Welcome to our newest chapter — Kappa Zeta (Arizona)
President Keith Bearden and event board member Keith Rudolph installed KZ on Saturday, February 4, 2017 during the Arizona Music Educators Association conference in Mesa, Arizona. Twenty-five members were pinned and presented membership certificates.
The tireless efforts of Mr. Raymond Laffin, past president of (Gamma-Indiana, now residing in Arizona) alongside brother Rudolph made this dream a reality.
Keith Bearden; Raymond Laffin; Keith Rudolph
Kappa Zeta Chapter
| Upper Row (L-R) 1. Dan Bradstreet 2. Bud Hilditch 3. Scott Burgener 4. Rich Shelton 5. Jim Hudson 6. Keith Bearden 7. Melanie Britton 8. Bill Humbert 9. Anne Haenfler 10. Jennifer Hamilton 11. Jon Gomez 12. Brian Murphy 13. Frank Dubuy 14. Charles Musgrave 15. Milas Yoes 16. Ray Laffin | Advisor 17. Clark Chaffee |
Lower Row (L-R) 1. George Hattendorf | Board Member 2. Ken Jaeger 3. Michael Willson | Vice President 4. Peter Pappas 5. Margene Pappas 6. Bob Rudy | President 7. Dennis Smith | Executive Secretary 8. Renee Shane-Boyd 9. Chris Blue 10. Eric Haenfler | Board Member 11. Keith Rudolph |
Earl D. Irons Program of Distinction
Two bands were selected as recipients of the Earl D. Irons Program of Distinction in the inaugural year of the award. Congratulations to:
- Penn High School: Mishawaka, IN | Glenn Northern, Director
- Westlake High School: Austin, TX | Kerry Taylor, Director
These two outstanding band programs were recognized and celebrated during the Midwest Clinic [December 14-17, 2016] at the Phi Beta Mu Awards Breakfast.
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2017 Award. The Phi Beta Mu Earl D. Irons Program of Distinction is open to all high school band programs. Director must have been at that program for at least the previous five years.
Any member may nominate one program. The initial nomination occurs in confidence with the director unaware of the nomination, just as a potential member is nominated for membership to a state/province chapter.
Bands may be nominated at any time up to April 30 of the current academic year.
Note: The earlier the nomination is received, the more time the nominated program has to assemble all required material.
Name of nominated program, director and contact information is sent to Paul Worosello: (<http://www.privatedaddy.com/?q=ODhIdFcQQ0lYEmw6dDZJOG00cHc5TGw-3D_360>) who, within a week, will notify director of the nomination by sending a letter of congratulations and information on how to proceed. Bands are under no obligation to act upon the nomination.
The following video is the example Westlake High School submitted with their application. In addition to highlighting specific aspects of the program, along with a brief narration outlining accomplishments, this video would also be a great way to inform your community about your program and use for recruitment purposes.
For more information visit: Earl D. Irons Program of Distinction.
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Phi Beta Mu Outstanding Awards 2017
Outstanding Bandmaster 2017
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Outstanding Contributor 2017
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Chapter Special Projects
It is exciting to see the themes of mentorship, collaboration and leadership demonstrated by the actions of Phi Beta Mu members and chapters. The ideals of our fraternity are reflected in the special projects that local chapters focus their time and energy on each year. We are thrilled by the response we had from you in 2015!
Discover the common threads of service to our profession that bind our chapters and fraternity together.
PBM Commission Projects
Phi Beta Mu International is dedicated to promoting quality music for the wind band medium by developing new literature that contributes to the existing band repertoire for all grade levels.
Congratulations and thank you to the Mineola Middle School 1-C Honor Band and their conductor Melissa Grant Fisher for the premiere performance of our new commission Wings of Mercury by William Owens.
The performance took placein San Antonio, Texas at the Lila Cockrell Theater in conjunction with the 2016 Texas Music Educators Association Convention. Thanks also to commission chair Elva Kaye Lance, Vice President of PBM International, for her work on this meaningful project.
William Owens; Melissa Grant Fisher; Paul Worosello, Past President PBM International
Future Commission Projects
In keeping with the Phi Beta Mu mission of building better bands, it is the intent of our executive board that we to continue to contribute to the repertoire of the wind band through commissions of new music at all grade levels. To that end, we are developing proposals for our 2017-2018 commission of a Grade Five work for wind band.
For more information about the process and opportunities for Phi Beta Mu chapters to be involved, contact Jay Watkins at <http://www.privatedaddy.com/?q=ODZOcE0bXGVtB3d2dD5QdzlMbA-3D-3D_360>
Chapter Profiles
We want to know more about you!
Public relations chair Keith Rudolph is soliciting information in order to expand our awareness of each of our 35 chapters. Even though we have much in common, each of our Phi Beta Mu chapters is unique. By sharing this information we become more connected as a fraternity and the bonds of life, love and music are strengthened.
For more information about this project contact Keith Rudolph at <http://www.privatedaddy.com/?q=KDxIdlEGRkZYBnY5eDYLdWw8dzlMbA-3D-3D_360>.
View profiles from Alpha, Alpha Theta, Gamma, Lambda, Lambda Iota and Nu chapters.
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Questions or comments?
Contact any of the members below.
| International President | Keith Bearden |
| International Executive Secretary | David Lambert |
| Website/Social Media Facilitator | Sheryl Bowhay |
Phi Beta Mu is a non-political, non-profit fraternity organized to promote fellowship among its members, to encourage the building of better bands and the development of better musicians in schools throughout the world, to foster a deeper appreciation for quality wind literature, and to encourage widespread interest in band performance.