Muscle Shoals High School Wind Ensemble
Muscle Shoals High School is located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The Muscle Shoals area is considered to be “The Hit Recording Capitol of the World” thanks to Fame and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios famous hit recordings from the 70’s and 80’s. Today these two studios still exist and the area is considered a hot bed for young and rising musical talent. The Muscle Shoals High School Wind Ensemble has existed for only one year due to the growth of the concert program at Muscle Shoals High school. The high school symphonic band has received superior ratings at MPA for 24 consecutive years. This trend began under past director Pat Stegall. The Wind Ensemble is now under the direction of Mr. David Waters along with assistant directors Jessica Hood and Daniel Seay. These three directors team teach all grades 6-12 on two different campuses.
David Waters received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Alabama. He was named Director of Bands at Muscle Shoals High School in the spring of 2012 after serving as Assistant Director since 1998. In the past five years, the high school symphonic band has received all superior ratings “with Distinction” and was recently selected to perform at the prestigious University of Alabama Honor Band Festival. The marching band has enjoyed success competitively as well, earning best overall in eight marching contests in the past three years, including 2second place finish at the USBANDS Southeastern Championship in Chattanooga, TN. Under his instruction, the percussion section enjoyed competitive success in WGI winning two gold medals, one silver medal, and four bronze medals in a seven-year span at World Championships. The ensemble medaled all seven years they attended. David was a six-year member of the WGI national advisory board where he helped guide the direction of the indoor percussion activity. He also received the Outstanding Percussion Educator award, voted on by his peers throughout the Southeastern United States in 2010. David was recently honored as the University of North Alabama Alumni Educator of the Year. He is also the Muscle Shoals High School Teacher of the Year in 2016-2017. He is currently serving as District III Chairman of the Alabama Bandmasters Association. He is past chairman of the Shoals Area Band Directors Association. He is also a member of NAfME and PASIC. Mr. Waters is married to Christy Waters and they have an 8-year-old daughter Emmie Beth.
Concert Program
Thursday, 2:45 PM BJCC Theater
Rephrygeration
.............................................................Todd Stalter
.............................................................................Alfred Perterloo
Overture.....................................................Malcolm Arnold
......................................................................Schirmer Waltz #2
....................................................Dmitri Shostakovich/James
Curnow.......................................................Schirmer Spanish Dance Reflections ........................................Timothy Rhea ..........................................................RBC publications Postlude in
F................................................................Charles Ives,
.........................................................................Schirmer Ritual and Fire Dance
.....................................Manuel de Falla/Jay Bocook ...................................................... Hal Leonard
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