Last update May 12
What's coming up?
May 16 - Wayne Bergeron @ Elsinoire Theatre w/ Sprague HS
May 17 - Newberg Community Band Festival @ George Fox University
May 18 - Millennium Concert Band @ Lakeridge HS
May 30 - Portland Jazz Orchestra @ Winningstad Theatre
Planning Ahead
Jun 16-20 - Oregon Conductor's Symposium w/ Rodney Winther @ PSU
Jun 22 - Britt Festival Camps begin
Jun 25 - Metropolitan Leadership Camp begins at Southridge High School
Jul 7 - U of O Camps begin
Jul 14 - OMEA District XV Middle School Band Camp begins at Southridge High School
Aug 3 - Tower of Power @ Oregon Zoo
Aug 4 - Lewis & Clark Literature Workshop begins
Congrats to all participants in the 2008 OSAA State Band Contest May 7-10 @ OSU Results
2009 All-Northwest Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band Audition material is available now.
Concord Recording Artist Wayne Bergeron in concert with the Sprague High Jazz Ensemble.
Millennium Concert Band Spring Concert: Celebration of Rhythm
Sunday Evening, May 18, 2008, 7:30 PM
Lakeridge High School Auditorium
1235 Overlook Drive
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Doors open at 6:30. Listen to the Millennium Brass and browse some
very interesting art work by stained glass artist, Barbara Sparks-
Shively, watercolor paintings by Annette Zack, and the work of
musanical engineer Chuck Dolence, who puts together intriguing artwork
from old musical instruments and other castaway items.
Former Oregonian Rodney Winther will be the featured guest clinician at this years Oregon Conductor's Symposium at Portland State University. Mr. Winther is now the Director of Wind Studies at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. As a participant, you will have an opportunity to obtain graduate credit while refining and enhancing your conducting techniques with two skilled and experienced clinicians during a five-day intensive workshop with Oregon's own 234th Army Band.
The Workshop will once again be held on campus at Portland State University during the week of June 16th through June 20th. College credit is also available for an additional fee. Detailed information regarding the Symposium including, costs and registration may be obtained by accessing the OCS website at www.oregonconductorssymposium.com.
contact: Dr. Edward Higgins
Director of Wind Studies
Portland State University
Results from the 2008 State Solo Contest April 26 @ Lewis & Clark College
Something for those of us lured to the dark side...
2007 Portland Rose Festival (PRF) Grand Floral Parade Judging Results
2007 PRF Fred Meyer Junior Parade Judging Results
2007 PRF PGE/SOLV Starlight Parade Judging Results
Northwest Jazz Band Festival results posted here
2007 OSAA State Band/Orchestra Contest Results here
2007 OSAA State Choir Contest results here
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2007 OSAA State Solo Contest Results here
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A committee composed of Travis Freshner, Danny Hunt, Jayne Morrisson, and Ken Clark has updated the Middle School Suggested Literature List for this year. Check it out here.
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Thanks to Dave Matthys for updating the Adjudication Rubrics to allign with the new OSAA 1A - 6A classifications.
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New Info: 2006-2007 Required Literature List for Concert Band
from Dave Becker
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Band Report from OMEA Winter Board Meeting
January 6th, 2007
Highlights:
The change this year to six classifications has required some adjustments in the score to qualify for the OSAA Band/Orchestra Contest.
1. The OBDA form will remain the same, with the point scale being adjusted as following:
---4A scale will become the 5A/6A scale with 6A qualifying with a 75 and 5A with a 70.
---3A scale will become the 4A/3A scale with 4A qualifying with a 75 and 3A with a 70.
---2A scale will remain the same with 75 being the qualifying mark for 2A/1A schools.
2. 2A/1A and 3A schools will both be allowed to use 7th and 8th-graders if they choose.
3. 2A/1A and 3A schools will have a minimum of 15 minutes of music with 25 minutes on and off the stage.
4. Sight reading, for band and orchestra, has been changed from 2 minutes for the director and 5 minutes for the band, to a total of 7 minutes to be used at the discretion of the director.
5. With the change to 6 classifications there will be many more leagues this year. With a limited number of adjudicators it would be a good idea for leagues in an area to combine their festivals or to designate an OMEA District as their league contest.
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Summary of OBDA Winter Meeting
January 12, 2007
Eugene Hilton
Mary Lou Boderman addressed several issues:
Follow OBDA Constitution. Post a copy online.
Establish a Board of Directors. Contact Mary Lou if you would like to be on the nominating committee.
Re-establish semi-annual meetings. Previous meetings were scheduled at WIBC (when in Portland) and U of O January Conference (no longer held). Suggested future meetings could be at Dist 4 October Inservice Day and Lewis & Clark Reading Session in July/August. This year Aug 6-10.
Issues from the floor:
Can membership dues be collected annually during OMEA registration?
Do we need a membership card?
Should we pay for a web host so website doesn't go down during Gresham-Barlow's IT summer maintenance (in the midst of new job hunting)?
Middle School Honor Band entrance by recorded audition vs. recommendation?
Inclusion of 5A/6A band students on small school All-State years?
Call for membership to provide more suggestions for All-State sessions in the future.
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Add Your School Band Website
I've been taking the dead school band links off the Links page. If you would like to add your school band webpage, email me the URL. 20060917
OSAA Rules And Regulations
To see all OSAA rules regarding band contests, go to the OSAA page for up-to-date information.
OBDA Membership
Membership dues are $20 for two years. Membership is open to teachers in middle school, high school, college, retired, and anyone else who is interested in helping promote the band activity in Oregon. Your dues help with different workshops throughout the year as well as keeping this web page on line. You can send your payment to:
Kevin Egan
Gresham High School
1200 N. Main St.
Gresham, OR 97030