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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For his outstanding dedication to classical music in |
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the Rio Grande Valley, Dr. Carl Seale is being honored at the Valley |
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Symphony Orchestra and Chorale Red Bow Concerto Gala on April 30, |
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2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Seale holds a bachelor's degree in music from |
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Baylor University, a master's degree in music from the University |
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of Louisville, and a doctor of musical arts degree in composition |
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from the University of North Texas; he worked as the orchestra |
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director for high schools in Denton and Edinburg before serving as |
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the head band director at Harlingen High School for six years; in |
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1971, he joined the faculty of The University of Texas--Pan |
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American and two years later was appointed conductor of the Valley |
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Symphony Orchestra; and |
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WHEREAS, The sixth person to fill this prestigious position |
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since the orchestra was founded in 1952, Dr. Seale helped to ensure |
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the group's ongoing success by leading the effort to form the South |
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Texas Symphony Association, which was organized in 1976 to |
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supplement UT--Pan American in its support of the orchestra; also |
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during Dr. Seale's tenure, the Rio Grande Valley Chorale joined the |
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VSO, becoming a permanent addition to the concert season; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted and prolific composer, Dr. Seale has |
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created works in a wide variety of genres, including two ballets, |
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two operas, and three series of hymn tunes, and his composition "The |
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Flight of Icarus" won the Texas Orchestra Directors Association |
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Composition Contest in 1996; he conducted his own "Symphony for |
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Friends: A Farewell" in May 2001 to mark his retirement from the |
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orchestra, and later that year, he fulfilled a commission by the |
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Valley Land Fund with a multimedia piece he named "Jewels of a Land |
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Alive"; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Seale has further distinguished himself as a |
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guest conductor with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra and several |
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Mexican state orchestras, as a clinician and conductor for school |
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bands in Texas, Kentucky, and Indiana, and as the longtime music |
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director for the First Presbyterian Church in McAllen, where he |
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composed and arranged a number of works for the choir; although he |
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is now retired, he continues to serve as conductor emeritus of the |
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Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorale and as professor emeritus at |
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UT--Pan American; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Carl Seale's musical achievements have inspired |
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and delighted audiences in the Rio Grande Valley for more than 30 |
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years, and he may indeed take great pride in his contributions to |
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the cultural richness of the region; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to Dr. Carl Seale on the occasion of |
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the Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorale Red Bow Concerto Gala |
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2011 and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Seale as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gonzales of Hidalgo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1523 was adopted by the House on May |
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5, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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