Richard and Gayle Crain

Richard and Gayle Crain have served as National Concert Band Festival coordinators for fourteen years, as well as constant resources for Bands of America programs. They have both also attended the Honor Band of America tours to Europe and Japan in 1997 and 1999 respectively. Richard currently serves as a frequent clinician, adjudicator, lecturer and evaluator of music programs throughout the U.S. and Canada and serves as the Region 9 Executive Secretary for the University Interscholastic League in Texas.

Richard Crain currently serves on a number of national musical organizations. He is Vice-President of the Midwest Clinic Board of Directors, serves as Executive Secretary of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, and has served as President of the Texas Bandmasters Association, Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Mu and the Texas Music Adjudicators Association. Richard has been honored as Texas Bandmaster of the Year from the Texas Bandmasters Association and as Outstanding Music Educator from NFIAA. Spring High School, Spring, TX honored him with the naming of the Richard C. Crain Fine Arts Building. Before becoming a full-time music industry liaison, Richard served as the Director of Music for 21 years for the Spring Independent School District, and previously at Westfield H.S., and Belton H.S. in Texas.

Gayle Crain has served as a Festival Coordinating Assistant and band wife for over 43 years. Gayle has chaperoned countless music trips, whether on chartered buses or chartered planes. Gayle serves on a number of national music association committees, and on the board of the Texas Bandmasters Spouses and is a past president. Before devoting her life to music, Gayle taught business, English and journalism courses at several Texas colleges and secondary schools. She received the Outstanding Occupational/Technical Teacher award for Spring ISD and was elected to the state board of the Vocational Office Education Teachers Association of Texas and as Secretary of the state board of the Office Education Teachers Association of Texas.