Texas Bandmasters Association
Bandmasters Review • September 2014
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of this great state. Their love and
caring leadership was an example to
us all and they will be missed. As
Fred and Heidi leave, we welcome
Phil and Amy Clements as the new
Sergeant-at-Arms. Phil, as many of you
know, is the Director of Bands at Texas
A&M Commerce. They have two sons,
Steven and Sean. We look forward to
their time on the board and know that
they will make great contributions.
I cannot say enough about the
Professional Development Clinics
that TBA sponsors across the state.
These clinics are designed to move
the convention out to you. Review
the schedule on the outside cover
or online. If you have clinic ideas or
a possible presenter, let us know so
we can make plans. We are here to
give you opportunities for success and
hopefully these clinics will help.
The TBA Board of Directors has
already begun preparing for the 2015
Convention/Clinic. We have secured
James Keene, former Director of Bands
at University of Illinois, University of
Arizona and East Texas State University
(now with Texas A&M Commerce)
as our Featured Clinician. Mark
Camphouse will serve as our Featured
Composer. The Boston Brass will
perform and present clinics. We have
invited the El Paso Wind Symphony
as well as the Naperville Municipal
Band from Naperville, Illinois. The
Naperville Municipal Band has been
in existence for over 150 years and
has players ranging from 17 to 92
years of age!! One trombone player
has been a member of the group for 63
years!!! The conductor, Ron Keller, has
been a member and conductor for 50
years. This group has had a wonderful
relationship with many conductors
and composers over the years. I have
asked Ron to present a clinic on the
great circus conductor Merle Evans.
Ron has great insight and stories about
Merle and his time with the circus
bands. By having this group perform
at our convention, we hope they will
“spread the gospel” of TBA and Texas
bands back in Illinois!!!
As I close, I have to say how humbled
I am to serve on the Board of Directors
of the Texas Bandmasters Association.
I am also grateful to the other board
members and the TBA staff for their
dedication and hard work. Thank you
to Richard, Steven, Jeff, Chico, John,
Phil and all the Past Presidents.
To the directors of this great state,
please let us know what we can do
to make the convention what you
want it to be. Thanks again and please
remember the impact we can have on
the people in front of us every day.
Texas Bandmasters
Association
2014-15 Region Reps
1...... Britni Nuckols...................... Amarillo
britni.nuckols@amaisd.org
2...... Kathy Johnson .......... Flower Mound
kjohnson@argyleisd.com
3...... Chris Brown. ......................Mesquite
CBrown@mesquiteisd.org
4...... George Little . ................... Longview
glittle@ndisd.org
5...... Will Ludlow.......................Mansfeld
williamludlow@misdmail.org
6...... Daniel Todd ............................Crane
dtodd@craneisd.com
7...... Bryan Wright................... Fort Worth
bryan.wright@fwisd.org
8...... Jon Sweet................. College Station
jonsweet@me.com
9...... Jerriald Dillard ...................... Conroe
jjdillard@conroeisd.net
10.... Alex Wells . ....................Port Neches
awells@pngisd.org
11.... Daniel Lugo...................San Antonio
daniellugo@nisd.net
12.... Mark V. Buley. ...............San Antonio
mbuley@sequin.k12.tx.us
13.... Michael Roberts...................Houston
michael.roberts@fortbendisd.com
14.... Chuck Young....................... Portland
bandkat1@gmail.com
15.... Eric Donalson . ....................Weslaco
eric.donalson@mcallenisd.net
16.... Jerod Hon............................Lubbock
jhon@ropesisd.us
17.... Donnie Artley............... Lake Jackson
dartley@brazosportisd.net
18.... Mark Gurgel........................... Austin
mgurgel@austinisd.org
19.... Ben Gollehon . ................. Kingwood
bengollehon@gmail.com
20.... Reagan Brumley. .....................Dallas
brumler@hpisd.org
21.... Brent Cannon....................Hideaway
brentcannon@yahoo.com
22.... Ruth Allen ............................ El Paso
raallen@episd.org
23.... Rory Davis . ............................... Katy
roryLdavis@katyisd.org
24.... Paul Schmidt. ........... Farmers-Branch
Paul.Schmidt@gcisd.net
25.... Jason Tucker............................. Allen
jason.tucker@pisd.edu
26.... Robert Herrings............... Cedar Park
robert.herrings@leanderisd.org
27.... Michael Dick......................... Tomball
michael.dick@cfsd.net
28...Criselda Marroquin Morrell...Los Fresnos
cmarroquinmorrell@lfcisd.net
Meet your
2014- 15
Region Reps
From the Board, Bruce Beach