RAY ANTHONY (TONY) GARMOE

4701 Stonebridge Road

West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
Phone: 515-321-0917
E-Mail: garmoet@me.com


EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (Northwestern University Summer Fellows Program) 4.0 GPA, 1991
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, M.A., Wind Band Conducting 3.9 GPA, 1990
Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, Missouri, B.M.E., 3.45 GPA, 1982
Harmony High School, Farmington, Iowa, Diploma, 1977

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

West Des Moines Community Schools, West Des Moines, Iowa, Band Director and Director of Bands, Instrumental
Music, Grades 5-6 and 9-12, 1991-Present
Clinician, Conductor, Adjudicator (Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, Solo and Ensemble) 1984-Present
Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines, Iowa, Adjunct Staff, Grades 9-12, 2013-Present
Plainfield High School, Plainfield, Illinois, Director of Bands, Fine Arts Chair, Instrumental Music 9-12, 1990-1991
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Graduate Assistant, Hawkeye Marching Band, Jazz Improvisation, 1988-1990
Saydel High School, Des Moines, Iowa, Director of Bands, Instrumental Music, Grades 7 and 9-12, 1984-1988
Pekin High School, Packwood, Iowa, Grades 5-12, 1982-1984

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS (Valley H.S. Band Program Performance Ensembles)

Valley H.S Ensembles recognized regionally and nationally for programming and performance excellence, 1991-2013
Valley H.S. Marchmasters, 51
st
Consecutive Division I Rating at IHSMA State Marching Band Festival, 2012
Valley H.S Jazz Orchestra, Iowa Jazz Championships, 1
st
Place, 2012
Valley H.S Symphony Band, Guest Clinic Ensemble, Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, 2012
Valley H.S Marchmasters, St. Patricks Day Parade, Dublin, Ireland, 2008
Valley H.S Symphony Band, Honor Band, Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference, 2005
Valley H.S Symphony Band, Guest Clinic Ensemble, Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, 2005
Valley H.S Marchmasters, 115
th
Tournament of Roses Parade; Pasadena, California, 2005
Valley H.S. Symphony Band, Hancher Auditorium, The University of Iowa Symphony Band, 2002
Valley H.S Music Program, Grammy Foundation Signature School Award, 1999
Valley H.S. Symphony Band, Iowa State Honor Band and Conductors Symposium, 1998
Valley H.S. Symphony Band, Illinois Music Educators Association Conference, 1997
Valley H.S Marchmasters, King Kamehameha Parade, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1995
Valley H.S Jazz Ensemble I, Guest Performance, Official Music Delegation, Stavropol, Russia, 1994
Valley H.S Jazz Ensemble I, Guest Performance, Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, 1993
Valley H.S Marchmasters, Fiesta Bowl Parade, Fiesta Bowl Parade, 1992

SELECTED LEADERSHIP (Valley H.S. and Professional)

Valley High School Band Program, provided philosophical, educational and organizational leadership for one of the
high-achieving band programs in the state of Iowa, nurtured culture of educational and musical growth for all
participating students within a program dedicated to balanced emphasis on concert bands, marching band, lessons,
chamber ensembles, and jazz ensembles

VHS Band Boosters, collaborated with parent organization providing leadership in the areas of philosophy, organizational
structures, 5-12 director coordination and communication, visioning, strategic planning, long term financial projection,
budget development, trip planning, festival management, concert presentation, uniform systems, uniform purchases,
performance logistics, and financial development (conservatively $2.25 million, 1991-2013)


ValleyFest, collaborated with stakeholders providing leadership in the areas of logistical organization, director (client)
relationships, philosophy, publicity, television-media coordination, and long-term planning for one of the largest single-
day marching festivals in the upper-Midwest, traditionally featuring 26-30 bands and 48-52 performances (day and night
show)

Perry Band Olympics, collaborated with staff, students, private teachers, parents, and accompanists providing leadership
and instruction for student participation in large solo and ensemble festival. Participation numbers were in the 185-224
range, with over 85 percent of students in the 9-12 program participating

I owa Bandmasters Association, served as chairperson for the Publicity Committee, Conference Equipment Committee,
and Concert Band Affairs Committee, South Central Iowa Bandmasters Association President, in addition to serving as
President of Iowa Bandmasters Association, the largest professional organization of band directors in the State of Iowa.
Provided leadership in the areas of philosophy, visioning, budget analysis, budget projection, bylaw revisions, conference
organization-management, artist-clinician recruitment, and coordination with the Iowa High School Music Association

PERSONAL AWARDS AND HONORS

Iowa Bandmasters Association President, 2011-2012
Mr. Hollands Opus Award, 2010
Iowa Bandmasters Association Karl King Distinguished Service Award, (Active), 2009
South Central Iowa Bandmasters Association President, 2001
J. William Fulbright Teacher Exchange, Komatsu City, Japan, (threeweek educational and cultural visitation), 1998
J. William Fulbright Grant Recipient, Structural Changes in Poland and Hungary (six-week study visitation), 1995
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, The Small Group Music of Parker, Davis and Coltrane, 1993
Stanbury Outstanding Young Band Director Award, 1992
Northwestern University Summer Music Fellowship, 1991
Pi Kappa Lambda, Honorary Academic Music Society, 1989-1990
Graduate Assistant Award, The University of Iowa Bands, 1989-1990
Massachusetts Institute Technology Citation, Outstanding Influence on Incoming Student, 1987
Vice President, Phi Mu Alpha, 1979-1981

CREATIVE ENDEAVORS

Pop and J azz Literature-Technical Development I ncorporation, composed and arranged all music for 5
th
Grade
Combined Band Concert. Titles include accessible unison melodies with the incorporation of specifically focused
technical challenges designed to nurture and foster the individual students musical growth, 2014

Wind Whispers in the Glen, original composition for Dowling Catholic High School Clarinet Choir. Composition draws
on Percy Graingers, Irish Tune from County Derry and the poetic text, Danny Boy, 2014

The Music of Arvo Part, An I ntroduction and Exploration, introduced music of Arvo Part, Estonian minimalist
composer, to the VHS Symphony Band students and community through orchestrations completed specifically for the
ensemble. Choral setting orchestrations include, O Morgenstern, Nunc Dimittis, from Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen,
Solfeggio, 2013

VHS March Book Collection, initiated and sustained six-year project dedicated to the preservation and reconstruction of
the small march book sets collected in the VHS Band Library. Sets include music published over the past 105 years.
Reconstruction required research and coordination with schools, repositories, colleges, universities, conservatories, and
publishers, throughout the United States and Canada. Project culminated with 347 titles organized and assembled for
daily use in the classroom and public performance, 2007-2012

Recording Projects, Enchanted Valley, studio recording and compact disc (published) of commissioned work made
through special collaboration with composer and the Valley H.S. Symphony Band, 2011, First Ever, studio recording and
compact disc (published) featuring ensembles from the VHS Instrumental Music Department, 2007, Progressions, studio
recording (published) audio cassette featuring jazz ensembles for VHS Instrumental Music Program, 1993

VHS Wind and Percussion Commissions, developed organizational architecture and structures important to support an
ongoing commissioning project dedicated to enriching educational opportunities for students and supporting young,
developing composers (Boston, 1812, Jake Romig; A Fallen Leaf, Andrew Boysen; A Case of Identity, William
Daughtery; Springtime Heralds, Charles Rochester Young; Enchanted Valley, Shelley Hanson), 1995-2010
VHS Wind and Percussion Sectional Program, organized and piloted band booster funded sectional program which
allowed local professional educators and performers to lead sectional rehearsals and interact with VHS band students,
1994-2012

Valley High School Summer Chamber Winds Experience, developed and initiated a series of one-day master class
sessions led by outstanding professional musicians from Iowa and the Midwest, 1994-2001

CONDUCTING PREPARATION

Dr. Mallory Thompson, Director of Bands, Northwestern University (Offutt Air Force Conductors Symposium), 1997
Professor John Paynter, Director of Bands, Northwestern University, 1991
Dr. Myron Welch, Director of Bands, The University of Iowa, 1998-1990
Professor James Dixon, Director of Orchestras, The University of Iowa, 1990
Professor Glen Richter, Clinician, Midwest Conducting Seminar, 1988
Professor Craig Kirchoff and Professor Harvey Benstien, The Ohio State University Conducting Symposium, 1987
Professor H. Robert Reynolds and Ms. Elizabeth Green, MICS Conducting Symposium, Clinicians, 1985

REPRESENTATIVE LITERATURE PERFORMED-VHS SYMPHONY BAND
Symphony No. 6 for Band, Vincent Persichetti; Gavorkana Fanfare, Jack Stamp; Suite of Old American Dances, Robert
Russell Bennet; Night Flight; Karl King; Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger; Fantasia and Rondo; Carl Maria
von Weber; Incantation and Dance, John Barnes Chance; Lightning Fingers, Henry Fillmore; Under the Double Eagle,
J.F. Wagner; Affirmation, Jack Stamp; English Folk Song Suite; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Lieto Godea Sedendo,
Giovanni Gabrieli; Ave Maria, Fanz Biebel; Pavan, William Byrd; Marriage of Figaro; W.A. Mozart/Slocum; Amazing
Grace, Frank Tichelli; Impressions of Japan, James Barnes; Hosts of Freedom, Karl King; Lincoln Portrait, Aaron
Copland; Suite Francaise, Darius Milhaud; Concerto for Horn No. 1 in Eb Major, Richard Strauss; American Patrol,
Frank Meacham; Lincolnshire Posy, Percy Grainger, Fanfare form La Peri, Paul Dukas; Morning Alleluias, Ron Nelson;
Sinfonians, Clifton Williams; Kaddish, Francis McBeth; Scenes from the Louvre, Norman Dello Joio; Second Suite for
Band, Gustav Holst, First Suite for Band, Gustav Holst, Three Tragic Ballads, Percy Grainger, Hounds of Spring, James
Syler; Giles Farnaby Suite, William Byrd; Old Churches, Michael Colgrass; If Thou Be Near, J.S. Bach, Three Musical
Haikus for Band, Stephen Mellilo; Longford Legend, Robert Sheldon; Bullets and Bayonets, John Philip Sousa; Sketches
on a Tudor Psalm, Fischer Tull; Ukranian Folksongs, Halsey Stevens; The Sinfonians, Clifton Williams; Sure on this
Shining Night, Samuel Barber/Saucedo; Suite from Merry Mount, Howard Hanson/Boyd; Vetrate di Chiesa, Ottorino
Respighi/Synchs; Solfeggio, Arvo Part/Garmoe

GUEST CONDUCTORS and CLINICIANS-VHS SYMPHONY BAND

Dr. Myron Welch, Director of Bands, The University of Iowa; Professor Robert Reynolds, Director of Bands, The
University of Michigan; Joe Christensen, Director of Bands, Iowa State University; Mr. Steve Peterson, Assistant Director
of Bands, Northwestern University; Mr. Dan Peterson, Truman State University; Dr. Paula Holcomb, Director of Bands,
Central College; Professor Bob Menuier, Director of Bands, Drake University; Professor Clarence Padilla, Clarinet
Professor, Drake University; Professor Don Marcoullier, Professor Emeritus, Drake University, Professor Jeff Hinton,
Director of Bands, Missouri Western State University; Professor Joe Parissi, Associate Director of Bands, University of
Missouri Kansas City; Robert Sheldon, Composer, Professor Michael Golemo, Director of Bands, Iowa State University;
Professor Ron Johnson, Director of Bands, University of Northern Iowa, Mr. Paul Brizzi, Retired Director of Bands,
Ankeny High School; Professor Allan McMurray, Director of Bands, University of Colorado; Professor Bob Long,
Professor of Jazz Studies, Missouri Western University, Shelley Hanson, Composer, Minneapolis, Minnesota

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Metropolitan Brass Quintet (Director)
The University of Iowa Symphonic Band
Southeast Iowa Brass Quintet
Des Moines Big Band
Jerry Tolson Jazz Orchestra
Southeast Iowa Wind Ensemble

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Iowa Bandmasters Association
National Association of Music Educators
Music Educators National Conference
Iowa Jazz Championships Committee
College Music Society
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Vice President)
CREDENTIALS and REFERENCES

Available Upon Request