West Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association
Congratulations to the following students for being selected to represent our region in the TBA Honors Recital at the TNMEA Convention this year:
Solo – 1st place -Misha Medvedchuk – Christian Brothers High School
2nd place – Brandon Criswell – The Shephard’s Horn High School
Ensemble -( Brass Ensemble) Ashton Phillips, Kaylen Burrell, Benjamin Myers, and Libby Rowland – Collierville High School
If you are attending Concert Festival today or tomorrow please do not take your students to the UTM food court to eat lunch. They will not have enough food prepared to accommodate.
Also no one is to park at the fine arts building. Buses can park in the parking lot by pacer pond which is across the road from the university center.
Just a reminder that the TBA Honors Recital registration has to be submitted by March 7th at 3:30 pm. Regardless of what the form says, the postmark date is also March 7th. Below is the link for registration in case you don’t have it.
Below are the FINAL REVISED schedules for Concert Festival at UT Martin. Contact Mike Tucker (mike.tucker@wcsk12tn.net) or Jennifer Cupples (jennifer.cupples@wcsk12tn.net) for any questions or concerns.
Since we have so many bands at UTM Concert Festival, we are looking at doing an additional day. We looked at Saturday but UTM stage is booked that day, so we are looking at adding Wednesday. Please Email Mike Tucker at mike.tucker@wcsk12tn.net today
This is just a reminder that applications for the Pete Evans and Ralph Hale Scholarships are to be turned in to the officers at All West or emailed to officers@wtsboa.org by Thursday, Feb. 13th.
Below are the links to the applications:
https://wtsboa.website/true/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/RalphHaleScholarshipForm.pdf
https://wtsboa.website/true/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/evans_memorial_scholarship.pdf
Reminder that the deadline to register for Concert Festival at UTM is next Friday, February 14th. Fees are to be postmarked by the same date or given to Mike Tucker at All West by the 14th.
Here is the link to the TBA Sweepstakes Award. Please read the instructions carefully. Deadline to submit is Feb. 28th.
Below is the link to the TBA Honors Recital Application and where you will download your student’s performance. The deadline for these submissions is March 7th at 3:30 pm. One change this year is that they are asking for these to be YouTube links to videos of performances. Entry fee is $25 and are to be postmarked by March 7th as well. Payments are to be sent to the following address:
C/O Jennifer Cupples
Westview High School
8161 Hwy 45 S
Martin, Tn. 38237
Make checks payable to WTSBOA
Please contact Jennifer Cupples (jennifer.cupples@wcsk12tn.net) if you have any questions or concerns.