THANK YOUS
James and Alex would like to thank you all for attending this evening’s concert. It means so much to us to have you here. Putting a conference performance together requires many moving parts, and we are grateful for the support of so many people.
To Our Worthington City Schools A/V Team, Mo Stofko, Jeremy Dover, Matt Herriott, and Ben Eckert, thank you for managing the audio and visual elements for this evening’s concert. When the band directors came to you with wild ideas, you found creative solutions and helped bring our vision to life.
To Steve Smith, thank you for assembling this amazing program and website for Worthington Kilbourne. You’ve been a great friend to our band and we are sincerely appreciative of your work.
To Our Band Parents, thank you for supporting your students in music. At Worthington, music means so much to our community, and it is not lost on us how grateful we are for the incredible support you show the performing arts.
To Melissa and Jenny, we know our band directing responsibilities require countless hours away from our home lives. Your love of music and support of our careers mean more to us than we can express. Thank you for supporting our career aspirations. We love you both.
We hope you enjoyed the performance!
Alex Brough and James DeFrancesco
wkband@wscloud.org
OMEA Program Consultants:
We are extremely grateful for the guidance of these fantastic musicians in the selection of music for this concert as well as other concerts for our entire program. Thank you!
Dr. Scott A. Jones
Ohio State University
Dr. Richard Edwards
Ohio Wesleyan University
Dr. Matthew Dockendorf
Bowling Green State University
Andrew Brough
Music Clinician & Consultant
Dr. Nicole Piunno
Composer
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