Jim Duren selected for Outstanding Director Award
Jim Duren, the retiring director at Oak Mountain High School, was selected as the recipient of the Outstanding Director Award by Rho Chapter of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmaster Fraternity. This award was announced at the annual business meeting held during the Alabama All-State Band. Jim was the original director at Oak Mountain, and the band has never received less than a Superior rating since the opening of the school in 1999.
Prior to coming to Oak Mountain, Mr. Duren was Director of Bands at Mountain Brook Jr. High (1973-1978), Mountain Brook High School (1978-1987) and then Pelham High School (1987 - 1999). He was in the Gordo High School Band under the direction of Mr. Ernest Hebson, and is a graduate of the University of Alabama. In 1996, Jim was selected for the Jon Philip Sousa Foundation “Legion of Honor Award”.
Rho Chapter President John Bradley said: “We are proud to have Mr. Jim Duren selected for this award. I can never remember him having a less than outstanding group during his career, and he has long been a model for all of us”.
Oustanding Director Jim Duren and Phi Beta Mu Rho Chapter President John Bradley
Phi Beta Mu is a non-political, non-profit fraternity organized to promote fellowship among its members, to encourage the building of better bands and the development of better musicians throughout the world, to foster a deeper appreciation for quality wind literature, and to encourage widespread interest in band performance.
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