School has been back for two weeks now so I hope everyone is settling in to their classes and most of the scheduling issues have been worked out. This year we have branched out our space to include some offices and teaching space in the Festival Theatre Building. Mark Hopkins, Patty Creighton, Jolene Buccholz, Chris Wilkinson, Jack Brownell, Curtis Dietz, and Mary Lee will all be teaching from there. As well, Conducting, Teaching Music through Band, Advanced Musicianship, and Post-Tonal Theory will meet in room 105 of the Festival Theatre Building for weekly classes.
In my last post, I erroneously reported that our annual Welcome Back Assembly and Barbecue would be held on Friday, September 12th. Obviously this didn't happen. I apologize for those of you who made plans around this. To be honest, I didn't know anyone was actually reading this blog! The date set now is Friday, September 26th. We will begin with an assembly in Denton Auditorium and hopefully move outside for the barbecue.
I will be away on September 18-19 and Dr. Christoph Both will be filling in as Acting Director.
