NC Music Educator Conference Edition 2022

frequent performer with the Charlotte, North
Carolina and Greensboro Symphonies.
In the summers, he is faculty of the Clazz
International Music Festival in Tuscany,
Italy. An avid and enthusiastic teacher, he is
also active as a solo and chamber musician
in the EastWind and Blue Mountain
Ensembles, performing recitals and
master classes throughout North America,
Germany, China, Italy, and the South Pacific. Burns has an
extensive discography and is an active composer with many pieces
published by TrevCo Music and others. He is archivist for the IDRS
and was co-host for the IDRS 2003 Conference in Greensboro.
Best Practices for Teaching the Beginning or
Developing Horn Player
This session on horn pedagogy will focus on the best practices
for teaching horn that are essential to successful development.
Benjamin Lieser
Benjamin Lieser is the horn professor
in the school of performing arts at the
University of Central Florida. He is
currently principal horn of the Brevard
Symphony Orchestra (Melbourne, Fla.), and
second horn of the Bach Festival Society
Orchestra. He has performed with the
Walt Disney World Orchestra, the Florida
Orchestra, the Jacksonville Symphony, the
Cincinnati Opera, the Orlando Philharmonic and the Tallahassee
Symphony Orchestra. He is the Florida area representative for the
International Horn Society and hosts the annual Florida French
Horn Festival.
Middle and High School Percussion Ensemble
Music
Members of the North Carolina Chapter of the Percussive
Arts Society will perform and discuss percussion ensemble music
appropriate for middle and high school students. With a focus
on unconducted small groups, a variety of styles, techniques, and
instruments will be covered.
Joseph Van Hassel
Joseph Van Hassel is a North Carolinabased
percussionist specializing in
orchestral and chamber music. An active
educator, he is on the percussion faculty at
the UNC Pembroke, and previously taught
at Ohio University and Blue Lake Fine Arts
Camp. He is a member of the Percussive
Arts Society’s new music/research
committee, and co-owner of Media Press
Music. He earned degrees from the Hartt School, the Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music, and Ohio University. He also spent
time studying music and dance in Ghana, West Africa. He endorses
Yamaha Percussion, Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets,
Black Swamp Percussion Products, Sabian Cymbals, and Remo
Drumheads.
Concerts
Hickory Ridge High School Wind Ensemble
Since opening in 2007, the Hickory Ridge High School band
program has grown to include three concert ensembles, jazz
ensemble, marching band, several chamber ensembles, musical
pit orchestra, winter guard, and winter percussion. The wind
ensemble, comprised of students in grades 9 – 12, is the premier
performing ensemble at Hickory Ridge and has earned consistent
superior ratings in grade VI/MW over the past 15 years. The
ensemble has performed for concert festivals in New Orleans,
New York City, Washington, D.C., and Orlando. In 2018, the wind
ensemble participated in a 10-day performance tour of China at the
invitation of the US-China Cultural and Educational Foundation.
They will travel to Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague in the spring of
2023 to present a series of concerts and performances in each city.
Chris White
Chris White has been director of bands
at Hickory Ridge High School since the
school opened in 2007. He is a National
Board Certified teacher, and has served as
department chair, mentor teacher, student
teaching cooperating teacher, and a member
of several school district committees. He has
served the South Central District as former
district chair, member of the board of directors,
MPA site host, and the SCDBA representative
to the NCBA MPA committee. He has been a guest conductor,
clinician, and adjudicator for concert marching events throughout
the U.S. and serves as a consultant with Youth Music of the World.
Ensembles under his direction have performed across the United
States and in China, England, and Italy.
Piedmont Wind Symphony
Founded in 1989, the Piedmont Wind Symphony consists of the
finest professional musicians in the Piedmont Triad area. Known
for their energetic and innovative programming, PWS consistently
brings headlining performers to its audiences such as Ben
Folds, Aaron Neville, The Capitol Bones, Demondrae Thurman,
and Arturo Sandovol. Thousands of concertgoers enjoy PWS
performances and its Piedmont Pops concerts each year. Serving as
a leading ambassador for N.C. bands, PWS frequently works with
today’s composers and music educators in producing recordings
and providing inspiration to band participants of all ages. To
learn more about Piedmont Wind Symphony and its upcoming
performances and events, visit www.piedmontwindsymphony.com.
Mark A. Norman
Mark A. Norman is the music director
of the Piedmont Wind Symphony and
has enjoyed a career spanning over 35
years as a conductor and tuba performer.
During his tenure with PWS, he has led the
professional ensemble in critically acclaimed
performances and in producing recordings
including new works by Brian Balmages,
John Mackey, and Randall Standridge. He
serves as the director of instrumental ensembles at UNC School of
the Arts where he conducts the wind ensemble, chamber winds,
Music at Charlotte
UPTOWN PERFORMANCES EXCITING GUEST ARTISTS
Charlie Parker at The Jazz Room Composer/Performer Pamela Z
Backstage at the Eagles concert
@clt_coaa
BOLD IDEAS.
BIG CITY.
COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS
Carlisle Floyd’s opera, Susannah
Holocaust Remembrance Day Concert
At UNC Charlotte, studies go beyond the
university and into Charlotte's creative community.
With bold ideas and broad connections, our talented
faculty, students, and alumni are shaping the civic
imagination of this fast-growing city.
Renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis
music.charlotte.edu
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