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In Harmonythe official newsletter of the Ontario Band AssociationVolume 2 - Issue 3 2004
March
Ontario Band Association
MISSION STATEMENT
Membership Application
The Ontario Band Association (OBA) isdedicated to serving music directors andstudents effectively and to promoting andfostering excellence in music educationthrough bands.
A one-year membership to the Ontario BandAssociation is available. Membershipbenefits include:
all our publications and newslettersreduced rates to all our programs andeventsvoting status - an opportunity to have avoice in the development of Wind Bandprograms in our province
Our one-year membership is only $25.00 foradults and $10.00 for students. For moreinformation please contact Andria Coulson at
or visit our websiteat .
Please provide us with notice of change ofaddress. E-mail .
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! being part of a growing network ofhundreds of band directors across theprovince
President’s Message _________________1Dennis Tupman: Lifetime Member _____2Ensemble Management ______________3OBA Concert Band Festival Report ____4Scholarship Winners_________________5Festival Photos__________________4, 6, 7
insertOBA Annual Report ______________
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is published quarterly, and is distributed to allmembers of the OBA. We accept submissions of articles,and suggestions for future issues. Please contact the editorat , or call Steffan Brunette atMiddlefield Collegiate (905-472-8900 x637).Next issue: June 2004.
President’s Message
Welcome to spring, I hope, but as I write this, it is mostdefinitely still winter. For those of you who will be able toget somewhere warmer for March Break, please bring
back some sun for the rest of us! This issue brings you news andphotos from our OBA Concert Band Festival last month. It was anamazing week for the 125 bands taking part. The new innovationsintroduced this year by director Mark Caswell included thewonderful social evening on Friday at the conclusion of the festival.It was a great chance to talk and visit with colleagues. We had aninspiring team of adjudicators, including former OBA president
from Alberta, and from B.C., aswell as great colleagues from within our own band community. Alsojust concluded earlier this month was the 10 anniversary edition ofthe Unionville Wind Conductors' Symposium. Once again wellattended by a mixture of conductors from university age to thosemore statesman-like in experience, the participants were regaled bythe legendary and the marvellous
. It was a terrific day, and I would like to thank everyonefor attending. Over the last decade, well over 1,000 people havecome to Unionville to share a day with some of the legends of thewind band world. We look forward to exciting new developmentsnext year, as the OBA assumes the running of this program whichwill offer a fall and a spring symposium, each in a different part of theprovince.
I would like to welcome to our OBAboard of directors as our new treasurer, succeeding Andy Barber. Ifyou were able to attend our Annual General Meeting in February,you had a chance to see our annual report and get an idea of what wehave been doing over the last year. We have included a copy of thereport with this issue of in case you weren't able toattend the meeting. At the AGM, we held elections for the positionsof Vice President, Treasurer, and four board positions. We welcomethose returning and new members to our board. In the fall of 2004,we will hold anotherAGM, in order to harmonize ourAGM schedulewith that of other provincial organizations that meet in the fall ofeach year, such as the OMEA.At that time, we will hold elections forthe remaining executive and board positions in order to complete thetransition to our new schedule.
Back in September, I promised news about concert bands inIceland. I will still find space in a future column to tell you about theinteresting people I met there last summer, but will conclude thismessage with a list of repertoire that was performed at the WASBEconference in Sweden last summer. All of these pieces wereperformed by the Florida State University wind ensemble underdirector Jim Croft, at a session that was designed to introduce somemoderate level band repertoire from around the world. I canrecommend all of the pieces on the list, and have programmed someof these already.
Sheryl Bowhay Dennis Tupman
Frank Battisti EugeneCorporon
James Klodnicki
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ACD of that repertoire session is available from Mark Custom Recording, Inc.,Phone: (716)759-2600, [email protected]. Speaking of bandrepertoire, at Midwest last December I dropped by the Mark Custom Recordingbooth, and discovered that they are producing a great new series of CD's pricedat only $5.00 US each. The reasonable price is because there are no programnotes, artwork, or even a jewel case; just a CD with a listing of the piecesperformed. Each of the five CD's (with five more planned) containsperformances by the Rutgers Symphony Band of classic and newer grade 1, 2and 3 concert band repertoire. These are a great complement to the TeachingMusic Through Performance in Band CD's as they do not duplicate therepertoire in that series. If you have groups playing repertoire at those levels,invest in these CD's. If you're looking for some different repertoire, considerthe pieces on the list on this page.
Have a great conclusion to the school year, everyone, and best wishes forsatisfying and successful concerts in the coming months…
Dennis BeckPresident,OBA
Title Composer Publisher DifficultyLoch Lomond Frank Ticheli Manhatten Beach grade 3½Scenes from an
English Landscape Adam Gorb G&M Publishers grade 4A Child’s Embrace Charles Young Southern Music grade 2Their Blossoms Down Samuel Hazo Boosey & Hawkes grade 4Ammerland Jacob deHaan de Haske Publications grade 3Simple Gifts Frank Ticheli Manhatten Beach grade 3½The Voyageurs Pierre La Plante Daehn Publications grade 2½Dance Sequence Marco Putz Maecenas Publications grade 4
President’s Message, continuedThe Regional MusicFest for the Londonarea is taking place from March 8 toMarch 10, hosted at Oakridge SecondarySchool and Westminster SecondarySchool. Over 70 groups, includingconcert bands, jazz bands, and choirs, areregistered to participate.
~ Eric HeidenheimOBA Area Representative (London)
Dennis Tupman Receives First EverOBA Honourary Lifetime Membership
Denn i s Tupman has beenpreviously recognized by the BCMEA andthe CMEA for his invaluable work to musiceducation at all levels. His career has takenhim into classrooms of students of all ages,from primary to university, to teachers andother lifelong learners.
At the conclusion of the recentOBA Concert Band Festival, at which Mr.Tupman was an adjudicator, he was invitedto give the keynote address at the Directors’Social. His speech, both humourous andmoving, reminded everyone in the room thatour job goes beyond the technique andbeyond the endless codified expectations.He said that music is about “spirit, soul, andcommunity”, and that music helps us reachout to others at the same time it helps usreach into ourselves.
Anecdotes about his early teachingcareer and his success with students in spiteof having no budget and no allocated time toteach music brought our own challenges intoperspective.
After the audience recognized hisinspirational speech with a standing ovation,OBA President Dennis Beck made apresentation recognizing Dennis Tupman’scontribution to the formation of the OBA.
It was Dennis Tupman’s commentsand insight at that first gathering that gavethe attendees the incentive to prepare thegroundwork of what would become theOBA. Two years later, the OBA runs thelargest non-competitive band festival in theprovince, organizes the Provincial HonourBand, and will soon be planning conductingsymposia to further the professional
development of wind conductors across theprovince. So much progress in a short time,and Mr. Tupman’s role in this success wasacknowledged when he received the OBA’sfirst-ever Lifetime Membership fromPresident Beck.
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When the end of August rolls around and anew school year is on the horizon, it seemslike time accelerates. Before you know it,
you're full speed into the year. So, just like attemptinga new piece, approaching a new school year requiresplanning. Creating and maintaining a structure foryour school's performing ensembles is essential toachieving a rewarding year for you and your students.
The following are examples of what works (usually)for me with my Wind Symphony and are merelysuggestions, so take them or leave as you please.
The large ensembles atAgincourt C.I. meet only once aweek, so planning and communication are extremelyimportant. I like to lay out the season as a series ofperformances. At the first or second rehearsal, I insistthat the students have their planners with them (Iassume that all schools give these out as part of theStudent Activity Fee) and I give them all of the majorperformance dates for the year: Commencement,Remembrance Day, Christmas Concert, FestivalPerformances (OBA Concert Band Festival, Kiwanis,etc.), Performance Tour, and Spring Concerts. Sincethe ensemble is run as a repertoire course, I hand out aschedule for evaluation periods as well.
I try to have different programs for each of theseperformances as well, with the exception ofCommencement and Remembrance Day. Becausethey are so close together, these programs are generallythe same. I like to have as much music in the folder aspossible at the beginning of the year (at least half ayear's worth) and then I inform the students whichmusic will be performed when. This helps the studentsto keep looking forward and hopefully they will try toprepare in advance for any of the more challengingselections.
Being a good member of an ensemble encompassesseveral things. You must arrive at rehearsal on timeand prepared. Since we rehearse on Monday evenings,students will occasionally try to take advantage of mygood nature by arriving "a little" late. Well, as we allknow, you are either late or you're not! At first, Ithought that appealing to their sense of responsibility toand letting the late comers know how disruptive their
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behaviour was, would fix the problem. NOPE! To curethis seemingly incurable problem, I have borrowed anidea from Bill Thomas, Head of Music at MarkhamDistrict H.S. Anyone who arrives late now gets theopportunity to help out their fellow musicians bycleaning up at the end of the night. This seems to havecured the punctuality issue. If everyone is on time, theneveryone pitches in and clean up takes no time at all.
"We're all in this together". This is what I would like allof my students to "buy into". We share ownership ofalmost everything: rehearsal time, repertoirepreparation, set-up and clean up, etc. Senior studentsare responsible for running sectional rehearsals andconsult with me regularly on what they want to rehearse.If I have something specific for them to work on, I try toget those passages to them with plenty of time to plantheir time. The leadership development involved in thisprocess is invaluable to the growth and success of theensemble.
In any case, plan ahead, communicate, and try to keepthe goals of the ensemble in yours and your students'"mind's eye".
S TUDENT O WNERSHIP
David Lum is the Head of Arts at Agincourt Collegiate Institute.
E NSEMBLE M ANAGEMENTby David Lum
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by Mark Caswell
Dear Colleagues:
The Ontario Band Association continues to grow and thrivebecause of the participation of our members, the dedication of ourboard of directors, and the support from our partners in the musicindustry. We have certainly come a long way since our formation inthe fall and winter of 2000/2001. Without all of us workingtogether, none of our achievements in this short time would havebeen possible.
Because of the dedication and commitment of our board ofdirectors, we have had a very successful year. We enjoyed thetalents and successes of our second annual Ontario ProvincialHonour Band performing at the OMEA conference in Huntsville.Conducted by Dr. Glenn Price, and directed by Jeff Wrigglesworth,this OBA program serves to highlight the excellence of the bandprograms in our province. Our second OBA Concert Band Festivaltook place in February, and with 125 bands participating and a longwaiting list, was even bigger and better than last year's. We areindebted to the vision and energy of Mark Caswell who hasdedicated his efforts to providing the best festival performanceexperience possible for Ontario concert bands. On the concludingevening of the festival, at the directors' social, the OBA honouredDennis Tupman with a plaque making him our first honourarylifetime member. This was in recognition of the fact that it wasDennis who inspired a group of band directors in late 2000 to jointogether to form the OBA.
Other exciting developments occurred during the past year. KarenMcAdam joined our board and took on a portfolio, successfullystarting a mentorship program for young band directors. We werevisited by Don Harris of the University of Saskatchewan inSeptember to provide us with an overview of the national voluntarycurriculum standards for band. The Durham Beginning Band
Symposium and the Unionville Wind Conductors' Symposiumwere both well attended and very successful, and brought to ourprovince Donald Hunsberger, Richard Floyd, and MargueriteWilder. We welcomed James Klodnicki to our board in the positionof treasurer, succeeding Andy Barber. We are pleased that AndriaCoulson has so capably taken on a Position of Responsibility,becoming our new membership secretary this past year.
At today's AGM, elections will be held for the positions of VicePresident, Treasurer, and four board positions. We welcome thosereturning and new members to our board. In the fall of 2004, wewill hold another AGM, in order to harmonize our AGM schedulewith other provincial organizations, such as the OMEA, that meetin the fall of each year. At that time, we will hold elections for theremaining executive and board positions in order to complete thetransition to our new schedule.
I welcome our members to this annual meeting, and hope that youwill take the time to read the following reports form each of ourDirectors and members with Positions of Responsibility. It hasbeen an exciting year full of accomplishments for our association,and the future looks bright. I am truly honoured to be working withsuch a supportive, friendly, and thoroughly professional group offriends and colleagues on our board. We have had a lot of fun instarting up this organization, and we are seeing the rewards of ourefforts as we continue to grow and serve the band directors ofOntario. Thank you all for all that you do…it is a pleasure to be apart of this organization.
Sincerely,
Dennis Beck,OBAPresident
As the president of the OBA this past year, I have presided at all of
our meetings, organized and coordinated the activities of the
Board, did my best to ensure that the OBA holds firm to our stated
purpose, goals and objectives, and represented the OBA in the
community.As well as the duties of president, I am also responsible
for university liaison. In that regard, I gave presentations in
February of 2003 to music education students at Queens'
University, as well as supplied materials for a presentation to
students of the University of Toronto.Aconflict in dates postponed
my visit to Wilfrid Laurier University this year. In my role as
president over the past year, I fulfilled my duties in the organization
through the following activities: I assisted and supported the
activities of various board members and OBA projects through
individual meetings and conversations, wrote many letters to
support our various activities, and represented the OBA at the
national board meetings of the Canadian Band Association in
November. I represented the OBA at the following conferences:
OMEA Conference in Huntsville, the Midwest Clinic in Chicago,
Board Insurance
* Option 1
I researched other similar NFP Arts Groups' policies regardingboard insurance and special event insurance. Events conducted bythe OBA vary from events for music educators, educators andstudents and events for students alone under OBA's directsupervision. OBA's board members and individual members whoundertake projects may be subject to legal or criminal liabilityshould an individual attending one of our events be injured orotherwise harmed. It is in the best interest and practice for the OBABoard investigate and secure appropriate coverage for itsmembership.
At this point there are several options to consider, some which arefairly straight ahead and others that will require some reflectionand consideration by the board.
o Work towards affiliation with CBA National Body which offersblanket protection for affiliated boards and associations
o Cost of Board insurance is $400/year which to my understandingwould cover any and all activities we are currently undertakingincluding the Provincial Honour Band.
o This would represent an increase in the cost of membership as perDennis Beck's report at the January meeting. There are howeverother significant member benefits that would be added such asaccess to CBAprograms and publications
the World Association of Symphonic Bands & Ensembles
conference in Jonkopping, Sweden, at a meeting with Icelandic
band directors in Reykjavik, and informally with band directors in
Clonmel, Ireland. I coordinated the preparation of the annual report
you are now reading. I introduced the first draft of a Policy &
Procedure document for our association, which we will refine in
the coming months. This will allow us to streamline and clarify our
duties, and allow us to work more efficiently. This supports the first
of the two goals I set myself for our organization during my tenure:
“to define the organizational structure of the OBA more clearly”
(Sept. 13, 2003). Secondly, I will continue to work on the second
goal, which was to see the OBA membership grow to more
accurately reflect the community of band directors in the province
of Ontario. With everyone's assistance, we will see this happen.
Respectfully submitted,Dennis Beck
* Option 2
Canadian Music Industry Education Committee
o Secure 3rd party liability insurance. There are very few brokerswho specialize in this type of insurance product and even fewerinsurance underwriters who are willing to offer this type of policyfor less than $10,000 in premiums
o One quote obtained was approximately $4500 for $2 Million inliability coverage
Based upon these options, it is my personal opinion that the CBAoption may offer the best return of investment for our membership.If we go with option 2, we will have to either increase membershipdues or user fees at events to cover the premium with little or noadditional benefits to the membership. If we go with option 1, wecan either raise membership dues or build in the additional costs touser fees for events and offer an insured board as well as access toall programs and publications of the CBANational Body.
As VP of OBA and a current sitting member of the CMIEC Board Iserved as liaison between OBA and the CMIEC. CMIEC is anassociation of Manufacturers, Distributors, Retailers and othercompanies who deliver products and services to the school musiceducation market. They are co-presenters of the OMEAconferenceeach year and provide funding to OMEA, the Coalition for MusicEducation in Canada, and OBA. They were founding sponsors forseveral OBA projects and remain very supportive of our activities,namely the OPHB.
Respectfully submitted,Steven Butterworth
The Treasurer’s Report is currently in preparation and will be published in a subsequent issue of .
Respectfully submitted,James Klodnicki.
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The past year with the Ontario Music Educator's Association has
been a busy one. Our annual conference at the Deerhurst Resort
and Conference Centre was a huge success. The conference in
2004 ("Forte '04"), will be held in Toronto at the Courtyard
International Plaza Hotel. We plan to return to Deerhurst in 2005.
This year also marks the beginning of a new initiative from the
OMEA...a scholarship for music leadership. This annual award
will be presented to a graduating high school student. In the future,
plans include adding an award for a pre-service student in music,
who will be entering the teaching profession. Other subjects
creating lively discussion at the table were out of school music
credits, delivery of PLP credits, and the future of music programs
in the public school system.
Respectfully submitted,
David Lum
As secretary during the past year I have fulfilled the duties as outlined in our constitution; accurately record the minutes of all meetings,have these minutes available for each meeting, notify the board of upcoming meetings, notify the members of the general meeting, file allcorrespondence. Also I have documented all events/milestones of OBAto maintain an historical growth chart for the organization.
Respectfully submitted,Karen Brinkos
To date, this portfolio has been and is primarily responsible forthe mailing of our quarterly newsletter “ ”.In the past year we have:
established and maintained an up-to-date computerizedmailing listcreated label-making capability (return address and mailing)endeavored to locate missing information on moved/addressunknown/undeliverable memberswe have been mailing out approximately 150 copies perissue until December of 2003.
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Currently:we need to update our records to reflect lapsedmemberships/new memberships. This is done in conjunctionwith the Membership Secretary.for the December 2003 issue, our mailing list increased to257 members
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it is costing close to $1.30 per member/per mailingone quarterly mailing, at 257 members, costs OBA about$320.00at 4 issues for the year, our expenses would be roughly$1280.00 - $1300.00 per year. (This does not include thecost of newsletter printing.)
:investigate the possible compilation and distribution of amembership directory.
:hosted OPHB concert at Martingrove C.I. in Novemberprovide assistance to other projects such as the ConcertBand Festival, OMEA booths, etc.
Respectfully submitted,Stan Van Zuylen
Plans
Other OBA Contributions
Curriculum portfolio projects for the past year have included twomajor activities. We have participated in a review of the NationalVoluntary Curriculum and Standards for Instrumental Music asdeveloped by the Canadian BandAssociation. OBAprovided inputon the document and advice on its distribution. As well asendorsing the document, a board member was part of a CBC reporton the release of the Standards in February of 2004.A second major event is the adoption of the former UnionvilleWind Conductors' Symposium. This new event will now be calledthe OBA Conductors' Symposium. Essentially the philosophy willremain the same: To bring the best in the field of wind conductingto Ontario to provide an effective resource to band directors acrossthe province. One format change will include the addition of a
second conductors' symposium that will take place in a venue otherthan the GTA. For 2005 the Toronto area event will take place onSaturday, March 5 .Asecond event will take place in London at theUniversity of Western Ontario in mid-October. The plan forsubsequent years will be to hold the fall event in other venues suchas Ottawa, Niagara, and Kingston.Other curriculum projects that will eventually fall under thisportfolio include the Durham District Beginning BandSymposium.
Respectfully submitted,John Phillips
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The Ontario Provincial Honour Band successfully completed itssecond annual presentation in November 2003. Forty fourparticipants from large and small towns across Ontario took part inthis week long event. The rehearsal camp at Jackson's Point was ahighlight for the students and a major factor in the ensemble'ssuccess. Dr. Glenn Price was outstanding while leading the youngensemble through days of rehearsal, three school performances, a"Gala" concert in Barrie with the UWO Wind Ensemble and theirrole as a featured ensemble at the OMEA/CMIEC conference inHuntsville. Total audience participation was approximately 2000students/parents and community members and 700 music teachers
from across Ontario. Abudget shortfall of $988.00 was mainly theresult of lower than anticipated ticket sales to the Gala Concert inBarrie. Goals for 2004 include maintaining the quality and numberof participants, increasing participation from Northerncommunities, building a larger OPHB Committee and operatingwith a budget surplus to be carried forward to 2005.
Respectfully submitted,Jeff Wrigglesworth
In October a proposal went to the Board regarding the initiation of
a mentorship program for experienced and novice teachers. After a
brief discussion the proposal was adopted and a committee was
struck. Initially the program would begin with a monthly meeting
hosted by Dr. Denise Grant and Karen MacAdam with teachers
interested in participating in a discussion group (both experienced
and novice) called the "Breakfast Club". We have held three
meetings so far that have included 4 experienced teachers and 5
novice teachers which has generated a unique network of people
who are interested in pursuing this opportunity. Information about
these monthly discussion groups has gone out to all the co-
ordinators of music in the GTA school boards as well as posted on
the TDSB music conference. The committee struck by the Board
has not yet met to formalize a specific mentorship program and to
develop an action plan. This initiative has generated a lot of interest
it is just that people have not yet committed the time. I hope to plan
a strategy meeting in the upcoming months to launch a more formal
program that includes orientation sessions for both the mentor and
the protege and to generate even more interest by sending out
letters to principals and Curriculum Leaders within the GTA.
Respectfully submitted,Karen MacAdam
Second Annual Concert Band FestivalFebruary 16 - 20, 2004
BackgroundThe Ontario Band Association had the opportunity to organize and run the GTA Musicfest concert band festival in 2003Although the festival had a good reputation, there was no seed capital to initiate this opportunity and a change of venue wasnecessaryIn June 2002, the OBA Board of directors agreed to take on this project with Mark Caswell as the festival coordinator
Festival History
New Features at the 2004 Concert Band Festival
Over $4,000 in scholarships, prizes and awards (award to both students and directors)The First Annual Director’s Social -- food, drinks, live jazz with the Chase Sanborn Trio, a keynote address by Dennis Tupman,and a slide showEmergency repair service and instrument loan serviceA newly created OBA Concert Band Syllabus -- providing 10-12 new selections at each class levelA newly created lyrical resource list for directors
First Annual Festival (2003)
Fee $270 (including membership fee)Entries -- 104 ensemblesFacility -- Le Parc 2, 3, & 4Profit -- $3,000 (used to purchase scores, deposit,and for seed capital)
SponsorshipSt. John’s MusicYamaha CanadaHarknett Music
Final Results4510247161
GoldSilver PlusSilverBronze PlusBronzeParticipation
Ensemble ClassesB100 21 bandsB200 21 bandsB300 27 bandsB400 21 bandsB500 14 bandsB600 1 band
Ensemble ClassesB100 23 bandsB200 38 bandsB300 40 bandsB400 17 bandsB500 7 bandsB600 no entries
Final Results35104413221
GoldSilver PlusSilverBronze PlusBronzeParticipation
SponsorshipSt. John’s MusicYamaha CanadaHarknett MusicCosmo MusicLong & McQuade MusicEighth Note PublicationsMusic-Tech Services Inc.Bark Lake Leadership & Conference CentreOntario Education Leadership CentreNational Music CampUniversity of Toronto Summer CampEllison Travel & Tours Ltd.
Second Annual Festival (2004)
Fee $270 (plus $25 membership fee)Entries -- 125 ensemblesFacility -- Le Parc 1, 2, 3, & 4Profit -- $5,000 (to be used for scores and for 2005festival)
Third Annual Concert Band Festival -- February 14th to February 18th, 2005
Another high-profile adjudicator and keynote speakerAnother excellent panel of adjudicatorsAn organized system of food ordering and distributionVolunteer T-shirts -- to be sponsored by a music companyA new space for directors -- the “directors’ quiet zone” -- with food and drinks -- a place to relax and socializeA fifth adjudicator each day to provide “video feedback” for each director on their conducting techniqueA small committee of OBA members to assist the co-ordinator with various responsibilities for the festivalIncreased sponsorship commitment (i.e., financial)New sponsors to join the team
Future Concerns
Low attendance -- each ensemble under 125 represents a loss of $125Rising costs of Le Parc Conference Centre -- we are already paying under half the cost of billable rentalBad weather -- winter storms and bad weather conditions can seriously affect the scheduling of our event
Future Goals
Satellite festivals across Ontario -- every MusicFest regional festival to become an OBA festivalTo become the premiere Concert Band Festival in Ontario -- with international bands participatingDirector education -- to assist in the quality of wind band teaching across Ontario
Respectfully submitted,Mark Caswell
to the left, a comparison of the number ofensembles entered in each of the sixensemble classes between 2003 and 2004.
to the right, the distribution of results for the2004 Festival.
2003 Festival
2004 Festival
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SILVER+
BRONZE+
BRONZE
PARTICIPATION
SILVER
The Ontario Band Association website , www. onband.ca ,continues to be a very useful link to our members and prospectivemembers. In 2003 we began posting “In Harmony”newsletter excerpts /teasers to help promote the value of our
newsletter to non-member website visitors. We have continued toutilize the web to promote the OBA and disseminate informationregarding our activities that may be of interest or value to ourmembers. Postings in 2003 have included (but not limited to):Ontario Provincial Honour Band info and audition package, OBAConcert Band Festival info and registration package, UnionvilleWind Conductors Symposium info and registration brochure, newOBA membership brochure, newsletter excerpts, various eventnotices. We should continue to use and promote our web related e-mail addresses instead of personal e-mail addresses that are morelikely to change and leave members unable to contact us.Currently have:
[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]
Due to lack of activity and the demise of the hosting site the “BandChat” forum has been eliminated this year.It is time to do an entire website redesign using a morecontemporary layout, more colour, photos, sound clips. A largerestructuring like this would best be done during the summer breakto allow enough time to learn and implement new techniques.When the constitution revision/edit has been finished it should beposted again on the site. Need to implement measures to stem thetide of Spam/junk e-mail that continuously floods thewebmaestro's e-mail address. This is in part caused by thewebmaestro 's e-mail being posted on the site and being gatheredby automated e-mail mining web robots. In the mean time alldirectors and members can get a more guaranteed response fromt h e w e b m a e s t r o b y d i r e c t i n g a l l e n q u i r i e s t o :
Respectfully Submitted:Dean Pattison
This year, the OBA Membership Secretary had the responsibilityof recruiting new members to the organization, offeringinformation to delegates at the U of T Summer Wind BandConducting Symposium, and the OMEA Conference inNovember. A letter from the OBA President was sent out in thesummer to all conductors who participated in the MusicFestCanada festival. This mailing included a letter from the president,a copy of and a membership brochure. A letter fromthe OBAPresident was also emailed in the fall to over one hundredmusic teachers in private schools in the GTA. In October, a noticewas sent to all current members to ask them to renew theirmembership at the OMEA conference or by mail no later than theend of November. All monies collected were passed on to the OBA
In Harmony,
Treasurer immediately for deposit. Design and printing of the OBAmembership brochure were also the responsibility of the OBAMembership Secretary. The OBA booth at the OMEA conferencewas overseen by the Membership Secretary, in order to keepaccurate records of renewals. Membership cards will be sent tonew members in the next mailing. The MembershipSecretary also monitored the Corporate Members and theirrenewal process. The current membership for the OBA stands at257 members. Number of renewals over the last year stands at 188,and the non renewals stand currently at 65.
Respectfully submitted,Andria Coulson
In Harmony
The position of editor of In Harmony, the OBA's quarterly newsletter, included the following duties:
... publication of newsletters for March, June, September, and December. Work included requesting and compiling articles andinformation, planning the layout for each 8-page issue, and arranging for printing, copying, and delivery to the member in chargeof distribution.
...sending summaries of each edition to the OBAWebmaestro for publication on the website.
...planning ahead for themes for future editions.
...following up on Corporate members for the 2002-03 season to arrange for their free half-page ad.
...promoting the newsletter to music industries represented at the OMEAconference in Huntsville.
Respectfully submitted,Steffan Brunette
www.onband.ca
A Summary of the most popular choices by composer and selectionfrom the OBA Concert Band Festival 2004.
Numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of times the composer or selection was represented.
1. Robert W Smith (23)2. Mark Williams (17)3. David Holsinger (14)4. James Swearingen (13)5. Frank Ticheli (12)
Larry Daehn (12)6. Percy Grainger (11)7. Jacob deHaan (9)8. Elliot del Borgo (7)
James Hosay (7)André Jutras (7)Anne McGinty (7)Robert Sheldon (7)
9. James Curnow (6)
1.(Holsinger) (8)
2. (Ticheli) (6)(Holsinger) (6)
(Williams) (6)(deHaan) (6)
3. (Williams) (5)
(Grainger) (5)4. (Erickson) (4)
(Williams) (4)(Marlatt) (4)
(Swearingen) (4)(Jutras) (4)
(Griffin) (4)(Grainger) (4)
On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss
Amazing GraceA Childhood HymnGreenwillow PortraitRoss RoyFanfare for a New EraIrish Tune from County Derry
Air for BandArrowhead OvertureSiyahambaA Song of HopeThree Folk MiniaturesThe Water is WideYe Banks and Braes
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B400
The Water is Wide
Greenwillow Portrait
On a Hymnsong ofPhilip Bliss
Amazing Grace
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(Williams)
(Holsinger)
(Ticheli)
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Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, scholarships for students and directors were awarded at the end of theConcert Band Festival. All award recipients were selected by the adjudicators based on the ensemble’sperformance.Student scholarships are awarded to the band in general so that the band’s director can select the recipient.
Congratulations!
Harknett Music Student Scholarhips ($50)
Long & McQuade Student Scholarships ($50)
Bayview Secondary SchoolSt. Michael’s Catholic AcademyCawthra Park Secondary SchoolMayfield Secondary School Symphonic BandUnionville High SchoolWestdale Secondary SchoolEastdale CVIMayfield Secondary School Wind EnsembleMarkham District High SchoolBayview Glenn Lower School Concert Band
Bliss Carmen Senior Public School Concert BandSt. Aloysius GonzagaBrampton Christian Academy BandMarkville Secondary SchoolDr. G.W. Williams S.S. Intermediate BandMarkham District High School Symphonic BandEastdale CVISt. Francis Xavier Secondary SchoolDr. G.W. Williams S.S. Senior Concert BandO'Neill CVISir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteEmily Carr Secondary School Concert BandAgincourt Collegiate InstituteImmanuel Christian Senior School Concert Band
Cosmo Music Student Scholarships ($50)Woburn Collegiate Institute Wind EnsembleMM Robinson High School
OBA Student Scholarships ($25)
OELC Elementary Fine Arts Camp Scholarship
University of Toronto Summer CampScholarhips
Unionville Wind Conductors’ SymposiumDirector’s Scholarships
Durham Beginning Band SymposiumDirector’s Scholarships
Aldershot High SchoolRuth Thompson Middle SchoolFairwind Senior Public SchoolHavergal College
West Oak Public School Concert Band
Crestwood Secondary SchoolPickering Christian School Grade 7/8 Band
Nathan Haynes (Philip Pocock C.S.S.)Megan Barrett (Rick Hansen School)
Allan Gaumond (De La Salle College)Shannon Jones (West Oak Public School)
Long & McQuade Director’s Scholarships($100)Lucy Tiberio (Fairwind Senior Public School)Todd Smith (Highland Secondary School)Charles Brown (Beatty Fleming Senior P.S.)Dan Douglas (Bayview Glen Lower School)Greg Colley (Emily Carr Secondary School)Karen MacAdam (Toronto Youth Concert Winds)
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The OBA was pleased to have so many excellent adjudicators at the festival table during the OBA Concert BandFestival. Photos, from top left and moving clockwise: , applauding in support of a performance;
, with a welcoming smile; , speaking mellow tones into the microphone;and , in discussion; with Yamaha’s Steve Butterworth, during a coffee break;
, offering words of wisdom to the performers; , in a post-performance clinic; and ,describing the intricacies of music to an ensemble.Other adjudicators included and
Dennis TupmanGillian MacKay David McKinney John Phillips
Sheryl Bowhay John Phillips DennisTupman Colin Clarke Bill Thomas
Sharon Fitzsimmons Brian Burditt.
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A sampling of some of the 7,000 students whoperformed at the OBA Concert Band Festival
this year.
Students had a chance to perform for exceptional adjudicators,participate in clinics, and hear many other fine performances during theday. Thank you to all directors for their hard work in preparing studentsfor this experience.
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