Texas Bandmasters Association
Bandmasters Review • September 2013
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Thank you Texas Bandmasters Associ-
ation members and business partners
for a fantastic 2013 Convention/Clinic.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I
congratulate Fred and Heidi Vélez for
their wonderful leadership
as TBA Presidents for this
year. A special thank you to
Executive Director Michael
Brashear and our very
talented TBA office staff—
Exhibitor / Ad Manager
Robin Tovar and Director
of Web Development Justin
Young. I would be remiss
if I didn’t mention the marvelous work
that Priscilla Brashear, Sarah Brashear,
Kimberly Young, and Chuck Kuentz did
prior and during the convention. BIG
thanks to Past President Charlie Munsell
for his role as stage manager moving
equipment from site to site and to Past
President Brian Merrill for heading up the
TBA Academy for new and young teachers.
I am excited to begin my presidency with
this wonderful team of experts at my side.
Past President Tom Harrington and his
wife Shelley served on the TBA Board for
seven years. In that time, they—along
with their children Robert, Adam, and
Amber—created long lasting memories
for my family. TBA salutes the Harrington
family for a job well done. I am excited
to welcome John and Dena Morrison of
Cypress, Texas—along with their children
Brandon and Rebecca—to the TBA Board.
I look forward to working closely with
the Morrisons as well as the other board
members to bring our membership a
quality TBA Convention/Clinic in 2014.
The 2013 TBA Convention/Clinic was
a great success! The schedule included
concerts by the Salt River Brass, Greater
Dallas Youth Orchestra
Wind Symphony, Cedar
Park Winds, Directors
Band of San Angelo, and
US Air Force Band of the
West. The clinicians at the
convention shared a wealth
of knowledge that many
of you will implement in
the new school year. The
Exhibit Hall was packed thanks in part
to sharing the dates with TCDA and
TODA who were running their convention
concurrently with ours. Thanks to the
hard work of TBA Executive Director
Michael Brashear and TCDA/TODA
Executive Secretary Sharon Lutz, each
organization retained their unique identity.
Most importantly, TBA/TCDA/TODA made
everlasting strides with our exhibitors with
the combining of the Exhibit Hall. The
new venue, food, jazz combo, mariachis,
and free boat rides at our BBQ dinner
capped off a great convention celebration.
Boat rides with tourists are fun, but boat
rides with other band directors are terrific.
The Lonesome Dove and surrounding
areas of the Convention Center was
spot on
for a beautiful night of celebration.
A middle school committee of directors
met at TBA to have a conversation on
the needs of the middle school director.
The committee is comprised of Jennifer
From the Board
Richard Herrera, 2013 - 14 TBA President
Richard Herrera
President
Brandeis High School
13011 Kyle Seale Pkwy.
San Antonio, TX 78249
210-397-8300
richard.herrera@nisd.net
Bruce Beach
President Elect
Franklin High School
900 N. Resler
El Paso, TX 79912
915-832-6608
beachbeachmus@aol.com
Steven Moore
Vice President
Lindale High School
P.O. Box 370
Lindale, TX 75771
903-881-4140
mooresw@lind.sprnet.org
Jeff King
Treasurer
Duncanville High School
900 W. Camp Wisdom Road
Duncanville, TX 75116
972-708-3732
kingjeffrey@hotmail.com
Chico Portillo
Secretary
Pflugerville ISD Fine Arts
1401 W. Pecan
Pflugerville, TX 78660
512-594-0187
portillo.chico@gmail.com
John Morrison
Sergeant-at-Arms
Hamilton Middle School
12330 Kluge Road
Cypress, TX 77429
281-320-7021
john.morrison@cfisd.net
Alfredo Vélez III
Past President
Lone Star College-Kingwood
20000 Kingwood Drive
Kingwood, TX 77339-3801
281-318-4335
email@alfredovelez.com
Michael Brashear
Executive Director
Texas Bandmasters Association
1002 Central Parkway South
San Antonio, TX 78232
210-492-8878
mbrashear@texasbandmasters.org
Texas Bandmasters
Association
2013-14
Board of Directors