My CBDNA four-part odyssey begins today!  Two performances of "Two-Lane Blacktop" by the Furman University Wind Ensemble and Luther College Concert Band are this afternoon in the Southern and North Central regional conferences respectively.  Next month, Western/Northwestern and Southwest regions!!

Dr. Julia Heinen and Prof. Dennis Johnson will be performing "Auto '66" for the Quad State Band Festival at Murray State University on Februay 21, 2014.  This should be a tremendous performance by some wonderful musicians!!

I'm excited to hear a performance of "Two-Lane Blacktop" by the Luther College Concert Band at the upcoming College Band Directors National Association Regional Conference at Ball State University. The concert takes place on Feb. 27 and I'll be participating in a composer's panel the next day with Pulitzer-Prize Winner Michael Colgrass.  Read more at the conference website here.