Dennis Hayslett
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Dennis Hayslett is an American music educator, conductor, and performer, with a particular focus upon the Concert Band
and Jazz
idioms.
where he taught conducting, instrumental music education, and guided the Graduate Degree Program in Wind Conducting. Dr. Hayslett held similar positions on the faculties of The University of Toledo
, Kent State University
, and Western New Mexico University, and has directed both concert and marching bands at the college level, as well as teaching numerous graduate and undergraduate music courses. While a faculty member at The University of Toledo, he also conducted the Livonia Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
, Libby Larsen
, Donald Erb
, and W. Francis McBeth
, among others, that have been highly praised by the composers.
As a professional woodwind performer, he has played with Stan Kenton
, Max Roach, George Duke
, Bill Watrous, Thad Jones
, Dionne Warwick, James Galway
, Itzhak Perlman
, Midori, and Vladimir Ashkenazy
, as well as a number of rock groups, including America, Kansas, and Sweet Thunder. He has also performed with numerous symphony orchestras throughout the U.S.
and as a member of the Editorial Board of the research journal Contributions to Music Education.
He also holds elected memberships in Phi Beta Mu and Pi Kappa Lambda
and honorary memberships in Tau Beta Sigma
and Kappa Kappa Psi
.
Concert band
A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
and Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
idioms.
Career
Dennis Hayslett was formerly Director of Bands at Eastern Illinois UniversityEastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a...
where he taught conducting, instrumental music education, and guided the Graduate Degree Program in Wind Conducting. Dr. Hayslett held similar positions on the faculties of The University of Toledo
University of Toledo
The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:...
, Kent State University
Kent State University
Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...
, and Western New Mexico University, and has directed both concert and marching bands at the college level, as well as teaching numerous graduate and undergraduate music courses. While a faculty member at The University of Toledo, he also conducted the Livonia Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
Performances
Much of Dr. Hayslett’s experience has been as a teacher and director of bands and orchestras in the public schools. Ensembles under his direction have received superior ratings at contests and festivals and performed for numerous prestigious clinics and conventions, including the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the American School Band Directors Association Clinic, the State Convention of the Ohio Music Education Association, the State Convention of the Illinois Music Education Association, and the Ohio Band Directors Conference. He has also been engaged in presenting premiere performances of compositions by leading composers, including Ned RoremNed Rorem
Ned Rorem is a Pulitzer prize-winning American composer and diarist. He is best known and most praised for his song settings.-Life:...
, Libby Larsen
Libby Larsen
Libby Larsen is one of America’s most performed living composers. She has created a catalogue of over 400 works spanning virtually every genre from intimate vocal and chamber music to massive orchestral works and over fifteen operas...
, Donald Erb
Donald Erb
Donald Erb was an American composer best known for large orchestral works such as Concerto for Brass and Orchestra and Ritual Observances.-Early years:...
, and W. Francis McBeth
W. Francis McBeth
William Francis McBeth was born March 9, 1933, in Ropesville, Texas .McBeth is a prolific composer, whose wind band works are highly respected. His primary musical influences include Clifton Williams, Bernard Rogers, and Howard Hanson...
, among others, that have been highly praised by the composers.
As a professional woodwind performer, he has played with Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
Stanley Newcomb "Stan" Kenton was a pianist, composer, and arranger who led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years he was widely active as an educator....
, Max Roach, George Duke
George Duke
George Duke is a multi-faceted American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He has worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and professor of music...
, Bill Watrous, Thad Jones
Thad Jones
Thaddeus Joseph Jones was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader.-Biography:Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan to a musical family of ten . Thad Jones was a self taught musician, performing professionally by the age of sixteen...
, Dionne Warwick, James Galway
James Galway
- External links : IMGArtists.com 15 September 2008. AllAboutJazz.com 5 August 2008.*...
, Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman is an Israeli-born violinist, conductor, and instructor of master classes. He is regarded as one of the pre-eminent violinists of the 20th and early-21st centuries.-Early life:...
, Midori, and Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy is a Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist. Since 1972 he has been a citizen of Iceland, his wife Þórunn's country of birth. Since 1978, because of his many obligations in Europe, he and his family have resided in Meggen, near Lucerne in Switzerland...
, as well as a number of rock groups, including America, Kansas, and Sweet Thunder. He has also performed with numerous symphony orchestras throughout the U.S.
Guest Conducting and Clinics
Dr. Hayslett is very active as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator. He has presented clinics and workshops both nationally and regionally for various organizations including the Music Educators National Conference and the National Band Directors Workshop. In addition, he has served as guest conductor for numerous All-State and Regional Honor and Festival Bands throughout the United States and internationally. He is a contributor to Strategies for Teaching: Guide for Music Methods Classes, and Spotlight on Teaching Band, both published by MENC.Professional Memberships
Hayslett’s professional affiliations and memberships include the National Band Association, the American School Band Directors Association, the College Band Directors National Association, and the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). Dr. Hayslett is past Vice-President of the New Mexico Music Educators Association, as well as serving on the Board of Trustees of VanderCook College of MusicVandercook College of Music
VanderCook College of Music is a private, liberal arts college in Chicago, Illinois, and is the only college in the country solely specializing in the training of music educators. Students may pursue a Bachelor of Music in Education , Master of Music in Education , and Master of Music in Education...
and as a member of the Editorial Board of the research journal Contributions to Music Education.
He also holds elected memberships in Phi Beta Mu and Pi Kappa Lambda
Pi Kappa Lambda
Pi Kappa Lambda is an American honor society for undergraduate students, graduate students, and professors of music. There are currently 205 active chapters and approximately 64,500 individual members....
and honorary memberships in Tau Beta Sigma
Tau Beta Sigma
Tau Beta Sigma is a co-educational national honorary band sorority dedicated to serving college and university bands. The Sorority, headquartered at the historic Stillwater Station in Stillwater, Oklahoma, numbers over 3,500 active members in 145 active chapters, and over 40,000 alumni...
and Kappa Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Psi is a fraternity for college and university band members. It was founded on November 27, 1919 at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in Stillwater, Oklahoma. William Scroggs, now regarded as the "Founder," together with "Mr. Kappa Kappa Psi" A...
.