(INDIANAPOLIS) ─ Music for All has elected two new members to its Board of Directors: Rodney Dorsey, Director of Bands at Indiana University, Bloomington; and Michael Bogers, Vice President of Commercial and Industrial Banking at The National Bank of Indianapolis, Indiana.
A Yamaha Master Educator, Rodney Dorsey is Professor of Music at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, a position he has held since 2018. As conductor of the internationally recognized Indiana Wind Ensemble, he guides all aspects of the graduate Wind Conducting program. In the past, he has held various director positions at the University of Oregon, University of Michigan, DePaul University, and Northwestern University. Dorsey is on the board of directors of the Midwest Clinic in Chicago and an elected member of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association. A native of Gainesville, FL, Professor Dorsey also taught public school for many years in Florida and Georgia.
“I am pleased to welcome Dr. Rodney Dorsey as a new member of Music for All’s Board of Directors,” says Gayl Doster, Chairman. “Dr. Dorsey brings to the board extensive experience in all levels of music education that will help to guide Music for All in the future.”
As Vice President of Commercial and Industrial Banking at The National Bank of Indianapolis, Michael Bogers focuses on relationship-centered commercial entities that are looking for more than just a bank. Bogers received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Economics from DePauw University and received his Master of Science in Accounting from the Kelley School of Business. He participated in choir having studied with many remarkable voice teachers who lit a spark for music that still remains. Bogers hopes by serving on the board of Music for All, he will help continue those instructors’ good work by helping young people find themselves through the gift of music.
“Mr. Boger’s financial expertise and involvement in various non-profit organizations superbly qualifies him to provide helpful guidance and oversight to Music for All,” says Gayl Doster.
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Music for All is a nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to create, provide, and expand positively life-changing experiences through music for all. Music for All annually presents more than 45 programs and events nationwide, including the Bands of America Grand National Championships and a Super Regional Championship in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis; the Music for All National Festival for bands, orchestras, and choirs in Indianapolis; the Music for All Summer Symposium, a national summer camp for school music students and teachers at Ball State University; and Affiliate Festivals across America.
About Music for All
Since 1975, Music for All, through its Music for All, Bands of America, Orchestra America, and choir programs, has been a destination and set the standard for scholastic music ensemble performance and music education advocacy. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization, Music for All’s mission is to create, provide, and expand positively life-changing experiences through music for all. Music for All’s vision is to be a catalyst to ensure that every child in America has access and opportunity for active music-making in his or her scholastic environment. Music for All serves more than 500,000 participants annually with programs that include 30+ annual events, including the Bands of America Grand National Championships and Regional Championships for marching bands, the Music for All Summer Symposium camp for students and teachers, the Music for All National Festival and Affiliate Regional Music Festivals for concert bands, orchestras, choirs, chamber ensembles, percussion ensembles, and the national honor concert band, jazz band, orchestra, and the Bands of America Honor Band that will march for the fifth time in the Rose Parade® in 2021.
Sponsor Information
Music for All efforts are supported through sponsorships, including current partnerships with National Presenting Sponsor: Yamaha Corporation of America; Official Uniform Sponsor: Fred J. Miller, Inc.; Official Student Travel Partner: Music Travel Consultants; Official Spirit Wear Sponsor: PepWear; Official Performance Equipment Sponsor: Wenger Corporation; Corporate Sponsors: Ball State University, Visit Indy and the City of Indianapolis, and Strategic Advocacy Partner: NAMM; Associate Sponsors: BAND the mobile app, DANSR, Director’s Showcase International, REMO, Woodwind & Brasswind. Music for All is also supported by the Indiana Arts Commission and the
National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; the Arts Council of Indianapolis and the City of Indianapolis; Ball Brothers Foundation; Lilly Endowment Inc.; George and Frances Ball Foundation; Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, Inc.; CMA Foundation; Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr., Memorial Foundation, Inc.; and Arthur Jordan Foundation.
