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James Curnow
His formal training was received at Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) and at Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan), where he was a euphonium student of Leonard Falcone, and a conducting student of Dr. Harry Begian. His studies in composition and arranging were with F. Maxwell Wood, James Gibb and Irwin Fischer. James Curnow has taught in all areas of instrumental music, both in the public schools (five years), and on the college and university level (thirty years). He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Bandmasters Association, College Band Directors National Association, World Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). As a conductor, composer and clinician, Curnow has traveled throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe where his music has received wide acclaim. Curnow has been commissioned to write over three hundred works for concert band, brass band, orchestra, choir and various vocal and instrumental ensembles. His published works now number well over five hundred. Curnow was most recently honored with a listing in the Grove Dictionary of American Musicians.
Timothy Rhea
During his tenure at Texas A&M University, Dr. Rhea has conducted the Texas A&M University Wind Symphony for conventions of the Texas Music Educators Association, the College Band Directors National Association, the Midwest International Band & Orchestra Clinic, and the American Bandmasters Association. Additional concerts have included Carnegie Hall, the Meyerson Symphony Center, and four European tours with performances in Ireland, England, Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic. The TAMU Wind Symphony has released several internationally released recordings, all with Mark Records. Dr. Rhea maintains an internationally active schedule as conductor, clinician, and adjudicator. He has been extended invitations to membership in both the prestigious American Bandmasters Association and Phi Beta Mu. Dr. Rhea currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The American Bandmasters Association & The John Philip Sousa Foundation, and was formerly on the Board of Directors of the National Band Association. He additionally holds memberships in several related professional organizations.
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