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The Texas Bandmasters Association hosts the largest annual state bandmasters association
convention in the country with over 6500 people in attendance, including 2400 band directors
and more than 600 industry-related exhibit booths at the Annual TBA Convention/Clinic.

2008-2009 Professional Development Clinics Announced
  • Teaching Individual Musicianship in the Middle School Band
    Sam Houston State University - September 27, 2008
    Clinicians: Marion West and Charlotte Royall

    Designing curriculum to improve students individual musical skills... Motivating students to excel... Encouraging performance excellence

  • Creating a Culture of Excellence
    Southern Methodist University - January 31, 2009
    Clinicians: Matthew McInturf and Frank Troyka

    This clinic examines the elements of highly successful music students, teachers and programs.

  • Creating a Culture of Excellence
    Midland Senior High School - March 7, 2009
    Clinicians: Matthew McInturf and Frank Troyka

    This clinic examines the elements of highly successful music students, teachers and programs.

Woodwind Wonderland

Be sure you're in San Antonio, Sunday the 27th of July, ready to participate in all the activities on the first day of the Convention. There will be TWO world-class reed players appearing as guest soloists with the Featured Concerts that day!!

Dale Underwood
On Sunday afternoon, from 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM in the Lila Cockrell Theatre the Austin Symphonic Band, under the direction of Richard Floyd will feature saxophone virtuoso Dale Underwood. Acclaimed by the Washington Post as "the Heifez of the alto saxophone," Dale Underwood is internationally recognized as one of the foremost classical saxophonists of our time. Mr. Underwood has toured extensively throughout the world as a featured soloist, performing in every state in the continental United States, Alaska as well as in England, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Italy, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico, Canada, Austria, Hungary and for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.

Eddie Daniels
THEN.... on the same evening from 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM (after the TBA Board of Directors Awards Program) The U.S. Air Force Band of the West, commanded and conducted by Captain Cristina Moore Urrutia will showcase the talents of clarinetist Eddie Daniels, that rarest of rare musicians who is not only equally at home in both jazz and classical music, but excels at both with breathtaking virtuosity. To quote Leonard Bernstein "Eddie Daniels combines elegance and virtuosity in a way that makes me remember Arthur Rubenstein. He is a thoroughly well-bred demon."

Do NOT miss these performances!


June 2008 Bandmasters Review

TexasBandmasters.org now makes this important educational resource available at The Bandmasters Review OnLine, June 2008 Volume 9 Issue 4

Featured Articles

2008 Convention Concerts Announced!!

Future TBA Convention Dates
TBA is returning to the Sunday-Wednesday Schedule

  • 2009: July 26 - 29
  • 2010: July 25 - 28
  • 2011: July 24 - 27
Special Honors
Announced

Awards Presented at 2008 Convention

Bandmaster of Year:
Charles E. Nail

Music Industry Award:
Paul Lavender,
Hal Leonard Corp.

Meritorious Achievement Awards

Donnie Owens,
Waxahachie, TX

Cynthia Lansford,
Keller, TX

Rick Lambrecht,
El Paso, TX

Life Achievement Award:
Richard Floyd

Honorary Life Member:
J.R. McEntyre



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