Full Program - Missouri Music Educators Association

Thursday, 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Salon A
Mehville High School Symphonic Band
Tony Brown, Nicholas Kremer
Mother Earth (A Fanfare).....................................................................................David Maslanka
Carl Fisher
Carmen Fantasy............................................................................. Georges Bizet/arr. Kent Baker
manuscript
They Are There!...........................................................................Charles Ives/arr. James Sinclair
Peer Int. Corp
Lullaby for Evangelina .......................................................................................Gary Gackstatter
manuscript
Frenzy.................................................................................................................. Andrew Boysen
Kjos Pub.
Tony Brown is in his nineteenth year as a Director at Mehlville High School with the last six years
as the Director of Bands. His duties include teaching elementary beginners, co-conducting the
second Concert Band, conducting the Symphonic Band, co-coordinating the Marching Band and
designing the drill. Before coming to Mehlville, he was Assistant Director of Bands at Sinton High
School in Sinton, Texas.
Mr. Brown is a native of St. Louis and is a Mehlville High School graduate. During high school Mr.
Brown was a private clarinet student of Dr. Warren Bellis from the University of Missouri-St. Louis,
and participated in several honor groups such as the Missouri All-State Band. Upon graduation
from Mehlville, he accepted a music scholarship to the University of North Texas. While at North
Texas, Mr. Brown was a Semi-Finalist in the International Clarinet Society Young Artist Concerto
Competition, performed in several woodwind quintets, participated in the Symphonic Band directed
by Dennis Fisher, the Wind Symphony directed by Dr. Robert Winslow and studied clarinet with Dr.
James Gillespie. Mr. Brown received a Master of Music Degree from SIU-Edwardsville and a Master
of Education in Secondary Administration from Lindenwood University.
Nicholas Kremer is in his first year as the Assistant Band Director at Mehlville High School. His
duties include working with beginning brass students at Washington Middle School, teaching
music appreciation, conducting the concert band, co-conducting the symphonic band, and
assisting with the Mehlville Marching Band. Before working at Mehlville Mr. Kremer taught at
Clarendon High School, in Clarendon, Arkansas.
Mr. Kremer received a Bachelor of Music Education degree and a Masters of Music degree from
Missouri State University. While at Missouri State he participated in the MSU Wind Ensemble,
Wind Symphony, Jazz Band, Marching Band, and Symphonic Band under directors Mr. Jerry
Hoover and Dr. Belva Prather. He studied trumpet privately with Dr. Grant Peters. During his
graduate work, he studied conducting under Dr. Belva Prather and had the opportunity to direct
the MSU Wind Symphony, Concert Band, and Studio Jazz Band.
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