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The Miami Beach Senior High Rock Ensemble is a high school rock band directed by Clark Douglas Burris. Established by Burris in 1972, the Rock Ensemble has played rock music in South Florida and across the country for 40 years. Notable alumni of the Rock Ensemble include Fernando Perdomo, Chris Price and Ann Curless. The Rock Ensemble has covered many eras of rock and pop music, from The Rolling Stones, Heart, and Pink Floyd to Red Hot Chili Peppers and Taylor Swift.〔Jesse Kirkpatrick. (2010). Miami Beach High Rock Ensemble: Still Rockin’ the Planet. Miami Beach Community News. Retrieved from http://www.communitynewspapers.com/miami-beach/miami-beach-high-rock-ensemble-still-rockin%E2%80%99-the-planet/〕 During the 2011-2012 school year, Burris announced his retirement. On April 28, 2012, the Rock Ensemble played its final concert, marking 40 years of rocking the planet.〔http://www.rockensemble.com/concert-dates/concert-archives/40th-anniversary-concert/〕 Burris has since retired from Miami Beach Senior High School. ==Doug Burris== Clark Douglas Burris was born on March 21, 1942 in Paterson, New Jersey.〔http://www.rockensemble.com/about/〕 Burris grew up in Monroe, New York, where he attended the Monroe-Woodbury School System. Throughout school, Burris played trumpet and baritone horn and sang with the high school chorus. In addition, Burris taught himself how to play the guitar and performed with a local band, the Variations, during his high school years. Burris also lettered in football, wrestling and track. He graduated from Monroe-Woodbury Central High School in 1960. Burris earned his Associates in Applied Arts Degree in Music at Orange County Community College. In 1962, Burris attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Burris studied trombone, which he played with the Marching Chiefs. In January 1967, Burris was hired by the Highland Falls Central High School System in Highland Falls, New York to teach instrumental music. He also organized a jazz band and film scoring ensemble. In 1969, Burris attended the University of Miami Frost School of Music in Coral Gables, Florida. In 1970, at age 28, Burris was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.〔http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080502/COMM/805020379/-1/NEWS14〕 He received his Masters Degree in Music Education from the University of Miami in January 1971. In June 1971, Burris was hired at Miami Beach Senior High School to teach guitar. He was given permission by Beach High principal Dr. Solomon Lichter to form the first-ever school rock band. In September 1972, Burris founded the Miami Beach Senior High Rock Ensemble. On November 10, 2000, Burris was inducted into the Miami Beach Senior High Alumni Association Hall of Fame. On November 13, 2003, he earned the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 2003 National Achievement Award. On February 10, 2005, he received the Florida State University Opperman Citation For Outstanding Accomplishment in Teaching and Leadership. On September 7, 2006, the Miami-Dade County League of Cities presented him with an award for 35 Years of Dedication to Music Education at Miami Beach Senior High School. In 2007, the Town of Surfside, Florida proclaimed June 12 "Doug Burris Day." During the 2011-2012 school year, Doug Burris announced his retirement from Miami Beach Senior High School. The City of Miami Beach Proclaimed April 11, 2012, as 'Doug Burris Day' in recognition of his 40 years of commitment to the musical education of the students of Miami Beach Senior High School, the Arts and Entertainment Industry, and serving as a Beacon of Accomplishment for Others with Multiple Sclerosis and to the City of Miami Beach Community at Large.〔(2012). ''Rock Ensemble Celebrates 40th Anniversary Concert.'' Miami Beach Community News. Retrieved from http://www.communitynewspapers.com/miami-beach/rock-ensemble-celebrates-40th-anniversary-concert/〕 Burris currently resides in Coconut Grove, Florida. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rock Ensemble」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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