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FlutistsMarianneGedigian& JimWalkerConductorMikeBankheadDr JamesMBankhead became theMusicDepartmentHeadatUtahStateUniversityin July2011He was previouslyDirectoroftheSchoolofMusicatSamHoustonStateUniversityinHuntsvilleTexasHe receivedhisDoctorofMusical ArtsdegreefromTheCatholicUniversityof AmericaaMasterofArtsfromCentralMichiganUniversityandaBachelorofMusicfromUtahStateUniversityHe wastheChairoftheMusicDepartmentatCaliforniaStateUniversityChicofrom1994to2006Inadditionto hisadministrativeleadership he wasdirectorof bandsmastersdegreeadvisorandconductoroftheOpera WorkshoporchestraHeisafrequent guestconductorclinicianandmusicspecialistatmusiceventsthroughoutthecountryHe wasalsoExecutiveDirectoroftheGreenBaySymphonyOrchestraaftercompleting22 yearsofmilitaryserviceintheUS AirForceHeretiredasaLieutenantColonelafterservingasCommander/ConductoroftheUnitedStates AirForceBandin Washington1985-1991andDeputyCommander/AssistantConductorofthatorganizationfrom1976-1985Priortothat he wasChiefofBandsandMusicfortheAirForcestationedatthePentagonHe hasconductedinall50statesand18foreigncountriesIn June2015 heretiredfromUtahStateMarianneGedigianMarianneGedigianholderoftheButlerProfessorshipinMusicatTheUniversityofTexasat AustinButlerSchoolofMusic wasaregularperformer withtheBostonSymphonyOrchestraforoveradecade AsPrincipalFlute withtheBostonPopsEsplanadeOrchestraMsGedigianhasbeenheardondozensofrecordingsandEveningatPopstelevisionbroadcastsShehasalsobeenheardonseveral JohnWilliams’moviescoresincluding“SavingPrivateRyan”and“Schindler’sList”Thisis herthirdappearanceatthe AmericanBandCollegewhereshe presentslecturesfortheentire ABCclassofnearly200 banddirectorsIn2012she wasthefeaturedsoloistonthe July4thconcertand hasalsomadetwoappearancesassoloist withthefour highschool honor bandsatourWesternInternationalBandClinicinSeattleMarianneGedigianandJim WalkerJimWalkerJim Walkerhasperformedtogreatacclaim withsomeofthefinestclassicalandnon-classicalartistsofourtimeTheseincludeJamesGalwayLeonardBernsteinWayneShorterDudleyMooreandPaulMcCartneyHeiscurrentlyCoordinatorofFluteattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaThorntonSchoolofMusicIn1985hecreatedthe jazzquartet groupcalledFreeFlightYoucanhearMr Walker’sbeautifulplayingonhundredsofmoviessuchas“ABeautifulMind”“Tangled”“Titanic”“Far& Away”“MonstersInc”andonthesoundtracksofalmostallofthe“Indiana Jones”filmsThisishisfifthappearanceatthe AmericanBandCollegedatingbackto1996Healsopresentsfluteclinicsforalltheattending ABCdirector/masterscandidatesInadditionhehasbeenthefeaturedsoloist withthefour150-member WesternInternationalBandClinichighschoolhonorbandsonthreeseparateoccasions
