AMEA 2009 Clinicians and Performers
Dr. James Zingara is currentlyAssociate Professor of Music at Troy University where he teaches applied trumpet, brass methods, conducts the Troy University Trumpet Ensemble and serves as Coordinator of Performance Studies. He has performed in 33 states as well as China, England, Singapore and Denmark. From 1989-1996 he served as principal cornet/trumpet soloist with the USAir Force Heritage of America Band. Dr. Zingara holds degrees from the University ofWisconsin-La Crosse, East Carolina University, nd a DMA in trumpet performance from the University of Illinois. Dr. Zingara currently represents
Edwards Trumpets as a performing artist/clinician and is principal trumpet of the Northwest Florida Symphony and the Troy Brass.He also serves as a trumpet facultymember at Blue Lake International Fine Arts Camp.
The UAB Concert Choir
is gaining in recognition through significant national and international performances, recently winning the Heinrich Schütz Perpetual Trophy for their performance of a work by the Baroque composer in the Fleischman International Choral Competition in Cork, Ireland. It was UAB’s second international competition. The choir won two awards at the Florlilege Vocal de Tours in 2005: the Prix Du Ministère de La Culture, an award given for best interpretation of a French choral work, and shared the top award in the Mixed Choirs Category. Later this year, the UAB choir will perform in it’s first national choral convention when it travels to Cincinnati, Ohio and sings for the National Collegiate Choral Organization Convention. Other notable performances include a solo performance at the Southern Division Convention of theAmerican Choral DirectorsAssociation in 2006.
Scott Phillips isAssistant Professor ofMusic Technology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also a SibeliusAmbassador and an Educational Consultant to SoundTree. He holds the B.A. fromBrigham
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Young University, M.A. from the University of Central Florida and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He aches courses in computer music, directs the computer music ensemble, and supervises the music technology internship program. Prior to coming to UAB, Dr. Phillips taught for six years at Transylvania niversity in Lexington, KY. While in Kentucky, he also served on the Board of Directors of the Kentucky usic EducatorsAssociation as Technology Chair.His research interests include use of technology inmusic teaching, curriculum development in music technology at the university level and the role of technology in the development ofmusic attitudes among middle school students. Dr. Phillips has presented at theNational Conferences of the National Association of Music Education (MENC), theAssociation of Small Computer sers in Education (ASCUE), and the Technology Institute forMusic Educators (TI:ME).He has also made regional conventions in Iowa, California,Kentucky, Indiana,NewYork, and Florida.
Rudy Barraca
teaches chorus and music appreciation at Russell County Middle School in Seale, Alabama. He is also an adjunct instructor at ChattahoocheeValley Community College in Phenix City,Alabama. During his 27-year career in music education, he has been a high school and middle school band director and an elementary music teacher. He also played French horn in the Pensacola SymphonyOrchestra. He has a Bachelor ofArt’s Degree from the University of West Florida (Pensacola) and a Master of Music Education Degree from Louisiana StateUniversity (Baton Rouge). He is amember of theAlabamaMusic EducatorsAssociation and the Alabama Education Association.
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