2024 Nebraska All-State Band

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Conductor Info
Repertoire
Selected Participants
Director Information
Parents/Guardian Information

 

2024 ALL-STATE BAND CONDUCTOR BIO

Dr. T. André Feagin serves as Director of Bands in the Department of Music at Central Washington University where he guides the educational and artist vision of a comprehensive band program. He heads the graduate wind conducting program and serves as the conductor of the Wind Ensemble, the preeminent wind band at CWU. Under his leadership, the Wind Ensemble was a featured performer at the 2022 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Western/Northwestern Division Conference and at the 2024 World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensemble (WASBE) International convention in Gwangju, South Korea.

Dr. Feagin has appeared as a guest conductor with numerous All-state, honor bands, and professional bands and orchestras throughout the United States, Canada, Central and Southwest Europe, and Southeast Asia. As a clinician/presenter, he has been invited to speak on conducting, diversity and inclusivity in music education, and leadership at numerous music educators’ conferences across the United States and around the globe. In 2022 he presented at the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) international convention in Prague, Czech Republic.

Dr. Feagin holds professional memberships in the National Association for Music Education, College Band Directors National Association, World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, Washington Music Educators Association, Patron of Mu Phi Epsilon, and honorary memberships in both Tau Beta Sigma and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He currently serves on the diversity, and research committees of the College Band Directors National Association and serves on the advisory board of Emergence: Research & Performance Topics in Black Music, the scholarly publication of the National Associations of Negro Musicians, Inc.

Dr. Feagin holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in wind conducting from the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music where he was a student of the late Gregg I. Hanson.

2024 ALL-STATE BAND REPERTOIRE

TITE COMPOSER
In Living Color Katahj Copley
Albanian Dance Shelly Hanson
Stillwater Kelijah Dunton
El Camino Real Alfred Reed

 

2024 ALL-STATE ENSEMBLES SELECTED PARTICIPANTS

The 2024 All-State Ensembles have been selected and are available for the public to view. We look forward to the 2024 All-State performances and the opportunity to work with such dedicated youth from all across our great state!

2024 All-State Selected Participants - ALL ENSEMBLES

DIRECTOR INFORMATION

ALL-STATE SELECTED PARTICIPANTS

The 2024 All-State Ensembles have been selected and are available for DIRECTORS ONLY to view. You willbe required to log in to your NMEA profile in order to view it. The results will then be available for the public to view on our website on Wednesday, October 23.

View the Results

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

ALL-STATE STUDENT CONTRACT INSTRUCTIONS

In order for your students to participate in All-State, they will need to sign and return the Participant Contract. Please note these participant forms must be MAILED in by directors. Students will not be allowed to participate if this form is not postmarked by November 4th. Directors will need to send in all signed contracts to:

Westview High School
Attn: Doug Bogatz
15800 Summit Plaza
Bennington, NE 68807

Note: ALL STUDENT CONTRACTS MUST BE NOTARIZED!

ALL-STATE PRESS RELEASES

NMEA will be handling a mass press release to all newspapers in Nebraska. A press release template will not be included in this year's materials.

PARENT & LEGAL GUARDIAN INFORMATION