AMEA 2006
Clinicians and Performers Kent Parham,
a native of Fort Worth, Texas, attended Texas Tech University with a focus in radio/television and dance. Dancer, director and choreographer, Kent's passion for live entertainment has evolved into a career that spans nearly three decades and has allowed him to work with some of the most talented and respected names in the entertainment industry. Over the years, Kent's performing credits have included national tour, theme park and regional theatre productions of "Man of La Mancha", "A Christmas Carol", "The Nutcracker", "La Traviata", "The Merry Widow", "Hello, Dolly!", "Where's Charley?", "Oklahoma!", "Peter Pan", "Carnival", "The Most Happy Fella", "The Wizard of Oz" and "Promises Promises". He has danced with a variety of performing companies including Music Theatre Wichita, Ballet Arkansas, The Irving Ballet, Regency Cruise Lines and Six Flags Over Texas in their star-studded show, "Starstruck"! After moving to Nashville, TN, Kent appeared at Opryland USA, in the show park and on the General Jackson Showboat as a featured dancer in "Way out West", "And the Winner Is…", "The Big Broadcast", and "Music! Music! Music!" starring Brenda Lee. On stage, he has appeared alongside the likes of Broadway's Kristin Chenoweth, Lara Teeter and David Elder as well as country music biggest stars as a dancer on the world famous, "Grand Ole Opry".
The University Singers, conducted by John Ratledge, is the University of Alabama School of Music's premier choral ensemble and consists of 30-40 voices selected by audition.
the director of jazz studies at the University of Alabama.
Tom Wolfe is He
has a master's degree from the Eastman School of Music and a bachelor's from Capital University.
Recently, he was awarded an Artist Fellowship from the Alabama State Council on the
Arts. Wolfe is the first jazz musician to receive this honor. He toured several countries of North and West Africa under the auspices of the prestigious Kennedy Center/USIA Jazz Ambassador program. In 1999, he was awarded Musician of the Year by the Druid Arts Council. Wolfe was a former facul- ty member at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, Kenyon College, and Otterbein College. He is a Past-President of the Alabama Chapter of the International Association of Jazz Educators.
Kimberly Walls is Professor of Music Education at Auburn University. She has presented work- shops and clinics in music education and technology across the USA and internationally. Her research centers on appropriate uses of technology in music education from early childhood through advanced graduate studies. She is a co-author of MENC's Strategies for Teaching: Music Technology, a collec- tion of teacher-oriented lesson plans that incorporate technology. She is also a contributing author to Silver Burdett Ginn's Making Music, Making Music with Midi, Making Music with Technology, and Animated Listening Maps. Dr. Walls is a member of the National Advisory Board for TI:ME.
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