Clinic/Performance:“The Use and Juice Behind Chamber Groups”.

featuring Performers from the Central Square HS Instrumental Program.

Craig Elwood, Clinician

Grand Ballroom

Clinic: “Many Paths To The Same Place” .

A look at the repair, maintenance, and geometry of the woodwind instruments… the basics and more.

Glen Grigel, Clinician.

Clinic/Performance: "Recruitment, Rentention, and Refinement In the Ever-evolving World of Busy Kids” .

A performance clinic with the Niskayuna Middle School Band.

Joe Lamb, Conductor/clinician

Grand Ballroom

Clinic: “The Wind Band and its Recorded Archives – What’s In Your Attic?”.

Experience a history of the wind band in recorded sound, from the earliest John Philip Sousa Band recordings to the complete history of “The Midwest Clinic”, to your band.

Mark Morette, Mark Custom Recording, Clinician

Champlain Room

Middles School Leadership Session - Ronald Sutherland, Clinician

Harbour Ballroom

Concert: "Schenectady Community College Jazz Ensemble"

William Meckley, Director

Grand Ballroom

PROGRAM TBA

Clinic: "The Need to Choose Quality Literature for all levels of Ensembles"  

There is a need and necessity to make great choices in choosing quality literature for young and experienced ensembles, just as the school curriculum chooses great literature for English and reading. The choices are great, and includes many great examples of our Western Art Form as well as original wind music throughout the historical periods of history.

Joe Kreines, Clinician

Grand Ballroom

High School Leadership Session

Ronald Sutherland,Clinician

Pioneer Room - Holiday Inn

Clinic:“Improvisation for the Instrumental Director”

Paul Evoskevich, Clinician

Champlain Room

Clinic: "The 2010 NYSBDA Commission Work in Rehearsal"

Directors will have an opportunity to observe Michael Colgrass’ work with the NYSBDA HS honor band, as he discusses the premier of his new commission work with the students in rehearsal.

Michael Colgrass, Composer/Clinician

Pioneer Room - Holiday Inn

Clinic: "Tweaking and Tuning: Tips for Working with Oboe, Bassoon, and Clarinet"

Clinicians from the Crane School of Music: Dr. Carol Lowe (bassoon), Dr. Anna Hendrickson (oboe), and Dr. Julianne Kirk (clarinet) will offer advice and practical suggestions for improving intonation, tone, and response on reed instruments.

Dr. Carol Lowe (bassoon, Dr. Anna Hendrickson, and Dr. Julianne Kirk, Clinicians

Champlain Room

Clinic/Performance: “Beginning Band...Creating a Standard for the Future”

Learn how to use a tune-centered approach with your students.  Get them learning tunes by ear, singing, moving, improvising and composing!  Watch their enthusiasm grow along with their musicianship and music literacy.

Eva Brieger Regan, Clinician and members of the Pittsford Elementary Band Program.

Grand Ballroom

Clinic: "Conducting Nuances - Little Things Mean a Lot"

Anthony Maiello, Clinician

Champlain Room

Concert: NYSBDA Middle School Honor Concert Band

Brett L. Wery, Conductor

Andrew Janack, Chairperson

Grand Ballroom

PROGRAM

NYSBDA Round Table Discussions: “Today’s Topics to Bring a Better Tomorrow”

Directors are invited to participate in open discussions of the many topics taking place in our profession. As we share ideas, strategies, and obstacles we hope we can assist in building our evolving profession, knowing the support we have for one another and the network that is there for us to share.

Concert: Perinton Concert Band, Rochester, New York.

Charles Van Buren, Conductor
Daniel Schmid, Asst. Conductor
Special guest performance by the Kilbourn Saxophone Quartet.

Grand Ballroom

PROGRAM

Clinic: "Learning the Score by Teaching the Score"

Anthony Maiello, Clinician with the NYSBDA Directors Reading Band

Harbour Ballroom

Clinic: "Interview with a Legend"

Anthony Maiello, with host Gary Stith

Harbour Ballroom

Concert:  NYSBDA High School Honor Jazz Ensemble

Paul Evoskevich, Director
Timothy Savage, Chairperson

PROGRAM

Have You Heard	Pat Metheny, arr. B. Curnow
April in Paris	arr. Bob Mintzer
Category 4	Jeff Jarvis
Rockin' in Rhythm	arr. Bill Cunliffe

 

NYSBDA High School Honor Concert Band

Joe Kreines, Conductor
Michael Cordaro, Chairperson

PROGRAM