Alabama Bandmasters Association Chuck Eady, President
What a great AMEA Conference! The new location and facility were wonderful. Thanks to everyone who attended. If you did not attend I hope you will try to be in Montgomery for the 2012 conference. There were many outstanding clinics and concerts. I would like to thank the performing ensembles for their hard work and impressive performances. Please consider applying for your group to perform at the 2012 conference. The application can be found in this issue of Ala Breve and on line and all requested material must be sent to Garry Taylor by June 1. I would also like to thank those who presented sessions at this year’s conference. As always, if you have a suggestion for a future session let one of the ABA Board members know.
Good luck to the bands preparing for MPA. We hope it will be a great musical experience for all participating bands.
Registration for All-State will again be on line. Please FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS given at the AMEA conference and found on the ABA website. If you have any questions about registration, please contact Doug Farris at
alabamaallstate@gmail.com.
The 2011 All-State Clinic will be held April 14-16 at the Mobile Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel, the Mobile Convention Center, and the Mobile Civic Center. Our conductors are Steve Tyndall, Middle School Band; Sue
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Samuels, Blue Band; Elva Kaye Lance, White Band; and Col. John Bourgeois, United Stated Marine Band, ret., Red Band. Please read their bios and note the clinic schedule in this issue of the Ala Breve.
The All-State Solo Festival will be held on Wednesday, April 13 at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel with the finals event planned for 7:30 pm. If you can, I would encourage you to come early and try to attend as this event showcases many of the finest high school musicians in our state.
We have sold out our entire block of rooms at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel. Watch the website for information concerning other available hotels and rates.
The ABA Summer Conference will be held June 22-23, 2011 at the Hampton Inn and Suites, Orange Beach with the Music Selection Committee and Board meeting on June 21. Reservations must be made no later than June 1 to receive the conference rate. Contact the
Hampton Inn and Suites at 1-800-426- 7866. Our group code is ABM. Reservations may also be booked at
orangebeachsuites.hamptoninn.com. We will offer several clinics as well as our annual Music Performance Assessment Adjudicator Certification class at this conference. More details will be given at the All-State meeting.
With the threat of looming budget cuts and programs in jeopardy, we must be advocating for our music programs. I encourage you to “Be an Advocate” by selling your program to your parents, administration, and local school board. For ideas and encouragement in your advocacy visit
www.menc.org/ resources/view/booster-advocates, and
ww.menc.org/resources/view/music- education-advocacy-central. If we do not advocate for our music programs, no one else will.
As always, if I can be of assistance, please let me know. May you and your students be musically blessed as we finish the school year.
Chuck Eady, President, Alabama Bandmasters Association
Mobile Skyline and Mobile Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel (far right)
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