Kappa Kappa Psi
& Tau Beta Sigma
Electronic Newsletter
Volume 5, Number 4
October 20, 2003

IN THIS ISSUE:

• 2005 National Intercollegiate Band Conductor Selected
• TBS to Start New Student Chatroom on Yahoo!

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1. Michael Haithcock Selected to Conduct the 2005 NIB
by Lt Col Alan Bonner, USAF (ret.), National Executive Director

The National Councils of Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma are proud to announce that Michael Haithcock, Director of Bands at the University of Michigan, has been invited to conduct the 2005 National Intercollegiate Band. The 2005 NIB will be held in conjunction with the 2005 National Convention in Lexington, Kentucky!

Michael Haithcock assumed his duties as Director of Bands and Professor of Music (conducting) at the University of Michigan in August 2001. Prior to this appointment, he served Baylor University as Assistant Director of Bands from 1978-1982 and Director of Bands from 1982-2001. As Director of Bands and Professor of Conducting, Mr. Haithcock conducted the internationally acclaimed Baylor Wind Ensemble and the faculty-student new music ensemble "Spectrum". In addition, he was responsible for the graduate program in Wind Conducting as well as the administration of Baylor's diverse collegiate band program. Mr. Haithcock served as director of the Baylor University Golden Wave Marching Band from 1982-1990. He also led the Baylor Courtside Players basketball bands during that period in addition to his other conducting and teaching responsibilities. Professor Haithcock received the 1993-1994 Baylor University Outstanding Creative Artist Award in recognition of his artistic leadership and achievement. Under Haithcock's guidance, the Baylor Wind Ensemble received a wide array of critical support for its high artistic standards of performance and repertoire. Professor Haithcock is in demand as a guest conductor and as a resource person for symposiums and workshops in a variety of instructional settings. In 1999 he was selected to conduct the world premiere of Daron Hagen's Bandanna, an opera for voice and wind band, commissioned by the College Band Directors National Association. Active in commissioning and premiering new works, Haithcock has earned the praise of both composers and conductors for his innovative approaches to developing the wind ensemble repertoire. A graduate of East Carolina University, where he received the 1996 Outstanding Alumni Award from the School of Music, and Baylor University, Haithcock has done additional study at a variety of conducting workshops, including the Herbert Blomstedt Orchestral Conducting Institute. His articles on conducting and wind literature have been published by the Instrumentalist, the School Musician, and the Southwest Music Educator. Mr. Haithcock is active in a variety of professional organizations, including the music honor society Pi Kappa Lambda, the American Bandmasters Association, the College Band Directors National Association (currently National President), the Conductors Guild, the Music Educators National Conference, the Texas Music Educators Association, and the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles.

2. Tau Beta Sigma to Initiate New Student Chatroom
by Dollie McDonald, National VP for Communication & Recognition

Greetings!!!

Tonight, Monday, October 20th, we debut our first Student Chatroom, inviting all members, National Officers, Board of Trustees, National Headquarter Staff, Counselors, District Officers, Active Members, NAA, Alumni, Life Members, etc. to offer another medium of communication. It will be open Monday, October 20th at 10:30 p.m. EST, 9:30 CST, 8:30 Mountain, 7:30 PST. There will be national officers present to answer questions on awards, deadlines, membership, colonization, etc. issues. Below are the site's e-mail and address.

Group Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TBSStudentChat

Group E-mail: TBSStudentChat@yahoogroups.com

If you have any questions prior to the chat or need help getting access, please feel free to e-mail or Instant Message me.

dolliemcdonald@tbsigma.org
AIM: dolliemcdonald

Thank You,
Dollie McDonald
Tau Beta Sigma
National Vice-President for Communication & Recognition

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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
http://www.kkytbs.org