The International Euphonium Institute

The International
Euphonium Institute
June 20-26, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia
Emory University
Major Sponsors
Euphonium.com
Miraphone
Sterling
Willson Band Instruments
The Woodwind and Brasswind
Yamaha Corporation of America
York
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Welcome to The International Euphonium Institute 2010!
Welcome to our 7th Year of IEI!! It has been another fantastic year in the making and we have
some special guests that include not only our international guests, David Childs, Manfred Heidler
and Patricio Cosentino, but also many artists from around the US. Thank you for being a part of this
amazing week and also a personal thanks to our sponsors that make this week possible. I look forward to being inspired by the vitality and musicianship of the participants.
Adam Frey
Artistic Director, The International Euphonium Institute
Table of Contents
Daily Schedule and Programs
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Biographies of Artists and Staff
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Presenting and Major Sponsors
Supporting Sponsors
Cimarron Music
Meinl-Weston
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Program of Events
Sunday, June 20
1:00-5:30 PM Registration at Tharp Rehearsal Hall at the Schwartz Center
5:00 PM Meeting, Social, and Dinner - Tharp Rehearsal Hall
7:30 PM Opening Recital - Meet the Staff of IEI 2010 Recital
Monday, June 21
7:30 AM Breakfast (Everyday)
8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Roger Behrend/ Bernard Flythe (tubas)
9:15 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal
11:00 AM Master Class - Roger Behrend
12:30 PM Lunch - Arts Common Room
1:15 PM Chamber Music Introduction
ARTIST COURSE
STUDENT COURSE
1:30 PM Chamber Music
1:30 PM Master Class - Martin Cochran
3:00 PM Practice / Break
3:00 PM Chamber Music
4:00 PM Master Class - Manfred Heidler
5:30 PM Dinner
7:30 PM Evening Concert - Adam Frey, Bernard Flythe, and Tom Gibson
Tuesday, June 22
8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Roger Behrend/ Patricio Cosentino (tubas)
9:15 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal
11:00 AM Master Class - Adam Frey - Articulation Focus
12:30 PM Lunch - Arts Common Room
ARTIST COURSE
STUDENT COURSE
1:30 PM Chamber Music
1:30 PM Master Class - Jamie Lipton
3:00 PM Practice / Break
3:00 PM Chamber Music
4:00 PM Master Class - Roger Behrend
4:00 PM Master Class/Practice/Break
5:30 PM Dinner
7:30 PM Evening Concert - Jamie Lipton, Manfred Heidler and Roger Behrend
Wednesday June 23
8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Adam Frey/ Patricio Cosentino (tubas)
9:15 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal
11:00 AM Master Class - Cello Perspective Class
12:30 PM Change/Prepare to Depart
1:00 PM Box Lunches and Departure for Alpharetta
2:45 PM Master Class - Patricio Cosentino
5:00 PM Dinner at Alpharetta First United Methodist Church
6:30 PM Outreach and External Concert at AFUMC (Ice Cream Social afterwards!!)
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Program of Events
Thursday, June 24
8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Adam Frey / Patricio Cosentino (tubas)
9:15 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal
11:00 AM Master Class - The View from the Podium - A Conductor’s Perspective
12:30 PM Lunch - Arts Common Room
ARTIST COURSE
STUDENT COURSE
1:30 PM Chamber Music
1:30 PM Duets and Music Exploration
2:45 PM Duets and Music Exploration
2:45 PM Chamber Music
4:00 PM Master Class and Jazz Improv Class - Tom Gibson
5:30 PM Dinner
7:30 PM Concert - Martin Cochran, Patricio Cosentino, and Jazz with Joe Grandsen
Friday, June 25
8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - David Childs (on stage)
9:15 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal
10:00 AM Master Class - Adam Frey
11:30 AM Chamber Music
12:30 PM Lunch
1:15 PM Career Roundtable and Discussion / Exhibits
3:00 PM Participant Recital #1
4:45 PM Master Class - David Childs
6:00 PM Participant Recital #2
7:30 PM Guest Artist Recital - David Childs
8:15 PM Dinner - Cookout - Games - Concert with Mercury Orkestar
Saturday, June 26
8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - David Childs (on stage)
9:15 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal
11:00 AM Master Class - David Childs
12:30 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Participant Recital #3
3:30 PM Participant Recital #4
5:00 PM Dinner
7:30 PM Gala Concert with the IEI Ensembles and the Georgia Brass Band
Sunday, June 27
8:00 AM Breakfast and Depart
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Participant and Instrument Pickup at Residence Hall
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Sunday, June 20 - 7:30 PM
Meet the Staff of IEI 2010 Recital
Caryl Conger, Piano
Pearls
Roland Szentpali
Jamie Lipton, euphonium
Concertino für Tenorhorn (Bariton)
Hans Kolditz
Manfred Heidler, barytone
Pandillero Nr. 1
Renata
My Mountain Top
Augusto Portugal Vidangos
arr. Roldof Condori Plinio
Fernando Morais
Patricio Cosentino, tuba
Andy Scott
text/narration by Lemn Sissay
Martin Cochran, euphonium
Concierto Ibérico
Fire
Tim Jansa
Adam Frey, euphonium
World Premiere
Nautical Variations
Jeff Taylor
Roger Behrend, euphonium
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Monday, June 15 - 7:30 PM
Artist Recital - Adam Frey, Bernard Flythe, and Tom Gibson
Caryl Conger, Piano
Sonata No. 6
GF Handel arr. Frey
Andante and Allegro
Guy Ropartz
Sonata for Tuba
Andante Moderato
Allegro leggero
Bruce Broughton
Bernard Flythe, tuba
Benediction
John Stevens
Tamara Albrecht, organ
Pearls 2
Nissan 300ZX
Roland Szentpali
— Intermission —
Cuatro Intenciones
Jazzedo
Envolvente y agitado
Candombera
Jorge Tagliepietra
Patricio Cosentino, tuba
North American Premiere
Gospel Song Fantasy
Bruce Stark
Tom Gibson, trombone and Derrieux Edgecombe, piano
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Lewis Buckley
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Tuesday, June 18 - 7:30 PM
Artist Recital - Jamie Lipton, Manfred Heidler, and Roger Behrend
Sonata in F Minor
Triste
G.F. Telemann
Concerto for Tuba
Romanza
Vaughan Williams
Cascades
Allen Vizzutti
Jamie Lipton, euphonium
Magi Shumanova, piano
Konzert für Euphonium
Alexandr Poteenko
Manfred Heidler, barytone
Caryl Conger, piano
— Intermission —
Andante and Allegro
J.E. Barat
Reverie
William Wiedrich
In the Gentle Rain
Robert W. Smith
Tre Canzone
Jerry Ascione
Roger Behrend, euphonium
Caryl Conger, piano
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Thursday, June 24 - 7:30 PM
Artist Recital - Martin Cochran, Patricio Cosentino, and IEI Jazz Night
Sonata III in F Major
Johann Ernst Galliard
Six Studies in Alabama Folk Song
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Euphonium Concerto
Giocoso
Vladimir Cosma
Martin Cochran, euphonium
Caryl Conger, piano
Xaxando No Cerrado
Fernando Morais
Carnavalito Chayero from Serie Argentina
Jorge Tagliapietra
Oblivion
Astor Piazzolla
arr. Jorge Tagliapietra
Patricio Cosentino, tuba
Caryl Conger, piano
— Intermission —
IEI Jazz Night
Announced from stage
Joe Grandsen, trumpet
Tommy Sauter, bass
Tom Gibson, trombone
Justin Varnes, drums
Kevin Bales, piano
Special euphonium guests
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Friday, June 25 - 7:30 PM
Artist Recital - David Childs
Fantasy
Hummel
Euphonium Concerto
I. The Juggler
II. Romanza
III. 'It Takes Two...'
IV. A Troika? Tidy!
Karl Jenkins
World Premiere
Due Tramonti
Einaudi
The Window Opens to the Ocean
Jiro Censhu
Adam Frey, euphonium
Carnival of Venice
Nicoli Paganini
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Saturday, June 26 - 7:30 PM
Gala Concert
The IEI Euphonium Ensembles
Adam Frey, Richard Prior, and Scott Stewart, Conductors
Selections announced from Stage
— Intermission —
The Georgia Brass Band
John Morrison, Conductor
Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla
Mikhail Glinka
Arr. Howard Lorriman
Decade Celebration
Stephen Bulla
Rule Britannia
John Hartmann
Adam Frey, euphonium
Shenandoah
Traditional
Arr. Len Ballantine
Tuba Tapestry
Michael Brand
Patricio Cosentino, tuba
Summon the Dragon
Peter Graham
Lament from Stabat Mater
The Hot Canary
Karl Jenkins
Paul Nero
David Childs, euphonium
Suite Gothique
Leon Boëllmann
Arr. Eric Ball
Introduction-Choral
Menuet Gothique
Prière à Notre-Dame
Toccata
Midwest March
J.J. Richards
Arr. Derek Broadbent
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Adam Frey - Artistic Director
Adam Frey travels the globe sharing his virtuoso talent, sensitive lyricism, and connection with audiences. Whether Adam’s performing with orchestras, wind bands, brass bands, or in solo recitals, audiences love his charismatic personality and accessible musical interpretations, and audiences rave
over his technical prowess and championship of the euphonium.
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Adam received his musical training at the University of Georgia and
the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England. As a major ambassador of the euphonium, Adam has more than 70 works that have been composed or specifically arranged for him.
Adam has played with ensembles the world over, including the world famous Boston Pops, Cheju
Symphony Orchestra in South Korea, the Vaasa Symphony Orchestra in Finland, and along with
symphonies in Seattle, Oregon, Atlanta, Greensboro, Rome, Athens, and Charleston in the United
States. He also performs regularly with wind bands and brass bands that have included Soli Brass in
Holland, Point of Ayr in Wales, the National Youth Brass Band of Switzerland and wind bands from
Singapore, Germany, Hong Kong, and the United States.
As a teacher, Adam has published articles and reviews internationally and served as an assistant editor of the Euphonium Source
Book. He serves as president of The Euphonium Foundation Inc., a
non-profit established to promote the euphonium, and as Artistic
Director of The International Euphonium Institute, North America’s largest camp dedicated specifically to the euphonium. Adam
also serves as Adjunct Professor of Euphonium at Georgia State
University and as an Artist Affiliate with Emory University.
Adam has an impressive collection of recordings that range from
his first solo recording, Listen to THIS!!, with piano to Collected
Dreams, an enchanting collection of traditional Scottish, Irish, and
classical melodies with synthesizer to his partnership with Scott
Hartmann, former trombonist with the Empire Brass Quintet, on
Little Buckaroos. His pioneering two discs released with the New
Zealand Symphony Orchestra: Taking Flight and Majestic Journey are the first of their kind for euphonium. He has also released
a series of recordings focused on new repertoire for the instrument
in 3 volumes entitled, Beyond the Horizon.
His website, www.euphonium.com, contains more information,
sound files, performance schedules, photos from his world travels,
and his publications.
Adam Frey is a Yamaha Performing Artist.
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David Childs - International Guest
King Edward III once said: "If you want to train a longbowman,
start with his grandfather." This adage holds just as true for euphonium soloist David Childs who was born in 1981, to a family
whose name had been synonymous with the euphonium for the last
two generations. His grandfather, John was born in the Welsh Valleys and was a well-respected euphonium player who inspired his
sons, Robert & Nicholas to play euphonium. Robert began teaching
his son David from an early age and today David is widely regarded as one of the finest brass soloists of his generation.
At the turn of the Millennium he broke new ground for the euphonium becoming the first euphonium soloist to win the brass final of
the televised 'BBC Young Musician of the Year,’ and in the same
year was awarded the coveted ‘International Euphonium Player of
the Year’ title, a title he won for a second time in 2004. Since then
David has been instrumental in raising the profile of the euphonium
in the classical world of music and has not ceased to wow audiences with his astonishing technique, extrovert musicality, and
engaging stage presence.
He has toured extensively performing as a soloist throughout
Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Japan, Hong Kong, and the
United States. He is a keen advocate of new music and has premièred six concerti for euphonium, including a Royal Albert Hall radiobroadcast of Alun Hoddinott's, 'The
Sunne Rising - The King Will Ride.’ Back home in Wales David is Professor of Euphonium at the Royal Welsh
College of Music & Drama, and performs regularly as a principal soloist with the world famous Cory brass
band.
Still in the early stages of his career, David has already performed as a soloist with many of the UK’s finest
orchestras including the BBC Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Sinfonia
Cymru, and the BBC Concert Orchestra. He has given solo performances at several high profile music festivals
including the BBC Proms, Melbourne International Festival, and Cheltenham International Festival. He became the first euphonium soloist to give recitals at the Wigmore Hall London, Purcell Room South Bank, and
Bridgewater Hall Manchester. Earlier this year David made his debut at Carnegie Hall New York, where he
gave the US premiere of Karl Jenkins’ superb Concerto for Euphonium & Symphony Orchestra.
This is David’s fourth visit to the United States in 2010 and he is proud to be making his 2nd appearance at the
International Euphonium Institute. Together with many other fine euphonium soloists David is helping to lead
the way for a new generation of euphonium players worldwide, and in doing so proving the euphonium as a
true solo voice.
David Childs performs on a York Emminence Euphonium.
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Patricio Cosentino - International Guest
Patricio Cosentino is currently one of the main artists of tuba in South
America. He has an intense schedule as an educational soloist and working to help develop a new generation of professional musicians in South
America. He has performed chamber and orchestral music and currently
works as tubist with the Symphony Orchestra National Argentina and as
Tuba Professor at the Conservatory Superior of Music “Manuel de
Falla” in Buenos Aires. In 2009, he received his diploma from the
Hochschule, Germany in Weimar.
His international activities include concerts with the National Symphony
Orchestra of Lima, Peru, Orchestra of camera of the Pontifical University Javeriana de Bogota, Colombia, Symphonic Band of the Pontifical
University Javeriana de Bogota, Colombia, Symphonic Band of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Symphony orchestra of Bahia Blanca, Argentina, Symphony orchestra of Salta, Argentina, Symphonic Band of the summer course of
Brasilia, Brazil, Symphony orchestra of Campiñas, Brazil and with the
Symphonic Band of Cordoba, Argentina.
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Manfred Heidler - International Guest
Manfred Heidler (born 1960) joined the Bundeswehr Military Music Service in 1979 after finishing his apprenticeship as a printer. He studied at the music colleges in Düsseldorf, Detmold, and Trossingen (tenor horn/trombone, instrument pedagogy and conducting). After serving as a senior non-commissioned officer in the 2nd Army Band of the
Bundeswehr, he started his music officer training. From
1994 he studied musicology, psychology, and educational
science at the universities of Heidelberg and Düsseldorf and
attained his doctorate at the Robert Schumann University in
Düsseldorf in 2004.
In 2006, Captain (Army) Dr. Manfred Heidler was head of
the 2nd Air Force Band in Karlsruhe. Since September
2007, he has been working for the Military Music Section
of the Armed Forces Office in Bonn, where he is responsible for special tasks.
He is also a known tenorhorn and euphonium soloist in Germany and abroad in the USA, Great Britain,
Hungaria, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria and works as a teacher of his instruments. Special articles
about the history of the tenor brass instruments are written by him and were published in national and international Band journals.
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Robert Ambrose - Georgia State University
Conductor Robert J. Ambrose enjoys a highly successful and diverse career as a dynamic and engaging conductor. His musical interests cross many genres and can be seen in the wide range of professional activities he
pursues. Ambrose studied formally at Boston College, Boston University,
and Northwestern University, where he received a DMA degree in conducting.
Ambrose currently serves as Director of Wind Studies and Ensembles at
Georgia State University in Atlanta. Ambrose is also founder and music
director of the Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Wind Ensemble a highly select
youth wind band comprised of nearly one hundred of the most talented high
school musicians from the greater Atlanta area. In addition, he is founder
and music director of the Atlanta Chamber Winds a professional chamber
winds dectet.
As a guitarist Ambrose has performed in dozens of jazz ensembles, combos, rock bands and pit orchestras. His rock band "Hoochie Suit," formed
with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, received rave reviews
throughout the Chicago area and performed for such distinguished guests as
Yo-Yo Ma, Larry Combs and Daniel Barenboim.
Roger Behrend - George Mason University
A Fairfax, Virginia native, he graduated from Robinson High School before attending Michigan State University, where he studied with Dr. Leonard Falcone. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education
from Michigan State University and earned a Master’s Degree in Euphonium Performance from George Mason
University, Fairfax, Virginia.
Mr. Behrend recently retired as the euphonium soloist and principal
euphonium with the United States Navy Band in Washington, DC, after
thirty years of total military band service. While in the Navy Band, he
appeared as a featured soloist throughout the United States, Europe,
and Japan. Prior to his tenure in the Navy Band, Roger was a member
of The United States Coast Guard Band in New London, Connecticut.
He has been a featured artist at numerous prestigious events including
state music conventions, ITEA conventions, and The Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Mr. Behrend has also appeared as a
guest artist five times in Sapporo, Japan.
A strong proponent of the euphonium, Roger Behrend has commissioned and premiered over twenty-five works for the instrument. He
has also released compact discs, which highlight the euphonium in
various genres. Roger Behrend is committed to teaching students and
passing on his love of music. He is currently professor of euphonium
and tuba at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia and has an
active private teaching studio.
Roger Behrend is a Willson Artist.
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Martin Cochran - University of Montevallo
Martin Cochran enjoys an extremely active career as a soloist, teacher, clinician, and adjudicator. Martin has
appeared as a soloist with ensembles from Wisconsin to Georgia to the British Isles. Some of these include the Marquette University Symphonic Band,
the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Symphonic Band, the University
of Alabama Wind Ensemble, and the Georgia Brass Band. His numerous
recital credits include the 2008 and 2007 International Tuba-Euphonium Conferences, the U.S. Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Conference, and numerous
regional ITEA conferences. Martin has also recently presented master classes
at the University of North Texas, Louisiana State University, and Western
Michigan University.
Martin is a former winner of the prestigious Leonard Falcone International
Euphonium Competition and also a former winner of the International Tuba
Euphonium Conference Solo Competition, Mock Service Band Competition,
and Tuba Quartet Competition as a member of the University of Alabama
Tuba Quartet. He has been a member of several award-winning ensembles,
including principal euphoniumist with the Georgia Brass Band, and has
toured with the Sotto Voce Quartet.
Martin is currently Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Montevallo, where he teaches applied low
brass and courses in music education and instrumental pedagogy. Martin received the Doctor of Musical Arts
in Performance from the University of Alabama, and degrees in Music Education and Wind Conducting from
Louisiana State University, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His primary teachers include Mike
Dunn, Alan Baer, and Larry Campbell.
Martin Cochran is a Sterling Artist.
Caryl Conger, Pianist
Pianist, Caryl Worthington Conger, continues her passion of musical collaboration, performing regularly with wind and brass artists in recitals and conferences
throughout the U.S. and abroad including the annual U.S. Army Band TubaEuphonium Conferences and the recent ITEA conferences in Finland and
Greensboro. Her special niche of interest has been her collaboration with tuba
and euphonium artists including tubists, Daniel Perantoni, Patrick Sheridan,
Roger Bobo, and Harvey Phillips, and euphoniumists, Steve Mead, Adam Frey,
Roger Behrend, and Brian Bowman.
As a gift to the low brass repertoire she commissioned “Fantasy” by Daniel
Crozier for tuba and piano and recorded it with Daniel Perantoni. Caryl attended
the University of Kentucky, where she studied piano with Nathaniel Patch, and
also the Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music. In the spring of 2003, she
retired from the music faculty of Radford University where she was Director of
Accompanying and Director of the Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev International
Piano Competition & Festival. She now lives in Estes Park, Colorado.
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The Euphonium Foundation, Inc.
The focus of the Euphonium Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3), involves providing more focused
promotion of the euphonium through concerts, scholarships, grants, and commissions specifically
targeted to promote the instrument as a performance medium and further inspire and embolden
young players to enhance their skills and goals as euphonium players.
More information at: www.euphonium.com/consortiumcommission.html
Inquiries and tax-deductible donations may be sent to:
The Euphonium Foundation, 7230 Cloverhurst Court, Cumming GA 30041.
Euphonium.com
THE source for euphonium music!!
Featuring titles from around the world by major composers such as Ito,
Sparke, Curnow, Barat, Ellerby, Richards, Wilby, Bowen, Bourgeois,
Cosma, Feinstein, Brusick, Rochut, Wilhelm, Linkola, along with many
new award winning works and arrangements by Adam Frey,
David Childs, and Tormod Flaten.
Locate wonderful chamber music for 2, 3, and 4 euphoniums as well as duets with other instruments.
PDF and MP3 samples available for most works.
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Bernard Flythe - Kennesaw State University
Bernard H. Flythe recently joined the faculty at the University of Georgia in 2010 as a
tuba and euphonium instructor. He is also currently teaching for his third year at Kennesaw State University and was named an artist affiliate at Emory University in 2009.
Prior to his appointments at the aforementioned universities, Mr. Flythe taught for
three years as an assistant professor of tuba and euphonium at Austin Peay State University and served four years on the artist faculty at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. He has also served on the faculties of the University of Toledo, the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Michigan All State Program at Interlochen, the University of Michigan Summer Arts Institute, and the UNC-Greensboro
Summer Music Camp.
Mr. Flythe has performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the Nashville Symphony. During the 1992-1993 season, he
served as the acting principal tubist with the North Carolina Symphony. As a chamber
musician, Mr. Flythe has performed with the Detroit Chamber Winds, the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet, and the North Carolina Symphony Brass Quintet.
Mr. Flythe received a bachelor of music degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He earned
his master of music and his specialist in music degrees from the University of Michigan. Mr. Flythe’s principal
tuba teachers include Fritz Kaenzig, Robert Leblanc, David Lewis, Wesley Jacobs, and Michael Sanders.
Tom Gibson - Kennesaw State University
Dr. Tom Gibson comes to Georgia State by way of Washington, DC. He was a
trombonist with the U.S. Navy Band in Washington for 6 years. He was twice
selected to be their featured soloist on the annual national tour. In addition, he
was the Navy Band's featured soloist in Stockholm, Sweden, for the International Military Tattoo. He premiered the wind ensemble arrangement of Hindemith's Trombone Sonate at the Eastern Trombone Workshop in Washington,
DC. While a member of the Navy Band, Tom completed his Doctorate in
Musical Arts at Catholic University in Washington, DC. Prior to that, he completed a Bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan and a Masters at the
University of Northern Colorado; where he was the graduate assistant to
Buddy Baker.
Tom has had a very active freelance career as well. He can be heard on more
than 30 recordings and has performed with James Taylor, Denyse Graves,
Clark Terry, Peter Erskine, Nanci Griffith, the Temptations, William Noll Orchestra, the Four Tops, New York City Lights Orchestra, New Columbia
Swing, and others. He has performed in some of the nation's greatest venues,
including the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and Wolf Trap. Locally, he's been
heard at Spivey Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, Chastain Park, Roswell Performing Arts Center, Atlanta Jazz Festival
in Piedmont Park, Mercer University, Jacksonville State University, Columbus State University, Gwinnett Cultural
Arts Center, Valdosta State University, Albany Civic Center, Rialto Center for the Performing Arts, and Birmingham Center for the Arts. He has also performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland and the Montreux Jazz
Festival in Switzerland.
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Joe Grandsen - Jazz Artist
At 38 Years old, Joe Gransden has already performed worldwide
and released eight CDs under his own name. Renowned first for
the hard bop approach of his trumpet, Gransden’s singing voice
has been compared to Chet Baker and Frank Sinatra.
Joe is from just north of Manhattan, in Yonkers, New York.
Coming from a family full of musicians, Joe’s introduction to
music came early on through his father, a gifted singer and pianist. "Music has been a part of my life as far back as I can remember,” says the unassuming Joe Gransden. Not long after high
school, Joe was on the road as a sideman with the big bands of
Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller.
A widening schedule has found Joe performing at Café 290 in
Atlanta, The Jazz Corner in Hilton Head, South Carolina, The
Museum of Art and Design in midtown Manhattan, Spivey Hall in
Atlanta, Ga and Tehema Golf Club in Carmel, California (where Joe regularly plays events for Clint Eastwood). Joe also just released his brand new CD “Close To My Heart.” The recording is a collection of
smooth jazz covers and originals written by Joe and Kenny. Joe has been performing with Kenny G and
his band around the country for the past year or so. His website is www.joegrandsen.com.
Charae Kruger - Cello Artist
Charae Krueger received her training in cello studies at the New
England Conservatory of Music where she studied with Laurence
Lesser and Colin Carr and received a Bachelor of Music degree
in cello performance. She also holds an Artist Diploma from the
Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA. Ms. Krueger received her chamber music training with Eugene Lehner of the
Kolisch Quartet, as well as with Robert Mann and Samuel Rhodes of the Juilliard String Quartet. She has also coached with
such artists as Menahem Pressler of the Beaux Arts Trio, Louis
Krasner, Felix Galimir and Leon Kirchner. She has played in
masterclasses with Aldo Parisot, Janos Starker and Tsuyoshi
Tsutsumi at the Banff School for the Arts.
Since moving to Atlanta five years ago, Ms. Krueger has been
appointed principal cellist of the Atlanta Opera Orchestra and the
Atlanta Ballet Orchestra. She also performs frequently with the
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Tennessee, where she will be featured as soloist this season. She enjoys playing chamber music with various ensembles throughout the city, performing with the Amadeus String Ensemble, the Musica Da Camera, the Chamber Music Society of Atlanta
and the Lyra String Quartet.
Ms. Krueger plays on a cello made by Abraham Prescott in Concord, N.H. in 1830.
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Jamie Lipton - Henderson State University
Jamie Lipton is an emerging euphonium soloist who
came to international prominence after winning
both the ITEC and Falcone euphonium solo competitions in 2006. Originally from the Chicago area,
Jamie holds degrees from Northwestern University
and the University of North Texas, where she is
currently a doctoral candidate and teaching fellow. She teaches euphonium at Henderson State
University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. A wellestablished musician in the Dallas-Ft. Worth
metroplex, Jamie is heavily in demand as a private
instructor and clinician. She is a former member of
the University of North Texas Wind Symphony and
a current member of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, and can be heard on both groups’ recordings.
recently became Professor of Low Brass at Henderson State University.
Jamie
Jamie Lipton is a Willson Performing Artist.
Tamara Albrecht, Organ
Tamara Makdad Albrecht is Instructor in Music History and Cannon
Chapel Organist and Choirmaster at Emory University, where she also
teaches organ and harpsichord. Her Bachelor of Music and Bachelor
of Music Education degrees are from Wittenberg University, her Master of Music degree from Northwestern University.
Ms. Albrecht is certified in Level I Orff, Level III Early Childhood
Music and Movement Association, and Musikgarten®. She performs
as continuo player in chamber music ensembles and leads workshops
for children’s church music and classroom music. She is the author of
a children's choir resource book, Singing Through the Church Year,
published by Morningstar Music. This 150-page volume includes
many original compositions for the liturgical year as well as ideas for
children and youth choir development. In 2005 Ms. Albrecht won first
prize at the Unfinished Works Contest in Los Angeles for the music
she composed for a play/cantata entitled The Grief and the Promise
which deals with children with AIDS. She is currently pursuing a doctorate at the Institute of Worship Studies in Jacksonville, Florida
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Magdalena Shumanova, Pianist
Magdalena Shumanova was born in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
and started her piano studies at the age of four. At the
age of six she was accepted in the Secondary School of
Music-“Dobrin Petkov”- Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She graduated with a Special Faculty Award for Academic and
Performance Excellence in June, 2002. She was the soloist with the City Philharmonic Orchestra of Plovdiv, performing Saint-Saens' 2nd Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in the same year. While attending school there,
she studied with Julia Girginova and Svetlana Kosseva
and received her diploma in Piano Performance and Secondary Specialized Education in music and arts in 2002.
She entered the Florida State University College of Music in Tallahassee, Florida in 2003 with a full music scholarship. She also received the Tallahassee Music Guild
Scholarship in 2002, The Griswold Scholarship 2005-2007 and was recently awarded the Kiwanis Capital Club
scholarship. She studied with Dr. Carolyn Bridger and completed her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance in Spring 2008.
Ms. Shumanova has competed in many competitions during her studies, including the Mount Dora and MTNA
Young Artist Competitions in Florida. In addition to competing here in the U.S., she has also competed in Bulgaria in the following competitions: The National Competition for German and Austrian Composers, the First
National Competition for Contemporary American Music, the Sixth National Competition for Chech and Slovak Music (honorable mention) and the First International Piano Competition "Zeichler" (finalist).
Scott Stewart, Conductor
Scott A. Stewart is the Director of Wind Studies at Emory University, having joined the faculty in the fall of 1999. He serves as music director and
conductor of the Emory Wind Ensemble and the Atlanta Youth Wind
Symphony. He received a Bachelor of Music Education from the Indiana
University School of Music, a Master of Music Education from the University of Texas at Austin, and has recently completed doctoral studies in
Conducting at Indiana University. Stewart's instructors include Ray
Cramer, Stephen Pratt, Eugene Rousseau, and Jerry Junkin.
Professor Stewart has served as Principal Conductor of the Star of Indiana
Brass Theatre, Assistant Conductor of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, and instrumental music instructor at McCallum High School and
Lamar Middle School in Austin, Texas. He is a contributing research associate for volumes 2, 3, and 4 of Teaching Music Through Performance
in Band, published by GIA. He has conducted several premieres and
served as the recording producer for four compact discs.
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The Georgia Brass Band
The Georgia Brass Band was founded in 1999 by a group of Atlanta-area brass players eager to explore the
challenging repertoire for British-style brass band. The band performed its first concert after just a few months
and has maintained an active schedule ever since. The mission of the band is twofold: the band allows talented
area musicians the opportunity to hone their individual and collective skills through rehearsals and concerts,
and the band introduces local concertgoers to this exciting genre of brass music.
Band members are selected by audition or invitation and include some of the finest musicians in the area. All
members and staff volunteer their time and talents to the band. The band members represent a variety of professions, including lawyers, doctors, salespeople, freelance and military musicians, business owners, educators,
students, computer professionals, a college vice president, a financial planner, and a pipe organ builder.
The Georgia Brass Band has appeared on local television, as well as the Atlanta NPR affiliate. The band has
performed at numerous concert halls, festivals, churches, and colleges throughout Georgia and beyond. The
band has also appeared with a number of renowned brass soloists, including those at the IEI.
In recent years the band has achieved national acclaim through its successes at the annual North American
Brass Band Association Championships. In 2006 the band made its first appearance in the competition, earning
the First Place trophy in the Challenge Section and garnering accolades and rave reviews from all present. In
2007 the band moved up to the highly competitive Honors Section and came in second place, missing a victory
by a scant margin. In 2008, the band returned to the Honors Section and took home the coveted First Place trophy. The reviewer from 4barsrest.com, England’s leading brass band website, offered effusive praise of the
band’s performance, stating “Georgia’s rendition of Journey Into Freedom was stunning. They produced a
quite remarkable dark sound, whilst their technique was virtually flawless…a real class act.”
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IEI 2010 Staff
Adam Frey
Roger Behrend
Tom Gibson
Charae Kruger
Karen Mullins
David Childs
Patricio Cosentino
Jamie Lipton
Martin Cochran
Scott Stewart
Robert Ambrose
Caryl Conger
Janet Frey
The Georgia Brass Band
Manfred Heidler
Bernard Flythe
Andrea Strauss
Magdalena Shumanova
IEI 2010 Participants
Duncan Albert
Bill Allgood
Alvin Ashlaw
Joslyn Bergman
Blake Birmingham
Chris Brown
Jake Brown
Joel Burley
Jason Casanova
Ryan Chen
Adam Cipinko
Jared D’Ambrosio
Ron Duncan
Nicolas Fraire
Christopher Frey
Max Grand
Fred Hall
Greg Hicks
Jeremy Hill
Jeff Homick
Ben Horne
John Huber
Jonathan Hunt
Laura Jamison
Patrick Jones
Fiona Karbel
Malcolm Katzen
Boonyarit Kittaweepitak
Genna Krecicki
Sean Lasiter
John Leibensperger
Thomas Mahovsky
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Marcus Montgomery
Vignesh Narayanaswamy
Kayla Phipps
Bill Pritchard
Karla Romero
Ed Romine
George Streitenberger
Jason Swope
Vincent Tan
Joey Thompson
Peter Weimer
Kiera Welch
Kennedy Wells
Chris Williams
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The International Euphonium Institute Concerts
Please note all concerts will take place at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts at Emory University,
1700 North Decatur Road expect for the Wednesday evening concert.
Sunday, June 20 - 7:30 PM
Meet the Staff of IEI 2010 Recital
Monday, June 21 - 7:30 PM
Artist Recital - Bernard Flythe, Adam Frey and Tom Gibson
Tuesday, June 22 - 7:30 PM
Artist Recital - Jamie Lipton, Manfred Heidler, Roger Behrend
Wednesday, June 23 - 6:30 PM
Alpharetta First United Methodist Church
Alpharetta, Georgia
Thursday, June 24 - 7:30 PM
Artist Recital - Martin Cochran and Patricio Cosentino
Jazz Night - Joe Grandsen
Friday, June 25 - 7:30 PM
Artist Recital - David Childs
Saturday, June 26 - 7:30 PM
Gala Concert featuring The International Euphonium Institute Ensembles
Guest Soloists with the Georgia Brass Band
For more information, visit www.euphonium.com
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