Meredith McAlmon is director of Guitar and Orchestra at Fulmore Middle School, one of a few schools to receive superior ratings in all categories from all judges in the 2015 District Concert and Sight reading Assessment. She sent this letter on the occasion of our celebration of Travis Marcum’s ten years as Director of Education and Outreach for Austin Classical Guitar.
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Dear Travis –
In case I can’t make it to the Cactus tonight, (Region Orchestra sectionals) I want to congratulate you on ten years of amazing achievements. I can’t teach El Chinati without visions of you forging your way through the barren mountains of West Texas, your guitar on your back, opening up new horizons as you bring the magic of making music through the guitar curriculum to the hungry and needy masses. Your name is very visible in my classes, and my students always want to know who Travis Marcum is. I just tell them that you’re the Red-Headed Stranger……..(Jeremy has come to be known as “The Dude” – they ask “Is The Dude coming today?”, and Matt is “The Famous Guy”) So – to The Red-Headed Stranger, The Dude, and The Famous Guy – you are a Mighty Threesome! Travis – thank you for everything you’ve done for the guitar and music and the art of teaching, and I wish you a spectacular evening!
your humble and grateful admirer –
Meredith McAlmon