TMEA 2017 Professional Development Conference Program

TMEA SELECTED PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES // FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017
Chuck Yost
9:00 –9:50 AM | MARYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BAND
Chuck Yost, Conductor
Presidential Ballroom AE
The MHS Band was formed in 1938 under the direction of Mr. Marvin Lindley. He served
as MHS Band Director until 1950, with the exception of a few years during WWII when he
was in the service. Ms. Lillian Ray (a local school music teacher) served as interim director
during his absence. Mr. Lindley was a founding member of the East Tennessee School Band
and Orchestra Directors Association (ETSBOA), and served as president of the organization
from 1944-1946. He left his position at MHS in 1950 to become the band director at East
Tennessee State Teachers College, now known at ETSU. In 1950, Mr. Jack Connell was named
the director, and he lead the band for 13 years until 1963. In 1963, Mr. Connell was named
the Supervisor of Instrumental Music for the Knoxville City Schools, and held that position
until his retirement in 1987. He was posthumously inducted into both the ETSBOA and the
Tennessee Bandmasters Hall of Fame. Col. Ed Bilbrey moved over from MJHS in 1963 and
served at MHS for 28 years until his retirement in 1991. Five of his students, Bill Connell,
Mark Connell, Dale Horst, Tom DeLozier, and Ed Nichols were successive drum majors of the
University of Tennessee ‘Pride of the Southland’ Band. In 1991, MHS Alumni Mr. Tom Delozier
assumed the position of Director of Bands, and served through 2012. Mr. Delozier is currently
the band director at Coulter Grove Intermediate School in Maryville. Mr. Chuck Yost was
named director of the band in 2012, and presently serves in this capacity.
The Maryville Band consistently earns Superior ratings in both concert and marching
performances, and each year approximately 25% of the band earns a chair in the ETSBOA
All-East groups.
Chuck Yost joined the MHS Band in 2012 after 25 years in another local school system.
He is a graduate of James Madison University (Percussion) and has a Master’s degree
in Education from Tusculum College. He is married to Janie and has three grown
children, three beautiful granddaughters, and one handsome grandson. His professional
affiliations include NAfME, TBA, TNMEA, and ETSBOA.
Johnathan Rodgers
11:00 –11:50 AM | LEE UNIVERSITY “LADIES OF LEE” CHOIR
Johnathan Rodgers, Conductor
Presidential Ballroom BC
Ladies of Lee, the premier women’s choir at Lee University (Cleveland, TN), has enjoyed a
thriving ministry of choral music for fifty years—performing in churches, schools, and senior
care centers throughout Tennessee and the Southeast and other locations across the U.S.
and abroad including: India, Mexico, Europe, Israel, the Bahamas, India, Bermuda, Hawaii,
Alaska, and Washington, D.C. In addition, they have performed in other venues such as
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