Next up: Senior Night 10/24/25
New Albany Bands are fortunate to get to work with many renowned guest artists. These are composers, conductors, performers and veteran educators. Some recent experiences are highlighted below:
2011 Chicago Concert Band Tour
Dr. Stacey Dolan at THE VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois
2012 - Washington D.C. Band/Orchestra Tour
Anthony Maiello at George Mason University
2017 New York City Concert Band Tour
2017 Indianapolis Concert Band Tour
(Ret. Colonel) Professor Michael Colburn, Butler University
2018 - 2020, Jazz Bands Artists-in Residence from Capital University’s Jazz Faculty (sponsored by the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Performing Arts Grant)
Dr. Michael Cox, Saxophone
Dr. Ryan Hamilton, Trombone
Doug Neel, Rhythm and Trombone
Rob Parton, Trumpet (now at University of North Texas)
2019 Chicago Concert Band Tour
Dr. Stacey Dolan at THE VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Shawn Vondran, Band Director at Northwestern University.
2019 Pittsburgh Concert Band Tour
Dr. David Turrill, Director of Bands at Muskinghum University
James Nova,Trombonist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Robert Cameron, Director of Bands at Duquesne University
2019 - Guest Artist in Residence (sponsored by the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Performing Arts Grant)
Concert Bands & Middle School Bands work with Professor Emeritus James Swearingen
2020 - Guest Artist in Residence Mrs. Lisa Galvin (sponsored by the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Performing Arts Grant)
2021 - Guest Aritst in Residence Professor Zilincik, Capital University (sponsored by the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Performing Arts Grant)
2022 - Guest Artist in Residence Dr. Stacey Larson Dolan from THE VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois (sponsored by the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Performing Arts Grant)
2023 Concert Band Chicago Tour
Professor Jon Waters, Director of Bands Bowling Green State University
Concert Bands worked with Dr. Stacey Dolan at THE VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois.
2023 - Mrs. Lisa Galvin, Barnhouse Composer
2025 - Concert Band Nashville Tour
University of Kentucky Band Faculty
Dr. Cody Birdwell, Director of Bands
Dr. Shayna Stahl, Associate Director of Bands / Director of Athletic Band
Mr. Brian Froedge, Assistant Director of Bands
Jeremiah Ingram, UK Bands Percussion Teaching Assistant
Dr. Thomas Verrier, Director of Wind Ensembles, Vanderbilt University