2019 TMEA All-State Program
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TENNESSEE ALL-STATE<br />
9th & 10th GRADE STRING ORCHESTRA<br />
David Eccles, Conductor | Nicole Pitts, Ensemble Coordinator<br />
<strong>Program</strong> to be selected from the following:<br />
Overture to The Duenna.......................................................................................................................................... Thomas Linley<br />
arr. D. Eccles & S. Flavin<br />
Lyric for Strings........................................................................................................................................................George Walker<br />
Brandenberg.............................................................................................................. Wilner Baptiste & Kevin Marcus Sylvester<br />
arr. Larry Moore<br />
Serenade in G Minor, Op. 242...................................................................................................................................Carl Reinecke<br />
IV. Finale<br />
David Eccles, Conductor<br />
David F. Eccles is a native of Norfolk, Virginia, and the son of a music educator. He<br />
currently serves as Director of String Music Education and Orchestral Activities at<br />
VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois. He has held string education positions<br />
in Virginia and Florida. An active clinician, adjudicator, conductor, and cellist, Eccles has<br />
held conducting and music director positions with the Florida <strong>State</strong> University Summer<br />
Music Camps, Tallahassee Symphony Youth Orchestra, Southwest Florida Symphony<br />
Youth Orchestra, Greater Miami Youth Symphony, and Brevard Symphony Youth<br />
Orchestra. He has served as a guest conductor for many state, county, regional, and<br />
community orchestras.<br />
Mr. Eccles has presented education sessions at many local, state, and international<br />
conferences including the Midwest Band and Orchestra Directors Clinic & Conference,<br />
American String Teachers Association Conference, Texas Music Educators Conference,<br />
Illinois Music Educators Conference, and Florida Music Educators Conference. Mr. Eccles is also a clinician and<br />
consulting author for the Hal Leonard Corporation. Additionally, he is a Performing Artist for JonPaul Bows.<br />
Mr. Eccles is completing his doctoral studies at Florida <strong>State</strong> University. He holds a Master of Music Degree in Music<br />
Education from the University of Miami (Florida) and Bachelor of Music and Media from Norfolk <strong>State</strong> University. His<br />
principal teachers include Elizabeth Eccles, Laurien Laufman, Ross Harbaugh, and Dr. Michael <strong>All</strong>en.<br />
David is a member of Illinois Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, Phi Mu<br />
Alpha, Pi Kappa Lambda, College Orchestra Directors Association, and the Illinois Chapter of American String<br />
Teachers Association.<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> TENNESSEE <strong>All</strong>-<strong>State</strong> Ensembles
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