Volume 9, Number 4
October 23, 2007
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       • TBS Welcomes New Colony at the University of Virginia
       • KKPsi Announces Two New Colonies at University of Central Oklahoma & Grand Valley State University
       • HQ Staff Responsibilities Re-Alignments
       • KKPsi 2nd Annual Month of Music
       • TBS Announce Search to fill TBS Alumni Association Executive Committee Vacancy
       • Conn-Selmer Announces 10th Annual Summer Institute
       • KKPsi & TBS Commissioned Work "Celestial Dancers" Featured at Regional Premieres


1. Tau Beta Sigma Announces New Colony at the University of Virginia

Tau Beta Sigma is very pleased to announce our newest colony at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The University of Virginia is a public university with an enrollment of over 20,000 students and offers undergraduate and advanced degrees. Ensembles include Wind Ensemble, Concert & Jazz Bands, Basketball Band and a marching band of 225. Our new TBS colony has 13 colonists, and their officers are as follows:

Brittaney Oxendine - President Debby Chen - Vice President
Candace Chen - Recording Secretary Teri Dulong-Rae - Corresponding Secretary
Dominique Baker - Treasurer Catherine Zampetti - Parliamentarian
Erika Hines - Programming Co-Chair Darrelynne Strother - Programming Co-Chair
Natalie Terrell - Fundraising Chair Whitney Hasler - Service Chair
Elizabeth Zipperle - Historian/webmaster Paige Phoebus - Alumni Secretary

Congratulations and welcome notes may be sent to their Associate Director of Bands & Colony Sponsor , Professor Andrew Koch, at akoch@virginia.edu, or Colony President, Brittaney Oxendine, at bto8m@virginia.edu.

2. KKPsi Accepts Two New Colonies at the University of Central Oklahoma & Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan became a colony on October 16, 2007.

GVSU is a public university with over 23,000 students. Music program is undergraduate focused and ensembles include Wind Ensemble; Concert, University & Jazz Bands; Basketball and a Marching Band of 150. The GVSU colony has 30 colonists and 1 Honorary Member. Colony officers include:

Kyan Kiogima - President
Katharine Chapman - Vice President
Rebecca Ransom - Secretary
Logan Merkey - Treasurer

Please welcome the Grand Valley State Colony with notes of congratulations to their Director of Bands and Colony Sponsor, Professor Barry Martin, at martinb@gvsu.edu, or Colony President, Kyan Kiogima, at kiogimak@student.gvsu.edu.

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Kappa Kappa Psi has just accepted our newest colony at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma.

UCO is a public university with an enrollment of over 16,000 students and offers undergraduate and advanced music degrees. Ensembles include Wind Ensemble, Symphonic & Jazz Bands, Basketball Band and a marching band of 100. Our new KKPsi colony has 19 colonists, and their officers are as follows:
Edward Hudson, Jr. - President
Dominick Stephens - Vice President
Matt Ashurst - Secretary
Arianna Findlay - Treasurer
Jessica Haddock - Historian

You are invited to send notes of congratulations to their Director of Bands and Co-Colony Sponsor, Dr. Brian Lamb, at BLamb@ucok.edu, Associate Director of Bands and Co-Colony Sponsor, Mr. David Hanan, at DHanan@ucok.edu, or Colony President, Edward Hudson, at ehudsonjr@ucok.edu.

3. National Headquarters Realigns Office Responsibilities
by Lt Col Alan Bonner, USAF (ret.), National Executive Director

Following the 2007 National Convention, I felt it was time to make some changes within the HQ Staff regarding office positions and responsibilities. I want to share those changes with the membership as it can assist you in determining whom you should contact for different issues. All of these changes became effective August 15, 2007.

Di Spiva has assumed the position of National Headquarters Office Manager and Accountant. In her new position Di is the executive assistant to the Executive Director, and she oversees the HQ staff in my absence, provides input to me on all staff matters and key issues of the fraternity & sorority. She will continue to execute all bookkeeping functions, including monthly financial statements, accounts payable, managing all money market accounts, alumni association financial records, and is the primary point of contact with the auditing firm for the annual audit review. She works closely with national & district officers to process reimbursement requests for official expenses, district requisitions, and acquiring tax ID account numbers from the Internal Revenue Service for new chapters.

Debbie Morris continues to serve as National Headquarters Membership Services Coordinator. In addition to her on-going management of the master database for all members, she has taken on major new duties of accounts receivables, which includes processing all dues, fees and proceeds from supply sales throughout the year. She also will now create the mid-year and final-year-end Chapter Status Report & District Financial Allocations Report to the National Councils. She prepares, produces and distributes all membership cards and shingles and sends them out with new member pins throughout the year.

Dixie Mosier-Greene is now the National Headquarters Chapter, Colony and Alumni Affairs Coordinator. She continues to prepare all paperwork regarding chapters & colonies and maintains documents and correspondence records for all chapter investigations. She is my principal point of contact for all alumni affairs issues, which has substantially multiplied this summer with the official creation of two alumni associations. She is singularly responsible for making sure that our many mailings are compiled correctly and dispatched in a timely manner throughout the year.

Jake Burk continues on the HQ Staff as the National Headquarters Publications Manager & Graphic Artist. While there are no changes in his responsibilities, his new job title recognizes the significant increase in design demands for a variety of products from both organizations.

If you have need of assistance from any of us here at the Headquarters, I hope this brief report will help you to find the exact person who can help you with your question or concern. Regardless, I can assure you that whoever you reach at the HQ, we will do our best to help you!!

4. KKPsi 2nd Annual Month of Musicianship

Brothers,

The Second Annual National Month of Musicianship is right around the corner. As we all know Kappa Kappa Psi was founded in the month of November, so take time to celebrate music and bands as you remember the founding of our outstanding fraternity. As a chapter, set aside a time to go to a concert or even host and perform in your own recital. Take time to plan a service project that directly relates to music. You could host a concert reception, organize a reading band, or set up a lab band for music major to practice conducting. The goal is to be creative and make sure it relates directly to bands and music. This also coincides with our theme of this biennium which is celebrating the history of our college band programs. Research pieces that are important to your music department history and create a display in your music building, or invite all directors back for a discussion forum. The sky is limit. Finally, make sure you submit your programs to me (adam.cantley@okstate.edu) after you have completed them for the Spring 2008 Podium!

AEA,
Adam D. Cantley
National Vice President for Programs

5. TBSAA Executive Committee Vacancy Announcement

Sisters and Brothers of Tau Beta Sigma,

As many of you are aware, Kelly Eidson has been appointed to fill the Board of Trustees position. This leaves her position on the TBSAA Executive Committee vacant. The TBSAA selection process will be the same one used to appoint the Executive Committee Chair. The Board of Trustees Chair, Vice Chair, National President and VPCM become the search committee so we will now begin a selection process in order to appoint someone to fill the position.

This TBSAA EC member at large position will be a 4-year term.
Each EC member must meet the following qualifications:
¨ At least 25 years of age
¨ A member in good standing of the TBSAA
¨ Hold a 4 year college degree
¨ Demonstrate outstanding business skills.

Further, an EC member may not simultaneously hold another district or national leadership position during their four-year term.
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As such, I ask that anyone interested in seeking the position of TBSAA EC Member at Large 2007 - 2011 prepare a cover letter and professional resume. Please send these application materials to National Headquarters, ATTN: Kimbi Sigle, National President at PO Box 849, Stillwater, OK 74076 or via email to Kimbi@tbsigma.org by October 31, 2007.

Please forward this to anyone you feel is qualified and encourage them to ask me or current TBSAA Executive Committee members any questions during this process.

"TAU BETA SIGMA FOR GREATER BANDS!!"

Kimbi

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Kimbi Sigle
Tau Beta Sigma
National President
(559) 307-6498
Kimbi@tbsigma.org
www.tbsigma.org

Director of Bands
Roosevelt High School of the Arts
4250 E. Tulare Ave.
Fresno, CA 93702

6. Conn-Selmer Institute Announces 2008 Session

The Conn-Selmer Institute 2008 summer workshops will take place June 8-11, 2008 at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The 2008 session will be the 10th annual program, and as always, it is led by internationally respected music educator and renowned speaker, Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser. The mission of the Conn-Selmer Institute is to provide an educational center, on-line reference source, and support network for the professional growth of band and orchestra directors.

Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma have been partners with Conn-Selmer Institute by providing travel scholarships to our members who apply and are accepted into the CSI program. Scholarship information is not complete at this time, but information will follow in the near future. Watch for future NewsNotes issues for scholarship application guidance or contact the National HQ at any time if you have questions.

For more information about the Conn-Selmer Institute, an informational video and program registration, visit www.csinstitute.org. You are encouraged to go to www.keynotesmagazine.com and subscribe to Conn-Selmer Keynotes, an electronic newsletter that has a wealth of guidance on music educational topics for teachers & teachers-to-be!

7. KKPsi & TBS Commission "Celestial Dancers" by Eric Ewazen

The KKPsi & TBS Commissioning Program is possibly the longest, continuous running commissioning program in the world for the wind band as far as we have been able to determine! This past summer at the 2007 National Intercollegiate Band, "Celestial Dancers" by Eric Ewazen, the newest contribution to the band repertoire by one of our most important national programs was premiered at the 2007 National Convention in Orlando, conducted by Professor Frank Wickes in an inspireing performance! To provide further visability to the new work, our commissioning program and KKPsi & TBS, we invite university bands in each of our six districts to participate in a Regional Premiere Program to perform Ewazen's new work. The announcement for the Regional Premieres will appear in the November issue of "The Instrumentalist" and a pdf file of the announcement is attached. We are proud to announce the following Regional Premiere Venues:

Southwest District
Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble
Dr. Joseph Missal, Conductor
November 15, 2007 in Stillwater, Oklahoma

Western District
California State University
Fresno Wind Ensemble
Dr. Gary P. Gilroy, Conductor
November 19, 2007 in Fresno, California

Southeast District
Georgia Tech University Symphonic Band
Dr. Andrea strauss, Conductor
February 27, 2008 in Columbus, Georgia
Southern Division CBDNA/NBA Convention

North Central District
Ohio University Symphonic Band
Dr. Richard Suk, Conductor
March 2, 2008 in Athens, Ohio

Northeast District
University of Connecticut Symphonic Band
Dr. David L. Mills, Conductor
March 4, 2008 in Storrs, Connecticut

Midwest District
Iowa State University Wind Ensemble
Dr. Michael Golemo, Conductor
April 24, 2008 in Ames, Iowa

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ATTN: District Governors/Counselors/Officers/Chapter Presidents...

Please ensure widest possible delivery to all chapters, colonies & members in your respective districts!
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Many thanks,

Lt Col Alan L. Bonner, USAF (Ret.)
National Executive Director
Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma
National Band Fraternity & Sorority
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