2020 All-Valley Honor Band -
CANCELLED INDEFINITELY DUE TO COVID-19
Our Featured Conductor for 2020: Dr. Travis J. Cross, UCLA
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Travis J. Cross serves as professor of music at UCLA, where he conducts the Wind Ensemble, directs the graduate wind conducting program, and chairs the music department. He was also associate dean for academic mentoring and opportunity during the initial years of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Cross has conducted the UCLA Wind Ensemble at the California All-State Music Education Conference and College Band Directors National Association Western/Northwestern Division conference and prepared the band for centenary performances of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
During five years as wind ensemble conductor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Cross led students in performances at the Virginia Music Educators Association conference, Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall and developed the Virginia Tech Band Directors Institute into a major summer conducting workshop.
Cross earned doctor and master of music degrees in conducting from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and the bachelor of music degree cum laude in vocal and instrumental music education from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. His principal teachers were Mallory Thompson and Timothy Mahr. Prior to graduate study, he taught for four years at Edina (Minn.) High School, where he conducted two concert bands and led the marching band program.
In 2004, Cross participated in the inaugural Young Conductor/Mentor Project sponsored by the National Band Association. The same year he received the Distinguished Young Band Director Award from the American School Band Directors Association of Minnesota. From 2001–2003, Cross served a two-year term as the recent graduate on the St. Olaf College Board of Regents. In 2006, he was named a Jacob K. Javits Fellow by the United States Department of Education. From 2011–2015, he served two terms as national vice president for professional relations for Kappa Kappa Psi, the national honorary band fraternity. In 2017, Cross taught the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps as brass co-caption head.
Cross contributed a chapter to volume four of Composers on Composing for Band, available from GIA Publications. His more than 20 original compositions and arrangements are published by Boosey & Hawkes, Daehn Publications, and Theodore Music. He has appeared as a guest conductor, composer, and clinician in more than 30 states; Canada, China, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates; and at the Midwest Clinic and has engagements in California, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Virginia during the 2018–19 season. Cross is a Yamaha Master Educator.
During five years as wind ensemble conductor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Cross led students in performances at the Virginia Music Educators Association conference, Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall and developed the Virginia Tech Band Directors Institute into a major summer conducting workshop.
Cross earned doctor and master of music degrees in conducting from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and the bachelor of music degree cum laude in vocal and instrumental music education from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. His principal teachers were Mallory Thompson and Timothy Mahr. Prior to graduate study, he taught for four years at Edina (Minn.) High School, where he conducted two concert bands and led the marching band program.
In 2004, Cross participated in the inaugural Young Conductor/Mentor Project sponsored by the National Band Association. The same year he received the Distinguished Young Band Director Award from the American School Band Directors Association of Minnesota. From 2001–2003, Cross served a two-year term as the recent graduate on the St. Olaf College Board of Regents. In 2006, he was named a Jacob K. Javits Fellow by the United States Department of Education. From 2011–2015, he served two terms as national vice president for professional relations for Kappa Kappa Psi, the national honorary band fraternity. In 2017, Cross taught the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps as brass co-caption head.
Cross contributed a chapter to volume four of Composers on Composing for Band, available from GIA Publications. His more than 20 original compositions and arrangements are published by Boosey & Hawkes, Daehn Publications, and Theodore Music. He has appeared as a guest conductor, composer, and clinician in more than 30 states; Canada, China, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates; and at the Midwest Clinic and has engagements in California, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Virginia during the 2018–19 season. Cross is a Yamaha Master Educator.
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Rehearsal Dates -
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 Audition Date: SUNDAY MARCH 1st, 1pm - 4pm* Saturday, April 4h –Rehearsal at COD Theater Too, 12:00pm – 4:00pm Saturday, April 11th –Rehearsal at COD Theater Too, 12:00pm – 4:00pm Saturday, April 18th – Rehearsal at COD Theater Too, 12:00pm – 4:00pm Friday, April 24th – Rehearsal with Dr. Cross 5:00pm – 8:00pm at COD Theater Too Saturday, April 25th – Rehearsal with Dr. Cross 9:00am – 4:00pm at COD Theater Too Sunday, April 26th – Dress Rehearsal 11:30 call time, 4:00pm concert at Palm Springs High School There is a $10.00 Audition Assessment due upon check-in for your audition. We accept cash, and checks made out to "College of the Desert" are accepted. For special financial arrangements, please email Mr. Fleischmann. |
Auditions will be held at college of the desert on March 1st, 2020
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Concert Date/Information - CANCELLED
Sunday – April 26th, 2020
Full Rehearsal - 11:30am - 2:00pm
Concert Start Time - 4:00pm
Location: The Richards Center for the Arts, Palm Springs High School (https://www.richardscenter.com)
Sunday – April 26th, 2020
Full Rehearsal - 11:30am - 2:00pm
Concert Start Time - 4:00pm
Location: The Richards Center for the Arts, Palm Springs High School (https://www.richardscenter.com)
Concert Attire
Gentleman: Black Dress Pants, Black Dress Shoes/Socks, Black Belt, White Button Down Dress Shirt.
Ladies: Same As Gentleman, or Concert Black Dress (Longer than knee-length), Black Dress Shoes (closed toe preferred).
Gentleman: Black Dress Pants, Black Dress Shoes/Socks, Black Belt, White Button Down Dress Shirt.
Ladies: Same As Gentleman, or Concert Black Dress (Longer than knee-length), Black Dress Shoes (closed toe preferred).
Concert Tickets
Concert Tickets are $10.00 each. Students who accept a position in the 2020 honor band will be responsible for a $50.00 ticket quota (5 tickets) due on Saturday, April 25th. For special financial arrangements, please email Mr. Fleischmann directly. Cash, or checks made payable to "College of the Desert" will be accepted. School Booster Club checks are also accepted, discuss this with your director individually.
Concert Tickets are $10.00 each. Students who accept a position in the 2020 honor band will be responsible for a $50.00 ticket quota (5 tickets) due on Saturday, April 25th. For special financial arrangements, please email Mr. Fleischmann directly. Cash, or checks made payable to "College of the Desert" will be accepted. School Booster Club checks are also accepted, discuss this with your director individually.
