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ELECTIONS
JERRY BERTRAND
CONTENTS
HISTORIAN President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 7
MARY CRANDELL
President-Elect’s Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
PARLIAMENTARIAN
FRED STARK Iowa Bandmaster Office & Awards Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
WEBMASTER Statewide Recommended Standards for Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ELIZABETH FRITZ In the Spotlight – West Lyon Community Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24
MENTORSHIP COORDINATOR Circus Music Comes Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
JIM FRITZ
Band Talk with Jim & Liz Fritz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-28
ELEMENTARY AFFAIRS
AUDRA BAILEY
They Continue to Serve – Dalene O’Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
J.H./M.S. AFFAIRS
College Coroner: Creating Engaged Listeners by Erin Bodnar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31
JILL DOBEL Meet the New IBA Committee Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
CONCERT BAND AFFAIRS Karl King Scholarship Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
CARL COLLINS 2017 All-State Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-36
MARCHING BAND AFFAIRS Award of Merit Plaque Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SCOTT WEBER
IBA Conference Pre-Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
JAZZ BAND AFFAIRS
RYAN MEYER SAI Scholarship and Outstanding Administrator Application Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
COLLEGE AFFAIRS
IBARD Retired Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
MARK DOERFFEL Iowa Community Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-43
I.B.A.R.D. In Memoriam – Roger Claypool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
PAUL BRIZZI District News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-47
MAJOR LANDERS Festival Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-52
DIANE TORDOFF
Jazz Band Festival Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-54
MENTORSHIP
CHRIS EWAN Financial Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-58
ENDOWMENT FUND
IBA Annual Fall Meeting Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-68
GENE GROSS
PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVERTISERS
DANNY KLEINHEINZ Cedar Valley Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Central College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
DIANNE ABOUD Drake University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
STUDENT AFFAIRS Drake University Clarinet Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
GRACE SCHEBLER
Graceland University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
TECHNOLOGY IASMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
CHARLES OLDENKAMP
Iowa Lakes Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
DISTRICT PRESIDENTS ISU Department of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
NORTHWEST
JOSEPH VANNATTA
Morningside College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover
Ray’s Midbell Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
NORTH CENTRAL
JOAN PHILGREEN Rieman Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
NORTHEAST Schmitt Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
KYLE ENGELHARDT St. Ambrose University Music Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
SOUTHWEST Tubador Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
COURTNEY RIDGE University of Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SOUTH CENTRAL University of Northern Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
JENNIFER WILLIAMS
Wartburg College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover
SOUTHEAST
CRAIG McCLENAHAN West Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Yamaha Corporation of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HONORARY MEMBERS
RAY E. CRAMER
MARK S. KELLY “We are the Music-Makers” “We are the Dreamers of Dreams”

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 President’s Message
By Myron Peterson

On A Mission – Part VII

Show of hands. Who feels the following statement would be true?
Wow, it’s great to have the IBA archives in my house.
This may come with regret down the road, but yours truly is raising his hand.
The 1968 volumes of The Iowa Bandmaster Magazine, which are celebrating their
50th birthday this year, have a story to tell. What progress has the IBA made over
the course of 50 years? Where is the IBA headed in the next 50 years?
For starters, here are some interesting facts from IBA 1968:
• IBA Membership was $5.00
• The Major Landers Scholarship winner received $300.00
• The magazine editor, Robert Gower’s editorial promoted the idea of building
IBA’s membership to 1000 (from 679).
• A hot topic was the debate to keep or move away from mandatory solo memorization for state solo contest. The
argument: What’s more important, memorizing facts or learning concepts?
• Our good friend Leonard Upham published an article on the Title I Band Project in the Crestwood Schools. It
was one of two Title I projects approved in Iowa in 1966.
• The “convention” was held at the Savory Hotel in Des Moines from May 30-June 1, 1968.
• The convention program contained a total of 24 performances, sessions and meetings.
• At the convention, there was a mixer on Friday night for “all members and Lady guests.”
As character John Keating (played by Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society) said,
“Thank you, Mr. Perry, for this stroll down amnesia lane.”
What progress has IBA made in the last 50 years?
• Thankfully, we don’t use phrases like “Lady guests” anymore. Reading that phrase in the 1968 convention
schedule was quite strident. It was the inspiration for researching the following statistics. In 1968, IBA’s
membership was 11% women – 89% men; men occupied all of the listed leadership positions. Today IBA’s
membership is approximately 35% women – 65% men; today’s leadership mirrors that ratio with 32% of the
leadership positions held by women. This is a step in the right direction. Let’s take more steps. (Thank you,
Secretary Steve Cook, for researching this previously uncounted demographic.)
• The Major Landers Scholarship now invests $7500 annually in our future music educators, with $2000 going to
the top recipient each year. (That’s a 2400% increase in 50 years.)
• IBA’s membership as January 4, 2018 is 1027.
• Under President Kramer’s leadership the 90th Annual Conference included 24 live performances, 56 clinic
sessions, and too many meetings to count.
• The Friday night mixer, and every function of the IBA, is open to all.
What progress will IBA make in the next 50 years?
Time will tell. Perhaps in light of IBA’s new mission statement, progress will take the form of increased devel-
opment of grass roots advocacy tools and support. Maybe IBA will develop additional high-quality performance
opportunities to promote excellence in bands. And hopefully, IBA’s membership and leadership will fully reflect
the demographic diversity of our state and communities. Two things are for sure:
1. Even if we don’t see it from day to day, or if we hold steadfastly in tradition, progress has been made.
2. We, the members of IBA, are the drivers of future progress – and driving is done most effectively moving forward.
The 91st Annual Conference
In the last Iowa Bandmaster Magazine, we introduced a few key players for the 91st Annual Conference – and
promised there was more to their stories.
Dr. Karl Paulnack, Dean of Music at Ithaca College will serve as our keynote speaker.
Dr. Rebecca Phillips, Director of Bands at Colorado State University, will serve as our young conductor’s clinician.
The Des Moines Symphony Winds will present the headline concert.
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 President-Elect’s Thoughts
By Jane Triplett

Happy New Year 2018 to friends and colleagues!

At the risk of sounding cliché, let us make 2018 the best year yet. While
many people are setting goals to exercise more, eat better or spend more time
with family and friends…let us discuss ways to enhance our ability to inspire
students. It is never too early or late in our careers to adjust the sails and try
new things. Let me suggest you put the IBA Conference and Midwest Clinics
(Chicago) on your 2018 calendar. These two events will make an undeniable
difference in your efforts to impact students.
Whether you have taught two years or 32 years (speaking from experience
on the latter), attending these conferences will be inspiring and add to your
toolbox as a teacher. See if your school or booster organization can support
you financially or include the expenses on your taxes. It is worth every penny.
I have heard many colleagues refer to the Midwest Clinics as the “IBA Conference on steroids”. This is
one of the best in the country and all within driving distance of Iowa!
Last year at the Midwest Clinics, my friend and I were sharing titles of various tunes that worked well
with our concert bands. She mentioned, “any tune by Rob Grice works well”. Someone leaned over and
said, “glad to hear”. Yes, it was Rob Grice. What a great opportunity to meet and talk to a composer, who
creates the music for our classrooms. Meanwhile, Greg Pattillo was flute beatboxing at an exhibit booth,
while Patrick Sheridan was rocking on his tuba in the lobby. Composers Ralph Hultgren, Johann DeMeij,
and Jan Vander Roost travel abroad to visit with directors. Our Iowa music publisher, Barnhouse Music
Publishers, always has a line up of composers to meet and greet you at their exhibit booth, including Ed
Huckeby, James Swearingen, David Shaffer, Paul Clark, and Robert W. Smith, just to name a few. Doc
Severinsen at 90 years old played an amazing concert with the Elmhurst College Jazz Band directed by
Doug Beach. We can only dream about these events, unless we reach out and experience the Midwest
Clinics.
Many clinics were outstanding this year, but two in particular will influence my instruction. I have
already contacted these clinicians to present at our IBA Conference in 2019. Steve Smith from Hal Leonard
Music Publishing in Wisconsin presented ideas about intonation to utilize with grades 5-12. University of
Iowa graduate, Cormac Cannon, shared terrific approaches to balance family and music as well as making
rehearsals the center of your music life.
So, start planning now to attend the IBA Conference and Midwest Clinics in 2018. You will never
regret it. Meanwhile, during the course of winter and spring, please invite nearby directors and college
professors to work with your ensembles. Learn from the best as you enhance your students’ musical
knowledge and experience. As a dear colleague taught me, we want to create kind, loving and intelligent
students because someday they will be our neighbors, doctors, nurses, lawyers, and dentists. Bottom line,
all of our music making will certainly make the world a better place.

Don’t Forget to Make Reservations for the

Annual IBA Spring Conference May 10-12, 2018.

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 On A Mission – Part VII (continued)
What else?
These three often disparate pieces of the conference will converge in a massive artistic collaboration on Thursday
evening. In addition to advising our young conductors, Dr. Phillips will also conduct the Des Moines Symphony
Winds concert. In addition to serving as keynote speaker, Dr. Paulnack will also be the featured guest pianist for
the headline concert.
Headline Concert Repertoire:
Dukas: Fanfare from “La Peri”
Dvorak: Serenade in D Minor
Kurka: Suite “The Good Soldier Schweik”
Daugherty: Desi with guest pianist Dr. Karl Paulnack
But wait, there’s more. The concert will also feature a World Premier Commission for Piano and Winds by
composer James David, featuring Dr. Paulnack on piano.
Additionally, Dr. Paulnack will present a unique and inspiring session on Fulfilling Your Personal Mission In
Life, and Dr. Phillips will present a truly refreshing session on the Individual Development of Ears, Hearts, and
Minds in the Large Ensemble. Both of these sessions target musicians and music educators at all levels.
Even more spotlight sessions will be presented by Richard Saucedo, Scott Casagrande, Brian Covey, Frank
Troyka, Dean Sorenson, and Antonio Garcia to name a few. Furthermore, the JEI All-State Jazz Band
Clinicians (plus one) will perform as a quartet at the Friday night mixer. These are Sherrie Maricle, Alexa
Tarantino, and Robert Washut.
Recognition
If it’s possible to imagine a moment when you actually have a moment, go to the IBA website (bandmasters.org),
log in, click on the “resources” menu and select “The Bandmaster Magazine Archive.” Here you will find most
of the Iowa Bandmaster Magazines published from 1938-1947 and 2002-2017. Special thanks to IBA Historian
Mary Crandell for her diligent digital work scanning the IBA archives one issue at a time. Thanks also to
Webmaster Liz Fritz for making
space on the website to house
this important piece of IBA’s
history. This work is ongoing.
Check back occasionally to
enjoy a “stroll down amnesia
lane.”
For most musicians, it is natural
to look forward. What’s next?
When’s the next performance?
Every once in a while, it’s also
healthy to pause and look back
at all that has been accomplished
so far – and be proud.
Until the next time, enjoy the
stroll.
– Myron Peterson

Pictured in its entirety is the

41st Annual IBA Convention
Program from 1968.

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 Iowa Bandmaster Office & Awards Candidates
Jerry Bertrand, Elections Chair

IBA ELECTIONS 2018 NEIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA Parade (Dublin, Ireland) and the Limmerick
Jerry Bertrand PRESIDENT-ELECT (Ireland) International Band Festival.
Elections Chair The marching band enjoyed performance
The following are candidates for the of- Jim Miller opportunities as the featured half time
fices and awards that will be presented at band for the NFL Denver Broncos.
the 2018 IBA Conference. District nomi-
nees are as follows: EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Jim graduated from Dysart-Geneseo
PRESIDENT-ELECT High School in 1976 (now Union HS)
North Central: No Candidate learning trombone while playing in his
Northeast: Jim Miller
father’s band, John Miller. He earned a
Northwest: No Candidate
Bachelor’s degree in Music Education
South Central: Jayson Gerth
from Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa)
Southeast: No Candidate
Southwest: Ruben Newell and obtained a Master of Arts degree
from Adams State College (Alamosa,
TREASURER Colorado).
Since the position of IBA Treasurer
was recently appointed, there will be HONORS AND AWARDS:
no confirmation vote for this position in Under Jim’s direction, the Wind Sym-
2018. phony at Cedar Rapids Washington has
performed as the selected 4A band at the
IBA MAGAZINE EDITOR CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT: IBA Conference five times, with those
Confirmation vote for this position in the Jim is in his 17th year of managing the honors coming in 2003, 2007, 2010, 2014
2019 election. band program at Cedar Rapids Washing- and 2015. In 2008 the Wind Symphony
ton High School. Teaching assignments was selected to perform at the National
SECRETARY include the wind symphony, marching
Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis,
Confirmation vote for this position in the band, small ensembles/choirs, and brass,
Indiana. The Wind Symphony has been
2020 election. woodwind and percussion lessons. He also
invited multiple times to the University
serves as Fine Arts Department Chair.
of Northern Iowa to participate in the
KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED wind band clinic. Jim has conducted
SERVICE AWARD – ACTIVE PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
honor bands across the state including
North Central: Paul Bloomquist Jim began his career in Montezuma,
the Northern Festival of Bands at the
Northeast: David Lang Iowa and then moved to Bellevue. Jim
University of Northern Iowa and the
Northwest: Kurt Schwarck has taught in Class 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A
Iowa State Honor Band. Jim was named
South Central: Jacquelyn Meunier schools which allows for great insight
an Outstanding Teacher of Instrumental
Southeast: Tara Daurer into the unique challenges and opportuni-
Southwest: Jeff Schoening Music in the Douglas Co. School Dis-
ties associated with each setting. He has
trict (Colorado) for three consecutive
experience teaching at all levels of sec-
KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED years. Jim has been honored by NEIBA
ondary music grades 5 – 12. Following
SERVICE AWARD – RETIRED receiving the Phillip Sehmann Excel-
his years at Bellevue, Jim was Director
North Central: Tim Miller lence in Teaching award in 2008 and the
of Bands at D.C. Everest High School in
Northeast: David Law Karl King Distinguished Service Active
Schofield, Wisconsin, teaching several
Northwest: Greg Forney Award in 2011 and 2012.
concert bands, jazz band and marching
South Central: Scott Keese band. He spent six years on the horn staff
Southeast: Ron Coberley PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
with the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps. In
Southwest: Terry Hanzlik AND ORGANIZATIONS:
1989, Jim accepted the position of Direc-
Jim is active as a clinician and judge
Electronic voting will begin on March tor of Bands and Fine Arts Department
throughout Iowa. He is currently or was
15 and close April 1. Head for Ponderosa High School (Parker,
previously a member of the Wisconsin
Requests for paper ballots must be Colorado) in suburban Denver, invest-
Bandmasters Association, Music Educa-
made and postmarked to Jerry Bertrand ing 12 years in the highly competitive
tors National Conference, the Colorado
by March 1: program. The Ponderosa Marching Band
Bandmasters Association, and the Iowa
Jerry Bertrand consistently earned a top-three standing
Buena Vista University Bandmasters Association. Jim served as
and was state champion several times as
610 West 4th St president of the Northeast Iowa Bandmas-
well as earning international recognition,
Storm Lake, IA 50588 ters Association.
featured in the 1999 St. Patrick’s Day

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FAMILY:
Jim met his wife Pam while teaching
with the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps.
Jim and Pam share their love of music
with their two college-age sons, Jonathon,
age 20, and Ryan, age 19. Jonathon (trom-
bone) is in his third year at Pittsburg State
(Kansas) studying automotive technol-
ogy/business and Ryan (horn/bass) is a
sophomore studying music education at
the University of Northern Iowa.
CAMPAIGN STATEMENT:
I would like to express my thanks
and appreciation to the members of the
Northeast Iowa Bandmasters Association
for nominating me for the position of
President-elect of the Iowa Bandmasters
Association. I am humbled to receive
the nomination and would be honored to
serve the band directors of Iowa in this
position.
Having passed the milestone of more
than 35 years of teaching I am grateful
of the many rich relationships I have
had with numerous directors and shared
experiences over those years. I recall
attending my first IBA conference with
much anticipation and some angst over
how I would fit in with other directors
and the icons of the day. Myron Welch
had just been hired as Director of Bands
at the University of Iowa. The keynote
speaker was Frank Piersol. His message
was the importance of the esthetic value
of music. Having played in my father’s
high school band at IBA in 1976, I was
aware of how it felt to perform at the
conference. My dad was still teaching
and began introducing me to everyone
he knew – which turned out to be a lot of
people! I mention this now as it made a
huge impression on me and helped shape
the start of my career.
As members of IBA and band direc-
tors we all began somewhere. I’m sure
we all remember someone who helped
us when we most needed it. It’s a fact
that your degrees do little to prepare you
for the day-to-day of running a band
program. How could they? There isn’t
enough time! I know my early days were
chaotic and often inefficient and I made
many mistakes. The great thing about our
organization is help is only a phone call
or email away. While many of us know
that, I wonder how many of us pick up
the phone proactively and reach out. We
are all extremely busy and focused on our
students. Taking the time to give a kind
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word, share a successful experience, or
an offer to listen to a recorded rehearsal
goes a long way.
As professionals with a common
vision for excellence in music education,
our strength comes from a consistent
message, made strong and clear by a
united front. We know and embrace the
importance of music and the arts in stu-
dents’ lives. We must continue to cham-
pion our shared values. We must continue
the ongoing campaign for our own per-
manence. Administrators need our advice
and our advocacy as they face choices
that will affect our programs for years to
come. Parents need our continued support
as they make difficult decisions about
the future of their children. Students in
our programs face tough choices as they
prepare for their futures. As dedicated
educators it is our responsibility to guide
others through these choices. Our interac-
tion and leadership must provide direc-
tion and a strong sense of purpose.
To effectively broadcast our message
of the importance of the arts, we must
actively involve students in our band
programs each day. Our ongoing chal-
lenge continues to be to engage students
in learning, inspire passion and share our
knowledge. Each day in our band rooms,
auditoriums, gymnasiums, classrooms,
and even our football fields, we can affect
the process and the performance of music.
IBA is a needed organization with
a mission to facilitate and support all
instrumental music educators specifically
so they can achieve their goals while
leading through innovative ideas and
motivational concepts. If elected I would
use my years of experience to engage all
directors in moving forward together. It
would be my privilege to embrace these
challenges and to provide strong leader-
ship for our members. It would be my
honor to serve the World’s Finest Band-
master’s organization!
SCIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Jayson Gerth
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:
Jayson is Co-Director of Bands for
the Southeast Polk Community School
District.
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Jayson began his career in 1995 teach-
ing 5-12 Instrumental Music for the
Guttenberg (now Clayton Ridge) Com-
munity Schools. He left Guttenberg
in 1998 to accept a Graduate Teach-
ing Assistantship at the University of
Wyoming, where he conducted the sym-
phonic band, directed the basketball pep
bands, and was the director of the UW
Summer Music Camp. Upon graduating
with a Master of Music degree in 2000,
Jayson moved to teach at Natrona County
High School in Casper, Wyoming. After
his first child was born, Jayson was
drawn back to the Midwest to be closer to
family. He moved to central Iowa for the
2004-05 school year and taught at Saydel
High School in Des Moines. Following
that school year, Jayson accepted a posi-
tion as Co-Director of Bands at Southeast
Polk High School, a post he’s held since
2005.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Jayson holds a Bachelor of Music
Education Degree from Drake University
and a Master of Music Degree from the
University of Wyoming.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Jayson is honored to have served in
local, regional, and statewide leadership
roles. He was President of the Wyoming
Music Education Association Northeast
District from 2003 to 2004, was Head
Marching Director for the Wyoming All-
State Marching Band’s appearance in
the 2004 Tournament of Roses Parade,
was the SCIBA Jazz Affairs Chair from
2011 to 2013, was selected to participate
in the Iowa Arts Education Leadership
Institute in 2014, was President of the
South Central Iowa Bandmasters Associ-
ation from 2014 to 2015, and is currently
serving in his thirteenth year as IBA
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Conference Equipment Co-Chair. Addi-
tionally, Jayson is a “Model Teacher”
for the Southeast Polk Schools under the
Iowa TLC grant program, is a district
leader in Music Curriculum Develop-
ment, and a lead PLC facilitator for his
district’s secondary-level vocal, instru-
mental, and general music teachers.
Jayson received the US Bank/Casper
Star-Tribune “Star Teacher” Award in
2001 and received the “Outstanding
Educator Award” from Natrona County
School District #1 (Casper, WY) in 2002
and 2004.
Since 2004, students from Jayson’s
private low brass studio have been
accepted into Iowa All State Bands and
Orchestras more than 20 times. Bands
under his direction have performed at
the Iowa Bandmasters Conference and
the Jazz Education Network National
Conference. Southeast Polk’s “Jazz One”
is consistently among the top finishers
at jazz festivals, and has appeared at the
Iowa Jazz Championships for eight con-
secutive years, finishing among the top
4A bands each year.
Finally, Jayson is honored to have
conducted elementary, middle school,
and high school honor bands in Iowa,
Wyoming, and Minnesota. He has also
presented clinics for the Iowa Bandmas-
ters Association and the Wyoming Music
Education Association at their annual
conferences.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Jayson is a member of the Iowa
Bandmasters Association, the Iowa
Alliance for Arts Education, the Iowa
Music Educators Association, the National
Association for Music Education, Jazz
Educators of Iowa, and Phi Mu Alpha
Sinfonia Professional Music Fraternity.
FAMILY:
Jayson and his wife Krista live in
Ankeny with their three children: Abby
(15), Tyler (12), and Nathan (9). While
Krista and the children are all black belts
(or nearly black belts) in Tae Kwon Do,
Jayson spends much of his free time
reading, writing, and cycling. The whole
family is also quite active in the music
and youth ministries of their church.
CAMPAIGN STATEMENT:
Like you, I am a proud member of
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the Iowa Bandmasters Association. The
IBA puts people first, binds us together,
and is a positive force in our professional
lives. I wish to express my deep gratitude
to the members of SCIBA for their trust
in nominating me, and I congratulate
the nominees from all districts of our
organization.
Our new mission statement, formed
through an organic, grassroots effort,
should be considered a powerful mandate
for the future of the IBA. It puts into
writing what we believe. The IBA …
promotes excellence in bands through
professional development, mentorship,
performance, and advocacy.
In partnership with the Iowa Alli-
ance for Arts Education, our nationally
recognized mentorship program makes a
tremendous difference for over 50 first
and second-year teachers annually.
Beyond those first years, and regardless
of age or experience, the IBA is a mentor-
ing resource for every band director who
desires to improve. Striving to be better
can only have positive results for our
students, and I believe the IBA should
expand its role by actively encouraging
members to reach out for help and to fund
mentoring opportunities beyond the first
two years of teaching.
Our annual conference is among the
finest band-centered professional devel-
opment opportunities in the country and
gives us an incredible return on invest-
ment. As a Conference Equipment Co-
Chair since 2005, I work closely with IBA
presidents to help ensure their visions
for your conference experience are real-
ized. Through my experience behind the
scenes, I am fortunate to make meaning-
ful professional relationships with local
and national leaders in music educa-
tion and performance. Assisting with the
implementation of 13 state conferences
uniquely prepares me to fulfill the largest
responsibility of the IBA President: crafting
a rich and worthy conference experience for
every member.
Central to that experience will be the
idea of self-improvement, both in and out
of the classroom. Through my weekly
emails while president of SCIBA, I made
a point of encouraging and challenging
members to think about how they can bet-
ter take care of themselves both mentally
and physically. Ongoing professional
development and personal development
are keys to becoming better educators.
Teaching in the 21st century is tough –
often requiring us to do more with less. I
hope to incorporate conference sessions
designed to appeal to our whole being.
Advocacy is central to IBA’s role in
music education. Through association
activities, we advocate for band per-
formance. We advocate for teachers. We
advocate for Iowa school children. I
believe advocacy is not something we
merely do; advocacy is who we are. To
support your grassroots advocacy efforts
in rehearsal halls, school districts, and
communities, I believe it is in our best
interest for IBA to establish a standing
Advocacy Committee whose job is to
serve as a liaison with state and national
arts organizations, lead association
initiatives, act as a resource for members,
and support the work of other standing
committees. If we don’t advocate for
music’s importance in our schools, we
may lose opportunities to serve our
students and to serve music. We must
direct the conversation, and the IBA can
be more integral to the process.
Thanks to the work by many state
and local arts leaders including IBA Past
Presidents Leon Kuehner and David Law,
the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education led
the way in advocating for a better, thriving
arts environment in Iowa. Last November
the Iowa State School Board adopted the
National Arts Standards for our schools.
At long last, decision-makers at the state
level codified the legitimacy of the arts
in Iowa schools. The work can’t end
there, however. The IBA, together with
other Iowa fine arts organizations, must
remain a clear and present financial and
ideological contributor to the Alliance
and ensure there is plentiful and healthy
support for music in our schools.
While we celebrate the effort of
President Myron Peterson and the
committee that developed a focused and
cohesive mission statement, the hard work
has only begun. We are now challenged
to carefully examine the priorities of
the IBA as expressed by our committee
structure, activities, sponsorships, and
financial investments, and re-frame them
within a new paradigm. If granted the
opportunity to serve as your president-
elect, you can expect my diligent effort
to guide our association in this process.
The IBA brings us together and
provides support, education, and perfor-
mance opportunities for its members.
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I am proud and humbled to contribute
and serve our organization, and l look
ahead with anticipation to the work yet
to come. It is by serving others that we as
educators realize our calling, and the IBA
has been – and will continue to be – an
association serving those who serve.
SWIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Ruben Newell
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:
9-12 Instrumental Music at Denison
High School
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
• 2000-2002 – 7-12 Band director at
Corning Community Schools
• 2002-2009 – 9-12 Band director at
Atlantic High School
• 2009-present – 9-12 Instrumental
Music at Denison High School
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
• Graduated from Prairie Valley High
School (Gowrie, IA) in 1996
• Earned a Bachelor of Music degree
from Iowa State University (Ames,
IA) in 2000
HONORS AND AWARDS:
• National Board Certification (2008)
• DeLucia Award for Music Education
(2017)
• Grammy Signature Schools Commu-
nity Award (2017)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND ORGANIZATIONS:
• SWIBA (a past-president, currently
treasurer)
The Iowa Bandmaster
• SWIHMB (Southwest Iowa Honor
Marching Band) Administrative Board
(past head director, currently assistant
director)
• Crawford County Arts Council
• Denison Education Association/ISEA
• IMEA/NAfME
FAMILY:
Wife - Sarah Newell
CAMPAIGN STATEMENT:
The Iowa Bandmasters Association
has maintained a reputation, nation-wide,
as a world-class organization, supporting
instrumental music endeavors in districts
all over the state. I know that I have
gained much from the mentorship of
some of IBA’s best educators and the
guidance and support from IBA and
SWIBA through festivals, conferences,
and professional development. This truly
is the world’s finest bandmasters organi-
zation, and I am proud of my profession
and proud to call Iowa my home.
Over the years, IBA has done a tre-
mendous job keeping Iowa at the fore-
front of instrumental music education,
and when I speak to colleagues from
around the nation, there is a fair amount
of envy in regards to what we have here
in Iowa. However, Iowa is changing, and
I fear that if we don’t change as well,
Iowa may not remain in a position of
envy.
My personal philosophy when it comes
to music education revolves around the
fact that every student is better off for
having music in their life, no matter at
what level they are able to participate.
This is true from my best all-state musi-
cian down to the last chair clarinet player
in the 9-10 concert band. Neither one
of them “deserves” more nor less of my
attention or effort than the other. The
same is true for our band programs in
all communities in Iowa. None of them
deserves more or less attention or effort
from our great bandmasters association,
no matter what size their community
is, how involved their band program is,
or what demographics comprise their
student body.
While IBA has been, as I said, a tre-
mendous catalyst for instrumental music
education in the state of Iowa, there is
room to grow, and it is amongst our com-
munities who aren’t always in the spot-
light. The growth is in our small schools
where one director is teaching all music
in the district, and in our rural communi-
ties where changing demographics and
unchanged music education philosophies
are slowly choking out our music programs.
I applaud the leadership of IBA for the
excellent work they have done to main-
tain high standards and help push the
upper limits of what instrumental music
education can be in the great state of
Iowa. If I am fortunate enough to garner
your vote and get the tremendous oppor-
tunity to help give back to all that IBA
has given to me, I will work my hardest
to keep that tradition. At the same time,
however, I would focus my energy on
working to provide support to all of our
band programs across the state, regard-
less of size, financial stability, or the
diversity of their student body.
We have incredible music educators
in Iowa. When I think about the list of
people who have been there to answer
questions for me, I am in awe of their
accomplishments, their professionalism,
their experience and their passion for
music education. I am lucky to call
myself a former student of educators like
Alan Greiner, Joseph Messenger, Michael
Golemo, and Joseph Christensen, as well
as names you may not all know: names
like Mary Egger, Martin Province, Carl
Bleyle, Jeff Prater, Chad Przymus, and
Julie Peterson. I am lucky, throughout
my life I have had the complete “Iowa”
music education. I had the privilege of
playing in the Karl King Band under the
direction of the great Reggie Schive and
Keith Altemeier; I had the distinct plea-
sure of hearing Duane “Oley” Olson tell
stories about the King pieces we played
and about Mr. King himself. I marched
in the ISUCF’V’MB. I even had a chance
to sing in an honor choir with Weston
Noble conducting and played Harold Hill
in a production of “The Music Man” in
high school. I am a true product of Iowa
music education, through and through,
and I’m very proud of that. The chance to
help lead instrumental music education in
Iowa for the next generation of students,
no matter their background or ethnicity,
is exciting and humbling.
I am honored by my nomination to
IBA President-Elect by my incredible
colleagues in southwest Iowa, and I thank
you for the opportunity to earn your vote
and the opportunity to serve IBA, the
world’s finest bandmasters organization.
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 NCIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA
KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD – ACTIVE
Paul Bloomquist
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:
Paul is the Director of Bands at Iowa
Central Community College in Fort
Dodge.
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Paul is in his 18th year of teach-
ing after leading bands at Meservey-
Thorton Middle School, Lake Mills
Middle School and Manson Northwest
Webster High School. He also led some
of Iowa’s top high school jazz musicians
for four summers, 2002 – 2005, while
serving as the jazz band director for the
Celebration Iowa Singers and Jazz Band
summer program through Luther College.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Paul holds an M.A. degree from
Southern Oregon University through
the American Band College in Ashland,
Oregon and a B.M. degree from Simpson
College where he graduated Magna Cum
Laude.
Prior to any degrees, Paul started his
musical training from his late father,
Marlan. Since fifth grade he has had
three influential band directors, Larry
Hansen, Bob Hoffman and Ross Leeper.
In addition, two private instructors, Dan
Cassady and John Benoit, helped his
musicianship. At each teaching position,
he has had a strong mentor, including: Sue
Bunting, Frank Dahn, Jerrold Jimmerson
and Dan Cassady.
HONORS:
Paul has been nominated and included
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multiple times in the Who’s Who Among
American Teachers. He received a
Golden Apple Teaching Award in 2003
and has served as guest conductor and
clinician at numerous concert band and
jazz band festivals. Paul is honored when
his private students continue playing
their instruments in college and beyond,
and equally humbled when his students
pursue a career in music education.
As a director, Paul’s most humbling
musical experiences has been through the
Brushy Creek Honor Flight Program out
of Fort Dodge. Paul has assembled instru-
mental musicians of all ages and abilities
to perform at the Fort Dodge Regional
Airport upon the return of the veterans
landing of the plane.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Paul has served as President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer for the
North Central Iowa Band Association and
chair of the College Band Affairs Com-
mittee for the Iowa Bandmasters Asso-
ciation. Out of 12 years at the college
level, Paul has spent nine of those years
in a leadership role with Iowa Collegiate
Honor Band that occurs in Nevada, Iowa
each November. Paul is an elected board
member of Karl King Municipal Band of
Fort Dodge. As a performing musician,
Paul plays tuba and trombone in Jive
for Five Brass Quintet, The Karl King
Municipal Band, The Dick Bauman Big
Band, Bad to the Bone Trombone Quar-
tet, Comedia Musica Players Pit Orchestra
and is on call for various other groups,
such as the Bally-Hoo Foxtrot Hotshots
and the Fort Dodge Area Symphony.
FAMILY:
Paul and his wife, Kelli, have six
children: Grace, Emilia, Noah, Blake,
Landon and MeiLi. Paul is the fourth
generation Bloomquist to live on the fam-
ily’s century farm south of Dayton, Iowa.
STATEMENT:
I am honored to be nominated by the
district. My first IBA Conference experi-
ence was at the age of twelve when my
sister performed in the first All-Iowa
Middle School Honor Band. I could tell
through my dad’s friendships that IBA
was a top-notch organization. The net-
work of musicians and resources avail-
able through IBA have offered teaching
resources and real world experiences
from master teachers that are priceless.
With humility, I say, “Thank you.”
NEIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA
KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD – ACTIVE
David Lang
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:
Independence High School Band
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
David Lang is currently in his 25th year
of teaching at Independence High School.
He taught at Central City Community
Schools for three years and one year at
East Buchanan Community Schools.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Lang, a graduate of Dubuque Senior
High School, holds a Bachelor of Music
Education degree from the University of
Iowa.
HONORS:
David’s ensembles have appeared
at the Iowa Bandmasters Association
Conference nine times: 1993 Central
City H.S. Concert Band; 1996, 1999,
2002, 2005, 2008, and 2011 Indepen-
dence H.S. Concert Bands; the 1997
Independence M.S. Jazz Ensemble; and
the 2004 Independence Jazz Orchestra.
The Independence Jazz Orchestra was
selected to perform at the 2005 IAJE
Regional Conference in Chicago. The
2005-06 Jazz Orchestra was selected
to perform at the Iowa Association of
School Boards Annual Convention in
November of 2005. Bands under his
direction have received Division I ratings
at the I.H.S.M.A. State Contests in every
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category including marching band, con-
cert band, and jazz band. David has had
nine state champion jazz bands including
the 1993 Central City Jazz Band and the
Independence Jazz Orchestra in 2000,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and
2014. He has also been guest conductor
for many conference and IBA District
Honor Bands, and has been a guest con-
ductor at the All-State Music Camp at the
University of Iowa.
David is a frequent guest soloist with
area community bands and high schools.
While studying at the University of Iowa,
he performed as a guest soloist with all
three of the School of Music Concert
Bands. He was the first-place winner in
the Leonard Falcone International Bari-
tone Horn Competition and was granted
a performance with the Michigan State
Symphonic Band. He was also the Grand
Prize Winner in the Des Moines Sym-
phony Young Artist Competition and per-
formed a Concerto with the Des Moines
Symphony Orchestra. He has toured
Europe with “The Iowa’s Ambassadors
of Music” as a low brass instructor and
euphonium soloist ten times. David was
the recipient of the NEIBA Distinguished
Service Award in 2002, 2005 and 2017.
He also was awarded the NEIBA Phillip
Sehmann Excellence in Teaching Award
in 2008. Lang also received the VFW
Teacher of the Year award for 2008 and
the Independence Chamber of Commerce
Community Hero award in 2000.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Lang’s professional affiliations
include Iowa Bandmasters Association,
Northeast Iowa Bandmasters Associa-
tion, Jazz Educators of Iowa, NEA, ISEA
and Independence Teachers Association.
David served as the NEIBA jazz chair
for nine years. He has hosted countless
state and district jazz festivals, All-State
auditions, IHSMA solo and ensemble and
large group festivals.
FAMILY:
David and his wife, Lisa live in
Independence where they share their
home with three beautiful cats named
CoCo, Louis and Meowsers and a sun
conure bird named Kita.
STATEMENT:
I knew I wanted to become a band
director when I was in 8th grade. I started
my musical career through the drum
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corps activity, followed by joining band
and was influenced greatly by my band
directors and the Colts Drum Corps staff.
The enthusiasm that I have for teaching
music comes directly from witnessing
the passion of those incredible teachers.
Thank you to the members of NEIBA
for nominating me for the Karl King
Distinguished Service Award. I am
the director I am today, because of the
encouragement and advice from the
many outstanding educators of the Iowa
Bandmasters Association.
NWIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA
KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD – ACTIVE
Kurt Schwarck
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:
Director of Bands at Spencer High
School
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Kurt Schwarck began his teaching
career in the Walnut Community Schools
in Walnut, Iowa and served there from
the fall of 1981 to the spring of 1985. In
1985, he began teaching 7 - 12 Instru-
mental Music for East Union Community
Schools in Afton, Iowa and served there
through the spring of 1988 His next
teaching assignment was in the Creston
Community Schools of Creston, Iowa
from 1988 – 1995. Kurt is currently in his
22nd year as high school band director in
his home town of Spencer, Iowa.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Kurt received his Bachelor of Music
Education degree from Morningside Col-
lege in 1981 and his Master of Science
in Education degree from Buena Vista
University in 2002. His Capstone Project
for his MSE degree studied the difference
in academic achievement between instru-
mental music students and non-music
students.
HONORS:
During his 36 years of service in the
Walnut, East Union, Creston and Spencer
school systems, Schwarck’s bands have
made many successful appearances in
various contests and festivals. This record
includes multiple Division I ratings at
the State Marching Band, Jazz Band,
Small Group and Large Group Contests
offered by the IHSMA. His students have
participated in the Iowa All-State Festi-
val, the SWIBA, NWIBA Honor Band
Festivals as well as the NW Iowa Honor
Orchestra Festival, the Northern Festival
of Band at the University of North-
ern Iowa and the Buena Vista Honor
Band Festival. Over the years, Kurt’s
jazz bands have also made 11 appear-
ances at the Iowa Jazz Championships.
In 2000, he helped give Spencer students
the unique experience of being involved
in commissioning and premiering works
by composer Stephen Melillo. This proj-
ect involved all 250+ instrumental music
students from 5th through 12th grade in
the Spencer Schools. This experience
culminated with two days of workshops
with the composer and a premiere concert
with Mr. Melillo conducting each of the
bands.
Kurt’s Spencer bands have performed
in the Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl
Classic in Dallas, Texas, the Champs
Sports Bowl in Orlando, Florida and
have entertained at Disney’s Magic King-
dom, Epcot Center and also appeared at
Universal Studios Orlando.
Mr. Schwarck has also had the honor
of directing the 1991 Southwest Iowa
Honor Marching Band, the 1994 SWIBA
9-10 Honor Band, as well as the 19th
Annual Diocese of Sioux City festival
Band and the Cornbelt Conference Honor
Band.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Schwarck is a past president of the
northwest and southwest districts of the
Iowa Bandmasters Association and has
been a member of the Iowa Bandmasters
Association since 1981. He has had the
privilege of serving for three years on
the District Advisory Group for the Iowa
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High School Music Association and is
currently vice president of the execu-
tive board for the IHSMA. Kurt is also
a member of the National Federation of
High School Associations. This orga-
nization strives to develop and oversee
education-based interscholastic activities
for our nation’s high school students.
Outside of his teaching duties at SHS,
he is one of two co-directors for the
Spencer Municipal Band and also per-
forms weekly during the summer months
at the Pearson Lakes Art Center at Lake
Okoboji with the Dick Bauman Big Band.
FAMILY:
Kurt and his wife Julie are the parents
of two daughters. Lauren is a senior
Agronomy/Seed Science major at Iowa
State University. Emma is a senior at
Spencer High School and is planning on
attending Iowa State as well to pursue a
degree is Biological Systems Engineering.
STATEMENT:
The philosophy Kurt tries to instill in
his program is one in which learning, per-
severance and integrity are highly valued.
The program’s goal is to provide students
with opportunities and experiences that
nurture these three life-skills and to assist
them in becoming skilled consumers of
music in whatever capacity they choose.
SCIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA
KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD – ACTIVE
Jacquelyn Meunier
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:
Director of Bands, Southeast Polk
High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa.
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PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
• Fall 1996 - Spring 1998: Band Director
for nine Catholic middle schools under
the auspices of Wahlert High School in
Dubuque, Iowa
• Fall 1998 - Spring 1999: Director of
Bands, Ogden High School in Ogden,
Iowa.
• Fall 1999 - present: Director of
Bands, Southeast Polk High School in
Pleasant Hill, Iowa. Duties include
conducting the wind ensemble, sym-
phonic band, pep band, show choir
band and co-directing the March-
ing Rams. Jacquelyn is active as a
Model Teacher and works with various
committees. Additional professional
activities include solo and ensemble
festival adjudication, guest conducting,
and private clarinet instructor.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Jacquelyn graduated from Boone High
School in Boone, Iowa in 1990 where
she was a student of David Richard-
son. She earned her Bachelor of Music
Education degree from Iowa State Uni-
versity in 1995. Jacquelyn has completed
graduate courses in Music Education at
the University of Iowa, University of
Northern Iowa, Drake University, Iowa
State University and Bethel College in
Indiana. She has attended conducting
symposiums at the University of North
Texas, Central Missouri University and
Drake University where she participated
as both an observer and conductor. She
has been a frequent attendee of the Conn
Selmer Institute.
HONORS:
Jacquelyn is a past-president of the
Iowa Bandmasters Association, having
served her term as president in 2014-
2015. She is a past-president of the South
Central Iowa Bandmasters Association
and has served as SCIBA’s district chair
for the Major Landers Scholarship and
the High School Honor Band commit-
tees. Currently she serves as one of the
founders and coordinators of the All-
Iowa Concert Band Festival and as the
SCIBA representative for the Concert
Band Affairs Committee.
Jacquelyn has guest conducted numer-
ous honor bands throughout Iowa as well
as in Kansas and remains active as a
guest clinician. In 2006, she served as an
advisor for the Iowa Ambassadors of
Music European Tour.
Since 1998, ensembles under her
direction, including Ogden High School
band, SEP Wind Ensemble and SEP
Symphonic Band have won Best in Class
awards and runner-up honors at numer-
ous Adventureland Festival of Bands.
The SEP Wind Ensemble was selected
as the 4A high school honor band for
the 2008, 2013, and 2017 Iowa Band-
masters State Conferences, and has per-
formed as a clinic/rehearsal ensemble at
the conference with featured clinicians,
David Holsinger (2009), Scott Lubaroff
(2012), and Joseph Hermann (2016).
Most recently, the SEP Wind Ensemble
was invited to be one of three featured
ensembles to perform at the Western
Illinois University Showcase of Bands in
February 2016 and received the honor of
working closely with Dr. Richard Floyd.
During her tenure at SEP, the Wind
Ensemble received Division I ratings
at IHSMA State Large Group Festival.
The Marching Rams have consistent-
ly received Division I ratings at State
Marching Contest and have received first-
place honors at the Urbandale Marching
Contest and Valleyfest.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Jacquelyn is a member of the South
Central Iowa Bandmasters Association,
Iowa Bandmasters Association, Iowa
Music Educators Association, Music
Educators National Conference and the
Iowa Association of Arts Alliance.
FAMILY:
Jacquelyn’s husband Robert is the
Director of Bands at Drake University.
Their daughter Katy is a junior attending
Southeast Polk High School. Katy contin-
ues to refine her skills in horn and piano
performance.
STATEMENT:
I would like to thank the members
of the South Central Iowa Bandmas-
ters Association for nominating me for
the prestigious Karl King Distinguished
Service - Active award. I am humbled by
this tremendous honor and by the con-
tinuing support of my colleagues. I am
thankful for the opportunities that I have
had to serve our profession throughout
my career. My service as president of
IBA and of SCIBA was rewarding, and
it offered me many unforgettable experi-
ences. Those opportunities have afforded
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me a much deeper understanding of what
my role in this profession can and should
be. Not only is it my mission to continue
to learn and improve myself as a teacher
but also it has become even more appar-
ent that I need to share my knowledge
and experiences with the young teachers
of today. After all, they are our future,
the future of “band”! We MUST invest
in them every opportunity we get. I
have learned and gained so much that
has helped me become a better teacher,
mother, wife, mentor, and friend through
my connection with IBA and SCIBA.
My appreciation for these organizations
is endless and I will continue to serve our
profession with relentless passion and
pay it all forward.
SEIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA
KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD – ACTIVE
Tara Daurer
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:
Since 2010, Tara has been the 9th
grade band director, teaches woodwind
lessons, and is currently serving as the
Lead Teacher for Instrumental Music in
the Pleasant Valley Community School
District.
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
From 1996 to 2006, Tara was the
instrumental music director at Assump-
tion High School in Davenport, where
she also taught lessons for all band
instruments, served as the Fine Arts
Department Chair and Assistant Dean of
Students. From 2008-2010, Tara was the
8th grade band director at North Scott
Junior High School as well as teaching
woodwind and percussion lessons.
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Tara received her Bachelor of Music
Education degree from the University of
Northern Iowa and received her Master’s
degree in Educational Leadership from
St. Ambrose University.
HONORS:
Under her direction, concert bands,
jazz bands, and chamber ensembles have
participated at several festivals, honor
bands, and community events throughout
the state as well as in California, Florida,
Illinois, Missouri, and New York. Her
ensembles have also commissioned origi-
nal band works alone and in consortiums.
Her ensembles have received numerous
division one ratings at the Iowa Large
Group and Solo and Ensemble Festivals
and have been selected to perform at
the Iowa Music Educators Conference.
Tara remains active as a clinician, guest
conductor and adjudicator for festivals
at the local, district, and state level for
junior high and high school. She has also
participated in conducting and wind band
seminars/workshops in Hungary, Minne-
sota, Illinois and Iowa. Tara has written
and received over $350,000 in grants for
instruments and improvements in fine
arts facilities and has been nominated
for the WQAD Favorite Teacher Award
and to Who’s Who of America’s Teachers
five times. She also serves as a Girl Scout
Troop Leader.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND ORGANIZATIONS:
• SE Iowa Bandmasters Association:
- Treasurer (2009-2012)
- District Honor Band Chair (2005-
2006; 2012-2017)
- Membership Chair (2002-2005)
• Iowa Bandmasters Association
• National Association for Music Educa-
tion
• World Association of Symphonic
Bands and Ensembles
• National Flute Association
• Sigma Alpha Iota life member and
Sword of Honor Recipient
• Pleasant Valley Education Association.
FAMILY:
Tara is married to Drew Anderson,
director of bands at Pleasant Valley High
School. They have a son, Gabriel and a
daughter, Jacqueline. Gabriel is in 7th
grade at Pleasant Valley Junior High
and plays horn, string bass, and has a
black belt in taekwondo. Jacqueline is in
5th grade at Cody Elementary and plays
piano, cello, loves to dance, and is very
excited to begin band this summer. They
have one dog named Zoe.
STATEMENT:
It is an honor to be nominated for
the Karl L. King Distinguished Service
Award Active. I want to thank the SEIBA
membership for their support and nomi-
nation for this award. I feel humbled
and blessed to have had the opportu-
nity to work with and learn from so
many fine music educators throughout
the Iowa Bandmasters Association. It was
the incredible teachers and role models I
had as a student in SEIBA: Jack King,
Clara Mortiboy, Bill Kessinger, and Dan
Anderson, who instilled in me a love and
passion for music which led me to this
incredible calling in the profession of
music education.
SWIBA CANDIDATE FOR IBA
KARL L. KING DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD – ACTIVE
Jeff Schoening
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT:
Jeff Schoening is currently in his 30th
year as the 5-12 band director at Treynor
Community Schools in Treynor, Iowa.
The program currently has over two
hundred students participating in instru-
mental music.
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Before coming to Treynor, Jeff taught
for four years in Ponca, Nebraska. He
also served as an adjunct faculty member
for four years at Morningside, teaching
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percussion pedagogy and private percus-
sion lessons.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Schoening is a 1980 graduate of Lewis
Central High School in Council Bluffs,
and a 1984 graduate of Morningside
College in Sioux City.
HONORS:
The Treynor music department stress-
es a balanced program in the areas of
marching, jazz, concert, and solo and
ensemble performances in order for all
of its students to participate in the many
facets of instrumental music. The Treynor
Marching, Jazz and Concert bands have
received consistent Division I ratings
since 1990 at Iowa High School Music
Association festivals. The Cardinal
Marching Band was named top overall
band in all classes at the 1997, 2007,
2016 and 2017 Loess Hills Fieldfest in
Glenwood. Treynor jazz bands have com-
peted in the Iowa Jazz Championships
for 26 consecutive years, with first-place
finishes in 1994 (Class A), 1996 (Class
1A) and 2000 (Class A), and 2010 (Class
1A). Schoening served as a drum line
instructor for the Southwest Iowa Honor
Marching Band, a 200-member group
auditioned and selected every two years
to perform at major bowl parades for
25 years. He has also made two trips to
Europe as the southwest district advisor
for Iowa’s Ambassadors of Music. He
is an active clinician, judge and private
instructor in the southwest Iowa area
and performs regularly as a drummer
with the Prairie Cats, an original swing
band based out of Omaha, Nebraska.
In 2008, he was selected as one of two
recipients of the first annual Charles E.
Lakin Outstanding Teacher Award, given
to emphasize the role of teachers in rural
communities.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Schoening has been active in the IBA
on both district and statewide levels. He
is a past president SWIBA, and served on
the IBA Mentorship Committee for three
years. He has also served as a negotiation
team member for the Treynor Education
Association for the past 27 years.
FAMILY:
Jeff and his wife, Patty, have two sons.
Keith is currently a teaching assistant
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in the master’s degree program at the
University of Nebraska at Omaha, and
Alec is a student at DMACC in Ames.
STATEMENT:
It is a pleasure to work with the
directors of southwest Iowa, and I am
honored to be nominated by them for the
Karl King Active Award. The support of
my family, the community of Treynor,
the outstanding band students in our
program makes the job of teaching a
deeply rewarding experience.
NCIBA CANDIDATE FOR KARL L.
KING DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
AWARD – RETIRED
Tim Miller
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
• 1976-1985: 5-12 Band Director with
the Sheffield-Chapin School District.
• 1985-1992: Humboldt High School
Band Director
• 1992-2016: Humboldt Middle School
Band Director
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Tim received his B.M.E. degree from
Iowa Wesleyan College, then completed
his advanced degree work at the Univer-
sity of Iowa, Drake University, and the
University of South Dakota-Vermillion,
S.D.
HONORS, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIA-
TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Tim is a 42-year member of IBA and
NCIBA, and a long-time member of
NEA, ISEA, and HEA. He is very active
as a performer, playing trumpet with the
brass quintet Jive For Five, the rock band
Lone Tree Revival, the Karl L. King
Band, the Fort Dodge Area Symphony,
the Humboldt Big Band, the Fort Dodge
Comedia Musica Players pit orchestra,
and has played with the Dick Baumann
Big Band in Okoboji and the Jazz Coali-
tion Big Band in Mason City. He is also a
member of the Humboldt Pistol and Rifle
Club and Oak Hill Church, where he has
served on the elder board, and currently
plays guitar, bass, and trumpet on the
worship teams.
While at Sheffield-Chapin, his bands
were consistent Div. I winners at State
Large Group and Solo/Ensemble Con-
test. His jazz band often earned a spot in
the Iowa Jazz Championships, winning
1st place in 1984 and 1985. While at
Humboldt, the jazz band was frequently
in the Iowa Jazz Championships, and
the students received numerous Division
I ratings at state contests, and winning
various marching invitationals, includ-
ing the Veishea Parade in Ames and the
Algona Band Days. Tim has been both
the Karl L. King Distinguished Active
and now the Retired Director nomi-
nee from the NCIBA District, and has
on multiple occasions been named to
“Who’s Who Among America’s Teach-
ers”, but he has taken the most pride in
the accomplishments of his students, and
the high percentage of students that par-
ticipated in his bands.
FAMILY:
Tim and his wife Debra have been
married 41 years, and have three chil-
dren: Ethan and his wife Rebecca teach
in the Central Springs School District and
have two children (Gretta and Margo),
Carly and her husband Brent live in
Bloomington/Normal, Illinois where she
works in the HR Dept. in the corporate
offices of Country Financial and he is a
mechanical engineer with the Caterpillar
Corp., and Levi teaches in the Nashua/
Plainfield School District.
STATEMENT:
I cannot believe how fast 40 years of
teaching has gone by! When I think of all
the people that contributed to my growth
as a person, musician, and teacher, the list
was more than I could write here, but I
would be remiss if I didn’t include a few.
I have been blessed to have been guided
and mentored by some great educators at
every level of my development. I attend-
ed the Danville School District, and had
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such fine mentors and teachers as Dick
Ballard, Ron Coberley, and Jim Smith.
I student taught in Burlington, and was
guided by such fine educators as James
Priebe, Arnold Rabe, and Marcia Korb.
I feel blessed to have spent all 40 years
in the NCIBA District, which was home
to such greats as Meredith Willson and
Karl L. King. What a legacy they left! To
have great mentors like Bob Dean and
Gil Lettow at Mason City were priceless.
To follow the fine teaching of Jon Engel-
hardt at Sheffield-Chapin, and to all the
dedicated teachers across this great state
who have influenced me and my teaching
in so many ways, I thank you. You all
have helped shape me into the educator
I became, for I found something in each
of you that I incorporated into my own
teaching. Little did I know that when I
was watching and learning from Gary
Currie, Reggie Schive, and Dick Jenkins
at Humboldt, that I would be taking the
baton from them. What musical monsters
they were, and what big shoes I had to
fill!
I looked back in some old IBA maga-
zines and saw retired nominees whose
names appeared on the bottom of our
State Large Group ballots when I first
started this career, and I am humbled
that my colleagues have nominated me
for this honor. To all of my NCIBA
colleagues, I say thank you. To be nomi-
nated for the Karl L. King Distinguished
Service Award is a tremendous honor.
To you directors who still have a baton
in your hands, I cheer you on. You’re not
just teaching music – you’re changing
lives.
NEIBA CANDIDATE FOR KARL L.
KING DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
AWARD – RETIRED
David Law
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
David Law is the retired 7-8th grade
band director at Vernon Middle School
in Marion, Iowa. He has taught instru-
mental music grades 5-12 in all sizes of
schools in Iowa.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
David received his BA in Music Edu-
cation from William Penn College and
his MA in Conducting from Truman State
University. In 2003, David received his
National Board Certification in Music.
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HONORS, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIA-
TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
David is a National Board Certified
Teacher and a member of the Music
Educator’s National Conference, Iowa
Music Educator’s Conference serving
as – Past President, Iowa Bandmasters
Association - Past President, Northeast
Iowa Bandmasters Past President, Asso-
ciation for School Curriculum Develop-
ment, National Education Association,
Iowa State Education Association, and
Marion Education Association – Trea-
surer, and the Iowa Alliance for Arts
Education – Chair. In 2004 he was select-
ed as the Educator of the Year from
Linn County and in 2011 was selected
as the Karl King Distinguished Service
Award winner from the Northeast Iowa
Bandmasters District. He is the founder
and conductor of the Marion Commu-
nity Bands. In 2015, David was inducted
into the Marion Performing Arts Hall of
Fame.
David has had articles published in a
national music education magazine, 14
state music education journals and was
a presenter at the National Music Edu-
cators Conference in Washington D.C.
He is an adjudicator, clinician and guest
conductor throughout Iowa. Bands under
David’s direction have played at the Iowa
Bandmasters Conference, the Iowa Music
Educators Conference and were twice
selected to play for President Reagan.
David started the Marion Junior Honor
Band and also founded the 5 Seasons
Honor Band while at Kennedy High
School. The Marion Marching Invita-
tional was also created under David’s
direction. David is currently the president
of the Marion Independent School Board
and serves on the board of the Iowa Asso-
ciation of School Boards. In October of
2013, David was presented with the Dis-
tinguished Career Award from William
Penn University and is a member of the
Hall of Fame. David is active as a super-
viser of student teachers with Cornell
College and Iowa State University. He
is an adjunct faculty member at Cornell
College. In addition, he is a bugler for
the Marion post of the American Legion.
FAMILY:
David is married to Jill and has a
daughter, Stephanie a professor of Phys-
ics at the University of Delaware, and
a son, William, a genetics professor at
Johns Hopkins.
NWIBA CANDIDATE FOR KARL L.
KING DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
AWARD – RETIRED
Greg Forney
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Greg began teaching 5-12 band at Ter-
ril and enjoyed eight wonderful years in
the Terril district. Greg became the Oko-
boji High School band director in 1989
and enjoyed working with his wife Julie
team teaching at Okoboji for the past 26
years. Greg was responsible for all bands
and instrumental lessons at Okoboji High
School, taught all middle percussion
lessons, and assisted with a few other
lessons at Okoboji Middle School. Julie
assisted with lessons at the high school
and was a huge help with honor band, All-
State and IHSMA solo/small ensemble
preparations. Greg is remaining active
in music by teaching private percussion
lessons from home, works occasionally as
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a guest clinician with area bands, enjoys
performing for musicals at the Okoboji
Summer Theatre and playing drums and
leading the Dick Bauman Big Band.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Greg earned his BFA degree in music
education from the University of South
Dakota in 1981. He has also done addi-
tional graduate studies at the University
of Northern Iowa, the University of Iowa,
and the University of South Dakota.
HONORS, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIA-
TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Okoboji instrumental music students
have been very active and successful in
All-State Band, NWIBA Honor Band,
Jazz Band, All-State Jazz Band, IHSMA
Solo/Small Ensemble, and IHSMA Large
Group. Okoboji does not march com-
petitively but does march at local parades
and performs a different set of music on
the field at each home football game.
The Okoboji High School Concert Band
has earned Division I Ratings at IHSMA
Large Group Festival 17 of the past 18
years. The OHS Jazz Band has been
Iowa Jazz Championships Class 2A state
champions four times, has performed in
the IJC finals eight times, and has placed
no lower than fifth at IJC since 1996. In
2014, Okoboji had five students selected
to perform in the 2014 All-State Band/
Orchestra.
FAMILY:
Greg and Julie have three sons, a
daughter-in-law, two grandsons and one
granddaughter.
After retiring after 34 years of full
time teaching Greg misses his time with
his students but is staying busy substitute
teaching, teaching private lessons, and
is enjoying a slower pace that allows for
more time to spend with grandchildren
and family.
SCIBA CANDIDATE FOR KARL L.
KING DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
AWARD – RETIRED
Scott Keese
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
• 1974 -1977 – Princeton Missouri
Schools 6-12 Instrumental Music
• 1977-1983 – Manning Community
Schools 5-12 Instrumental Music
• 1983- 2016 – Ballard Community
Schools 7-12 Instrumental Music
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
• 1970 graduate of Roosevelt HS in Des
Moines.
• BS in Music Education in 1974 from
Northwest Missouri State University in
1974
• MS in Music Education in1977, also
from NWMSU
HONORS, PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
• State Large Group Concert Band Divi-
sion I ratings 27 consecutive years
• 8th grade band selected to perform at
1995 IMEA Conference
• High school bands traveled to Chicago,
Nashville, Colorado Springs, Toronto,
Dallas, and St. Louis
• Ballard bands hosted composer Belinda
Takahashi from the Eastman School of
Music for a one-year residency
• Hosted the Skyline Brass for a two-
year residency in our district.
• Ballard bands hosted the Eastman
Wind Ensemble for a two-day residency
which included master classes and a
concert in which Ballard students per-
formed Holst’s 1st Suite in Eb along
with the Eastman Wind Ensemble.
• Commissioned a concert band piece
entitled “The Dragoon Trail” by Roger
Cichy, which is published by MSB
Publishing Co.
• Received the Karl King Distinguished
Service Award Active in 2012
• IMEA Distinguished Service Award
• Founded and directed the Ballard
Community Band for 23 years.
• Member of IBA, SCIBA, BEA
• Continues to be active as an adjudica-
tor and clinician.
• Has served as a church musician for
forty years.
• Plays piano in the High Society Big
Band.
FAMILY:
My wife Jan has retired as a 3rd grade
teacher from the Ankeny school district.
She also spent five years in the curricu-
lum office and was selected as the 2007
Iowa Teacher of the Year. We have two
daughters, who along with their husbands
all teach in the Waukee school district.
We also have eight grandchildren from
ages 1-12
STATEMENT:
It’s an honor and privilege to represent
my fellow directors in SCIBA for the
Karl King Distinguished Service Award-
Retired. It was truly a unique pleasure
to work in a discipline where we were
supported, mentored, and encouraged by
our colleagues who work to provide their
students with the best that instrumental
music education has to offer. I know that
in the Ballard district, the success of our
program was the result of a consistent
team effort. I was fortunate to work with
both Carolyn Fair and Cheryl Pittman
for 30 years, and our district allowed us
to blend our different strengths for the
betterment of our students. I’d like to
thank the band directors in the SCIBA
district for their confidence in me as their
representative for this award.
Lastly, I’d like to recognize the support of
my family, who over the years provided
me with the support and flexibility neces-
sary to successfully do what’s required
of a school band director. Thanks to my
wife Jan, and daughters Megan and Alli-
son, and their families for their continued
support.
SEIBA CANDIDATE FOR KARL L.
KING DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
AWARD – RETIRED
Ron Coberley
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PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
• Drake University Prep. Dept – 1965
• Taught lessons in the Des Moines
Public Schools - 1963-65
• Director of Bands New London Com-
munity Schools - 1966-2006
• Adjunct brass instructor at Iowa
Wesleyan University – 2008-2010
• Substitutes for the Burlington, West
Burlington, Mt. Pleasant, and New
London School Districts.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
A graduate of Danville, IA high school
in 1961, Ron earned a Bachelor of Music
Education degree (1965) and a Master
of Music Education degree (1966) from
Drake University.
HONORS, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIA-
TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Professional organizations include:
SEIBA – Past President, IBA – Conven-
tion Exhibits Chairperson and many com-
mittees, IBARD, NEA, ISEA, NLEA–
Past President, IHSMA District Advisory
Board, United Methodist Church, Jay-
cees, Lions Club, Burlington Municipal
Band – co-director, and vice president of
the band foundation board of directors.
Honors include: Teacher Tenure
Award form IHSMA, Who’s Who Among
American Teachers, SEIBA Karl King
Award, Outstanding Educator Award
from Jaycees and NLEA, invitations to
guest conduct many district, conference
and college honor bands, Iowa Band at
50th National Jaycees National Conven-
tion Parade in St. Louis, MO. Selected on
two occasions to be the Class 1A honor
band to perform at IBA Conferences,
invitation from Sen. John Culver to take
his 108-member Class 1A band to Wash-
ington, D.C. and performed at the Capitol
and the Lincoln Memorial.
FAMILY:
Ron and his wife Claudia, retired
office manager, have two children. Son,
Mark, is the Director of Sports Medicine
at Iowa State University in Ames and
daughter, Pam, teaches in the Houston,
TX area. Ron and Claudia have four
grandchildren – Kylee, Mackenzie,
Braden and Beau.
STATEMENT:
I am one of a number of people who
have completed long teaching careers
thanks to the great preparation given to us
by Don Marcouiller and Bob Weast while
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at Drake University. I am also thankful
for IBA and SEIBA offering such great
assistance and opportunities to all Iowa
band directors. I continue to play trumpet
at area events, be a volunteer assistant in
the Mt. Pleasant band department – espe-
cially marching band, volunteer to cri-
tique and work with area bands, and help
many area young people become better
musicians through substitute teaching in
four area districts.
It is a great honor for me to be the
SEIBA nominee for the IBA Karl King
Distinguished Service Award – Retired,
and I sincerely thank my colleagues in
SEIBA for the nomination.
SWIBA CANDIDATE FOR KARL L.
KING DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
AWARD – RETIRED
Terry Hanzlik
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
• Mt. Ayr Iowa Public Schools 1976-78
• Lenox Iowa Public Schools 1978-1983
• Keokuk Iowa Public Schools 1983-84
• Des Moines Iowa Hoover High School
1984-1989
• Norwalk Iowa Public Schools 1989-
1997
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1995-
1996 and 1998-1999
• Council Bluffs Iowa Abraham Lincoln
High School 1999-2017
• Schmitt Music, Educational Represen-
tative for Iowa, 2016-Present
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
• Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree, Wayne
State College, Wayne, Nebraska 1976
• Masters of Science in Music
Education, Northwest Missouri State
University, 1983
• PhD in Music Education, University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, 2001
HONORS, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIA-
TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
• 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award,
presented by the Nelson Family
Foundation
• 1994 State of Iowa Exemplary Music
Program Award presented by Iowa
Music Educators Conference
• 2008 SBO Magazine recognized as
one of the “50 Directors Who Make A
Difference” in the December issue.
• 1994 Iowa Bandmasters Association
Conference, Des Moines, Iowa.
Norwalk High School Concert Band,
guest soloist; Allen Vizzutti, trumpet.
• 1993 Iowa Bandmasters Association
Conference, Des Moines, Iowa.
Norwalk High School Jazz Ensemble,
guest soloist; Robert Meunier, vibra-
phone
• 1989 Iowa Bandmasters Association
Conference, Des Moines, Iowa. Des
Moines Hoover High School Wind
Ensemble, guest conductor; Frank
Erickson
• 1983 Iowa Bandmasters Association
Conference, Des Moines, Iowa. Lenox
High School Concert Band
• 1994 Iowa State University Honor
Band Festival, Ames, Iowa. Norwalk
High School Concert Band was
featured high school honor band
• 1988 Iowa State University Honor
Band Festival, Ames, Iowa. Des
Moines Hoover High School Wind
Ensemble was featured high school
honor band.
• 1987 Iowa State University Clarinet
Choir Festival, Ames, Iowa. Des
Moines Hoover High School Clarinet
Choir was featured high school
clarinet choir
• 1993 Iowa Jazz Championships. Des
Moines, Iowa. State Jazz Band
Champions, Class 3A
• 1994 Iowa Jazz Championships. Des
Moines, Iowa. State Jazz Band
Champions, Class 3A
• 1988 Orange Bowl Parade, Miami,
Florida. Des Moines Hoover Marching
Band.
Organizations include:
• Librarian and member of the Omaha
Symphonic Winds, Omaha, Nebraska
• President of Westin Hills West II
Townhome Association
• Past President of Southwest Iowa
Bandmasters Association
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• Past State Chairman of Research
Committee, Iowa Bandmasters Asso-
ciation
• Past Co-Chairman of the Iowa Jazz
Championships
• Past District Chairman of SWIBA
District Jazz Festival
• Member of the National Association
for Music Education and the Nebraska
Music Educators Conference
• Member of the Iowa Bandmasters
Association
FAMILY:
My family consists of Teresa Hanzlik,
my wife, and our children consist of:
Son: Louis and wife Amanda Hanzlik
of Storrs, Connecticut with children
Ethan and Grace; Daughter: Megan
Manning and son Conner of Houston
Texas; Daughter: Emily Robinson of
College Park, Maryland; Stepson: Kerry
and Erin Burns of Columbus, Nebras-
ka with children Jack and Jordan; and
stepson: David Burns of New York City,
New York.
STATEMENT:
I want to thank the Southwest Iowa
Bandmasters Association for recogniz-
ing me with this nomination. I have had
the opportunity to work with and teach
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some of the finest people in the state of
Iowa throughout my 41 years of being
involved in the music education field.
Many of those former students are teach-
ers, musicians and band directors in Iowa
and throughout the nation. This has to
be the greatest reward of all, seeing your
work, values and beliefs continue in the
work of others. I have had the opportu-
nity to work with great band directors
who served as friends and mentors over
the years. Ray Kelton, Dick Bauman,
Richard Simpson, Merrill Perry, Lee
Nelson, Robert Meunier, Joe Christensen
and Everett Johnson are just a few of the
people who were encouraging people in
shaping my career as a band director. My
family was a significant force in my work
as a teacher and I swell with great pride in
seeing them be successful in their careers
and with their families.
Since I have retired from being a
band director, I served as a Fine Arts
Consultant for the Council Bluffs
Community School District on a part-
time basis. I am now employed as an
Educational Representative for Schmitt
Music of Omaha. I assist some of the
finest teachers I know. I have helped
many directors develop new curriculum
ideas for drama, music and visual arts.
I have worked with many directors in
the development of various scope and
sequence, curriculum maps, unpacking
planners and comprehensive examina-
tions for fine arts classes. As we all know
music curriculum was created for the
typical performance based ensemble
classes, but now it should include music
classes such as Piano Class, History of
Rock and Roll and American Culture
classes and Music Through Technology
classes. All music educators must be
committed to improving fine arts educa-
tion for their students through the devel-
opment of these comprehensive classes
and the purchase of equipment. I am so
fortunate to be able to continue to help
these music educators.
One final statement, the Iowa Band-
master’s Association has always been a
model of excellence for my teaching. The
first year I taught in Iowa, I attended the
state conference and heard many wonder-
ful bands. That experience became the
goal for all of my bands. I wanted those
bands to be good enough to play at the
state conference in Des Moines. I was
lucky and four times I had that experience
of performing for my fellow bandmasters
at the state convention. I have had a
great career with many great memories; I
wouldn’t trade it for anything.
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 In the Spotlight
Class 2A Band Program
West Lyon Community Schools
Directors – Drew Balta and Lynette Wedeking

The West Lyon Community School District is located in the far northwest corner of Lyon County, Iowa. Ours was
one of the first districts in the region to consolidate in 1964, uniting four small, rural towns—Alvord (pop. 200), Lester
(pop. 400), Larchwood (pop. 900), and Inwood (pop. 800)—into one school centered community. These towns, combined
with the many farms in our district, allow West Lyon to currently serve a student population of 952 in grades PreK-12.

5th Grade Band:

Beginning band at West Lyon CSD starts the first week
of school in the fall of 5th grade. All students are tested and
screened at the end of 4th grade. 5th grade band members
receive a 25-minute small group band lesson each week
and (2) 35-minute large group rehearsals, all during the
school day. The Beginning Band performs at three events
throughout the school year: the Fall Turkey Supper Concert
in November, the Mid-Winter Concert in February and the
Spring Concert in May. The main goals for the West Lyon
Beginning Band are to learn the basics about playing an
instrument, to learn to work together in rehearsal, and to
have fun doing it. The Beginning Band has 63 members out
of the 81 students in the 5th grade class!

6th grade Band

The West Lyon 6th grade Intermediate Band meets twice
each week for a 35-minute large group rehearsal and once a
week for 25-minute small group lessons. The Intermediate
Band performs at three events throughout the year: the Fall
Turkey Supper Concert in November, the Mid-Winter Concert
in February and the Spring Concert in May.

Junior High Band

The West Lyon Junior High Concert Band is comprised
of students in the 7th and 8th grades. This ensemble meets
every other day for a 44-minute rehearsal. Every band student
receives an individual or small group lesson each week. The
band starts their year off by performing in the Homecoming pre-
game show with the “Wildcat” Marching Band. The West Lyon
Junior High Concert Band performs at the November Turkey
Supper Concert, the February Mid-Winter Concert, and the
Spring Concert in May. The West Lyon Music Department hosts
its own Solo/Ensemble Festival in which all 6th-8th grade band
students are required to participate. In addition, students are
given the opportunity to participate in Jazz Band, Winter Color
Guard, and Percussion Ensemble. The West Lyon Junior High
Concert Band is directed by Mrs. Lynette Wedeking.

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High School Bands
The West Lyon High School Band is comprised of 65 students in grades 9-12. Students have opportunities to partici-
pate in the “Wildcat Marching Band”, Symphonic Band, “NOIZ Machine Pep Band”, one of three jazz ensembles, and the
solo/ensemble festival annually.

Wildcat Marching Band

The “Wildcat” Marching Band has
a rich tradition and has been a mainstay
of the West Lyon Band Program over
the years. The band is comprised of
all high school band students and color
guard members. In total, this group
had 83 members in 2017. The band
performs at each home football game
and at six competitions in three differ-
ent states. Rehearsals start in July for
the color guard and percussion with
the rest of the group joining for full
rehearsals in August. Once the school
year begins, the band rehearses at
7:15 each morning. In 2017, the band placed first in competitions in Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa. The “Wildcat”
Marching Band also made the finals at the Festival of Bands in South Dakota; the smallest school to make the top ten. At
the State level, the band has earned a division one rating in 48 of the last 50 marching band seasons. This group is co-
directed by Drew Balta and Lynette Wedeking. The percussion instructors are Jason Raether and Miranda Metzger with
color guard instruction by Jill Funke. All music is arranged for the group by Dr. Steve Shanley with drill written by Mr.
Dameon Place.

High School Symphonic Band

The Symphonic Band is the focus of the
entire instrumental program at West Lyon. The
group performs at three concerts each year and
at the IHSMA Large Group Festival in May.
They rehearse each morning during first hour
starting immediately after marching band season
in mid-October. The Symphonic Band consis-
tently performs pieces in the grade 3 and grade
4 range and earned a division one rating at the
2017 Large Group Festival. Most recently, they performed on the national stage in 2017 at Disney Springs in Orlando,
Florida.

West Lyon Jazz Program

The West Lyon Jazz Program has nearly tripled in size over
the course of the last three years. There are three jazz bands in the
program. Beginning Jazz is open to non-auditioned students who
wish to learn a different instrument or learn the basics of jazz. This
group learns head-charts and works specifically on improvisation and
style. They perform at the “Encore” Concert in March. Beginning
Jazz is under the direction of Drew Balta. Jazz Lab is an auditioned
group that continues work started in the Beginning Jazz Ensemble.
This group performs at the “Encore” concert and two jazz festivals
throughout the year. Jazz Lab is under the direction of Lynette
Wedeking. WL Jazz is the top auditioned Jazz Ensemble at West
Lyon. This group performs at the Encore Concert in March and at
the “Night of Jazz” in April where they perform three sets of roughly five charts each. WL Jazz performs at five different
festivals throughout the year and has been fortunate enough to represent the Northwest District in the finals of the Iowa
Jazz Championships in both 2016 and 2017, featuring 2nd place finishes both years. WL Jazz is under the direction of
Drew Balta.
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Extra Curricular Ensembles

Solo and ensemble is one of the biggest focuses of this program. In 2017, 90 percent of the high school band students
performed either a solo or an ensemble. In addition, the NOIZ Machine Pep Band performs at six high school basketball
games throughout the season. There are also opportunities to participate in various percussion ensembles and Winter
Guard.
It is our program’s belief that music is a lifetime activity and we are preparing our students to continue their success
in music well beyond their time at West Lyon.

Directors
Drew Balta is in his fourth year of teaching in the West Lyon Community School District where he serves as
the Director of Bands. He teaches brass lessons grades 5-12; co-directs the “Wildcat” Marching Band; and directs the
Symphonic Band, the “Noiz Machine” pep band, the beginning jazz band, and the top jazz ensemble. In addition to his
teaching duties at West Lyon, Mr. Balta serves as the Northwest Iowa Honor Band Chair and is on the Iowa Bandmasters
Association Marching Band Affairs Committee. Mr. Balta is originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa and attended Cedar
Rapids Prairie High School. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Music with an emphasis in Trumpet
Performance from William Penn University.
Lynette Wedeking is in her 23rd year of teaching at West Lyon where she directs the 5th-8th grade bands, co-directs
the “Wildcat” Marching Band, directs The Jazz Lab and teaches woodwind lessons grades 5-12. Mrs. Wedeking received
her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education from Augustana College in Sioux Falls. She earned a Master of Music
Education Degree from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Before coming to West Lyon, she taught for 10
years in South Dakota. She currently holds memberships in the National Association for Music Education, South Dakota
Music Educators, Minnesota Band Masters, Northwest Iowa Bandmasters, and the Iowa Bandmasters Association.

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 Circus Music Comes Alive!
Windjammers Unlimited to Meet in Oskaloosa
by Andrew Glover

Band music from the heyday of the great American circus will
come to life during the summer of 2018 in Iowa! Windjammers
Unlimited, a circus music historical society, will hold its annual
summer meet in Oskaloosa, home of the C. L. Barnhouse Co.
Barnhouse, known today as a leading publisher of music for school
bands, was most famous a century ago as the publisher of great
circus marches, galops, and other works from the exciting golden
age of the America circus.
Founded in 1971, Windjammers Unlimited actively preserves
and promotes traditional circus music. At its annual convention in
January and also at summer meets, Windjammers from all walks of
life convene and form bands to rehearse, record, and perform music
of the American circus. The Oskaloosa meet, scheduled for July
10-15, 2018, will include two concert performances, eighteen hours
of rehearsal and recording sessions, and lots of fun for musicians of
all ages!
During the golden age of American circus, all circuses featured a
live band, which provided almost non-stop music to accompany the
circus performance. The style of music would be carefully chosen
to compliment the action, style and pacing of each particular act,
and the bandleader would be responsible for split-second cues. A
two-hour circus performance could include well over two hundred
different musical selections!
According to John Wetzel, President of Windjammers, “The name Windjammers is circus jargon for musicians
jamming wind into their instruments. Windjammers Unlimited presents an opportunity to play exciting music
while furthering the mission of preserving and recording traditional circus music. As our digital world advances,
this is a great tradition worthy of preserving. This is what makes the Windjammer organization important to me.
Windjammers allows musicians to unite in the common cause of keeping circus music alive.”
Windjammers repertoire includes marches, galops, waltzes, rags, trombone novelties, works associated with
center ring concerts of yesteryear, and music in many other styles. Composers most frequently represented in the
Windjammers world include Karl King, Russell Alexander, Fred Jewell, J. J. Richards, Henry Fillmore, and others.
Windjammers enjoy the excitement of performing this music, and embrace the technical challenges it can often
involve. Nada Montgomery, member from Independence, Ohio, remarked “I was drawn to Windjammers by friends
and was hooked immediately! We gather twice a year and get to play 60 or more pieces of music, most of which I’d
never come across in my hometown. It is tremendous for sight-reading skills! I’ve also enjoyed learning how music
is used in the circus to enhance the acts, and each time I’m able to play for a live circus I learn more.”
The music for the 2018 meet will draw heavily from the archives of the Barnhouse Co. In keeping with the
organization’s mission to preserve and document music of this bygone era, part of the repertoire will include several
unpublished works by composer Russell Alexander (1877-1915). Alexander, best known for his marches “Colossus
of Columbia” and “The Southerner,” was a member of the Barnum and Bailey band at the turn of the 20th century.
Several of his works preserved in the Barnhouse archives have never been performed, and will come to light during
this Windjammers event.
Windjammers always welcomes new members. To learn more about Windjammers, and for membership
information, visit www.circusmusic.org. For more information about the summer 2018 meet in Oskaloosa, contact
Andrew Glover at aglover@barnhouse.com, or (641) 673-8397. And, may all your days be circus days!

Andrew Glover is the Executive Vice President of C. L. Barnhouse Co. in Oskaloosa, VP of Windjammers
Unlimited, and host for the 2018 summer Windjammers meet. He has been a member of Windjammers since 1978.

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 B and T alk
with Jim & Liz Fritz

When Dick Redman asked us to contribute an article for the magazine our minds
went immediately to the current work of President Myron Peterson about the
mission of IBA. With that in mind, we would like to share some ideas that have
been formative to our careers and contributed to our success.

We began our teaching careers as newlyweds, side by side in the same band
room in Hudson, Iowa. While that situation might not work for everyone, it was
something we enjoyed. We supported and pushed each other. We worked to
create something that would last. Three years later a move to Decorah allowed us
to stay and establish a program in the Decorah School District for 28 years.

1. Mentorship and Professional Development

As young teachers, we had incredible mentors who led us by the hand when we
needed it and provided significant opportunities for growth. We were eager to
accept guidance from mentors, and this provided a solid foundation for us early
Jim and Liz Fritz
in our careers. We visited excellent programs in Monticello (directors Ballou/
Johnson/Roussell), witnessed quality teaching in the Linn-Mar system under the fantastic tutelage of Steve Colton, and
learned from Robert W. Dean during Master’s work at UNI. We searched for these types of learning opportunities and
then asked our administrators to provide time to visit these programs (field trips!) during the school day. We weren’t
afraid to ask for help. We “knew we didn’t know” and hoped to change that.

We joined all of our professional organizations: NEIBA, IBA, IAJE (now JEI), IAAE, ISEA, DEA, etc. We were broke, and the
dues seemed punishing but the value gained through the networking, friendship, professional development and support
were all worth the cost. These organizations were essential and necessary to our growth as teachers. They still are!

We routinely attended the IBA conference, the Midwest Clinic, college offerings at honor bands, and concerts. We
watched the great conductors, heard the best music, and learned from the masters. It was all stuff we couldn’t get in
college and implementation always made an immediate impact the next time we walked into our band room.

2. Building a Program
As we began building our program in Decorah, we incorporated the things we learned from our mentors.
Communication was a huge part of our early success as we tried to explain to our students, parents, school
administrators, and community what we were hoping to accomplish. We published and sent a quarterly newsletter to
every band family. It was a sounding post that allowed us to explain our philosophy, the changes we were making,
share our successes, provide calendars and expectations for the program. It helped others understand where we
were headed and enabled us to codify this direction. This type of communication is an opportunity that shouldn’t be
overlooked or dismissed, especially with current technology and the chance to communicate digitally.

The value of being a good administrator in a band program cannot be overstated. There are many wonderful musician/
teachers who never quite “get it together” with the paperwork and administration that is required to run an elementary
program, a high school program, or anything in between. Too many mistakes hurt your credibility with administrators,
parents and (most importantly) your students. Rather than getting the benefit of the doubt for honest errors, you
become the “artsy type” who can’t get their act together. Deadlines, correspondence, grading, budgets, fundraising, and
all the myriad of responsibilities in our job demand as much of our effort as the moments we spend on the podium.
Excellent musicians with mediocre administrative skills often end up as frustrated educators wondering why they
have never reached their potential. The best programs have band directors who are also good administrators……no
exceptions.

After visiting several successful band programs and talking with the great directors who ran them, we realized that the
format of our program needed a major overhaul. Jim was hired as the “high school band director” while Liz was hired
as the “middle school band director.” Our third department member (Peggy Beatty) was the “elementary band director.”

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We realized that we each had individual strengths: brass player and percussionist, multi-woodwind specialist, and a
double reed player. We each needed the other’s expertise within our bands, but were isolated in our buildings and
myopic within our bands. We made the case to administrators that this isolation was a poor way to develop a program
and we eventually went from this “horizontal orientation” of our program to one that was vertical. Each of us taught at
every level, every day. We brought our strengths to each level. We were a team rather than three individual teachers.
Our goals became more aligned with pedagogy, budgeting, and scheduling. It was one of the smartest moves we
implemented during our entire teaching career. It also had the most positive impact on students, more than any other
decision we made for the program. It wasn’t easy. Administrators gave resistance to the scheduling challenges that
occurred. The community always identified us in our initial roles rather than the reality we had created. The positive
result was better instruction for students, and greater professional growth.

Another foundation of our program was purposefully teaching fundamentals every day. Brass players always started
their lessons with mouthpiece buzzing, long tones and lip slurs. Percussionists started with rudiments and mallet
fundamentals. Woodwind players regularly worked to play on quality reeds, and everybody played scales. These
fundamentals happened every day from that first lesson in 5th grade until they graduated from high school. It didn’t
matter if they were last chair or an all-stater. They all had the same expectations, and we insisted on it from everyone.
The muscle memory required to play the level of repertoire we taught required hours of fundamentals. It was a part
of every ensemble, every grade, every performance. We could never have enjoyed a Grade 3 piece in the 8th-grade
band nor Lincolnshire Posy in the high school unless this had been a constant in our program. We believe teaching
fundamentals creates better musicians with a better skill-set.

When you teach in the same district for a long time, you have the luxury of working with many siblings, families, and
generations. When we started seeing the grandchildren of former students “cueing up” to be in our bands we knew it
was time to retire! Seriously, we worked with children of our former students and legions of siblings. One year we had
6-8 children of former students in the high school band. We had six siblings in the band spanning over 21 years from
one family!

When you make this investment of time, you establish lifelong ties with your community. Watching our students grow,
mature, and become responsible citizens and lifelong patrons of the arts became some of the most rewarding elements
of our professional careers. This approach also helped us to establish a sense of family within our program. It helped
to develop student leaders who grew up in the program and wanted to make a difference. We are happy that we were
able to find our “home” early in our careers. We’ve always been strong advocates of “blooming where you’re planted.”
Sometimes we think the “grass is greener” somewhere else. Directors leave programs to find that special place when
often, what is needed, is a professional who is willing to invest themselves in the community and the children within it.
There is a professional satisfaction to be gained by building the program, rather than hoping to land someplace that
already has one established.

3. Performance
“It’s more about the journey than the destination.”
This statement has guided our teaching for several years. Final performances were not the reason, but rather, the result
of learning. We selected repertoire that challenged our students and audience. Our performances were used to educate
the audience rather than dazzle them with the student’s playing. We incorporated CMP (Comprehensive Musicianship
through Performance) very early in our careers. We despised “teaching notes” but reveled in teaching our students’ life
skills through music performance. These performances often included partnerships with other classroom teachers or
faculty at Luther College. Art, history, philosophy, and culture became as important as the “right notes”. We wanted
the music to speak to the students, open their eyes to the cultural richness of the human race, and leave a visceral
experience within them. While quality repertoire was the Holy Grail we always sought, the opportunity to expose our
students to a wide range of aesthetic experiences was also paramount in our objectives.

We have long felt that involving students in honor bands was a significant activity to grow our program and help take
it to a higher level. Having your young student leaders participate in an experience that challenges them and opens
their eyes to new possibilities can have a powerful and positive impact on your program. We had a rule: “if you want
to go to honor bands, you have to tryout for all-state.” While we had many all-staters over the years, we had many
more multiples of students who were never going to make it to that goal. But, they loved being with their peers, in
new settings, with excellent repertoire and exciting conductors, motel sleepovers, and all that goes with the honor band
experience. So, they worked to tryout for all-state. Even if they didn’t make it, they were better players and leaders in
our bands. These kids were the backbone of our program. We became so aware of the power of this co-curricular band
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activity that we created our own honor band for middle school students - the Tri-State Middle School Honor Band.
When we started the festival in 1994, there weren’t many opportunities for middle school students in the far NE Iowa,
Minnesota, Wisconsin area. Directors were excited to bring their students to this performance opportunity. We were
also able to put many of our interested students into the ensembles. It was a powerful building block for our entire
program. We’re happy that it’s still a viable opportunity for middle school students nearly a quarter of a century later!

At the high school level, we were strong advocates of all the Iowa High School Music Association Festivals. We didn’t
care to collect many trophies in the DHS band room, even though we enjoyed considerable success. What we did want
was an honest, critical eye giving us and our students feedback on the performances we gave. IHSMA Festivals provided
those experiences for us. We never approached these activities as something to win but instead, stretching to achieve
a level of excellence more commensurate with a classroom instead of a team sport. After we both became adjudicators
and Jim served on the Executive Board of the IHSMA, we became ever more aware of the value of this type of experience
for the state’s band students. Directors who avoid these Festivals for fear of the Division III or IV rating are missing the
point. We feel that we’ve learned as much as our students through these events. With rare exception, we expected every
student to participate and contribute to our successes. The ratings were, (again) just the result. The process to get our
students ready to perform was the reason.

Attending the Midwest Clinic as young teachers was instructive in thousands of different ways. One of the critical lessons
received was the importance of adding to the repertoire through commissioning and working with significant composers.
The high-quality band programs which performed at Midwest frequently featured compositions written for them. We
decided we wanted to do that as well. In doing so, we were able to show our students that not all composers are dead!
We were able to show them the creative process that composers go through when they write music. We were able to
encourage our students to try composing their works. We were able to have many great composer/musicians share
their love of music and work with our ensembles. In this process, we were able to contribute additional, quality music
to the immense catalog of band repertoire. We commissioned works by Samuel Hazo, David Holsinger, Bruce Pearson,
Pierre LaPlante, Rick Kirby, David Kallman, Dr. Juan Tony Guzman, Steve Shanley, Ben Kirby and many more. It was an
expensive process that required us to justify what we were doing. It ended up being one of our accomplishments of
which we’re most proud.

4. Advocacy and Giving Back

As band directors and music educators, we are often one of the few people in our respective communities who
understand the value of the arts and the power of music. As such, it’s critical that we serve as strong advocates for
arts education. This communication can be accomplished through press releases, presentations to school boards and
community clubs, informances at your concerts and so on. We must all carry the torch for our profession. While brain
research has proven what music educators have known for years, not everyone is aware of the enormous benefits of
studying music. Don’t wait for change to happen. Be the change you want to see in others. Be proactive, not reactive.
Inform yourself. Be the brain research authority on your faculty. We have an amazing opportunity to change the
brains of our students and the minds of adults. We hold the keys to important transformations in our students and our
communities. But, we must lead, inform, advocate, and shout it from the rooftops!

When we were young directors, we probably did not understand (nor appreciate enough) the contributions of our
experienced colleagues who served on committees, judged festivals, and offered leadership in our professional
organizations. However, we soon began to realize how much we learned and gained due to their involvement. Probably
due to our naiveté, we decided that we too needed to be involved early on in our careers. We became involved in our
local education association, NEIBA, IAAE, IBA, and IHSMA. We judged before we barely knew what to say. But, we
learned. Our students benefited from our experiences and growth. As we “matured” as directors we started to realize
how much we valued the insights we gained from our colleagues when they served as our judges. Eventually, we
realized that we had grown into the roles that we had appreciated so much. As our mentors retired and moved on in
life, we worked to fill the void they had left. We knew how important they had been to our students and us and we
wanted to be there for our younger colleagues and their students. It has been tremendously rewarding to give back, to
lead and to offer our input for the direction of music education in our state. We still enjoy the experience and hope to
continue to serve.

In the end, this career has provided us with great challenges, rewards, and professional fulfillment. We never knew when
we started where it would lead, but it’s been a journey worth taking. The Iowa Bandmasters family has been an important
part of that journey, through professional development, mentorship, performance, and advocacy.

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 They Continue to Serve
By Jerry Kinney
Okay boys and girls, woodwind, brass and percussion players, pay attention! This TCTS article
will begin with the following “true or false” statement: I have taught instrumental music (band) in
the same school for 32 years or more! If your answer is “false” welcome to the majority. If your
answer is “true” join the subject of this TCTS article, Dalene O’Brien of Boone, Iowa.
Dalene grew up and graduated from Eddyville High School under the band tutelage of Larry
Joiner and Dave Richardson (a future teaching colleague). She holds a BME degree from Northern
Iowa with a double major in clarinet and Spanish. Her MA (conducting emphasis) is from Northeast
Missouri State (now Truman State). Her teaching career consisted of one semester of high school
Spanish in Savanna, Illinois, two years of 5-12 band, 7-8 general music, and many “other duties as
assigned” at Mingo, Iowa, after which she joined the “dream team” (her words) at Boone, working
with Harold “Tex” Dean and Dave Richardson for an extended period of time and for shorter stints
Dalene O’Brien
with Paul Navara, Russ Kramer, Melissa Smith, Chris Truckenmiller, Rose Kundel, Mary Harris
and Pam Hayden, among others. Dalene joined the ranks of the unemployed (retired) in 2013. Through the years one of
Dalene’s greatest joys has been teaching excellent students, some who have gone on to become colleagues in the band world.
Her career included adjudication for HS and MS contests plus numerous honor band conducting assignments. As a
SCIBA member, she was in charge of the SCIBA Middle School Honor Band for seven years and was a member of the state
Middle School Committee which started the first IBA Middle School Honor Band that now performs annually at the IBA
conference. She was the SCIBA Major Landers coordinator for six years and headed the state Major Landers competition
for three years.
Other organizations of which Dalene has been, or is currently a member include Sigma Alpha Iota, women’s professional
music fraternity, the Mingo and Boone Educators’ Associations, National Education Association, and Iowa/Boone County
Retired School Personnel. She has always been an active member of the Boone First Methodist Church, regularly performing
with other instrumentalists, accompanies soloists and is a praise band member.
She has been a member of the Boone Municipal Band for 30 years, was one of the original committee members for the
Iowa Municipal Band Festival and has served in that capacity for 25 years. In 2017, she became coordinator for subsequent
festivals. Now for the commercial: Iowa Municipal Band Festival – Second Saturday in July, Rain or Shine…FREE…Be There
or Be Square!!!
The O’Brien family consists of daughter Katie Espinoza, who is Suicide Prevention Education Coordinator for the Iowa
National Guard, son-in-law Mike Espinoza, three granddaughters: Erica, Bella and Lily, and one grandson, Elijah. Dalene’s
husband of 38 years, Steve, has been an employee of the State of Iowa for 24 years. He was a performing musician in the
Des Moines area for 35 years, including lead on-call woodwind specialist for the Des Moines Civic Center and lead tenor
sax player in the Des Moines Big Band. (Author’s Note: “I wonder who plays the lead when the two of them play duets?”)
Dalene continues to serve in a variety of ways. She accompanies all Boone High School and Middle School vocal music
performers, numerous vocal and instrumental IHSMA contest entries; ISU vocal music students for lessons, seminars and
juries, ISU instrumental students for juries and recitals. She serves as a reader for a group of residents at a local nursing home,
mentors two outstanding music educators and (aside) takes wonderful vacations with husband and other family members.
She is also embarking on a full-time care-giving mission for her two-month-old special needs grandson. He was born with
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome requiring two heart surgeries to date and at least two more in the future.
Every band director learns to deal with surprises and Dalene would like to share these with you: Dilemma #1–While
guest conducting a conference band festival of 6th and 7th graders, Dalene noted that one selection was a slow ballad which
began each phrase with a tuba solo on a whole note Bb. On festival day she further noted that there were NO TUBAS IN
THE BAND!!! A frantic meeting with Dave Richardson garnered the suggestion that she appoint a bell player to play a Bb
on every initial note of the phrase, ala the tuba solo. When the band got set up, Dalene discovered, much to her dismay, that
there was one bass drummer, 20 snare drummers, but NO MALLET PLAYERS. She found one drummer who promised to
play a Bb every time she pointed at him, thereby solving Dilemma #1!
Dilemma #2: In one of her final years of teaching Dalene got a call from her principal telling her that a student’s family
had returned a school sousaphone to his office (I presume they were going to move) and would she please send some students
to bring it to the band room ASAP because it STANK!! Of course it was a concert day and just before band rehearsal, high
school band director Melissa Smith took over the sousaphone detail. When the boys brought it to the band room, she had
them take it directly outside. When they rolled and pushed it along, it was turned over and a dead cat fell out of the bell!!
After rehearsal Dalene found the student who had returned the horn. When she told her a dead cat had been found in it, the
girl burst into tears and said, “We wondered where Fluffy went!” Apparently the sousaphone had been stored on an enclosed
porch with the bell leaning against the wall. Fluffy had crawled into it and couldn’t get out. When Dalene called the music
store to see if they could “repair” her sousaphone, there was a long pause and then the repairman said, “would YOU want to
play that horn again?” And that was how Boone got a new insurance replacement sousaphone!
REMEMBER, any school that needs a new sousaphone, YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST!

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COLLEGE CORNER

Creating Engaged Listeners: Using Assessment to

Broaden Our Students’ Listening Experiences
by Erin Bodnar, Graceland University

As a college band director who has both music majors and non-majors in my ensembles, I strive to match my
assessment practices with all of the students in front of me. What do I truly want my students to learn and take
with them after performing in my ensembles? The assignments I have them spend time working on should be
useful beyond the current semester of music-making.
My listening assignments began because of a need to have my students develop an understanding of characteristic
tone quality. It is incredible how in the age of YouTube and Spotify, many students have never listened to their
instrument played by a professional. In addition, our university is fortunate to have a subscription to Naxos
through our library which provides millions of recordings and I wanted to make use of this resource. I began with
having students listen to two professionals from Naxos (providing a thorough list for guidance) and comparing and
contrasting the tone quality of the two. This assignment not only had them engaging with professional recordings
but also thinking about ways to describe sound.
After a couple of semesters of these listening assignments, the students grew bored and wanted variety in their
listening challenges. This spurred my next set of assignments which went beyond just listening for tone quality and
incorporated more aspects of ensemble playing and active, engaged listening. I wanted my listening assignments
to help my students beyond our semester together. The purpose of the listening assignments was to encourage
listening within the ensemble, broaden their musical experience (rather than just experiencing the literature we
were performing for the next concert), develop understanding of harmonic language and compositional styles of
various composers, and ultimately, to create future audiences and consumers of music.
We began with Repertoire Listening Assignments which focused on broadening the students’ knowledge of the
music we were performing. Students listened to Renaissance dances when we were rehearsing Gordon Jacob’s
William Byrd Suite, to the overture from Euryanthe by Carl von Weber when we worked on Richard Wagner’s
Trauersinfonie, and had the choice to listen to Fanfare for the Common Man, Red Pony Suite, or Appalachian Spring
when we were performing Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. Students were asked questions such as “why did you
choose this piece?”, “what did you enjoy about this piece?”, “what did you find difficult to listen to?” and were
asked to “discuss the musical elements (melody, harmony, accompaniment, texture, style, instrumentation, etc.)
that are similar to Lincoln Portrait. Which sections are similar?”
My students’ answers provided insight into how they thought about and experienced music. For example, when a
student responded to listening to Karel Husa’s piece Cheetah and comparing it to Music for Prague, she wrote:
“The high, rapid, staccato, repetitive pitches. There are moments that just seem eerie and like the pitches
don’t quite fit together on purpose to create that uncomfortable feeling. Layering of notes that build and
last also remind me of Music for Prague.”
“The beginning! The trilling and softer kind of suspenseful effect. Different sounds that you don’t always
know an instrument can make.”
We also started Rehearsal Listening Assignments, where I would carefully select a section of a recording of our
most recent rehearsal for students to compare to a professional recording. My questions guided them in both
critiquing and providing feedback on our rehearsals. For example, I asked “what areas of musicality and ensemble
playing do we need to work on the most on this piece? (Prioritize! balance, blend, intonation, sound, matching,
dynamics, unified sound....etc.)” to focus their listening of a section of rehearsal on Scott McAllister’s Gone. I
followed up with “What would you tell the band in order for them to improve on what you listed in number 1?” in
order to get the students to move past simply identifying what was wrong, to stating how to improve or correct
it. Not only did this speed up our rehearsal process, it also helped reinforce ideas about successful rehearsing for
our music education students. My students never fail to amaze me with their insight into our rehearsals. Answers,

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such as the following below, helped me to realize that incorporating my students’ input into our rehearsals would
greatly aid our progress; I no longer needed to be the sole person responsible for rehearsing, critiquing, and
providing feedback.
“I think we have subtle intonation issues as we shift chords or add voices, but mostly as we sustain notes.
It’s not all the time, but I hear it in the beginning when the horns and trumpet(s) are the predominant
voices and when a few of our note changes blat in the brass.”
“I think we have an overall good sense of balance as far as voicing, but perhaps not with style and sound
matching, and that might be a root of the intonation issues.”
“I think the style, dynamics, and such aren’t big issues. We can keep polishing these and focus on building
the sound by adding voices, not volume.”
“After listening to the YouTube recording, I’d describe their sound as richer than ours. It’s smoother, but I
think it’s also a warmer sound, and the tension can come from what’s actually being played contrasting that
sound. Perhaps we as an ensemble are trying to manufacture tension and it’s coming across in our sound?
I can hear, as they approach the climax and everything builds, nothing pinches–it opens up!”
The comments I have included in this article are from non-music majors, students who were not in All-State but
who loved playing in their high school bands and chose to continue playing after high school and even beyond
university.
When you think about how your students will engage with music after they leave your program, what do you
consider? Will they seek out live performances, or recordings of their favorite pieces? Will they foster a love of
music in their own children? I challenge you to find new ways to incorporate engaged, active listening into your
teaching.

Erin Bodnar is the conductor of the Symphonic Band at Graceland University. Prior to her
appointment as Assistant Professor of Music at Graceland, Dr. Bodnar was the conductor of
the Wind Symphony and Orchestra at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. Her primary
conducting teachers were Timothy Salzman, Eugene Corporon, Dennis Fisher and Gerald
King and she has participated in conducting workshops across the United States as well as in
Ukraine and Costa Rica. Dr. Bodnar maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor and
clinician, traveling to Thailand, Indonesia, and throughout the United States and Canada.
Dr. Bodnar has contributed to A Composer’s Insight: Thoughts, Analysis and Commentary
on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band, Volume 5, the GIA Teaching Music Through
Performance Series for Volume 7 and the revised Volume 1. She excelled at teaching both
middle and high school band in Alberta, Canada for which she received the Keith Mann Young
Band Director’s Award and the Edwin Parr First-Year Teacher Award. Dr. Bodnar has presented at conferences
in Canada, the United States, Scotland, Thailand and Austria. Her research interests include conducting pedagogy
and motor cognition, and her articles have been published in the Journal of Music Teacher Education and Music
Perception.

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 Meet the New IBA Committee Chairs
Carl Collins (Concert Band Affairs Chair) Carl Collins is in his fourth year with the North Scott High School
bands, where he conducts the Symphonic Band, Jazz 2, co-directs the Lancer Marching Band and Pep Band,
and teaches AP Music Theory. Mr. Collins has taught for 21 years, including positions as Assistant Director
of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Kentucky, Visiting Assistant Director of Bands at
the University of Toledo, Director of Bands at Davenport North High School, Assistant Director of Bands at
Pleasant Valley High School, and teaching assignments in the Davenport and Lone Tree Community School
Districts.
Mr. Collins graduated from The University of Iowa in 1995 with the Bachelor of Music degree in music
education and clarinet performance. He was a member of several university performing ensembles, including
the Symphony Band, Chamber Wind Ensemble, and the Symphony Orchestra. As a member of the Hawkeye Marching Band, he
marched in the 1991 Rose Bowl and 1991 Holiday Bowl. While at Iowa, Mr. Collins studied clarinet with Dr. Maurita Murphy Mead
and Dr. Glenn Bowen. He has studied conducting with James Dixon, clarinet with Himie Voxman, performed in master classes with
Stanley Hasty (Professor Emeritus, Eastman School of Music), Larry Combs (Principal Clarinet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra), and
Ray Still (Principal Oboe, Chicago Symphony Orchestra), and has performed with the Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Southeast Iowa
Symphony Orchestras.
He returned to the University of Iowa in 2003 and completed the Master of Arts degree in band conducting in the spring of
2005. As a graduate assistant with the University of Iowa Bands, Mr. Collins studied conducting with Dr. Myron Welch, conducted
and wrote drill for the Hawkeye Marching Band, and conducted the Iowa Pep Band. From 1996-2003, he was a clarinetist with the
Quad City Wind Ensemble, and from 2000-2004 he was Associate Music Director and Associate Conductor of the Quad City Area
Youth Wind Symphony, a group he co-founded with Dr. Andrew Mast. Mr. Collins is active as a guest conductor, clinician, music
arranger, and marching band drill designer throughout the United States. His professional affiliations include the World Association
for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE), the American School Band Directors Association (ASBDA), the Iowa Bandmasters
Association (IBA), the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association (SEIBA), Jazz Educators of Iowa (JEI), the Iowa Alliance for Arts
Education (IAAE), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Kappa Kappa Psi (honorary member), and Tau Beta Sigma (honorary member).

Jill Dobel (Middle School Affairs Chair) is in her seventh year of teaching 5-8 grade bands at Monticello
Middle School, where she also assists with the high school program. Under her direction, MMS bands earn
consistent Division I ratings at NEIBA Middle School Large Group and jazz festivals. She previously taught for
six years in grades 5-12 in Manly and Nora Springs, Iowa, in the North Central and Central Springs Districts.
She attended Maquoketa Valley High School, where she was a student of Erin Wehr, and holds a
Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa, where she studied saxophone
with David Rachor and Tom Barry.
Jill has served as NEIBA Middle School Affairs Chair for three years, and chaired the 2017 All-Iowa 8th Grade
Honor Band.
She has been a member of the Mason City Municipal Band, Clear Lake Municipal Band, North Stars Woodwind Quintet, and
North Iowa Jazz Coalition, and her professional memberships include NEA/ISEA, IBA, NEIBA, and JEI.
When she’s not teaching music, Jill enjoys travel, soap crafting, reading, and spending time with her husband Scott and their
pit bull terriers, Greta and Snickers.

Ryan Meyer (Jazz Band Affairs Chair) is in his sixth year teaching middle school band and high school jazz
for the Harlan Community School District. Prior to teaching at Harlan, Mr. Meyer taught band at Remsen St.
Mary’s, Aurelia, and Alta-Aurelia.
Bands under Ryan’s direction consistently receive high ratings and placings. His middle school and high
school concert bands consistently receive division I ratings at IHSMA and IBA district sponsored contests. His
middle school marching and jazz bands consistently earn high honors at contests in southwest and central
Iowa. Ryan’s high school jazz bands have placed in the top four at the Iowa Jazz Championships since 2010,
including three first place finishes.
Professionally, Ryan is a member of Iowa Bandmasters Association, Southwest Iowa Bandmasters
Association, and Jazz Educators of Iowa. Ryan has served as president of the Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association and is
the SWIBA Jazz Affairs Chair. He has also served on the Iowa Jazz Championships Board of Directors for the past seven years. In
January of 2017, Ryan was the recipient of the Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association Young Band Director Award. Since 2014,
Ryan and his wife, Mallory, have helped fund the “Ryan and Mallory Meyer Jazz Scholarship” which awards two $300 scholarships
annually to senior students in the jazz program.
Ryan is an active performer, adjudicator, and clinician. He performs with the Reggie Schive Big Band and is a regular performer
in Swingtime. In his spare time, he enjoys working out at the wellness center and is an avid Iowa Hawkeye and Chicago Bears
fan. Ryan is married and has two sons, Keegan and Cooper. His wife Mallory works in the superintendent’s office for the Harlan
Community School District.

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 KARL KING MEMORIAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
FORT DODGE, IOWA
The Karl King Memorial Education Foundation exists to provide band instrument scholarships for
students majoring in music. Three scholarships are to be awarded each year. This tribute is to honor the
late Karl L. King, the memories of Everett and Dorothy Olson, and Tom Dowd.

1. Scholarships will be awarded only to Iowa resident band instrument students. (String Bass and
Piano are not considered regular “band” instruments).
2. A one-year scholarship will be awarded to an Iowa resident student for tuition to a four-year Iowa
college or university of his/her choice. This scholarship is for $1000. The award is paid in two
installments – one each semester upon receipt of a class schedule indicating enrollment in music
classes.
3. Two one-year scholarships to Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge. These tuition
scholarships will be $500. The award is paid in two installments – one each semester upon
receipt of a class schedule indicating enrollment in music classes.
4. The recipient of each instrumental scholarship must be either a graduating high school senior or
college freshman.
5. Scholarship applicants must submit the following materials to the address below by March 9,
2018.
• Completed application form.
• Three completed scholarship recommendation forms.
6. Applicants will audition in Fort Dodge on Sunday, April 8, 2018 before a committee of three Karl
King band members. Auditions will begin at approximately 11:30 AM. Selections written with
an accompaniment part should be performed with live accompaniment. Pre-recorded or digital
accompaniment is not allowed. ALL finalists will be expected to play with the Karl King Band
on one march that will be rehearsed after the audition (approximately 2:00 PM) and performed
during their concert at 3:30 PM that afternoon. One scholarship winner will be invited to
perform their solo on this concert.
7. The finalists that are not selected as winners will receive $50 in the mail shortly after the audition
day.
8. High school seniors that do not win may re-apply next year as a college freshmen. Past
recipients of this scholarship may not re-apply

Applications must be completed and submitted by March 9, 2018.

Application materials are available from:

Paul Bloomquist
Karl L. King Scholarship Foundation
Iowa Central Community College
One Triton Circle
Fort Dodge, IA 50501

Phone: 515-574-1203
Cell: 514-571-4539
Fax: 515-576-7207
E-mail: Bloomquist@iowacentral.edu

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 2017 All-State Band
Name School Instrument Name School Instrument
Allyson Andriano Waterloo, West Flute 1 Emily McVicker Cedar Falls Bb Clarinet 1
Grace Basler Valley, West Des Moines Flute 1 Jessica Melville Sioux City, East Bb Clarinet 1
Callie Fay Xavier, Cedar Rapids Flute 1 Lillian Montabon Ames Bb Clarinet 1
Hope Fehlhafer Sioux Center Flute 1 Joshua Nguyen Dowling Catholic,
Sarah Gann Treynor Flute 1 West Des Moines Bb Clarinet 1
Olivia Heinen Cedar Falls Flute 1 Bradley Qin Valley, West Des Moines Bb Clarinet 1
Vivien Ho Iowa City, West Flute 1 Elizabeth Smith Interstate 35, Truro Bb Clarinet 1
Emily Hrabik Cedar Rapids, Kennedy Flute 1 Rocio Stejskal Iowa City, City High Bb Clarinet 1
Renee Ried Newell-Fonda Flute 1 Mina Takahashi Iowa City, City High Bb Clarinet 1
Jeongwoo Seo Iowa City, West Flute 1 Lejla Talic Waukee Bb Clarinet 1
Ashley Thorson Waukee Flute 1 Xiang Zhao Cedar Falls Bb Clarinet 1
Anna Xiang Johnston Flute 1 Mitchell Baccam Prairie, Cedar Rapids Bb Clarinet 2
Kinnaly Baccam Prairie, Cedar Rapids Flute 2 Joseph Bioche Xavier, Cedar Rapids Bb Clarinet 2
Caitlin Bauer Davenport, West Flute 2 Magdalen Coon Waverly-Shell Rock Bb Clarinet 2
Julia Chen Johnston Flute 2 Haley Dostalik Johnston Bb Clarinet 2
Aditya Desai Pleasant Valley Flute 2 Evan Erickson Dubuque, Hempstead Bb Clarinet 2
Anna Geerlings Sioux City, East Flute 2 Laura Friestad Iowa City, City High Bb Clarinet 2
Megan Grimm Prairie, Cedar Rapids Flute 2 Sally Fry Cedar Falls Bb Clarinet 2
Maya Miller Des Moines, Roosevelt Flute 2 Sarah Glade Sioux City, North Bb Clarinet 2
Ashlyn Peraza Council Bluffs, Abraham Rebekah Hallman Atlantic Bb Clarinet 2
Lincoln Flute 2 Ben Hukvari Southeast Polk Bb Clarinet 2
Teagan Prouse Union, LaPorte City Flute 2 Cameron Johnson Rockford Bb Clarinet 2
Maggie Wachowiak Eagle Grove Flute 2 Kersten Kahley Davenport, West Bb Clarinet 2
Sydney Weiler Fort Madison Flute 2 Cari Klein MOC-Floyd Valley Bb Clarinet 2
Aubrey Williamson Norwalk Flute 2 Grace Karen Lee Ames Bb Clarinet 2
Elise Cameron Ar-We-Va, Westside Oboe Lydia Lee West Lyon, Inwood Bb Clarinet 2
Anne Cerveny Prairie, Cedar Rapids Oboe Michael Lu Dowling Catholic,
Gwen Flannery Washington Oboe West Des Moines Bb Clarinet 2
Caroline McReynolds Iowa City, City High Oboe Joseph McHugh Woodbine Bb Clarinet 2
Elvin Niu Johnston Oboe Nina Meng Iowa City, West Bb Clarinet 2
Logan Pitsenberger Sioux Center Oboe Benjamin Moats Ames Bb Clarinet 2
Bridget Cameron Ar-We-Va, Westside Bassoon 1 Leah Morrison Mason City Bb Clarinet 2
Nancy Herschberger Linn-Mar, Marion Bassoon 1 Ruby O’Hagen Spirit Lake Bb Clarinet 2
Nick Jacobson Grinnell Bassoon 1 Abbi Parcher Clear Lake Bb Clarinet 2
Abby Jecks North Scott, Eldridge Bassoon 1 Noel Roberts Spirit Lake Bb Clarinet 2
Sophia Patchin Southeast Polk Bassoon 1 Lauryn Scott Glenwood Bb Clarinet 2
Grace Rosin West Hancock, Britt Bassoon 1 Kamara Shaw Iowa City, City High Bb Clarinet 2
Elliott Beauchamp Iowa City, City High Bassoon 2 Nathan Stone Iowa City, West Bb Clarinet 2
Max Frost Dowling Catholic, Erin Anderson Bettendorf Bb Clarinet 3
West Des Moines Bassoon 2 Lauren Cassaidy Ames Bb Clarinet 3
William Hicks Clinton Bassoon 2 Tyler Cruise Cedar Rapids, Washington Bb Clarinet 3
Adam Holmes Iowa City, City High Bassoon 2 Antoine Cuhat Cedar Falls Bb Clarinet 3
Emily Moore Iowa City, West Bassoon 2 Timothy Cui Iowa City, West Bb Clarinet 3
Aerianna Trowers Davenport, North Bassoon 2 Logan De Lacy Bettendorf Bb Clarinet 3
Roxanna Barbolescu Linn-Mar, Marion Bb Clarinet 1 Audrey Friestad Iowa City, City High Bb Clarinet 3
Carly Drenth Alta-Aurelia Bb Clarinet 1 Luella Gaskell Sioux City, North Bb Clarinet 3
Isaac Finehout Creston Bb Clarinet 1 Emily Hlas ADM, Adel Bb Clarinet 3
Emma Garrett Mason City Bb Clarinet 1 Dallas Johnson Okoboji, Milford Bb Clarinet 3
Emma Gehlbach Iowa City, West Bb Clarinet 1 Jackson Kates Dubuque, Senior Bb Clarinet 3
Alexis Green Cedar Rapids, Kennedy Bb Clarinet 1 David Kim Ames Bb Clarinet 3
Madeline Gude Sheldon Bb Clarinet 1 Hana Koenigsfeld Charles City Bb Clarinet 3
Sam Hood Algona Bb Clarinet 1 Molly Lappe Independence Bb Clarinet 3
Jackie Johnston Waukee Bb Clarinet 1 Emily Martin LeMars Bb Clarinet 3
Catherine Larson Valley, West Des Moines Bb Clarinet 1 Kenidy Moeller Ankeny Bb Clarinet 3
Joyce Li Cedar Rapids, Kennedy Bb Clarinet 1 Elizabeth Moon Cedar Rapids, Jefferson Bb Clarinet 3
Kevin Liu Iowa City, West Bb Clarinet 1 Brenna Morley Pleasant Valley Bb Clarinet 3

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Name School Instrument Name School Instrument
Sarah Olson Storm Lake Bb Clarinet 3 Nathan Paskach Ames Cornet 1
Anthony Parker Denison-Schleswig Bb Clarinet 3 Caroline Reyner Independence Cornet 1
Jessica Rebstock Sioux City, East Bb Clarinet 3 Jennifer Weisenborn Harlan Cornet 1
Alayna Rings Roland-Story, Story City Bb Clarinet 3 Jaden Deal Norwalk Cornet 2
Alyssa Romp Ames Bb Clarinet 3 Anna Kelly Linn-Mar, Marion Cornet 2
Kaitlyn Ryan Pleasant Valley Bb Clarinet 3 Jivan Koneru Waukee Cornet 2
Jasmine Sanasinh Forest City Bb Clarinet 3 James Mons Iowa City, West Cornet 2
Leah Simerson Waterloo, West Bb Clarinet 3 Gina Mueterthies Cedar Falls Cornet 2
Sura Smadi Gilbert Bb Clarinet 3 Odysseus Orr Muscatine Cornet 2
Madison Strait Cedar Rapids, Kennedy Bb Clarinet 3 Kade Coudron Pleasant Valley Cornet 3
Sarah Sundet Clarksville Bb Clarinet 3 Davis Dalton Waukee Cornet 3
Dana Thacker Johnston Bb Clarinet 3 Jackson Froscheiser Valley, West Des Moines Cornet 3
Kaylee Van Donge Unity Christian, Hannah Kerchner West Branch Cornet 3
Orange City Bb Clarinet 3 Balam Lopez-Alarcon Clear Creek-Amana Cornet 3
Madison Young Earlham Bb Clarinet 3 Kate McAlister Johnston Cornet 3
David Butler Cedar Falls Bass Clarinet Trey Blaser Forest City Trumpet 1
Kendra Hunt Keokuk Bass Clarinet Amanda DeBates Sioux City, East Trumpet 1
Quinn Kopelman Iowa City, City High Bass Clarinet Daniel Dickerson Valley, West Des Moines Trumpet 1
Sam McGrath Pleasant Valley Bass Clarinet Morgan Eadie Prairie, Cedar Rapids Trumpet 1
Jocelyn Olivera Denison-Schleswig Bass Clarinet Kyle Jecks North Scott, Eldridge Trumpet 1
Natalie Peters Maquoketa Bass Clarinet Corbin Kems Winterset Trumpet 1
Anna Roodnitsky Waukee Bass Clarinet Annica Chervenka Waukee Trumpet 2
Sam Royer Gilbert Bass Clarinet Devin Hansen LeMars Trumpet 2
Jaeden Scheller Southeast Polk Bass Clarinet Derek LaBarge Charles City Trumpet 2
Elise Siebels Cedar Rapids, Kennedy Bass Clarinet Henry Leaders Valley, West Des Moines Trumpet 2
Emma St. Clair Ankeny Bass Clarinet Junhee Lee Iowa City, West Trumpet 2
Olivia Stone Marshalltown Bass Clarinet Addie Shindelar Marion Trumpet 2
Anne Marie Tate Indianola Bass Clarinet Jaeden Hansen Linn-Mar, Marion French Horn 1
Jazmin Terrell Waukee Bass Clarinet Grace Hertz Cedar Falls French Horn 1
Maggie Chapman Denison-Schleswig Contra Clarinet Isabella Luu Humboldt French Horn 1
Faith Oien Independence Contra Clarinet Lance Martin Solon French Horn 1
Tom Altier Johnston Alto Saxophone 1 Katy Meunier Southeast Polk French Horn 1
Christian Ertl Waukee Alto Saxophone 1 Amanda Riley Winterset French Horn 1
Chad Johnson Iowa City, West Alto Saxophone 1 Aleah Dupree Linn-Mar, Marion French Horn 2
William Sims Cedar Falls Alto Saxophone 1 Rachel Green Central DeWitt French Horn 2
Sam Vacura LeMars Alto Saxophone 1 Magi Jones Shenandoah French Horn 2
Justin Yem Linn-Mar, Marion Alto Saxophone 1 Myra Meyer Algona French Horn 2
Quinn Adajar Sioux City, North Alto Saxophone 2 Ben Swegle Mason City French Horn 2
Benjamin Harris Marshalltown Alto Saxophone 2 Logan TeKolste Southeast Polk French Horn 2
Chris Kim Iowa City, West Alto Saxophone 2 Anna Cullinan Ames French Horn 3
Maggie Levandoski Grinnell Alto Saxophone 2 Sarah Howell Davenport, Central French Horn 3
Marie Ohlinger Tri-Center, Neola Alto Saxophone 2 Joel Kellar Johnston French Horn 3
Julia White Ames Alto Saxophone 2 Spencer Knight Iowa City, Liberty French Horn 3
Ryan Burrack Cedar Rapids, Ashley Schmidt Linn-Mar, Marion French Horn 3
Kennedy Tenor Saxophone Jacob Weston Waukee French Horn 3
Devin Geeser Glenwood Tenor Saxophone Regan Breen Pleasant Valley French Horn 4
Johnny Hartleip Cedar Falls Tenor Saxophone Rachael Byrum Dowling Catholic,
Drake Oswald LeMars Tenor Saxophone West Des Moines French Horn 4
Yangtian Shangguan Iowa City, West Tenor Saxophone Kinsey Cook Oskaloosa French Horn 4
Mary Wieczorek Ankeny Tenor Saxophone Jacob Ryk Prairie, Cedar Rapids French Horn 4
Addie Cosgrove Alta-Aurelia Baritone Saxophone Jackson Schrock North Scott, Eldridge French Horn 4
Kassie Lamoureux Greene County Baritone Saxophone Michaela Sperry Davenport, West French Horn 4
Kelsey Lyons Ankeny Centennial Baritone Saxophone Zach Biklen Waukee Trombone 1
Nick Stilwell Iowa City, West Baritone Saxophone Benjamin Dunkerton Waterloo, West Trombone 1
Carson Weichers Aplington- Adam Eichhorn Ames Trombone 1
Parkersburg Baritone Saxophone Matthew Lyman Cedar Rapids, Kennedy Trombone 1
Conner Weyer Prairie, Cedar Rapids Baritone Saxophone Kellen Schmidt Algona Trombone 1
Drew Duncan Iowa City, West Cornet 1 Owen Weimer Bettendorf Trombone 1
Hope Hjelmeland Humboldt Cornet 1 Channing Che Ames Trombone 2
Dino Kudic Waterloo, West Cornet 1
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2017 All-State Band (continued) Name School Instrument
Name School Instrument Olivia Schumacher Denison-Schleswig Euphonium
Margaret Cremers Iowa City, City High Trombone 2 Aidan Shorey Sioux City, North Euphonium
Jenee Eden Algona Trombone 2 Adam Smart Pella Euphonium
Amy Kenneson Linn-Mar, Marion Trombone 2 Annika Strohm Cedar Falls Euphonium
Sophia Pastorino Winterset Trombone 2 Kale Altlman Solon Tuba
Alex Schwarte Dowling Catholic, Hannah Anderson Independence Tuba
West Des Moines Trombone 2 Gwyneth Chilcoat V alley, West Des Moines Tuba
Emily Frett Dallas Center-Grimes Trombone 3 Peter Jaynes Ames Tuba
Ryan Hyslope Des Moines, Lincoln Trombone 3 Zack Johnson Prairie, Cedar Rapids Tuba
Shannon Morgan Cedar Rapids, Jefferson Trombone 3 Austin Kock Valley, West Des Moines Tuba
Evan Perry Southeast Polk Trombone 3 David Krumm Grinnell Tuba
Ethan Sherer Muscatine Trombone 3 Emily Maliszewski Osage Tuba
Joe Swanson Valley, West Des Moines Trombone 3 Tim Read Mason City Tuba
George Guerra Washington Bass Trombone Mitchell Smith Valley, West Des Moines Tuba
Jared Knapp Humboldt Bass Trombone Alexander Somers Atlantic Tuba
Isaac Langley Linn-Mar, Marion Bass Trombone Alex Wingert Red Oak Tuba
Daniel Slaughter Waukee Bass Trombone Tessa Brouwer Pella Christian Percussion
Adam Bergen Linn-Mar, Marion Euphonium Miles Damaso Cedar Rapids, Kennedy Percussion
Grant Bielecki Ankeny Euphonium Chane Eckhardt Davenport, West Percussion
Nic Englin South Central Calhoun Euphonium Christian Gossweiler Mason City Percussion
Joseph Horne Cedar Rapids, Kennedy Euphonium Samuel Heikens Okoboji, Milford Percussion
Noah Huff Dallas Center-Grimes Euphonium Vivek Joshi Pleasant Valley Percussion
Rochelle Lopez Winterset Euphonium Dominik McDonald Ames Percussion
Brian Prussman Muscatine Euphonium Gavin Rodgers Glenwood Percussion
Ryan Sand Waverly-Shell Rock Euphonium Aubree Litster Ames Piano

2017 All-State Orchestra – (Wind & Percussion)

Name School Instrument Name School Instrument
Jane Davis Des Moines, Roosevelt Flute Carter Johanningmeier Charles City Cornet
Catherine Glackin Spencer Flute Kelley Meinen Denison-Schleswig Cornet
Elizabeth Hertzberg Waukee Flute Irene Swanson Clear Lake French Horn 1
Paige Justason Independence Flute David Tarte Ames French Horn 1
Linda Peng Cedar Falls Flute Sarah Benton LeMars French Horn 2
Claire Thomsen Pleasant Valley Flute Anna Campbell Audubon French Horn 2
Robert Clower Grinnell Oboe Nathan Morton Cedar Rapids, Kennedy French Horn 3
Alexis Doremus Dubuque, Senior Oboe Rachel Strang Iowa City, City High French Horn 3
Aviana Gedler Valley, West Des Moines Oboe Eric Heitland Garner-Hayfield-Ventura French Horn 4
Audrey McKinney Waukee Oboe Lydia Stanley Johnston French Horn 4
Tim Swanson Clear Lake Oboe Suzanne Brewer Johnston French Horn 5
Alexa Timmerman Cherokee, Washington Oboe Jessica Slight Storm Lake French Horn 5
Isabella Avilez Waukee Bassoon Noah Bishop Solon French Horn 6
Emily Buck Iowa City, West Bassoon John Herschberger Linn-Mar, Marion French Horn 6
Nathan Joy Southeast Polk Bassoon Chayla Besonen West Lyon, Inwood Trombone
Kirsten Loynachan Linn-Mar, Marion Bassoon Alex Ertl Waukee Trombone
Elizabeth Messman Waukee Bassoon Daniel Jacobi II Center Point-Urbana Trombone
Zhuoqi Tong Cedar Falls Bassoon Cameron Randall Johnston Trombone
Angela Cai Johnston Bb Clarinet Kolbe Schnoebelen Iowa City, City High Trombone
Bridget Carpenter Sioux City, East Bb Clarinet Theo Swanson Clear Lake Trombone
Samuel Kelly Linn-Mar, Marion Bb Clarinet Kyle Grossnickle Gilbert Bass Trombone
Elise Patton Cedar Falls Bb Clarinet Henry Klatt Mason City Bass Trombone
Nupur Udipi Waukee Bb Clarinet Brandon Nolin Spencer Tuba
Chen-You Wu Iowa City, West Bb Clarinet Braden Senne Waukee Tuba
Annaleigh Babcock Pella Cornet August Brown Xavier, Cedar Rapids Percussion
David Breese Dowling Catholic, Blake Dunn Dallas Center-Grimes Percussion
West Des Moines Cornet Thomas Duong Iowa City, West Percussion
Caleb Burken Xavier, Cedar Rapids Cornet Andrew Gjersvik Southeast Polk Percussion
Emma Cryer Cedar Falls Cornet Caleb Smit Unity Christian, Orange City Percussion
Ethan Good Pleasant Valley Cornet Shaden Tweeten Forest City Percussion
Ellie Hurst Sioux Center Cornet

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 I.B.A. CONFERENCE PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
91st ANNUAL I.B.A. CONFERENCE - MAY 10, 11, & 12, 2018
DOWNTOWN MARRIOTT HOTEL - DES MOINES

This form must be returned (postmarked) by April 14, 2018

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Endowment Fund Contribution (Major Landers and Dean Funds)................................................ $__________

I.B.A. Pin(s).........................................................................................____ x $5.00 ea............... $__________
Other (Please list).......................................................................................................................... $__________
District Luncheon - (Friday Noon).......................................................____ x $16.00 ea.............. $__________
District Luncheon - Student Members (Friday Noon).......................... ____ x $8.00 ea................ $__________
Please indicate I.B.A. District - __________
You MUST have a ticket to eat at the Luncheon.
All Luncheon tickets MUST be purchased by 2:00 P.M. Conference Thursday.

Banquet Tickets (Friday Evening).......................................................____ x $26.00 ea............. $__________

You MUST have a ticket to eat at the Banquet.
All Banquet tickets MUST be purchased by 2:00 P.M. Conference Friday.

Total Due I.B.A.............................................................................................................................. $__________

If you are bringing a guest, please complete the following so we can have a name badge ready for them.

Name of Your Guest

Guest’s Home Town

PAYMENT MUST BE INCLUDED TO COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION.

Make checks payable to: Iowa Bandmasters Association, Inc.

Return Postmarked By April 14th To: Steven Cook, I.B.A. Secretary

1909 Otley Avenue
Perry, IA 50220-2104

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 State Administrators of Iowa (SAI) Scholarship
and Outstanding Administrator Applications

Do you have an outstanding senior student performer or an administrator whose support for your school
music program knows no bounds? Do not hesitate to fill out the application for the State Administrators
of Iowa (SAI) Scholarship or Outstanding Administrator Award located on the Iowa Bandmasters website.
If you have any questions please e-mail Danny Kleinheinz (kleinheinzd@waterlooschools.org).

1.) Go to the Iowa Bandmasters website (www.bandmasters.org).

2.) Find the “Resource” dropdown menu in the upper right corner of the main page.
3.) Within that dropdown menu find and select “Forms and Documents” .
4.) On this page you will find both the SAI Scholarship and Outstanding Administrator Awards.
5.) You will need the following digital copies for each application, respectively:
– SAI Scholarship (May 15, 2018 submission deadline)
* Letter of Recommendation from Band Director
* Letter of Recommendation from Principal or Superintendent
* Video Recording of Solo Performance ONLY if not performing at the Outsanding
Performers
Showcase in Ames on May 9th.

– Outstanding Administrator (March 24, 2018 submission deadline)

* Administrator Resume
* Letter of Support from a Teacher
* Letter of Support from Another Principal OR Parent

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 Iowa Bandmasters
Iowa Bandmasters Association
Association Retired Retired DirectorsDirectors
A questionnaire was distributed to all IBARD members which identifies those
A questionnaire wastodistributed
who wish to allinIBARD
remain active members Year
these categories: which2017-2018
identifies those
who wish to remain active in these categories: Year 2017-2018

Music Program

Solo/Ensemble
Solo/Ensemble

Band Clinician
Judge District

Concert Band
Symposium

Consultant
Conductor

Jazz Band

Instructor
Marching

Clinician
Clinician

Clinician
Contests
Mentor
Update

Private
Project

Guest
2017

Fall
John Aboud, Algona X X X X X X X X X X
Bernie Allgood, Albia X X X X
Dan Anderson, Eldridge X X
Donna Angell, Iowa City X X X X X X X
Randy Atkinson, Cedar Rapids X X X X X X X X X
Dave Ballman, Emmetsburg X X X X X X X
Jim Bawden, Blue Grass X X X X X X X
Bernie Bjorklund, Nora Springs X
Guy Blair, Pella X X X X X X
Diana Blake, Waverly X X X
Janis Bowden, Red Oak X X X
Dee Bradt, Johnston X X X X X X X
Paul Brizzi, Ankeny X X X X X X X X
Woodie Brassil, Keokuk X X X
Craig Bullis, Keokuk X X X X
Dan Cassady, North Liberty X X X X X X
Steve Citta, Cedar Falls X X X X X X
Ron Coberly, New London X X X X
Cheryl Crandall, South Sioux City, NE X X
Jackie Crouthamel, Windsor Heights X X
Becky Curtis, Iowa City X X X X X X X
Linda Cutshall, Corwith X X X X X X X
Ragene Darling, Logan X X X X X
Charles Dcamp, Davenport X X X X X X X
John Devlin, Le Grand X X X X X X
John DeSalme, Solon X
Earle Dickinson, Shellsburg X X X
Barbara Emerson, Mason City X X
Jon Engelhardt, Adel X X X X
Lynette Evans, Iowa Falls X X X X X X
Marilyn Fee, Clinton X X X X X
Luci Ferrin, Sibley X X
Dennis Frazier, Griswold X X
Jim Fritz, Decorah X X X X X X
Bobbi Garringer, West Des Moines X X X X
Jim Gosnell, Cedar Falls X X X X X X X
John Gosnell, Ankeny X X X X X X X
Larry Green, Columbia, MO X X X X X
Michael Green, Bettendorf X X X X X X
Arden Greener, Elgin X X X
Gene Gross, Ames X
Dennis Hanna, Guttenberg X X X X
Terry Hanzlik, Omaha, NE X X X X X X X X
Tom Haugen, Decorah X X X X X X X X X
Bob Hoffmann, Audubon X X X X X X
Frank Hoskins, Monroe X X X X X X X X
Gary Huxford, Marengo ? X X X X X X X
Judy Huxford, Marengo ? X X X X X X X
Cheryl Irwin, Des Moines X X X X
Amy Jackson, Bettendorf X X
Pete Jacobus, Glenwood X X X X X X X X
Greg James, West Union X X X X
Harold Jansen, Des Moines X X X X
Brad Jensen, Cedar Falls X X X X X
Roland Jensen, Humboldt X X X X X
Jerrold Jimmerson, Manson X X X X X X X X
Carl Johnson, Urbandale X X X X X X
Dwayne Johnson, Cedar Falls X X X X X
Larry Joiner, Cresco X X X
John Keller, Urbandale X X X X
Jack King, Davenport X
Kenneth Kirby, Calmar X
Curtiss Klein, Fort Dodge X X X X X X X X X X
Leon Kuehner, Hampton X X X X X X X X X
Fred Lange, Ankeny X X X X
Lynn Lange, Ankeny X X X X X X X X X X

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 Music Program

Solo/Ensemble
Solo/Ensemble

Band Clinician
Judge District

Concert Band
Symposium

Mentorship

Consultant
Conductor

Jazz Band

Instructor
Marching

Clinician
Clinician

Clinician
Contests
Update

Private
Project

Guest
2017

Fall
Suzanne Lary, Centerville X
David Larsen, Alcester, SD
David Law, Marion X X X X X X X X X X X
Steve Lawson, Harlan X X X X X
Robert E. Lee, Waverly X X
Roger Lueders, Cedar Rapids X X
Gayle Lundak, Adel X
Bard Mackey, Waverly X X X X X X X
Robert Manson, Cedar Rapids X X
Frank Mapes, Texas
Alan Mattison, Belmond X X X X X X
Steve McCombs, Pella X X X X X X X X X
Gary McCurdy, Washington X X X X
Linda McConnell, Bloomfield X X X X
Mike McEniry, Rockford X X X X X X X X X
Kris McKlveen, Prairie City X X
Kathy McMillen, Davenport X X X X X X X
Andy Meredith, Lake View X
Bob Meyer, McGregor X
Larry Mitchell, Vermillion, SD X X X X X X X
Donn Modlin, Indianola X
Trish Moe, Albert City X X
Clara Mortiboy, Davenport X X
Steve Neve, Creston X X X
Thomas Nehls, Ames X
Dave Newport, Grinnell X X X X X X X X X
Rich Nicklay, Spirit Lake X X X X X
Jay Nugent, Urbandale X X X X X
Dalene O’Brien, Boone X X X
Oscar Ortiz, Monterey, CA X X X X X X X X
Laura Paarmann, Iowa City X X X
Mary Peterson, Ames X
James Priebe, Burlington X X X
Arnold Rabe, West Burlington X X X X X X
Dick Redman, Pella X X X X X
Doug Robbins, Manchester X X X X X X X
Bob Roussell, Marion X X
Dawn Rutt, Forrest City X X X
Jack Ryan, Spencer X X X X X X X X X
Tracy Ryan, Malvern X X X X
Kenneth Sabers, Rock Valley X X
Robert Sadilek, Cedar Rapids X
Holli Safely, Peterson X X X X
Tom Sandholm, Grinnell X X X
Rich Scheffel, Maynard X X X X X X X X
Sue Schneider, Harlan X X
Al Sergel III, Platte City, MO X X X X X
Rod Shedenhelm, Sioux Rapids X X X X X X
Robert Soule, Keokuk X X X
Brian Stevens, Hampton X X X X
Greg Storhoff, Mount Ayr X X X X X X
Don Struve, Elk Horn X X X X X X X X X X
David Swaroff, Dayton X X X X X X X
Helen Thiesen, Manilla X X X
Richard Thimmesch, Ankeny X X X X X X X X X
John Turnage, Pleasantville X
David Twombley, Urbandale X
Leonard Upham, Cedar Falls X X X X X X X X
Joanna VanDeBerg, Sumner X
Katy VanNote, Urbandale X X
Charles Vetter, Chillicothe, IL X X
Harvey Von Wald, Mason City X X
John Wagner, Grinnell X X
Myron Welch, Coralville X X X
Barbara Wells, Storm Lake X X X X X X X X X
Paula Welter, Holy Cross X X X X X
Michael Wilder, Carmar X
Hans Willadsen, Ocheyden X X
Sandra Willman, Rockford X X
Randy Winkey, Aplington X X X X
Allan Yeager, Ida Grove X X X X X X X X X X

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 Iowa Community Bands
Here is the most recent database of community and municipal bands in Iowa. It includes concert bands, jazz bands, brass
bands, and other community-based wind and percussion ensembles that have come to my attention. The bands are listed
without regard to their active season, their size, their age or their quality! Please contact me to alert me to any errors,
omissions, or additions. If you sent me a correction last year and it doesn’t appear in this publication, please accept my

Iowa Community Bands 2017

apologies and send the correction to me again. My computer occasionally eats information. To all of you who support
community music-making, THANK YOU!!! Please send correspondence to Jay Kahn at jkahn@maquoketaschools.org.

ACKLEY GERMAN BAND Iva Griep Ackley, IA (641) 847-2826

ALBERT CITY COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Keith Moe Albert City, IA (712) 843-5593
AMERICANA BAND Bandmaster David Overby Peosta, IA (608) 732-2898
AMES MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Dr. Michael Golemo Ames, IA mgolemo@iastate.edu
ANKENY COMMUNITY BAND Jeff Damman Ankeny, IA (515) 205-9945
ATLANTIC MUNICIPAL BAND Ruben Newell Atlantic, IA newell@monarchband.org
BALLARD COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Scott Keese Huxley, IA skeese@hotmail.com
BETTENDORF PARK BAND Bandmaster Brian Hughes Bettendorf, IA Contact: Roger Meachem - 563-289-2791
BIG BAND EXPRESS Bandmaster Micki Marolf Dubuque, IA marolf.micki@gmail.com
BOONE MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Dave Richardson Boone, IA (515) 432-6661
BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Mark Eveleth Burlington, IA (319) 753-6900
C.A.S.I. New Horizons Band of the Quad Cities Bandmaster Bob Gaston Bettendorf, IA (563) 332-1618
CEDAR FALLS MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Dennis Downs Cedar Falls, IA (319) 266-1253
CEDAR RAPIDS MUNICIPAL BAND Scott Haney, Business Manager Cedar Rapids, IA (319) 366-1465
CEDAR VALLEY BIG BAND Bandmaster Mike Michalicek Cedar Falls, IA (319) 268-1244
CENTERVILLE MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Jim DePrizio Centerville, IA (641) 856-4011
CENTRAL CITY COMMUNITY BAND Wendy Morton Cedar Rapids, IA wmorton@prairiepride.org
CENTRAL IOWA WIND ENSEMBLE Board Pres. Rich Thimmesch West Des Moines, IA (515) 986-3465
CHARITON COMMUNITY BAND Jill Kerns Chariton, IA www.charitonareachambermainstreet.com
CHARLES CITY MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Nancy Western Charles City, IA (641) 228-7259
CHATAUQUA COMMUNITY BAND (SAC CITY) Bandmaster Colleen Hecht Fonda, IA checht@rockwell-city-lytton.k12.ia.us
CHURDAN TOWN & COUNTRY BAND Contact: Phyllis Minnihan Churdan, IA (515) 389-3107
CLEAR LAKE MUNICIPAL BAND Jeff Griffin Ventura, IA jgriffin@clearlakeschools.org
CRAWFORD COUNTY COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Allan Yeager Ida Grove, IA abyeager@live.com
DALLAS COMMUNITY BAND Arkey Brown Ankeny, IA
DCamp FAMILY BAND Charles DCamp Bettendorf, IA
DECORAH COMMUNITY BAND Merlyn Finley Decorah, IA
DES MOINES CONSISTORY BAND Bandmaster Bill Henderson Des Moines, IA (515) 277-9361
DES MOINES MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Dan Hartzer Cambridge, IA (515) 367-4845
DeWITT AREA COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Edward McMahon Clinton, IA emcmahon@po-1.central-clinton.k12.ia.us
DUBUQUE AREA NEW HORIZONS BAND Bandmaster John Woodin Dubuque, IA bassomac@mac.com
EASTERN IOWA BRASS BAND Bandmaster Kate Wohlman Mt Vernon, IA katewohlman@gmail.com
EMMETSBURG MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster David Ballman Emmetsburg, IA (712) 852-3041
FAIRFIELD MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster James Edgeton Fairfield, IA (641) 472-1933
FOREST CITY COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster C. David Rutt Forest City, IA drutt@forestcity.k12.ia.us
FORT MADISON MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmasters Lisa Knipe Fort Madison, IA lisa.knipe@fmcsd.org
& Tracy Madsen tracy.madsen@fmcsd.org
GLENWOOD COMMUNITY BAND and Bandmasters Peter Jacobus Glenwood, IA (712) 520-1999
GLENWOOD COMMUNITY BIG BAND & Gordon Woodrow
GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster David Lilijedahl Urbandale, IA (515) 402-6333
GRINNELL COMMUNITY BAND Bandmasters David Newport Grinnell, IA dnewport@grinnell.k12.ia.us
GUTTENBERG GERMAN BAND Bandmeister Dennis Hanna Guttenberg, IA asbda@alpinecom.net
HAMPTON MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Brian Stevens Hampton, IA bstevens@hdcsd.org
HARLAN MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Chaz Neuvirth Harlan, IA (712) 755-3101
HEART OF IOWA SENIOR BAND Bandmaster Don DoBell Ames, IA (515) 382-8934
HUMBOLDT COMMUNITY JAZZ BAND Bandmaster Roland Jensen Humboldt, IA (712) 358-0355
INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Myron Mikita Waterloo, IA mmikita@boxcosystem.pvt.k12.ia.us
IOWA CITY COMMUNITY BAND Robert Brady, Band Manager Iowa City, IA (319) 351-2000
IOWA MILITARY VETERANS BAND President Gerry Runyon Lockridge, IA (515) 729-4901
IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Nathan Simons Council Bluffs, IA nsimons@tri-center.k12.ia.us
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Becky Greiner Jefferson, IA bgreiner@jefferson-scranton.k12.ia.us
KARL KING MUNICIPAL BAND OF Bandmaster Jerrold Jimmerson/ Ft. Dodge, IA jpjimmerson@iowatelecom.net
FORT DODGE Dr. David Klee, Asst. Director
KIRKWOOD CONCERT BAND Bandmaster Beth Ann Zamzow Cedar Rapids, IA BZAMZOW@kirkwood.edu
LE MARS MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Jerry Bertrand Marcus, IA bertrand@bvu.edu
LIBERTY BAND OF IOWA Steve Sprague (319) 447-0630
MARENGO CIVIL WAR BAND Bandmaster Gary Huxford Marengo, IA jhuxford@hotmail.com
MARION COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster David Law Marion, IA maestrolaw@gmail.com
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MARSHALLTOWN MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Brett Umthun Marshalltown, IA The Iowa Bandmaster
bumthun@live.com
MASON CITY MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Russell Kramer Mason City, IA (641) 421-3600
IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY BAND
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY BAND
KARL KING MUNICIPAL BAND OF
FORT DODGE
KIRKWOOD CONCERT BAND
LE MARS MUNICIPAL BAND
LIBERTY BAND OF IOWA
Iowa Community Bands
Bandmaster Nathan Simons
Bandmaster Becky Greiner
Bandmaster Jerrold Jimmerson/
Dr. David Klee, Asst. Director
Bandmaster Beth Ann Zamzow
Bandmaster Jerry Bertrand
Steve Sprague
Council Bluffs, IA nsimons@tri-center.k12.ia.us
Jefferson, IA bgreiner@jefferson-scranton.k12.ia.us
Ft. Dodge, IA jpjimmerson@iowatelecom.net
Cedar Rapids, IA
Marcus, IA
BZAMZOW@kirkwood.edu
bertrand@bvu.edu
(319) 447-0630

Iowa Community Bands 2017

MARENGO CIVIL WAR BAND Bandmaster Gary Huxford Marengo, IA jhuxford@hotmail.com
MARION COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster David Law Marion, IA maestrolaw@gmail.com
MARSHALLTOWN MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Brett Umthun Marshalltown, IA bumthun@live.com
MASON CITY MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Russell Kramer Mason City, IA (641) 421-3600
MT. PLEASANT COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Adam Creager Mt. Pleasant, IA (319) 931-6315
MT. VERNON MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Don Stine Mt. Vernon, IA ashparkassoc@aol.com
MUSCATINE MUNICIPAL BAND Jeffery Heid Muscatine, IA jdheid@muscatineschools.org
MUSIC MAN SQUARE NEW HORIZONS BAND Bandmaster Bernie Bjorklund / Mason City, IA (641) 424-2852 or (866) 228-6262
Contact: Barbara Johnk
NEVADA COMMUNITY BAND Nate Fair McCaullsburg, IA
NEW HAMPTON CITY BAND & DON’T QUIT Bandmaster Gary Griffin New Hampton, IA (641) 384-5426
YOUR DAY JOB (JAZZ) BAND ggriffin@iowatelecom.net
NEW HORIZONS BAND OF CEDAR RAPIDS Bandmaster Alan Lawrence / Cedar Rapids, IA (319) 298-9003 (Cummings)
Contact: Janice Cummings cummings1512@msn.com
NEW HORIZONS BAND OF DES MOINES Contact: Monica Bollenbaugh Urbandale, IA monicab@riemans.com
NEW HORIZONS BAND OF IOWA CITY Contact: Nancy Wombacher Iowa City, IA nwombacher@pobox.com
NEW HORIZONS BAND OF SIOUX CITY Bandmaster Lou Rossman / Sioux City, IA (800) 798-1000
Contact: Jamie Schmidt (712) 274-4600, ext.11
NEWTON MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Donald R. Perkins Newton, IA dpmp@mchsi.com
NORTH IOWA CONCERT BAND, N. Iowa Area Bandmaster John Klemas Mason City, IA (515) 422-4315
Com. College
NORTH LIBERTY COMMUNITY BAND Duane Warfield North Liberty, IA
NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Milt Mikesh Spillville, IA
NORTHWEST IOWA CONCERT BAND Bandmaster Rich Nicklay Okoboji, IA (712) 332-7697
NORTHWEST IOWA JAZZ BAND Bandmaster Scott Benjamin Estherville, IA (712) 858-4623
ORANGE CITY AREA COMMUNITY BAND Janine Calsbeek Orange City, IA (712) 737-4885 or 6514
OSKALOOSA MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Bruce Peiffer Oskaloosa, IA (641) 673-0087
OTTUMWA MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Jack Barron Ottumwa, IA barronj@aea15.k12.ia.us
PELLA COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Dick Redman Pella, IA dredman@iowatelecom.net
PERRY COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Steven G. Cook Perry, IA musicman@netins.net
POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY BAND Rollie Jensen Humboldt, IA (712) 358-0355
QUAD CITY WIND ENSEMBLE Personnel Mgr. Bruce Huston Davenport, IA (563) 263-6428
RIVER CITY MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Bret Van Nuland, Clinton, IA Bret: (920) 574-0337
Breanna Van Nuland, President Breanna: (920) 841-9647
RIVERSIDE BRASS Rick Clark, President Clinton, IA
ROCKWELL COLLINS BAND Jim Jezek Cedar Rapids, IA
SACRED HEART SAX ‘N BRASS Bandmaster Jerry Kinney West Des Moines, IA (515) 226-3414
SHENANDOAH MUNICIPAL BAND Martin Aldrich Clarinda, IA
SIOUX CITY MUNICIPAL BAND Michelle Smith Sioux City, IA (712) 898-9349
Michael Prichard, Bandmaster
SIOUXLAND ALL-AMERICA CONCERT BAND Larry Finley, Secretary/Treasurer Sioux City, IA (712) 251-9259
SOUTHEAST IOWA BAND Kristyn Kuhlman Mt. Pleasant, IA djohnson5@iwc.edu
SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Bandmaster Jeremy Fox Creston, IA (641) 782-1454
COMMUNITY BAND or Steve Tyler
SPENCER MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Kurt Schwarck Spencer, IA kschwarck@spencer.k12.ia.us
STORM LAKE MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster Jason Heeren Aurelia, IA (712) 434-2664
TIMBER CITY BAND Bandmaster Jay Kahn Maquoketa, IA (563) 249-4733
TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY BAND Randy Gehrls New Liberty, IA (563) 893-2328
TRI-STATE WIND SYMPHONY Bandmaster Brian Hughes Dubuque, IA (563) 599-7730
TURKEY VALLEY SYMPHONIC BAND Jim Klosterman Elkader, IA
U.N.I. NEW HORIZONS BAND Bandmaster Diana Blake Cedar Falls, IA UNINHB@aol.com
contact: Cindi Mason mason@uni.edu
URBANDALE COMMUNITY ADULT BAND Band President Urbandale, IA rutledge5@hotmail.com
URBANDALE COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND Keith Nash Des Moines, IA
URBANDALE SWING BAND Bandmaster Janna Rutledge Urbandale, IA rutledge5@hotmail.com
VINTON COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Judy Trygstad Vinton, IA
WASHINGTON MUNICIPAL BAND Board Pres. Paul Towner Washington, IA (319) 653-7291
WATERLOO MUNICIPAL BAND Bandmaster William Shepherd Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA (319) 291-4490
GREATER WAVERLY MUNICIPAL & JAZZ BANDS Bandmaster Jim Vowels Waverly IA (319) 352-2087
WEBSTER CITY COMMUNITY BAND Richard Goettsch Webster City, IA
WEST DES MOINES COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Curt Schroeder West Des Moines, IA (515) 987-3568
WEST MARSHALL COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Karl K. Smith State Center, IA (641) 483-2136
WHAT CHEER WINDS BAND Bandmaster Gary Huxford Marengo, IA jhuxford@hotmail.com
WINTERSET COMMUNITY BAND Bandmaster Sue Hansen Winterset, IA (515) 462-4299

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 In Memoriam
Roger R. Claypool
11-15-38 to 10-3-17
Roger R. Claypool, age 78, of New Hampton, IA passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Linn
Haven Rehabilitation and Healthcare in New Hampton.
A Memorial Service for Roger was held on Monday, October 9, 2017, at First United Methodist Church
in New Hampton with Reverend Candraeah Carey officiating. Burial took place prior to the service at
Hampton Cemetery located in Hampton, IA.
Visitation was held on Sunday, October 8, 2017, at Conway-Markham Funeral Home in New Hampton,
IA. Online condolences for Roger’s family may be left at www.conway-markhamfh.com. Memorials may
be directed to the family.
Roger R. Claypool was born November 15, 1938, in Hampton, Iowa. He was the second of two sons
born to Delos and Agnes (Crandall) Claypool. Roger attended Stoney Point Country School for a year, then
attended grade and middle school in Chapin, Iowa, graduating from Hampton High School in 1957. He
graduated from Drake University with a bachelor’s degree in Music Education. While attending Drake he sang tenor in an all-
male choir at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Past graduate studies were done at Drake, UNI and the University of Iowa.
Roger’s 35 years of teaching included Ben Franklin Senior High in Des Moines, Hubbard High School and Keota High
School before moving to New Hampton in 1966, where he was the junior high band director for 30 years.
In 1967, with the help of Robert Utterback, he started the Parade of Bands concert, which continues today.
In 1962, Roger married Sandra Logan. Together, they raised three children. He greatly enjoyed fishing and traveling with any-
one willing to go with him. Trips with the family on the house boat or motor home were highlights. Being with family was very
important to him. There were also many fishing trips with various anglers willing to sit in a boat for hours at a time. Rarely did his
vehicle pass an ice cream shop without stopping.
Roger joined Lions Club early in his career. He served in most of the offices, but held the secretary’s position for years. He
directed the Methodist Church Choir for many years, and he directed a Community Choir singing parts of “The Messiah” for two
years. Roger is survived by Sandra, his wife of 55 years; son, Jeff (Kim) Claypool of Ottumwa, IA; daughter, Jeree (Bob) Svec of
New Hampton, IA; son, Dan (Mindy) Claypool of Ballwin, MO; granddaughters, Abby, Samantha, Morgan and Alison Claypool
and grandson, Trevor Svec; his sister-in-law, Mavis Claypool; nephews, Gary Claypool and Bryce Claypool all from Hampton,
IA. Preceding him in death were his parents, and brother, Lee Claypool

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 District News
Edited by Elaine Menke

SWIBA Symphonic Prelude on

“Adeste Fidelis”....... Claude T. Smith
SCIBA
Red Oak Ames Senior HS
Sonatina for Band............ Frank Erickson
Holiday Extravaganza Holiday Concert
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like
December 16, 2018 December 18, 2017
Christmas..................... Willson/Moss
John Hewett, Director
Sky Ranger................................Karl King
6:30 PM
6th Grade Percussion Techniques
Symphonic Band
Old MacDonald Had Chris Ewan, Conductor
Russ Kramer, Conductor
a Band..............................arr. Higgins Circus Circus!................ Chris Crockarell
Bright Side........................ Timothy Mahr
Premiere March............ Joseph Compello Tubz........................................ Josh Gottry
Suite of English Folk
Angels on Parade...............arr. Strommen
Dances.................... Ernest Tomlinson
First Holiday Concert.......... arr. O’Reilly
Concerto No. 1...................Weber/Rogers Freshman Band
Leah Morrison, clarinet soloist Andrew Buttermore, Conductor
7/8 Grade
Midnight Sleighride................. Prokofiev/ Von Grrrhart’s 613 Regimental
From the Realms of Glory... trad./Roszell
Sauter & Finegan/adpt. Wallace March....................... David Holsinger
French Carol............................. arr. Gassi
Danse Diabolique............ Hellmesberger/ West Highland Sojourn....Robert Sheldon
God Rest Ye Merry Mallets...R.W. Smith
Takahashi Songs of Old Kentucky........Brant Karrick
All I Want for Christmas
is You................................. arr. Brown
Pocahontas Community Band Symphonic Band
December 10, 2017 Andrew Buttermore, Conductor
Combined MS Bands
Rollie Jensen, Director Choreography..................Robert Sheldon
Feliz Navidad...................... arr. Lavender
We Wish You a Merry The Saint and The City.... Jacob De Haan
Christmas Island.......................arr. Kazik
Christmas..................... trad./Sweeney The Walking Frog................ Karl L. King
Let There Be Peace
NCIBA on Earth..................... arr. Edmondson
Variations on an English 8:00 PM
Iowa Falls-Alden HS Concert Band
Carol......................... arr. Edmondson
December 10, 2017 Peter Thompson, Conductor
Blue Christmas...................... arr. Dawson
Jeff Schmitt, Conductor Accolade (Fanfare for
Merry Christmas Darling.......arr. Nowak
Christmas Rejoicing........ arr. Edmondson the Fiftieth)....................... Mark Lortz
High School Adagio for Winds................. Larry Daehn
Variations on Let it Snow............ Bullock
Winter Dances................. Brian Balmages Thrills and Trills! ............... Scott Watson
Sleighing Song......................... Strommen
The First Noel..................... arr. Simmons Fantastic Beasts and Where
Ring in the Joy.......................Swearingen
Christmas Declaration...........R.W. Smith
The Legend of Christmas..............Nestico to Find Them.............Howard/Roszell
Here We March A-Wassailing......Hodges
Iowa Falls-Alden MS
Christmas Sing-A-Long................ Ployhar Wind Symphony
December 14, 2017
The Heart of Christmas...... Rob Romeyn Chris Ewan, Conductor
Ross Schumaker, Director
Good King Swings........................Hodges Valdres.......................... Hanssen/Bainum
Let There Be Peace on Cry of The Last Unicorn.............. Galante
7th Grade
Earth March.....................Tatgenhorst Arabesque........................... Samuel Hazo
Celebrate the Season: Fanfare on Joy to
Christmas Wishes Fantasy.....Edmondson
the World..................... Matt Conaway
African Bell Carol......... Robert W. Smith Ankeny HS
Roland-Story 10-12 Band Concert
You’d Better Watch Out!..........arr. Frank
Winter Concert December 18, 2017
December 12, 2017
8th Grade
Kevin Masemann, Director
We Five Kings......................arr. Williams 10th Grade
Moon of Winter......................... arr. Gassi Jennifer Williams, Conductor
Concert Band
Christmas at the Circus....arr. Standridge Hebrides Suite..........................Grundman
O Come All Ye Faithful.... arr. Swearingen
The Polar Express................... Silvestri & Swamp Rabbit Stomp................. Sweeney
Mason City HS
Ballard/Brubaker
Winter Concert 11-12 Band
All I Want for Christmas............. Carey &
December 10, 2017 Joel Poppen, Conductor
Afanasieff/Kerchner
Christmas Angels.................. arr. Niehaus Second Suite in F............................. Holst
Concert Band An English Christmas......... Philip Sparke
Santa’s Journey.............. Roy W. Kaighin
Sam Bills, Conductor

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Holiday Band Concert Yankee Doodle Christmas.......... Williams Fall Concert
December 11, 2017 Chrysalis............................Michael Story October 12, 2017
Celebration Overture.............Swearingen
Symphonic Band Sleigh Ride...................... Anderson/Story Concert Ensemble
Kelilah Brown, Director Ogden Schools Greg Simmons, Conductor
Lexington March.......................Karl King
Bobsled Run........................Lloyd Conley
MS Winter Concert Let the Spirit Soar....... James Swearingen
Away In A Manger.............. trad./Wallace Hymnsong of Philip Bliss......... Holsinger
December 14, 2017
An American Jeremy Britton, Director Agua’s Whelm................Cory J. McBride
Christmas................ trad./R.W. Smith
7/8 Grade Symphony Band
Wind Ensemble High Falls Overture...............Swearingen Josh Waymire, Conductor
Jim Beerends, Director Ancient Carol....................... arr. Jennings The Sinfonians................Clifton Williams
Rush............................... Samuel R. Hazo Twenty Carols in 2 Psalm for Band.......... Vincent Persichetti
American Elegy................... Frank Ticheli Minutes...........................arr. Williams Serenity.............................. Gjeilo/Wilson
A Christmas Festival.......Leroy Anderson March Op. 99................. Profofieff/Yoder
Ogden Schools
Norwalk CSD
Winter Jazz Concert
December 18, 2017
Jeremy Britton, Director NEIBA
Independence West Elementary
November 27, 2017 5th & 6th Grade Band Concert
HS Concert Band
For the New Day Arisen....Steven Barton December 7, 2017
MS Gold Jazz Band Lisa Lang, Director
Reverberations................ Brian Balmages
Jeff Heltman, Director The Seal Lullaby................ Eric Whitacre
Blue’s at Frog Bottom...........Sorenson & Secret Agent Santa.............. arr. Simmons 5th Grade
Pearson A Christmas Festival.......Leroy Anderson First Performance (A Demonstration
Bossa Madeira.........Sorenson & Pearson Concert)................................ Feldstein
Martian Square Dance..........Sorenson & Pella CSD We Will Rock You............... arr. Lavender
Pearson Fall Concert The Hey Song...................... arr. Lavender
November 13, 2017
MS Purple Jazz Band Gabe Schott, Director 6th Grade
A Festive Fanfare..................... Balmages
Jeff Heltman, Director
8th Grade Little Drummer Dudes!.............. arr. Beck
The Lady Knows Her Cheese....Sorenson
Open Road.......................Robert Sheldon Joyful Rock................. Beethoven/Watson
Jumpin’ Jellybeans....................Sorenson Rockin’ Through the
Summer in São Paulo................Sorenson Stars Asleep, The Break
of Day............................Bob Margolis Snow.............................Pierpont/Beck
Joy ....................................... Frank Ticheli
HS Jazz II Mount Mercy University
Mad Dash.......................... Timothy Loest
Nick Menke, Director Lessons and Carols
Impressions..................... Coltrane/Taylor Southview MS, Ankeny December 10, 2017
A Nasty Bit of Blues..............Doug Beach 8-9 Band Concert Steve Stickney, Director
La Llama Azul.......................Bob Washut December 19, 2017
HS Jazz I University Band
Nick Menke, Director 8th Grade A Day Christmas Festival..........Leroy Anderson
Gibraltar.........................Hubbard/Kamuf Crystal Rumbaugh, Conductor Symphonic Variations on in
Arabian Dances................ Roland Barrett Dulci Jubilo.............. Claude T. Smith
Bayou Farewell........................ Breedlove
Nightsong...................... Richard Saucedo Fantasia on Greensleeves............... Ralph
Out of the Doghouse....................Morales Vaughn Williams
Kitsune............................ Brian Balmages
   Farandole (from “L’ Arlesienne Suite
Norwalk MS No. 2”).......................Bizet/Longfield
Jeff Heltman, Nick Menke, 8th Grade B Day
Do You Hear
Crystal Rumbaugh, Conductor
Carrie Krupke, Directors What I Hear?....... arr. Croker & Moss
Celtic Bell Carol........... Robert W. Smith
Larissa Wilming, student teacher
Apparitions...................... Brian Balmages
December 5th, 2017 Tripoli CSD
Primeval Stormfront......... Matt Conaway
Winter Concert
6th Grade - 5th Hour December 11, 2017
9th Grade
Triton Fanfare................ Robert W Smith Denise Lawrence, Director
Nathan Newhard, Conductor
Hanukkah Dance............... Matt Conaway Ascend............................ Samuel R. Hazo 6th Grade
The Merry Christmas March of the Combat Patrol..... Holsinger Good King Wenceslas.......... arr. Logsdon
Machine...................... Mark Williams The Grey Dawn is Breaking...... Meredith Prelude and Dance...........Anne McGinty
American Patrol...............F.W. Meacham A Time to Dance...................Julie Giroux School Spirit...........................arr. Higgins

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 7/8 Band A Medieval Christmas......... Philip Sparke Gypsydance.................... David Holsinger
Sugar Plum Reggae.............. Ryan Fraley When Saint Nick Comes A Christmas Tribute.............arr. Williams
The Titans (March)........... James Curnow Marching in............... arr. R.W. Smith

SEIBA
Christmas Classics............... arr. O’Reilly
HS Band West Delaware
Christmas Ballet................ Eric Osterling Winter Concert Iowa City CSD
Lullaby Carols..........................arr. Smith December 14, 2017 Winter Band Concert
Boom Boom Galop.....Randall Standridge December 6, 2017
5th Grade Aaron Ottmar, Director
WAMAC East Conference Robyn Wulfekuhle, Conductor
Band Festival Christmas Trio........Feldstein & O’Reilly Symphony Band
West Delaware Hanson Auditorium First Winter’s Sleigh Ride..........O’Reilly To Dream in Brushstrokes................ Oare
Yuletide Spirit...............Timothy Johnson
November 14, 2017 Kindred Spirits................ Brian Balmages
Andromeda......................... David Shaffer
6th Grade
9th-10th Grade Robyn Wulfekuhle, Conductor
Jim Vowels, Conductor Christmas Processional......... arr. Kinyon West Liberty CSD
Algorhythms...........................Gary Fagan Feliz Navidad.......................arr. Sweeney MS Fall Concert
New Horizons.................. William Owens Christmas Stomp......arr. Feldstein & Clark November 14, 2017
Redemption....................Rossano Galante Laura Rodriguez, Director
Overture for Winds........... Charles Carter 7/8 Grade MS Band
Jill Burdich, Conductor Corps of Discovery......... William Owens
11th-12th Grade Two Spanish Carols.............arr. Williams A Shaker Hymn.................... arr. O’Reilly
Dr. Craig Hancock, Conductor Twas in the Moon of Wintertime...... Story Perseus and the Sea Monster.........Grady
Albanian Dance................ Shelly Hanson
Bandology ......................... Eric Osterling
Fanfare and Furiosity........ David Shaffer
Images of Ireland............ Brian Balmages

Waterloo CSD
Winter Band Concert
December 11, 2017

Concert Band
Danny Kleinheinz, Conductor
Adrenaline Engines................. Standridge
Valley Forge.................King/Swearingen
Gadget...................Randall D. Standridge

Symphonic Band
Danny Kleinheinz, Conductor
Peacemaker March.......King/Swearingen
Whither Must I Wander?............ Vaughan
Williams/Swearingen
Blackwater......................... Fergal Carroll

Wind Symphony
Michael Prichard, Conductor
Festmusik Der Stadt
Wien.............................Strauss/Rundel
Wayfaring Stranger....................... Nelson
Chorale and Shaker Dance.........Zdechlik

West Delaware
Sounds of the Season
December 11, 2017
Mark Philgreen, Director

HS Concert Band
Sunscapes...................Chandler L Wilson
The Greatest Generation.......R.W. Smith

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State Marching
Band Répertoire
CLASS 1A
Bishop Garrigan
Katherine Simpson, director
Show Theme: Thrills and Chills
The Nightmare Before Christmas.....Danny
Elfman/arr. Michael Brown
Psycho Prelude............ Bernard Herrmann/
arr. Jay Bocook
Thriller....Rod Temperton/arr. Paul Murtha
The Time Warp................Richard O’Brien/
arr. Shane Porter
The Solid Gold Marching Band numbered
30 players, and 2 drum majors/field com-
manders.
Nashua-Plainfield
Scott Stroud, director(s)
Show Theme: The Music Of Queen
Don’t Stop Me Now..................Tim Waters
Crazy Little Thing Called
Love............................. Richard Saucedo
Bohemian Rhapsody........ Richard Saucedo
We Are The Champions............Tim Waters
The Nashua-Plainfield Marching Huskies
numbered 49 players, and 1 drum major/
field commander. This is the band’s 13th
division I in 16 years.
CLASS 2A
Aplington-Parkersburg
Thom Mahler, director
Show Theme: Fantasia
Night on Bald Mountain...........arr. Bocook
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.......arr. Saucedo
New World Symphony...............arr. Bocook
The Falcon Marching Band numbered 39
players, 7 color guard, and 2 drum majors/
field commanders. This is the band’s 3rd
division I in 4 years.
Clarinda Community Schools
Courtney Ridge, director
Show Theme: Midnight in Transylvania
The Awakening..........................Key Poulan
In Search of Pure Blood...........Key Poulan
The Feeding..............................Key Poulan
The Pride of Clarinda Marching Band
numbered 60 players, 10 color guard, and
3 drum majors/field commanders. This is
the band’s 6th consecutive division I.
Mid-Prairie Community School District
David Kunz, director
Show Theme: The Music of CHASE
Open Up Wide......Bill Chase/Scott Boerma
Handbags and Gladrags .......Mike D’Abo/
Scott Boerma
Get It On......... Bill Chase, Terry Richards/
Scott Boerma
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Edited by Denise Graettinger
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk Marching The The Pride of Sumner-Fredericksburg
Band numbered 40 players and 2 drum numbered 24 players, 6 color guard, and 2
majors/field commanders. This is the drum majors/field commanders. This is the
band’s 4th Division 1 in the past 5 years band’s 2nd consecutive division I.
Oelwein CSD West Lyon
Cory McBride, director Drew Balta, director
Show Theme: iBand Show Theme: America the Beautiful: A
iMove.............................Randall Standridge Tribute to the Greatest Generation
iPlay America The Beautiful/Lincoln
iGroove Portrait...... Steve Shanley/ Michael Davies
The Oelwein Marching Band numbered 53 Field of Dreams...................Steve Shanley/
players, 2 color guard, and 3 drum majors/ Michael Davies
field commanders. This is the band’s 3rd C Jam Blues............Steve Shanley/Michael
consecutive division I. Davies
Simple Gifts .........................Steve Shanley/
Ogden
Michael Davies
Jeremy Britton, director
Show Theme: Queen The Wildcat Marching Band numbered
72 players, 10 color guard, and 2 drum
Don’t Stop Me .............. arr. Matt Conaway
& Jack Holt majors/field commanders. This is the
band’s 48th division I in 50 years.
Under Pressure............. arr. Matt Conaway
& Jack Holt
Bohemian Rhapsody........ arr.Tom Wallace West Marshall Community School
District
& Tony McCutchen
The The Marching Bulldogs numbered 72 Drake Van Roekel, director
players, and 2 drum majors/field com- Show Theme: The Samurai and the
manders. Maiden
The Warrior’s Path.......Randall Standridge
Sheldon Community Under the Cherry
Cliff St. Clair, director Blossoms...................Randall Standridge
Show Theme: Rebirth The Duel........................Randall Standridge
Dark Winter............ A. Vivaldi & A. Reed/ The Pride of West Marshall numbered
J. Hegg & M. Eckhoff 43 players, 13 color guard, and 3 drum
Ice Dance................A. Vivaldi / J. Hegg & majors/field commanders. This is the
M. Eckhoff band’s 5th consecutive division I.
Rebirth................................C. Saint-Saens /
J. Hegg & M. Eckhoff CLASS 3A
The Marching Orabs numbered 54 play- Cedar Rapids Xavier
ers, 12 color guard, and 1 drum major/field Kelli Swehla, director
commander. This is the band’s 31st divi- Show Theme: Then and Now:
sion I in 34 years. The British Invasion!
It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I
Sibley-Ocheyedan
Like It)......... arr. Wallace & McCutchen
Peter Carlson, director
Blackbird/Yesterday................. arr. Wallace
Show Theme: The Quest
& McCutchen
In The Spring, At The Time When Kings
Go Off To War............... Holsinger/Connell Viva La Vida......... Guy Berryman, Jon arr.
Wallace & McCutchen
Ballet Sacra.................... Holsinger/Connell
The Marching Generals numbered 89 play- Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies
ers, 12 color guard, and 2 drum majors/ Bleeding....... arr. Wallace & McCutchen
field commanders. This is the band’s 16th The Xavier Marching Saints numbered 81
consecutive division I. players, 6 color guard, and 2 drum majors/
field commanders. This is the band’s 6th
Sumner-Fredericksburg division I in 8 years.
Jim Wright, director
Show Theme: Harmonic Journey Center Point-Urbana
Jupiter from The Planets.......... Holst/Story Dan & Dorothy Jacobi, directors
Promenade..................... Mussorgsky/Story Show Theme: Selections from West Side
The Hut on Fowl’s Legs Story
(Baba Yaga)................... Mussorgsky/Story Maria............................. Bernstein/Wallace
Firebird Finale ................Stravinsky/Story Maria/Cool..................... Bernstein/Dawson
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America.......................... Bernstein/Wallace
One Hand, One Heart/
Somewhere................. Bernstein/Dawson
The Stormin Pointer Marching Band num-
bered 50 players, and 3 drum majors/field
commanders. This is the band’s 5th con-
secutive division I.
Decorah Community Schools
Dustin Bliven, director
Show Theme: Cirque du Soleil “KA”
Shadowplay/Storm................... Jay Dawson
Flight........................................ Jay Dawson
Pursuit...................................... Jay Dawson
Battlefield................................. Jay Dawson
The Pride of Vikings Marching Band num-
bered 90 players, 10 color guard, and 3
drum majors/field commanders. This is the
band’s 16th consecutive division I.
Estherville Lincoln Central
Laura Giebler & Craig Began, directors
Show Theme: The Music Of Ray Charles
America The Beautiful/Hallelujah
I Love Her So.................Michael Brown
Let The Good Times Roll....Michael Brown
Hit The Road Jack...................Paul Murtha
Georgia On My Mind.......Michael Sweeny
The ELC Marching Band numbered 51
players, 10 color guard, and 1 drum major/
field commander. This is the band’s 6th
consecutive division I.
Howard-Winneshiek Community Schools
Jason Dobbs, director
Show Theme: Grimm Tales
Grimm Theme/Hansel and
Gretel............................. Luke McMillan
Rumplestilskin
Little Red Riding Hood
The Crestwood Marching Cadets num-
bered 37 players, 14 color guard, and 2
drum majors/field commanders.
Independence
David Lang, director
Show Theme: “Step Right Up”
Dies Irae............................ Mozart/Reicher
Mad World.......................Andrews/Reicher
Ritual Fire Dance....Manuel de Falla/Reicher
The Independence Mustang Marching
Band numbered 95 players, 15 color guard,
and 2 drum majors/field commanders. This
is the band’s 27th consecutive division I.
Le Mars Community
Curt Ohrlund, director
Show Theme: The Witching Hour
The Gathering...............Randall Standridge
Spells and Incantations.Randall Standridge
Witch’s Dance and
Flight........................Randall Standridge
The big Red Band numbered 104 players,
10 color guard, and 2 drum majors/field
commanders.
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Marion Independent School District
Charles Oldenkamp, director
Show Theme: Take Flight
Clouds That Sail in
Heaven............................ Stalter/Shanley
Selections from Swan
Lake......................Tchaikovsky/Shanley
The Swan.....................Saint-Saens/Shanley
Symphony No. 5, Finale....Sibelius/Shanley
The The Scarlet Spectrum numbered
102 players, 15 color guard, and 3 drum
majors/field commanders. This is the
band’s 8th consecutive division I.
Mount Vernon
Scott Weber, director
Show Theme: Moonwalk
Also Sprach Zarathustra,
Beat It .......................... arr. Ted Reicher
Jupiter, Billie Jean............ arr. Ted Reicher
Mars, Thriller.................... arr. Ted Reicher
The Pride of Mount Vernon Marching
Mustangs numbered 100 players, 11 color
guard, and 3 drum majors/field command-
ers. This is the band’s 3rd consecutive
division I.
North Polk Community School District
Brandon Weeks, director
Show Theme: Heart
Heartbeat......................Randall Standridge
Heartbreak
Heartrate
The North Polk Marching Comets num-
bered 70 players, 9 color guard, and 2
drum majors/field commanders.
Sioux City, Heelan HS
James Kunz, director
Show Theme: The Jewel and the Dragon
Prologue/Heroes of the
Kingdom...................Randall Standridge
A Prayer for Victory
The Olde Festival
The Dragon/Triumph!
The Bishop Heelan Marching Crusaders
numbered 48 players, 9 color guard, and 1
drum majors/field commanders.
Vinton-Shellsburg
Nick Waymire, director
Show Theme: A Night at the Opera
Bacchanale.................Camille Saint-Saens/
Steve Shanley
Time to Say Goodbye..... Francesco Sartori/
Steve Shanley
Bohemian Rhapsody....... Freddie Mercury/
Steve Shanley
The Vinton-Shellsburg Viking Regiment
numbered 55 players, 9 color guard, and 3
drum majors/field commanders. This is the
band’s 12th consecutive division I.
CLASS 4A
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School
Thad Driskell and Chad Allard, director(s)
Show Theme: Opera Phan
Figaro...................... arr. Harloff and Perea
Masquerade/The Barber
of Seville.............. arr. Harloff and Perea
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again/
Intermezzo from Carmen..... arr. by Harloff
and Perea
Music of the Night.... arr. Harloff and Perea
The Band of Blue numbered 146 players,
14 color guard, and 3 drum majors/field
commanders. This is the band’s 39th con-
secutive division I.
College Community Schools, Prairie
High School
Craig T. Aune & Deron Jimmerson, directors
Show Theme: The Wild Wild West
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Fanfare /
Magnificent Seven........... arr. Jimmerson &
Davies
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Riders in the Sky /
Shenandoah.....arr. Jimmerson & Davies
Hoedown, from Rodeo ........arr. Jimmerson
& Davies
The Ecstasy of Gold / Silverado /
Magnificent Seven Reprise...arr. Jimmerson
& Davies
The Prairie “Hawks” Marching Band num-
bered 166 players, 35 color guard, and 2
drum majors/field commanders. This is the
band’s 31st consecutive division I.
Dubuque Community School District
William N. Rowley, director
Show Theme: The Mask of Zorro
The Mask of Zorro............... James Horner/
Jay Boccok
Diego’s Goodbye
Mask of Zorro Finale
The Ram Marching Band numbered 123
players, 8 color guard, and 4 drum majors/
field commanders. This is the band’s 17th
consecutive division I.
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Indianola
Mike Richardson & Nic Addelia,
director(s)
Show Theme: Seven Deadly Sins
Greed/Gluttony........................ Gary Gilroy
Sloth/Envy/Lust........................ Gary Gilroy
Wrath/Pride.............................. Gary Gilroy
The Pride of Indianola Marching Band
numbered 111 players, 17 color guard, and
4 drum majors/field commanders. This is
the band’s 4th consecutive division I.
Linn-Mar
Dan Terrell, Aaron Nuss, and Jen Tiede,
director(s)
Show Theme: Family Feud
“The Godfather Waltz”, “Love Theme”,
and “Tarantella” from the 1972 movie The
Godfather...... Nino Rota/arr. Steve Shanley
“Rains of Castamere” from Game of
Thrones......................... Ramin Djawadi/
arr. Steve Shanley
Themes from Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and
Juliet”.....Tchaikovsky/arr. Steve Shanley
The Linn-Mar Marching Lions numbered
215 players, 30 color guard, and 3 drum
majors/field commanders. This is the
band’s 37th consecutive division I.
Newton High School
Jim Beerends, director
Show Theme: Back to the Future
Main Theme....... Silvestri/Steve Shanley &
Mike Davies
The Kiss.............. Silvestri/Steve Shanley &
Mike Davies
Tunnel Chase..... Silvestri/Steve Shanley &
Mike Davies
Johnny B. Goode.........Berry/Steve Shanley
& Mike Davies
The Cardinal Regiment numbered 118
players, 4 color guard, and 3 drum majors/
field commanders. This is the band’s 6th
consecutive division I
Marshalltown
Brett Umthun & Nick Gardner, director(s)
Show Theme: Carnival
El Cumbanchero................arr. Jay Dawson
I Know You Want Me/Llorando
Se Fue............................arr. Jay Dawson
Novus.................................arr. Jay Dawson
Los Cuervos............................. Jay Dawson
The Bobcat Marching Band numbered
115 players, 13 color guard, and 2 drum
majors/field commanders. This is the
band’s 17th consecutive division I.
Waterloo Community School District
Danny Kleinheinz & Michael Prichard,
director(s)
Show Theme: Galaxy Suite
Also Sprach Zarathustra “Sunrise”/Mars:
The Bringer of War...... arr. Shanley/Jensen
Claire de Lune............. arr. Shanley/Jensen
Main Theme from
Apollo 13................. arr. Shanley/Jensen
The The Wahawk Marching Band num-
bered 135 players, 19 color guard, and 4
drum majors/field commanders. This is the
band’s 28th consecutive division I.
West Des Moines Community Schools
Josh Waymire, Greg Simmons, Bill Bird,
director(s)
Show Theme: Pale Blue Dot
The Valley Marchmasters numbered
113 players, 27 color guard, and 4 drum
majors/field commanders. This is the
band’s 56th consecutive division I.
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2018 State Jazz Band Festival Ratings
Overall Overall
School Class Ens# Rating School Class Ens# Rating
Audubon 1A 1 II Sibley-Ocheyedan 2A 1 I
Belmond-Klemme 1A 1 II Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 2A 1 II
GMG, Garwin 1A 1 II South Hamilton, Jewell 2A 1 I
Griswold 1A 1 II Sumner-Fredericksburg 2A 1 I
Harris-Lake Park 1A 1 CO Treynor 2A 1 I
Hudson 1A 1 II Underwood 2A 1 II
Lisbon 1A 1 II West Branch 2A 1 II
Lone Tree 1A 1 II West Lyon, Inwood 2A 1 I
Lynnville-Sully 1A 1 NR West Lyon, Inwood 2A 2 II
Newell-Fonda 1A 1 NR Williamsburg 2A 1 II
North Mahaska, New Sharon 1A 1 I Woodward-Granger 2A 1 I
Riverside, Oakland 1A 1 III Anamosa 3A 1 III
South O’Brien, Paullina 1A 1 II Anamosa 3A 2 IV
St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 1A 1 I Assumption, Davenport 3A 1 II
Tri-Center, Neola 1A 1 I Atlantic 3A 1 I
Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction 1A 1 III Ballard 3A 1 II
Winfield-Mt. Union 1A 1 I Benton Community 3A 1 I
Alta-Aurelia 2A 1 I Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 3A 1 I
Boyden-Hull 2A 1 II Carlisle 3A 1 I
Central Lee, Donnellson 2A 1 II Center Point-Urbana 3A 1 II
Central Springs 2A 1 I Centerville 3A 1 II
Cherokee, Washington 2A 1 I Central DeWitt 3A 1 I
Clarinda 2A 1 I Chariton 3A 1 III
Davis County, Bloomfield 2A 1 II Charles City 3A 1 I
Clarke, Osceola 3A 1 II
Des Moines Christian 2A 1 I
Clear Creek-Amana 3A 1 II
East Marshall, LeGrand 2A 1 II
Clear Creek-Amana 3A 2 I
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 2A 1 II
Creston 3A 1 I
Emmetsburg 2A 1 II
Decorah 3A 1 II
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 2A 1 NR
Denison-Schleswig 3A 1 II
Hinton 2A 1 NR
Denison-Schleswig 3A 2 I
Jesup 2A 1 IV
Estherville Lincoln Central 3A 1 I
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 2A 1 III
Fort Madison 3A 1 I
Logan-Magnolia 2A 1 II
Fort Madison 3A 2 II
Louisa-Muscatine 2A 1 I
Glenwood 3A 1 I
Manson Northwest Webster 2A 1 II
Grinnell 3A 1 II
Maple Valley Anthon
Hampton-Dumont 3A 1 NR
Oto-Charter Oak Ute 2A 1 I
Humboldt 3A 1 NR
Mediapolis 2A 1 II
Iowa Falls-Alden 3A 1 II
Mid-Prairie, Wellman 2A 1 I Keokuk 3A 1 II
Monticello 2A 1 II Knoxville 3A 1 CO
Mount Ayr 2A 1 CO LeMars 3A 1 I
New Hampton 2A 1 III Marion 3A 1 I
North Fayette Valley 2A 1 I North Polk, Alleman 3A 1 I
North Linn, Troy Mills 2A 1 II Oskaloosa 3A 1 I
Okoboji, Milford 2A 1 CO Oskaloosa 3A 2 II
PCM, Monroe 2A 1 II Pella 3A 1 I
Pleasantville 2A 1 II Pella 3A 2 I
Pocahontas Area 2A 1 NR Pella 3A 3 II
Red Oak 2A 1 I Sergeant Bluff-Luton 3A 1 NR
Rock Valley 2A 1 II Sioux Center 3A 1 I
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2018 State Jazz Band Festival Ratings (continued)
Overall Overall
School Class Ens# Rating School Class Ens# Rating
Sioux Center 3A 2 II Fort Dodge 4A 1 II
South Tama County, Tama 3A 1 III Fort Dodge 4A 2 II
Spencer 3A 1 I Indianola 4A 1 I
Spirit Lake 3A 1 CO Indianola 4A 2 II
Storm Lake 3A 1 NR Iowa City, City High 4A 1 II
Union, LaPorte City 3A 1 II Iowa City, City High 4A 2 II
Union, LaPorte City 3A 2 I Lewis Central 4A 1 I
Vinton-Shellsburg 3A 1 II Linn-Mar, Marion 4A 1 I
West Delaware, Manchester 3A 1 II Linn-Mar, Marion 4A 2 I
Winterset 3A 1 I Linn-Mar, Marion 4A 3 I
Winterset 3A 2 I Linn-Mar, Marion 4A 4 I
Xavier, Cedar Rapids 3A 1 I Marshalltown 4A 1 II
Bettendorf 4A 1 I Muscatine 4A 1 I
Burlington 4A 1 I Muscatine 4A 2 II
Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 4A 1 I Newton 4A 1 I
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 4A 1 I Norwalk 4A 1 I
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 4A 1 II Norwalk 4A 2 II
Davenport, West 4A 1 I Prairie, Cedar Rapids 4A 1 I
Davenport, West 4A 2 CO Prairie, Cedar Rapids 4A 2 I
Des Moines, East 4A 1 III Sioux City, East 4A 1 I
Des Moines, Hoover 4A 1 II Waterloo, East 4A 1 II
Dubuque, Senior 4A 1 NR Waukee 4A 1 II
Dubuque, Senior 4A 2 NR Waukee 4A 2 I

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Iowa Bandmasters Association
Annual Fall Meeting
November 18, 2017
I.S.U. Campus
Scheman Building Room 004
Executive Board Meeting:
The IBA Board of Directors met prior
to the regular business meeting. President
Myron Peterson called the Board of
Directors meeting to order at 2:59 p.m.
Present: Myron Peterson, Jane Triplett,
Steve Cook, Aaron Nuss, Tiffany Wurth,
Dick Redman, and Russ Kramer. Absent:
None. President Peterson thanked everyone
for attending.
Considerable discussion on updates
to the IBA Operations manual. Secretary
Cook presented the changes which were
submitted by committee chairs and officers.
After review and discussion, all updates
were approved as presented. MMS Jane
Triplett/Russ Kramer to approve changes
to the IBA Operations manual as present-
ed. Motion passed unanimously. Treasurer
Nuss recommended that committee chairs
update their operating procedures as their
term expires. No action was taken, but the
recommendation will be forwarded to com-
mittee chairs.
Secretary Cook gave a brief overview of
the Secretary’s report that will be presented
at the regular business meeting.
Treasurer Aaron Nuss gave a brief over-
view of the Treasurer’s report that will be
presented at the regular business meeting.
Nuss noted that IBA is getting to the point
where a CPA may be needed to prepare the
IBA taxes due to gross receipts.
Jane Triplett noted that applications
are being received for the Conference
Performance recordings. The small college
band has been chosen, and the name will be
released later next week.
President Peterson asked for the board’s
blessing as he approaches the Endowment
Fund for an additional contribution of
$3,000 for the 2018 IBA Conference. This
sparked a discussion on the Endowment
Fund and it was noted that Russ Kramer has
met with Gene Gross and Doug Herbon to
discuss an “End Goal”, or minimum dollar
amount where the committee felt comfort-
able. This would help the IBA Board of
Directors with decisions on how much
can be spent from the fund each year. The
board recommended that Peterson request
the additional $3,000 from the Endowment
Fund.
Mentorship and IAAE were discussed
concerning a possibility of supporting the
mentorship program with additional fund-
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ing. The entire board felt that additional
support for the mentorship program was a
good idea, but further conversations with
Leon Kuehner concerning the need were
appropriate. Possible additional funding
from the budget or Endowment Fund were
suggested.
President Peterson asked for recommen-
dations on a replacement for Bob Meunier
since his term on the committee has expired.
Several names were recommended and
Peterson will follow up on those recom-
mendations. The board recommended that
the Literature Review Committee be added
to the IBA Standing Committee docu-
ment to help track when vacancies occur.
Currently, Alan Greiner is responsible for
tracking the committee, but having the list
as part of the Standing Committee docu-
ment will allow IBA Presidents to have
advanced knowledge of vacancies.
The board discussed a recommendation
from the Concert Band Affairs committee
on adding a requirement for literature dif-
ficulty by class for IBA Conference Honor
Band recordings (i.e. requiring a class 4A
band to include at least one grade 5 piece).
The board rejected the idea at this time, not-
ing that this type of requirement may dis-
courage bands from submitting recordings.
The board discussed fraudulent e-mails
being received and whether or not legal
action should be pursued. Treasurer Nuss
noted that he has received several requests
for money appearing to come from the IBA
President. These requests were determined
to be fraudulent. The board felt that little
could be done to stop these requests, and
that care should be exercised concerning
e-mail correspondence.
The Concert Band Festival is progress-
ing through the Concert Band Affairs com-
mittee. The one-site festival is a go for this
year with about twenty bands currently reg-
istered. The board is expecting a proposal
for future years.
The IBA Executive Board meeting was
adjourned at 3:59 p.m. MMS Russ Kramer/
Aaron Nuss. Motion passed unanimously.
Addendum: The vote to include Weston
Noble in the IBA Hall of Fame was acciden-
tally left off the agenda for the November
meeting. No vote was held during the
meeting. To remedy the situation, an e-mail
vote by the Board of Directors was held
on December 13, 2017. The results of that
vote were unanimous to include Weston
Noble in the IBA Hall of Fame. Copies of
the e-mail vote are available from the IBA
Secretary.
Executive Board/Board of Director’s
Meeting:
IBA President Myron Peterson called the
IBA Board of Director’s/Advisory Board
meeting to order at 4:04 P.M. President
Peterson issued a welcome to those in atten-
dance and thanked them for taking their
time to attend the meeting.
Secretary’s Report: (see full report
below) Secretary Steve Cook presented his
written report. MMS Craig McClenahan/
Charles Oldenkamp to approve the secre-
tary’s report and minutes of the previous
meeting as presented, motion passed unani-
mously.
Treasurer’s Report: (see full report
below) Treasurer Aaron Nuss presented a
detailed treasurer’s report. MMS Liz Fritz/
Joan Philgreen to accept the Treasurer’s
report as presented, motion past unanimously.
Magazine Editor’s Report: (see
full report below) Magazine Editor Dick
Redman presented his written report.
Conference Equipment Report: (see
full report below) Co-Chairs Jayson Gerth
and Nate Sletten were not in attendance.
Secretary Cook presented their written
report.
Conference Exhibits Report: (no
written report submitted) Chairs Chris
Strohmaier and Jennifer Williams noted
nothing to report at this time
Election Report: (see full report below)
Chair Jerry Bertrand was not in attendance.
Secretary Cook presented Bertrand’s writ-
ten report.
Historian’s Report: (see full report
below) Chair Mary Crandell was not in
attendance. Secretary Cook presented
Crandell’s written report.
Parliamentarian’s Report: Parliamen-
tarian Fred Stark noted his role in assisting
with the proper operation of the meeting.
Webmaster: (see full report below)
Chair Liz Fritz presented her written report.
Endowment Fund Report: (see full
report below) Chair Gene Gross presented
his written report.
Major Landers Report: (see full
report below) Chair Diane Tordoff was
not in attendance. Secretary Cook presented
Tordoff’s written report.
Mentorship Report: (see full report
below) Chair Chris Ewan presented his
written report.
IBARD Report: (see full report below)
Chair Paul Brizzi was not in attendance.
Secretary Cook presented Brizzi’s written
report.
Public Relations Report: (see full
report below) Chair Danny Kleinheinz pre-
sented his written report.
Elementary Affairs Report: (see full
report below) Chair Audra Bailey was not
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in attendance. Secretary Cook presented
Bailey’s report.
Junior High/Middle School Affairs
Report: (no written report submitted) Chair
Jill Dobel was not in attendance. No report
presented
Concert Band Affairs Report: (see full
report below) Chair Carl Collins presented
his written report.
Marching Band Affairs Report: (see
full report below) Chair Scott Weber pre-
sented his written report.
Jazz Affairs Report: (see full report
below) Chair Ryan Meyer was not in atten-
dance. Secretary Cook presented Meyer’s
written report.
College Affairs: (see full report below)
Chair Mark Doerffel was not in attendance.
Secretary Cook presented Doerffel’s writ-
ten report.
Student Affairs Report: (see full report
below) Chair Grace Schebler was not in
attendance. No report presented.
Research and Development Report:
(no written report submitted) Chair Dianne
Aboud was not in attendance. No report
given.
Technology Report: (see full report
below) Chair Charles Oldenkamp presented
his written report.
District President Reports:
Northwest District Report: (see full
report below) President Joseph Vannatta
was not in attendance. Coleen Hecht pre-
sented Vannatta’s written report.
North Central Report: (see full report
below) President Joan Philgreen presented
her written report.
Northeast District Report: (see full
report below) President Kyle Engelhardt
presented his written report.
Southwest District Report: (see full
report below) President Courtney Ridge
presented her written report.
South Central Report: (see full report
below) President Jennifer Williams pre-
sented her written report.
Southeast District Report: (see full
report below) President Craig McClenahan
presented his written report.
IAAE Update: (see full report below)
Leon Kuehner presented his written report.
Old Business: None
New Business:
Parliamentarian Stark asked for any
additional amendments or additions to the
IBA Resolutions or Bylaws the required
three times. Stark noted that this is one of
only two times each year to add or amend
the IBA Resolutions. No amendments or
additions were offered so the resolutions
stand as presented until the official IBA
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meeting at the IBA Conference. than usual. Thanks to Pella Printing for their
Treasurer Nuss noted that the IBA quick work on the directory. Membership
Corporate Tax report was available for cards were attached to the front cover of
public inspection. the directory.
Past President’s Report: (no writ-
ten report submitted) Past President Russ Respectfully Submitted,
Kramer noted it is great to see what President Steven Cook, I.B.A. Secretary
Peterson is doing and that he and Treasurer
Nuss will be leaving the board together. MAGAZINE EDITOR’S REPORT
President Elect Report: (see full report The 2017 fall issue of the Iowa
below) President-Elect Jane Triplett pre- Bandmaster was mailed to the member-
sented her written report. ship prior to the All-State Music Festival.
President’s Report: (see full report Thank you to Chad Allard for doing a great
below) President Myron Peterson presented job in his position as advertising coordina-
his written report. tor with the fall issue. Please encourage
Having no further new business, any fundraising companies that are doing
President Kramer entertained a motion business with an IBA member and col-
from Jennifer Williams for adjournment. leges to advertise in the Iowa Bandmaster
Seconded by Jim Fritz. The meeting was magazine.
adjourned at 5:07 p.m. by acclamation. I always need to thank Denise
Graettinger (Contest Results), and Elaine
Respectfully Submitted Menke (District News) for their contribu-
Steven G. Cook, IBA Secretary tions to the magazine. Please send your
contest results to Denise and district news
SECRETARY’S REPORT items to Elaine. I also would like to thank
Memberships are still trickling in. We Jerry Kinney for organizing and submitting
currently have 1,007 members (-35 from “They Continue to Serve” articles. This sec-
the same time last year) who have paid their tion of the magazine keeps our membership
dues for 2017-18. We ended 2016-17 with informed about some of our retired IBA
1,155 paid members. The breakdown is as member’s contributions to the profession.
follows (as of 11/15/17): I would also like to thank Jim Fritz for his
NW - 110 (-2) assistance in contacting first-year directors
NC - 101 (-3) to acquire their information for the fall
NE - 239 (-8) issue.
SW - 70 (+/-0) I would like to thank the educators and
SC - 257 (-14) band departments that submitted articles in
SE - 160 (-11) the summer and fall issues.
OS - 70 (+3) District presidents are asked to send an
Total 1,007 (-35) obituary and photo of IBA members that
pass away to the magazine editor. Newly
M - 699 (-9) appointed committee chairs – please send
R - 183 (-4) me a picture and bio for the winter issue.
A - 84 (+8) The deadline dates for the winter and
S - 39 (-29) conference issues are January 5, 2018, and
HLM - 2 (-1) March 2, 2018.
Total 1,007 (-35)
Respectfully submitted,
Please remember to check on the mem- Dick Redman
bership status of directors participating in
district activities. Several districts have ELECTIONS REPORT
done an excellent job this year of remind- Election information is currently posted
ing their members to pay their I.B.A. on the IBA website. District presidents and
dues. (Article 11 Section 3 of the I.B.A. candidates may request an electronic copy
Constitution states: “Only students whose by e-mailing me: Bertrand@bvu.edu
director or teacher is a paid-up member in Deadlines and election dates include:
good standing of the Corporation may par- • Return of candidate information
ticipate in activities sponsored by the above along with a pdf. picture – January 8,
defined Corporation districts.) 2018. This includes nominations for:
Please note that I.B.A. deadlines con- President-elect, Karl King Distinguished
tinue to be strictly enforced. Materials Service Award for both Active and
received after the posted deadlines will be Retired, and Hall of Fame.
returned. • Online voting and voting by paper bal-
The 2017-18 I.B.A. Membership lot for the general election will run from
Directory was sent to the membership in Mar. 15 to April 1.
mid-October, more than a month earlier • The winner of the President-elect office
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are tabulated.
• Recipients of the Karl King Award
for Distinguished Service – Active and
Retired will be announced at the IBA
Conference banquet on Friday May 11,
2018.
Respectfully submitted,
Jerry Bertrand, IBA Elections Chair
IBA PUBLIC RELATIONS REPORT
– The committee has updated the applica-
tion forms for the State Administrators
of Iowa (SAI) Scholarship (due May 15,
2018) as well as the IBA Outstanding
Administrators Awards (due March 24,
2018) so that everything can be sub-
mitted electronically. The committee
would like to accept only electronic
submissions moving forward. This has
been done in an effort to streamline the
application and selection processes in
order to inform winners in a more timely
fashion. It will also eliminate any ques-
tion as to whether entries were submit-
ted on time or not.
– Members of the Public Relations com-
mittee will meet during the IMEA
Conference/All-State Festival to discuss
updating the Operations Manual for the
Public Relations Committee and bring it
more in line with the current mission of
IBA.
Respectfully submitted,
Danny Kleinheinz, Public Relations Chair
IBA HISTORIAN REPORT
1. July 31: Toured the Iowa Band Museum
in Cedar Falls. There are potential col-
laborations with the people who over-
see the Cedar Falls Community Band
archives.
2. Currently researching questions pertain-
ing to the start of Jazz Band programs in
the state for Larry Green & Ron Battani,
collecting magazines and parapherna-
lia from retired directors and scanning
archives are ongoing.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mary Crandell, IBA Historian
CONFERENCE EQUIPMENT REPORT
We look forward to starting with the
organization of the 2018 IBA Conference.
The Executive Board recently approved
$800 for the purchase of two additional
LCD business projectors, increasing our
inventory of projectors from three to five.
This purchase will quickly pay for itself
through the savings realized in avoiding
hotel rental fees.
Nancy Clark, our Sales Representative
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from Wenger Corporation, has agreed
to provide stands and stand racks to the
Conference for the 12th consecutive year.
Once again, directors will be able to pur-
chase the stands and/or stand racks from
Wenger at a discounted price. The cost for
a set of 20 stands and one rack is $950.
This is a 39% savings off the retail price of
$1548. District Presidents will receive an
email with information to distribute to their
district membership regarding this equip-
ment in the coming weeks.
Finally, following the 2018 conference,
Jayson Gerth will step down as Conference
Equipment Co-Chair. The Executive
Committee was informed of this earlier
this fall, and Ben McCartney, band direc-
tor at Knoxville High School, agreed to
join Nate Sletten as Co-Chair for the 2019
Conference. Jayson is honored to have
served the IBA for nearly 13 years as
Equipment Co-Chair and looks forward to
stepping aside to allow others the opportu-
nity to serve.
Respectfully submitted,
Jayson Gerth and Nathan Sletten
Conference Equipment Co-Chairs
ELEMENTARY AFFAIRS REPORT
The IBA Elementary Affairs Committee
met on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2017 at 2:00
pm via Zoom Online Video Conferencing.
Committee members present were Beth
Frenchick (NC), Wendy Morton (NE),
Monica Boogerd (NW), Jerilyn Kobberdahl
(SC), Audra Bailey (SE). Not present was
Tom Cronin (SW). Myron Peterson (IBA
President) also made a short appearance.
1) Plans for 2018 IBA Conference
– Tom Cronin is organizing a panel dis-
cussion for Recruitment and Retention
– Wendy Morton will be leading a ses-
sion on Standards Based Grading with
an Elementary Focus
– We will be holding an Elementary/
Middle School Reading Band in con-
junction with IBA Middle School
Affairs.
– As a committee, we will find a time
outside of the formal schedule to use
as a planning meeting.
– We are looking into having an elemen-
tary director open forum/social hour
after the reading band session.
2) Email to IBA Elementary Directors
– Audra has made contact via email
with all of the IBA elementary direc-
tors in the state. This email contained
an invitation to our Facebook page,
encouraged directors to add repertoire
to our list on the IBA webpage, and
encouraged directors to add documents
on our Facebook group.
– IBA District Chairs have followed up
with 1st/2nd year elementary directors
to welcome them and let them know
we are a resource for them.
3) IBA Webpage and Facebook Group
– We feel that as the IBA webpage
is right now it is very difficult to
easily access anything. Because of this,
we will use our Facebook group as a
means of sharing documents and infor-
mation. We will keep the Repertoire
List and submission form on the IBA
webpage, but will promote it through
Facebook. If the format of the IBA
webpage changes in the future, we can
address this again.
– We will add a link to our Facebook
page on the IBA webpage.
– Documents/Files for recruitment and
retention will be the first focus as we
start to build a library of information
on our Facebook group’s page.
– The Facebook Group is exclusively for
elementary directors in Iowa.
4) Miscellaneous
– Tom Cronin and Ryan Meyer (Harlan
Bands) will be presenting a clinic
at IMEA (Friday 11/17 at 1:00 pm)
on how they use lead sheets in their
instruction with younger students.
Respectfully submitted,
Audra Bailey, Elementary Affairs Chair
CONCERT BAND AFFAIRS REPORT
The IBA Concert Band Affairs (CBA)
Committee met in conjunction with the
IMEA Conference/All-State Music Festival
on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 10:00
AM in the Scheman Building on the cam-
pus of Iowa State University. Present were
the following committee members: Jeana
Larson (NW), Kurt Kissinger (NC), Josh
Greubel (NE), Courtney Sommer (SW),
Jacqui Meunier (SC), and Carl Collins
(SE), as well as Thad Driskell (All-State
Band Chair) and Alan Greiner (IHSMA).
Thad Driskell updated the committee
about the All-State audition process, and
addressed some committee member con-
cerns with some anomalies in the audition
process that happened in isolated centers.
Alan Greiner visited with the commit-
tee with regard to the IHSMA Prescribed
Music List (PML) Committee, how
members were selected, and the role of
the CBA Committee with regard to the
PML Committee. The CBA Committee
sub-sequently approved changes to their
proposed Committee Description for the
IBA Operations Manual to include a term
limit for the CBA representative to the
PML Committee (three years) and a direc-
tive that the CBA representative to the
PML Committee report back to the CBA
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Committee following any meeting of the
PML Committee. Alan also asked the com-
mittee to take up the idea of offering
schools the option of purchasing extended
blocks of time at Solo/Ensemble Festival
so that students who are preparing lengthier
solos might have the opportunity to perform
them in their entirety.
The committee reviewed the results of
a Concert Band Festival survey sent out
by Jacqui Muenier to the membership of
IBA. Based on the results of that survey,
the committee decided to continue work on
developing a model for a state-wide concert
band festival. The committee will meet via
teleconference in February to review the
All-Iowa Concert Band Festival (to be held
at Johnston HS), and to solidify the model
by which a state-wide festival might be
organized.
The committee also approved a survey
to be sent out to the IBA membership to
gauge interest in member participation in a
CBA Committee-sponsored commissioning
consortium. The results of this survey will
be discussed at our May meeting.
Committee members were updated on
the status of the IBA Operations Manual
update, the timing guidelines on the IBA
Honor Band recorded submissions appli-
cations, and the submission of a session
proposal for a Concert Band Music Reading
Band for the IBA Conference.
Finally, the idea of having a select All-
Iowa Honors Wind Ensemble was present-
ed to the members of the committee, with
a brief discussion of the philosophical pros
and cons related to such an ensemble. No
action was taken, and the topic was tabled
for further discussion at a later time.
There being no other business, the meet-
ing was adjourned shortly after noon.
Respectfully submitted,
Carl Collins, Chair Concert Band Affairs
MARCHING BAND AFFAIRS
REPORT
Marching Band Affairs is looking into
several areas of concern in regards to field
conditions at the moment of performance.
More specifically, set-up concerns regard-
ing placement of podium and other pieces
of equipment in regards to field conditions.
If equipment needs to be moved back from
the field to assure even ground, and playing
personnel cross the boundary as part of the
show, should the penalty of crossing the
performance boundary still be enforced or
is there leeway in this rule?
The Marching Band Affairs commit-
tee has also been discussing options for
smaller schools in regards of leeway on
time. Possibilities include a six minute
show without repercussions. The outcome
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here is to ensure participation by smaller
schools at State competitions. The feeling is
that smaller schools tend to have less time
as a full ensemble to prepare an entire show
and therefore end up not competing at State
competition due to time constraints. Would
a six minute time limit help? Another
topic was cost. Is it effective to charge a
1A school less for competing? This does
not seems to be something the committee
thinks we should pursue but it worth noting.
Finally, should there be a different judging
ballot offered smaller schools? Again, not
something the committee feels strongly
about pursing but is part of a wider conver-
sation to get a broader sense of what areas
of improvement need to be made to assure
participation from smaller schools across
the state.
The Marching Band committee will be
seeking input on the following proposal at
the district level to bring to the May meet-
ing at IBA:
“In the case of hot weather, as indicated
by a ‘heat index’ reading of 90 degrees or
higher, all marching bands will be required
to perform out of standard uniform. This
policy shall apply to any marching band
performance, including (but not limited to)
football games, parades, and field competi-
tions.
Adjudicated events may decide to have
an entire classification of bands adhere
to this policy in the anticipation of heat-
related issues for some of the bands within
that class.
Band members and directors should
plan accordingly. Though it is not neces-
sary, bands may choose to have a “partial
uniform” (i.e matching shirts and shorts) as
a back-up plan.
Adjudicators will not deduct any points
for bands marching out of uniform due to
weather related concerns.”
Discussion points from Fall meeting in
Boone, Iowa:
3rd Party Vendor: Is very confusing and
you must take your time when understand-
ing the law. Be careful and be thorough.
Take the copyright course!! Be knowl-
edgeable! If you are hosting – ensure ALL
participating schools are copyright com-
pliant before they perform!
Dramatic production: Costuming from
original production, props, choreography…
crossed over to a dramatic performance.
Inquire with publisher. Is this non-dramatic
or dramatic production? Ask the rights
holder, not Tresona. Talk to the original
rights holder to the music.
Ask the question, is the manner with
which I am using this music dramatic
or non-dramatic? Am I adding original
themes/elements and have I secured dra-
matic rights for this production?
Some other topics of conversation per-
taining to State contest and how to make
it more educational and beneficial for all
participants:
Clinic prior to pictures at State contest?
Worth considering? Is there value in a
clinic this close to the end of the season?
Many bands end after State but others con-
tinue for another week or two. Could this
clinic be helpful?
Gate cost for parents? Too high? Too
low? Just right?
Respectfully submitted,
Scott Weber, Marching Band Affair Chair
JAZZ AFFAIRS FALL REPORT
A Google Doc of jazz charts ranging
from grade two through grade five has
been shared with the committee for review
and input. The spreadsheet is sorted by
grade level and in addition to the grade
level of each song, each entry includes
information relating to the style of the
piece, composer/arranger, featured instru-
ment (if applicable), publisher, and a link
to an online recording (if available). It is
the goal of the committee for this list to be
a shared resource for our membership to
aid directors in their literature selection for
jazz band.
Due to the widespread use of the NFHS
website to collect copyright verification
information, designing instructions for jazz
festival hosts on what information to col-
lect and how to collect that information is
not needed.
Respectfully submitted,
Ryan Meyer, Jazz Band Affairs Chair
IBARD REPORT
IBARD members are continuing to sup-
port Iowa band programs throughout our
state. Each district IBARD chair has teamed
with their respective mentor chair identify-
ing new directors in each district. Your
IBARD chair contacted all IBARD mem-
bers to compile a list of retired directors
willing to serve as mentors. From this list,
with Jim Fritz’s help, IBARD mentors were
matched with 1st- and 2nd-year directors
who desired a mentor. This program is done
in conjunction with the rather sophisticated
IAAE program managed by Leon Kuehner.
IBARD members have donated to the
IAAE mentorship project with their time,
money and efforts. Funds to support the
IAAE mentoring project are still needed
with any donations appreciated. Please
make those donations directly to IAAE.
In addition a list of potential IBARD
members was published in the IBA maga-
zine matching potential help with needs
throughout our state. Each fall IBARD pro-
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vides a list of potential workers, advisors
and helpers from our membership. The list
of volunteers was published in the recent
fall edition of the IBA magazine
The IBARD/ Past President’s Band con-
tinues to perform every other year as part
of the IBA Conference. The band looks
forward to performing again as part of the
2019 Conference.
Submitted by:
Paul Brizzi, IBARD Chair
MAJOR LANDER’S SCHOLARSHIP
Just a reminder to go the Iowa
Bandmasters Association website to get the
information for your students to register for
the Major Landers Scholarship.
The deadline for all information to be
submitted is Friday, December 1, 2017.
All district Major Landers scholarship
auditions are early in January 2018. The
registration process includes filling out a
form online, submitting two references,
and a copy of the student’s high school
transcript.
The audition consists of playing major
scales per the All-State guidelines, the chro-
matic scale per the All-State guidelines, a
solo, sight reading, and taking a theory test.
Any questions or concerns, please call
me at 641-203-2461 or email me at diane.
tordoff@chariton.k12.ia.us.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Tordoff, IBA Major Landers Chair
COLLEGE AFFAIRS REPORT
• The next opportunity for a “Small
College” program to perform at the IBA
convention will be in 2018. Recordings
will be due by IMEA in November 2017.
Several schools have expressed interest
and will have submitted recordings to
Jane Triplett by the time of this report.
• The 2018 installment of the Band
Conductor’s Forum will be hosted by
Dr. Danny Galyen at University of
Northern Iowa January 19th and 20th.
Interested directors should register here:
https://bands.uni.edu/iowa-conductors-
forum-2018
• Earlier this fall, a number of colleges
around the state held workshops for All-
State and Honor Band auditions. All were
free to attend and participate.
o A summer meeting initiative of the
College Affairs Committee is to try
and help ensure that students across
the state have access to some form of
All-State Audition Clinic in each IBA
District. Outreach efforts will be made
in the coming months to try and coor-
dinate some form of audition clinic in
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those districts that don’t currently have new directors in their districts not just 1st-
something in place. and 2nd-year teachers.
• The Iowa Collegiate Honor Band will be The annual Fall Symposium for First-
held at Nevada HS during the weekend of Year Teachers in the Arts was postponed
IMEA. The concert was at 2:00 PM ear- until funding is secured through the IAEE.
lier today. Dr. Jack Stamp was the Guest I wish to thank all of you that have
Clinician. served in the role of mentor, whether it has
been formal or informal. This is a vital part
Respectfully submitted, of our role as music educators to ensure that
Mark A. Doerffel, College Affairs Chair music education remains active in our state.
IBA MENTORSHIP REPORT Respectfully submitted,
The school year began with our com- Chris Ewan, IBA Mentorship Chair
mittee busily trying to track down all of the
information for our first- and second-year ENDOWMENT FUND COMMITTEE
teachers across the state. This year we 1. 2017-18 terms for Endowment Fund
have identified 47 1st year teachers and 47 Committee members are as follows:
2nd year teachers. After multiple emails, SC Gene Gross 1 year
phone calls we tracked down their personal SE Myron Welch 1 year
information as well as their administrator’s NE Doug Herbon 3 years
contact information so our IBARD Mentors NW Cheryl Crandell 3years
can contact them for site visits. Thank you NC John Aboud 2 years
to the other members of the Mentorship SW Chuck Teutsch 2 years
Committee: Ted Schacherer – NE, John Ex-Officio IBA President Myron
Aboud – NC, Peter Carlson – NW, Don Peterson
Struve – SW, and Adam Creager – SE. Ex-Officio IBA Treasurer Aaron Nuss,
and assistant Tiffany Wurth
Of the 94 1st and 2nd year teachers, 72
2. Officers for 2017-18 are: John Aboud–
have chosen to be involved with the IAAE/
Secretary, Doug Herbon–Treasurer,
IBARD Mentorship Program. These 72
and Gene Gross–Chair.
have been assigned IBARD mentors who
3. 2016-17 Memorial contributions to the
will make site visits throughout the year if
Endowment Fund:
funding is secured through the IAAE.
IBA–$50.00 in memory of Weston
Noble
Eligible New Band Directors IBA–$50.00 in memory of Greg Marolf
1st Year 2nd Year IBA–$50.00 in memory of George E.
NC 9 6 Curtis
NE 11 12 IBA–$50.00 in memory of John
NW 6 10 McCartney
SC 13 8 IBA–$50.00 in memory of Dick
SE 2 4 Goettsch
SW 6 7 IBA–$50.00 in memory of Donn Modlin
TOTAL 47 47 IBA–$50.00 in memory of Chuck
94 1st and 2nd year band directors Mahaffey, Gene Krueger, Richard
Lynch, David Rissler, and John Oehrle.
IBARD Mentor Assignments Tom Burchers–$100.00 in memory of
1st Year 2nd Year Carla Burchers.
NC 7 5 Gene and Vicki Gross–$50.00 in memory
NE 11 11 of Gene Krueger
NW 5 5 The record of memorials were published
SC 11 5 in the Fall IBA Magazine.
SE 2 3 4. The annual meeting of the IBA
SW 4 3 Endowment Fund Committee with our
TOTAL 40 32 financial advisor will take place in Cedar
72 Total IBARD Mentors Falls and is tentatively scheduled for
February 15, 2018.
In addition active mentors have been 5. The Endowment Fund Committee has
assigned to 1st- and 2nd-year teachers as approved $1,000 from the Dean Fund to
well as to directors who are new to their sponsor clinics and/or performances in
respective district. These active mentors support of concert bands and/or chamber
are a contact the mentee can use to help music for the 2018 Spring Conference.
understand the events of their district as
well as use to seek guidance as they work Submitted by:
through their first years of teaching. We Gene Gross, Chair, Endowment Fund
have worked to assign active mentors to all
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Website
Website issues seem to be down so far
this year. Occasional glitches with new
member ID login.
Ongoing Development Projects
• Still coming – Add the functionality to
login from a single-use email link to
the member registration component for
registering for the conference. We cur-
rently use this type of login in the voting
component.
• In process – Creating a system for
archiving the work of the Historian
• In process – The Guidebook Mobile
App will be used again this year. Support
from the Technology committee. Still
hoping PR and Exhibits committees will
join us. Our to-do list includes educat-
ing membership on use and features
of mobile app, publicizing conference
events in real-time through the app and
including more opportunities for exhibi-
tors for advertising.
• In process- ? Updates to operations man-
ual on the website
***Reminder ***
• Website ads can be purchased for $30
per month. Persons interested in com-
municating specific events may purchase
advertising on the IBA website to pro-
mote their event. Contact Chad Allard to
purchase an ad.
Respectfully submitted,
Liz Fritz, IBA Webmaster
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
REPORT
This summer, members of the Technology
committee met to clarify goals for the com-
mittee moving forward based on discussion
with Myron Peterson, Liz Fritz, and our
members. We established several areas for
service moving forward:
• Develop a “statewide resource list of
individuals willing to assist other direc-
tors in incorporating technology into their
program” as referenced in the Operations
Manual
• Potentially collaborate with Research &
Development and Public Relations in the
study of the use of the IBA Website.
• Look into the potential of the Guidebook
app and offer suggestions to Liz and
Public Relations about how we can con-
tribute
This spring we will be working on col-
lecting names and specialties to share as
a resource for members with the goal of
expanding the knowledge base available. If
you are currently searching for resources, I
would encourage members to start with me
or their district’s committee member.
We will be working with Webmaster Liz
The Iowa Bandmaster
Fritz on ways to make the Guidebook IBA
Conference app more useful to the member-
ship. Additional details on this will be made
available as the event gets closer.
We have not yet begun to work on the
use of the IBA website, but we do feel that
is something worth pursuing in the future.
Finally, I would like to encourage any
directors looking for help with technology
integration to contact a technology com-
mittee member. We would welcome the
opportunity to help.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles Oldenkamp, Technology Chair
NWIBA FALL REPORT
Our fall business meeting was held on
September 6, 2017, at Danny’s Sport Spot
in Cherokee. We welcomed all new direc-
tors to our district.
NWIBA JH Honor Band will be cel-
ebrating their 50th year on November 4,
2017. To commemorate the occasion the
committee had two works commissioned by
James Swearingen. James Swearingen will
also be in attendance at the concert to direct
the commissioned works himself. Mike
Golemo and Kim Benson will be the guest
conductors for the 50th Honor Band. The
Honor Band will be held at the Storm Lake
High School Gym on November 4, 2017.
NWIBA HS Honor Band Auditions will
be on November 4, 2017, at the Storm
Lake Middle School. Conductors for the
NWIBA HS Honor Band this year will be
Dr. Elizabeth Jackson and Steve Shanley.
The NWIBA HS Honor Band Festival will
on January 6, 2018, on the Morningside
College Campus.
Some time was spent in discussion about
the benefit of having a working meeting
in Des Moines this past Summer. It really
helped focus the committees and to get
an idea of what the job/jobs are that are
required for each committee. Thank you
Myron for organizing that.
A discussion was had on copyright.
It was brought up at the meeting that an
IHSMA class will be required for all direc-
tors next year in order to participate in the
IHSMA events. The class takes about three
hours.
Nominations were made for IBA
President elect, everyone declined. If any-
one is interested they are to let Joe know.
We would like to congratulate out 2017-
2018 NWIBA award recipients:
Karl King Active Award – Kurt
Schwarck, Spencer
Karl King Retired Award–Greg Forney
Marty Crandall Award (Outstanding
HIgh School Director) – Drew Balta, West
Lyon
Jay Wicker Award (Outstanding Middle
School Director) – Jeana Larson, Sheldon
Here are the Upcoming NWI Events
for this year:
October 14, 2017 – MS/JH Honor Band
Auditions – Storm Lake
November 4, 2017 – MS/JH Honor
Band Festival; HS Honor Band Auditions
– Storm Lake
January 6, 2018 – HS Honor band
Festival; Major Landers Auditions. Sioux
City
January 8, 2018 – Strong Foundations
Honor Band (6th Grade), Sioux City
February 19, 2018 – District Jazz
Festival, LeMars
May 10-12, 2018 – Iowa Bandmasters
Association Conference, Des Moines
The next meeting for the district will be
held in conjunction with our High School
Honor Band Festival on January 6, 2018 at
Morningside College.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joe Vannatta, President, NWIBA
NCIBA REPORT
NCIBA held its annual Fall Cruise
on Clear Lake’s “Lady of the Lake” on
September 7. This was a great way for
new teachers to meet other directors in
the district. We were entertained by “Jive
for Five” as we sailed around the lake.
Mentors and mentees who were present
also held a short meeting during the cruise.
As of November 11, we currently have
73 active members, 1 business member, and
19 retired members.
The Middle School Honor Band
Festival was held at the Algona Middle
School/Wilcox Performing Arts Center on
Saturday, November 11. Our district Fall
Meeting was held in conjunction with the
Middle School Honor Band. No new busi-
ness was presented at the meeting, but there
was discussion about the rating of our stu-
dents as we nominate them for honor band,
as well as our voting process for the Karl
King Active and Retired service awards.
The two middle school honor bands
were directed by Dr. Michael Golemo,
from Iowa State University in Ames, and
Steve Shanley from Coe College in Cedar
Rapids. Both directors were commissioned
by NCIBA to compose a piece for their
respective honor band. Dr. Golemo and Mr.
Shanley both did an excellent job with their
bands and directed a wonderful concert.
Our next meeting will be held on January
6, 2018, in conjunction with our High
School Honor Band, which will be held at
North Iowa Area Community College in
Mason City.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joan Philgreen, NCIBA President
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 NEIBA PRESIDENT’S REPORT
We had a wonderful start to our year
with a summer executive board meeting
in Cedar Falls in August. The official
NEIBA hang and mentorship meeting
this September was held at Singlespeed
Brewery in Waterloo, and we enjoyed get-
ting to meet our new directors to NEIBA
and welcome everyone back while having a
great evening of food and fellowship.
Numbers for the NEIBA Membership
this year, including active, retired, and stu-
dent members total 182 members. We are
grateful to the retired and active directors
serving as mentors to the 10 new teachers
in our district.
The annual MS and HS Honor Band is
set for December 2. Dr. Jerry Luckhardt
(U of Minnesota), and Dr. Erin Bodnar
(Graceland University) will conduct the
two NEIBA HS Honor Bands, and Dan
Norman (Dubuque) and Aaron Nuss (Cedar
Rapids) will be the MS Conductors. An
informal Q&A with our new directors
paired with a couple of veteran mentors will
take place during the morning session. We
hope to provide an open forum for them to
ask for help, and make connections within
NEIBA. We have our luncheon and also an
afternoon business meeting. We will also
announce our district and state level can-
didates at that time. Additionally, IHSMA
Executive Director Alan Greiner will be
presenting an afternoon session on copy-
right, arranging, recording, and compliance.
After the winter break, we jump into
many activities throughout the spring
semester. The NEIBA Honor Jazz Band
is in its 11th year now, and will be three
select jazz bands. This is a one-day event
in Cedar Rapids on January 6th. Our 2018
guest conductors are: Steve Britt (Dallas-
Center Grimes), Jeff Robilliard (Johnston),
and Dave Kobberdahl (Valley).
Later in the spring, many MS and HS
bands participate in honor bands, large
group festivals, and jazz festivals. We are
thankful for the many extra hours our
directors put in for their students, and also
thankful for the many talented directors
from across the state that will guest clini-
cians, conductors, and adjudicators who
will be traveling to the NEIBA District to
work with our students.
Respectfully submitted,
Kyle Engelhardt, NEIBA President
SWIBA PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Elections
SWIBA membership has nominated:
Karl King Active –
Jeff Schoening; Treynor
Karl King Retired –
Terry Hanzlik; Council Bluffs
The Iowa Bandmaster
IBA President-Elect –
Reuben Newell; Denison
Middle School Honor Band
Clarinda hosted the 2017 middle school
honor band auditions on Saturday, October
28. Approximately 400 students audi-
tioned for placement in two bands. Lewis
Central hosted the 2017 SWIBA middle
school honor band on Friday, November
10. Approximately 170 7th and 8th grad-
ers from 24 schools participated. The 8th
grade band was directed by Ted Heggen
and the 7th grade band was directed by
Diane Tordoff. Many thanks to ms honor
band chair Patti Bekkerus for organizing
this event.
High School Honor Band
SWIBA High School Honor Band
Auditions take place on December 9 at
Atlantic High School. The festival takes
place January 15, also at Atlantic High
School. Scott McAllister will conduct the
11-12 Band and has been commissioned to
compose a piece for the ensemble. Courtney
Ridge will conduct the 9-10 Band. Thank
you to Jarrod O’Donnell for organizing this
event.
Respectfully Submitted,
Courtney Ridge, SWIBA President
SCIBA PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Our Fall Meeting was September 5th,
2017 at Jethro’s BBQ in Johnston. We
had an additional business meeting on
November 7th at Ankeny Centennial HS in
conjunction with the SCIBA Middle School
Honor Band Festival.
ELECTION RESULTS
Our 2017 district election resulted in
the following people nominated for state-
wide consideration: IBA President Elect:
Jayson Gerth, Karl King Active: Jacquelyn
Meunier, and Karl King Retired: Scott
Keese.
HIGH SCHOOL
Auditions for the SCIBA High School
Honor Band will be November 30 at Des
Moines Roosevelt High School, and the
honor band and accompanying SCIBA
Winter Business Meeting will be January
6th, 2018, at Ankeny High School. Steve
Stickney from Mt. Mercy University is
directing the 9/10 Honor Band, and Dr.
Curran Prendergast from Truman State is
directing the 11/12 Honor Band.
The SCIBA District Jazz Festival will
be December 9th at both Waukee (Classes
1A and 4A) and Winterset (Classes 2A and
3A). Once again, participation is strong
for this event with 50 band scheduled to
participate.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
The SCIBA Middle School Honor Band
took place at Centennial HS in Ankeny
on November 7th, with 303 students from
66 schools. Directors for the three honor
bands were Randall Standridge, Chris
Strohmaier, & Michael Albarracin. The
blue band premiered “Cha’La, Dance of the
Volcano Goddess”, by Randall Standridge,
our SCIBA commissioned piece, to be pub-
lished by Alfred.
OTHER ITEMS
Thanks to Burton Hable and Jennifer
Williams for their work on creating new
registration forms for all SCIBA events on
our website. These have made the registra-
tion processes much smoother.
SCIBA directors Jacquelyn Meunier and
Jason Heeren continue to make great prog-
ress on the inaugural All-Iowa Concert
Band Festival. Twenty-three bands from
across the state are scheduled to perform
on January 15th, 2018, at Johnston High
School. Clinicians for the event are Dr.
Frank Tracz (Kansas State University), Dr.
Sarah McKoin (Texas Tech University), Dr.
Mike Fansler (Western Illinois University),
and Bob Meunier (Drake University).
Current paid membership for the district
121 paid members.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jennifer Williams, SCIBA President
SEIBA PRESIDENT’S REPORT
The SEIBA district has started off the
2017-18 school year with 116 registered
members. Our district continues to work on
increasing opportunities for our member-
ships and the students of the districts. Our
weekly email “blast” goes out to our current
membership and we are working to expand
this to non-member band directors in our
district with the hopes they may find oppor-
tunities for their students and join SEIBA
and IBA as well.
Our fall mentorship gathering was held
at the Riverside Casino on September 5th as
we welcomed new directors to the SEIBA
district.
This past summer we added a librarian
position and we have all of our past honor
band music organized and listed for sale
on our new SEIBA website. We have also
added new Gmail accounts for our presi-
dent, webmaster/tech coordinator, secretary
and treasurer, and also started a SEIBA
closed Facebook Page.
The District Honor Band Festival audi-
tions are in Fairfield on January 6th with
the Honor Band Festival being held at
Iowa City West High School on Saturday,
January 27st. The Jr. High directors will be
Denise Graettinger (7/8 band instructor at
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Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School and an
active member of IBA in the middle school
affairs committee) and Dorothy Jacobi who
is currently team teaching at Center Point-
Urbana with her husband Dan. She had
previously taught at Solon Middle School.
The high school honor concert band will
be under the direction of Andrew Mast, the
Kimberly-Clark Professor of Music and
Director of Bands at Lawrence University.
Michael Conrad will serve as guest conduc-
tor of the high school honor jazz band and
a composition of Conrad’s will be featured
on this year’s commissioned piece.
SEIBA Major Landers auditions/inter-
views will be held during our SEIBA Honor
Band on Saturday, January 21 at Iowa City
West High School.
Our JH Solo/Ensemble Festivals will be
at various locations on January 27th and
February 10th.
Our Jazz festival will be held at West
High School in Iowa City on Saturday,
March 3rdth.
Our Jr. High Large Group Festival will
take place at various locations on March
6th, 10th and 30th.
The SEIBA Elementary Honor Band fes-
tival will be held April 21st in Washington.
This honor band is in its 4th year and fea-
tures two ensembles.
My thanks go out to all SEIBA mem-
bers, committee chairs, and officers for
their commitment to their students and to
music education. It is an honor to work with
such a dedicated group of educators.
Respectfully submitted,
Craig McClenahan, SEIBA President
IBA PRESIDENT-ELECT REPORT
At the time of this report, I have received
20 IBA Conference Honor Band appli-
cations. I have contacted each director
as I received the applications. A listen-
ing panel will assemble Saturday morning,
November 18, in the Iowa State University
Music Building to determine a collegiate
band. The rest of the bands will be decided
on Saturday, January 28 at Urbandale High
School.
President Peterson and I continue to
contact Advisory and Committee Chairs to
update the Operations Manual.
Looking forward to IBA Conference
2019, I have reserved Ravi as our keynote
speaker. After the 2018 Conference, we
will discuss details for a contract. He has
several wonderful ideas about reaching out
to students in a break-out session as well
as music retailers, along with his keynote
address to band directors.
Submitted by:
Jane Triplett, IBA President-Elect
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
91st Annual Conference – Hallmark
Performances:
2018 Headline Concert – Des Moines
Symphony Winds
2018 Keynote Speaker – Dr. Karl
Paulnack, Dean of Music, Ithaca
College
2018 Young Conductor Clinician –
Rebecca Phillips, Director of Bands,
Colorado State University and conductor
for the DSM Symphony Winds concert
Thursday, May 10, evening
2018 - Friday University Concert: UNI
Wind Ensemble, Dr. Danny Galyen,
conductor
2018 - Friday Mixer: All-State Jazz
Clinicians Trio - Plus One, sponsored
by JEI
We’ll announce a few other invited
guest presenters in the Winter Magazine
President’s article.
“Campaign Promises” and progress therein:
1. Engage the entire organization in a self-
study towards a definition of Mission.
a. Started in Summer 2016 with member-
ship input
b. Completed in May 2017 with adoption
of new mission statement.
2. Members can except to know and see the
mission at work.
a. Mission focus appeared as a major por-
tion of the Fall Magazine President’s
article.
b. The Mission Statement is the subject
of an all-out marketing blitz this year.
It appears prominently on the website,
magazine table of content, letterhead,
e-news blasts, many leadership teams
e-mail signatures, and more.
3. Armed with a mission focus, committees
will be encouraged and recognized or
their work.
a. Committee work has been/will be rec-
ognized and communicated in maga-
zine articles this year.
i. Summer Planning Meeting time was
allocated for Standing Committees
to pursue their work.
ii. Fall Article highlighted Elementary
Affairs for their rigorous work,
monthly “zoom” meetings.
iii. El. Affairs has opened a dedicated
page for its content and resources on
the website. More in development.
iv. Additional congrats to Jazz Affairs
members who are deeply into an
annotated quality repertoire list
directors may use as a resource. It
will cover all grade levels of reper-
toire. Keep your eye peeled for the
new resource soon.
b. Many Standing Committees are orga-
nizing, writing, or recruiting presenters
for the 2018 Conference in an effort
to further both the committee and the
IBA mission.
4. With application of technology, IBA will
offer the ability for members to share
input and feedback in an organized and
meaningful way.
a. Some new content coming online
provided by Standing Committees,
including the opportunity for mem-
bers to contribute (Elementary Affairs
Repertoire List for example)
b. R&D work to R&D website goals;
seeds are planted – looking forward to
spring growth on this project.
c. Concert Band Affairs Committee is
process of analyzing member input
as it pertains to HS Concert Band
Festivals.
5. Transparency and communication of the
organization’s work will continue and be
strengthened. So, what have I been up
August through November?
a. Continued work to encourage standing
committees’ activity
b. Continued work to update Operations
Manual for advisory board and stand-
ing committees
c. Updated the performance application
wording regarding recording length
from something vague to something
specific.
d. Updated and moved Conference Clinic
Session application to web-based form
e. Continued work to facilitate invited
guest presenters at the Conference
f. Continued work to partner with spon-
sors and apply for grants to faciliate
invited guests
g. Thanks to the Board of Directors for:
i. Jane Triplett: organizing perfor-
mance auditions and encouraging
the Operations Manual updates get
turned by the downbeat.
ii. Steve Cook: answering 100s of
e-mails from me, and for cleaning up
the IBA logo in modern design soft-
ware, and for compiling the opera-
tions manual updates.
iii. Aaron Nuss for answering count-
less questions and making a finan-
cial entrance right when the baton
comes down – sometimes with little
or no warning.
iv. Dick Redman and his team for
amassing an abundance of rich con-
tent in the Fall Magazine.
v. Russ for providing all of his docu-
ments, tips, and contacts from his
experience last year.
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