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Iowa Bandmaster Magazine Deadlines Fall Issue ............................... October 4, 2019 Winter Issue ........................... January 3, 2020 Conference Issue ...................... March 7, 2020 Magazine Staff Editor Advertising Dick Redman Chad Allard 1016 Fountain View Dr. 434 Stoney Creek Rd NW Pella, Iowa 50219 Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 641-628-9380 (H) 319-521-1449 (H) [email protected] 319-558-4602 (S) [email protected] Festival Results Denise Graettinger District News 1307 Country Meadows Dr. Elaine Menke Waverly, IA 50677 1130 Rolling Hills Ct. 319-352-4003 (H) Norwalk, Iowa 50211 319-352-2087 (S) 515-669-5526 (H) [email protected] 515-669-5526 (S) [email protected] The Iowa Bandmaster 1 Iowa Bandmasters Association, Inc. Promoting excellence in bands through professional development, mentorship, performance and advocacy. www.bandmasters.org COMMITTEE CHAIRS CONFERENCE EQUIPMENT PAST PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-ELECT SECRETARY NATHAN SLETTEN BEN McCARTNEY JANE TRIPLETT JAYSON GERTH CHRIS STROHMAIER STEVEN COOK 1001 SE LOWELL DRIVE 10575 NW 72ND LN CONFERENCE EXHIBITS MAGAZINE EDITOR ANKENY, IA 50021 JOHNSTON, IA 50131 TREASURER BRADEN WIPPERMAN DICK REDMAN TIFFANY WURTH JENNIFER WILLIAMS ELECTIONS JARROD O’DONNELL IBA MAGAZINE-OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE IOWA BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION HISTORIAN vol. 78 published by Pella Printing Co., Inc., Pella, Iowa 50219 NO. 1 MARY CRANDELL PARLIAMENTARIAN FRED STARK CONTENTS WEBMASTER ELIZABETH FRITZ President’s Message..........................................................4, 7 MENTORSHIP COORDINATOR President-Elect’s Thoughts ......................................................6 JIM FRITZ Congratulations to Our Retiring 2019 IBA Members..................................9 ELEMENTARY AFFAIRS AUDRA BAILEY 2019 IBA Conference Photos ................................................10-12 J.H./M.S. AFFAIRS Fritz Presidential Endowment Fund Established.....................................13 MARY KAY BENTON Using Dorico in the Classroom ...............................................16-17 CONCERT BAND AFFAIRS Band Talk with Laura Paarmann . .18-19 JOSH GREUBEL College Corner by Mark Doerffel .............................................20-21 MARCHING BAND AFFAIRS SCOTT WEBER They Continue to Serve – Allan Yeager ...........................................22 JAZZ BAND AFFAIRS Committee News .............................................................23 RYAN MEYER In Memoriam – Diane Dempster, Ross Leeper...................................24-25 COLLEGE AFFAIRS MARK DOERFFEL IBA Endowment Fund......................................................26-27 I.B.A.R.D. Festival Results ...........................................................28-30 BRAD JENSEN State Large Group Répertoire . 31-33 MAJOR LANDERS District News .............................................................34-37 DIANE TORDOFF Financial Reports .......................................................38-41, 44 MENTORSHIP TED SCHACHERER Conference Minutes........................................................45-56 ENDOWMENT FUND GENE GROSS ADVERTISERS PUBLIC RELATIONS Bob Rogers Travel...........................................................IFC DANNY KLEINHEINZ Central College .............................................................IBC RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT NATALIE ROYSTON Drake University ..............................................................8 STUDENT AFFAIRS IASMD.....................................................................52 BROGAN KEARNEY Iowa Lakes Community College .................................................49 TECHNOLOGY Iowa Western Community College ...............................................52 BRIAN COLE ISU Department of Music . 15 ADVOCACY DAVID LAW Morningside College ..........................................................43 Premier Furniture and Equipment ................................................42 DISTRICT PRESIDENTS Ray’s Midbell Music ..........................................................49 NORTHWEST CORBET BUTLER Rieman Music ...............................................................15 NORTH CENTRAL Schmitt Music ................................................................7 AARON ANDERSON Simpson College .............................................................42 NORTHEAST DUSTIN BLIVEN St. Ambrose University Music Department .........................................1 SOUTHWEST Tubador Enterprises............................................................3 AMANDA BRANDON University of Northern Iowa School of Music .......................................3 SOUTH CENTRAL JASON HEEREN Wartburg College.............................................................14 SOUTHEAST West Music .................................................................37 RYAN ARP Whyhe’s Choice Fundraising ..................................................IBC HONORARY MEMBERS Yamaha Corporation of America .................................................5 RAY E. CRAMER ROBERT WASHUT MYRON WELCH We are the Music-Makers We are the Dreamers of Dreams 2 The Iowa Bandmaster The Iowa Bandmaster 3 President’s Message By Jayson Gerth The 2019 Conference The 92nd Annual Iowa Bandmasters Conference goes into the books as a great success. President Triplett put together a conference filled with value and quality that had me coming back to school on Monday with a head full of ideas and inspiration. Thank you, Jane, for your vision and guidance in this past year! As some of you know, this was a different kind of conference experience for me. After 13 years serving as Equipment Chair, I found myself in a new role with a fresh perspective on those two and a half days. I saw the hard work and organization of our Equipment Chairs Nate Sletten and Ben McCartney and our Conference Exhibits Chairs Jennifer Williams and Chris Strohmaier. I have a new-found appreciation for all that Steve Cook does both before the conference to get ready, and during the conference at the registration table. I have a deep respect for the IBA Treasurer, Tiffany Wurth and all that goes into keeping our finances straight. The thoughtful conversations I had with several of our committees during the conference were enlightening, and a reminder to me of how passionate and committed our members are to serve each other. I also gained a whole new level of respect for our state’s music dealers. West Music, Rieman Music, Griggs Music, and Ray’s Midbell Music are “totally in” when it comes to investing time and money into our programs and our students. Seeing their work behind the scenes at the conference and talking to them about their larger thoughts on supporting music education in Iowa, it’s clear to me that whether we are teachers in the public sector or the music merchants in the private sector, together our business is Iowa’s students. Which brings me to the photo in this article. Among catching up with friends and attending clinics were two experiences with the men you see with me here. Luman Colton (on the left) was IBA President in the very early 1970s. He is 97 and an Iowa band directing legend. He was honored to conduct our IBARD Band on one of their pieces in concert on May 9th. As I sat off to the side in the audience, I could see his face. He CAME ALIVE on the podium. The power of music was on full display in the room that night. We tell our students that music is a lifelong activity, and we were all reminded once again at that concert. The man in the middle is Bob Meunier, Past President of IBA, Director of Bands at Drake University, and my college band director. He is this year’s 2019 Karl King Award winner for active teachers. It was a busy night for him, as immediately after receiving the award, he left the banquet and went downstairs to prepare the Drake University Wind Symphony for their performance, and what a performance it was!! One of the themes of Bob’s acceptance speech discussed how looking back, we can sometimes trace our path to now to a particular event or person. For Bob, one of the defining events in his professional life occurred when he was hired at Drake after the first person that was offered the job declined. Years later, he saw the woman who declined the position and thanked her for opening the opportunity (albeit unintentionally) for him to step into the position. His accomplishments at Drake have been manifold ever since, and he has done great things to elevate music education in Iowa. For me, Bob is one of those people that put me on the path to “now.” I chose Drake in large part because of two people: Dr. James Cox in the music education area, and Bob. That decision has had reverberating effects ever since: from the people I’ve met, the places I’ve gone, the additional education I’ve received, and a career path that leads to the honor of leading this organization today. The most profound moment in this whole experience at the conference hit me as I congratulated five of my former students who are now playing in the Drake Wind Symphony. Sometimes it takes experiences like this to clearly connect the dots. We all can take a lesson from Bob’s observations regardless of our age or experience. It is important to remain grateful for the opportunities we are given in our lives and careers. Further, it is important (and sometimes humbling) to realize we are very likely playing an important role in the journeys of others around us. u continued on page 7 4 The Iowa Bandmaster The Iowa Bandmaster 5 President-Elect’s Thoughts By