GRISSOM HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND II
The Symphonic Band II from Grissom High School is made up of students enrolled in grades 9 - 12. About 60% of the band is 9th and 10th graders. They are selected to be a member by audition and meet every day for 50 minutes. They have two after school rehearsals during concert season for 2 hours each. The band presents four concerts a year at the school; a Fall Concert, a Christmas Concert, a Symphonic Band Camp Concert, and a Spring Concert. This ensemble consistently performs grade 5 and some grade 6 literature. In 1994, the Symphonic Band II was selected by audition as one of fifteen bands to perform at the 3rd Annual Bands of America National Concert Band Festival in Chicago, Illinois. Grissom was the first high school to have 2 bands invited to perform at this prestigious festival. The band recently participated in the Dixie Classic National Adjudicators Invitational Festival in Chattanooga, TN. Bands are invited to this festival based upon their previous years of superior ratings at their state’s MPA. This year the band received all superior ratings and were awarded the only flute and trumpet soloist awards of the day. The percussion section received the only outstanding percussion section award of the day. The Symphonic Band II has rarely received less than an overall superior rating in any adjudication. In recent years at the state’s Music Performance Assessment the band has received superior ratings with distinction. It is an honor to have been selected to perform at the 2016 Alabama Music Educators Association’s Conference!
Theo Vernon attended The University of Alabama 1980-1985, receiving a BM degree in saxophone performance and a BS degree in music education. He received his Masters of Music Education degree in 1991 from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois. In 2003, he became the FIRST Band Director in the state of Alabama to receive National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in Music. He renewed his certification for National Board November 2012. Mr. Vernon was appointed Associate Director of Bands at Grissom High School in August 1985. In December of that same year, Vernon co-conducted Grissom's Symphonic Band I at the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic at the age of 23. Presently, Vernon works with the marching band, conducts the Symphonic Band II and directs the two Jazz Bands. Under his direction the Symphonic Band II has rarely received less than an overall superior rating in any adjudication. He performs with the Huntsville Symphony and numerous Broadway Theater League touring and local productions. Vernon is a member of many state and national organizations including: ABA, NAfME, NEA, NBA, Phi Mu Alpha, JEN (Jazz Education Network) and the Alabama chapter of Phi Beta Mu, the national band director’s fraternity. Vernon has served as a District Chairman and Jazz chair for the state of Alabama.
Concert Program
Thursday, 1:15 PM MPAC
Sarasota March ............................................................ Karl L. King ....................................................... C.L. Barnhouse afterlight for winds and percussion .............................William Pitts ......................................... William Pitts Music Inc. Play!.............................................................................. Carl Holmquist ............................................ C. Alan Publications
Introduction Rondo and Capriccio....
.........................Camille Saint-Seans
...............................................Alry Publications Transcribed for Solo Flute and Wind Ensemble by Judy Nishimura
Satiric Dances for a Comedy by Aristophanes .......... Norman Dello Joio ................................ Assoc. Music Publishers Mvt. 1 - Allegro Pesante Mvt. 2 - Adagio Mesto Mvt. 3 - Allegro Spumante
Primavera........................................................................ Satoshi Yagisawa............................................ Bravo Music Inc. 35
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