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Dr. Al Corley will direct the band
The Hill Country Community Band is pleased to announce that Dr. Al Corley will lead the band as director. Dr. Corley, a native of Odessa, Texas, recently relocated to Wimberley, after serving 5 years as music department chair and director of bands at Mars Hill College in North Carolina.
Before moving to North Carolina, Dr. Corley served on the faculty of the University of North Texas where he supervised student teachers and taught a variety of music education classes. Prior to his work at University of North Texas, Dr. Corley taught 19 years in the public school system of Texas, 15 of which were spent at Plano Senior High School. During his term at Plano, Dr. Corley conducted the wind symphony and served as co-conductor of the Plano Sr. High symphony orchestra, performing concerts at the Midwest Clinic and the MENC national conference.
Dr. Corley is an active clinician and adjudicator. His professional affiliations include Phi Beta Mu honorary band fraternity, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Lamda, Phi Delta Kappa, Music Educators National Conference, and College Band Directors National Association. Corley’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University, Master of Music from Southern Methodist University, and Ph.D. in Music Education from University of North Texas.
The band rehearses every Tuesday from 7:00-8:30 PM at the Wimberley Jr. High Band Hall at 200 Texan Way. The band welcomes all who love to play music. Currently there are openings in all sections. Dr. Corley would especially like to recruit percussionists/drummers, French horns and trombone players. High School and advanced Jr. High players are welcome to join. Members hail from all over the hill country and range in age from 12 to over 70. For those wishing to join the band please contact Dixie Camp, Band President at 512-858-7960 or Dixie Camp.
We play a broad range of music ranging from traditional marches to broadway and
show tunes, oldies and pop music and classical pieces. We are available to play for community activities,
organizations and groups. In the past, we have played for the Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Fourth of July events in Wimberley
and Dripping Springs, Founder's Day in Dripping Springs, The Pound House also in Dripping Springs, Butterfly Days in Wimberley, Veteran's Day Concert in Dripping Springs and the Texas Community Music Festival held in Austin, as well as
many other events in the surrounding communities. We are
supported solely by donations from individuals,groups and businesses.
HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY BAND HAS A NEW DIRECTOR

July 3, 2008, San Marcos
San Marcos in the park, 7:30 pm. Call time to be announced later.
July 4, 2008, Wimberley, on the banks of Cypress Creek, by Ozona Bank at noon
Call time announced later.
July 4, 2008, Dripping Springs fireworks show
Sportsplex Park, on RR 12 at 7:30 pm. Call time to be announced.









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