experiences recently and maybe by sharing some of those with you we all might learn something. Fortunately, a lot of my most recent learning experiences were shared with many of you at our most recent IBA conference. Tony Garmoe did an outstanding job of putting together a very full and very challenging conference. Tony took on a lot of challenges during his term as President and many of his initiatives will have long-lasting effects on our organization. As I sat and enjoyed the performance of the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band I found myself challenged by conductor Steve Shanley’s interpretation of the second movement of Malcolm Arnold’s Four Scottish Dances. It had been a while since an interpretation of a piece of wind music had made me want to seek out more recordings and learn more about the selection. I know that Steve, as a good conductor should, regularly does this type of research on a piece, but me….not as much recently. I suspect I have gotten just a little bit lazy, but hearing a very good band making a strong interpretive statement on a great piece of music reminded me of how wonderful it is to challenge our listeners. One night later I sat in the audience at the Drake Wind Symphony’s concert. It took me back to my time at Drake 25 years ago and the excitement of being in one of Professor Meunier’s ensembles. In the eyes of those young college students I could see how much he was challenging them. He not only chal - lenged them to play all of the right notes, but he also was challenging them to challenge the audience. Professor Meunier has the unique skill of taking a performance opportunity and making it a challenge for the performers and the listeners. Through programming, creating color through balance, and through his own intensity as a con - ductor it is hard not to feel challenged by a concert of that band. I came away from the concert very proud to be a Drake alum and energized to provide those kinds of experiences to my students and to our audiences. I also had the pleasure of meeting Col. Lowell Graham at the conference. Col. Graham’s message to the membership was important. He articulated the premise that music was important because it “connects disparate peoples by establishing commonalities on an emotional level.” He used that statement to articulate music’s value to other members of the military. Obviously, the idea that we are connecting people through what we teach is very impor - tant. Col. Graham also made another observation that I found very interesting. He connected the idea that he found that people who made music were usually quite smart. He then followed with the observation that smart people usually have considerable influence within their organizations. His connection became that music=smart=influence. By teaching our students to be musically literate, we are assisting them in becoming people of influence. Why wouldn’t everyone want to be part of organizations that promote excellence in the way that we do? Everyone needs to know that music=smart=influence. This leads me to what my term as IBA President is going to be about. This year is going to be about advocacy. There are many ways that we can go about being advocates for music education. The most important is to provide our students with outstanding experiences. Every time our students get to play on a grand stage, playing out - standing literature, we are making a case for the importance of music education. Our students will be our best ambassadors. They can tell our administrators, school board members, communities, legislators, and their parents about the many things they learn in our classrooms. We can also become better advocates by being well read on the most recent research on the importance of arts education. I have just recently read a report by the President’s t continued on page 7 4 The Iowa Bandmaster President-Elect’s Thoughts By Brad Lampe I just had my first meeting with current President Pat Kearney concerning the duties of the President Elect of the Iowa Bandmasters’ Association and it suddenly hit me that this surreal experience of being the President of IBA is actually going to happen. I know that it’s cliché to say, but someone needs to pinch me because this all seems to be a dream come true. I’m looking forward to working with Pat and I’m fortunate to have his wisdom and guidance as I begin this adventure. When I first started teaching in the small town of Shelby, Iowa, I remember attending my first IBA Conference. I wasn’t going to go because it was so far away and I didn’t have much money. But my principal and auperintendent were very sup - portive and my “road guy” from Moore Music had a long talk with me about the benefits, legacy and camaraderie of IBA. I will always be thankful to Gaylin Sudik for not only being a great “road guy” for Moore Music but for also being one of the best mentors that I have ever had.