Huffman Prairie Winds

Tuesday, March 13th, 7:00 P.M.

Felix E Martin, Jr. Hall

Muhlenberg County High School West Campus
501 Robert L. Draper Way
Greenville, KY 42345

270-338-0072 for more information

FREE ADMISSION

The Huffman Prairie Winds woodwind quintet is one of four classical chamber ensembles within the United States Air Force Band of Flight.  They perform a wide variety of music ranging from traditional classical literature to show tunes and ragtime.

For more information on the Huffman Prairie Winds go to

http://www.bandofflight.af.mil/ensembles/BandEnsembleBio.asp?EnsembleID=75

The guest artists and clinicians are:

Chris Tanner (steel Drum clinician)

Christopher Norton (Marimba Clinician)

Colin McNutt (Rudimental Percussion)

Zoro (Drumset)

Also featuring a Rudimental Snare Drum Competition
and the All-Collegiate Steel Band

Additional info will be posted soon.

Visit the Kentucky PAS Website for more information. http://kentucky.pas.org

They will be doing tests throughout the day on October 29,  so portions of 5a semifinals will also be broadcast.

During the next few weeks they will be rolling out their on-demand video service where people can view all KMEA State Championship events since 2008.

Frequently asked questions about State Finals live streaming available at http://www.box5tv.com/2011_kmea.html.

Mr. McIntosh is a graduate of Butler University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with an emphasis in composition.

In addition to freelance composing and digital sound design,Michael is on the creative team and also one of two percussion designers andarrangers for The Cavaliers drum and bugle corps. In 2011, The Cavaliers were the recipient of the Fred Sanford Trophy for highest achievement in percussion at the DCI World Championships. Since 1997, he has been a percussion specialist at Carmel high school in Carmel, Indiana. As of 2012, Michael will be the program coordinator and design the music for the Gateway Indoor Independent World percussion group.

He is a Yamaha artist/clinician as well as a signature drumstick artist with Innovative Percussion. He also endorses LP Percussion, EVANS drumheads, Zildjian cymbals and Sibelius notation software.

Compositionally, Mr. McIntosh has authored the top sellingand standard setting DVD entitled “In the Mix”. He was commissioned to write anoriginal work for the 2009 Midwest Band and Orchestra Convention. Michael was also commissioned to write an original piece for the WestPoint Hellcats. He currently has works published by Row-Loff Publications, Yamaha Sounds ofSummer, Tap Space Publications, Key Poulan Music, Drop 6 Media, The Hal Leonard Corporation, Innovative Percussion, Marching Show Concepts, Dynamic Marching, JairKlarfeld Music and JKS Music.

Michael is an active clinician teaching clinics throughoutthe US and Asia having performed several recent clinics in Tokyo, Japan. In Novemberof 2010, he was afforded the opportunity to perform a percussion clinic series in Beijing, China.

The MSU Racer Band wishes to thank the Yamah Corporation of America for their support with this clinic and their contiuned support of music education.

Murray State University’s music ensembles have established a reputation for artistic excellence. Recent highlights include a feature presentation by the Racer Marching Band at the 2006 Bands of America Grand National Marching Band Championship, a 2009 performance by the Symphonic Wind Ensemble at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and a 2010 performance by the Concert Choir and University Chorale at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In 2011 the Jazz Orchestra participated in the prestigious Elmhurst College Jazz Festival and the Symphony Orchestra performed by special invitation at Orchestra Hall in Chicago.

The Department of Music carries one of the university’s richest traditions. Music graduates pursue careers in music education at all levels, performance, arts administration, composition, conducting, music ministry, music business, music technology and publishing. Students complete a well-designed curriculum that provides a foundation for continuing education, advanced study, and musical leadership throughout the region.

“In an effort to provide for consistency of scoring throughout the marching band season, KMEA provides a standardize progression scoring chart. The chart displays a suggested range of scores that increases weekly culminating at KMEA State Championships. This chart can be used to monitor the level of achievement and progress throughout the season. Adjudicators can use the chart as a reference to manage scoring more effectively.”

These are the ranges of scores suggested by KMEA for each of the weeks.

Week 1 Band Scores Range from 60-130
Week 2 Band Scores Range from 70–140
Week 3 Band Scores Range from 80–150
Week 4 Band Scores Range from 90–160
Week 5 Band Scores Range from 100–170
Week 6 Band Scores Range from 110–180

Regionals and State Championships Scores Range from 110–200

Additional information on the new sheets and scoring system is available at http://kyband.com/home/articles/how-kmea-marching-band-contest-are-judged/

5 Trumpets- 475 a piece or 2,375 for the set 

2 Mello- 575 a piece or 1,150 for the set

2 Baritones- 700 a piece or 1,400 for the set

5 Tubas- 2,500 a piece or 12,500 for the set

7 Snares- 375 a piece or 2,625 for the set

4 Tenor- 625 a piece of 2,500 for the set

5 basses 750 a piece or 3,750 for the set

3 Adams Vibes 2,500 a piece or 7,500 for the set

For more information call 606-422-8008

MADISONVILLE NORTH HOPKINS HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND AND CONCERT BAND TO WORLD PREMIERE TWO NEW WORKS FOR BAND IN CARNEGIE HALL

The Madisonville North Hopkins Symphonic Band has commissioned for its World Premiere with the New York Wind Band Festival in Carnegie Hall:

Pasodobles para Santa Cecilia y los Heroes de Espana by world renowned composer Stephen Melillo

Mr. Melillo is also slated to conduct the piece at the festival. From his website: “Music by Stephen Melillo has been played and recorded by some of the World’s finest ensembles and conductors including the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, The US Army, Navy, and Air Force Bands, The Sinfonischen Blasorchesters Ried (Linz, Austria), The Rundfunk Blasorchester Leipzig, The Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy, The Central Band of Japan Self Defense Force, The Toyko Kosei Wind Orchestra, The Dutch Royal Military Band in Rotterdam, and The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra. In addition to works for orchestra and choral ensembles, Mr. Mellillo has 139 works published for band. His Documentary in Music “Kakehashi: That We Might Live” was nominated for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in Music. Mr. Melillo has scored 14 feature films and 28 network television programs and holds degrees from the University of Connecticut, The Manhattan School of Music and Columbia University.”

The Madisonville North Hopkins Concert Band and University of Alabama Trombone Professor Jon Whitaker will perform also as a part of the NY Wind Band Festival in Carnegie Hall the World Premiere of:

Here We Rest

by Anthony Barfield.

Written for Wind Band and Trombone Soloist

This piece was written in commemoration of the tornado victims in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mr. Barfield is an active chamber and orchestral musician and has quickly emerged as a composer. Recognized for his lyrical writing style, his compositions have been performed throughout the United States and Europe. Mr. Barfield holds degrees in Trombone Performance from the Julliard School of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Trombone Performance at the State University of New York Stonybrook where he studies with Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombonist of the New York Philharmonic and Steven Lange of the Boston Symphony.

Dr. Jonathan Whitaker is Professor of Trombone at the University of Alabama. As a soloist, Dr. Whitaker can be heard on the 2011 release of “Glass Bead” on Albany Records, which includes David Maslanka’s Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble, Dee Stewart’s CD entitled “D+” and the Stentorian Consort Trombone Quartet. In 2011 he performed with the New York Philharmonic on concerts featuring Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle with Esa Pekka Solonen conducting. Whitaker also serves on the faculty of the Alessi Seminar. Dr. Whitaker holds degrees in trombone performance from Murray State University, University of Minnesota and Indiana University. He’s studied with Ray Conklin, Tom Ashworth, M. Dee Stewart, Peter Ellefson, and Joseph Alessi. He is an S.E. Shires Performing Artist and plays Greg Black Mouthpieces exclusively.

The Madisonville North Hopkins Symphonic band is an auditioned ensemble consisting of the top musicians from the Madisonville North Hopkins High School Band. The Concert Band is comprised of all the student musicians in the band program. The symphonic band will contain approximately 40 musicians and the Concert Band will perform with 122 musicians. The bands are under the direction of Rob Bryant, Alan Emerson, and Randy Adams.