District 6 Information
Please direct questions, comments, and concerns to District President Melissa Martin.

District 6 Officers
President:
Melissa Martin
Simon Kenton High School
11132 Madison Pike
Independence, KY 41051
Office: 859-363-4100
melissa.martin@kenton.kyschools.us


President Elect:
Chris Miller
Walton-Verona High School
30 School Road
Walton, KY 41094
Office: 859-485-7721
chris.miller@wv.kyschools.us



Secretary-Treasurer:
Beth Rowland
Highlands Middle School
2350 Memorial Parkway
Fort Thomas, KY 41075
Office: 859-781-5900
bethrowland@fortthomas.kyschools.us
Band (NKBDA):
Bill Kidwell
Gray Middle School
10400 US Highway 42
Union, KY 41091
Office: 859-384-5333
859-384-533
william.kidwell@boone.kyschools.us
Chorus:
Erin Core-Stine
Walton-Verona High School
30 School Road
Walton, KY 41094
Office: 859-485-7721
erin.corestine@wv.kyschools.us

General Music K-5:
Juanita Nelson
Campbell Ridge Elementary
3500 Grandview Road
Alexandria, KY 41001
Office: 859-448-4780
juanita.nelson@campbell.kyschools.us
Elem./Middle Instrumental:
Bill Kidwell
Gray Middle School

10400 US Highway 42
Union, KY 41091
Office: 859-384-5333
859-384-533
william.kidwell@boone.kyschools.us


Orchestra:
Jim Daughters
Conner Middle School
3300 Cougar Path
Hebron, KY 41048
Office: 859-334-4410
james.daughters@boone.kyschools.us
General Music 6-12:
Amy Huff
Campbell County Middle School
8000 Alexandria Pike
Alexandria, KY 41001
Office: 859-635-6077
amy.huff@campbell.kyschools.us
College/University:
Brant Karrick
Northern Kentucky University
Fine Arts 362, Nunn Drive
Highland Heights, KY 41099
Office: 859-572-5284
karrickb@nku.edu


Marching Band Chair
David Owens
Grant County High School
715 Warsaw Road
Dry Ridge, KY 41035
H: 859-445-4820
O: 859-824-9756
david.owens@grant.kyschools.us

 
Festival Manager, Instrumental:
David Fuller
Campbell County Middle School
8000 Alexandria Pike
Alexandria, KY 41001
Office: 859-635-6077
david.fuller@campbell.kyschools.us
Festival Manager, Choral:
Chris Shortt
Ryle High School
10379 US Highway 42
Union, KY 41091
Office: 859-384-5300
christopher.shortt@boone.kyschools.us
 
 

Fall Meeting:

The KMEA District 6 Fall Meeting - Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 4:00 pm; Simon Kenton High School

Band Dates
First round All-state auditions - TBA
Select Band auditions - TBA
High School Solo and Ensemble - TBA
Middle School Concert Festival -TBA
Select Band - TBA
High School Concert Festival - TBA
Select Jazz Band - TBA
More information can be found on the Northern Kentucky Band Directors' Association
Web site: http://www.nkbda.com

Choral Dates
All-state Auditions - TBA
NKU HIgh School Honor Choir - TBA
All-state District Rehearsal – TBA
Solo/Ensemble - February 25, 2012: Dixie Heights High School
High School Choral Festival - March 22, 2012; Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia
Middle School Choral Festival - May 3, 2012; Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia

Elementary:

Elementary Report---Juanita Nelson
This year, KMEA District 6 elementary schools held another successful Northern Kentucky 5th/6th Grade Honor Choir concert with conductor, Mrs. Cynthia Gray .

There were 171 participants from seven Northern Kentucky counties representing 32 public, private, and parochial music programs.

Middle School Instrumental:

Middle School Instrumental---Bill Kidwell, chair
Middle school solo and ensemble festival was held at Campbell County Middle School and had 402 scheduled events. Judges were very complimentary of the level at which the students performed.

The middle school concert band festival was held on May 20/21st at NKU. 23 middle school bands participated from district 6. The Scheduled date was March 9/10, but was postponed due to snow.

Dr. Ann Porter was guest conductor for the middle school Select Band in March. The select band consisted of 114 students grades 6-8.
Middle School Solo & Ensemble Festival Sat. April 24 @ Campbell Co. Middle School. around 400 events.
Judges - Mallory Draughn, Shelia O'nan, Robin Barker, Chad Sheridan, Matt Chandler, Debbie Brown, Tyler Andrew, Brian Brown, Josh Mallory, Duane Gutzwiller, Dean Marotta.

Middle School Concert Band Festival Thursday-Friday May 20-21 @ NKU. 30 Bands
Judges - Tanya Bromley, Kevin Bowling, Eric Allen, Mike Mannerino

Middle School Choral:

Middle School Vocal---Amy Huff, chair
The District 6 Middle School Honor Choir was held at Campbell County High School on March 5th. The honor choir had students from 12 schools with a total of 143 students participating.
Dr. Pat Freer was the conductor.

Next year's honor choir will be the first Friday in March.

High School Choral:

High School Vocal---Erin Core-Stine, chair
Northern Kentucky University Honor Choir will be Sunday November 7, Monday November 8 and Tuesday November 9th. The event will be held on the campus of NKU this year.

High School Instrumental:

High School Instrumental—David Fuller, chair
High School Solo & Ensemble Festival Sat. March 6 @ NKU. around 300 events.
Judges - Peggy Grant, Marianne Brenneman, Michael VanPelt, Raquel Rodriguez, David Dunevant, Nick Kelley, Karen Scheider, Frank Restesan

High School Concert Band Festival Friday-Sat. March 26-27 @ NKU. 23 Bands
Judges - Dr. Richard Miles, Nan Moore, Brian Froedge, Mike Mannerino