PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Friends, Colleagues, and Students, Welcome to the 82nd Annual Mississippi Bandmasters Association State Band Clinic in Natchez. The other members of the MBA Executive Board and I hope that you will experience growth, new perspectives, and renewed aspirations for teaching and learning music in your community during this year’s clinic. I would like to wish all of the students in attendance a heartfelt congratulations on participating in this esteemed event. You represent the very best of the students from your band programs – I encourage you to take that sentiment to heart. Thousands of students have shared in this honor for the last 82 years. Many of you will meet friends this weekend that you will have throughout your life. Lastly, I encourage you to take this opportunity to enjoy making music with others and learning from some of the most outstanding teachers in our country. For members of our association, take the time to visit with the exhibitors and clinicians throughout the weekend. Take advantage of the clinics and presentations that are offered so that you may leave Natchez with new insights and perspectives that you can use with your students at home. Clinic is also a time to renew old friendships and foster new ones. I hope that veteran teachers will take the time to get to know those that are new to our profession and new teachers will seek out the guidance of those with more experience. To our guest clinicians, exhibitors, featured ensembles, and conductors we welcome you and hope that you will enjoy your time with us. We are grateful for your support to our state and our students through your teaching and encouragement. Thank you to the staff of the Natchez Convention Center, the Natchez Grand Hotel, the Natchez Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Natchez for hosting our clinic each year. Willie and Joyce Rigdon have served our association for thirty five years. During this time they have ensured that all of our students have had a place to stay, the clinicians and Executive Board were taken care of, and all of the logistical details for clinic each year were handled. This year Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon will be retiring and we want to offer our sincerest gratitude for their many years of service to the Executive Board and our association. I want to thank all of the members of the Mississippi Bandmasters Association and the Executive Board for the opportunity to serve the association. I am most grateful for the opportunity to have become friends with so many people throughout the state through the circumstance of serving on the board. Lastly, I would like to thank my friends and colleagues at Oak Grove and Northwest Rankin who supported me throughout my time on the board. It is truly an honor to have been able to serve the Mississippi Bandmasters Association. I hope that you all have an outstanding experience here in Natchez and that you have a safe and happy holiday season! Sincerely, Jerry Pickering President, Mississippi Bandmasters Association Director of Bands, Oak Grove High School 82ND ANNUAL STATE BAND CLINIC 1 OFFICERS Shawn Sullivan Jamie Young Starkville High School Lake Cormorant 1st Vice President High School 3rd Vice President Johnathan Benson South Jones High School Member at Large Nicole Allen Len Killough Pearl High School Hernando High School 2nd Vice President Past President 2 MISSISSIPPI BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION 82ND ANNUAL STATE BAND CLINIC 3 GREETINGS FROM THE MHSAA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear Bandmasters: Welcome to the 82nd annual Mississippi Bandmasters Association Convention and Clinic at the Natchez Convention Center. This event brings together outstanding band directors and band students from around the state. The Mississippi High School Activities Association is one of approximately 20 state high school associations that also sponsors extracurricular activities like band, choral music, cheer, dance and speech and debate. It is proven that extracurricular activities are key components in a well-rounded developmental education for students. The MHSAA fully supports the efforts and dedication of the Mississippi Bandmasters Association to make events like these happen. With warmest regards, Don Hinton Executive Director Mississippi High School Activities Association 4 MISSISSIPPI BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION PAST PRESIDENTS MMEA BAND DIVISION 1932................................ Simon Kooyman 1958................................. Stanley C. Beers 1933.................................Howard C. Lane 1959................................. Thomas Wasson 1934........................................... Louis Pullo 1960.................................... Robert Moore 1935................................ Simon Kooyman 1961............................................Kelly Love 1937..................................... E.A. Cornelius 1962................................... Dick Prenshaw 1937............................... Roger Dollarhide 1963..................................... Bob Cochran 1938............................... Roger Dollarhide 1964.............................................Jim Scott 1940................................Malcolm Flowers 1965............................. Ronnie Herrington 1941................................Malcolm Flowers 1966............................................... Hal Polk 1943..................................... E.A. Cornelius 1967................................Ferrell Lunceford 1944.......................................... Roy Martin 1968.................................. Ernest Cadden 1945.................................... Josef Oszuscik 1969..................................James Hallberg 1946................................ J. Stanley Arnold 1970................................ John T. McArthur 1947................................ E.F. “Pat” Rooney 1971....................................Sidney McKay 1948..................................... Henry Schultz 1972..................................... John Pearson 1949.........................................D.W. Barton 1973.................................. Ernest Cadden 1950....................................... Perry Dennis 1974........................................Larry Howell 1951.................................... Milton Barbee 1975.........................................Leroy Smith 1952.................................. Eddie J. Melton 1976........................................Porter Burke 1953................................. Malcolm Carter 1977................................Charles Ellington 1954...................................... Ollie Williams 1978...................................... L.P. Bassett, Jr. 1955........................................Victor Zajec 1979.................................Badrae Hannah 1956............................... Houston C. Jenks 1980.................................... Carl D. Hagan 1957...................................Robert W. Work 1981...................................... John Weems HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS Mrs. Clarence Erb W.H. Scott J.H. Rennick Frank Heard Brother Romuald Elden Voorhies Tacitus Bucci Gilbert Sactre Reed Carter Joe Barry Mullins Byers Killian Ernest Boling Mrs. W.W. Whitten J.S. Hanry 82ND ANNUAL STATE BAND CLINIC 5 PAST PRESIDENTS MISSISSIPPI BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION 1982..................................... Floyd Stevens 2001....................................... Terry Ingram 1983................................ David Sandidge 2002...................................Brian Gillentine 1984......................................David Willson 2003..............................William J. Cannon 1985...................................... Willard Taylor 2004...................................... James Bailey 1986.......................................Tom Pearson 2005.................................... Michael Smith 1987......................................... Gary Cook 2006.................................... John Emerson 1988..............................Johnny McGlown 2007.............................. Vance Wigginton 1989......................................... Vic Flowers 2008.........................................Linda Davis 1990............................................Ken Lewis 2009........................................Mark Bryant 1991............................................ Ted Burns 2010.................................... Andy Sanders 1992................................. Webster Rowan 2011............................... John E. McArthur 1993.................................. Glen Buckalew 2012...........................................Clay Fuller 1994........................................Ernie Reece 2013............................ Reuben McDowell 1995....................................Zachary Harris 2014.......................................... Sid McNeil 1996........................................Thad Mullins 2015....................................... Matt Rowan 1997.........................................Ben Burnett 2016................................. Lane Thompson 1998.........................Dr. David Daigneault 2017....................................... Sharon Laird 1999............................... John E. McArthur 2018........................................Len Killough 2000...............................Dr. Denise Rowan All past Presidents are Honorary Life Members A strong foundation begins with Blessing A classic American design featuring large nickel-silver bell flare and string linkage rotors. 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