Concert Band Festival

Mary Lou Boderman retired from the Salem Keizer School District in 2020 as the Coordinator of Music and Drama. Prior to her administrative appointment she served the district as the director of bands at South Salem High School for 21 years.

Under her direction, the South High Wind Ensemble won the OSAA State Band championship 10 times. Along with numerous festival and conference appearances throughout the Western States and Hawaii the Wind Ensemble from South made 2 trips to Australia and New Zealand highlighted by performances in the Sydney Opera House. In the summer of 2008, the group was invited to represent the United States, performing in Shanghai and Beijing, China during events leading to the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics. The group also was invited to perform during the reception celebrating Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski’s second inauguration.

Before beginning her work with the Salem Keizer School District, Mrs. Boderman was the Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at Columbia Christian College. Over the years she has held numerous positions in professional organizations including president of the Oregon Band Directors Association and has maintained memberships in NAfME, OMEA, OBDA, and the National Band Association for whom she was honored to serve as a member of the national selection committee for the William D. Revelli Composition Contest. Mrs. Boderman also served as a member of the Executive Board of the Oregon Schools Activities Association (OSAA). She presently is one of the Co-chairs of the OBDA Adjudication Committee.

During her career, Mrs. Boderman has received the Outstanding Music Educator of the Year award from the Oregon Symphony Association in Salem (2003), NFHS – Oregon (2005), OMEA (2008), NFHS – Region 8 (2018). She has been presented a “Citation of Excellence” from the National Band Association for outstanding achievement and most recently was inducted into the Northwest Bandmasters Association.

Dr. Llinás served as an Associate Professor of Music and the Associate Director of Bands at Louisiana State University before accepting his position at the University of Oregon. His responsibilities include conducting the LSU Symphonic Winds, teaching undergraduate and graduate conducting, and directing the Tiger Band.  Prior to his arrival to LSU, he was completing his graduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin where he was working with every facet of the band program including the Longhorn Marching Band, Basketball Band, wind ensembles, and chamber music.  From 2003 to 2007, Llinás was director of bands at Miami Coral Park Senior High School until he moved to W. Charles Akins High School from 2007 to 2008.

As a clinician, Llinás has a public face nationally and internationally.  He has worked with chamber orchestras and ensembles in Colombia and Austria, conducted honor bands throughout the US, guest conducted the Dallas Winds, and presented at several conventions including WASBE, The Midwest Clinic, TMEA, FMEA, LMEA, and OMEA to name a few. In 2012, he appeared as a guest conductor with the West Point Band conducting music by Michael Daugherty.

As a composer, Llinás has been commissioned to compose works for musicians from across the country. Waking Dreams and Javier’s Dialog were recorded by Mark Hetzler, trombone professor at The University of Wisconsin, on Summit Records on two separate albums in 2012 and 2014. His compositions and arrangements have also been performed by The University of Texas Wind Ensemble, The University of Texas Men’s and Women’s Chorus, the Dallas Winds, as well as performances by solo artists from The University of Texas, The University of Wisconsin, Furman University, Conservatoire Strasbourg in France, Vanderbilt University, and Huston-Tillotson University.

In the world of marching arts, Llinás is an active arranger/composer/show designer producing competitive marching band and indoor percussion shows for over 50 programs across the nation. Several of his works have been published by Center X Productions and performances of his works could be heard throughout the country including Oklahoma State University, Texas Tech University, The University of Arkansas, Penn State University, Louisiana State University, and The University of Texas at Austin. Several special projects have been commissioned of him by Estefan Enterprises in Miami, FL for the Miami Dolphins and the Florida Marlins, as well as the 2007 Orange Bowl Halftime Production with special guest star from American Idol Taylor Hicks.

He maintains memberships in the Conductors Guild, the College Band Directors National Association, the Texas Music Educators Association, the Golden Key National Honors Society, and the Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society. His recording credits include projects with The University of Texas at Austin, Summit Records, and Florida International University.

Dr. Patrick Murphy is Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at the University of Portland. He has presented sessions at regional, national, and international conferences in both the United States and Europe. His historical research includes on Soviet wind band music, about which he is consulted by conductors and researchers worldwide, and on music in Japanese internment camps during World War II. Additionally, he is an active presenter and presider at music education and music theory conferences.

A proponent of new and diverse repertoire for wind bands, Dr. Murphy’s degrees include a Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting from the University of Arizona, an M.A. in Music Education from the University of Minnesota, and a B.M. from Washington State University, also in Music Education. Locally, he is conductor of the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony and Portland Community Wind Band, in addition to being an active adjudicator and clinician.

Patrick Vandehey is a Professor Emeritus at Portland State University, where, prior to retirement, he held the position of Associate Professor of Music for five years. Prior to taking the position at PSU, he taught 14 years at George Fox University and 23 years in the Beaverton School District, 14 years at Aloha High School and 9 years at Westview High School. Mr. Vandehey received his Bachelors of Art and Bachelors of Music from the University of Washington, and a Masters of Teaching Music at Portland State University.

Mr. Vandehey is a Past-President of the Oregon Band Directors Association and serves on the Adjudication Training Board of OBDA. He served for two years as the Band Liaison to the Oregon Schools Activity Association. He has served twice on the Oregon Music Education Association’s Board as Band Chair served on the OMEA Executive board as President in 2005-2006.

In 1993 Mr. Vandehey was the State, Regional and National recipient of the ASBDA- Stanbury Award for Outstanding Young Band Director. In 2000 he was inducted into the Band World Legion of Honor by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. Also in 2000 he was named one of Oregon’s top ten Music Educators by the Oregon Music Educators Association in the Teaching Music Magazine. In 2002 Mr. Vandehey received the Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association. He is a founding member of the Oregon Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, and in 2006 was inducted into the Northwest Bandmaster’s Association. Mr. Vandehey was named the Oregon’s Outstanding Music Educator in 2010 by OMEA.

Mr. Vandehey began his career at Aloha High School and from 1980 to 1994 built an award winning program in concert, jazz and marching band. Aloha High School placed in the top three at the Oregon State Band Championships from 1990 to 1994 placing 1st in 1992. He moved to Westview High School when it opened in 1994. Since Westview’s opening, all aspects of the band program have excelled. The Westview Symphonic Band qualified for the State Band Championships each year of its existence and placed in the top three in the last six years of Mr. Vandehey’s tenure there, winning in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

The Band program at George Fox University grew significantly under Mr. Vandehey’s direction. In 2007 and 2009 George Fox was selected to perform at the MENC Northwest Convention. In 2008 and 2016 the George Fox Symphonic Band was the featured ensemble at the Oregon Music Educators Association conference. In 2010 the Symphonic Band was invited to perform at the Western International Band Clinic in Seattle, Washington.

Mr. Vandehey was the coordinator of Music Education at George Fox. Through the development of a comprehensive Music Education program the number of music education majors has grew from five in 2003 to 30 in 2010. Because of his work with the Music Education Curriculum, Mr. Vandehey was invited to be a presenter at the Society of Music Teacher Education at North Carolina University in 2007.

Mr. Vandehey is married to Kristin, his wife of 40 years and has two daughters, both of whom are educators.