Jay Bocook to Arrange for Atlanta CorpsVets

[RJ CVmellophone]

The Atlanta CorpsVets are extremely excited and pleased to welcome Jay Bocook to the CorpsVets family as the new brass arranger for the corps. Mr Bocook is the Director of Athletic Bands at Furman University and is recognized internationally as a composer, arranger, conductor and educator. Bocook's work has been heard during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta and the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the summer of 2003, his music transcriptions of noted film composer John Williams were premiered by the U.S. Marine Band in a concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and conducted by the composer. In addition, Mr. Bocook was a contributing arranger to the musical CyberJam in London at the Queens Theater. He has served as Assistant Conductor of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and remains a principal composer and arranger for Hal Leonard Corporation.

Jay is a graduate of Furman University and has a Master of Music Education from Northeast Louisiana University. In the drum corps arena he is the music arranger for the nine-time DCI World Champion Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps and the ten-time DCA World Champion Reading Buccaneers. He was inducted into the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame in 2009.

[bawker]

Nice.

[JohnZ]

Oh Holy ####!

that's going to be one awesome brass program.

[Murph]

Well, as long as you're looking for someone who knows what they're doing, I guess he'll be okay.

[camel lips]

Well, as long as you're looking for someone who knows what they're doing, I guess he'll be okay.

SNORT!@##$%

[brasstax]

As long as you keep your own distinct style ... not that there's anything wrong with classical stuff!!!!!!

Just sayin'.

[BOSMarcher]

You mean southern jazz? Didn't they get rid of that last year with the Disney music? I feel like CV is transitioning to something different. I like jazz as much as anybody, but I think they are smart to look for new ways to stay competitive.

[CVQuesty]

The single difference until recent years for CV was the execution of jazz charts that either had never been done on the field before (Naima) or were considered "classic" jazz: something more at home in a stage band or jazz combo setting. The first departure from that would've been "Wild Party". Still, until 2008/09, eclectic, "real jazz" (as Sirius would put it) was the primary rep.

Today, however, is a new day with a new direction.

[camel lips]

The single difference until recent years for CV was the execution of jazz charts that either had never been done on the field before (Naima) or were considered "classic" jazz: something more at home in a stage band or jazz combo setting. The first departure from that would've been "Wild Party". Still, until 2008/09, eclectic, "real jazz" (as Sirius would put it) was the primary rep.

Today, however, is a new day with a new direction.

I agree it is a new day and a new direction at CV.

Edited November 26, 2010 by camel lips

[CoHmempho04]

How is this not being talked about more?