New York State Band Directors Association
Symposium 2006

Tentative Schedule of Events

Thursday, March 2, 2006

12:00 pm Registration and Coffee                   Foyer - Wyndham
1:00-5:00 pm NYSSMA Manual on display Canal Room -Wyndham
1:00 - 2:00 pm Clinic: Building Your Instrumental Music Program in Urban/Rural Schools - Mr. Kevin Mixon, Clinician Champlain Room - Wyndham
2:15 - 3:15 pm

Clinic/Performance: Intonation: Conquering the Fear Factor , Lancaster High School Symphonic Band - Mr. Richard Goss, Conductor/Clinician

 Grand Ballroom - Wyndham
3:30 - 4:45 pm Clinic: Evaluating Instruments: How to Avoid Going Down The Rabbit Hole! - Mr. Glen Grigel, Clinician Champlain Room - Wyndham
5:00 - 6:00 pm Clinic: Getting Your Rhythm Section to Walk, Comp & Kick in Style! - Dr. Sherrie Maricle, Clinician Grand Ballroom - Wyndham
5:30 - 8:00 pm NYSBDA Executive Board Meeting Shelby Board Room -Wyndham
6:00 pm Dinner  
8:00 - 9:30 pm

Concert: The Salt City Jazz Collective - Joe Colombo, Director

 Grand Ballroom - Wyndham
9:30 pm Reception Wyndham - Regatta Grill

Friday, March 3, 2006

7:30 am Registration and Coffee Foyer-Wyndham
8:00 - 5:00 pm NYSSMA Manual on Display Canal Room-Wyndham
8:00 - 8:50 am

Clinic: Three Ways to Read a Detective Story or Prepare a Musical Score - Dr. Jeffrey Renshaw, Clinician

Grand Ballroom -Wyndham
8:00 - 8:50 am Leadership Session with High School Honor Band - Ronald Sutherland, Clinician Pioneer Rooms – Holiday Inn
9:00 - 9:50 am

Clinic: Oboe Reed Adjusting for Non-Oboists - Dr. Sarah Hamilton, Clinician

Champlain Room - Wyndham
10:00 -11:00 am

Concert/Clinic: Carnival Balloons and Balancing Acts - Canandaigua Middle School 8th Grade Band, Mr. Brian Story, Conductor/Clinician

Grand Ballroom -Wyndham
11:00 -12:00 pm

Clinic: Do You Want the Whipped Cream, Nuts and a Cherry? - Dr. Michael Schaff, Clinician, with the Canandaigua Middle School 8th Grade Band

 Grand Ballroom-Wyndham
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Registration and Coffee Foyer-Wyndham
1:00 - 1:50 pm

Concert/Clinic: Excellence Starts Early! - Scott M. Ellis Elementary School (Greenville) 5th Grade Band, Ms. Christine Wegrzyn, Conductor/Clinician

 Grand Ballroom-Wyndham
2:00 - 2:50 pm

Clinic: 33 Years of Teaching Tips in 33 Minutes! - Mrs. Carol Snook, Clinician

Champlain Room - Wyndham
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Clinic/Concert: Expanding Instrumental Skills Through Band Performance - Liverpool High School Symphonic Band, Mr. James Spadafore, Conductor/Clinician

Grand Ballroom-Wyndham
4:15 -5:15 pm

Clinician: Master Class - Mr. Paul Merkelo, Clinician

Champlain Room - Wyndham
5:15-6:15pm Reception Wyndham - Regatta Grill
6:00 pm Dinner
6:00-7:00 pm HS Honors Jazz Ensemble Dress Rehearsal Grand Ballroom-Wyndham
7:30 - 8:30 pm

Concert: High School Honor Jazz Ensemble - Mr. Bill Katz, Director

PROGRAM

  • The Second Race - Thad Jones, arr. Mike Carubia
  • Blue Bossa - Kenny Dorham, arr. Mark Taylor
  • Brush Taps - Louie Bellson, arr. Mark Taylor
  • But Not For Me - George Gershwin, arr. Bob Mintzer
  • There Will Never Be Another You - Harry Warren, arr. Mike Tomaro
  • Seven Steps To Heaven - Miles Davis, arr. Manny Mendelson
 Grand Ballroom-Wyndham
8:45 -10:00 pm Concert:   United States Military Academy Band - LTC Timothy J. Holtan, Conductor Grand Ballroom-Wyndham

Saturday, March 4, 2006

7:30 am Registration and Coffee Foyer-Wyndham
8:00 - 11:00 am NYSSMA Manual on Display Canal Room-Wyndham
8:00 - 9:00 am

Clinic: A Suite of Software for the Band Director - Mr. David Dolgon, Clinician

Champlain Room - Wyndham
8:15 - 9:30 am HS Honor Band Dress Rehearsal Grand Ballroom-Wyndham
9:15– 10:00 am

Keynote Speaker:   Ballots and Batons - Music in the Political Landscape - Mr. Terrence Olivo, Clinician, Preceded by the NYSBDA General Business Meeting

Champlain Room - Wyndham
9:45 - 11:30 am MS Honor Band Dress Rehearsal Grand Ballroom-Wyndham
10:15 - 11:15 am Clinic: Practical Score Preparation Strategies for the "Harried" Band Director - Mr. Gary Stith, Clinician Champlain Room - Wyndham
12:00 - 1:00 pm

Concert: NYSBDA Middle School Honor Band - Dr. Patrick M. Jones, Conductor

PROGRAM

  • Flourish for Wind Band - Ralph Vaughn Williams
  • Three Ayres from Gloucester - Hugh Stuart
  • Polly Oliver - Thomas Root
  • Ginger Marmalade - Warren Benson
  • The Chimes of Liberty - Goldman/arr. Custer
 Grand Ballroom-Wyndham
1:30 pm

Concert: NYSBDA High School Honor Band - Dr. Jeffrey Renshaw, Conductor

PROGRAM TBA


Grand Ballroom-Wyndham

Acknowledgements

NYSBDA would like to express its sincere appreciation to the following people and organizations for their assistance in the presentation of the 2006 Symposium:

Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Staff

Wyndham Hotel and Conference Staff

Monroe County Music Educators Association, Honor Band Music

Richard DePasquale, Middle School Honor Band Chairperson

Timothy Savage, High School Honor Jazz Ensemble Chairperson

Micahel Cordaro, High School Honor Band Chairperson

Mark Recording Services, Inc.

Howard Rockwin , Event Photographer

Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District, Equipment

Skaneateles Central Schools, Equipment

Westhill Central Schools, Equipment

Rebecca Bizup, Equipment Coordinator

Linda Tallmadge, Scotsman Press

Symposium Stage Crew Members from Long Island University at C.W. Post:
Matthew Bayen, Joseph Citrano
Paul Brunetti-Huneke, Eric Van Cott

Corporate Sponsors:
Al Hemer Music Corporation
Kendor Music, Inc.
Music and Arts Centers

Coming in 2007

NYSBDA 26th Annual Symposium

March 1-3, 2007

Wyndham Syracuse, Holiday Inn Carrier Circle