Tuesday was awesome! I was able to take all 3 of the concert bands at Mercer to the PMEA Instrumental Adjudication festival at Westminster College. I am very pleased with the groups and their performance. Pennsylvania’s adjudication circuit allows directors to choose music from the state list (which NEEDS serious revamping PMEA!!! Not that I dwell on the problems within […]
Now in my thirteenth year of teaching, I have officially hosted 12 high school band shows, 4 all county band festivals, 10 jazz festivals, and by the end of this week will have hosted my second PMEA District 5 Band Festival. I made a decision long ago that one area in which I would make an effort to improve the […]
It is the Super Bowl of Music Conferences. The Cadillac of Music Cars. It is the only place where you hear gems like: Francis McBeth” “I am proud to say I have lived long enough to see the rise and fall of Communism in Russia and 12 tone rows.” A wonderful two days in the city of Chicago, Illinois. There […]
Easy there Paul Revere, it is just a concert we have started preparing for in February. Bump on over to Wildvoice and check out the links. The months to come will probably spurn a few more podcasts about this group of composers. My favorite, Ralph Vaughan Williams, is amongst them, so you must excuse my bias.
I am pleased to report that Pirates! is posted in its entirety, so please give a listen over at myspace.com/travisjweller when you get a chance! My thanks and appreciation are extended to Dr. R. Tad Greig and the Westminster College Wind Ensemble for inviting me over to conduct them on October 26, 2007. It was a great experience, and they […]
