AMEA 2009 Clinicians and Performers


Lacey Powell is retired Professor of Music at theUniversity of South Alabama and Executive Director for heAlabamaMusic EducatorsAssociation.He served as president ofAlabamaMusic EducatorsAssociation or two terms, Alabama Bandmasters Association, and the Rho chapter (Alabama) of the Phi Beta Mu,


national honorary bandmasters fraternity. In addition, hewas state chairman of the College BandDirectors Association and the American School Band Directors Association. He also served as a member of the Alabama Alliance forArts Education Board and was recently named Director Emeritus. Powell has been honored with induction in theAlabama Bandmasters Hall of Fame (1995); DistinguishedAlumnus of the Year (1993), Outstanding Music Educator (1992), Troy University;AMEA Outstanding Music Educator (1993); andOutstanding Educator ofAmerica (1971). Dr. Powell, a former chairman of the editorial board of ala breve, official publication of theAlabamaMusic EducatorsAssociation, has published articles in the la breve, The Instrumentalist,Music Educators Journal, and SchoolMusician-Director. During his career


at Georgiana High School, Andalusia High School and Davidson High School, his bands at state contest were awarded only superior ratings.Hewas appointed the first director of bands at theUniversity of South


Alabama in 1965. Prior to joining the University faculty, he was supervisor of music for theMobile County Public School.As part of the bicentennial celebration, Dr. Powell was director of the “Marching 200,” the official Alabama bicentennial marching band, which performed on three national telecasts.


The Paine Intermediate School Recorder Karate All-Stars is a select group of fifth graders who practice once a week for 45 minutes. They also participated in a week long summer camp in July. This group is an outgrowth of the Recorder Karate program at Paine Intermediate School. This program is based on the book “RecorderKarate” by Barb Philipakwhereby students earn karate belts (colored pieces of yarn) when they pass off songs on the recorder. Students are selected according to their music reading skills, the number of times they bring their recorder to class and the number of belts they have earned. During Mr. Byars’ tenure at Paine Intermediate School the number of belts that could be earned has grown fromnine to about 35. The basic premise is that as long as students keep learning songs, the number of belts will grow. In previous years the music consisted of songs played in unison but gradually becoming more difficult as the students progressed through the Recorder Karate program. The arrangements have evolved to include music in two, three and four parts. The literature, all of which is arranged by Mr. Byars, is varied from folk songs, classical and pop music. The arrangements utilize the soprano, alto and sopranino recorders.


en Ozzello, director of bands and professor of music, oversees all elements of the band program and


raduate wind conducting at The University of Alabama. He holds the Bachelor of Music in Music ducation and the Masters of Music inWind Conducting degrees fromWest Virginia University where he tudied conducting with DonWilcox. Ozzello also holds the Doctorate of Education from The University


of Alabama. Previous positions include assistant director atWestVirginia University and director of bands Jeannette High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ozzello is the conductor of The Alabama Wind nsemble. This ensemble is widely acclaimed as one of premier wind ensembles in the nation. They have een invited to performed at regional, national and international venues. Ozzello has commissioned umerous works from some of the leading composer in the art form including Ira Hearshen, Donald rantham,DavidMaslanka andNigel Clarke.He received grants to haveworkswritten based on the native


olk songs ofAlabama that were targeted for all levels of bands from middle school bands through college ind ensembles. His latest project was a commission written by Ira Hearshen in the memory of eight tudents who lost their lives by a tornado that destroyed Enterprise High School in March of 2007.


Ozzello is very active as a clinician and guest conductor. He has served as guest conductor for festivals and all-state bands in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Texas and Alabama. He has conducted on the stages of both Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center. He also has been invited to conduct in Jakarta, Thailand and Italy. Ozzello is a frequent presenter at state music conventions, Music Educators National Conference Conventions and invitational festivals.


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