AMEA 2007
Clinicians and Performers Paul G. Davis
comes to the podium with an extensive professional background that spans both the classical and jazz idioms in conducting, performance and teaching. In constant demand as a conductor and clinician, his musical activities have taken him throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, including numerous Regional and All-State concerts and a highly acclaimed concert with the Grand Orchestre d'Harmonie des Guides of Brussels, Belgium. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting from The University of Texas at Austin, and is currently a member of the Instrumental Conducting faculty at the University of Alabama School of Music, where he works with the Alabama Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and the Huxford Symphony Orchestra and teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in Instrumental Conducting. Recently he has served as the 2003-04 Interim Music Director for the Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic and is also the founder and Music Director of the Carolina Jazz Orchestra. Prior to his appointment at Alabama, Dr. Davis served as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Ensembles at the Petrie School of Music at Converse College where he was conductor of the Converse Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds, and taught Conducting and repertoire courses.
He has also served as Conductor of
Spartanburg's Palmetto Youth Orchestra. His diverse experience as a performer ranges from appearances with the Tuscaloosa and Huntsville Symphony Orchestras to the Amy Grant NBC Christmas telecast and includes the Spokane Symphony Orchestra and the Montana Summer Symphony. In his capacity as conductor and performer, he has worked with such artists as Kevin Mahogany, Bob Mintzer of the Yellowjackets, Doc Severinsen, Maynard Ferguson and Ernie Watts. Other conducting activities include work with Fred Mills of the Canadian Brass, the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Empire Brass and the Monarch Brass.
Steven Calantropio is a specialist in Orff pedagogy and practice. Calantropio has served as a cli- nician for many American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA) national conferences and Orff chapters throughout the United States. He has presented and taught on the international level in Australia and Canada, and at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. He recently retired after 31 years of teaching music and movement in the River Edge (New Jersey) Public Schools. His published works include arrangements of 5 Spirituals for Chorus and Orff Instrument Accompaniment (Warner Brothers) and Pieces and Processes, which was recently released by Schott.
Kenneth Ozzello
is Director of Bands and Professor of Music at The University of Alabama. Dr. Ozzello joined the University faculty in 1989. He holds the Bachelor of Music in Music Education and the Masters of Music in Conducting degrees from West Virginia University; he earned the Doctorate of Education from The University of Alabama. Dr. Ozzello is the director of The University of Alabama "Million Dollar Band" and conductor of the Alabama Symphonic Band. In 2003 The University of Alabama "Million Dollar Band" received the prestigious "Sudler Trophy."
The Sudler Trophy is the only
national award given to college marching bands. In addition to Dr. Ozzello's duties with the University band program, he teaches many academic classes in the School of Music, including grad- uate and undergraduate conducting and music education methods classes.
He maintains a busy national schedule of clin-
ics and guest conducting engagements. Over the past two decades, Dr. Ozzello has designed shows for the Million Dollar Band that have been performed at the Orange Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl, the 1992 National Championship Sugar Bowl, and over a dozen Iron Bowls. His "Superman" design can be seen in Daniel Moore's "Century of Champions" painting com- memorating one hundred years of Crimson Tide Football. Dr. Ozzello is much in demand for his drill designs and has writ- ten for over 100 high school and college marching bands. Before arriving in Tuscaloosa, he served on the staff of the West Virginia University band program and designed shows for the "Pride of West Virginia" Marching Band. He also spent five years as the Director of Bands at Jeannette High School in the Pittsburgh area.
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