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NORTH CAROLINAMUSIC EDUCATORS A S S O C I AT I O NP R O F E S S I O N A LD E V E L O P M E N TC O N F E R E N C E
Benton Convention Center
Jazz Ensemble I Monday, Nov. 9th 9:30 a.m.
Wind Ensemble Tuesday, Nov. 10th 11:00 a.m.
North Carolina Music Educators Association
In-Service Conference
Benton Convention Center
Jazz Ensemble I
Monday, Nov. 9th
9:30 a.m.
Wind Ensemble
Tuesday, Nov. 10th
11:00 a.m.
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Dear Music Educators:
It is with great pleasure I write this letter on behalf of Mr. Andrew Craft, Mr. Kenny Tysor and the Reagan High School Bands. Mr. Craft is truly, an outstanding teacher and I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with him over the past 5 years. Mr. Tysor has transformed the Orchestra program at Reagan and has been an asset to the Band program as well. The two make a great team. As the Director of Arts Education for the Winston‐Salem Forsyth County School System, I’ve had the honor of evaluating the Reagan Bands. The level of professionalism and dedication the bands have is shown at every event, every concert, and every band class is 1st class.
The Reagan Bands have shown exponential growth in music performance and in enrollment under Mr. Craft’s tutelage. The bands at Reagan have grown from 120 to 220+ and the Marching band has grown from 68 to 143. Reagan has earned 20 straight superior ratings at MPA, Jazz and Marching festivals. The Marching band will be traveling to London’s New Year’s Parade this year and they have performed in the National July 4th parade in DC in the past. The Bands at Reagan have commissioned multiple pieces for Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble. It is unusable that two bands from the same school get selected to perform at convention, however, Reagan is a wonderful example of a well‐rounded program that has Superior Bands in more than one area. I only wish we had the Marching band here today as well!
Having conducted my own ensemble, the Hanes Middle School Band, at the NCMEA conference, I know how important it is to have exceptional bands meticulously prepared to perform for a well informed and supportive audience. The Ronald Reagan bands represent the very best in the Northwest District and Forsyth County. Please enjoy the performances.
Musically Yours,
Brad Oliver
P.O. Box 2513 • Winston-Salem, NC 27102-2513Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools
Board of EducationDana Caudill Jones, Chair • Jeannie A. Metcalf, Vice Chair • Robert Barr • Lori Goins Clark • Mark Johnson • Victor Johnson, Jr. • Elisabeth Motsinger • David Singletary • Deanna Taylor
Dr. Beverly Emory, Superintendent
October 1, 2015
On behalf of our Board of Education and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, as well as the stu-dents, staff and parents of Ronald W. Reagan High School, thank you for inviting Reagan’s bands to perform at the 2015 Music Education Convention.
Reagan is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year after opening in 2005-06. The decade has been full of artistic, academic and athletic achievements. I’m honored that during the convention you will be able to hear the musical excellence that is part of Reagan’s history.
The parents of these talented students, Principal Frank Martin and Band Director Andrew Craft are proud of the hard work of their students. Reagan’s bands have brought honor and distinction to the school and our district, and I hope you enjoy their performances.
Sincerely,
Dr. Beverly EmorySuperintendent
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Ronald Wilson Reagan High School
The Ronald Wilson Reagan High School Band program is a comprehensive music education program (offered on an A day/B day schedule) consisting of three concert ensembles, two extra-curricular jazz ensembles, extra-curricular marching “Band of Raiders,” extra-curricular percussion ensemble, a winterguard, and an active chamber ensemble program. Since the school opened its doors to students in 2005, the band program has grown from 80 students to 241 students in 2015.
Reagan High School is located in Pfafftown, a suburban/rural community in the northwest corner of Forsyth County and is part of the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools System. The school serves approximately 1,850 students from as many as eight middle schools, with no direct feeder. The faculty, staff, and community are incredibly supportive of the Fine Arts department, which also includes thriving chorus, orchestra, dance, visual art, and theater programs.
We strive for excellence in all of our ensembles at Reagan High School. Our concert ensembles consistently receive Superior ratings at MPA and Reagan continuously enjoys record number of students who audition and are selected for county, district, and state honors ensembles. The marching “Band of Raiders” rehearse twice a week after school and students can receive a half-academic credit for participating. In addition to enjoying success at regional band festivals, the “Band of Raiders” represented North Carolina in the National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C. in 2013 and will perform in the London New Year’s Day Parade in 2016.
The Ronald Wilson Reagan High School Jazz Program consists of three jazz big bands and one jazz combo, with Jazz Ensemble I being the top performing jazz ensemble. The jazz ensembles perform at all band con-certs, community events and area retirement homes, participate in various jazz festivals across the state, and consistently receive Superior ratings at Jazz MPA. Jazz Ensemble I meets every other day during 4th period (A day B day schedule) on the opposite day of the Wind Ensemble class, allowing for the top performing musicians to enroll in both classes.
Students in the band experience numerous classroom visits from jazz clinicians, visiting collegiate ensembles, and consistently earn placements in the Western-Region Jazz Ensembles. Reagan hosts the annual City of the Arts Jazz Festival, an educational festival comprised of middle and high school jazz band performances and clinics from professional jazz educators. In 2015, Reagan Jazz Ensemble I performed for Her Majesty’s Deputy Lord Lieutenant Roger Bramble, and was subsequently invited to join the marching band to perform in London.
Ronald Wilson Reagan High School
Ronald Wilson Reagan High School
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Andrew Craft is in his sixth year as the Director of Bands at Ronald Wilson Reagan High School in Pfafftown, NC. Since his appointment in 2010, Mr. Craft continued the success of the Reagan band program by earning over 20 Superior ratings at Concert, Jazz, and Marching Band Music Performance Adjudication, multiple marching band grand championships, and coordinating the City of the Arts Jazz Festival. During the 2014-2015 school year, he was honored as the Forsyth County Band Director of the Year, Reagan High School Teacher of the Year, and the American School Band Directors Association’s Encore Award. Prior to his appointment at Reagan, Mr. Craft enjoyed success at Wilkes Central High School and Middle School, where the students earned the first Superior rating at MPA in the middle school’s history.
In addition to his responsibilities as Director of Bands at Reagan, Mr. Craft instructs conducting and leadership activities at both the Bands of America Drum Major Institute and the Western Carolina University Drum Major and Leadership Academy. He also in demand as a clinician, arranger, and drill writer for competitive marching bands in the southeastern United States.
Mr. Craft earned his Master of Music degree in Saxophone Performance from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelor of Science in Instrumental Music Education from Western Carolina University. He studied with Frank Battisti, Bob Buckner, John West, Laura Rexroth, Lynn Klock and performed in jazz ensembles under Pavel Wlosok and Dave Sporney.
His professional affiliations include National Association for Music Education, North Carolina Music Educators Association, Pi Lambda Theta Honor Society, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the North American Saxophone Alliance, and is a NC Teaching Fellow. He resides in Pfafftown with his wife, Beth, and twin children, Anderson and Ada.
Kenneth Tysor is the Director of Orchestral Activities and Associate Director of Bands for Reagan High School. Groups under his direction received superior ratings and have consistently seen substantial growth in both quality and quantity. During his tenure teaching in North Carolina, Mr. Tysor has chartered partnerships with local universities, established vibrant small-ensemble programs, utilized peer-tutoring strategies, coordinated high school mentorship programs, and seen dramatic increases in the number and quality of students selected for honor bands and orchestras.
Mr. Tysor received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from UNC Greensboro and a Master of Music degree in Music Education from Appalachian State University. While at ASU, he was the primary conductor of the Concert Band and the Graduate Conducting Assistant for the Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Basketball Band and conducting classes.
Primarily a clarinetist, Mr. Tysor performed as principal clarinetist of the Philharmonia of Greensboro and was also a member of the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra. As a former member of the N.C. All-State Band and All-State Orchestra, Mr. Tysor sees the value in preparing for honor band, honors orchestra, and youth symphony auditions. Mr. Tysor has repeatedly coached students who were selected for principal positions in the N.C. All-State Band and All-State Orchestra.
Mr. Tysor is a proud member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. During the summers, Mr. Tysor writes marching drill for high school marching bands, is in demand as a clinician, and has served as a conductor for the UNCG Summer Music Camp. Mr. Tysor, an avid sailor, also holds a limited captains license from the US Coast Guard, and can be found cruising and sailing his sailboat “Alibi.”
DIRECTORS
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Phillip Riggs is currently a music instructor at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathemat-ics (NCSSM) in Durham, NC. Phillip is a recipient of the Exceptional Contribution in Outreach Award presented each year by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors for his work with music education programs throughout North Carolina and, is currently a semi-finalist for the 2016 Music Educator Grammy Award. Prior to joining the NCSSM faculty, he was the first band director and fine arts chair at Ronald Reagan High School in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System. Phillip was the first faculty member selected to the Reagan High School Hall of Fame, (Fall, 2015). Before assuming that position, Mr. Riggs taught in Davidson County for sixteen years. Twelve of those years were with the Ledford Bands. During his tenure with the Ledford Bands, Phillip was selected as the Jaycees Young Educator of the Year and as the Ledford Middle School Teacher of the Year.
Middle and high school bands and high school choirs under his direction have received numerous Superior Ratings at the state concert festival (MPA). The Ledford Panther Regiment was awarded many best in class and grand champion awards at marching festivals throughout North Carolina and Virginia. In 2003, the Ledford Wind Ensemble was selected to perform for the North Carolina Music Educators Conference with guest conductor/composer, Mark Camphouse, guest conductors Dr. John Locke and Dr. William Gora, and guest artists, The Lenoir Sax Ensemble. Phillip was a co-founder and conductor of the Wachovia Winds Youth Wind Ensemble (2004-2008). This ensemble is made up of talented musicians from the triad area of central North Carolina.
Mr. RIggs has served as a cooperating teacher for student teachers from Appalachian State University, Elon University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Greensboro, and Western Carolina University. Phillip is a national board certified teacher. He received his undergraduate degree from Appalachian State University and his master’s degree from the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
Mr. Riggs is a Past President of the North Carolina Band Directors Association. He also served as chair of the North Carolina High School All-State Band (8 years), chair of the NCMEA Technology Committee and founding chair of the NCMEA New Teacher Committee. He was the coordinator of the National Association for Music Educators, (NAfME) National Wind Ensemble at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. (2011, 2012). Phillip is active as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the United States and China. His professional affiliations include; North Carolina Music Educators Association, Phi Mu Alpha Music Fraternity, National Band Association, and in 2005 he was voted into the American School Band Directors Association. Phillip’s wife, Carol is a retired choral director. She is also active as a choral clinician and adjudicator. She served as chair of the North Carolina High School Honors Chorus for 14 years.
GUEST CONDUCTOR
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Flute
Julie CadiganCarolina Hull *Sunny LiLauren Mathis *Morgan Rothrock *Eric RossJasmin SuRachel Thomas *Emily Williams *Lydia Wu
Oboe
Grace Anderson *Sydney KrockBassoon
Lilly BoundsEmily Clark * David Regenthal *
Bass Clarinet
Garrett DeesBen Ngo *
Contrabass Clarinet
Noah Bowman *Maddy Perkins
Clarinet
Chloe AdamAlex ComerJulia DazeyRyan DrabbleSarah Henshaw *Lydia Hudgens *Justin Graham *Olivia SolisAdam SuddarthJacob WrobelAlto Saxophone
Carson CopelandWayland Joyner *Sophia LeeMatthew Shriver *
Tenor Saxophone
Mattheus BezerraEan McCool *
Baritone Saxophone
Matthew Jones
Trumpet
William Comer III *Jacob DobsonStephanie Erhardt
Jake FeldmanAnna Jones *Hannah LarsonKeaton OsborneTanner MorrisonBenjamin StrongRyan Thomas *
French Horn
Connor DaltonJordan HarmAdolfo Hernandez *Benjamin Pierce *Daniel Weber *Samuel Woolwine *
Trombone
Amrit Arora *Severin BanasikDaniel LucasMatthew MottesheardCameron King *Zack Windham *
Baritone
Jonathan AmarWilliam HenshawRobert Santiago *JC Weber *
Tuba
Collin Earl *Connor KiserJordan Toney
Piano
Jasmin SuLydia Wu
Percussion
Hamani BhatJackson Hayes *Caleb Jude *Zack MorrisNicholas PerryHannah RobbinsMolly Sohn *Benjamin SmithJonathan Stone * * Denotes Seniors
Wind Ensemble
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Arabesque (Samuel Hazo – 2009)
Arabesque was commissioned by the Indiana Bandmasters Association and written for the 2008 Indiana All-State Band. Arabesque is based in the mystical sounds of Middle Eastern music and it is composed in three parts. “Taqasim” (tah’-zeem), “dabka” (dupp-keh), and “chorale.” The opening flute cadenza, although written out in notes, is meant to sound like an Arabic taqasim or improvisation. Much the same as in jazz improvisation, the soloist is to play freely in the scales and modes of the genre. In this case, the flute plays in bi-tonal harmonic minor scales, and even bends one note to capture the micro-tonality (quarter-tones) of the music from this part of the world. However, opposite to jazz, taqasim has very little change to the chordal or bass line accompaniment. It is almost always at the entrance to a piece of music and is meant to set the musical and emotional tone. The second section, a dabka, is a traditional Arabic line dance performed at celebrations, most often at weddings. It’s drum beat, played by a dumbek or durbake hand drum is unmis-takable. Even though rhythmically simple, it is infectious in its ability to capture the toe-tapping attention of the listener. The final section, the chorale, is a recapitulation of previous mystical themes in the composition, interwoven with a grandeur of a sparkling ending.
El Capitan (John Philip Sousa – 1896)
Sousa, the “March King,” remains best known for his 136 marches, but he composed a variety of other music as well. His operetta El Capitan, composed in 1895, was the first operetta by an American composer to enjoy a successful European tour. Sousa constructed marches on themes from most of his operettas, the El Capitan march being the most famous.
The El Capitan March theme has a bouncy exuberance and jovial spirit, quite suited to the comic nature of the operetta. Its latter half features the theme that appears at the operetta’s close, a playful, carefree creation less march-like than the opening, but more colorful in its carefree, jaunty manner.
Get Up! A Call to Action (Marvis Rorie, Jr. – 2013)
Throughout our world and communities, there are people working hard to do good things and make good things happen for others. When we see these people working hard, we should feel compelled to help. Get Up! is subtitled “a call to action” because the mood of the piece is positive and inspirational, with the desired result being the motivation to participate and act on positive energy and growth. Throughout the piece, a single instrument or section starts a theme and is soon joined by more and more instruments, leading to a unified, larger movement. This is meant to portray the individual or small group that begins a positive act, followed by more and more people joining in to help realize the final goal.
Captive Israel (Ed Kiefer – 2015)
Written for the Davidson County All-County Wind Ensemble, Captive Israel is a modern adaptation of O Come, O Come, Emanuel. The piece begins with a theme from the original played by the euphonium, then building with more themes beginning with low voices, slowly adding upper voices and creating a wall of sound that resembles electronic music, although no electronics are used. The piece then begins with some original material in the trumpet section that gives way to a raw, tribal beat, interrupted by themes from Emanuel. The wall of sound returns, this time building from the top and leading to the climax of the piece, also taken from Emanuel. The piece fades out leaving only the ff percussion sounds, which represent the persecution the Messiah must eventually endure.
This composition is not technically demanding, easily performed by a young band at the grade 4 level, but it allows the musicians to explore a modern compositional technique, while still incorporating beautiful melodies and traditional harmonies. Students and audiences alike also enjoy the tribal “groove” set up by the per-cussion in the middle of the piece. Although this could be a great holiday selection, because of the different melodies and sounds created it could be used at anytime of year.
Program
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Coil (Steven Bryant – 2014)
Coil began when I took a Tesla Motors Model S electric car for a test drive. It’s a fantastic car and a fascinat-ing company, though I didn’t want to depict the drive itself in music. Instead, it provided the spark to explore the company’s namesake, inventor Nikola Tesla, and in particular the sonic possibilities of his famous Tesla Coils. These buzzing, intense sounds led to composing this groove-entrenched combination of the power of the symphonic band ensemble with abundant samples of actual Tesla Coils and other electrical sources. The samples may be played live by a keyboardist in the ensemble, or played as a pre-recorded track with a click track for the conductor. - Steven Bryant
Spoon River (Percy Aldridge Grainger, Arr. By Glenn Cliffe Bainum – 1967)
A Captain Charles H. Robinson heard a tune called “Spoon River” played by a rustic fiddler at a country dance at Bradford, Illinois in 1857. When Edgar Lee Masters’ “Spoon River Anthology” appeared in 1914, Captain Robinson (then nearly 90 years old) was struck by the likeness of the two titles – that of the old tune and that of the poem-book – and he sent the “Spoon River” tune to Masters, who passed it on to me. The tune very archaic in character; typically American, yet akin to certain Scottish and English dance-tune types.
My setting (begun March 10, 1919; ended February 1, 1929) aims at preserving a pioneer blend of lonesome wistfulness and sturdy persistence. It bears the following dedication: “For Edgar Lee Masters, poet of pioneers.” - Percy Aldridge Grainger
The Great Communicator March (William Harbinson – 2005)
In 2005, Reagan High School opened its doors in 2005 to 900 students and an enthusiastic community. The Great Communicator March was commissioned by Band Director, Phillip Riggs, to commemorate the opening of the school. The first strain of the march serves as the Reagan High School fight song, performed frequent-ly by the marching “Band of Raiders.”
Program cont.
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Alto SaxophoneJuan Rojas, LeadSophia Lee
Tenor SaxophoneJustin Graham, LeadMattheus Bezerra
Baritone SaxophoneJulie Cadigan
TrumpetJacob DobsonTanner Morrison
Jake FeldmanHannah LarsonKeaton Osborne
Trombone
Daniel Lucas, Lead
Matthew Mottesheard
Cameron King
Zack Windham
Rhythm Section
Tristan Ferner, Piano
Will Henshaw, Bass
Benjamin Smith, Bass
Connor Kiser, Bass/Tuba
Tre Brock, Percussion
Nicholas Perry, Percussion
Jonathan Stone, Percussion
Wyatt Salus, Guitar
Vocals
Zack Fitzgerald
Fun Time - Sammy Nestico Adam Larson, Saxophone
Blue Cellophane - Duke Ellington-Daniel Lucas, Trombone
Smack Dab In the Middle - Charles Calhoun arr. Thad Jones Zack Fitzgerald, Vocals
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - Shalom Secunda arr. Mike Sailors
Part of the “Jazz For All” Flexible Band Series
Easy Groove - Bob Mintzer Adam Larson, Saxophone
Boogaboo - Jelly Roll Morton
Flight of the Foo Bird - Neal Hefti arr. Barduhn Matt Kendrick, Bass
JAZZ Ensemble1
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Adam Larson
Originally from Normal, IL, twenty five year-old saxophonist-composer Adam Larson, endorsed artist for P. Mauriat saxophones, D’Addario Woodwinds, Lebayle and Bari mouthpieces, began playing saxophone at the age of 11. As a high school student, Larson was a member of virtually every national program dedicated to showcasing excellence in young jazz talent includ-ing The Grammy Band, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, Betty Carter Jazz Ahead, YoungArts Jazz Fellows, Telluride Student All-Stars, Jazz Band of America and many others. Described by critic Howard Reich of The Chi-cago-Tribune as “a player for whom the word ‘prodigious’ was coined”, by Peter Hum of the Ottawa Citizen as “a saxophonist who brings Donny Mc-Caslin and Mark Turner to mind”, and by Nate Chinen of The New York Times as “a self-assured young saxo-phonist”, Larson has garnered numerous awards that distinguish him as one of the most promising artists of his generation. Upon completion of his Bachelors degree at The Manhattan School of Music in May of 2012, Larson was selected as a member of the inaugural Manhattan School of Music Jazz Institute to continue his studies as a Master’s student, where he graduated with honors as the recipient of the William H. Borden Award for Outstanding performance in Jazz Performance in 2014.
Released in January of 2013, Larson’s debut album “Simple Beauty” and Larson’s follow up album (released in September of 2013), entitled “Overdue Ovation”, have received high praise from critics such as Peter Hum (Ottawa Citizen), Andrea Canter (The Jazz Police), and Peter Bacon (The Jazz Breakfast-UK), to name a few. Larson keeps an active schedule with his quintet and as a sideman, having performed at several New York City venues including The Jazz Gallery, The Blue Note, The Village Vanguard, Smalls, Cornelia St. Café, The Kitano, Dizzy’s Club-Coca Cola, and several others. Larson has also headlined at the historic Jazz Showcase in Chicago, IL and as a sideman, Adam has performed with numerous groups including Jamie Cullum, Ted Rosethal, Ari Hoenig Nonet, The Otis Brown III Band, Michael Rodriguez Quintet, Nils Weinhold Quintet, Helen Sung Quartet and Sharik Hasan Quartet. Larson’s unique sound has been an integral part of several recordings, including guitarist Nils Weinhold’s Shapes, drummer Bastian Weinhold’s River Styx and Cityscape, Till Bennewitz’ New York Sessions and trombonist Marcus Lewis’ Facing East. Larson’s third record as a leader entitled “Selective Amnesia”, featuring guitarist Matthew Stevens, pianist Fabian Almazan, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Jimmy Macbride, is slated for official release on the Inner Circle Music Label on November 3rd, 2015.
Adam has been a part of several tours that have allowed him to see more of the world than he once thought possible. Larson’s quartet was recently selected as one of ten ensembles to tour on behalf of the U.S. State Department’s “American Music Abroad” program and toured Africa for 35 days in April 2015, visiting The Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Benin and Ghana. Larson has toured India, Taiwan, Holland, and Germany as well much of the United States.
Beyond maintaining an active touring and recording schedule, Larson continues to be a sought after clinician-and master class presenter at several high schools and Universities across the Midwest and beyond, includ-ing appearances at Roosevelt College, University of Illinois, Northern Illinois University, University of Wiscon-sin Eau-Claire, Illinois Wesleyan University, Hutchinson Community College, University of North Texas and most recently as a guest lecturer at The Manhattan School of Music. Adam also does a sizeable amount of commissioned ensemble writing for school jazz ensembles, having written twenty-two original works to date. Larson is currently a Teaching Artist for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz For Young People, The New York Pops Ed education programs, and has a diverse private lesson studio of Skype students from the U.S. and abroad. Larson currently resides in Manhattan with his beautiful wife, Tierney.
JAZZ GUESTS
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Matt Kendrick
Composer/double bassist Matt Kendrick is a North Carolina native from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After attending the North Carolina School of the Arts in his hometown, Kendrick moved to New York City, where he played in a variety of avant-garde jazz groups. He then moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, to study with renowned jazz educator Jerry Coker at the University of Tennessee and to perform with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Kendrick returned to Winston-Salem in1981 and has since been a leader in North Carolina’s jazz scene.
Kendrick is on the Music faculty at Wake Forest University and High Point University. He is also the Musical Director for Carolina Music Ways and serves on the Board of the Carolina Chamber Symphony Players, for which he creates jazz concerts. Matt also is Board Chairman of “Camel City Jazz Orchestra”, Winston-Salem’s resident big band.
Kendrick has been leading and playing in jazz groups for over thirty years. He and his groups perform locally, regionally, and beyond, playing at festivals, museums, clubs, and other events around the southeast. Kendrick’s credits include performances with jazz legends Marian McPartland, Gene Bertoncini, Archie Shepp, Jaki Byard, and JoAnne Brackeen, as well as with authors Clyde Edgerton and Amiri Baraka.
JAZZ GUESTS
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ADMINISTRATION
Dr. Beverly Emory, Superintendent Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Board of Education
Mr. Brad Oliver, Music Supervisor Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Mr. Mark Pilson, Music Lead Teacher
Mr. Frank Martin, Principal Ronald Wilson Reagan High School
Mr. David Uhl, Mrs. Rebecca Free, Mr. Maurice Jackson, Assistant Principals Ronald Wilson Reagan High School
STUDENTS IN THE ENSEMBLES RECEIVED OUTSTANDING MUSICAL INSTRUCTION FROM THE DIRECTORS LISTED BELOW
Mr. WC Lanning, Meadowlark Middle School Mr. Matthew Liner, Meadowlark Middle School Mrs. Kathy Fox, Thomas Jefferson Middle School Mr. John Gardner, Thomas Jefferson Middle School Mr. Adam Joiner, Thomas Jefferson Middle School Dr. Matthew Talbert , Hanes Magnet School Mr. Blake McCraw, Hanes Magnet School Mr. Danny Green, Hanes Magnet School Mrs. Mary-Katherine Bowman-Choate, Hanes Magnet School Mrs. Tracy Dawson, Northwest Middle School Mr. Paul Freeman, Forsyth Academy Mrs. Susan Polster-York, Kernersville Middle School Mr. Cameron Snyder, Flat Rock Middle School
Acknowledgements
PRIVATE TEACHERS
Anita Cirba
Greg Dills
Danny Green
Sonja Guthrie
Walker Harden
Chloe Hayes
Kathy Levy
Kania Mills
Anna Morris
Lissie Shanahan
Peter Shanahan
Dr. Ron Smith
Rusty Smith
Jim Sparrow
Chris Underwood
Eric Vanderlaan
Guy Kelpin
Dr. Eileen Young
REAGAN FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT
Amanda Cook, Dance
Gretchen Devlin-Hall, Theater
Mignon Dobbins, Chorus
Karen Evans, Art
Molly Harwell, Dance
Jennifer Willard, Art
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
Drew Parker and Separk Music, Ed Kiefer, Dee Raby, Christina Hankins, Dr. John Ross, P. Mauri-at Saxophones, the Reagan High School administration and staff, the Forsyth County band directors, and the parents and supporters of the Reagan High School Band Program. Kevin Cadigan program design.
PAST REAGAN DIRECTORS
Mr. Phillip Riggs, North Carolina School of Science and Math
Mr. Matthew Liner Meadowlark Middle School
Mr. Danny Green, Retired
