The Coe College Festival of Bands 2008:

Click here for Ticket Order Form!Rob Grice, Guest Conductor/Composer

April 10-13, 2008

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William S. Carson, D.M.A.

Director of Bands

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The Coe College Festival of Bands 

Traditionally held each year in April, Coe's Festival of Bands brings a major guest conductor to campus to assist in the celebration of the many facets of band music. 

The Guest Artists

Rob Grice

Mr. Grice's compositions have been widely performed both nationally and internationally, including Australia, Canada, Europe and Japan. His original works and arrangements have been heard at the Midwest Clinic, Society of Wind Instruments (Germany), Texas Music Educators Conference, Carnegie Hall, as well as other state and regional clinics/conventions.

Mr. Grice’s works have appeared on numerous state, national, and international contest music lists. A very talented writer and musician, his young band compositions have gained much popularity among music educators and students alike. His ability to write pedagogically effective music for concert bands can be attributed to his experience as an educator at a variety of musical levels including elementary and secondary schools as well as community college.

An outstanding educator, he was selected as the Secondary Teacher of the Year for the Enterprise City School System in Enterprise, Alabama and was the recipient of WDHN-TV18’s Golden Apple Award for his achievements in the field of education. Mr. Grice is active as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator with concert bands and indoor percussion. In 2005 he was part of a clinic presented at the Midwest Band Clinic.

  

The Festival Concerts

On Saturday, April 12, at 8:00 p.m. in Sinclair Auditorium, Rob Grice will conduct the Coe College Concert Band in several of his own compositions.  Grice will also work with the Elementary Honor Band, which will perform at 4:00 p.m. that day and with the Coe Junior and Senior Honor Bands, who will present their Festival concert on Sunday, April 13, at 4:00 p.m.  Also featured during the Festival, on Friday, April 11, at 8:00, will be a free concert by the Eastern Iowa Brass Band, Earle Dickinson, conductor, and the Coe Gold Jazz Ensemble, Steve Shanley, director.  The Kirkwood Community College Concert Band, directed by Dr. Beth Zamzow will present a free concert on Thursday, April 10.  Tickets for the Honor Band concerts will be available through the Cedar Rapids Symphony Box Office (319-366-8203) and tickets for the Coe College Concert Band performance will be available at the door.

The Coe College Festival of Bands, under the administration of Dr. Carson, was established in 1994 and has featured a number of respected composers and conductors:

 
| Coe College Bands | Coe College Instrumental Music Schedule |
| Dr. William S. Carson | Carson Biographical Information |
| Coe College Bands History | Coe College Honor Bands |
| Coe College Jazz Summit | Coe College Festival of Bands |
| Cedar Rapids Municipal Band |


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