AMEA 2013 Clinicians A Conversation with Jim Duren - Thursday, 10:30 - 11:30 am
Joel Henson is presently the Director of Bands at Oak Grove High School in Bessemer, Alabama. Prior to his arrival at Oak Grove, Mr. Henson served as Director of Bands at both Haleyville and Hueytown High School. In his first decade as a music educator, Mr. Henson’s concert bands have performed at the Alabama Music Educators Conference and
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marching bands have been named BOA Class A Champions at both the Jacksonville Regional and the Atlanta Super Regional. Prior to his teaching career, Mr. Henson received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from the University of Alabama. While at the University of Alabama, Mr. Henson served two years as section leader of the “Million Dollar Band” trombone section as well as principal bass trombonist in the Alabama Wind Ensemble. Mr. Henson’s marching, concert and jazz bands have consistently been rated Superior on both the state and regional level. He is also an active clinician in the Birmingham area and has guest conducted various honor bands and summer camps. Mr. Henson was recently elected Vice-Chairman of District IV of the Alabama Bandmasters Association. Mr. Henson studied conducting with Dr. Ken Ozzello and Dr. Gerald Welker. Joel and his wife, Malia, currently reside in McCalla with their two sons, Reggie and Brent. Mr. Henson’s professional affiliations include: Music Educators National Conference, Alabama Bandmasters Association, National Band Association, and Phi Mu Alpha.
Developing Better Trombone Sections: A Pedagogical Approach, Thursday, 10:30 - 11:30 am
Dr. Jonathan Whitaker joined the faculty of the University of Alabama in the fall of 2009. At Alabama, Whitaker’s students have been tremendously successful in national and international solo competitions including the Eastern Trombone Workshop National Solo Competition, the International Trombone Association’s solo competitions and the Alessi Seminar. The University of Alabama Trombone Choir has given performances at the 2010 Eastern Trombone Workshop and the 2011 International Trombone Festival in Nashville, TN. Whitaker has also appeared as a performer and clinician at the
Eastern Trombone workshop and two International Trombone Festivals. As a soloist, Whitaker can be heard on the 2011 release of “Glass Bead” on Albany Records, which includes David Maslanka’s Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble with the University of Alabama Wind Ensemble under the baton of Kenneth Ozzello. Dr. Whitaker holds degrees in trombone performance from Murray State University and the University of Minnesota and the Doctor of Music degree in Brass Pedagogy at Indiana University where he served as Associate Instructor of Trombone from 2001-2004. Dr. Whitaker’s primary teachers include Ray Conklin, Tom Ashworth, M. Dee Stewart, Peter Ellefson and Joseph Alessi with additional studies with Arnold Jacobs, Edward Kleinhammer, Michael Mulcahy, Charlie Vernon and Douglas Wright. Jonathan Whitaker is an S.E. Shires Performing Artist and plays Greg Black Mouthpieces exclusively.
Conductors and Accompanists: Collaboration that Maximizes Singers' Learning - Thursday, 9:15 - 10:15 am Kaleidoscope for the Senses: Creating Concert Experiences that Mystify Audiences - Thursday, 2:40 - 3:30 pm
Ryan Kelly is artistic director for the Holland Chorale in Holland, Michigan. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from Michigan State University where he was awarded their 2011 Research Enhancement Award. He has degrees from the University of Oklahoma and Houston Baptist University and is an active clinician, adjudicator, composer, and conductor. He is has been published in Choral Journal (ACDA), ClefNotes (HBU), and Smart Computing. From 2004–09, he was the director of choral activities at Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas and was the chorus master for Opera East Texas.
Lobby Performances All lobby performances will be in the lobby outside Exhibit Halls B & C Thursday, January 10, 2013
10:00 a.m. - Carver Elementary and Arts Strings Ensemble 11:00 a.m. - Montgomery Horn Choir 1:15 p.m. - Alabama School of Fine Arts String Quartet 2:15 p.m. - Montgomery Music Project Chamber Ensemble 3:15 p.m. - Shades Valley Clarinet Ensemble 4:15 p.m. - Daleville High School Trumpet Sound
Friday, January 11, 2013
8:30 a.m. - Prattville High School Saxophone Ensemble 9:45 a.m. - UNA Saxophone Quartet 1:15 p.m. - Prattville High School Trumpet Ensemble 2:15 p.m. - Hillcrest High School Golden Quintet 3:15 p.m. - Prattville High School Clarinet Ensemble 4:30 p.m. - Troy University Clarinet Choir
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