Southern Division Conference! Final Registration Details!
January 10, 2012
Dear NBA member:
Please consider this as your official invite to attend the upcoming 2012 CBDNA/NBA Joint Southern Division meeting February 23-25, 2012, in Kennesaw, GA (Northwest metro-Atlanta area) on the campus of Kennesaw State University. David Kehler, Director of Bands at KSU, and John Culvahouse, Music Education Professor at KSU and National Band Association President, have done a masterful job of organizing site concerns and are well prepared to be gracious and accommodating hosts for all of us!
As with recent conferences, we have partnered with the Southern Division of the College Band Directors National Association to share audiences and to involve more instrumental music educators. Rick Clary of Florida State University is the Southern CBDNA President and has done a wonderful job organizing many of the conference details. Of special note this year will be the conferences “Artist-in-Residence,” H. Robert Reynolds, who has held many important positions in our profession (University of Michigan Director of Bands - Emeritus; University of Southern California - Principal Wind Ensemble Conductor and Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings - Artistic Advisor to name a few). Prof. Reynolds will be our Presenter/Master Teacher for a "mini" conducting symposium experience on Friday of the Conference week. Also, CBDNA President Eric Rombach-Kendall (Director of Bands, The University of New Mexico) will be another distinguished guest. Dr. Rombach-Kendall will be in attendance for most of the conference, including serving as presenter/moderator of a special General Session concerning new CBDNA initiatives in music education. This session will be an opportunity for CBDNA and NBA conference attendees to discuss strategies for better assisting school music educators, and for helping to emerge from these ever-difficult times for public and private school music educators stronger and better supported.
I would like to encourage everyone to pre-register. The $85 Pre-Registration cost deadline is good through February 3rd, 2012, and after that, it is $100.00 to register for the Conference. I would also remind everyone to update their membership dues for NBA since we will be checking that at the registration tables. In addition, I would remind everyone that the Conference Hotel- Embassy Suites Kennesaw requests that members book their room by February 2nd, 2012 to ensure a space at the discounted Conference Rate. The conference website is http://www.cbdnasd.org/ and additional information can be found there.
Conference registration will be held at the Bailey Performance Center Lobby on the KSU Campus. On site registration and check in will begin on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 9:00 am and will be open through the duration of the Conference. In addition, Kennesaw, GA (Northwest metro-Atlanta area) offers a unique ambience, numerous outstanding restaurants, and of course the fantastic Bailey Performance Center which includes a world-class 624 seat concert hall
Last but certainly not least, we have a terrific lineup of ensembles to perform for you:
Featured Public School and Community Ensembles include:
Harrison High School Wind Ensemble (GA)
Jones Middle School Band (GA)
Mabry Middle School Band (GA)
Oliver Middle School Band (TN)
Riverwatch Middle School Band (GA)
Tara Winds (GA)
Thompson High School Band (AL)
W.T. Woodson High School (VA)
Featured University Ensembles include:
Columbus State University Wind Ensemble (GA)
Kennesaw State University Wind Ensemble (GA)
Liberty University Wind Ensemble (VA)
University of North Carolina Wind Ensemble (NC)
University of South Carolina Symphonic Winds (SC)
University of Georgia Wind Symphony (GA)
University of Louisville Chamber Players (KY)
Valdosta State University Exit 18 Faculty Ensemble (GA)
All the ingredients are in place for a terrific conference. Please plan on attending February 23 through 25, 2012. Look forward to seeing all of you next month in Kennesaw!
Sincerely yours,
Rick Good
NBA Southern Division Chair
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