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Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic and Honor Bands TROY UNIVERSITY JOHN M. LONG SCHOOL OF MUSIC SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES CONCERT BAND CLINIC AND HONOR BANDS TROY University John M. Long School of Music presents The 47th Annual Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic and Honor Bands Special Guests Honor Band participants, parents, band directors and guests from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Louisiana Niceville High School Wind Ensemble, Niceville, Florida Decatur High School Wind Ensemble, Decatur, Georgia Composer-in-Residence Julie Giroux Honor Band Conductors Capt. Brian Walden Dr. Chris Chapman Mr. James Seda Mr. Jon Bowman Mr. Brandon Poiroux Dr. Larry Blocher Dr. Mark Walker January 30 - February 1, 2020 2020 SEUS Schedule of Events Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:30 a.m. Check-in at the Crosby Theater lobby 9:30 a.m. Troy University Jazz Ensemble, Dr. Dave Camwell, Director – Crosby Theater 10:00 a.m. Opening Session. Attendance required. Chair auditions begin following the Opening Remarks 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Music Education Clinic "Connecting the Dots: From Beginning Band to Graduation" – Brandon Poiroux, Clinician – 149 Smith Hall 2:00 p.m. Meeting with ALL Honor Band participants Niceville High School Wind Ensemble - Dan Wooten, Conductor – Crosby Theater 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. Troy University music scholarship auditions for high school seniors – Crosby Theater See website for scholarship information/requirements 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Percussion Clinic – ALL percussionists will meet in the bandroom for a workshop presented by Dr. Adam Blackstock. Band directors are invited to attend. 6:15 – 8:15 p.m. Honor Band rehearsals 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Music Education Clinic “Making Sibelius & Finale work for you; Applications and productivity and increased knowledge about your setup” – Julie Giroux, Composer-in-Residence – 149 Smith Hall 8:30 – 9:30 p.m. Honor Band Students/Directors/Guest Reception POPulus, Robert W. Smith and Kenneth Beck, Directors - Bandroom Friday, January 31, 2020 8:15 - 10:45 a.m. Honor Band rehearsals 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Music Education Clinic “Great Conducting IS Great Teaching” – Chris Chapman, Clinician 149 Smith Hall 11:00 a.m. Decatur High School Wind Ensemble – Robert Truan, Conductor – Crosby Theater 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Music Education Clinic “Maintaining the Integrity of the Concert Band Program” – Jon Bowman, Clinician – 149 Smith Hall 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. Honor Band rehearsals 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Music Education Clinic “The Things That Matter: Musical Success in a Title One School” – James Seda, Clinician – 149 Smith Hall 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Music Education Clinic “Five Simple Techniques to Improve Your Conducting and the Weird, Weird World of Psychology” – Brian Walden, Clinician – 149 Smith Hall 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Honor Band rehearsals 8:00 p.m. Troy University Symphony Band, Dr. Mark Walker, Conductor – Crosby Theater Saturday, February 1, 2020 *Honor Bands 11:00 Concert – Crosby Theater *Honor Bands 1:30 Concert – Crosby Theater 8:15 – 10:15 a.m. Honor Band rehearsals 8:15 – 10:15 a.m. Honor Band rehearsals 11:00 a.m. *Honor Bands 11:00 Concert 11:00 a.m. Lunch - Trojan Dining 12:30 p.m. Lunch – Trojan Dining 1:30 p.m. *Honor Bands 1:30 Concert *Band assignment for each concert will be published with the band/chair placement information on January 30. Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic and Honor Bands Board of Directors Chairman Dr. Mark J. Walker Chairman Emeritus Dr. John M. Long State Representatives Trent Burkett, Troy, Alabama Phil Mika, Valdosta, Georgia Richard Davenport, Chipley, Florida Myra Rhoden, Fayetteville, Georgia Nicholas Efstathiou, Hazelhurst, Georgia Vincent Rosse, Jonesboro, Georgia Lori Hart, Wicksburg, Alabama James Seda, Decatur, Georgia John Hillsman, Opelika, Alabama Roland Ventura, Norcross, Georgia Patricia Maness, Pensacola, Florida Anthony Vittore, Eclectic, Alabama Alumni Representatives Debbie Bradley, Valdosta, Georgia Michael Thomas, Valdosta, Georgia Executive Directors Mark Walker, Middle School Clinic Carla Gallahan, High School Clinic School Of Music Representatives Adam Blackstock Larry Blocher Dave Camwell Mike Huff Tim Phillips Heather Small Robert W. Smith Jason Sulliman Retired Nick Albanese, Interlachen, Florida Barry Golden, Swainsboro, Georgia Rusty Courson, Smiths Station, Alabama Stewart Hampton, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Ralph Ford, Troy, Alabama James Smith, Troy, Alabama Carol Franks, Montgomery, Alabama Raymond Smith, Troy, Alabama Allan Williams, Chipley, Florida Honorary Lifetime Members Mary Lynn Long, Honorary Chairman Emeritus Deceased Jesse Walker Gail Wyles Gene Wyles Graduate Assistants Jordan Guy Katie Manker Megan Roberts Guest Clinicians Captain Brian Walden, Honor Band Conductor Captain Brian O. Walden, a native of Trenton, South Carolina comes to Samford from Marshall University where he was the Director of Bands, Coordinator of Music Education, and Program Coordinator of the Graduate Conducting Program following his 2015 retirement as Commanding Officer and Conductor of the United States Navy Band in Washington, D. C. He has an extensive recording resume’ as a conductor and has commissioned and premiered important works for the wind ensemble medium. He has conducted international recording artists live and for television performances with Neil Patrick Harris and other artists such as Jason Mraz, James Taylor, Colbie Caillat, Take 6, Phillip Phillips (American Idol winner), Isaac Slade of the rock band “The Fray,” Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Branford Marsalis (former Director of The Tonight Show Band with Jay Leno) and many other artists. He has guest-conducted ensembles and performed as a trumpet instrumentalist on every continent except Antarctica. In 2012 he was awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award by the Alumni Council of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. At the time of his retirement from active duty, Captain Walden was the senior musician/conductor in the Department of Defense and President Barack Obama awarded Captain Walden the distinguished Legion of Merit for his 35 years of service to the nation. Dr. Christopher Chapman, Honor Band Conductor Dr. Christopher Chapman is the Director of Bands for the Central Michigan University School of Music, where he conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and coordinates the wind band conducting area. His ensembles have gained notoriety and praise from composers and audiences alike and have been featured in performance sites from Carnegie Hall to concert halls on the west coast of the United States as well as Japan, China and Taiwan. Recent commercial recording projects include: The Five Changes; Currents; and Scenic Meditations with the Oregon State University Wind Ensemble, produced by Mark Records. This year, that ensemble will release David Maslanka's Mass for wind ensemble, full chorus, children's choir, and soloists. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Chapman holds degrees in music from The Ohio State University, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the University of Washington. Dr. Chapman has appeared as a conductor, clinician and lecturer throughout the United States. He has also been a contributing author in A Composer's Insight: Thoughts, Analysis and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band, a series of books on contemporary wind band composers for Meredith Music Publications, a subsidiary of the Hal Leonard Corporation and Teaching Music through Performance by GIA Publications. Dr. Chapman's wind band compositions and arrangements, published by Timberline Publications, are receiving performances across the United States. In 2015, Dr. Chapman was elected to the prestigious American Bandmasters Association. He has been the Northwest Division president the College Band Directors National Association and Northwest Divisional Chair of the National Band Association. An inductee into the Phi Beta Mu honorary Bandmasters Fraternity, he is also an honorary member of the Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity where he has served as the Co-Governor of the Western District, and an honorary member of the Tau Beta Sigma honorary band sorority. Other organizations include the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, Oregon Band Directors Association, National Association for Music Educators, and Oregon Music Educators Association. Dr. Chapman has also served as the Musical Director of the Oregon Brass Society, a British-style brass band in Springfield, Oregon, the Portland Wind Symphony, a semi-professional adult band in Portland, Oregon, and the Clock Tower Wind Orchestra, a professional concert band. Mr. James Seda, Honor Band Conductor James O. Seda is currently the Director of Bands at Southwest Dekalb High School. He is a product of the Atlanta Public School System, having graduated from Southside Comprehensive High School. Mr. Seda received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from Florida A&M University. While there, he studied conducting with Dr. William P. Foster and Dr. Julian E. White. He was also in the trumpet studio of Dr. Marty Robinson. Mr. Seda is currently enrolled in the Masters of Music Education Program at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois. Mr. Seda has been the Director of Bands at Southwest Dekalb High School since 2001. Prior to that he served as Assistant Director of Bands at Chapel Hill Middle School for two years, the primary feeder school to Southwest Dekalb High School, also assisting with the band program at Southwest Dekalb simultaneously. Mr. Seda is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity,
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