There are also so many others to thank, including everyone on the
ABA
Board…especially our district chairs and vice-chairs. They are truly the workhorses of ABA, and our organization could not function without all of the hard work they provided throughout the year. A very special thanks to those transitioning off the board (is that a collective sigh of relief I hear?:-): District II – David McDaniel; Dennis Carroll – District IV; and Lori Hart – District VIII.
Honestly, I never realized exactly what was involved in the administration of Audition Manager until I moved into an executive board position a few years ago. Like most of you most likely, I just assumed that the district chairs reported results and Audition Manger took care of everything else. I can assure you that this is NOT the case!!! Doug Farris has taken on this responsibility since we started using Audition Manager several years ago…and has never asked for anything (other than following the registration guidelines that must be utilized:-). I personally owe Doug a major debt of gratitude for all of his hard work. The
next time you see him, please show your appreciation as well.
David Raney is also to be commended for all of his work as we transition to our new “all-in-one” website regarding contact information and event registration at
www.abafest.com. You can expect other features to be located here for the 2014-15 school year. David graciously agreed to be our liaison between ABA and Dorian Business Systems, who is building the website for us. I know nothing at all about writing code, but I’m glad that we have someone on board that does, who is also one of us and understands how we need this process to function to better serve our directors.
For the next two years (2015 and 2016) we will return to Mobile as they host our all- state festival. The board has proposals on the table for 2017 and 2018 from Montgomery and Huntsville. We will be making a site visit to Montgomery in June and the ABA Board will make a final decision at our Summer Convention.
Speaking of Summer Convention,
hopefully you’re making plans to attend this year. This event is very laid back, and gives directors an opportunity to earn some professional development credit at an outstanding venue. The ABA Board and the music selection committee will meet on Tuesday, June 24th, and the general membership will gather on Wednesday, June 25th and Thursday, June 26th. I haven’t finalized the schedule yet, but I’ve had some outstanding clinic proposals, so I know you’ll want to be there. I’m sure that some of you will appreciate an opportunity to enjoy some beach time and play a little golf as well!!! The registration form is on the front page of the ABA website, as well as information regarding the convention hotel, which is the Hampton Inn and Suites in Orange Beach again this year. Don’t forget, if you get your registration postmarked to Harry McAfee by May 30th there is a $20.00 discount…so send it in now!!!
If you ever have a question or concern, please feel free to contact me at
courson.rusty@
lee.k12.al.us, or call my cell at (706) 289-4721.
All-State Solo Festival Finalists:
1st Place - Gus Arnold, Huntsville HS 2nd Place - Jessica Elder, Spanish Fort HS 3rd Place - Presley Ready, Spanish Fort HS 4th Place - Ben Toves, Hewitt-Trussville HS 5th Place - Reese Williams - Mountain Brook HS 6th Place - Noah Schatzline, Hillcrest HS 7th Place - Jacob Lipham, Daphne HS
Samuel Hazo, Red Band Clinician Linda Moorhouse, White Band Clinician
ABA Recording Secretary Terry Ownby and President-Elect Michael Holmes
Mark Walker, Blue Band Clinician ala breve
Linda Gammon, Middle School Band Clinician 17
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