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Bradley-Turner Foundation

 

 

 

Service Business Atlanta

 

 

 

 

Ruckers Music Center

 


 

 

Bradley-Turner Foundation

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THE COLUMBUS INVITATIONAL
MUSIC FESTIVAL

A Division of the High School Band Directors National Association, Inc.

 

     The Columbus Invitational is honored to be associated with some of the finest business leaders and music educators in the country. This group of outstanding educators assists us each year to help bring you the finest educational music festival possible.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Harold Blankenship

Director of Bands, Stanhope Elmore High School (Alabama)

Member-National High School Band Directors Hall of Fame

Dr. Thomas Childers

President of Innergy/ A Division of IGA

National High School Band Directors Hall of Fame & Foundation Board Member

Vincent Rosse

Director of Bands, Stone Mountain Middle School,  (Georgia)

Member-National High School Band Directors Hall of Fame

Dr. Robert Rumbelow

Director of Bands, Columbus State University (Georgia)

 

ADVISORY COUNCIL

William Boartfield

Band Director, Millbrook Junior High School (Alabama).

Patricia Bonaker

Choral Director (Retired) Shaw High School (Georgia)

Ronnie Bush

Representative, Selmer Music Corporation.

Frank Butenschon

Dr. Ronald Demkee

Band Director-Allentown Community Band, (Pennsylvania)

Member-American Bandmasters Association

Member-National High School Band Directors Hall of Fame

 

Dr. William Fry

Orchestra Director-Kendrick High School (Georgia).

 

Col. Hal Gibson

Director (Retired) United States Army Field Band

Member-American Bandmasters Association.

Dr. David Gregory

Director, Tara Winds (Georgia)

Member-American Bandmasters Association.

William Hickman

Former Director of Music for Enterprise School System (Alabama)

Band Director, Jordan High School (Georgia)

Member-National High School Band Directors Hall of Fame

Lewis Jones

 

Band Director (Retired), Leon High School (Florida)

Former Executive Director of the Florida Bandmasters Association

Cheryl Lawhorn

Orchestra Director, Fort Middle School (Georgia).

Dr. John M. Long

Director of Bands Emeritus Troy University (Alabama)

Member-American Bandmasters Association

National Band Association Hall of Fame

William Pharris

Director of Bands (Ret.)

Norcross High School & Hardaway High School (Georgia).

Robert Tiemann

Band Director, Harris County-Carver Middle School (Georgia).

Paschal Ward

Supervisor of Music Education, Decatur County Schools (Georgia).

Cecil Wilder

Executive Director, Georgia Music Educators Association.

Tim Zabel

Director of Bands, Northside High School (Georgia)

Former Orchestra & Band Director at Shaw High School and Former Band Director Hardaway High School(Georgia)