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BRYAN BONE COMMISSION PROJECT

To honor the memory of our friend, Bryan Bone, I am pleased to be working with his friends and the staff at James F. Byrnes High School to create a substantial work for Wind Ensemble that will capture Bryan's passion and dogged determination for teaching, for band, and for young people. During his time teaching in South Carolina, Bryan taught in every classification, taking bands to the state finals in all classifications, winning the state championship in 3 of the 5 classifications.  He served on the Executive Board of the SCBDA as Chair of the Adjudication Committee and as Region Chair for the SCBDA.  His battle against colon cancer became an inspiration that brought hundreds of people together to provide love and support to him and his family in his final months.  My hope is that this project creates a work reminiscent of his steel resolve, providing an avenue for schools, people, and friends to join the consortium and be listed among those who loved and admired Bryan.  This commissioning project will pay for the writing of the work and anything above that will go directly to his family: Shanna, Dawson, and Caden. 

The piece will be a multi-movement work at a Grade 5 level, approximately 8-10 minutes in length. 

Kaci Cotter and Chuck Deen are the managers of the consortium and may be reached at the following email address:  bryanboneproject@lesliegilreath.com

Consortium Membership Levels

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PREMIERING LEVEL MEMBERSHIP (ENSEMBLE) $1,000.00

  • Ability to perform "Leave No Doubt" during the period of exclusivity: 1/1/25 to 7/1/25.

  • Bound Score from the Composer, signed.

  • Edited PDF parts.

  • MIDI mock-up recording of the piece for reference.

  • 45 Min Zoom Session for the ensemble with the composer. 

  • Recognition in the score to be published after 7/1/25. 

  • Recognition on the Leave No Doubt Page on www.lesliegilreath.com
     

NON-PREMIERING LEVEL MEMBERSHIP (ENSEMBLE) $500.00

  • Ability to perform "Leave No Doubt" following the period of exclusivity.  Performance may occur after 7/1/25. 

  • Bound Score from the Composer, signed.

  • Edited PDF parts.

  • MIDI mock-up recording of the piece for reference.

  • 25 Min Zoom Session for the ensemble with the composer. 

  • Recognition in the score to be published after 7/1/25.

  • Recognition on the Leave No Doubt Page on www.lesliegilreath.com
     

INDIVIDUAL LISTED ON SCORE LEVEL $150.00 and up.

  • Bound Score from the Composer, signed. 

  • Recognition in the score to be published after 7/1/25.

  • Recognition on the Leave No Doubt Page on www.lesliegilreath.com
     

SUPPORTER LEVEL $75.00

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