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New York State Band Directors Association
Symposium 2009

Schedule of Events

Friday, March 6, 2009

12:00 PM Registration/Coffee Foyer - DoubleTree
1:00 -5:00 PM NYSSMA Manual on display Canal Room -DoubleTree
1:00 - 2:00 PM Clinic/Performance: Making Music Wearing Our Capps - Hamburg 6th Grade Band - Marti Ricci, Conductor/Clinician Grand Ballroom - DoubleTree
2:00 - 3:30 PM Clinic: Mouthpieces: Those Mangled, Maimed, Malodorous Mainstays of Music - Glen Grigel, Clinician Champlain Room - DoubleTree
3:30 - 4:30 PM Clinic/Performance: The Challenge of Building Small School District Band Programs; The REAL Story! - Fabius-Pompey High School Band - Geoff Magnani, Conductor/Clinician Grand Ballroom - DoubleTree
4:30 - 5:30 PM Clinic: Steel Drum Bands in the School Music Program - Dan Hammond, Clinician with the River Rat Rhythm Project Steel Drum Band Champlain Room - DoubleTree
5:30 - 7:30 PM Dinner Break  
5:45 - 7:30 PM NYSBDA Executive Board Meeting Sackets Room -DoubleTree
7:30 - 9:00 PM

Concert: Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble - Michael Titlebaum, Director with Michael Davis, Guest Artist

PROGRAM TBA

Grand Ballroom - DoubleTree
9:00 PM Reception Regatta Grill - DoubleTree

 

Saturday, March 7, 2009

 

7:30 AM Registration/Coffee Foyer - DoubleTree
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM NYSSMA Manual on display Canal Room - DoubleTree
8:00 - 9:00 AM Clinic: Strategies for Musical Connection - Brian Doyle, Clinician Grand Ballroom - DoubleTree
8:00 - 9:00 AM Leadership Workshop for High School Honor Band: - Ronald Sutherland, Clinician Pioneer Room - Holiday Inn
9:00 - 10:00 AM Clinic: The Band Directors Tool Box for General Music - Beth Fabrizio, Clinician Champlain Room - DoubleTree
10:00 - 11:00 AM Clinic/Performance: Student Conducting, Composing and Commissioning Made Easy - Boynton Middle School Band - Michael Allen, Conductor/Clinician Grand Ballroom - DoubleTree
11:00 AM - noon Clinic: Accessory Percusion: As easy as one, two, four - Daryle Redmond, Clinician Champlain Room - DoubleTree
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Registration Foyer - DoubleTree
1:00 - 2:00 PM Performance: Central Winds - Andrew Perry and James Tapia, Conductors/Clinicans Grand Ballroom - DoubleTree
2:00 - 2:15 PM NYSBDA General Membership Meeting Champlain Room - DoubleTree
2:15 - 3:15 PM Clinic: TGIM (Thank God it’s Monday, so I can go and teach music) - Ron Sutherland, Clinician Champlain Room - DoubleTree
3:15 PM Break  
4:00 - 5:00 PM

Concert: NYSBDA Middle School Honor Concert Band - Elizabeth B. Peterson, Conductor

PROGRAM

Battle Pavan - Tielman Susato, arr. by Bob Margolis (Manhattan Beach Music)
Old Churches - Michael Colgrass (Hal Leonard Publishing)
American Riversongs - Pierre LaPlante (Daehn Publications)
Liberty Bell March - John Philip Sousa, arr. by Brion & Schissel (Barnhouse Publications)

Grand Ballroom - DoubleTree
5:00 - 7:30 PM Dinner Break
7:30 - 9:00 PM

Concert: Houghton College Wind Ensemble - Gary Stith- Conductor

PROGRAM

Monument Fanfare and Tribute - Philip Rothman
Down Longford Way - Percy Grainger
Handel In The Strand - Percy Grainger
Symphony #3 - Vittorio Giannini

Intermission

1st Suite in Eb - Gustav Holst (Frank L. Battisti, guest conductor)
With Heart and Voice - David Gillingham
Americans We March - Henry Fillmore/arr. Fennell

Grand Ballroom - DoubleTree
9:00 PM Reception Regatta Grille - DoubleTree

 

Sunday, March 8, 2009

 

7:30 AM Registration/Coffee Foyer - DoubleTree
8:30 - 11:00 AM NYSSMA Manual on display Canal Room - DoubleTree
8:30 - 9:45 AM Clinic: How Much Drilling? How Much Music Making? - Frank Battisti, Clinician w/NYSBDA Directors Band Harbour Ballroom - DoubleTree
9:45 AM Break  
10:00 - 11:00 AM Clinic: Interview with a Legend - Frank Battisti w/ host, Gary Stith Harbour Ballroom - DoubleTree
11:00 AM Check Out/Lunch Break  
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Concert:  NYSBDA High School Honor Jazz Ensemble - Mr. Michael Davis, Conductor

PROGRAM

Wind Machine - Sammy Nestico
Fog City - Michael Davis
Each Day - Bob Mintzer
Giant - Michael Davis
Count Bubba's Revenge - Gordon Goodwin

Grand Ballroom - DoubleTree
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Concert: NYSBDA High School Honor Concert Band - Dr. Brian K. Doyle, Conductor

PROGRAM

Festivo - Edward Gregson
Fantasia in G Major - J.S Bach (arr. Goldman/Leist)
Children's March - Percy Aldridge Grainger
First Suite in E-flat - Gustav Holst

Grand Ballroom - DoubleTree

 

Symposium Acknowledgements

The Officers and Board of NYSBDA would like to express their sincere appreciation to the following people and organizations for their assistance with Symposium 2009.

Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Staff
Doubletree Hotel and Conference Staff
Timothy Savage, High School Honor Jazz Ensemble Chairperson
Daniel Chouiniere, Middle School Honor Band Chairperson
Michael Cordaro, High School Honor Band Chairperson
Andrew Janack, MS Honor Band Percussion Coach
Mark Morette, Mark Recording Services
Mike and Kathy Struzik, NYSSMA Manual Room
Howard Rockwin, Event photographer
Westhill Central Schools, Equipment
Skaneateles Central Schools, Equipment
Fayetteville-Manlius Central Schools, Equipment
Rebecca Bizup, BJ Boycheck, Equipment Coordinators
Mark John Dellosso, Bradley Hartman, James Liverani, Robert Stainkamp, Student Stage Crew
Justan Dakes, On Site Assistant
David Foor and Visual Technologies
JoBeth Dellinger, Syracuse Artists Pianos
Ken Williams, Piano Tuner
Linda Tallmadge, Scotsman Press
Paul Blair, Skaneateles Central Schools

Corporate Sponsors:

Al Hemer Music Corp
Empire Winds
John Keal Music

Mark Custom Recording Service Inc.

Midstate Music
Music and Arts Centers
National Discount Music
Northern Music and Video
Ron Cicero Music
Stanton's Sheet Music

Wright Music of Port Washington


Last revision: April 11, 2011