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MISSOURI BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION Kim Pirtle, president
Observing master conductors in rehearsal is an experience that can transform your own style as you absorb various ideas and alternative methods. Achieving a performance that has an emotional impact on the performers and the audience is the goal of every musician. Witnessing the journey an ensemble takes to reach this goal is an opportunity we each have while at the MMEA Conference in January. Dr. Carolyn Barber and the 2017 All-State Band will rehearse for the first time together at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday in Suite G. Dr. Barber’s fresh approach to rehearsing an ensemble will be exciting to observe on the journey to the final performance Saturday afternoon. All techniques and rehearsal methods are designed to develop a deep sense of ensemble and musicality that will enliven their performance.
Carolyn A. Barber is the Ron and Carol Cope Professor of Music and Director of Bands in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music. She earned a B.M. in horn performance at Northwestern University, an M.M. in horn performance from Yale University, and returned to Northwestern to earn her D.M. in conducting as a student of John P. Paynter and Victor Yampolsky. Dr. Barber has presented at Midwest Clinic, CBDNA, ASTA, and NAfME conferences, state music educators organizations’ conventions, and district training workshops nationwide. She has received numerous awards for musical and academic achievement, including the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Distinguished Teaching Award, a Hixson-Lied Professorship, two National Band Association Citations of Excellence, and a United States Navy Good Conduct Medal. Her writing has been published in the Journal of Band Research, and she is a regular contributor to the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band reference series. Dr. Barber maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor throughout the United States and Canada.
MBA Convention Sessions: What is Going on in There? An introductory session for directors will provide a road map to orient observers and provide ideas to try at home. Carolyn Barber, All-State Band Conductor Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-12:15p.m., Rooms 74-77; MBA Business Meeting, Thursday, 2:15-3:00 p.m., Rooms 74 – 77.
49th Annual Summer Convention: Mark your Calendars and plan to attend the 49th Annual MBA Summer Convention June 18-21, 2017, at Tan-Tar-A. We are excited with the results of moving to a new venue and look forward to the possibilities to expand and build the convention every year! Grants that assist with the cost of registration and lodging are available to teachers in their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years of teaching. Information will be posted on the MBA website under the “Forms” link. Deadline to apply is March 2017. Nominations for the 2017 MBA Hall of Fame will also be accepted through March 2017. Check the MBA website for information for specific details and deadlines.
MISSOURI CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION William T. Grega, president
Named one of Boston’s most stylish in 2012, Anthony Trecek-King is the Artistic Director and conductor of the award winning Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC). Under his direction the youth chorus has earned a reputation as an ensemble of high distinction and in 2013 received the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program award from the White House. The Boston Globe calls the choir “angelic and dazzling,” while His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan heralds it as “superb,” and conductor Federico Cortese lauds BCC as “one of the emerging forces in Boston music life.” Trecek-King’s performances have been heralded as “moving” and possessing a “surprising range of dynamics and depth of expression.”
66 MISSOURI SCHOOL MUSIC | Volume 71, Number 2
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