FENTON COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA
Andrew David Perkins, Music Director & Conductor
Composer, conductor, & GRAMMY® nominated music educator Andrew David Perkins (b.1978) holds an advanced specialist certificate in Orchestration from the Berklee College of Music, a Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Michigan State University. Finalist for The National Band Association Revelli Award, Merrill Jones Award, and The Ravel International Composition Prize, Perkins' music is regularly performed at state, national, and international contests & conferences, and at the Midwest International Band Clinic. Mr. Perkins is the winner of the 2018 National Band Association/Alfred Publishing Young Band Composition Contest, and the 2021 American Prize in Wind Band Composition. His concert band suite "TUEBOR" was selected as the winner of the 2023 American Bandmasters Association Sousa/Ostwald Composition Contest.
Since September of 2011, Mr. Perkins has had the honor to conduct the Fenton Community Orchestra. He states, “I have very much enjoyed the energy and excitement that this group has for making music. We’ve been able to grow as an ensemble in leaps and bounds this year, and are taking on some difficult and fantastic literature. I think that the relationship between the FHS Instrumental Music Program and the Fenton Community Orchestra is a wonderful match, each allowing the other program to expand and support one another.'
Mr. Perkins has received commissions from a number of organizations including The Royal Academy of Music London, Le Conservatoire de Limonest, The Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, Bowling Green State University, The Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra, Assembly Saxophone Quartet, and his works have been performed by hundreds of ensembles around the world. His "Tuebor Suite," a collection of Michigan folk songs for band in the tradition of Percy Grainger, quickly became a regularly programmed piece of wind literature. His music is exclusively published through APOLLO STUDIOS Music Publishing (ASCAP) and he resides in Michigan with his family. Visit his website at www.andrewdavidperkins.com.
Composer, conductor, & GRAMMY® nominated music educator Andrew David Perkins (b.1978) holds an advanced specialist certificate in Orchestration from the Berklee College of Music, a Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Michigan State University. Finalist for The National Band Association Revelli Award, Merrill Jones Award, and The Ravel International Composition Prize, Perkins' music is regularly performed at state, national, and international contests & conferences, and at the Midwest International Band Clinic. Mr. Perkins is the winner of the 2018 National Band Association/Alfred Publishing Young Band Composition Contest, and the 2021 American Prize in Wind Band Composition. His concert band suite "TUEBOR" was selected as the winner of the 2023 American Bandmasters Association Sousa/Ostwald Composition Contest.
Since September of 2011, Mr. Perkins has had the honor to conduct the Fenton Community Orchestra. He states, “I have very much enjoyed the energy and excitement that this group has for making music. We’ve been able to grow as an ensemble in leaps and bounds this year, and are taking on some difficult and fantastic literature. I think that the relationship between the FHS Instrumental Music Program and the Fenton Community Orchestra is a wonderful match, each allowing the other program to expand and support one another.'
Mr. Perkins has received commissions from a number of organizations including The Royal Academy of Music London, Le Conservatoire de Limonest, The Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, Bowling Green State University, The Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra, Assembly Saxophone Quartet, and his works have been performed by hundreds of ensembles around the world. His "Tuebor Suite," a collection of Michigan folk songs for band in the tradition of Percy Grainger, quickly became a regularly programmed piece of wind literature. His music is exclusively published through APOLLO STUDIOS Music Publishing (ASCAP) and he resides in Michigan with his family. Visit his website at www.andrewdavidperkins.com.
SIMPLY STRINGS ORCHESTRAJane Ellen Ball, Music Director & Conductor
Mrs. Ball has been a Strings Educator since she was seventeen years old. She attended Miami University (of Ohio) where she pursued a Bachelor of Music Education with a minor in String Education. She did her Masters work in Music Education at Wright State University and Central Michigan University. She is a member of ASTA (American String Teachers Association) and holds certificates as a Suzuki Teacher and in the Rolland Pedagogy. Prior to coming to Fenton, Mrs. Ball taught String Orchestra in the Troy, Ohio City Schools and in the Okemos Public Schools. For 26 years, while focusing on being a mom, she took part-time jobs as a music teacher and band director. She has always maintained a teaching studio of cello, violin and piano students. In Michigan, she has performed in the Looking Glass String Quartet, Shiawassee Chamber Orchestra, the Owosso Community Players Pit Orchestras, the Mid Michigan Chorale Orchestra and the Livingston Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. Ball enjoys working with musicians to make their dreams of playing an instrument come true. She hopes that all musicians love to play and enjoy sharing their talents with others. |
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