The Pennsylvania Band Master’s Association’s Intercollegiate Band Festival is being held in conjunction with the College Band Directors National Association’s Eastern Conference Division in West Chester, PA this weekend.  Dozens of college’s from throughout Western Pennsylvania are being represented by the “best of the best” of each of the Colleges and Universities in attendance.

On Friday, I gave a presentation to about 40 of the attendees of the Eastern CBDNA conference entitled Copyright for Ensemble Directors and Music Teachers.   The handout from this session may be found on here on MusTech.Net by clicking here: ECBDNA_Handout_2010

The two concert’s that I was able to attend today were very good.  The first concert was by the William’s College Opus Zero Band and the second by the West Chester University Wind Ensemble.  Tomorrow, I will be attending the 2010 PA Intercollegiate Band Concert and am looking forward to it.  This year it is conducted by Dr. Dennis Fisher of the University of North Texas. 

Below is the concert program information performed by each of the ensembles today:

Williams College’s Zero Band Program:
     Conducted by Steven Dennis Bodner 

1. Get UP/Get Down (2006) byJudd Greenstein
2. Street (1994) by David Lang
3. Rush (2010) a Premiere by David Kechley
4. De Staat (1976) by Louis Andriessen

West Chester University’s Wind Ensemble Program:
     Conducted by Dr. Andrew Yozviak

1. Commando March (1943) by Samuel Barber
2. Tarantella by John Corigliano
3. A Grainger Set by Percy Aldridge Grainger
       -Guest Conducted by Donald Hunsberger
       Duke of Marlborough Fanfare
       Irish Tune from County Derry
       Mock Morris
4. Glass Ceiling (2010) a World Premiere by Robert Maggio
5. Dionysiaques (1913) by Florent Schmitt
6. Asphalt Cocktail (2009) by John Mackey

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