AMEA 2006
Clinicians and Performers
Alexander City Middle School (ACMS) is a 7th and 8th grade school with a total enrollment of almost 600 students. Band begins in the 7th grade and the students meet in homogenous classes for the first year. After beginning band they audition for a spot in the 8th grade band. As second year players, the 8th grade band performs at concerts, school and commu- nity events, and local and regional festivals. As 8th graders they also have the opportunity to perform in the ACMS jazz band. The ACMS 8th grade band has received superior ratings and Best in Class at district, state, and regional festivals. The ACMS jazz band has also received superior ratings, "best soloist", and Best in Class at regional competitions. The jazz band has also performed at the 2002 Alabama Bandmasters Association Summer In- Service Conference. Band members are encouraged to participate in Solo and Ensemble Festival. Students are selected annually for All-State Band, All-District Band, and various University Honor Bands.
John Nardolillo has appeared with more than twenty of the country's leading orchestras, includ- ing the Seattle Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Utah Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Columbus Symphony, the Omaha Symphony, the Oregon Symphony and the Honolulu Symphony. He also recently conducted concerts at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, and Carnegie Hall in New York, and is currently the Director of Orchestras at the University of Kentucky. Mr. Nardolillo made his professional conducting debut in 1994 at the Sully Festival in France during a Bastille Day Concert, and has since made conducting appearances throughout the United States, and in France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. He has
led major American orchestras in subscription series concerts, summer and pops concerts, education concerts and tours, and for television and radio broadcasts. He has been heard in on National Public Radio, and in concert on Minnesota Public Radio. Born in Bend, Oregon, John Nardolillo began his musical training at the age of three on the violin. He earned a Bachelors degree in violin from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and Masters degrees in violin and conducting from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
Michael and Jill Gallina
have achieved national prominence as the country's foremost composers of musical plays and choral music for youth in elementary, middle, junior and senior high schools. Their clever creations in story and song have consistently won awards from the Parents Choice Foundation, American Library Service and ASCAP. Their music has been featured and per- formed on the Disney Channel, The World's Largest Concert, PBS, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Sing for the Cure, The New York Philharmonic, and in a documentary on chil- dren's rights for the United Nations. In addition, the Gallinas are recipients of the Stanley Austin Alumni Award from the College of New Jersey for their many accomplishments in the field of composition. Both Jill and Michael received B.A. degrees in music from the College of New Jersey. Jill was an elementary school teacher before becoming a full time composer. Michael completed a Masters Degree in Music from the College of New Jersey as well as a Doctorate in Administration and Supervision from Rutgers University. In addition to his writing collaborations with Jill, he is elementary principal of the Angelo L. Tomaso School in Warren, New Jersey and author of "Making the Scene", an illustrated "how to" book for building sets, props and scenery, etc. for musical produc- tions. The Gallinas are inspiring teachers all across the English speaking world with their music and educator workshops. Their chorals have sold millions of copies and their musical plays have thousands of performances across the globe each year. They are educating, enlightening, and engaging youth of today with their consummate talents and creativity. More information regarding the Gallinas and their music can be obtained by visiting their web site,
www.gallinamusic.com or contacting them at
jandmsongs@aol.com.
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