Valley Winds Music Association & Westwinds Music Society present March 1 & 2, 2013 at Canmore Collegiate High School with guest conductors Dr. Tony Mazzaferro Mr. Raymond Baril Join us Friday evening and all day Saturday for full concert band rehearsals followed by a concert Saturday late afternoon. Choose Your Music Level: Dolce: Grade 3-4 OR Vivace: Grade 4.5-5 Cost: $50 Schedule Friday Saturday Arrive at CCHS theatre 7:00pm Rehearsal 9:00am-12:00pm (with break) Rehearsal Sight Reading 7:30-9:30pm Lunch* 12:00 1:30pm Jazz Jam Social at Communitea Café 9:30pm -? Rehearsal 1:30-4:00pm (with break) Concert 5:00pm Two * Lunch not included - a variety of local restaurants available Bands! Remember to bring a seat cushion! Those chairs don t improve with age. Go green. Bring a refillable water bottle. In response to last year s survey: We are piloting a two-band workshop. More spaces available! Encourage your friends! The registration for each section will not be limited. Music folders will have mixed 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd etc music so that everyone has a chance at the 1st charts. People can trade if they wish. (Think musical Monopoly.) Questions? email jane@kaczmer.com Registration Due: Received by February 22, 2013 (post marked by Feb 18) $50 Received after Feb 22, 2013 - add $10 late fee $60 (Registration form on page 5) Mail Registration To: Jane Kaczmer 48 West MacDougal Rd Cochrane AB T4C 1M4 Page 1 of 5
The Event West Valley Winds Workshop March 1 & 2, 2013 This is the eighth annual West Valley Winds Workshop, hosted by the Valley Winds Music Association (Canmore) and Westwinds Music Society (Calgary). The entire workshop, Friday evening and all day Saturday, will be held in full ensemble under the direction of our guest conductors Dr. Tony Mazzaferro and Mr. Ray Baril. Previous guest conductors for the workshop have been Dr. Mark Hopkins (University of Calgary), Dr. Dale J. Lonis (Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra), Dr. Gillian Mackay (University of Toronto), Mr. Patrick Winters (Eastern Washington University), Mr. Clinton Marshall (South Carolina), Mr. Gareth Jones (Calgary) and Mr. Colin Clarke (Toronto). After the Friday evening sight reading session, everyone is invited to the Communitea Café for a closed party featuring our own jazz jam. Our rhythm section will lay down the beat and all are welcome to join in or simply listen and socialize with friends. Hotel accommodations are available at a special rate for the workshop. Simply indicate on the registration form that hotel accommodations are needed and you will be emailed the phone number and reservation code. On Saturday, the workshop will close with an informal (no dress code) concert offered to the community. Comments About Previous Workshops From Guest Conductors: The Adult Band Workshop that I did for you was the highlight of last year's season for me. I don't remember when I've had such a satisfying and rewarding experience. The band was so responsive and fun to work with. Thanks for allowing me to be a part of such a unique and wonderful venture. Clinton Marshall I just wanted reiterate what a wonderful time I had this weekend. You have a fantastic thing going with that weekend. Thanks for having me in to be a part of it. Gareth Jones I gotta tell ya. I think you have a great thing going there. Congratulations on a successful WVW Workshop, and all the best in future years. Colin Clarke From Participants: Great conductor. He really raised the bar for this workshop and accepted no less than your best. Good choice! I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. The director was fantastic! Very professional and very clear! A great sense of humour. Excellent workshop - director was awesome! Thank you! Director very personable and had good rapport with musicians. This was my first time and I THOROUGHLY enjoyed myself! Will definitely be back next year! The music selection was superb, and made for one of the most enjoyable workshops/concerts I've ever attended. Come and enjoy this fun and challenging weekend workshop! Page 2 of 5
The Conductors Dr. Tony Mazzaferro is currently the Director of Bands at Fullerton College. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from San Francisco State University, serving during his undergraduate years as the Principle Tubist in the Symphonic Band and Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Conductor for the Symphonic and Concert Bands. Dr. Mazzaferro attended Northwestern University, where he earned a Master of Music degree in Instrumental Conducting studying under John P. Paynter. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Arizona State University, studying with Richard Strange, Daniel Perantoni, Ronald LoPresti and Barrie Wells. In addition to his academic assignments, Dr. Mazzaferro conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Claremont Winds, and instructs Applied Euphonium and Tuba. His guest conducting appearances have included Honour Bands and Orchestras throughout the Western United States, Canada, and New Zealand, including the Alberta Provincial Honour Band in 2000, the California All-State Honor Band in 1994, 2001 and 2007 and the Northern California High School Honor Band in 2007. He has adjudicated music festivals in Arizona, California, Hawaii, North Dakota, Texas, Australia, Singapore and Canada. Dr. Mazzaferro has also worked with concert bands and orchestras from the United States, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, and China. On his principal instrument, tuba, he has performed with numerous bands and orchestras throughout California including the Diablo Symphony, Peninsula Symphony, Symphony of the Mountain, Berkeley Symphony, Santa Cruz Symphony, Santa Ana Symphony, and the Crystal Cathedral Hour of Power Orchestra. Raymond Baril is Section Head of the Wind and Brass Department at Grant MacEwan University and, for the past 25 years, has been the director of the University jazz ensemble. Raymond earned undergraduate degrees in music and education from the University of Alberta, a Master of Music degree in Conducting from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and is currently working on his Doctorate in Saxophone Performance at the U of A. He has been honoured with numerous awards including the Tommy Banks Award (The Alberta Foundation for the Arts ), the Elkhorn Award (ABA), the Best Teaching Practices Award (ATA) and the David Peterkin Memorial Award (Douglas College). Prior to his appointment at Grant MacEwan University, Mr. Baril was a band teacher with Edmonton Public Schools, conductor of the University of Alberta Concert Band, Executive Director of the Alberta Band Association and a conductor for the Cosmopolitan Music Society. He is currently principal conductor and musical director of the New Edmonton Wind Sinfonia. Mr. Baril also continues to work as one of Edmonton s busiest saxophonists and woodwind doublers. He was a regular member of the Tommy Banks Big Band for 25 years and is currently a member of the Edmonton Jazz Orchestra. He has appeared with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra as a section member and soloist, as well as a guest conductor. In 2005, his ensembles released two CDs: First Time Out with the Grant MacEwan College/University of Alberta Big Band and Among Friends with the New Edmonton Wind Sinfonia. Mr. Baril remains a much sought after national clinician and adjudicator as well as a featured guest speaker at music education conferences across the country. Page 3 of 5
Directions! Parking C A Ramada Inn & Suites C Communitea Café 1402 Bow Valley Trail, Canmore 1001 6 Ave, Canmore B Canmore Collegiate High School 1800 8 Ave, Canmore Page 4 of 5
West Valley Winds Workshop 2013 Registration Name: Email: Instrument: Workshop Band: Dolce (Gr 3-4) Vivace (Gr 4.5-5) Band Affiliation: I need a hotel reservation. You will be emailed the hotel phone number and reservation code. A block of rooms has been reserved at a special rate. Enclose cheque payable to Valley Winds Music Association Received by February 22, 2013 (post marked by February 18) $50 Received after Feb 22, 2013 - add $10 late fee $60 (Save your ink - Print this page only!) Page 5 of 5