NBA NEWS
2009 WASBE CONFERENCE UPDATE
(NBA Members pay the same conference rate as WASBE members)
Dear Colleagues in the National Band Association:
It is now just one month until the 14th International WASBE Conference this summer in Cincinnati, and I wanted to share with you a small snapshot of what will be in store for you from July 5 – 11.
Concerts
15 concerts featuring some of the finest wind bands and ensembles in the world…
including the U.S. Marine Band (2 concerts), Keith Brion’s New Sousa Band, Royal Northern College Wind Orchestra, North Texas Wind Symphony, International Youth Wind Orchestra, Keystone Wind Ensemble, Frysk Fanfare Orkest (Netherlands), Brazil Wind Orchestra, Philharmonic Winds OSAKAN, China Youth Corps Wind Orchestra, Banda Sinfonica del Centre Artistica, Westlake (Texas) H.S. Band, James Logan (California) H.S. Wind Symphony, Lockport Township (Illinois) H.S. Wind Symphony, and the CCM Chamber Players.
Clinicians and Composers
Over 30 guest clinicians and an equal number of composers from around the world will share with us their knowledge, experience and research in the areas of world repertoire, composers, conducting, musical interpretation, composition, the Internet and music education.
Conductors Guild Workshops
As part of the Conference, the Conductors Guild will be presenting two very special sessions dealing with conducting, score study and interpretation. James Setapen and Peter Ettrup Larsen will be the guest clinicians for these sessions.
Facilities
The Conference will be held entirely on the campus of the University of Cincinnati in the world-class facilities of CCM. The Conservatory’s performing venues are acoustically superb and visually stunning, and include Corbett Auditorium, Patricia Corbett Theater, the Cohen Family Studio Theater and Werner Recital Hall.
Getting there and Where to stay
Cincinnati is easy to reach, as the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport is Delta Airlines’ 2nd largest hub in the United States, offering direct national and international flights to most major cities in the U.S. and abroad. Should one choose to drive, Cincinnati is within a day’s drive of every major city east of the Mississippi. The Marriott-Kingsgate Conference Hotel on the campus of the University of Cincinnati has been chosen as the official WASBE 2009 Conference Hotel, while other hotels offering special conference rates include the Cincinnati Hilton Netherlands Plaza, the Terrace Hotel Cincinnati and the Garfield Suites.
For registration details and more specific information concerning the Conference, please see our conference website.
I’ll look forward to seeing you all this summer!
Rodney Winther
College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati
REMEMBERING OUR NBA PRESIDENT
Finley Ray Hamilton, Colonel (Ret.), United States Army, died of cancer on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at the age of 61 at his home in Ellicott City, Maryland. His wife, Kathy, was with him throughout his long illness.
Colonel Hamilton was President of the National Band Association at the time of his passing. He was a member of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association, the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, and the Texas Bandmasters Association. Eastern Kentucky University awarded him its honorary Doctor of Arts degree in 2003 in recognition of his lifetime of service to music, music education, and the university. He was also inducted into the university’s Hall of Fame, and into the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.
Throughout his career, Colonel Hamilton remained active as a guest conductor and clinician, conducting numerous state and national music festivals and conventions, as well as the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony. He was a fine representative of the United States Army and of the music community. People close to him knew him for his old-fashioned, Middle American sensibilities, his passion for excellence in music, his cheerful pursuit of golf, and his appreciation of a good joke. His Soldiers knew him as an honest, even-handed commander.
The family asks that remembrances of Colonel Hamilton be sent in the form of donations to the Colonel Finley Hamilton Music Scholarship Fund. Please send donations to:
Eastern Kentucky University
Development Office
521 Lancaster Avenue, CPO 10A
Richmond, KY 40475
Annotate the memo line of checks with:
COL Finley Hamilton Music Scholarship Fund
Dr. John Culvahouse, who held the NBA First Vice-President / President-Elect position, now assumes the office of NBA President. Paula Thornton now assumes the office of First Vice-President, and Bobby Adams (Immediate Past-President) will take over the duties of the Second Vice-President as stated in our constitution. The next election of officers will occur in the spring of 2010.
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Friday July 3, 2009
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