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2009 Festival Adjudicators (2010 Adjudicators will be posted in January)Dr. Glenn D. Price(concert band) - Dr. Glenn D. Price is recognized as one of the leading international conductors of today. He has conducted in over 20 countries on five continents, covering the gamut from professional chamber players to 450 piece string orchestra, symphony orchestras and wind ensembles to mass bands of over 1500 musicians. He is best-known as a major authority on music for wind groups and in this capacity he has appeared as featured conductor for many professional organizations. These include the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE), the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), the American Bandmasters Association (ABA), the MidWest Clinic, the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), the Encontro Latino Americano (Brazil), the Shizuoka Festival (Japan), the British Association for Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles (BASBWE) and others. Dr. Price has conducted many renowned soloists, such as Evelyn Glennie, Christian Lindberg, Ney Rosauro, Jens Lindemann, Alain Trudel, Roger Webster, Rick Todd, John Marcellus, Simone Rebello and Michael Burritt. Under his direction, the University of Calgary Wind Ensemble developed into an organization of international prominence. Their nine cds on five commercial labels have been heralded for their technical precision and musical artistry. They are heard regularly on radio and serve as performance models for ensembles worldwide. Conference performances at such events as WASBE and CBDNA in addition to their Canadian guest appearances at the Esther Honens International Piano Competition and Celebrity Series in Calgary, plus the Cantando (Edmonton), MusicFest (Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg), OBA (Toronto) and Rocky Mountain (Banff) Music Festivals, have brought great acclaim and a wide audience. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, he pursued further conducting studies at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Japan and the Tanglewood Music Centre in the U.S. as well as in Europe and Russia. A noted percussionist, he has performed with the Canadian Opera Company, National Ballet, Calgary Philharmonic and Alberta Ballet as well as numerous contemporary music ensembles. He recently recorded Ney Rosauro’s Concerto for Timpani, at the invitation of the composer. Dr. Price has devoted much of his life in service to the profession and the training of young conductors. As a renowned pedagogue he has led conducting symposia throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas. His students now occupy leading positions in Canada, the U.S. and around the world. Following six years on its Executive Board, he was elected to the post of President of WASBE, dedicated to the improvement of all aspects of the profession. Allan McMurray (concert band) - is the Robert and Judy Charles Endowed Professor of Music, Chair of the Conducting Faculty, and Director of Bands at the University of Colorado-Boulder, a position he has held since 1978. Prior to this position, he was on the faculty of the University of Michigan. Considered one of the world’s leading teachers of conducting, Professor McMurray has guest conducted and taught conductors in 45 states and 15 foreign countries. He has been a featured visiting professor at over 200 universities and conservatories nationally. He has authored two groundbreaking DVDs on the art of conducting that have been received with international acclaim. Since Professor McMurray’s arrival in 1978, the University of Colorado Bands have distinguished themselves with performances at major conferences and conventions, including The First International Conference for Symphonic Bands in Manchester, England; the All-Japan Band Conference in Nemo Nu Sato, Japan; the College Band Directors National Association Convention (twice); and the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles in Hamamatsu, Japan. Considered an authority on conducting pedagogy and wind repertoire, Professor McMurray has been a guest conductor, lecturer, and clinician throughout the United States and 13 foreign countries. He is the host for the College Band Directors National Association National Conducting Symposium in Boulder. Former conducting students now hold high school, college, and professional conducting positions throughout North America With a strong commitment to new music, Allan McMurray has been a leader in commissioning numerous compositions by American composers. He has won praise for his interpretive and expressive conducting by many composers including Pulitzer Prize winners John Harbison, Joseph Schwanter, Karel Husa, Michael Colgrass and George Crumb. Professor McMurray has performed with the St. Louis Symphony, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Debut Orchestra and has guest conducted the Colorado Symphony in performance at the 50th Anniversary of the Colorado Music Educators Convention in Colorado Springs. He recently completed his third season with the Colorado Ballet Orchestra as principal guest conductor of “Dracula” Allan McMurray is a Past-President of the College Band Directors National Association and a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Bandmasters Association. In addition, he is a recipient of the Bohumil Makovsky Award for Outstanding College Band Directors from the National band fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi, and has been recognized by California State University Long Beach as “Distinguished Artist in Classical Music.” Professor McMurray’s first DVD on the Art of Conducting entitled “Conducting from the Inside Out: Gesture and Movement” was released in December of 2002 and has received international acclaim. His second DVD, “Conducting from the Inside Out: Conductor and Composer with Frank Ticheli” is published by Manhattan Beach and was released in 2004 at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago. In December 2004, the Board of Regents designated Allan McMurray as “Distinguished Professor”. He is one of only 25 faculty in the history of the University of Colorado to receive this honor, the first in the College of Music and is the only one from the Arts to hold the title. Don Owens(concert band and jazz band) - Don Owens, Coordinator Emeritus of the Jazz Studies and Pedagogy Program, Director Emeritus, Contemporary Music Ensemble, and the National High School Music Institute at Northwestern University, began his tenure at Northwestern University in 1979. Before coming to Northwestern, he taught for twelve years at Evanston (Illinois) Township High School where his duties included directing band, brass ensembles, and jazz band, as well as teaching classes in music theory, popular music, and composition. He created the Electronic Music Studio at ETHS in 1971. Many of his ETHS students went on to become music majors at many of the major Schools of Music in the United States and Canada. Owens received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from North Texas State University, where he also studied Composition and Jazz. His Master of Musical Arts degree is from the University of Illinois, where he majored in Composition. He studied composition with Morgan Powell, Merrill Ellis, Samuel Adler, and Salvatore Martirano. He has won several grants and awards, and is regularly commissioned for new works. In his first few years at Northwestern, Mr. Owens conducted the Nationally renowned Jazz Ensemble, directed the "Wildcat” Marching Band and Symphonic Band, and taught advanced Method classes for undergraduate Music Education Majors. He eventually was appointed Coordinator of the Jazz Studies and Pedagogy Program, teaching courses in Jazz Writing, Seminar in Jazz Pedagogy, Jazz in the Public Schools, and conducted the Jazz Ensemble. Under his leadership, the Northwestern Jazz Program grew to offer the B.M. in Jazz Studies and the M.M. in Jazz Pedagogy. In addition to Owens' responsibilities in the Jazz area, he served as Director and Primary Conductor of the internationally acclaimed Contemporary Music Ensemble for over 20 years. This group performed over 200 world premiers, as well as the standard 20th century repertory. In 1991, the Northwestern CME served as the primary chamber music ensemble for the John Cage Now World Festival. In the spring of 1995, the NUCME served as one of two visiting Artist Ensembles for the National Meeting of the Society of Composers at the University of Iowa. In 2002, the CME played a major part in the Stephan Wolpe Festival, sponsored by the School of Music. During the summers, Owens served as Director of the National High School Music Institute, from 1991 to 2004. Under his leadership, the enrollment increased by 100%. NHSMI continues to thrive as a Pre-Collegiate Music Major Experience for high school-aged students. With a curriculum that requires the attending students to declare a Major - Classical Guitar, Composition, Jazz Studies, Music Education, Piano, Strings, Voice, or Winds and Percussion- NHSMI has consistently attracted students from all 50 states, as well as many foreign countries. Mr. Owens is an internationally recognized clinician/conductor. He has served as an adjudicator and has conducted Festival and All-State Concert and Jazz Bands in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Canada, Greece, Germany, and Norway. As a conductor, he has shared in the art of music making with world famous figures from both the Jazz and Contemporary Classical idioms. His compositions have been performed across America, as well as in Canada, England, Greece, Germany, Japan, Norway, and South America. Mr. Owens is the composer/arranger of over 100 works, including those for band, jazz band, orchestra, choir, and chamber music. His music is available from the composer via Phramus Music Publications. Owens is the author of several articles dealing with contemporary music. He is a member of M.E.N.C, Illinois Music Educators Association, International Association for Jazz Education (Past President for the Illinois State Unit), Pi Kappa Lambda (Past President of Alpha Chapter), and Phi Mu Alpha. Wendy J. Grasdahl (concert bands) - Wendy Grasdahl is well known across Canada as a conductor, teacher, and trumpet performer. Her professional experience encompasses teaching at university and college levels, as well as provincial workshops, clinics, festival adjudication, private teaching and military band work. She is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta, teaching brass and conducting the Concert Band. As an officer in the Canadian Naval Reserve, Wendy conducted military bands in Alberta, B. C., and Ontario. She is in demand as a clinician and guest conductor for school programs, as well as summer music programs, including the International Music Camp at the Peace Garden on the Manitoba/U.S. border. She received the prestigious Distinguished Service Award from the International Music Camp for ten years of conducting and promoting band in North America. Previous awards include the Faculty Association Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of P.E.I. Wendy has appeared as a trumpet soloist and in professional ensembles throughout Canada. She is a clinician for Yamaha Canada, is a founding member of the brass quintet "Five of a Kind", and has played Solo Cornet with the Mill Creek Colliery Brass Band. Wendy is the Trumpet Instructor at Concordia University College of Alberta. Wendy is the founder, Artistic Director and principal conductor of Festival City Winds Music Society, a comprehensive adult community band programme which is comprised of three Concert Bands. Ms. Grasdahl holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music History from the University of Alberta, a Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Calgary, and a graduate level Fine Arts Diploma in Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Conducting and Literature from the University of Calgary. WILLIAM STREET (concert band) - joined the University of Alberta in 1988 as saxophone and chamber music professor and wind band conductor. Formerly Wind and Percussion Coordinator of the Department of Music and Conductor of the University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Professor Street is now Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies of the Department of Music. He has presented concerts throughout Europe, North America, Japan and Thailand and has recorded héliosaxo, twentieth century music for axophone and piano, My Very First Solo (Arktos - SRI- CD 200367), - with Roger Admiral featuring works by Heider, Jan Bach, Swerts, Albright, Fisher and Denisov and Westwind a recording of new works for saxophone - solo and in duos with piano, organ and percussion - by Western Canadian composers. He recorded with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, a CBC 5000 compact disc recording Electra Rising by Malcolm Forsyth. This disc was awarded a JUNO: Best Classical Recording of 1997. Tre Vie, Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra was runner up for Best Classical recording of 1998. His teachers and mentors include George Etheridge, Frederick Hemke and Jean-Marie Londeix. He performs frequently with pianist Roger Admiral and saxophonist Jean-Marie Londeix and tours bi-annually. He has presented master classes (and was a 2004 adjudicator) at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, The Royal College of Music in London, Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand and he has been a member of the European Saxophone University faculty. He adjudicated for the 2007 music examinations at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Bordeaux. Street performs regularly with the Edmonton Saxophone Quartet and Edmonton's Improvisation Group Flux and tours internationally annually with the Quatuor International de Saxophones, composed of colleagues from France, the USA and Japan. He is a past president of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) and just completed his third term as Secretary of the World Saxophone Congress. He is a member of the advisory committee of the World Saxophone Congress to be held in 2009 Bangkok, Thailand. During the 2006-2007 academic year, he performed a concert tour in the US with Roger Admiral and a concert tour in Japan, Thailand and France with the Quatuor International de Saxophones. Mr. Street has a Selmer clinician with a strong interest in music education and appears frequently as recitalist, adjudicator and conductor throughout Asia, North America and Europe. He has recently adjudicated at Festivals around the world including Belgium, Canada, France, Russia, Thailand, the United States of America and the Ukraine. Trent Worthington (choral) - holds a Masters Degree in Instructional Technology, a Bachelor Degree in Education and an Honours Diploma in Computer Systems Technology. He has taught with the Edmonton Public School Board in music, math and computing, and has conducted and taught music at Alberta College Conservatory of Music and at The King’s University College. Trent has been a clinician and adjudicator for music programs and festivals for more than 20 years. Trent has been involved with Pro Coro since 1981 - first as a member of the tenor section, and currently serving as Associate Conductor. Trent’s work in choral music has included almost 100 original works and arrangements performed by VOCE (5 and 6 part a cappella male ensemble); a series of five sets of arrangements published by Gracenote Incorporated for rhythm section education (including more than 50 vocal and rhythm section arrangements of traditional hymns and contemporary Christian songs); and numerous arrangements for children’s choirs. Pro Coro Canada has performed over a dozen of Trent’s arrangements.

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