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Bobby R. Francis is the Director of Bands
at Texas Christian University and the Conductor
of the TCU Wind Symphony. Mr. Francis serves
as conductor of the TCU Wind Symphony, teaches
graduate and undergraduate conducting and
is responsible for the supervision of all
aspects of the TCU Band program. Mr. Francis
was recently inducted into the American Bandmasters
Association and was guest conductor of the
US Army Band- "The Pershings Own".
The TCU Wind Symphony recently performed concerts
at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention
in San Antonio and the College Band Directors
National Conference Convention in Houston
and in Fort Worth. In recent years, Mr. Francis'
ensembles have performed at many national,
regional, and state conferences including
a performance at the College Band Directors
National Conference (CBDNA) in Athens, Georgia,
the Percussive Arts Society International
Conference (PASIC) in Dallas, and have accepted
invitations to perform at upcoming conferences
of the International Tuba-Euphonium Regional
Conference and the International Trumpet Guild
(ITG). The TCU Wind Symphony has performed
with guest artists such as Patrick Sheridan,
Brian Bowman, Allen Vizzutti, John Lewis,
and Markus Theinert. His ensembles have performed
at Carnegie Hall in New York, Morton H. Meyerson
Symphony Center in Dallas, and the Bass Hall
in Fort Worth. The TCU Wind Symphony has released
one compact disk under his direction entitled:
Testament -Music For A Time Of Trial" and
has 3 new CD's in production.
Several clinic presentations have been given
by Mr. Francis at various state events such
as the Texas Music Educators Association Convention
and the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention.
The most recent presentation was at the 2005
TBA conference where he was a part of a three
person panel presenting a clinic entitled: "Advancing
Musicianship Through Aural Skills - A Journey
Into The Mind's Ear".Mr. Francis recently
conducted research on regional wind band repertoire
at the Pannonische Forschungsstelle Kunstuniversität
Graz / Expositur Oberschutzen in Oberschutzen,
Austria. Mr. Francis is in constant demand
as a guest conductor, adjudicator, clinician,
and educational advisor across the U.S Mr.
Francis has produced six compact disk recordings
of his ensembles. Recordings of the TCU Wind
Symphony recently been broadcast on WRR -
Dallas-Ft. Worth's Classical Radio station.
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