by Dallas Winds | Nov 14, 2018 | Texas Legendary Bandmasters
University of Texas Following a distinguished 33 year teaching career, Professor Paula A. Crider continues to share her passion for meaningful music-making through an active schedule as guest conductor, lecturer, clinician, consultant and adjudicator. She has enjoyed...
by Dallas Winds | Oct 11, 2018 | Texas Legendary Bandmasters
Richard Floyd is presently in his 53rd year of active involvement as a conductor, music educator and administrator. He has enjoyed a distinguished and highly successful career at virtually every level of wind band performance from beginning band programs through high...
by Dallas Winds | Aug 14, 2016 | Texas Legendary Bandmasters
December 16, 1938 – June 2, 1991 Southern Methodist University Conductor, clinician, and educator beyond compare, Howard Dunn had a giant impact on band music in Texas and around the world. Born on December 16, 1938 in Nashville, Tennessee, Dunn grew up in...
by Dallas Winds | Aug 14, 2016 | Texas Legendary Bandmasters
Robert Floyd began his 25 year career in music education in Richardson, Texas after completing his music education degree at Southern Methodist University in 1967. He also holds a B.S. in mathematics from SMU and a MA from West Texas A&M University. After five...
by Dallas Winds | Aug 14, 2015 | Texas Legendary Bandmasters
University of Houston Eddie Green has been dedicated to instrumental pedagogy for over fifty years. He has experience teaching all levels of instrumental ensemble performance, from small school programs, to very large junior and senior high school programs. His...
by Dallas Winds | Aug 14, 2014 | Texas Legendary Bandmasters
Alice High School Bryce Taylor has been helping shape band music in Texas since 1951. A World War II veteran, he served as a trumpeter with the U. S. Marine Corps Band, stationed in San Diego and Pearl Harbor. The Edinburg, Texas, native received his college training...
by Dallas Winds | Aug 14, 2014 | Texas Legendary Bandmasters
Victoria High School Although Fred Junkin is most widely recognized for his distinguished 31-year career with the Victoria, Texas, band, his musical accomplishments include work as a musician, arranger, symphony founder, and active participant in professional...
by Dallas Winds | Aug 14, 2013 | Texas Legendary Bandmasters
Sam Houston State University Dr. Ralph Lee Mills began his clarinet career in the fourth grade under Dr. Raymond T. Bynum in the Abilene Texas Public Schools through elementary and high school where he played in both bands and orchestras and graduated in 1940. He...
by Dallas Winds | Aug 14, 2012 | Texas Legendary Bandmasters
West Texas State University (West Texas A&M) Gary Garner was born in Dodge City, Kansas, to Frank and Madge Garner on August 14, 1930. When he was seven, the family moved to Eugene, Oregon, where they remained for one year before coming to Texas. He attended Sam...
by Dallas Winds | Jul 1, 2011 | Texas Legendary Bandmasters
Permian High School Being recognized for excellence in teaching, leadership, and performance is nothing new for J. R. McEntyre. The west Texas oil patch native has spent only six years of his life outside Odessa; he attended college at Texas Tech, he was in the...
