PRESIDENT’S WELCOME
The Friday evening concert hour this year will feature the University of Alabama Women’s Chorus conducted by Marvin Latimer and The Alabama Intercollegiate Band conducted by Dennis Zeisler. We will also be presenting all of the 2019 AMEA Awards on Friday evening during the General Session. Saturday’s concert session will feature the All-State Jazz Bands. In addition to all these concert opportunities, we have a completely full offering of clinics and interest sessions. There is absolutely something for everybody!
Hello AMEA! Welcome to the 2019 Professional Development Conference of the Alabama Music Educators Association. This will be a great time to recharge our musical batteries, renew old relationships, and make new friends. My hope is that each of you will make a special effort to expand your circle of interest while in Birmingham this year. AMEA will become stronger as an organization as our personal relationships grow and expand. Together and unified, we can be a very powerful voice to represent the interests of our students and positively impact their lives.
We are very pleased to have Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser as our Keynote Speaker at the General Session on Friday at 10:30 a.m. Tim has long been a powerful voice for music education advocacy and a dynamic speaker. You will not want to miss Dr. Tim! We will also enjoy a performance by the Alabama Youth Symphony Orchestra at the General Session.
Our Thursday evening concert hours are absolutely full of opportunities to support our colleagues and students as they display their musical efforts. You will be able to see the Thompson High School Wind Ensemble under the direction of Jon Bubbett, The University of Alabama at Birmingham Wind Symphony under the direction of Sean Murray, The Alabama School of Fine Arts Choir under the direction of Cathy Spence, The Vestavia Hills High School Honor Choir under the direction of Megan Rudolph, and The University of North Alabama Chamber Choir under the direction of Ian Loeppky. And if that is not enough for one evening, at 10:00 p.m. Randall Coleman will conduct a concert by the Alabama Winds.
The AMEA Leadership Assembly Breakfast will get the conference started Thursday morning. This assembly was started to encourage and promote the cultivation of leadership across our organization. We will hear from Dian Eddelman, President of the NAfME Southern Division during our breakfast. Look for her at several other sessions during the conference as she is excited to experience as much as she can while with us in Alabama. I would like to make a special request that everyone visit the exhibits and support the merchants and vendors who make this conference possible. Please express our gratitude for their attendance and support of our organization.
I want to thank the AMEA Officers and Board Members who have worked so diligently to make this conference one to remember. A very special thank you as well to our Executive Director and Editor Garry Taylor, and our Assistant Executive Director Rusty Logan for all of their efforts to ensure the success of our Professional Development Conference. I would be remiss if I did not also mention the efforts of Dr. Carl Hancock as our webmaster. We have been attacked, hacked, and dismantled several times over the past few months and Carl has worked day and night repairing, rebuilding, and renewing our web presence and process. Thank you, Gentlemen!
Finally…Thank You so much for making a difference in the lives of our students! This conference was designed with you and your students as the number one priority. So learn as much as you can, network with each other, have a great time, take your rejuvenated spirit back to your classrooms, and let your students see your passion for music education.
Respectfully Submitted, Greg Gumina, AMEA President
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