North Texas Musicians Abroad

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This international tour will be with a group from North Texas. The ensembles include participants centered around the metropolitan areas of Dallas and Fort Worth, as far west as Lubbock and Amarillo, south to Waco and Killeen and east to the Texas border. These areas of Texas are known for their iconic cowboy culture, delicious Tex-Mex cuisine and thriving arts scene. You’ll find the Dallas Museum of Art and plenty of fascinating history that is deeply rooted in the oil industry. Proud to be the Lone Star State, Texas ranks 2nd in size and population in the U.S.

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Phillip L. Clements Co-Coordinator, Band Conductor

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About Phillip L. Clements

Phillip L. Clements is the Director of Bands and Instrumental Activities at Texas A&M University-Commerce. In this role, Mr. Clements serves as conductor of the Wind Ensemble, teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting and music education and guides all activities within the instrumental area. Prior to his appointment in 2008, Mr. Clements served on the faculties of the University of Miami, the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of North Texas and taught in the public schools at Lake Highlands HS in Dallas. From 2005 until 2008 he also served as the Associate Conductor of the Greater Miami Symphonic Band in Miami (FL).

During Mr. Clements’ tenure, the Texas A&M University-Commerce Wind Ensemble has performed twice at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Conference, at the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Southwest Division Conference, in New York’s Carnegie Hall and in Salzburg and Vienna, Austria. The Wind Ensemble has released two compact disks: Convergence and Traveler.

A proponent of new quality music for wind band, he has been involved in commissions and premieres by prominent composers such as David Maslanka, Libby Larson, Bob Mintzer, Bradley Bodine, David Sampson, James Syler and Michael Daugherty as well as regional premieres of works by Jim Stephenson, Michael Colgrass, Don¬ald Grantham and many others. He has collaborated with numerous guest artists including Craig Mor¬ris, Dale Underwood, Thomas Hooten, John Marcellus, Allen Vizzutti and Jose Sibaja.

He is in continuous demand as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator for ensembles across the United States. In addition, Mr. Clements has authored articles for the Instrumentalist, Southwestern Musician, Texas Bandmasters Review and Fanfare magazines and lectured at numerous state conferences across the Southwest. He has also contributed to the GIA series Teaching Music Through Performance in Band.

He is a Past-President of the Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA) and a member of TMEA, TBA and College Band Director’s National Association. He is an elected member of the Phi Beta Mu honorary bandmaster’s fraternity and in 2018 was honored with membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association.

Frank Troyka Co-Coordinator, Tour Director

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About Frank Troyka

Frank Troyka is the retired Director of Bands and Coordinator of Fine Arts at Berkner HS in Richardson (TX). A teacher of over 30 years, Frank came to Berkner in May of 2006 following seven years as Director of Bands at Cypress Falls HS in Houston. Ensembles under his direction have been selected to perform at the Music for All National Festival, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention and The Midwest Clinic on two occasions with the Symphonic Band at Cypress Falls in 2004 and with the Berkner Symphonic Band in 2011. In addition, Berkner HS Symphonic Band I was named Runner Up on two consecutive occasions in Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Honor Band competition.

Frank is an active clinician, presenting workshops across Texas, throughout the United States and at international destinations including Canada, The Philippines, Singapore, China, Dubai, Qatar, Switzerland, South Africa, Malaysia and Indonesia. He is a frequent presenter at faculty development workshops for public school music teachers and a guest lecturer and instructor for students and teachers.

In addition, Frank is a member of TMEA, the Texas Bandmasters Association and Phi Beta Mu International Bandmaster Fraternity. He is a Senior Educational Clinician with Conn Selmer, Inc.; Senior Educator and Clinician for BD Performing Arts, the educational arm of the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps and one of the founders of both the Generation Next and Day One series of presentations for The Midwest Clinic. He was honored as the 2002-2003 Teacher of the Year at Cypress Falls HS and, while at Berkner HS, was one of 15 recipients in Texas of the 2010 UIL Sponsor Excellence Award. In 2014, Frank was honored by the Texas Bandmasters Association as a recipient of the Meritorious Achievement Award. In March 2016, Frank was inducted into the Bands of America Hall of Fame and Mr. Troyka was named 2019 Bandmaster of the Year by the Texas Bandmasters Association.

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North Texas • Summer 2027

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