http://travisjweller.com Advocate, Composer, Conductor, Educator Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:45:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://travisjweller.com/2010/01/american-visions-and-irish-jig-for-young-feet-on-youtube/ http://travisjweller.com/2010/01/american-visions-and-irish-jig-for-young-feet-on-youtube/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:51:12 +0000 tjweller http://travisjweller.com/?p=198 A great find tonight on Youtube.   I was fortunate enough to have Irish Jig for Young Feet performed at the 63rd Annual Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Decmeber by the Vandercook College Symphonic Band.  My thanks to Dr. Charles Menghini and Stacey Larson for programming this piece.  Stacey did a great job with the band, and it was a pleasure meeting her.  You can view the performance by clicking here.  Another great performance was given by the Florida State Summer Music Camp Wind Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Patrick Dunnigan of American Visions.  My thanks to Dr. Dunnigan for selecting the piece and sharing it with these students.  You can view the performance by clicking here. I am also pleased to learn that both Irish Jig for Young Feet and Pirates! were selected to the BandWorld Top 100 for 2009-10.

]]> http://travisjweller.com/2010/01/american-visions-and-irish-jig-for-young-feet-on-youtube/feed/ 0 http://travisjweller.com/2009/10/performance-news/ http://travisjweller.com/2009/10/performance-news/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:07:21 +0000 tjweller http://travisjweller.com/?p=185 It was awesome getting a call from Corky Whitacre the other day – the Naples Concert Band will be performing American Visions on their November concert.  I also received notice that Irish Jig For Young Feet will be performed at the Midwest Clinic this December.  The performace at Midwest will be given by the VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band.  My thanks to both Dr. Charles T. Menghini and Harris Lanzel for programming this music!

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