Florida Bandmasters Association

District 1

Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa County, Florida

66^th Year, No.2 October 31, 2001

Item 1 – Call to order and Introductory remarks

• Tony welcomes the members and the guest.
• Tony thanks Tate High School for hosting the meeting.

Item 2 – Roll call

Members present were:

Item 3 - Minutes

• Reading of previous minutes
• Hannah/Hooten accept the minutes as printed.

Item 4 – Treasurer’s Report

• Gate receipts were 7066.00
• Proposed current year budget.

Item 5 – Unfinished Business

• Thanks to Choctaw for hosting the auditions
• Thanks to Choctaw for hosting the District Marching Festivals
• Reminder to Pre-register for FMEA Convention. Double check your entries

Item 6 – New Business

• Solo/Ensemble Festival – Fri/Sat. Feb 22-23, Baker High School
• Entry forms/Festivals scheduling disc training session at the next meeting in January. All problems will be solved at this time. Entry forms will be due January 26^th.
• High School will be on Friday, Middle School on Saturday
• Jazz Festival March 1-2 – Friday/Saturday
• Scheduling will be done by Classification unless a request is made.
• High School Concert Festival will be held on March 15-16 at Fort Walton Beach H.S.
• Middle School Concert Festival will be held on March 21-22 at Bailey Middle School and Fort Walton Beach HS
• Selection of Audio Contract for festivals: Vestige Audio – Mobile
• Election of New District Secretary. Randy Nelson has obligations that will keep him from being District Chairman next year. It is in the best interest of the district to elect a new secretary at this time, in order for that person to train for next year. Gray Weaver was selected by unanimous vote of the membership by secret ballot.

Item 7 – State Festival Dates and Sites

• South: April 24-27, 2002 at Cypress Lake Center for the Arts
• Central: April 29-30, May 1-2, 2002 at Florida Southern College
• North: April 30-May 3, 2002 at Florida A&M University

Item 8 – Nominations for Adjudicators

• Dan Wooten by Eddie Steadman/Hooten
• Susan Smithey by Jim Knight/Hannah

Accepted by secret ballot

Item 9 – Suggestions to the E-Board

• Clarification on music classifications discussed.

Item 10 – Good of the Association

• Thanks to the Tate Band Parents for the food
• Master Class November 1, 2001 at PJC
• Jazz Festival at PJC will be held April 12, 2002
• Jody Dunn informed the membership that Wayne Whitman is at home resting from cardio and diabetes problems. Surgery is almost a certainty. A call or card would be appropriate.
• November 14^th is the annual meeting of the Gulf Coast Color Guard and Percussion Circuit.

Item 11 – Next District Meeting

• January 16, 2002 – 6:00 pm at Choctawhatchee High School. Meeting will be held at the Cayo Grande Suites – Magnolia Room.

Item 12 - Adjournment

• Motion to adjourn by Dunn/Finley
• Meeting adjourned at 6:40 pm

Respectfully submitted,

Randy Nelson,

District 1 Secretary