Texas Bandmasters Association
Bandmasters Review • June 2013
23
Would you like the opportunity to tell Bill Dean
that you enjoyed being a member of one of his Odessa
or Texas A&M bands? Maybe you
had a great region band experience
conducted by Van Ragsdale, Bob
Renfroe, or Larry Tucker and would
like to tell them. Perhaps you were a
colleague of Neil Grant, Tom Rhodes,
or Jerry Longwell and would like to
“catch up”.
All these and many more infrequent
visitors to TBA are scheduled to attend
“Meet the Legends of Texas Bands”
on Tuesday, July 23 at 3:15 p.m. at
the Marriott Riverwalk, Salons C&D.
This reception, open to the public
and sponsored by Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, will
be a wonderful opportunity for you to connect with
the icons of Texas bands. Light refreshments will be
served.
This is just one event Alpha Chapter is sponsoring
in celebration of its 75
th
anniversary. On Sunday,
July 21 at 3:00 p.m., the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra
Wind Symphony, conducted by Dr. Nicholas Williams,
willpremiere
“Homage totheDream”
commemorating
the 50
th
anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s
“I Have a Dream” speech. The commissioning of this
composition by Mark Camphouse was made possible
by donations from Phi Beta Mu Chapters throughout
the United States and Canada.
The
Phi Beta Mu Reading Band
will again present
its performance of music grades 1-3 on Monday at
10:45 a.m. in Room CC217. Conductors will be Keith
Bearden, Dr. Gary Garner, Van Ragsdale, and John
Whitwell.
Alpha Chapter will be sponsoring two clinics at the
TBA Convention/Clinic:
Strategies for Teaching Beginner
Woodwinds in a Multiple
Instrument Setting
Sunday, July 21, 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
CC Room: 207
Clinicians: Penny Liebst, Tamara
Willer
Developing the Individual
Musician-In Section Rehearsals
Tuesday, July 23, 5:15 – 6:15 p.m.
CC Room: 214CD
Clinician: Charlotte Royall
Finally, you are cordially invited to attend the
Induction Ceremony of the Texas Bandmasters
Association Hall of Fame
. The ceremony will be
held on Tuesday, July 23 at 2:00 p.m. at the Marriott
Riverwalk Salon C. This year’s class includes Daniel
Aleman, Keith Bearden, Robert C. Botello, Kenneth
Capshaw, Robin Watson, and some old guy named
Gary Wells.
Phi Beta Mu
Celebrates 75
th
Anniversary
Gary Wel ls, Secretary-Treasurer, Alpha Chapter, Phi Beta Mu
Congratulat ions
to the 2013
Inductees:
Daniel Aleman
Kei th Bearden
Robert C. Botel lo
Kenneth Capshaw
Robin Watson
Gary Wel ls