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Friday, January 26,
2006, 9:00 p.m.
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MMEA-'President's
Concert' |
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By request of
Paul Swofford,
president of the
Missouri Music
Educators
Association, the
FCBB will
perform the
"President's
Concert" at the
69th MMEA
In-Service
Workshop/Conference.
The MMEA
Conference is
one of the
largest in the
country and the
band is humbled
by the
invitation. The
concert will
feature many of
the FCBB
favorites
including Philip
Sparke's
Dances and
Alleluias.
For more
information
about the
conference and
performance,
please visit
www.mmea.net.
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Brass
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In addition to the
'President's
Concert' earlier on
Friday (2:00 p.m.),
the band will
present a clinic
entitled Brass
Class: A
cross-cultural study
of British and
American youth brass
playing. The clinic
will be presented by
Lee Harrelson,
Jamey Mitchell
and special guest,
FCBB UK Advisor,
Helen Tyler. |
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FCBB Spotlight: Dr.
Michael
Davidson |
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(Spotlight features FCBB members, guest artists and events) |
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New Solo
Trombone:
The FCBB
is proud
to
announce
that
they
have
filled
their
principal
trombone
seat,
vacated
by
longtime
member
Seth
Merenbloom,
with Dr.
Michael
Davidson.
The FCBB
would
like to
welcome
him and
his
wealth
of
experience
to the
band.
Michael
Davidson
is
Assistant
Professor
of Music
at
Benedictine
College,
Atchison,
Kansas.
He
earned a
B.Mus.Ed.
degree
and the
Performer's
Certificate
in
trombone
from the
University
of
Florida,
an M.Ed.
from
Centenary
College
of
Louisiana,
and a
DMA in
trombone
performance
from the
University
of
Cincinnati
College-Conservatory
of
Music.
Principal
trombonist
of the
Shreveport
Symphony
Orchestra
for more
than 20
years,
Mike has
performed
with the
Arkansas
Symphony
Orchestra,
the
Tulsa
Philharmonic
Orchestra,
the
Jacksonville
Symphony
Orchestra,
the
Spoleto
Festival
Orchestra
USA, and
various
metropolitan-rank
orchestras
in
Louisiana,
Texas,
Arkansas,
Oklahoma,
and
Missouri.
Commercial
music
credits
include
performances
with the
Four
Tops,
Ray
Charles,
Connie
Francis,
Kathy
Mattea,
Michael
Martin
Murphey,
Emmylou
Harris,
Marvin
Hamlisch,
Johnny
Mathis,
Don
McLean,
and
others
in their
Shreveport/Little
Rock
tour
engagements.
His
teachers
include
Donald
Yaxley,
Richard
W.
Bowles,
Roy
Pickering,
Tony
Chipurn,
David
Vining,
and
Roger
Oyster.
A former
Louisiana
high
school
band
director,
in 1996
he was
selected
for
membership
in the
American
School
Band
Directors
Association
and has
twice
been
selected
for
inclusion
in
"Who's
Who
Among
America's
Teachers."
He
writes
literature
and
recording
reviews
for the
"National
Association
of
College
Wind and
Percussion
Instructors"
and
"International
Trombone
Association"
journals. |
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SUPPORT YOUR BAND
The Fountain City
Brass Band is an American Heritage Foundation.
As a non-profit
organization, the Fountain City Brass Band relies on grants and its
corporate and private supporters for financial assistance. Without
these generous tax deductible donations, our band could not continue
recruiting talented players for the band or giving this area the same
quality programs and guest artists.
Tickets sales
account for only half of the costs of each concert. Our goal is to
keep ticket prices within an affordable range so that all persons may
have access to the performances. In order to continue giving the
community the same level of quality band music, the band must raise
funds to offset our costs.
This May, the FCBB will become
the first American brass band to
compete in the All-England
International Masters Brass Band
Championships in Cambridge,
England. The Masters is a
competition that invites some of
the world's very best brass
bands and the FCBB is humbled by
their decision to grant our
young band a chance to
experience banding at the
highest level.
While in England the band will also participate in the, over century old, tradition of the Whit Friday Marches, in addition to presenting concerts and clinics throughout the country.
The FCBB needs your support. The FCBB is a volunteer organization, so none of the members make any money performing in the group. In fact each band member pays probably close to $1000 each year, just to be a part of this fine ensemble. The English tour will end up costing the band around $60,000. If you would like to become a "Friend of the FCBB", and make a tax deductible donation to the band please contact Lee Harrelson at 816.305.4894 or at lee@fcbb.net. You may also contact Lee if you would like to travel with the band to England May 23-June 4, 2007 or the North American Brass Band Championships in Louisville, April 12-15, 2007.
Our "Friends of the
FCBB" can choose from a variety of ways to assist us in producing the
same exquisite programs, often with gifted guest artists brought in
from all over the world. Outright gifts of cash, planned gifts and
fundraisers are all ways individuals and groups can ensure the
continued delivery of the timeless masterpieces and contemporary pops.
For more assistance
on planned giving and how to participate in our fundraisers, simply
call our office at (816) 305-4894 or email us at
fcbb@fcbb.net.
Tax deductible cash gifts may be mailed to Fountain City Brass Band,
Inc., PO Box 7119
Kansas City, MO 64113
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