TMEA 2018 Professional Development Conference Program

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APRIL 11 

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APRIL 14 

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TENNESSEE MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 

61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE 

APRIL 11–14, 2018 

Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center 

2800 Opryland Drive | Nashville, Tennessee | 615.889.1000 

Brad Turner and James P. Waters, TMEA Conference Co-Chairs 

Information is subject to change. 

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Exhibit Hall Hours 

Thursday, April 12th, 2018 – 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 

Friday, April 13th, 2018 – 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM 

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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM RONALD MEERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TMEA 

Welcome to the 61st Annual Conference of the Tennessee Music Education 

Association. This year’s convention features several musical offerings from our 

Tennessee All-State Musicians and selected conference performance ensembles, 

all of whom are sure to deliver exceptionally musical performances. 

Ronald Meers, 

Executive Director 

Some of the most knowledgeable clinicians in America, some from among 

the ranks of Tennessee’s finest music educators, will present workshops and 

professional development sessions designed to engage, inspire and inform. The 

Tennessee Music Education Association takes great pride in the relationships 

between our association and these outstanding music education leaders. With 

the TI:ME Music Technology Conference, held in conjunction with our convention, 

there are even more opportunities to for professional growth. Don’t forget to visit 

our Exhibit Hall. Many new ideas, travel companies, music publishers, fundraising 

companies, resources, prizes, and friends await you there! 

We hope you enjoy renewing old friendships and making new ones while attending 

the convention at the world-class Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. 

We are confident that you will return home with many innovative concepts and 

ideas that will help you and your students reach your highest goals with a sense of 

energy and vigor for the months ahead. 

WELCOME MESSAGE FROM JOHNATHAN VEST, ED. D., PRESIDENT OF TMEA 

Johnathan Vest, Ed. D. 

President of TMEA 

On behalf of the Tennessee Music Education Association Board of Directors, 

Conference and All-State chairs, let me say “Welcome to Nashville!” Our TMEA 

Conference has many great opportunities for our state music educators of all 

levels to sharpen their skills, hear the best performing groups Tennessee has 

to offer, see the latest materials and equipment, and network with each other. 

Take the time to look through this program and plug in your schedule with 

our EventMobi (our mobile app that will help you plan your day, interact with 

sessions, and explore the exhibits)! 

Our All-State Ensembles also offer something for everyone, so make sure that 

you take the time to not only watch a rehearsal with a master conductor but to 

attend the concerts as well. 

Brad Turner 

Co–Conference Chair 

I hope when you leave this year’s conference you’ll feel rejuvenated and ready 

to be the best music educators ever! Tennessee is blessed to have great 

students, teachers, and supporters of music. Thank you for being TMEA! 

WELCOME MESSAGE FROM BRAD TURNER AND PAUL WATERS, 

CO–CONFERENCE CHAIRS 

We are pleased to host the 61st Annual Conference of the Tennessee Music 

Education Association once again, and the Tennessee All-State Ensembles in 

Nashville, Music City, U.S.A.! All events take place at the Gaylord Opryland 

Resort and Convention Center. 

This year’s conference is streamlined, with careful consideration to the timing 

of various events. There are no sessions that are at the same time in the same 

discipline and no meetings during a session. As it was in the recent past, the 

conference includes discipline-specific “visit the exhibits” time. There are also 

many dining options available at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention 

Center with a variety of cuisines. 

James P. Waters, 

Co–Conference Chair 

We hope you enjoy your time in Nashville. 

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| TENNESSEE MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE

TMEA 61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE OPENING GENERAL SESSION 

WELCOMING REMARKS 

Johnathan Vest, Ed. D., TMEA President 

THE STATE OF MUSIC: 

THE STATE OF THE ARTS 

Sarah Trahern, Chief Executive Officer, Country Music Association 

PANEL DISCUSSION 

The Honorable Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee 

Candice McQueen, Ph. D., Commissioner of Education 

Tennessee State Department of Education 

Martina McBride, 5-Time CMA Award Winner, Country Music Artist 

TMEA SPECIAL AWARDS 

Outstanding Young Music Educator 

Jeffrey T. Phillips, Ed. D., TMEA Immediate Past-President 

Douglas Young, Munford High School 

PERFORMANCE 

2018 TMEA All-Collegiate Choir 

Jo-Michael Scheibe, Conductor 

TMEA SPECIAL AWARDS 

Outstanding School Administrator 

Jeffrey T. Phillips, Ed. D., TMEA Immediate Past-President 

Wincle Sterling, Shelby County Schools 

Derek Rushworth, Lookout Valley Middle/High School 


2018 TMEA INTERCOLLEGIATE CHOIR 

Jo-Michael Scheibe, Conductor 

The program to be selected from the following: 

When Music Sounds ................................................................................................................................................Connor Koppin 

Verlieh’ uns Frieden ....................................................................................................................... Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy 

Emerald Stream........................................................................................................................................................... Seth Houston 

Fresh and Fearless..........................................................................................................................................................Daniel Elder 

Set Down Servant ................................................................................................................................. Robert Shaw/Alice Parker 

JO-MICHAEL SCHEIBE , CONDUCTOR 

Jo-Michael Scheibe chairs the Thornton School of Music’s department of Choral and 

Sacred Music at the University of Southern California. Currently serving as Chair of 

the Past President’s Council of the American Choral Director’s Association (ACDA), 

Scheibe has served as National President, National President Elect, Western Division 

President, and National Repertoire and Standards Chairperson for Community Colleges. 

Under his leadership, the USC Thornton Chamber Singers received the 2015 American 

Prize in Choral Music, performed for the 2015 ACDA National Convention in Salt Lake 

City (his seventh appearance at that event) and were one of twenty-five choirs selected 

to perform at the Tenth World Choral Symposium in Seoul, South Korea in 2014. 

Prior to his appointment at USC, Scheibe served as Director of Choral Studies at the 

University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, 

Long Beach City College, Vintage High School in Napa, California, and Huntington 

Beach High School. He received his DMA from the University of Southern California 

and his BA and MM degrees from California State University at Long Beach, where he 

was presented with the distinguished alumnus award. 

Scheibe has collaborated with artists ranging from Luciano Pavarotti to Sir Elton John 

and the Rolling Stones, and he has prepared choruses for international conductors 

Helmuth Rilling, Michael Tilson Thomas, Sir Colin Davies, and more. Recordings of his 

ensembles have been released on the Albany, Cane, Naxos, Arsis and ANS labels. 

A champion of contemporary music, Scheibe regularly commissions and performs new 

works of choral literature. Music publishers Walton, Colla Voce Music, Pavane, and 

Santa Barbara distribute the Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series internationally. 

Scheibe presents nationally and internationally as a clinician, conductor, and 

adjudicator for choruses at all levels. Future engagements include international 

presentations in Shanghai, Bangkok, and Salzburg; and university presentations and 

all-state choirs across the country. 

CHRIS SMALLWOOD, ACCOMPANIST 

Chris Smallwood fell in love with music as a young kid, but didn’t fall onto a piano 

bench until high school, when he broke his leg. Just two years later, he was invited to 

Kentucky’s prestigious Governor’s School for the Arts program. In 2008, Chris received 

a bachelor of music from Belmont University, and in 2010 earned his master of music 

from the University of Louisville. Chris has toured internationally with Rain: A Tribute 

to the Beatles since 2010, and loves sharing his passion for The Beatles’ music with 

fans all over the world. Additionally, Chris is Music Director and performer for the Eat 

Your Science tour, Chef Alton Brown’s live show, which has toured nationally since 

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2018 TMEA INTERCOLLEGIATE CHOIR 

2016. Chris and his wife, Megan, live in Nashville, where Chris has performed with the 

Nashville Ballet and Nashville Symphony. He serves as adjunct music faculty at Belmont 

University and owns Mockingbird Musicians - a Nashville contracting service for live 

music and entertainment. In 2016 Chris released his first piano pop record, Out in the 

Open, which is available on iTunes. 

SCHOOLS REPRESENTED: 

Austin Peay State University (Korre Foster) 

Belmont University (Jeffery Ames and Lesley Mann) 

Martin Methodist College (Jennifer Adam) 

Middle Tennessee State University (Jamila McWhirter) 

Milligan College (Noah DeLong) 

University of Memphis (Ryan Fisher) 

SOPRANO 

Elizabeth Hornor (Memphis) 

Emma Halpin (Memphis) 

Shelbi Sellers (Memphis) 

Hannah Feathers (MTSU) 

Kathryn Cowan (MTSU) 

Noelle Stamper (MTSU) 

Ashley Randolph (Austin Peay) 

Emily Martin (Austin Peay) 

Nereyda Nuchurch (Milligan) 

Aubren Flanary (Milligan) 

Brianna McKay (Belmont) 

Maggie Ward (Belmont) 

ALTO 

Megan Barlowe (Memphis) 

Emma Haliburton (Memphis) 

Sara Gray (Memphis) 

Bailey Griffen (MTSU) 

Katie Nicholson (MTSU) 

Julia Lefurge (Austin Peay) 

Susannah White (Austin Peay) 

Amalia Wills (Austin Peay) 

Briana Stevens (Austin Peay) 

Briana Owen (Austin Peay) 

Margaret Cook (Milligan) 

Carson Phillips (Milligan) 

Haley Smith (Belmont) 

Sarah McCutchan (Belmont) 

Jilina Parker (Belmont) 

Hilary Talken (Belmont) 

TENOR 

Timothy Marsh (Memphis) 

Philip Bond (Memphis) 

Tamlyn Sampson (Memphis) 

Christian Gay (Martin Methodist) 

Sean Hand (Martin Methodist) 

Isaiah Batey (MTSU) 

Spencer Germany (MTSU) 

Andrew McKnight (Austin Peay) 

Maverick Summie (Milligan) 

Derek Jeffers (Milligan) 

Colby White (Belmont) 

BASS 

TJ Timmerman (Memphis) 

Jordan Smith (Memphis) 

Dillon Brown (Memphis) 

Caleb Cashion (Martin Methodist) 

Kevin Mendez (MTSU) 

Dustin Cobble (Milligan) 

Timothy Grant Coakley (Milligan) 

Tanner Jaska (Belmont) 

TMEA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE GUEST SPEAKERS AND PANEL DISCUSSION 

SARAH TRAHERN 

Chief Executive Officer – Country Music Association 

Trahern has more than 30 years of experience in the television business, including 21 

years producing or overseeing Country Music programming. Today she is the Chief 

Executive Officer of the esteemed Country Music Association, which was formed in 

1958 as the first trade group to promote a single genre of music. She has served in 

this position for 3 years. 

Her role at CMA is to collaborate with the CMA Board of Directors to expand the 

mission and strategic objectives of CMA while being mindful of the unique legacy 

and spirit of the music industry organization. Trahern also serves as President of the 

CMA Foundation Board, which supports music education programs for deserving children across the U.S. 



She began her cable career at C-SPAN in Washington, D.C. covering politics and public affairs and producing 

the popular series “Booknotes.” She moved to Nashville in 1995 to oversee specials and entertainment series 

for TNN. She joined Great American Country in 2005 with Scripps’ ownership of the network. She was 

promoted to SVP of Programming and in 2010, General Manager of the network, where her myriad duties 

included the strategic direction of the network and oversight of GAC’s programming, marketing, creative, and 

digital initiatives. 

She is an alum of both Leadership Music and Leadership Nashville. Trahern is a graduate of Georgetown 

University and has an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt. 

THE HONORABLE BILL HASLAM 

49th Governor of Tennessee 

In 2014, Bill Haslam was re-elected Tennessee’s governor with the largest victory in 

modern Tennessee history. 

Under his leadership, Tennessee is recognized as a national leader in education, 

economic development, and efficient and effective government. 

Since 2011, Tennessee students have been the fastest improving in the country in 

academic achievement. High school graduation rates are at an all-time high, and 

Tennessee is the first state in the nation to offer high school graduates and adults 

two years of community or technical college free of tuition and mandatory fees. 

Just four years into the governor’s Drive to 55 initiative to increase the number of Tennesseans with a 

postsecondary degree or certificate to 55 percent by 2025, more Tennesseans are going to college and fewer 

need remediation when they get there. At the current pace, Tennessee should meet that goal two years early. 

Nearly 400,000 net new private sector jobs have been created since Governor Haslam took office and, in 2017 

Tennessee’s unemployment rate reached an all-time low in state history. 

The governor worked with the Tennessee General Assembly in 2017 to pass the largest tax cut in Tennessee 

history while delivering a safe, reliable and debt-free transportation system. He and his administration have cut 

$578 million in year to year spending, balanced the budget every year, ensured Tennessee has the lowest debt in 

the country and more than doubled the state’s savings account. For only the third time in state history, Tennessee 

has been awarded a triple AAA bond rating. 

Governor Haslam and his wife, Crissy, have been married for 36 years and are blessed with three children and 

seven grandchildren. 

DR. CANDICE MCQUEEN 

Tennessee Commissioner of Education 

Dr. Candice McQueen was sworn in as Tennessee’s commissioner of education 

in January 2015. McQueen led a statewide effort to create a new strategic plan 

and vision for our schools called Tennessee Succeeds focused on increasing 

postsecondary and career readiness for all of Tennessee’s 1 million students. In 

summer 2017, Tennessee‘s new state plan was approved under the Every Student 

Succeeds Act, which builds on the work started under Tennessee Succeeds. Some of 

the hallmarks of the plan include a focus on ensuring Ready Graduates by supporting 

more early college coursework and industry certification attainment, a renewed 

accountability and support focus on improving achievement and growth for all 

students, and elevating a continuum of interventions for the state’s lowest performing schools. 

Under McQueen’s leadership, Tennessee recently announced the state’s highest graduation rate in its history 

at 89.1%, best overall ACT at 20.1 – a number that represents all public school students in the state, across the 

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board improvements in the 2nd year of the new state assessment, and a record high number of students taking 

and attaining credit for early college coursework. Tennessee has also refocused and reinvested in literacy with 

a statewide Read to be Ready campaign, new standards with comprehensive guidance and training on teaching 

reading, a statewide coaching network for elementary reading teachers, and summer camps for students who are 

furthest behind with an investment of over $30 million. 

Over the last three years, Commissioner McQueen worked with the governor and the general assembly to pass 

the largest investments in K-12 education without a tax increase in Tennessee’s history – an increase that has 

resulted in more than $430 million invested in education with the majority going to teacher salaries. 

McQueen has also connected with over 14,000 teachers on her Classroom Chronicles Tour, and spent time 

in close to 90% of Tennessee’s school districts. McQueen has opened lines of communication between the 

department and the public through avenues such as the Assessment Task Force and Assessment Task Force 2.0, 

Early Literacy Council, Career Forward Task Force, and the department’s inaugural Parent and Student Advisory 

Councils. In addition, she continues to oversee and participate in the department’s Teacher Advisory Council and 

the Governor’s Teacher Cabinet. 

Prior to her appointment as Commissioner of Education, McQueen served as senior vice president and dean 

of the college of education at Lipscomb University. Under her leadership, Lipscomb’s college of education and 

teacher preparation program were consistently highlighted as one of the top teacher training programs for 

quality and effectiveness. Prior to joining Lipscomb University, McQueen was awarded multiple awards for both 

her teaching and the curriculum design of a new magnet school. 

She began her career as a classroom teacher, teaching in both public and private elementary and middle schools. 

Dr. McQueen has a bachelor’s degree from Lipscomb, a master’s degree from Vanderbilt, and a Ph.D. from the 

University of Texas. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee and the Tennessee Board 

of Regents and was recently appointed to serve on the national board for the Council for the Accreditation of 

Educator Preparation (CAEP) and as a commissioner for Education Commission of the States (ECS). She is also a 

member of Chiefs for Change. 

MARTINA MCBRIDE 

5-Time CMA Award Winner, Country Music Artist 

Multiple Grammy® nominee Martina McBride has sold over 18 million albums to 

date, which includes 20 Top 10 singles and six #1 hits. McBride has released 13 

studio albums and most recently announced a new Christmas album scheduled 

for the 2018 Holiday season. McBride has earned more than 15 major music 

awards, including four wins for Female Vocalist of the Year from the Country Music 

Association and won three Academy of Country Music for Top Female Vocalist. 

Martina has been awarded 14 Gold Records, nine Platinum honors, three Double 

Platinum Records, and two Triple Platinum Awards. 

McBride is the author of, Around the Table, a full-color illustrated collection of her favorite recipes, hosting tips, 

practical menu planning advice, and themed décor inspiration. Aside from touring, she has spent the majority of 

2017creating and testing recipes for her second cookbook, which will be released during the Fall of 2018. 

Martina was awarded the Covenant House Beacon of Hope Award and Music Business Association’s prestigious 

2015 Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award for her philanthropic efforts on behalf of domestic violence. 

Through her Team Music Is Love charity initiative, Martina partners with non-profit causes to help many of the 

towns she’s performing in. Martina also invites fans to join her team in making the world a better place through 

the power of music. Since 2011, Team Music Is Love has been responsible for many successful fundraising and 

volunteer projects helping causes such as hunger relief, cancer research, combating domestic violence and 

helping children in need. For more information, please visit TeamMusicIsLove.com. 

McBride resides in Nashville with her husband, John, and their three daughters. 


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MASTER SCHEDULE OVERVIEW 

Listings are subject to change. 

For session descriptions and presenter biographies please 

download the TMEA EventMobi App from your smartphone 

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EXHIBIT HALL HOURS – Ryman B1 & B2 

Thursday, April 12, 2018 – 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 

Friday, April 13, 2018 – 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2018 

12:00 PM TMEA Board Meeting / Luncheon: Magnolia A 

6:00 PM Tennessee Division II State Marching Band Championship Roundtable: TMEA Executive Suite 

8:00 PM TBA Honors Recital: Presidential Ballroom E 

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018 

8:00 - 8:50 AM Band/Choir/Orchestra: Tri-M Music Honor Society. Anna Laura Williams. Jackson CD 

General Music: Composition Fun for K and 1. Elizabeth Carter. Presidential Chamber A 

Technology: Charms Office: Asset Management and Lost Prevention Using Charms Office 

Assistant. Paul Brown. Ryman Studio L 

Meeting: Tennessee Council of Visual and Performing Arts Supervisors. Dru Davison. 

Presidential Boardroom B 

9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Grand Opening: Visit Exhibits. Ryman B1 & B2 

Performance: Tennessee Tech University Trumpet Ensemble. Exhibit Hall 

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Ask-A-Pro: TMEA Retired Educators Booth. Exhibit Hall 

9:30 - 11:30 AM Conference General Opening Session, TN Collegiate Choir, Awards 

Presentation. Presidential Ballroom D 

12:00 - 12:50 PM CMA Foundation Session: How to Market Your Music Program. Catherine Frizzell & 

Amanda Eckard. Presidential Ballroom A 

Choir: Vowels, Vowels, Vowels. What About the Consonants? Jo-Michael Scheibe. 

Presidential Boardroom A 

Research: Research/Best Practice Poster Session. Presidential Boardroom B 

12:45 - 1:15PM Performance: Siegel Middle School Select Flute Choir. Ryman Lobby 

1:00 - 1:50 PM Band: Student teachers and the edTPA. What’s a mentor to do? (Guiding student teachers 

through the edTPA). Eric Branscome. Jackson CD 

Band: Popular Music Education & Modern Band. Bryan Powell & Warren Gramm. Ryman Studio FG 

Choir: East Tennessee State University BucsWorth Men’s Choir. Presidential Ballroom D 

Orchestra: Building the Pathway for Students of Diverse Ethnicities: How Accelerando is 

changing the face of American orchestras. Walter Bitner. Presidential Boardroom A 

General Music: The Rhythm is Here! A World Music Journey in Rhythm and Song! 

Steve Campbell. Presidential Chamber A 

Technology: BubbleMachine (v. 3.0): An interactive, real-time musical analysis tool. Scott 

Lipscomb. Ryman Studio L 

Collegiate: Navigating Legal Issues in Today’s School Music Programs. David Royse. 

Ryman Studio DE 


Meeting: Awards Luncheon. Magnolia A 

1:45 - 2:15PM Performance: Oliver Middle School Woodwind Choir. Ryman Lobby 

2:15 - 3:00 PM Meeting: DaCapo Meeting. TMEA Executive Suite 

2:00 - 2:50 PM All Tracks: Inspired Teaching in a Time of Change: Basic Strategies for Implementing the 

Revised TDOE Music Standards. Dru Davison. Jackson CD 

Choir: Social and Emotional Strategies for Building Self-Esteem Through Music. Nita Smith. 


Orchestra: Grand Finale! Andrew Palmer. Ryman Studio FG 

General Music: Active Music for Active Learners: Brain Food, Body Fuel! Carole Stephens. 

Presidential Chamber A 

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Technology: TI:ME for Tennessee. Floyd Richmond. Ryman Studio L 


2:45 - 3:15 PM Performance: Con Brio Singers. East Middle School. Ryman Lobby 

3:00 - 3:50 PM Band: Stewarts Creek High School Wind Ensemble. Presidential Ballroom D 

Choir: Lift Every Voice and Sing: A Reading Session for Mixed Choirs. Andy Beck. 


Orchestra: Bowing Fluency: Developing String Orchestras That Play with Artistry. Bob Phillips. 

Ryman Studio FG 

General Music: Listen to the Teamwork! Rhythms of Cooperation for Elementary Music 

Classrooms. Steve Campbell. Presidential Chamber A 

Technology / Collegiate: Live Sound & Recording: It’s more than plugs and faders. 

Mark Lochstampfor. Ryman Studio L 


4:00 - 4:50 PM Gala Reception for All Adult Conference Attendees, Sponsored by the Country Music 

Association Foundation: Exhibit Hall (Refreshements provided) 


5:00 PM Exhibit Hall Closes 

5:00 - 5:50 PM Band: How to Achieve a Great Snare Drum Sound in 60 Minutes or Less...Or Your Money 

Back! Bill Shaltis. Jackson CD 

Choir: White Station High School Chorale. Presidential Ballroom D 

General Music: Yes Uke Can! Teach the ukulele with a song based curriculum. 

Robin Giebelhausen. Presidential Chamber A 

Technology: Sound System Basics for the Music Educator. Jody Underwood. Ryman Studio L 

Collegiate: Learning from the Pros: Songwriting and School Music. Stuart Hill. 


6:00 - 6:50 PM CMA Foundation Session: Meet & Greet: Visit with the new 

Arts Director of Tennessee. Presidential Ballroom A 

Meeting: MTSU Alumni and Friends Reception. Ryman Studio FG 

Meeting: Phi Beta Mu Meeting. TMEA Executive Suite 

7:00 - 7:50 PM Band: Austin Peay State University Wind Ensemble. Presidential Ballroom D 

Choir: I Will Sing! New 2-Part Choral Repertoire. Andy Beck. Presidential Boardroom A 

General Music: Creativity at the Core. Maribeth Yoder-White. Presidential Chamber A 

Technology: The MusicFirst software suite for music education – something for everyone 

using any device. Larry Marchese. Ryman Studio L 

Collegiate: Collegiate Dinner and Caucus. Magnolia A 

8:00 - 8:50 PM Band: Jazz Caucus. Jackson CD 

General Music: Interactive Drum Circle. Steve Campbell. Presidential Chamber A 

Meeting: UT Martin Reception. Presidential Boardroom B 

9:00 PM Choir: Maryville College Concert Choir. Presidential Ballroom D 


FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 

8:00 - 8:50 AM Band/Choir/Orchestra: How to apply to perform at TMEA. John Mears. Jackson CD 

General Music: General Music Round Table and Poster Session. Linzie Mullins. 


Collegiate: Lessons Learned: Vocal Development of 3-5-Year-Olds and Implications for 

Teaching Young Children. Jessica Scruggs. Presidential Boardroom A 



9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Opens: Visit Exhibits. Ryman B1 & B2 

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Ask-A-Pro: TMEA Retired Educators Booth. Exhibit Hall 

9:00 - 9:50 AM Band: Preparing for Ensemble Sight-reading! Answers to the questions you didn’t know 

to ask. Paul Waters. Jackson CD 

Choir: Choral Caucus. Gerald Patton. Presidential Boardroom A 

Orchestra: Meigs Academic Magnet Middle School Advanced Strings. 

Presidential Ballroom D 

General Music: Sigame/Follow me. Dr. Rene Boyer. Presidential Chamber A 

Technology: Going Paperless with iPad. Robby Burns. Ryman Studio L 

Collegiate: Playing the Blues in General Music. Jim Tinter. Ryman Studio DE 

Meeting: Higher Education Caucus / Breakfast. Ryan Fisher. Presidential Boardroom B 

10:00 - 10:50 am Band: Working with Digital Scores. Robby Burns. Jackson CD 

Choir: It’s Not Rote - It’s Aural Literacy! Alison Allerton. Presidential Boardroom A 

Orchestra: Orchestra Caucus. Michelle Clupper. Ryman Studio FG 

General Music: John Feierabend Session. Presidential Chamber A 

Technology: Full STEAM Ahead: Powering STEAM Integration through Technology. 

Graham Hepburn. Ryman Studio L 

Collegiate: Effective Advocacy for Music Education. Christopher Dye. Ryman Studio DE 

11:00 - 11:50 AM Band: TBA Meeting (90-minute session). Jackson CD 

Choir: Middle Tennessee State University Women’s Chorale. Presidential Ballroom D 

Orchestra/Meeting: ASTA Board Meeting. Emily Hanna Crane. Magnolia A 

General Music: Dancing Feet! Carole Stephens. Presidential Chamber A 

Technology: Video Game Music: The Gamification of Music Pedagogy. Mark Laughlin. 

Ryman Studio L 

Collegiate: Twice-Exceptional Learners and General Music. Erica Kupinski. 


12:00 - 12:50 PM CMA Foundation Session: Songwriting 101 with the Country Music Hall of Fame. 

Ali Tonn. Presidential Ballroom A 

Meeting: ASTA Membership Luncheon. Magnolia A 

Meeting: SMTE Luncheon. Room: Presidential Boardroom B. 

12:45-1:15 PM Performance: Hardin Valley Academy Woodwind Trio. Ryman Lobby 

1:00 - 1:50 PM Band: Centennial High School Wind Ensemble TBA Hall of Fame. Presidential Ballroom D. 

Choir: ACDA Session. Jackson CD 

Orchestra: Teaching Intonation Creatively in The String Orchestra. Bob Phillips. 

Ryman Studio FG 

General Music: Becoming Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful in Upper Elementary Grades. 

John Feieraben. Presidential Chamber A 

Technology: Go “LIVE” with Ableton Live. Keith Mason. Ryman Studio L 

Collegiate: Integrating Music Across the Curriculum/with Technology. Lea Adams. 


1:45 - 2:15 PM Performance: Idlewild Performing Ensemble. Idlewild Elementary. Ryman Lobby 

2:00 - 2:50 PM Choir: ACDA Session. Jackson CD 

General Music: We Ain’t Ready ‘til the Beat is Steady. Dr. Rene Boyer. Presidential Chamber A 

Technology: Designing a Music Technology Curriculum. John Mlynczak. Ryman Studio L 

Collegiate: Exploring Africa Through Play. Nicola Mason. Ryman Studio FG 

2:45 - 3:15 PM Performance: Centennial Advanced Guitar Ensemble. Ryman Lobby 

3:00 PM Exhibit Hall Closes 

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3:00 - 3:50 PM Band: Band Caucus. David Chipman. Jackson CD 

Choir: Awesome Authentic Assessments - Facilitating the Fool Proof Field Trip. 

Roland Wilson. Ryman Studio DE 

Orchestra: You Can’t Teach Empty Chairs. Angela Ammerman. Ryman Studio FG 

General Music: How to Play and Teach Jazz on the Soprano Recorder. Jim Tinter. 


Technology: Teaching Intonation with Tonal Energy. Robby Burns. Ryman Studio L 

4:00 - 4:50 PM Band: The Importance of Music Education Advocacy: An Action Plan. Franklin Willis. 

Jackson CD 

Choir: A Choir Director’s Teaching Philosophy: Choosing Inspiration, Empowerment, and 

Success. J.D. Frizzell. Ryman Studio DE 

Orchestra: Strategies for Introducing and Developing Shifting. Bob Phillips. Ryman Studio FG 

General Music: Special Moments: Our Nation, Our Celebrations. Dr. Rene Boyer. 


Technology: Creating on Chromebooks: Online music tech made easy. John Mlynczak. 

Ryman Studio L 

Meeting: University of Tennessee at Knoxville Reception. Presidential Boardroom B 

5:00 - 5:50 PM Meeting: ETFBOA Caucus. Jackson CD 

6:00 PM Meeting: Phi Beta Mu: TMEA Executive Suite 


SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2018 

8:00 AM Meeting: TN ASBDA Breakfast. Ryman Studio L 

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM General Music: Vocal Development & Movement Development in the Early Years. 

John Feierabend. Presidential Ballroom A 


Training the modern musician. 

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| 2017 TMEA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE MEETINGS, RECEPTIONS, AND RECITALS 

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 

12:00 PM TMEA Board Meeting / Luncheon: Magnolia A 

6:00 PM Tennessee Division II State Marching Band Championship Roundtable: 

TMEA Executive Suite 

8:00 PM Tennessee Bandmasters Association Honors Recital: Presidential Ballroom E 

Thursday, April 12, 2018 

8:00 AM Tennessee Council of Visual and Performing Arts Supervisors. Dru Davison 

Presidential Boardroom B. 

9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Grand Opening: Exhibit Hall Ryman B1 & B2 

9:00 AM Ask-A-Pro: TMEA Retired Educators Booth. Exhibit Hall Ryman B1 & B2 

9:30 AM General Session for all TMEA Members; TN Collegiate Choir, Awards Presentation. 


1:00 PM Awards Luncheon. Magnolia A 

2:15 PM DaCapo Meeting. TMEA Executive Suite 

4:00 PM Gala Reception for All Adult Conference Attendees 

Sponsored by the Country Music Association Foundation (Refreshments will be provided): 

Exhibit Hall 

6:00 PM Meet & Greet: Visit with the new Arts Director of Tennessee. Presidential Ballroom A 

Middle Tennessee State University Alumni and Friends Reception. Ryman Studio FG 

Phi Beta Mu Meeting. TMEA Executive Suite 

7:00 PM Collegiate Dinner and Caucus. Magnolia A 

8:00 PM Jazz Caucus. Jackson CD 

University of Tennessee at Martin Reception. Presidential Boardroom B 

Friday, April 13, 2018 

8:00 AM General Music Round Table and Poster Session. Linzie Mullins. Presidential Chamber A 

9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Opens. Exhibit Hall Ryman B1 & B2 

Ask-A-Pro: TMEA Retired Educators Booth. Exhibit Hall Ryman B1 & B2 

Higher Education Caucus / Breakfast. Ryan Fisher. Presidential Boardroom B 

Choral Caucus. Gerald Patton. Presidential Boardroom A 

10:00 AM Orchestra Caucus. Michelle Clupper. Ryman Studio FG 

11:00 AM TBA Meeting (90-minute session). Jackson CD 

ASTA Board Meeting. Emily Hanna Crane. Magnolia A 

12:00 PM ASTA Membership Luncheon. Magnolia A 

SMTE Luncheon. Presidential Boardroom B. 

3:00 PM Band Caucus. David Chipman. Jackson CD 

4:00 PM University of Tennessee at Knoxville Reception. Presidential Boardroom B 

5:00 PM ETSBOA Caucus. Jackson CD 

6:00 PM Phi Beta Mu: TMEA Executive Suite 

Saturday, April 14, 2018 

8:00 AM TN ASBDA Breakfast. Ryman Studio L 


TMEA RESEARCH/ SMTE EVENTS 

FACILITATOR: DR. JAMILA L. MCWHIRTER, TMEA RESEARCH CHAIR 

April 12, 2018 

12:00 – 12:50 P.M. RESEARCH POSTER SESSION 

(Light refreshment provided. Come enjoy your lunchtime with us!) 

The Impact of Pre-College Music Experiences on Success in Collegiate Music Theory 

Mr. Travis Hicks, Lee University 

Core Literature for School Orchestras: An Analysis of Selected State Contest Lists 

Dr. David Royse, UTK 

Using Student Response Systems to Engage with Music 

Dr. Mary Dave Blackman, ETSU 

An Analysis of Adjudicator Feedback for High School Treble Choirs at the 2017 Ole Miss Choral Festival 

Mr. Eric Johnson, University of Mississippi 

I’ll Tell You What I Feel if You Listen to My Song 

Dr. Catherine Wilson, WKU 

Teaching String Intonation: Literature and Practice 

Ms. Marjorie Way-Kiani, MTSU 

Composition in the Music Classroom: A Literature Review 

Mr. James Gann, Blount County School System 

An Examination of Off- and On-Task Behavior of Pre-Service Music Educators in 

Relation to Experience in Peer-Teaching 

Ms. Alicia Canterbury, University of Mississippi 

Where Have All the Folksongs Gone? We’ve Replaced Them Every One 

Dr. Eric Branscome, APSU 

A Survey of Beginning Band Directors with Regard to Instrument Selection 

Ms. Ke Ding, MTSU 

Choral Rehearsal Planning Techniques of One Selected Successful High School Choral Director 

Mr. Roderick Vester, University of Mississippi 

Voice 101: Using and Preserving Your Voice 

Dr. Emily Pence Brown, Bowling Green State University 

A Survey of Post-Secondary School Music Participation 

Mr. Dakota Dooley, MTSU 

Multi-Cultural Music Experiences of Collegiate Music Majors 

Ms. Shan Zheng, MTSU 

A Survey of Community Band Participants in Marquette, Michigan 

Ms. Amanda Fliflet, University of Mississippi 

Classroom Observations in a Beginning Band Rehearsal Room 

Mr. Steven Hugley, University of Mississippi 

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TMEA RESEARCH/ SMTE EVENTS 

1:00 – 1:50 P.M. RESEARCH/BEST PRACTICE SESSION 

Music Supervisors Bulletin, Music Supervisors Journal, and Music Educators Journal: A Historical Study on Music 

and Special Needs from 1914-1975 

Presenter: Ms. Sarah Emmons, UTK 


P.R.A.C.T.I.C.E. An Acronym for Doing Things Better 

Presenter: Professor Brendan Townsend, Texas A & M International University 


Improving Improvisation: Leadership Training that Enhances Jazz Improvisation 

Presenter: Mr. Benjamin Posey, Brock’s Gap Intermediate School 


Music Teacher Perceptions of Assessment: A Phenomenological Study of the Tennessee Fine Arts Portfolio 

Presenter: Dr. David Potter, Michigan State University 

April 13, 2018 

12:00 – 12:50 P.M. SMTE LUNCHEON 

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TMEA SELECTED ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE TIMES AND LOCATIONS 


1:00 – 1:50 PM East Tennessee State University BucsWorth Men’s Choir. Dr. Alan Stevens, Conductor 

3:00 – 3:50 PM Stewarts Creek High School Wind Ensemble. Debbie Burton & Michael Chester, Conductors 

5:00 – 5:50 PM White Station High School Chorale. Joseph Powell & Daniel Massey, Conductors 

7:00 – 7:50 PM Austin Peay State University Wind Ensemble. Dr. Gregory Wolynec, Conductor 

9:00 – 9:50 PM Maryville College Concert Choir. Stacey Murphy Wilner, Conductor 


9:00 – 9:50 AM Meigs Academic Middle School Advanced Strings. Matthew Taylor, Conductor 

11:00 – 11:50 AM Middle Tennessee State University Women’s Chorale. Angela Tipps, Conductor 

1:00 – 2:30 PM Centennial High School Wind Ensemble (Tennessee Bandmasters Association 

Hall of Fame Concert). Scott E. Miller, Conductor 

TMEA SPOTLIGHT ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE TIMES AND LOCATIONS 

Thursday, April 12th, 2018 

9:00 – 9:30 AM Tennessee Tech University Trumpet Ensemble (Tennessee Tech University - 

Raquel Rodriquez, Director) - Opening of Exhibits: Ryman B1 & B2 

12:45-1:15 PM Siegel Middle School Select Flute Choir (Siegel Middle School, Murfreesboro – Anna Laura 

Williams and Matthew Crossley, Directors) - Ryman Lobby 

1:45-2:15 PM Oliver Middle School Woodwind Choir (Oliver Middle School – Susan Waters, Director) - 

Ryman Lobby 

2:45-3:15 PM Con Brio Singers (East Middle School, Tullahoma – Cody Duff, Director) – Ryman Lobby 

Friday, April 13th, 2018 

12:45-1:15 PM Hardin Valley Academy Woodwind Trio (Hardin Valley Academy, Knoxville – 

Alex Rector, Director) – Ryman Lobby 

1:45-2:15 PM Idlewild Performing Ensemble (Idlewild Elementary School, Memphis – 

Allen Moody, Director) – Ryman Lobby 

2:45-3:15 PM Centennial Advanced Guitar Ensemble (Centennial High School, Franklin – 

Allison Cowan, Director) – Ryman Lobby 

TMEA TENNESSEE TREBLE HONORS CHOIR AND ALL-COLLEGIATE ENSEMBLE INFORMATION 

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 

8:00 AM TMEA All-Collegiate Choir Registration: Lincoln D 

8:30 AM – 11:30 PM TMEA All-Collegiate Choir Rehearsal: Lincoln D 

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM TMEA All-Collegiate Choir Rehearsal: Lincoln D 


9:00 AM – 9:45 AM TMEA All-Collegiate Choir Warm-up / Sound Check. Presidential Ballroom D 

10:00 AM TMEA All-Collegiate Choir Performance 


12:00 PM Tennessee Treble Honors Choir Registration: Presidential Lobby 

12:30 PM – 4:00 PM Tennessee Treble Honors Choir Rehearsal: Presidential Boardroom A 

Saturday, April 14, 2018 

8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Tennessee Treble Honors Choir Warm-up/Sound Check: Presidential Ballroom A 

9:00 AM Tennessee Treble Honors Choir Performance. Presidential Ballroom A 


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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2018 

Student Registration (All Ensembles): 

3:15 PM - 5:00 PM Presidential Lobby 

Judges Meeting 

5:00 PM Band & Orchestra Judges Meeting. Presidential Ballroom B 

Audition Times 

6:00 PM Auditions for all Concert Bands and Orchestras 

String and Woodwind Audition Locations: Warm-up: Presidential Chamber B 

Violin 1, 9 - 10: Jackson C 

Violin 2, 9 - 10: Jackson D 

Violin 1, 11 - 12: Jackson A 

Violin 2, 11 - 12: Jackson B 

Viola 9 - 12: Cheekwood D 

Cello 9 - 12: Cheekwood E 

Bass 9 - 12: Washington A 

Flute 9 - 12: Magnolia Boardroom A 

Clarinet 9 - 10: Presidential Boardroom B 

Clarinet 11 - 12: Presidential Boardroom A 

Saxes: Lincoln B 

Double Reeds/Low Reeds: Governors Chamber A 

Orchestra Woodwinds: Davidson C 

Brass and Percussion Audition Locations: Warm-up: Presidential Ballroom B 

Trumpet 9 - 12: Washington B 

French Horn 9 - 12: Presidential Ballroom C 

Trombone 9 - 12: Presidential Ballroom A 

Euphonium/Tuba 9 -12: Ryman Studio L 

Orchestra Brass: Ryman Presidential Chamber A 

Percussion 9 - 12 & Orchestra: Presidential Ballroom D 

2018 TMEA TENNESSEE ALL-STATE ENSEMBLES INFORMATION 

Rehearsal Times 

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Rehearsal for all Choral and Jazz Band in designated areas 

Rehearsal Locations: 

Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade String Orchestra: Jackson AB 

Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Symphony Orchestra: Washington B 

Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade Concert Band: Presidential Chamber B 

Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Concert Band: Presidential Ballroom BC 

Tennessee All-State Jazz Band: Lincoln A 

Tennessee All-State SATB Choir: Lincoln CDE 

Tennessee All-State SSAA Chorale: Jackson EF 

Tennessee All-State TTBB Chorus: Ryman Studio ABC 


All Instrumental Ensembles: 

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rehearsal: Designated areas 

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Rehearsal: Designated areas 



ALL–STATE ENSEMBLE REGISTRATION AND REHEARSAL SCHEDULE 


All Choral Ensembles: 

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Rehearsal: Designated areas 

11:30 AM *College Fair: Exhibit Hall 




Band and Orchestra Ensembles: 

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Rehearsal: Designated areas 



Jazz Band: 

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Rehearsal: Designated area 


2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Rehearsal: Designated area 

8:00 PM Sound Check / Warm-up: Presidential Ballroom D 

All Choral Ensembles: 

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rehearsal: Designated areas 


Concert Schedule: All concerts take place in Presidential Ballroom D 

5:30 PM Tennessee All-State SATB Choir 

6:15 PM Tennessee All-State TTBB Chorus 

7:00 PM Tennessee All-State SSAA Chorale 

9:00 PM Tennessee All-State Jazz Band 

SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2018 

Concert Schedule: All concerts take place in Presidential Ballroom D unless otherwise noted 

9:00 AM Tennessee Treble Honors Choir (Presidential Ballroom A) 

9:30 AM Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade String Orchestra 

10:30 AM Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Symphony Orchestra 

11:30 AM Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade Concert Band 

12:30 PM Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Concert Band 

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TENNESSEE ALL–STATE ENSEMBLE CONDUCTORS OVERVIEW 

GREG BIMM, CONDUCTOR 

Tennessee All-State 9th & 

10th Grade Concert Band 

Greg Bimm has been director 

of bands at Marian Catholic 

High School since 1977. Under 

his direction, the Marian 

Band has grown from 70 

to over 280 members, has 

earned hundreds of awards 

and honors, and has become one of the premier high 

school band programs in the United States. 

RICHARD FLOYD, 

CONDUCTOR 


12th Grade Concert Band 

Richard Floyd is presently in his 

55rd year of active involvement 

as a conductor, music educator 

and administrator. In 2014 

Floyd retired as State Director 

of Music at the University 

of Texas at Austin where 

he coordinated all facets of secondary school music 

competition for some 3500 performing organizations 

throughout the state for 30 years. 

REBECCA MACLEOD, 

CONDUCTOR 


10th Grade String Orchestra 

Dr. Rebecca MacLeod is 

Associate Professor of Music 

Education at the University of 

North Carolina at Greensboro, 

where she directs the string 

education program and 

conducts the UNCG Sinfonia. Prior to joining the 

UNCG faculty, she was the assistant artistic director 

and conductor of the Tallahassee Symphony Youth 

Chamber Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra in 

Tallahassee, Florida. 

JEFFREY GROGAN, 

CONDUCTOR 

Tennessee All-State 11th & 12th 

Grade Symphony Orchestra 

Jeffrey Grogan is an 

internationally-known 

conductor and teacher 

dedicated to the pursuit of his 

craft and nurturing musical 

excellence among young 

musicians. Grogan serves as Director of Orchestral 

Activities and Professor of Music at Oklahoma City 

University and Artistic Director of the Oklahoma Youth 

Orchestras. 

ALAN WYATT, CONDUCTOR 

Tennessee All-State 9-12 

Jazz Ensemble 

Alan Wyatt is an Assistant 

Professor of Music at the Lee 

University School of Music 

in Cleveland, TN, and has 

been teaching and mentoring 

students there since 1990. 

A graduate of the University 

of Tennessee at Knoxville, 

Professor Wyatt teaches courses such as Applied 

Saxophone, Commercial Music Theory and History, 

and Jazz Improvisation. He is also the director of the 

Lee University Jazz Ensemble and serves as the Area 

Coordinator for Music Business. 

JEFFERY REDDING, 

CONDUCTOR 

Tennessee All-State 

SSAA Chorale 

Jeffery Redding, Director of 

Choral Activities at West 

Orange High School in Winter 

Garden, Florida, has led his 

choirs in performances at 

state, regional, and national 

conventions of the American Choral Directors’ 

Association (ACDA). Dr. Redding is founder and 

Artistic Director of the Garden Community Choir in 

Winter Garden, Florida. Redding holds a Ph.D. in Choral 

Conducting/Music Education and a Master of Music 

Education, both from the Florida State University, and 

a B.S. in Music Education from Florida A&M University. 

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TENNESSEE ALL–STATE ENSEMBLE CONDUCTORS OVERVIEW 

JOHN BYUN, CONDUCTOR 


TTBB Chorus 

John Byun received his 

Bachelor of Music in Vocal 

Performance from the 

University of California, Irvine 

and his Masters in Choral 

Conducting from California 

State University, Long Beach. 

He is the director of Choral and Vocal Activities at 

Riverside City College, where he directs the Chamber 

Singers and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble. 

TESFA WONDEMAGEGNEHU, 

CONDUCTOR 


SATB Choir 

Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, 

Director of Choral Ministries 

at Westminster Presbyterian 

Church in Minneapolis, 

previously served as the 

conductor of The Radio 

Choir from American Public Media and as the 

assistant artistic director of VocalEssence. Tesfa 

Wondemagegnehu holds a Master of Music degree in 

Choral Conducting and Vocal Performance from the 

Florida State University and a Bachelor of Music degree 

in Vocal Performance from the University of Memphis. 

MARTHA SHAW, 

CONDUCTOR 

Tennessee Treble Honors Choir 

Martha Shaw, the Lester 

Harbin chair of conducting, 

is professor of music and the 

director of choral activities 

at Shorter University. She is 

the founding director of the 

Spivey Hall Children’s Choir. 

Shaw received a bachelor of music education degree 

from Shorter College and a master of science degree 

in Music Education from the University of Tennessee, 

where she studied with Donald Neuen. Prior to joining 

the faculty at Shorter in 1999, Shaw studied with Larry 

Wyatt at the University of South Carolina, where she 

was a member of the faculty and earned a doctor of 

musical arts degree in conducting. 


to exalt TO INSPIRE 

We are proud of our Tennessee Music Educators 

Union graduates who are teaching in Tennessee schools: 

Marya Davis Bailey Family Christian School, Jackson 

Karen Barker Crockett County Middle School, Alamo 

Dawn Baxter Gregory Caywood Elementary School, Lexington 

Candice Blackard Dunbar Elementary School, Memphis 

Anna Price Brown Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary 

School, Jackson 

Madelyn Carson North Side High School, Jackson 

Krist Chaney Goodlett Elementary School, Memphis 

Adam Clark T. W. Hunter Middle School and Beech High School, 

Hendersonville 

Carol Culbreath Whitehaven High School, Memphis 

Elsie Dumser Marshall County High School, Lewisburg 

Mindy Parsell Essary Augustine School, Jackson 

Elizabeth Clark Evans Hendersonville High School, Hendersonville 

Leah Foust Crockett County High School, Alamo 

Mandy Fuller Grisham New Hope Christian Academy, Memphis 

Wendy Nolan Hill Bailey Station Elementary School, Collierville 

Alisa Clift Inman Loudon High School, Loudon 

Susan Graves Land Collierville Elementary School, Collierville 

Dianne Armour Lowery Henry Elementary School, Henry 

Carole Howard Mathis Crestview Middle School, Covington 

MaryAnn McClendon Community Montessori School and 

Alexander Elementary School, Jackson 

Sharon Crihfield Morris Ripley High School, Ripley 

Emily Matthews Nelson Oak Elementary School, Bartlett 

Carla Nichols Trinity Christian Academy, Jackson 

Martha Robinson Coulter Grove Intermediate School, Maryville 

Kennda Ross McEwen Elementary School, McEwen 

Bret Scott Rose Hill Middle School, Jackson 

Madison Shepard Centennial Elementary School, Dickson 

Andrew Smith Evangelical Christian School, Cordova 

Stacey Smith Rossview Elementary School, Clarksville 

Marissa Foote Toothman East Robertson Elementary School, Cross Plains 

Adam Wood Lexington High School, Lexington 

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Friday, February 16, 2018 

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TENNESSEE ALL–STATE ENSEMBLE REPETOIRE 

Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade Concert Band 

Greg Bimm, Conductor 

Program to be selected from the following: 

L’Inglesina......................................................................................................................Davide Della Cese, arr. John Bourgeois 

Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo ..............................................................................................Malcom Arnold, arr. John Paynter 

Danzon................................................................................................................................. Leonard Bernstein, arr. Jay Bocook 

I Am Not Yours......................................................................................................................Z. Randall Stroop, arr. Greg Bimm 

Joyance ................................................................................................................................................................... Claude T. Smith 

Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Concert Band 

Richard Floyd, Conductor 


In This Broad Earth ....................................................................................................................................................Steven Bryant 

Portrait in Jade ........................................................................................................................................................... Ryan George 

Lux Aurumque............................................................................................................................................................Eric Whitacre 

Marche Militaire Francaise...................................................................................Camille Saint-Saëns, trans. Mark Hinsdley 

Tennessee All-State 9th and 10th Grade String Orchestra 

Rebecca MacLeod, Conductor 


Minuetto............................................................................................................................................................... Giovanni Bolzoni 

Danzas de Panama .......................................................................................................................................... William Grant Still 

Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48 .............................................................................................. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 

III. Élégie: Larghetto elegiaco 

IV. Finale: Allegro con spirito 

Tennessee All-State 11th and 12th Grade Symphony Orchestra 

Jeffrey Grogan, Conductor 


Symphonic Dances from West Side Story....................................................................................................Leonard Bernstein 

La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance No. 1 ................................................................................................................... Manuel De Falla 

Tennessee All-State Jazz Band 

Alan Wyatt, Conductor 


Blues for Brother Jerome.................................................................................................Donald Brown, arr. Vance Thompson 

MAS Production............................................................................................................................................................ Matt Harris 

Last Season............................................................................................................................................................Maria Schneider 

Dusk..............................................................................................................................................Dave Samuels, arr. Alan Wyatt 

Pa Pa................................................................................................................................................................................Alan Wyatt 

Red Top....................................................................................................................................Lionel Hampton, arr. Mark Taylor 

Tennessee All-State SATB Choir 

Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, Conductor 


Sanctus .................................................................................................................................................................. Randall Johnson 

The King Shall Rejoice...............................................................................................................G.F. Handel, arr. Andre Thomas 

Weep Not for Him................................................................................................................................. Tesfa Wondemagegnehu 

Tangueando ........................................................................................................................................................... Oscar Escalada 

I See the Heaven’s Glories Shine..........................................................................................................................Andrea Ramsey 

Total Praise........................................................................................................................ Richard Smallwood, arr. Doreen Rao 

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TENNESSEE ALL–STATE ENSEMBLE REPETOIRE 

Tennessee All-State SSAA Chorale 

Jeffery Redding, Conductor 


I Cannot Dance O Lord ..........................................................................................................................................Stephen Paulus 

Et Misericordia from Magnificat ............................................................................................................................. Kim Arnesen 

God Will Give Orders/Sweet Child from Snow Angel..................................................................................... Sarah Quartel 

Psalm 23............................................................................................................................................................. Z. Randall Stroope 

El Vito.............................................................................................................................................................................. Joni Jensen 

Elijah Rock........................................................................................................................................................ arr. Stacey V. Gibbs 

Tennessee All-State TTBB Chorus 

John Byun, Conductor 


Cornerstone ..............................................................................................................................................Shawn Kirchner 

Love Song...............................................................................................................................................Richard Burchard 

Please Stay ................................................................................................................................................. Jake Runestad 

Dana Dana..................................................................................................................................................... Lados Bardos 

Loch Lomond ............................................................................................................................................ Jonathan Quick 

Nearer, My God, to Thee ........................................................................................................................ James L. Stevens 

Tennessee Treble Honors Choir 

Martha Shaw, Conductor 


Cantate Domino ................................................................................................................................................... Nancy Hill Cobb 

The World is Full of Poetry from Earth Songs.....................................................................................................David Brunner 

Ask the Moon................................................................................................................................................................. Ron Nelson 

I Lift My Eyes................................................................................................................................................................. Bob Chilcott 

Shady Grove...............................................................................................................................................................Shirley McRae 

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2018 TMEA EXHIBITOR BOOTH NUMBERS 

TYPE COMPANY BOOTH # 

College Austin Peay State University..............................................................................................................................224 

Industry Band Fundamentals Books.................................................................................................................................. 519 

Industry Bandwagon Music & Repair............................................................................................................................... 228 

College Belmont University............................................................................................................................................... 616 

College Bethel University Renaissance.................................................................................................................... 110, 112 

Industry Bob Rogers Travel...........................................................................................................................................113, 212 

Industry Cannon Music Camp-Appalachian State University..................................................................................... 613 

College Carson-Newman University...............................................................................................................................325 

Industry Century Resources LLC.........................................................................................................................................119 

Industry Charms / Community Connects........................................................................................................................525 

Industry Conn-Selmer, Inc...................................................................................................................................................227 

Industry Cousin’s Concert Attire........................................................................................................................................ 123 

College Cumberland University Athletic Bands............................................................................................................329 

Industry Custom Fundraising Solutions....................................................................................................................126, 128 

Industry Dancing Drum....................................................................................................................................................... 428 

College East Tennessee State University................................................................................................................315, 414 

Industry Elvis Presley’s Graceland...................................................................................................................................... 115 

Industry Florida Indian River Groves....................................................................................................................... 305, 307 

Industry FRUHAUF UNIFORMS......................................................................................................................................... 215 

Industry Fundraising with Simply Sheets................................................................................................................104, 106 

Industry Gandy Ink & Spirit Booster..........................................................................................................................413, 415 

Industry Gateway Music Festivals & Tours...................................................................................................................... 412 

Industry GBC Fundraising....................................................................................................................................................108 

Industry GIA Publications / Walton Music.................................................................................................... 105, 107, 109 

Industry Hawaii State Tours................................................................................................................................................523 

Industry Jupiter/Mapex/Majestic/Azumi/XO Brass - KHS America................................................................ 513, 515 

Industry JW Pepper................................................................................................................................................... 204, 206 

College Lee University........................................................................................................................................................ 216 

Industry Lippo’s Music Mart...............................................................................................................................................222 

College Lipscomb University............................................................................................................................................ 205 

Industry Littlestone Summer Music Festival.................................................................................................................. 426 

Industry Main Street Travel, LLC........................................................................................................................................614 

Industry Marching Show Concepts & Center X Productions.......................................................................................527 

College Martin Methodist College.................................................................................................................................... 117 

College Maryville College................................................................................................................................................. 628 

Industry McGraw Hill Education........................................................................................................................................ 621 

College Middle Tennessee State University.................................................................................................................. 207 

College Milligan College..................................................................................................................................................... 214 

Industry Music & Arts................................................................................................................................................306, 308 

Industry Music City Fundraising.........................................................................................................................................116 

Industry Music City Popcorn............................................................................................................................................... 125 

Industry Music for All, Inc.................................................................................................................................................. 309 

Industry Music Travel Consultants.....................................................................................................................................118 

Industry PERIPOLE, INC.................................................................................................................................. 404, 406, 408 

Industry Planet Fundraiser................................................................................................................................................. 209 

Industry QuaverMusic.com...................................................................................................425, 427, 429, 524, 526, 528 

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2018 TMEA EXHIBITOR BOOTH NUMBERS 

Industry Romeo Music......................................................................................................................................................... 124 

Industry SaveAround, Inc.................................................................................................................................................... 615 

Industry Schermer Pecan Company.................................................................................................................................. 618 

College Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity............................................................................................114 

Industry Simply Sheets Fundraising, LLC..................................................................................................................120, 122 

Industry Snap! Raise............................................................................................................................................................. 612 

Industry Stanbury Uniforms, Inc.........................................................................................................................................313 

Industry Steinway Piano Gallery........................................................................................................................................226 

Industry Sweet Pipes........................................................................................................................................................... 529 

Industry Tempest Musical Instruments........................................................................................................................... 229 

College The University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music.............................................................225, 324 

College The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga................................................................................................. 314 

Industry Thomas Tours, Inc................................................................................................................................................304 

College Trevecca Nazarene University...........................................................................................................................208 

College TTU School of Music............................................................................................................................................ 218 

College Union University.................................................................................................................................................... 517 

College University of Tennessee at Martin................................................................................................................... 424 

College University of Tennessee Knoxville.....................................................................................................................327 

Industry Wenger Corporation.....................................................................................................................................512, 514 

College Western Kentucky University Band................................................................................................................. 622 

Industry World’s Finest Chocolate.................................................................................................................................... 617 

Industry Yamaha Corporation of America............................................................................................................... 213, 312 

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2018 TMEA EXHIBITORS DIRECTORY 

Austin Peay State University 

Booth # 224 

P. O. Box 4625 

Clarksville, TN 37044 

www.apsu.edu/music 

music@apsu.edu 

931-221-7818 

Band Fundamentals Books 

Booth # 519 

3601 Dogwood LN SW 

Roanoke, VA 24015 

www.BandFundamentals.com 

Steve@BandFundamentals.com 

540-354-2139 

Bandwagon Music & Repair 

Booth # 228 

7639 Highway 70 S 

Nashville, TN 37221 

www.bandwagonmusicandrepair.com 

linden@bandwagonmusicandrepair.com 

615-721-2263 

Belmont University 

Booth # 616 

1900 Belmont Blvd 


www.belmont.edu 

emily.murphy@belmont.edu 

615-460-8116 

Bethel University Renaissance 

Booth # 110, 112 

325 Cherry Ave 

McKenzie, TN 38201 

www.bethelrenaissance.com 

griffinry@bethelu.edu 

731-352-6993 

Bob Rogers Travel 

Booth # 113, 212 

3440 Lacrosse Lane 

Naperville, IL 60564 

www.bobrogerstravel.com 

ahosking@bobrogerstravel.com 

800-373-1423 

Cannon Music Camp-Appalachian 

State University 

Booth # 613 

813 Rivers Street 

Appalachian State University 

Boone, NC 28608 

www.cannon.appstate.edu 

cannonmusiccamp@appstate.edu 

828-262-4091 

Carson-Newman University 

Booth # 325 

C-N Box 71891 

Jefferson City, TN 37760 

www.cn.edu/music 

pbivens@cn.edu 

865-471-3496 

Century Resources LLC 

Booth # 119 

3730 Lockbourne Road 

Columbus, Ohio 43207 

www,centuryresources.com 

mearley@centuryresources.com 

614-654-9022 

Charms / Community Connects 

Booth # 525 

1985 Forest Lane 

Garland, TX 75042 

www.charmsoffice.com/about.asp 

paul.brown@dorianbusiness.com 

972-485-1912 

Conn-Selmer, Inc. 

Booth # 227 

600 Industrial Parkway 

Elkhart, Indiana 46516 

www.conn-selmer.com 

rhanby@conn-selmer.com 

574-522-1675 

Cousin’s Concert Attire 

Booth # 123 

360 Fairfield Ave 

Stamford, CT 6902 

www.concertattire.com 

dmchavkin@gmail.com 

216-347-8576 

Cumberland University 

Athletic Bands 

Booth # 329 

1 Cumberland Square 

Lebanon, TN 37087 

www.cumberland.edu/humanitieseducation-arts/arts/ 

aray@cumberland.edu 

615-257-2005 

Custom Fundraising Solutions 

Booth # 126, 128 

9522 Timberlog Drive 

Chattanooga, Tn 37421 

Customfundraisingsolutions.com 

cfschattanooga@gmail.com 

423-802-9919 

Dancing Drum 

Booth # 428 

5500 Prytania St. #619 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 

dancingdrum.com 

info@dancingdrum.com 

504-941-1378 

East Tennessee State University 

Booth # 315, 414 

PO Box 70661 

Attn. Dr. Alan Stevens 

Johnson City, TN 37614 

www.etsu.edu/music 

stevensae2@etsu.edu 

423-439-4725 

Elvis Presley’s Graceland 

Booth # 115 

3734 Elvis Presley Blvd. 

Memphis, TN 38116 

www.graceland.com 

kwoods@graceland.com 

901-332-3322 

Florida Indian River Groves 

Booth # 305, 307 

4625 Highway A1A 

Vero Beach, Florida 32963 

www.FruitSale.com 

JeffKnowles@ 

FloridaIndianRiverGroves.com 

800-468-3168 

FRUHAUF UNIFORMS 

Booth # 215 

800 E. Gilbert 

Wichita, Ks. 67211 

www.fruhauf.com 

dblanchard@fruhauf.com 

316-263-7500 

Fundraising with Simply Sheets 

Booth # 104, 106 

7900 Bullitt Drive 

Mobile, Alabama 36619 

www.simplysheets.net 

Michelle@simplysheets.net 

251-454-0507 

Gandy Ink & Spirit Booster 

Booth # 413, 415 

1005 Dickens Drive 

Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 

gandyink.com 

tiffany@spiritbooster.com 

844-237-7936 



Gateway Music Festivals & Tours 

Booth # 412 

530 West Broadway 

PO Box 1165 

Monticello, MN 55362 

www.musicfestivals.com 

angie.voll@musicfestivals.com 

763-238-8632 

GBC Fundraising 

Booth # 108 

22 Whitney Drive 

Milford, OH 45150 

www.gordonberndard.com 

cmenchen@gordonbernard.com 

513-578-5829 

GIA Publications / Walton Music 

Booth # 105, 107, 109 

7404 S Mason Ave 

Chicago, IL 60638 

giamusic.com 

mgwilder@giamusic.com 

404-234-3268 

Hawaii State Tours 

Booth # 523 

1178 Byrnwyck Way 

Atlanta, GA 30319 

www.hawaiistatetours.com 

mike@hawaiistatetours.com 

404-904-4516 

Jupiter/Mapex/Majestic/Azumi/XO 

Brass - KHS America 

Booth # 513, 515 

12020 Volunteer Blvd 

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee 37122 

www.khs-america.com 

sales.usa@khsmusic.com 

615-773-9900 

JW Pepper 

Booth # 204, 206 

3909 Westpoint Blvd, Suite D 

Winston Salem, NC 27103 

www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/ 

welcome.jsp 

satisfaction@jwpepper.com 

800-345-6296 

Lee University 

Booth # 216 

1120 N. Ocoee St. 

Cleveland, Tennessee 37311 

www.leeuniversity.edu 

music@leeuniversity.edu 

423-614-8240 

Lippo’s Music Mart 

Booth # 222 

251 Bethel Dr 

Bristol, TN 37620 

www.lipposmusicmart.com 

lippolady@gmail.com 

423-677-8276 

Lipscomb University 

Booth # 205 

1 University Park Drive 


www.lipscomb.edu 

gary.wilson@lipscomb.edu 

615-966-5750 

Littlestone Summer Music Festival 

Booth # 426 

353 Deep Woods Circle 


lismf.org 

brian@littlestonegroup.org 

615-200-8008 

Main Street Travel, LLC 

Booth # 614 

PO Box 1362 

White House, TN 37188 

www.mstcco.com 

travel@mstcco.com 

800-593-1262 

Marching Show Concepts & 

Center X Productions 

Booth # 527 

1200 Old Mayfield Rd, Suite 101 

Paducah, KY 42003 

www.msconcepts.com 

drew@msconcepts.com 

800-356-4381 

Martin Methodist College 

Booth # 117 

433 W MADISON ST 

Pulaski, Tennessee 

www.martinmethodist.edu 

jadam@martinmethodist.edu 

931-424-7368 

Maryville College 

Booth # 628 

502 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy 

Maryville, TN 37804 

www.maryvillecollege.edu 

jack.townsend@maryvillecollege.edu 

865-981-8030 

McGraw Hill Education 

Booth # 621 

8787 Orion Place 

Columbus, OH 43240 

www.mheducation.com/prek-12 

patti.viars@mheducation.com 

615-604-5438 

Middle Tennessee State University 

Booth # 207 

1301 East Main Street 

MTSU Box 47 


www.mtsu.edu/music 

Michael.Parkinson@mtsu.edu 

615-898-5924 

Milligan College 

Booth # 214 

PO Box 500 

Milligan College, Tennessee 37682 

www.milligan.edu/music 

ndelong@milligan.edu 

423-461-8791 

Music & Arts 

Booth # 306, 308 

5295 Westview Dr 

Frederick, MD 21703 

www.musicarts.com 

wgreen@musicarts.com 

301-620-4040 

Music City Fundraising 

Booth # 116 

4060 Trinity Rd. 

Franklin, TN 37067 

www.musiccityfundraising.com 

kimberly@musiccityfundraising.com 

615-395-8051 

Music City Popcorn 

Booth # 125 

188 Front Street, Suite 116-9 

Franklin, TN 37064 

www.MusicCityPopcorn.com 

Natalie.Salvatore@ 

MusicCityPopcorn.com 

440-241-3801 

Music for All, Inc. 

Booth # 309 

39 W. Jackson Place, Suite 150 

Indianapolis, IN 46225 

www.musicforall.org/ 

jessica.s@musicforall.org 

317-524-6243 

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Music Travel Consultants 

Booth # 118 

5348 W. Vermont St., Suite 200 

Indianapolis, IN 0 

www.musictravel.com 

michael.gray@musictravel.com 

800-616-1112 

Peripole, Inc. 

Booth # 404, 406, 408 

PO BOX 12909 

Salem, OR 0 

www.peripole.com 

contact@peripole.com 

800-443-3592 

Planet Fundraiser 

Booth # 209 

1500 1st Avenue North # 11 

Birmingham, Alabama 35203 

www.planetfundraiser.com 

drew@planetfundraiser.com 

205-910-6069 

QuaverMusic.com 

Booth # 425, 427, 429, 524, 526, 528 

1706 Grand Ave 


www.QuaverMusic.com 

buz@quavermusic.com 

866-917-3633 

Romeo Music 

Booth # 124 

2138 Alydar Run 


www.romeomusic.net 

jody@romeomusic.net 

800-466-1773 

SaveAround, Inc. 

Booth # 615 

31 Front St. 

Binghamton, NY 13905 

www.savearound.com 

aa@savearound.com 

607-584-5119 

Schermer Pecan Company 

Booth # 618 

811 S. Veterans Blvd 

Glennville, Georgia 30427 

www.schermerpecans.com 

melita@schermerpecans.com 

800-841-3403 

Sigma Alpha Iota International 

Music Fraternity 

Booth # 114 

3001 Hamilton Church Rd. #340 

Antioch, TN 37013 

www.sai-national.org/ 

sainashville@gmail.com 

615-566-7166 

Simply Sheets Fundraising, LLC 

Booth # 120, 122 

980 Cobb Place Blvd NW 

Suite 100 

KENNESAW, Georgia 30144 

www.simplysheetsfundraising.com 

kerri@simplysheetsfundraising.com 

888-248-0054 

Snap! Raise 

Booth # 612 

939 Westlake Ave N 

Seattle, WA 98109 

Snap-raise.com 

support@snap-raise.com 

206 286-0906 

Stanbury Uniforms, Inc. 

Booth # 313 

P.O. Box 100 

108 Stanbury Industrial Drive 

Brookfield, MO 64628 

www.stanbury.com 

btstill@shighway.com 

800-826-2246 

Steinway Piano Gallery 

Booth # 226 

4285 Sidco Dr 


www.steinwaynashville.com 

robert@steinwaynashville.com 

615-373-5901 

Sweet Pipes 

Booth # 529 

2804 Montreaux 

The Colony, TX 75056 

www.sweetpipes.com 

sales@sweetpipes.com 

817-277-9922 

Tempest Musical Instruments 

Booth # 229 

18847 Redland Road, Suite 105 

San Antonio, Texas 78259 

www.tempestmusicalinstruments.com 

jim@tempestmusicalinstruments.com 

210-860-2408 

The University of Memphis Rudi E. 

Scheidt School of Music 

Booth # 225, 324 

129 Music Building 

The University of Memphis 

Memphis, TN 38152 

www.memphis.edu/music 

musicadmissions@memphis.edu 

901-678-3766 

The University of Tennessee at 

Chattanooga 

Booth # 314 

Dept. 1451 

615 McCallie Avenue 

Chattanooga, Tennessee 

www.utc.edu/music 

jordan-hicks@utc.edu 

423-425-4612 

Thomas Tours, Inc 

Booth # 304 

2405 12th Avenue South 


www.thomastoursinc.com 

johnny@thomastoursinc.com 

615-292-0470 

Trevecca Nazarene University 

Booth # 208 

333 Murfreesboro Rd 


trevecca.edu 

mmurdock@trevecca.edu 

615-248-1269 

TTU School of Music 

Booth # 218 

TTU Box 5045 

Bryan Fine Arts Building, 1150 N. 

Dixie Avenue 

Cookeville, TN 38505 

tntech.edu/music 

wmullen@tntech.edu 

931-372-3161 

Union University 

Booth # 517 

1050 Union University Dr. 

Jackson, TN 38305 

www.uu.edu 

rgraves@uu.edu 

800-33-UNION 

University of Tennessee at Martin 

Booth # 424 

108 Fine Arts 

16 Mt. Pelia Rd. 

Martin, Tn 38238 

utm.edu/music 

jhill@utm.edu 

731-881-7418 



University of Tennessee Knoxville 

Booth # 327 

1741 Volunteer Blvd. 

117 Natalie L. Haslam Music Center 

Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 

www.music.utk.edu 

mbrooke1@utk.edu 

865-964-9417 

Wenger Corporation 

Booth # 512, 514 

555 Park Drive 

Owatonna, MN 55060 55060 

www.wengercorp.com 

cris.gore@wengercorp.com 

800-733-0393 x 8440 

Western Kentucky University Band 

Booth # 622 

Department of Music 

1906 College Heights Blvd #41029 

Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101 

www.wku.edu/band/ 

gary.schallert@wku.edu 

270-745-5893 

World’s Finest Chocolate 

Booth # 617 

2186 Kirkwall Dr. 

Nolensville, TN 37135 

frankforfr@yahoo.com 

615-351-4634 

Yamaha Corporation of America 

Booth # 213, 312 

6600 Orangethorpe Avenue 

Buena Park, CA 92869 

usa.yamaha.com 

sslocum@yamaha.com 

714-522-9059 

RYMAN EXHIBIT HALL - B1, B2 

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Some are born with 

in their souls 

If authenticity had a 

soul, you would find it 

in Memphis. Creativity 

flows through our veins 

This is the kind of city and 

university where original 

people are elevating the art 

of music in unforgettable 

ways. If you were born 

with music in your blood, 

you belong at the UofM. 

DEGREES OFFERED 

B.M., M.M., D.M.A., Ph.D. 

AUDITION DATES 

Dec. 1, 2018 

Feb. 2, 2019 

Feb. 16, 2019 

Feb. 23, 2019 

memphis.edu/music 


TMEA SELECTED PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES // THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018 

1:00 –1:50 PM | EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERISTY BUCSWORTH MEN’S CHOIR 

Dr. Alan Stevens, Director 


BucsWorth Men’s Choir was formed in the early 1990s at East Tennessee State University by 

Dr. Thomas Jenrette, now Professor Emeritus, as a primarily a cappella chamber ensemble 

called “10 BucsWorth.” This referred to the number of guys in the ensemble and a play-onwords 

reference to the ETSU mascot, the Buccaneers. In 2013, under the direction or Dr. Alan 

Stevens, the ensemble was expanded to a full men’s choir and has since grown to fifty or more 

members each semester. 

BucsWorth is composed of men from across all campus disciplines, and it is open to any 

student. They meet only twice a week, but perform a series of four concerts each year that 

includes a range of traditional and contemporary music. BucsWorth frequently performs in the 

Tri-Cities area, and the ensemble is a founding partner of the “Men in Song Choral Festival,” 

an annual two-day festival that draws over 150 men from the eastern Tennessee region to sing 

together and promote choral music education. 

In 2018 BucsWorth will perform for the Tennessee Music Educators All-State Music 

Conference. In 2016 BucsWorth was selected to perform at the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses 

National Seminar on the University of Illinois campus. In 2014 BucsWorth was the featured 

ensemble at the “Young Men’s Power Sing” in Atlanta, hosted by the Atlanta Youth Singers 

and the Atlanta International School. You can find more information about BucsWorth Men’s 

Choir and keep up to date about all concert appearances and events on their Facebook page: 

www.Facebook.com/BucsWorth 

Dr. Alan Stevens is the Associate Director of Choral Activities and Coordinator of Vocal 

Music Education at East Tennessee State University. He conducts the BucsWorth Men’s 

Choir and Greyscale, an unaccompanied contemporary a cappella ensemble. His choirs 

have collaborated with Alice Parker, Ola Gjeilo, Daniel Gawthrop, Chanticleer, New York 

Voices, Deke Sharon, and many local ensembles. Greyscale has performed at invited 

concerts in New York City, Washington D.C., and extensively throughout the eastern 

Appalachian region. BucsWorth has been selected to perform at the Intercollegiate 

Men’s Choirs National Seminar and as the featured ensemble at the Young Men’s Power 

Sing in Atlanta. 

Dr. Alan Stevens 

Dr. Stevens maintains an active research, conducting, and performing schedule in 

addition to academia. In 2017 he published four chapters in volume four of Teaching 

Music Through Performance in Choir, published by GIA. In 2016 he was selected by the 

American Choral Directors Association as an International Conductors Exchange fellow 

and traveled to Brazil to guest conduct at the renowned Conservatório de Tatuí in São 

Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Stevens is the Artistic Director of the Tennessee Chamber Chorus, a 

professional vocal ensemble that performs throughout eastern Tennessee, as well as 

the Appalachian Men’s Ensemble (Johnson City, TN), and the Knoxville Gay Men’s 

Chorus (Knoxville, TN). He regularly performs with Dada Cabaret, an experimental, nontraditional 

chamber ensemble he cofounded in 2013. Dr. Stevens currently serves as the 

Tennessee American Choral Directors Association Repertoire and Resources Chair for 

Men’s Choirs and is on the Advisory Council of the Mountain Empire Children’s Chorus 

(Bristol, TN). 

Prior to Tennessee, Dr. Stevens was based in Arizona and sang for two seasons with 

the Phoenix Chorale, under the direction of Charles Bruffy. Dr. Stevens appears on the 

album Northern Lights (2012, Chandos/Naxos) with the Phoenix Chorale. He also sang 

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for three seasons with True Concord (Tucson, AZ), and was the Assistant Director for 

the 2011-2012 season. He appears on the Grammy-Nominated album Far in the Heavens: 

Choral Music of Stephen Paulus (2015, Reference Recordings). He also appears as a 

featured soloist with the CORO Vocal Artists on the album Sweet Music Here (2013). 

Dr. Stevens began his career teaching secondary vocal music in Illinois for six years, 

followed by two years as a freelance musician in New York City. In NYC he studied voice 

with the late Shirlee Emmons while performing in a variety of opera, theatre, and choral 

productions. Dr. Stevens is devoted to the research of early-American music, pre-1850. 

His dissertation focused on the performance practice of William Billings’ music, and Dr. 

Stevens presented on this topic at the 2013 National Conference of the American Choral 

Directors Association (Dallas, TX). 

Dr. Stevens received undergraduate degrees in music education and vocal performance 

from Millikin University, where he studied conducting with Brad Holmes. Dr. Stevens 

completed the Master of Music degree at Northern Illinois University, followed by the 

Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Arizona with Bruce Chamberlain. Dr. Stevens 

is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, Recording Academy, 

National Collegiate Choral Organization, Chorus America, National Association for 

Music Education, National Association of Teachers of Singing, College Music Society, Pi 

Kappa Lamda, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Lambda Theta, and Phi Mu Alpha. 

3:00 –3:50 PM | STEWARTS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE 

Debbie Burton & Michael Chester, Conductors 


Stewarts Creek High School opened its doors in the fall of 2013, completing the final piece in 

a unique campus layout that began in 2006 with the opening of Stewarts Creek Elementary 

School and Stewarts Creek Middle School. The campus concept, a first for Rutherford County 

Schools, allows students and faculty to travel freely to each building for activities that take 

place before, during, and after school hours. 

The Stewarts Creek High School attendance zone incorporates a feeder system including 

four middle schools and eleven elementary schools. Instrumental music instruction begins in 

sixth grade at Stewarts Creek Middle School, Rock Springs Middle School, Blackman Middle 

School, and Rocky Fork Middle School in full band class settings that emphasize individual and 

ensemble skill development. 

At the high school level, the concert ensembles are the foundation of the entire band program 

at Stewarts Creek. All classes are team taught by two full-time band directors. Students 

are assigned to one of three concert ensembles based on ability and grade level. The Wind 

Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band meet daily for forty-five minutes. All bands 

prepare concert performances each semester and each band participates in the Middle 

Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association (MTSBOA) Concert Performance and 

Sigh-Reading Assessments each year. Many students at Stewarts Creek study privately with 

specialists on each instrument during the school day. Several of these students advance to 

achieve individual musical honors with a large majority of students selected by audition for 

the All-Rutherford County Band, MTSBOA All-Middle Tennessee Bands, Jazz Bands, and 

Orchestras, and the TMEA Tennessee All-State Bands, Jazz Band, and Orchestra. 

Other ensemble offerings at Stewarts Creek High School include a class for all percussion 

students, a class for members of the color guard, and two jazz band classes that meet daily 



in their own separate class periods. All members of the Stewarts Creek High School Band 

participate in the non-competitive marching band, performing at athletic and community 

events throughout the year. 

Debbie Burton joined the faculty at Stewarts Creek High School as band director in 

2015. She shares the administrative and instructional responsibilities of the instrumental 

program which includes three concert bands, two jazz bands, percussion ensemble, 

and marching band. Prior to this position, she served in similar positions in the Metro 

Nashville Public Schools and Columbus, Georgia. 

Ms. Burton currently serves the Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association 

as President and previously served the Tennessee Music Education Association as the 

state band chair. 

Debbie Burton 

In 2007, she was inducted into the Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity and 

currently serves as President on the Tennessee Chapter. 

A graduate of Hendersonville High School, Ms. Burton earned her Bachelor of Music 

degree from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master of Music degree from 

Columbus State University. 

Michael Chester joined the faculty of Stewarts Creek High School upon its opening 

in the fall of 2013. He works collaboratively in guiding all facets of the band program, 

sharing administrative and instructional responsibilities. Prior to this position, he served 

as a graduate teaching assistant in the School of Music at the University of Illinois at 

Urbana-Champaign. Prior to graduate work, Mr. Chester served as a band director for 

the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. 

Michael Chester 

Mr. Chester currently serves the Tennessee Music Education Association as the 

managing editor of the Tennessee Musician, a quarterly journal for music educators 

in Tennessee. Mr. Chester previously served the Middle Tennessee School Band and 

Orchestra Association for two elected terms as a member of the executive board. 

In 2011, he was inducted into Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity. 

Mr. Chester earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Middle Tennessee State University 

and a Master of Music Degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

5:00 –5:50 PM | WHITE STATION HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE 

Joseph Powell & Daniel Massey, Conductors 


The White Station High School Chorale is the premiere performing ensemble at White Station 

High School in Memphis. Consisting of auditioned students in grades 10-12, the Chorale is very 

active in the community and the school. Under the direction of Joseph Powell and Daniel Massey, 

the Chorale consistently receives superior ratings at district and state adjudication festivals. 

They have performed for numerous community engagements such as the Peabody Hotel’s 

annual Holiday Concerts, the Tennessee Holocaust Commission’s Day of Remembrance, A Step 

Ahead Foundation’s Holiday Marketplace, and many other performances at area churches and 

community events. Performing primarily a cappella repertoire, the Chorale maintains a level of 

quality that embodies the spirit of White Station High’s motto, “Excellence for All.” 

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Joseph Powell 

Daniel Massey 

Originally from Mobile, AL, Joseph Powell is a conductor and tenor from Memphis, TN. 

He holds degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi in music education and 

choral conducting. Currently, Powell is in his fourth year as Director of Choirs at White 

Station High School where he directs the Chorale, Men’s Choir, Advanced Women’s 

Choir, and Intermediate Women’s Choir. He also directs the all-male a cappella group, 

DoReHe. Under his direction, the Chorale has been selected to perform at the TMEA 

Professional Development Conference in 2015 and 2018. DoReHe has been selected for 

exhibition performances at the A Cappella Education Association’s National A Cappella 

Convention in 2015, 2016, and 2017. In addition to his teaching career, Powell is an active 

performer, appearing with OperaMemphis and the Memphis Symphony Chorus, where 

he is a rehearsal assistant. Powell has performed in opera and musical theater productions 

with OperaMemphis, IRIS Orchestra, The University of Southern Mississippi, and the 

St. Paul’s Players. Powell is also the organist/choirmaster at Highland Heights United 

Methodist Church in Memphis. He resides in East Memphis with his wife, Samantha, 

director of choirs at White Station Middle School. 

Originally from Carriere, MS, Daniel Massey is currently in his second year as choir 

director at White Station High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Beginning his studies at 

Pearl River Community College, Massey earned a bachelor’s degree in Music Education 

from William Carey University, and continued to Southern Mississippi for his master’s 

degree in choral conducting. While at Southern Miss, Massey served as the assistant 

conductor for the Men’s Choir and Concert Choir. Massey’s stage experience includes 

performances in both musical theater and opera productions at The University of 

Southern Mississippi, William Carey University, the University of South Alabama, and 

OperaMemphis. Massey’s most recent activity as a clinician includes serving as the 

Mississippi All-State Show Choir vocal clinician, and the jazz choir clinician for the 

Mobile County Honor Choir Festival. Prior to his time in Memphis, Massey was director 

of choirs at UMS-Wright Preparatory School in Mobile, AL for three years and served as 

a district chairman for the Alabama Vocal Association for two years. At White Station, 

Massey directs the Freshman Women’s Choir, Advanced Women’s Choir, Chorale, and 

the all-female a cappella group, Key Of She. Under his direction, Key Of She placed first 

in the the 2017 A Cappella Education Association’s national high school championship. 

7:00 –7:50 PM | AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE 

Gregory Wolynec, Conductor 


The APSU Wind Ensemble consists of a pool of 45 select musicians from the music department. 

Recognized as one of the premier ensembles of its kind in the southeast, the ensemble has 

performed at multiple conferences of College Band Directors National Association Southern 

Division Conference as well as the Tennessee Music Educators Association Annual Convention. 

The Wind Ensemble performs two concerts per semester on the APSU campus as well as an 

annual spring tour to Tennessee public schools. Repertoire features the best of the classic 

band and chamber wind literature, as well as new works by today’s leading composers. Recent 

premiers have been met with great enthusiasm by composers Anthony Plog, Lee Hoiby and 

Jeffrey Wood. The ensemble’s first CD, Aubade, was released in the spring of 2008 featuring 

works by Poulenc, Stucky, Ticheli, Holst and Ives. A second recording featuring world premiers 

will be released during the summer of 2018. 



Gregory Wolynec is the Director of Bands and Orchestral Studies at Austin Peay State 

University (APSU). As a Professor of Music he directs the Wind Ensemble and Symphony 

Orchestra, oversees the graduate program in instrumental conducting and teaches 

undergraduate conducting. He is also music director and cofounder of the professional 

Gateway Chamber Orchestra (GCO), which is nationally recognized for creative 

programming and innovative audience engagement activities. He has conducted four 

CDs released on the Summit and Delos labels including Wind Serenades and Chamber 

Symphonies, which supported Blanton Alspaugh’s nomination and win respectively for 

the Classical Producer of the Year GRAMMY award. 

Dr. Gregory Wolynec 

Wolynec was the recipient of the APSU Socrates Award for Excellence in teaching, a 

campus-wide award. Ensembles under his direction have performed at national and 

regional conventions of the College Band Directors National Association, the Tennessee 

Music Educators Association Annual Conference and various other state and regional 

venues. Composers such as Cristina Spinei, Lee Hoiby, Anthony Plog and Jeffrey Wood 

have praised performances under his direction. Graduates of his masters program in 

instrumental conducting have gone on to pursue doctoral degrees at major institutions, 

teach actively in the public schools and hold collegiate teaching positions. 

Wolynec received his MM and DMA degrees in Instrumental Conducting from Michigan 

State University and a BM in Music Education and Clarinet Performance from SUNY 

Potsdam’s Crane School of Music. Wolynec has taken additional studies in conducting at 

the Prague Conservatory, Czech Republic. His conducting teachers have included John 

Whitwell, Timothy Topolewski and Miriam Nemcova. Wolynec completed his doctoral 

dissertation on classical harmoniemusik as the recipient of both a Fulbright Grant to 

Prague, Czech Republic and a Michigan State University Graduate Merit Fellowship. His 

research was carried out throughout the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and France. 

Prior to coming to APSU, Dr. Wolynec taught at Castleton State College in Vermont and 

in the public schools of New York, where his ensembles were routinely awarded Gold 

ratings at New York State Major Ensemble Festivals and performed on trips to major 

cities in the northeast. Wolynec has been an active clinician and guest conductor of 

bands and orchestras, including all-state and all-region ensembles, in New York, New 

England, Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas. 

9:00 –9:50 PM | MARYVILLE COLLEGE CONCERT CHOIR 

Stacey Murphy Wilner, Conductor 


The Maryville College Concert Choir was organized in 1917 for the purpose of singing vesper 

services and was appropriately named the Vesper Choir. It became a part of the music 

curriculum in 1936 and underwent a name change to the “Maryville College Concert Choir” 

in 1954. Of the numerous fine directors, the one with the longest tenure is Dr. Harry H. Harter, 

who led the group from 1947 until his retirement in 1981. More recently, Dr. Daniel Taddie 

served as director until leaving the summer of 1999. Current director is Stacey Murphy Wilner, 

who is the director of choral activities at Maryville College. Wilner has served as past president 

and as the repertoire and standards chair of the Tennessee chapter of ACDA. 

Today, members of the Concert Choir serve as musical ambassadors for the college, touring 

both domestically and internationally. Participation is by audition only and many of the 

students are music or choral scholarship recipients. In the spring of 2010, the Concert Choir 

began its residency in the Harry H. Harter Choral Rehearsal Room of the new Clayton Center 

for the Arts at Maryville College. The Concert Choir specializes in performing choral literature 

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of many different styles and genres. Activities and events of the choir are organized by group 

of students who are elected to serve on a Leadership Team. Students assist in hosting All East 

Chorus in November, participate in an annual fall retreat and host a benefit Invitational Choir 

Festival, to support non-profit groups such as the Blount County Boys and Girls Club, the Joy 

of Music School and Africa-Eli. Performances throughout the year also include Homecoming 

Alumni Choir, Maryville Christmas Concert, Spring Homecoming Concerts, Knoxville Opera’s 

“Rossini Festival”, and performances at area churches and other events in the community 

throughout the year. 

The Concert Choir performed at TMEA in Chattanooga in the spring of 2013. As part of 2016 

“Journey to the Heartland” tour to Scotland, the Concert Choir performed at St. Andrew’s 

University with the St. Salvator’s Chapel Choir. In January of 2017, the Concert Choir hosted 

artist-in-residence Paul Phoenix, a grammy award winning former member of the King’s 

Singers. The choir participates in master classes each year, most recently with Cantus, Jacqui 

Horner-Kwiatek formerly of Anonymous 4, and Dr. Joe Miller of Westminster Choir College. 

This year’s “The Road Home” tour included performances in Knoxville, Pikeville, Nashville, 

Jackson, Chattanooga and Memphis, TN. 

Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, Maryville College is a nationally ranked institution of 

higher learning that successfully joins the liberal arts and professional preparation in partnership 

with others. The philosophy of the students in the Concert Choir closely follows that of Maryville 

College founder Isaac Anderson, which is “to do good on the largest possible scale”. 

Stacey Murphy 

Wilner 

Stacey Murphy Wilner, serves as Director of Choral Activities at Maryville College, 

where she directs the Concert Choir and Off Kilter, supervises the community choral 

music program and teaches conducting courses and supervises. A graduate of Concord 

College and the University of Tennessee, Wilner has degrees in music education and 

choral conducting, and is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, TN- 

TMEA and ETVA. In 2007, Wilner was the recipient of Maryville College’s Administrator 

of the Year Award. She served as president of the TN-ACDA from 1997-99, and recently 

as the Repertoire and Standards Chair for Colleges and Universities. She currently serves a 

Collegiate Chair for the East TN Vocal Association and is active as a guest conductor and 

clinician at festivals in the south. Wilner served as the conductor for the Freshman All-East 

Chorus in Chattannooga in November, 2016. 

Choirs under her leadership have participated in joint concerts with ensembles such as the 

United States Army Chorus and the St. Salvator’s Chapel Choir of St. Andrew’s University 

in Scotland. She has facilitated both international performance and alumni tours for the 

college. Wilner expanded the community choral music offerings to include three youth 

choirs, so that persons of all ages in the Blount County area can participate in the choral 

art. She hosted numerous benefit concerts for non-profit agencies such as the Joy of Music 

School, Harmony Adoptions, Blount County Animal Shelter and Africa, ELI. In January 

of 2013, Wilner and MC alumna and opera singer Delores Ziegler, worked together to 

create an opera scenes program. In 2015, the choral program hosted Paul Phoenix, former 

member of the King’s Singers, as an Artist–in-Residence on the MC campus, with plans to 

return in 2016. In January of 2016, Wilner was a nominee for the Athena Leadership Award 

in Blount County. 


TMEA SELECTED PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES // FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 

9:00 –9:50 AM | MEIGS ACADEMIC MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCED STRINGS 

Matthew Taylor, Conductor 


In August of 2011, the Meigs Academic Magnet string program had only 67 full time students 

and no fifth or eighth grade strings. Since then additional classes have been added as well as 

a private lesson program. The strings program now involves 218 full time students. 

Meigs Academic Magnet School has four performing groups, of which the Meigs Advanced 

Strings is premier. Consisting of all eighth graders and some select seventh grade 

students, the Meigs Advanced Strings has consistently received Superior Ratings in concert 

performance and in sight reading. They typically are involved in seven or more performances 

each year, including out of state performances in cities such as Cincinnati or St. Louis. These 

students have a significant representation as part of the MTSBOA Mid-States Honors 

Orchestra. Students from this group are also active in solo/ensemble as well as a number of 

youth orchestras and summer camps. Many of Meigs string students go on to become part 

of the outstanding orchestra at Hume- Fogg Academic Magnet High School. 

Matthew Taylor is a graduate of Olivet Nazarene University with post graduate work 

at Indiana University and Vandercook College of Music. Mr. Taylor is in his 40th year 

as a music educator. He began his Metro Nashville Public School tenure at Dupont 

Tyler Middle School in 2003. While at Dupont Tyler, he conducted groups at the 

2006 National Middle School Conference and at the 2011 CMA All-Star concert at the 

Schermerhorn Symphony Hall. 

Matthew Taylor 

This coming year marks Mr. Taylor’s 7th year as the orchestra director at Meigs 

Academic Magnet Middle School. In his first year at Meigs the orchestra was invited 

to perform at the TMEA State Concert Festival, having attained a Superior rating at the 

Regional Concert Festival in stage performance and sight reading. In his tenure at Meigs 

the string program has grown from 60 to 219 string students this school year. 

Mr. Taylor is a member of ASTA, TMEA and MTSBOA, currently serving on the 

MTSBOA Board. He has been a guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician for various 

camps and festivals in Tennessee and Indiana. Mr. Taylor was awarded the CMA 

Music Teacher of Excellence in 2017. During 2014 and 2015, he served as the assistant 

manager of the NAfME All-National Orchestra. Mr. Taylor received the “Service above 

Self Award” presented to educators by the Donelson/Hermitage Rotary Club in 2011. 

He was a semi-finalist for the 2001 State of Indiana Teacher of the Year, and has been 

selected to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. While teaching in Indiana, Mr. 

Taylor served on the state board of IBA and IMEA. As a professional trombonist, he 

was a member of the Clarion Brass Quintet of Chicago for 18 years. 

In his spare time, Mr. Taylor enjoys running marathons (25) and working in his church. 

He and his wife Donna (an MNPS elementary music teacher), have three children and 

eight grandchildren. 

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11:00 –11:50 AM | MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CHORALE 

Angela Tipps, Conductor 


The MTSU Women’s Chorale provides female students from across the university with an 

opportunity to sing. Although half of the singers are music majors, the other half represent 

many different fields of study including psychology, theatre, and aerospace. An unauditioned 

ensemble, the Chorale performs at least two concerts each semester, and its repertoire 

includes a variety of styles from Baroque to Broadway. In the spring of 2017 they collaborated 

with musicians from MTSU’s Center for Chinese Music and Culture. The Chorale has 

performed for the Tennessee Music Education Association, the Nashville chapter of the 

American Guild of Organists, and for the state holocaust memorial observance. This is their 

first appearance at an ACDA conference. 

Angela Tipps conducts the MTSU Women’s Chorale, teaches basic and choral 

conducting, and oversees the university’s music appreciation courses. She is a past 

president of Tennessee ACDA and served as the state R & S chair for women’s choirs as 

well as state membership chair. 

Angela is the founding Musical Director of the Nashville Chamber Singers, an 

auditioned ensemble that performs unaccompanied choral music. They have been 

recorded for NPR’s Performance Today, and were invited to perform at the 2012 

national AGO convention. 

Angela Tipps 

In addition, Angela is the Organist and Director of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 

in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where she conducts the adult and youth choirs and 

oversees the children’s choir. 

11:00 –11:50 AM | CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE 

(TENNESSEE BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME CONCERT) 

Scott E. Miller, Conductor 


The Centennial High School Music Department is a comprehensive department offering 

courses in Wind and Percussion Studies, Orchestra, Vocal Studies, AP Music Theory and 

World Drumming. 

The Centennial High School Band was established in 1996 under the direction of David 

Hale and Mark Garey, during that time, the band performed twice at the Fiesta Bowl, was 

a Class Champion and Finalist at the Contest of Champions as well as earning a Tennessee 

Bandmasters Sweepstakes award in 2001. 



Since 2014, the band has been under the direction of Scott Miller. During his tenure, The 

band has been a finalist at the Music City Invitational, earned Superior Ratings MTSBOA 

Concert Performance Assessment, earning a Tennessee Bandmasters Sweepstakes Awards 

in 2015, performed twice at the TMEA State Concert Festival and this year, made their first 

appearance at Bands of America Grand National Championships. 

The Centennial High School Wind Ensemble is the flagship ensemble for the Centennial Band 

Program and is offered as an honors level course. 

After school offerings include Chamber ensembles, Jazz Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble. 

Mr. Scott E. Miller, a native of Dallas Texas and a graduate of Middle Tennessee State 

University where he received a Bachelor of Music Degree in Instrumental Music. 

Beginning his teaching career in 1996 at Grundy County High School, he went on to 

teach for 13 years at Antioch High School and is currently in his 4th year at Centennial 

High School in Franklin, Tn. 

Scott E. Miller 

Mr. Miller is a member of the Tennessee Music Educators Association where he served 

as the State Conference Equipment Chair for 10 years, the Middle Tennessee School 

Band and Orchestra Association and the Tennessee Bandmasters Association. He 

is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and Phi Beta Mu National School 

Bandmasters Fraternity. 

Scott is married to his wife Caryn Miller and together they have 3 wonderful boys, 

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