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38 YEARS of fun at Sandy Lake Amusement
Park!!!
The 38th Annual Fun-Fest at Sandy Lake Amusement Park
We Hopped... We Jived...We Boogie Woogied
Over Dallas, Texas at this year's Band, Choir, and Orchestra festival! The
38th Annual Sandy Lake Amusement Park Fun-Fest was
“Fit for The King, himself!!!”
And, hang on to your breeches when you hear this: we broke every attendance record the contest has ever seen! More than 1,550 groups signed up, and over 60,000 Guys and Dolls poured into the Park to perform at Fun-Fest 2007!
The families at Sandy Lake Amusement Park would like to thank each and every student, Music Director, parent, school staff member, fan, and roadie for their contribution to the largest spring school music festival in the country.
The Lucky Directors at Fun-Fest 2007
1st Grand Prize - Airline Tickets from
Southwest Airlines
Amanda Prugar, Choir Director
Stults Road Elementary School
Dallas, Texas
(Performance Dates: Thursday, May 10)
2nd Grand Prize - Team Autographed Basketball
from the Dallas Mavericks
Angie Hunnicutt, Choir Director
Richardson Heights Elementary School
Richardson, Texas
(Performance Date: Tuesday, May 8)
3rd Grand Prize - Texas Ranger Baseball
Tickets
Manfred Zehentmayr, Band Director
Tasby Middle School
Dallas, Texas
(Performance Date: Monday, April 23)
A Special Award at Fun-Fest 2007
The Weldon Minnick Senior Orchestra Scholarship
(No Participants this Year)
Hey,
Cowgirls and Cowboys, polish your boots and get ready for the 2008 Fun-Fest
"Rodeo" theme.
2008 Fun-Fest Band Judges
| March 26, 27, & 28: | |
| Dr. Gary Barrow | Associate Professor of Music, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas |
| Joe Gunn | Director of Bands for many and various schools throughout his career, and, at present, is Educational Representative for Brook Mays Music Company, Arlington, Texas |
| John James Haynie | Retired Professor of Music (Trumpet), University of North Texas, Denton, Texas |
| David Ritter | Retired Professor of Music, West Texas A & M University, Canyon, Texas |
| April 3, 4, & 5: | |
| John James Haynie | Retired Professor of Music (Trumpet), University of North Texas, Denton, Texas |
| Dr. W. Francis McBeth | Retired Professor of Music/Chairman Department of Composition, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas |
| Wendell Evanson | Retired Director of Bands, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas |
| Dr. William D. Clark | Professor of Music, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| April 9, 10, 11, & 12: | |
| Dr. Charles Trayler | Retired Director of Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas |
| Dr. Robert E. Foster | Director of Bands, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas |
| Dr. Rob Bailey | Associate Professor of Music (Trumpet), Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma |
| Dr. Doug Laramore | Retired Professor of Music, East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma |
| April 15, 16, 17, 18, & 19: | |
| John Edmondson | Composer/Arranger of Band & Educational Music, Sunrise, Florida |
| Dr. Royce Lumpkin | Chairman & Professor of Music Department, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Ray Litchenwalter | Retired Director of Bands and Conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the University of Texas at Arlington |
| Joe Gunn | Director of Bands for many and various schools throughout his career, and, at present, is Educational Representative for Brook Mays Music Company, Arlington, Texas |
| April 24, 25, & 26: | |
| Colonel Joe T. Haney | Retired Director of Music, Texas A & M University, Bryan, Texas |
| Travis Almany | Associate Director of Bands at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas |
| John James Haynie | Retired Professor of Music (Trumpet), University of North Texas, Denton, Texas |
| Don Hanna | 1995-96 TMEA President, Director of Bands, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas, now residing in Fort Worth, Texas |
| May 1, 2, & 3; 5 & 6: | |
| Lt. Col. Jay O. Brewer | Associate Director of Texas Aggie Band, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas |
| Dr. Ken Van Winkle | Director of Bands, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dr. Doug Laramore | Retired Professor of Music, East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma |
| Joe Gunn | Director of Bands for many and various schools throughout his career, and, at present, is Educational Representative for Brook Mays Music Company, Arlington, Texas |
2008 Fun-Fest Choir Judges
| May 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10: | |
| Charles (Skip) Klingman | Director of Choral Activities, Southwestern State University, Weatherford, Oklahoma |
| Dr. Joey Martin | Professor of Choral and Music Education, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas |
| Woody Schober | Retired Choral Director, Irving Public Schools, Irving, Texas |
| Cecile Johnson | Director of Award Winning Woodrow Wilson Elementary Choir, Denton, Texas |
| May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, & 17: | |
| Charles (Skip) Klingman | Director of Choral Activities, Southwestern State University, Weatherford, Oklahoma |
| Dr. Joey Martin | Professor of Choral and Music Education, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas |
| Ruth Millner |
Retired Director of Choral Activities, Greiner Middle School, Dallas, Texas |
| Carroll Barnes | Retired Director of Visual and Performing Arts, Garland Independent School District, Garland, Texas |
| May 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, & 24: | |
| Dr. Joey Martin | Professor of Choral and Music Education, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas |
| Charles (Skip) Klingman | Director of Choral Activities, Southwestern State University, Weatherford, Oklahoma |
| Woody Schober | Retired Choral Director, Irving Public Schools, Irving, Texas |
| Ruth Millner | Retired Director of Choral Activities, Greiner Middle School, Dallas, Texas |
2008 Fun-Fest Orchestra Judges
| May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, & 17: | |
| Jay Dunnahoo | Retired Director of Orchestra at Sam Rayburn High School in Pasadena, Texas |
| James Frank | Retired Director of Orchestra at Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas and Plano High School in Plano, Texas |
| Karrell Johnson | Director of Orchestra at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas |
E-mail FunFestSuzy for additional information about Fun-Fest 2008.
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