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THE ALBERTA HONOUR BAND |
November 3 – 6, 2010
Red Deer, Alberta
Conducted by Dr. Robert Taylor
The Alberta Honour Band provides an auditioned, advanced performing experience for Alberta's high school students. The students come together at the Alberta Band Conference each year to rehearse with one of North America's top conductors.
The experience culminates with a performance of advanced repertoire in front of hundreds of band directors taking in the conference!
The following information can be found on the member downloads page:
- information document
- audition requirements
- recommendation forms
- information on making an audition tape
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Dr. Robert Taylor Robert Taylor is Director of Bands at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, where he conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and teaches instrumental conducting. Prior to his appointment at UBC, Dr. Taylor served as Director of Bands at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA, and Chair of the Performing Arts Department at Eureka High School in northern California. Under his direction, the Eureka High Jazz Ensemble and Symphonic Band earned recognition for excellence by Downbeat Magazine, the Selmer Corporation and Grammy Signature Schools, placing Eureka High among the finest school music programs in North America. Dr. Taylor maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor and clinician. Past engagements include performances with the Chicago-based contemporary music group the MAVerick Ensemble, in addition to collaborations with a wide range of international artists — from Allen Vizzutti, Gail Williams, and Ingrid Jensen to Manhattan Transfer and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. He has also made frequent appearances with young musicians, serving as principal conductor of the Puget Sound Youth Wind Ensemble and guest conductor of the CODA/ASTA Honor Orchestra, Humboldt Youth Academy Orchestra, and numerous honor groups. As a passionate advocate of music in the schools, Dr. Taylor is in high demand as a rehearsal clinician and festival adjudicator. Recent appearances in western Canada include the Vancouver Heritage Music Festival, New Westminster Hyack Festival, Alberta International Band Festival, and Alberta Band Association Festival of Bands. Dr. Taylor received the Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees in conducting from Northwestern University and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Trumpet and Music Education from Humboldt State University. His research has been published in GIA’s Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series and featured in presentations at several regional and national music conferences. He is a Jacob K. Javits Fellow, and a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Kappa Lambda National Honor Societies, College Band Directors National Association, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, Music Educators National Conference, and the British Columbia Music Educators Association. |