New York State Band Directors Association
Symposium 2002
Schedule of Events
Thursday, March 7, 2002
| 12:00 PM | Registration | 10th Floor Lobby |
| 1:00 PM | Clinic: Every Student Can Compose, Yours Too: Developing a Deeper Musical Understanding Through Composition, Stephen Shewan - Clinician |
Empire Room |
| 2:00 PM | Brass Clinic: Brass Bands, Yesterday and Today, The Buffalo Silver Band - Pim Liebmann, Conductor | Grand Ballroom |
| 3:00 PM | Jazz Clinic: Improving Jazz Improvisational Skills, Tim Ries - Clinician | Grand Ballroom |
| 4:15 PM | Concert/Clinic: The H.B. Thompson Middle School Jazz Ensemble, Michael Salzman - Director | Grand Ballroom |
| 5:00 PM | NYSBDA Executive Board Meeting | Directors Room |
| 8:00 PM | Concert: Williamsville East H.S. Jazz Ensemble, Stephen Shewan - Director, Tim Ries - Guest Soloist The School of the Arts Big Band, Philadelpia, PA, Mark Dicciani - Director, Tim Ries and Jeff Jarvis - Guest Soloists |
Grand Ballroom |
| 10:00 | Reception | Assembly Foyer |
Friday, March 8, 2002
| 7:30 AM | Registration | 10th Floor Lobby |
| 8:00 AM | Clinic: Exploring Conducting Techniques, Anthony Maiello, Clinician | Empire Room |
| 9:00 AM | Clinic: Eleven Strategies Musicians Can Use to Reduce Their Risk of Developing Tinnitus and Other Audiological Disorders, Dr. Mark C. Zeigler - Clinician | Empire Room |
| 10:00 AM | Coffee Break | Assembly Foyer |
| 10:15 AM | Keynote Clinic: Great Expectations: Approaching Music for It's Contents, Charles Peltz - Keynote Clinican | Empire room |
| 11:15 AM | Concert/Clinic: Soule Road Middle School Band, Eileen DeGroff - Conductor | Grand Ballroom |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch Break | |
| 1:00 PM | Concert/Clinic: Huth Road 4th and 5th Grade Band: Springboard to the Future, Allan C. Ripley - Conductor/Clinician | Grand Ballroom |
| 2:00 PM | Clinic: 2B or Not 2B: A Hands-On Snare Drum Clinic for Non-Percussionists, Gary Stith - Clinician | Grand Ballroom |
| 3:00 PM | Coffee Break | Assembly Foyer |
| 3:15 PM | Clinic: Focus on Technology: Sibelius Music Notation Software, Elliott Miles McKinley - Clinician | Empire room |
| 4:15 PM | Concert/Clinic: The Grand Island H.S. Wind Ensemble, Martin Allen - Conductor | Grand Ballroom |
| 5:00 PM | Dinner Break | |
| 8:00 PM | Concert: The Crane School of Music Wind Ensemble, Dr. Timothy Topolewski - Conductor | Grand Ballroom |
| 10:00 PM | Reception | Assembly Foyer |
Saturday, March 9, 2002
| 7:30 AM | Registration | Assembly Foyer |
| 8:15 AM | Clinic: Percussion Repairs, Glen Grigel - Clinician | Empire Room |
| 10:15 AM | NYSBDA General Business meeting | Empire Room |
| 10:45 AM | Coffee Break | Assembly Foyer |
| 11:00 AM | Clinic: Developing Musicianship in Instrumental Music, Dr. Christopher Azzara - Clinician | Empire Room |
| 12:00 PM | Concert: NYSBDA Middle School Honor Band, M. Scott McBride - Conductor | Grand Ballroom |
| 1:30 PM | Concert: NYSBDA High School Honor Band, Anthony Maiello - Conductor | Grand Ballroom |