The Ensemble
The 60-member Trinity University Symphonic Wind Ensemble performs a variety of works for winds and percussion, including traditional marches, representative works from the standard wind band repertoire, and contemporary works of distinction. The ensemble rehearses four hours per week, is open to all students by audition, and as with all university ensembles, the participating student receives one academic credit per semester. During the past few years, composers who have worked with the ensemble include Eric Whitacre, Dana Wilson, John Frantzen, and Timothy Kramer. In the spring 2003 semester the ensemble performed the music of Sir Malcolm Arnold with the composer in attendance, and in the spring 2005 semester we hosted Ron Nelson in residency.
In addition to on-campus concerts, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble provides music for ceremonies at the University and undertakes a biannual tour. Locations visited include San Angelo, Abilene, and Austin, as well as Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Grants, New Mexico. In January 2005 the ensemble traveled to Washington, DC, and northern Virginia.
2004 – 05 Wind Ensemble Quick Facts |
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Number of members |
60 |
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Number of former All-State Players |
17 |
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Number of former All-Area and –Region |
23 |
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Number of students from Texas |
49 |
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Number of out-of-state students |
11 |
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Arizona Colorado Kansas Nebraska Pennsylvania |
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Number of different Majors
represented 19 |
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Music (B.A., B.M.) |
6 |
Education |
5 |
Communication |
3 |
International Studies |
1 |
Music Education |
9 |
Biology |
4 |
Sociology |
2 |
Accounting |
1 |
Engineering |
8 |
Business |
3 |
Computer Science |
2 |
Chinese |
1 |
English |
7 |
Mathematics |
3 |
Biochemistry |
1 |
Economics |
1 |
Physics |
1 |
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The Director
Dr. James Worman is currently Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music Education at Trinity University. Prior to his appointment in 1997, Dr. Worman served as adjunct professor at Edgewood College and Virginia Commonwealth University, and Instructor of Saxophone at the University of Richmond. He was a high school band director for ten years in Maryland and Virginia, and he remains active with school band programs by serving as a clinician and adjudicator for marching, concert, and jazz events in the state and region.
Dr. Worman received the B.M.E. from Shenandoah Conservatory, the M.M in conducting from Virginia Commonwealth University, and the Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a minor in conducting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. Worman has made presentations at the national conferences of both the Society for American Music and the College Band Directors National Association, and at the state convention of the Texas Music Educators Association. He is the former National Chair for the American Music in American Schools and Universities committee of the Society for American Music, and is currently serving as the College Representative for the TMEA Region XII and State Representative for the National Band Association. He is also an active member of the College Band Directors National Association. Dr. Worman’s band arrangements are published by Daehn Publishers, TRN, and Hal Leonard.
