The National Band Association is proud to announce
the winners of the 2008 Young Conductor, Young Composer
Mentor Project.
Young Composers:
CARL HOLMQUIST, Arlington, Virginia
Band work: "Salaam"
MICHAEL MARKOWSKI, Gilbert, Arizona
Band work: "Shadow Rituals"
SUBARAM RAMAN, Los Angeles, California
Band work: Finale from "Cilappatikaram"
Young Conductors:
DAVID JACOBS, Rochester, New York
STEPHEN MEYER, Ackworth, Georgia
JACOB POLANCICH, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
These talented young composers and conductors will be paired with Composer
Mentors Mark Camphouse, Andrew Boysen and Robert Sheldon.Conductor Mentors
are Anthony Maiello, Stephen Peterson and David Waybright. The National Band
Association is grateful to Scott McCormick and Bands of America for
sponsoring this event at the Bands of America Summer Music Camp. In addition
to spirited and enlightening sessions with composers and mentors, the three
winning compositions will be conducted by Young Conductor winners in a
Monday evening concert.
The Young Composer Mentor Program is the brain child of Composer Mark
Camphouse, and is designed not only to nurture and encourage young
composers, but also to provide continued support in encouraging the
publication of these works. The Young Conductor Mentor Program is chaired by
NBA Past President Paula Crider, and provides what is often a life-altering
experience in which the conductor may study and view the composition through
the mind of the composer. The collaboration between young conductors,
composers and their mentors provides an incomparable opportunity
for musical growth.
The event takes place on the campus of Illinois State University. Sessions
begin at noon on Sunday, June 22, and end at noon on Tuesday, June 24. With
the exception of private lessons, all sessions are open to anyone desiring
to attend and to learn from this unique opportunity. All NBA members are
welcome to attend.
2008 International Conducting Symposium-Rome Participants Selected
Two outstanding high school band conductors have been chosen as participants
for the NBA International Conducting Symposium which will be held June 20
27, in Rome, Italy. The two conductors will spend a week observing and
participating in rehearsals of the Banda dell’Esercito (the Italian Army
Band) and the Associazione Bandistica di Sacrofano (the Sacrofano Wind
Orchestra), and will have the opportunity to study with Maestro Fulvio Creux
and Maestro Carlo Calcagnini.
This year’s participants are Glen Schneider, Director of Bands at Oswego
High School (Oswego, IL), and Anthony Marinello, Associate Director of Bands
at Lakota West High School (West Chester, OH). Biographical information on
the 2008 ICS winners will be listed in the next NBA Journal.
NBA Projects - November 1st deadlines!
2008 NBA Research Grants
One of the newest projects of the NBA is the awarding of $500 grants to NBA
members who are conducting research on any topic that pertains to “bands.”
Upon completion of the project, the money is awarded, and an overview of
the research appears in the NBA Journal. Deadline: November 1st each year.
See the link on the left for more information.
2008 NBA/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest
The NBA/Revelli Composition Contest has awarded prizes since 1977. It is the desire of the National Band Association that winning compositions reflect its mission in helping further the cause of quality literature for bands in America. Additionally, works chosen as winners should be those not only of significant structural, analytical, and technical quality, but also of such nature that will allow bands to program them as part of their standard repertoire. This contest is open to any composer writing for any grade level of literature for wind band. Deadline for submission of all materials: November 1st each year. See the link on the left for more information.
2009 Tenth Biennial NBA/Merrill Jones Memorial Young Composers Band Composition Contest
The NBA/ Merrill Jones Memorial Young Composers Band Composition contest was established in 1991 as a memorial to Merrill Jones, co-owner of Wingert-Jones Music Company, by his widow, Priscilla Jones. Mr. Jones always was concerned about helping the young composer. NBA past president Bob Foster suggested a young composer contest, which would promote works for young bands. The result was a contest for composers under 40 years of age to be held every other year, now in the odd numbered years, and which would produce works for concert band in the Grade III-IV category. Works must not to exceed 8 minutes in length, must be the original work of the composer, and not under contract to any publisher. Deadline for submission is November 1st in odd numbered years. See the link on the left for more information.
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