scrtec conference program book - International Tuba Euphonium

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WELCOME!
We would like to personally welcome each of you to the 2015 South Central Regional Tuba
Euphonium Conference at the University of Central Arkansas! It has been a pleasure corresponding
and planning with each of you over the last 12 months to bring the best our region has to offer to
UCA.
Over 300 attendees from all over the mid-south are attending SCRTEC 2015 for three days of
concerts, competitions, recitals, lectures, and clinics featuring some of the most prominent tuba and
euphonium artists in the country.
The conference kicks off with one of the largest regional competitions in ITEA history and what is
sure to be an exceptional concert by UCA Artists in Residence Rhythm and Brass. Be sure to catch
their slate of events scattered across the program this weekend. After Thursday’s program, let’s all
meet at The Draft--right by UCA--for some “hangtime” with the group. Friday afternoon, we are
joined by the SCRTEC 2015 Low Brass Section who will work with our Mock Tuba Competition
Winner and present a masterclass on orchestral excerpts and style. Friday night features the UCA
Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Ricky Brooks, performing some brand new pieces for tuba and
euphonium with Wind Ensemble. Afterwards, we’ll all head to Buffalo Wild Wings for what will
surely be the highlight of the conference -- LIVE TUBA EUPHONIUM TEAM TRIVIA! Play as
a team with your studio, or with your friends at the conference for some serious bragging rights!
Saturday wraps up with masterclasses from some of the finest teachers in our field and the final gala
concert featuring the North American Brass Band Association’s Award-Winning Natural State Brass
Band with guest soloists.
In closing, we would like to thank each of you for attending SCRTEC and being a part of ITEA. You
are truly our greatest asset and ambassadors for our instruments. We could not accomplish what
we do without your support. We would also like to thank Dr. Paige Rose and the entire UCA Music
Department for their exceptional support in helping to make this conference an event to remember.
Please enjoy your time at SCRTEC and we promise the next few days will be educational and
inspiring!
Christian Carichner
Iowa State University
Dr. Kevin Sanders
University of Memphis
Dr. Gail Robertson
University of Central Arkansas
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STAGE
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MECHANICAL
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STUDIO
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TOTAL SQUARE FEET 29,973
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SNOW FINE ARTS - THIRD FLOOR
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EXHIBITORS AT SCRTEC 2015
Balu Mutes - Room 125
Big Mouth Brass - Room 312
Andreas Eastman Instruments - Room 312
KFS Publishing - Room 125
Mid-South Music - Room 307 - Computer Lab
Miraphone - Room 307 - Computer Lab
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SOCIAL EVENTS AT SCRTEC 2015
Thursday, March 19th - The Draft Ultimate Sports Grill
2235 Dave Ward Drive, Conway, AR
thedraftconway.com
Join us after the Rhythm and Brass concert for an evening of fun and fraternity. Here’s a
description of the restaurant, located just off campus:
“The Draft is a place for everyone to socialize, watch sports the way they were intended,
taste mouth-watering food, drink amazing cocktails, all while enjoying the greatest bar
technology on the market with table taps and the Draft Wall.”
Friday, March 20th - Buffalo Wild Wings
675 Amity Road, Conway, AR
Join us after the UCA Wind Ensemble performance for what is sure to be the highlight of
the conference: LIVE TEAM TUBA-EUPHONIUM TRIVIA!! Your hosts have compiled
an impressive list of questions from the full spectrum of tuba euphonium folklore and
legend. Compete in teams (or even your studio!) for ultimate bragging rights and be
crowned the SCRTEC 2015 Tuba Euphonium Trivia Champions! You won’t want to miss
this totally free event!!!!
Saturday, March 21st - The Draft Ultimate Sports Grill
We’re headed back to The Draft for the final hang….sure to be one for the history books!
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WHERE ELSE SHOULD WE EAT IN CONWAY?
Other recommendations for places to eat include our Christian Cafeteria on campus who
are offering a special deal for the conference. $6 for an all you can eat buffet for lunch,
just mention you’re with the Tuba Euphonium Conference.
Hours for the cafeteria are:
Friday March 20
Breakfast and Lunch
7am – 2pm
Lite Lunch
2pm – 4pm
Dinner
4pm – 6pm
Saturday March 21 – Saturday March 28, 2015
Continental Breakfast
8am – 9am
Lunch
12am – 1pm
Dinner
5pm – 6pm
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Otherwise, you’ll want to check out Subway just west of campus (easily walkable). Bears
Den Pizza is in the same plaza just west of campus. They open at 3pm and serve pizza,
entrees, and bar food. This is your typical college hangout. Downtown Conway has quite
a bit to offer. JJ’s Grill and Chill has GREAT food, and is right next door to Old Chicago.
If you’re in the mood for some New Orleans, check out Mike’s Place…but bring your
wallet, it’s pretty pricey. East of I-40 has your typical Chilis, TGI Fridays, and Buffalo
Wild Wings. If you happen to wake up for breakfast, we recommend Stoby’s right by
campus. Very small place with amazing food! In north Conway, we recommend ZaZa’s
Wood Fired Pizza and Salads right next to Panera and across from the Purple Cow,
and 50’s style burger joint famous in Arkansas. If none of these sound appealing, there’s
always Yelp!
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Thursday, March 19th
Time
Event Type
Location
Event
9:00 AM
Rehearsal
Ida Waldran
Rhythm and Brass Rehearsal
10:50 AM
Masterclass
Recital Hall
Rhythm and Brass Composition Masterclass
12:00 PM
Meeting
Band Room
SCRTEC Judges Meeting
1:00 PM
Competition
Band Room
Artist Tuba Competition
1:00 PM
Competition
Ida Waldran
Chamber Music Competition
1:00 PM
Competition
Choir Room
Mock Orchestral Tuba Competition
1:40 PM
Masterclass
Recital Hall
Book Lecture: Rhythms of the Game - Rhythm
and Brass
2:00 PM
Competition
Room 125
Young Artist Tuba Competition
4:00 PM
Recital
Recital Hall
Richard Demy, Ophicleide
4:30 PM
Competition
Recital Hall
Artist Euphonium Competition
4:30 PM
Competition
Choir Room
Mock Band Euphonium Competition
7:30 PM
Concert
Ida Waldran
Rhythm and Brass - UCA Artists in Residence
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Friday, March 20th
Time
Event Type
Location
Event
8:00 am
Warmup
Band Room
Warmup with Mike Forbes
8:00 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Joseph Skillen, tuba
8:30 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Ed Owen, tuba
9:00 am
Competition
Ida Waldran
Artist Euphonium Competition Finalists
9:00 am
Competition
Band Room
Young Artist Tuba Competition Finalists
9:00 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Jeremy Crawford, tuba
9:30 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Brian Gallion, tuba
10:00am
Competition
Ida Waldran
Artist Tuba Competition Finalists
10:00 am
Clinic
Room 316
Instrument Maintenance, Joe Sellmansberger
10:30 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Daniel Stull, euphonium
11:00 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Ben Pierce, euphonium
11:00 am
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
11:30 am
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
11:30 am
Ensemble
Recital Hall
North Texas Euphonium Quartet
11:30 am
Clinic
Room 316
Future careers for the Low Brass Musician,
Dan Sipes
12:00 pm
Clinic
Band Room
Rhythm and Brass with UCA Jazz 1 Ensemble
12:00 pm
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
Tennessee State University Tuba-Euphonium
Ensemble
Louisiana Tech University Low Brass
Ensemble
University of Missouri-Kansas City TubaEuphonium Ensemble
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Friday, March 20th, continued...
12:30 pm
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
Arkansas State University Tuba-Euphonium
Ensemble
1:00 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Patrick Nyren, euphonium
Your brain: how it works, why it is structured
to hinder your performing, and what you can
do about it, Tom Stein
Louisiana State University Tuba-Euphonium
Ensemble
1:00 pm
Clinic
MU 131
1:00 pm
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
1:30 pm
Masterclass
Band Room
1:30 pm
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
2:00 pm
Clinic
MU 131
2:00 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Jarrod Williams, tuba
2:00 pm
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
University of Alabama Tuba-Euphonium
Ensemble
2:30 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Scott Roeder, tuba
3:00 pm
Masterclass
MU 131
3:00 pm
Masterclass
Recital Hall
3:30 pm
Clinic
Band Room
4:00 pm
Clinic
MU 131
4:30 pm
Recital
Ida Waldran
7:30 pm
Concert
Ida Waldran
Chamber Music: Rhythm & Brass
University of Mississippi Tuba-Euphonium
Ensemble
Creating an Electronic Accompaniment for
Solo Performance, Daniel Frost
Military Bands: Opportunities Outside the
Premier Bands, Patrick Rettger
Dennis Nulty and the SCRTEC Trombone
Section
Our Instruments Are Just Not Chromatic, Joe
Skillen
Using effective learning methods for
productive practice, Jeff Barbee
Demondrae Thurman, euphonium & Charles
Villarrubia, tuba
UCA Wind Ensemble with Christian
Carichner, Kevin Sanders, Gail Robertson,
and Adam Lessard
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Saturday, March 21st
Time
Event Type
Location
Event
8:00 am
Warmup
Band Room
Warmup with Mike Forbes
8:00 am
Recital
Recital Hall
JD Salas, tuba
8:30 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Kendall Prinz, tuba
9:00 am
Masterclass
Band Room
9:00 am
Masterclass
Choir Room
9:00 am
Clinic
MU 131
9:00 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Micah Everett, euphonium
9:30 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Daniel Frost, tuba
10:00 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Jesse Orth, tuba
10:00 am
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
University of Southern Mississippi
10:00 am
Clinic
Band Room
10:00 am
Clinic
MU 131
10:30 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Thomas Stein, tuba
10:30 am
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
University of Arkansas
11:00 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Nathan Gay, euphonium
11:00 am
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
Jackson State University
11:00 am
Masterclass
Band Room
Young Artist Tuba Competition Winners with
Andrew Hitz
Artist Tuba Competition Winners with David
Fedderly
Artist Euphonium Competition Winners with
Dr. Brian Bowman
Lindeman-Sobel-Potts, Kirk Ferguson
Traditional Jazz: Getting Started, Joe
Sellmansberger
Arranging and Composing for Low Brass,
Mike Forbes
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Saturday, March 21st, continued...
Young Artist Euphonium Competition
Winners with Lance LaDuke
Metamorphosis and Vagn Holmboe’s Sonate
for tuba, Laura Potter
11:00 am
Masterclass
Choir Room
11:00 am
Clinic
MU 131
11:30 am
Recital
Recital Hall
Chris Combest, tuba
11:30 am
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
12:00 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Genevieve Clarkson, tuba
1:00 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Kent Eshelman, tuba
1:00 pm
Clinic
MU 131
1:30 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Geoffrey Durbin, euphonium
2:00 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Richard Perry, tuba
2:00 pm
Masterclass
Band Room
2:00 pm
Clinic
Choir Room
2:30 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Justin Benavidez, tuba
3:00 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Patrick Rettger, tuba
3:00 pm
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
3:00 pm
Masterclass
Band Room
Troubleshooting, David Fedderly
3:00 pm
Clinic
MU 131
3:30 pm
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
University of Texas-Pan American
3:30 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Chris Vivio, tuba
Rethinking Our Visits to the Practice Room,
Raul I. Rodriguez
Winners with SSG Adam Lessard
Low Brass 101: It’s Just Business, Andrew
Hitz and Lance LaDuke
Careers in Military Music (Panel), Jarrod
Williams
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Saturday, March 21st, continued...
4:00 pm
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
4:00 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Jeremy Lewis, tuba
4:00 pm
Masterclass
Choir Room
Auditions, Dr. Brian Bowman
4:30 pm
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
Baylor University
4:30 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Matthew Mireles, euphonium
5:00 pm
Ensemble
Ida Waldran
FivE Euphonium Quartet
5:00 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Stephen Kunzer, tuba
5:30 pm
Recital
Recital Hall
Mike Forbes, tuba
6:00 pm
Meeting
Recital Hall
ITEA General Meeting
7:30 pm
Gala Concert
Ida Waldran
Natural State Brass Band with Ben Pierce,
Dennis Nulty, Lee Harrelson, and Guests
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9:00AM
10:50AM
12:00PM
1:00PM
1:00PM
1:00PM
THURSDAY MARCH 19TH
REHEARSAL
Rhythm and Brass
IDA WALDRAN AUDITORIUM
MASTERCLASS
Rhythm and Brass Composition Masterclass
RECITAL HALL
MEETING
SCRTEC Judges Meeting
BAND ROOM
COMPETITION
Artist Tuba Competition
BAND ROOM
COMPETITION
Chamber Music Competition
COMPETITION
Mock Orchestral Tuba Competition
CHOIR ROOM
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1:40PM
THURSDAY MARCH 19TH
MASTERCLASS
Book Lecture: “Rhythms of the Game” - Rhythm and Brass
RECITAL HALL
4:00PM
2:00PM
“Rhythms of the Game,” a discussion of baseball star Bernie Williams’ book about the connection between music and
sports, co-authored by Rhythm & Brass Percussionist, Dave Gluck
COMPETITION
Young Artist Tuba Competition
ROOM 125
RECITAL
Richard Demy, ophicleide
RECITAL HALL
Variations for Ophicleide�� Kasper Kummer (1795–1870)
Violin Sonata 21, K.304��W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
4:30PM
4:30PM
Richard Demy, ophicleide
Alex Thio, piano
COMPETITION
Artist Euphonium Competition
RECITAL HALL
COMPETITION
CHOIR ROOM
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7:30PM
THURSDAY MARCH 19TH
RECITAL
Rhythm & Brass - UCA Artists in Residence
Program is subject to change
Contrapunctus I �� J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
arr. Michael Allen
Norwegian Wood ��Lennon-McCartney
arr. David Gluck
Syeeda’s Song Flute�� John Coltrane
arr. David Gluck
Le Cloches��Claude Debussy
Romance��Claude Debussy
arr. Alex Shuhan
Prelude No. 6: General Lavine-eccentric��Claude Debussy
arr. Michael Allen
Stairway to Heaven�� R. Plant/J. Page
Lament from “Jephta” ��Giocommo Carrisimi
INTERMISSION
Concerto for Cootie�� Duke Ellington
Amad�� Duke Ellington
arr. Tom Brantley
Caravan�� Duke Ellington
arr. Juan Tizol
Temporary Heartbeat��David Gluck
(The music of Pink Floyd and the Wizard of Oz)
Wiff Rudd & Rex Richardson, trumpets
Alex Shuhan, horn & piano
Tom Brantley, trombone
Charles Villarrubia, tuba
David Gluck, percussion
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Toured through US, Europe, China and Japan
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The Brass Band of Battle Creek, SymbiosisDuo
8:00AM
WARM-UP
8:00AM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
RECITAL
TBA
BAND ROOM
Joe Skillen, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Histoire du Tango (1986)��Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Café 1930
Oblivion (1984)�� Astor Piazzolla
Three Visions of El Greco (2014)�� Ethan Wickman (b. 1973)
View of Toledo
The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Burial of the Count of Organ
8:30AM
Joe Skillen, tuba
John Krebs, piano
RECITAL
Ed Owen, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Soliloquy for Tuba and Piano��Robert Chamberlin (b. 1950)
Elegy for Solo Tuba (1981)�� Robert Chamberlin
Lullaby (1994)�� Robert Chamberlin
9:00AM
Ed Owen, tuba
John Krebs, piano
COMPETITION
Artist Euphonium Competition Finalists
with
Betty Cohen, piano
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9:00AM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
COMPETITION
Young Artist Tuba Competition Finalists
BAND ROOM
9:00AM
with
Pam Snider, piano
RECITAL
RECITAL HALL
Sonata in Eb�� J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
I. Allegro Moderato
transcribed by Floyd Cooley
II. Siciliano
III. Allegro
Sonata �� Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
I. Andantino
arr. Jeremy Crawford
II. Ad libitum - Allegretto - Ad libitum
III. Molto allegro
9:30AM
Alex Thio, piano
RECITAL
Brian Gallion, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Sonata for Tuba and Piano, Op. 105 (1974)��Norman Cazden (1914-1980)
Intervals II (2015)�� Philip Schuessler (b. 1977)
Commission/World Premiere
Harmoniae Saltantes (2014)��Fabrizio Fontanot (b. 1962)
I. Tempo di Furlana
II. Tempo Siciliana
III. Tempo Tarantella
Commission/World Premiere
Brian Gallion, tuba
Alex Thio, piano
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10:00AM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
COMPETITION
Artist Tuba Competition Finalists
10:00AM
with
Pam Snider, piano
CLINIC
Joe Sellmansberger
ROOM 316
Maximizing Performance via Maximizing Condition of Equipment
Discussion to include:
importance of interior cleanliness
good habits to avoid damage
how to do cleaning without causing damage
poor timing for cleaning and repairs
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10:30AM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
RECITAL
RECITAL HALL
Infinite Escape��Frank Gulino
A War In Wonderland�� Yo Goto
II. Imprisoned Princess
III. A Battlefield-Funeral
Valse Caprice “Priscilla” �� Simone Mantia (1873-1951)
11:00AM
John Krebs, piano
RECITAL
RECITAL HALL
Sonata in Eb Major, Op. 120 No. 2�� Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
I. Allegro amabile
II. Appassionato, ma non troppo allegro
Five Portraits from Middle Earth��Rodney Newton
I. Gandalf
II. Gollum
III. Bilbo Baggins
IV. Balrog!
V. Tom Bombadil
Concerto for Violin, Op. 14 �� Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
III. Moto Perpetuo
Tomoko Kashiwagi, piano
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11:00AM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Louisiana Tech University Low Brass Ensemble
Summer Time: A Suite for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble ��Joe L. Alexander (b. 1958)
I. Dancing Dogs
II. Summer Sounds
The Cavalier Suite��J. Adam Carver (b. 1986)
III. The Showdown
Battle Suite��Joshua Mattison (b. 1991)
II. Hymn
III. Charge
Life In a Koi Pond��Joe L. Alexander
Louisiana Tech University Low Brass Ensemble
Joe L. Alexander, conductor
11:30AM
Stephen Brashear, Josh Mattison, Michael Maxey, trombone
Cory Ford, bass trombone
Sam Allelo, Rodarius Tatum, euphonium
Cody Ford, John Jones, Joseph Murphy, Larry Scott Williams, tuba
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
University of Missouri-Kansas City Tuba Euphonium Ensemble
Requiem for a Dead Little Cat�� Ernst-Thilo Kalke
Circle VIII: Bowge IV �� James Canter
Prelude and Dance��Gregory Fritze
University of Missouri-Kansas City Tuba Euphonium Ensemble
Thomas Stein, conductor
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11:30AM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
RECITAL HALL
Go (2011) �� Mike Forbes (b.1973)
Girl with the Flaxen Hair (1910)��Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
arr. Michael Levine
Rhapsody on “Tico Tico” (2009)��Fernando Morais (b.1988)
Fantasia on “God of Our Fathers” (1999) ��Jamie Van Valkenburg (b. 1975)
La Virgin de la Macarena �� Traditional Spanish
arr. Vince Kenney
featuring Dr. Benjamin Pierce
Bugler’s Holiday (1954)��Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
arr. Benjamin Roundtree
11:30AM
Chris McGinty, Danny Chapa, Irving Ray, and Vince Kenney, euphonium
CLINIC
Dan Sipes
ROOM 316
Future Careers for the Low Brass Musician
12:00PM
There are dozens of career options available in the music business to individuals possessing talent and
ambition. Learn how to use your unique talents and skills to find your niche. We will examine short and
long term objectives, goals and strategies to create a unique career for yourself.
CLINIC
Rhythm and Brass with UCA Jazz 1 Ensemble
BAND ROOM
A clinic on jazz style and technique with UCA Artists in Residence Rhythm and Brass working with the
UCA Jazz 1 Ensemble, Larry Jones, director.
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12:00PM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Tennessee State University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
March from Second Suite in F for Military Band (1922)�� Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
arr. David Werden
Sonata from “Die Bankelsangerlieder” ��Anonymous
arr. Barton Cummuings
Five Dances (1551)�� Tylman Susato (1510-1570)
I. La Mourisque
arr. John Stevens
II. Bransie Quatre Bransies
III. Ronde
IV. Ronde Mon Amy
V.Pavane Battaille
Os Justi (1879)�� Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
arr. David Sabourin
Florentiner March (1907)�� Julius Fučík (1872-1916)
arr. John Martin
Tennessee State University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Chris Vivio, conductor
12:30PM
Aaron Moore, Austin Patterson, Brandon McGill, Bruce Ayers, euphonium
Aaron Dix, Andre Dolberry, Mark Hawkins, Zephaniah Peterson, tuba
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Arkansas State University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Finlandia��Jean Sibelius/Will Roesch
Power�� John Stevens
Brooklyn��Youngblood Brass Band
arr. Cody Hutchison
Arkansas State University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Ed Owen, conductor
Cody Hutchison, Chandler Weber, Fumi Kubota, Tylor Wright, euphonium
Andrew Jones, Cody Duncan, Jon Edmonds, Spencer Graham, tuba
Jordan Ramsey, percussion
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Prepare... To Be Blown Away.
Superb intonation.
Clear projection.
Enormous power.
Christian Carichner
Associate Director of Bands
Instructor of Tuba/Euphonium,
Iowa State University
Brass Caption Head, Phantom Regiment
Handcrafted in Holland
Adams Instruments are proudly distributed in the U.S. by Pearl Corporation.
1:00PM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
RECITAL
RECITAL HALL
Concert Air from “Der Liebe himmlisches Gefuhl”�� W.A. Mozart
Haja Deddos!�� Fernando Morais
Concerto per Flicorno Basso ��Amilcare Ponchielli
1:00PM
Alex Thio, piano
CLINIC
Thomas Stein, University of Missouri-Kansas City
MU 131
Your brain: how it works, why it is structured to hinder your performing and practicing, and
what you can do about it.
1:00PM
Your brain can be your worst enemy. It wants you to do things you shouldn’t, to think in ways that are
bad for performing and practicing, and tricks you into keeping up these habits. We, as teachers and
performers, have not done well in addressing this beast and learning to tame it to our needs and benefit.
In this clinic we will discuss how the brain learns, strategies for better and more efficient preparation/
practice time, and practical ideas on enhancing your performance skills.
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Louisiana State University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Trois Chansons �� Claude Debussy
Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder!
arr. Jeremy Lane
Quant j’ai ouy le tabourin
Yver, vous n’est qu’un villain
Variations on a motive by Wagner��Robert Jager
Bacchanal from Samson and Delilah��Camille Saint-Saens
arr. Kenyon Wilson
Louisiana State University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Joseph Skillen, conductor
Phil Slater, Mark Turnquest, Daney Glover, euphonium
Brent Gossett, Diana Treviño, Dan Davis, Mathew Tuk, Colton Garrett,
Troy Simoneaux, Scott Williams II, tuba
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1:30PM
1:30PM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
MASTERCLASS
Chamber Music Competition Winner with Rhythm and Brass
BAND ROOM
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
University of Mississippi Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Psalm XIX��Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739)
arr. Micah Everett
Tubamobile ��Thom Ritter George (b. 1942)
Three Bruckner Motets �� Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
I. Vexilla Regis
arr. John Stevens
II. Locus Iste
III. Pangue Langua
Dance No. 1 �� Kenyon Wilson
Celestial Suite �� Stephen Bulla
I. Allegro spirito
University of Mississippi Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Micah Everett, conductor
Brandon Boyd, Matthew Cheek, David Cuevas, Philip Haugh, Chelsie Hogan,
Grayson Huber, Hunter McGuary, Aubreyann Moreno, euphonium
Kevin Diehl, Samuel Garner, Jerin Harrison, Dylan Ray, Stephen Savell, tuba
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2:00PM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
CLINIC
Daniel Frost, Temple College
MU 131
Creating an Electronic Accompaniment for Solo Performance
2:00PM
In today’s digital age, there are so many options available to musicians that allow us to easily create
arrangements using an infinite variety of sounds from our computers. I will show you the process
of transforming a composition into a new, electronic arrangement and how we can implement these
arrangements into our performances
RECITAL
RECITAL HALL
Sonatina for Tuba and Piano ��Jacques Castéredè (1926-2014)
1. Défilé
2. Sérénade
3. Final
Remaining Vestiges�� Tyler Kline (b.1991)
1. Traces
2. Maker
World Premiere
Alex Thios, piano
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2:00PM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
University of Alabama Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Profundo Fanfare�� Jared Tubbs (b.1996)
Tubular Octad�� Fisher Tull (1934-1994)
Ave Maria�� Franz Biebl (1906-2001)
arr. Jenkins
Consortium �� John Cheetham (b.1939)
University of Alabama Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Jeremy Crawford, conductor
2:30PM
Will Christian, Matthew Kundler, Ian Toy, Josh Tubbs, euphonium
Ashton Bowles, Rowdy Giles, Dana Irvine, William Ledbetter, Eli Westerfield, tuba
RECITAL
Scott Roeder, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Choralfantasie for tuba and organ, op. 93��Jan Koetsier (1911-2006)
Galgenlieder for tuba and soprano, op. 129 ��Jan Koetsier (1911-2006)
1. Dad Geburtslied
2. Das Hemmed
3. Die Zwei Wurzeln
4. Die Luft
5. Fisches Nachtgesang
6. Igel und Agel
7. Die beiden Esel
8. Das Gebet
Scott Roeder, tuba
Rebecca Coberly, soprano
Betty Cohen, piano and organ
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300PM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
MASTERCLASS
Patrick Rettger, Jackson State University
MU 131
Military Bands: The Musical Opportunities Outside of the Premier Bands
300PM
When tuba and euphonium students consider careers that focus on performing (rather than education),
most of them look to careers in orchestras or premier bands. These positions are prestigious and offer
other strong benefits. Unfortunately, there are only approximately forty euphonium and one hundred
tuba positions in United States orchestras and premier military bands and, as they are highly coveted,
are difficult to win. Another potential avenue that often gets overlooked is a career in the non-premier
military bands. While these positions do not have the same prestige, they have many of the same benefits
as the premier bands. My presentation will examine the opportunities for tuba and euphonium players
in the non-premier military bands. Envisioned is an open forum where the audience may ask whatever
questions they have about the military bands. Premier band questions may also be answered but the
focus will ultimately be on the non-premier bands. Furthermore, my intent is to involve other past and
present military band personnel in a panel setting.
MASTERCLASS
Dennis Nulty and the SCRTEC Trombone Section
RECITAL HALL
Join Dennis Nulty and the SCRTEC low brass section as they do a demonstration and discussion
of orchestral excerpts. The last portion of this class will be a coaching with the winner of the Mock
Orchestral Tuba competition.
Dennis Nulty, Principal Tuba, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
3:30PM
SCRTEC Orchestral Trombone Section
Jim Albrecht, University of Akron
Kirk Ferguson, 2nd Trombone, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Nick Scwartz, Bass Trombone, New York City Ballet
CLINIC
Joseph Skillen, Louisiana State University
BAND ROOM
Our Instruments Are Just Not Chromatic.
In this clinic we will explore the pedagogical approach to teaching ascending intervals and lip flexibility.
This clinic will serve as a reminder to all of us that brass instruments originated prior to the piano and
the overtone series wins every time. Door prize potential is high and be sure to hear tip #7.
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4:00PM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
CLINIC
Jeff Barbee, University of Missouri-Kansas City
MU 131
Presentation: Using effective learning methods for productive practice
4:30PM
The presentation will cover effective practice methods that will increase the production of a practice
session. Poor time management, inappropriate methods, and a lack of attentiveness with the task at hand
often waste practice time. This presentation will address all of these issues. The steps involved will go into
detail how the brain best learns new information.
RECITAL
Demondrae Thurman and CharlesVillarrubia
Variations�� Jerry Owen
Prophecies ��Barbara York
Symphonic Variants��James Curnow
Dracula�� Curtis Peacock
Demondrae Thurman, euphonium
Where’re You Walk�� G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
trans. Charles Villarrubia
Sonata No. 2�� Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842)
I. Largo
II. Allegro Moderato
Three Italian Songs�� Franz Schubert (1820-1869)
I. La Pastorella
II. Mio Ben Ricordati
III. Da Quell Sembiante Appresi
Sonata for Tuba��Bruce Broughton (b. 1945)
Saltarella, op. 55 ��Guido Papini (1847-1912)
Charles Villarrubia, tuba
with
Blake Tyson, percussion
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7:00PM
FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
ENSEMBLE CONCERT WITH SOLOISTS
University of Central Arkansas Wind Ensemble
Easter Monday on the White House Lawn (1928)�� John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
Up All Night��Eric Knetchges (b. 1978)
Gail Robertson, euphonium
Good Cop/Bad Cop (2014)�� William Pitts (b. 1986)
Christian Carichner, tuba
The Titan: Concerto for Tuba and Wind Ensemble (2015) �� Charles Booker (b. 1952)
I. The Immortal
II. Aegle’s Garden
III. The War
Kevin Sanders, tuba
World Premiere
Vintage (1990)��David Gillingham (b. 1947)
Adam Lessard, euphonium
University of Central Arkansas Wind Ensemble
Dr. Ricky Brooks, conductor
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FRIDAY MARCH 20TH
University of Central Arkansas Wind Ensemble Personnel
Flute
Saxophone
Kayla Copeland*
Oscar Chungara
Mary Hales
Mallory Brooks*
Landon Cole
Jake Bass
Allie Perkins
Kerith Ann Chism
Josh Jones
Oboe
Jordan Pennington*
Abby Adams
Basson
Kristin Caserta *
Sean Stokes
Maleka Momand
Bass Trombone
Paul Taylor
Euphonium
Dalton Shaffer*
Shekinah Ball+
Horn
Tuba
Vivian Chang*
Blake Hanson
Tyler Wilson
Brenda Acosta
Anna Udochi
Ben Scaccia
Chris Winfrey
Percussion
Bailey Seabury*+
Moose Davis+
Cornet
Tim Mallette*
Steve Cohen
Will Yandell
Josh Harley
Jonathan Hufford
Brandon Marlin
Travis Shaver*
Kevin Vorabout
Colby Winn
Doug Weaver
Scott Strickland+
John Vinzant
Layla Butler
Matt Lacy*
Bb Clarinet
Gabriel Gates
Kylie DiLonardo
Katie Brown
Anna Gately
Haley McKee
Trumpet
String Bass
Taylor Brandon
Sung Mo Yang
Trombone
Piano
Todd Johnson
Bobby Bohorov
Brice Evans
Payden Sharp
*Denotes Principal
+Denotes Graduate Student
Bass Clarinet
Jacob Gatlin
Contra Clarinet
Jesse Boyd
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Gail Robertson
Bronze
Euphonium Mouthpiece
3G Diameter
Deep Cup
.290” Bore
warburton-usa.com
8:00AM
8:00AM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
WARM-UP
Andrew Hitz and Lance LaDuke
BAND ROOM
RECITAL
JD Salas, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Okonkolé Y Trompa��Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987)
arr. P. Blake Cooper
The Catacombs for Tuba and Effects Track�� Jason K. Nitsch (b. 1977)
I. Echoes Forever
II. Evil Dances in the Shadows
Reformation for Tuba & Percussion��James R. Wright (b. 1945)
I. J.D.
II. R.J.
III. Kat
8:30AM
JD Salas, tuba
Brad Meyer, percussion
RECITAL
Kendall Prinz, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Intermezzo Concertante (1987)��Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996)
piano reduction by Kendall Prinz
Capriccio (1990)�� Rodney Newton (b. 1945)
Kendall Prinz, tuba
John Krebs, piano
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9:00AM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
MASTERCLASS
Artist Tuba Winners
BAND ROOM
9:00AM
with
David Fedderly, fromer Principal Tuba, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
MASTERCLASS
Artist Euphonium Winners
CHOIR ROOM
9:00AM
with
Dr. Brian Bowman, University of North Texas
CLINIC
Kirk Ferguson
MU 131
Lindeman-Sobel-Potts Masterclass
The Lindeman-Sobel-Potts Approach is a set of musical concepts that examine how musicians relate
to rhythm and interact with their instruments. These concepts have been successfully applied, by both
students and professionals, to brass, woodwinds, strings, voice, and percussion. The approach encourages
purposeful, goal-oriented playing, practicing, and performing. For maximum impact, the instructor
requests that at least 2 to 3 musicians come prepared to provide a
brief musical example for the class.
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9:00AM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
RECITAL
RECITAL HALL
Infinite Escape�� Frank Gulino (b. 1987)
Coming Home�� Nathan Daughtrey (b. 1975)
Pearls�� Roland Szentpali (b. 1977)
I. Ducati SPS 916
9:30AM
John Krebs, piano
RECITAL
Daniel Frost, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Sonata No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1027�� J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
I. Adagio
II. Allegro ma non tanto
Song of the Black Swan �� Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Prelude, S. 603��Leo Ornstein (1893-2002)
Sonatine Tango ��Pierre Max Dubois (1930-1995)
II. Scherzando
Daniel Frost, tuba
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10:00AM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
RECITAL
Jesse Orth, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Concerto for Tuba and Strings (1990) �� Arild Plau (1920-2005)
II. Canzone
I. Prolog
Elegy (2004)��John Stevens (b. 1951)
My Mountain Top (2012)�� Andy Scott (b. 1966)
Words by Lemn Sissay (b. 1967)
Hijazker Longa �� Traditional
arr. Gary Buttery (2001)
10:00AM
Jesse Orth, tuba
Alex Thio, piano
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
University of Southern Mississippi Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Prelude for Tuba/Euphonium Choir (2014)��Charles Ingram (b. 1951)
Premiere
O Magnum Mysterium (1994)�� Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
arranged by Jon Oliver
Tuba Quartet No. 1 in C minor (2014)��Jon Oliver
University of Southern Mississippi Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Richard Perry, conductor
Jessie Armstrong, Asia Butler, KayJawon Houston, Dawn Hunt, Keith Meek,
Kenny Oswald, Jonathan Sandoval, euphonium
Tracy Bedgood, Derek Cunningham, Sam Dent, Steven Dixon,
Darius Valentine, Leslie Young, tuba
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10:00AM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
JAZZ CLINIC/MASTERCLASS
Joe Sellmansberger
BAND ROOM
Traditional Jazz: Getting Started
10:00AM
from the perspective of someone who has been in high school and college bands, rarely-or-never
improvised, and has taken a year or two of “music theory” and “ear-training” classes
* where to begin (with what you know)
* melodic recognition and copying
* chord progressions recognition
* youtube is your friend
* bass line pitch selection based on melody pitches. (This ties in “melody recognition and recognition”
with “chord progression recognition”)
* point: “Playing *without* a piece of paper in front of one’s face” is far more prevalent throughout the
world than “playing *with* a piece of paper in front of one’s face”, and those who do the former tend to
work more than the latter.
* point: “Memorization of written-down music develops and strengthens one’s ability to play without
written-down music, because that music moves from visual graphic recognition to aural memory.”
CLINIC
Mike Forbes, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
MU 131
Arranging and Composing for Low Brass
In this short clinic, I will explore my philosophy of writing for low brass (less is more). Included in this
discussion will be a top-ten list of do’s and don’ts in arranging for low brass and some inspirational
(hopefully) ideas for young composers to consider in “finding” their voice.
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10:30AM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
RECITAL
Thomas Stein, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Sonata (vox Gabrieli) (1973)��Stjepan Šulek (1873-1934)
trans./ed. Thomas Stein
Autumn (2009) ��John Stevens (b. 1951)
Allegro fuoco (2005) �� Roland Szentpali (b. 1977)
10:30AM
Thomas Stein, tuba
Patricia Higdon, piano
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
University of Arkansas Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Mars from the Planets��Gustav Holst
arr. Butler
Ave Maria��Franz Biebl
arr. Mark Jenkins
Consortium �� John Cheetham
Fearful Symmetry�� Kenyon Wilson
University of Arkansas Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Ben Pierce, conductor
Sean Breast, Aaron Colley, Tucker Fournier, David Grayling, Alex Kersey,
Yudai Hironaka, Jason Reznicek, Dorian Scott, euphonium
Jacob Copps, Nick Fellner, Jacob Hilton, Vordie Mathis, Joshua Matlock,
Robert Morris, Clarke Spencer, Robert Wiser, tuba
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BALTIMORE
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Catonsville, MD 21228
(410) 744-1723
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11:00AM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
RECITAL
RECITAL HALL
Hummingbrrd��Steven Bryant (b. 1972)
Across The Clouds �� Robert Thurston
Oblivion ��Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
arr. Greg Anderson
Blue Heart (from “Diamond Concerto”)��Philip Sparke (b.1951)
11:00AM
Alex Thio, piano
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Jackson State University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Dance No. 1 �� Kenyon Wilson
Suite of Dances �� Tielman Susato (1510-1570)
1. La Mourisque
arr. Tim Olt
2. Bransle Quatre Bransle
3. Ronde
Simple Gifts from Appalachian Spring ��Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
arr. Patrick Rettger
Jackson State University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Patrick Rettger, conductor
Stanley Gaines, Razuli Littleton, Earnest Pate, Johnathan Street, euphonium
Chris Arce, Wesley Barrow, Christon Coleman, De’Mario Shaw, De’Andre Weekes, tuba
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11:00AM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
MASTERCLASS
Young Artist Tuba Winners
BAND ROOM
11:00AM
with
Andrew Hitz, George Mason University
MASTERCLASS
Young Artist Euphonium Winner
CHOIR ROOM
11:00AM
with
Lance LaDuke, Carnegie Mellon University
CLINIC
Laura Potter, Dickinson State University
MU 131
Metamorphosis and Vagn Holmboe’s Sonate for tuba
Sonate for tuba, op. 162 (1985) ��Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996)
In this short clinic, I will explore my philosophy of writing for low brass (less is more). Included in this
discussion will be a top-ten list of do’s and don’ts in arranging for low brass and some inspirational
(hopefully) ideas for young composers to consider in “finding” their voice.
with
John Krebs, piano
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11:30AM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
RECITAL
Chris Combest, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Nocturno, Op. 7�� Franz Strauss
Fury No. VII for solo tuba�� James Grant
Suite No. 1 Op. 64 for tuba and piano�� Sergei Prokofiev
Act One Introduction
arr. Vernon/Saras
The City Awakens
Public Merry-Making
Masks
Montagues and Capulets
11:30AM
Chris Combest, tuba
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Low Brass Ensemble
Hunter’s Chorus �� Carl Maria von Weber
arr. F.H. Law
Promenade��Eugene Vasconi
Alleluia �� Randall Thompson
arr. Kenneth D. Freidrich
Power�� John Stevens
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Low Brass Ensemble
Dan T. Sipes, conductor
Nancy Ortiz, Steven Limon, euphonium
Arturo Galvan, Corrie Barnes, tuba
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12:00PM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
RECITAL
RECITAL HALL
Don’t Snap Your Cat (2013) �� Inez S. McComas (b. 1977)
How Beautiful (2008)��Barbara York (b. 1949)
Pillars (2014)�� Benjamin Fraley (b. 1984)
World Premiere
1:00PM
Anastasia Christofakis, clarinet
John Krebs, piano
RECITAL
Kent Eshelman, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Concert Allegro�� Alexei Lebedev (1924-1993)
Fantasia No. 2 in A minor, TWV 40:3 �� Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
I. Grave
II. Vivace
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro
The Song of the Brother��Erik Leidzén (1894-1962)
1:00PM
Kent Eshelman, tuba
CLINIC
Raul I. Rodriguez, Texas State University
MU 131
Rethinking Our Visits to the Practice Room
Once you receive that new piece of music or technical exercise how are you supposed to go about learning
it without becoming frustrated? It’s a matter of learning how to practice, not just what to practice.
Professor Rodriguez will discuss strategies to assist the student in their pursuit of excellence in the
practice room.
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1:30PM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
RECITAL
RECITAL HALL
Vallflickans Dans (1923)��Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)
arr. Frode Rydland
Matros (2014)��Kevin McKenzie (b. 1992)
Euphonium Concerto (1996)��Jukka Linkola (b. 1955)
I. Agitato
2:00PM
Alex Thio, piano
RECITAL
Richard Perry, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Three Ludes for Tuba (1997)�� Robert Jager (b. 1939)
I. Prelude
II. Interlude
III. Postlude
Dances (1975) ��John Stevens (b. 1951)
I. Fast
II. Slow
III. Fast
2:00PM
Richard Perry, tuba
with
Jonathan Sandoval, Tracy Bedgood, euphonium
Tracy Bedgood, Derek Cunningham, Steven Dixon, tuba
MASTERCLASS
Mock Band Euphonium Winner
BAND ROOM
with
SSG Adam R. Lessard, The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own”
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2:00PM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
CLINIC
Andrew Hitz and Lance LaDuke
CHOIR ROOM
Low Brass 101: It’s Just Business
2:30PM
Andrew Hitz and Lance LaDuke will be presenting about the specific things you can be doing today
to prepare yourself for a career tomorrow (or to take your career to the next level.) Topics covered will
include networking, marketing, effective use of social media and developing entrepreneurial skills as
well as musical things like improving your sight-reading, learning additional styles of music and tips
on doubling. After many years of experience, Andrew and Lance hope you can learn from both their
successes and failures in the music business.
RECITAL
RECITAL HALL
Concerto for Cello No. 1 in A minor, op. 33 ��Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Allegretto con moto
3. Tempo primo
3:00PM
Alex Thio, piano
RECITAL
Dr. Patrick Rettger, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Latin Jazz Suite �� Alice Gomez (b. 1960)
I. Guaguanco
II. Bolero
III. Mambo-cha
IV. Afro-Cuban
V. Cubop
Jogatuba �� Justin Lim Fang Yee (b. 1977)
Dr. Patrick Rettger, tuba
Robert Bush, drumset & congas
Alex Thio, piano
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3:00PM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
University of Central Arkansas Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
America, the Beautiful��Samuel Augustus Ward/Carmen Dragon
arr. Gail Robertson
Army of the Nile�� Kenneth Alford
arr. Robert Wilkinson
Londonderry Air�� Traditional
arr. James Garrett/ed. R. Winston Morris
featuring Dr. Brian Bowman, soloist
Amparito Roca �� Jamie Texidor
arr. Robert Wilkinson
University of Central Arkansas Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Gail Robertson, conductor
Brian Bowman, soloist
3:00PM
Shekinah Ball, Justin Gavito, Nathan Rakow, Bailey Schimmel, Dalton Shaffer, euphonium
Zach Baker, Cade Mayes, Ben Scaccia, Chris Winfrey, Eddie Wood, tuba
MASTERCLASS
David Fedderly, Former Principal Tuba, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
BAND ROOM
3:00PM
Participants will be chosen to perform in front of the class to troubleshoot the various issues that can
derail a performance. Bring your instrument and music to perform!
CLINIC
Jarrod Williams, United States Naval Academy Band
MU 131
Careers in Military Music
With 19 years in the United States Naval Academy Band, MUCS Jarrod Williams will share his
experiences performing in a premier military band. Topics will include what exactly is a “premier band”,
preparing for auditions, auditioning, and recruit training. We’ll talk about daily musical life, adjusting to
serving in the military, benefits and pay, and opportunities outside your day job. After hearing the whole
picture, attendees will be better informed whether a career in military music is right for them.
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3:30PM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
University of Texas-Pan American Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Fanfare for a Friend��John Stevens (b. 1951)
Benediction �� John Stevens (b. 1951)
Fantasy �� Ralph Martino (b. 1945)
Salut D’ Amour�� Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
arr. Gail Robertson
Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite��Karl L. King (1891-1971)
arr. Larry Zaidan
University of Texas-Pan American Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Scott Roeder, conductor
3:30PM
Eric Gomez, Ediel Ovalle, Victor Rodriguez, George Sanchez, euphonium
Alex Alba, Noel Gonzalez, Jose Montalvo, Jesus Ruiz, Michael Sandoval, tuba
RECITAL
Chris Vivio, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Piccolo Suite (1957) ��Pierre Max Dubois (1930-1995)
I. Prelude
II. Air
III. Final
On Reflection (2013) ��Christopher Gordon (b. 1949)
with Geoff Durbin, trombone and Vivian Chang, horn
New Kid (2014)�� Anna Baadsvik (b. 1966)
KA Sonata (2009) �� Brian Sadler (b. 1982)
Chris Vivio, tuba
Alex Thio, piano
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ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Carry On My Wayward Son (1976)�� Kansas
Eye Of The Tiger (1982)�� Survivor
Final Countdown (1986)��Europe
Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)��Queen
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Justin Benavidez, conductor
4:00PM
Josh Alcazar, Alejandra Carbajal, Raul Gamez, Daniel Guerrero, Gabrielle Ortega,
Brandon Padron, Elizabeth Vasquez, euphonium
Rey Barrera, Arturo Fonseca, Lauro Gonzalez, Keian Kidd, Zach McCullough,
Eddie Rivas, Roman Rendon, Michael Zapata, tuba
RECITAL
Jeremy Lewis, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Cityscape (2011)��Allen Vizzutti (b. 1952)
1. Uptown
2. Midtown
Carmen Fantasie (1946)�� Franz Waxman (1906-1967)
arr. Mikhail Nakariakov
4:00PM
Jeremy Lewis, tuba
John Krebs, piano
MASTERCLASS
Audition Masterclass
CHOIR ROOM
with
Dr. Brian Bowman, University of North Texas
This masterclass covers basic audition techniques and strategies.
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ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Baylor University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Tubafest Celebration Fanfare (1992) ��Karel Husa (b.1921)
Feiertagsmusik, Op. 107b��Bernhard Krol (1920-2013)
Tubular Octad (1980)�� Fisher Tull (1934-1994)
Viva Voce!��John Stevens (b.1951)
Baylor University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Kent Eshelman, conductor
4:30PM
Oscar Cruz, T.J. Goins, Ben Hudson, Anne Smith, Tyler Stevenson, euphonium
Michael Church, Brianna Compton, Calvin Goetsch, Travis Olson, tuba
RECITAL
Matt Mireles, euphonium & Clayton Maddox, tuba
RECITAL HALL
Scherzo �� Rafael Mendez (1906-1981)
Romanza�� Rafael Mendez (1906-1981)
Soundings��Greg Hoepfner (b.1958)
World Premiere
Hungarian Hallucination ��Neal Corwell (b.1958)
Matt Mireles, euphonium
Clayton Maddox, tuba
Lilah Gilmore, vibraphone
John Krebs, piano
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SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
ENSEMBLE CONCERT
BAND ROOM
FivE presents NEON
EVen IF�� Luke Gall (b. 1991)
Fix You��Coldplay
arr.FivE
FYEWZ�� Anthony O’Toole (b. 1988)
When You Wish Upon a Star ��Leigh Harline (1907-1969) & Ned Washington (1901-1976)
arr. Sean Durkin
Old Legend�� Etienne Crausaz (b. 1981)
arr. Luke Gall
5:00PM
Alex Avila, Drew Bonner, Luke Gall, Mitch Mest, euphonium
RECITAL
RECITAL HALL
Violin Sonata in g minor, H.542.5��C.P.E. Bach
ed. Stephen Kunzer
Suite Paysanne Hongroise�� Béla Bartók
I. Chants populaires tristes
arr. Paul Arma
II. Scherzo
III. Vieilles danses
Betty Cohen, piano
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SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
RECITAL
Mike Forbes, tuba
RECITAL HALL
All works composed by Mike Forbes
The Grumpy Troll (2013) for Unaccompanied Tuba
Capriccio (2010) for Solo Tuba & Piano
Polar Vortex (2014) for Unaccompanied Contrabass Tuba
Lullaby (1999) for Tuba and Euphonium Duet with Piano
with special guest, Demondrae Thurman, euphonium
6:00PM
Mike Forbes, tuba
MEETING
ITEA Meeting (Open to All)
BAND ROOM
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7:30PM
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST
FINAL GALA CONCERT
The Natural State Brass Band
Brass Triumphant (2009) �� Gareth Wood (b. 1950)
Concerto for Euphonium (1995)�� Philip Wilby (b. 1949)
Pt. 1 - I. Non troppo allegro
Pt. 1 - II. Dance. Zeibekikos
Pt. 2 - III. Andante
Pt. 2 - IV. Allegro Vivace
Harlequin (2004)��Philip Sparke (b. 1951)
Lee Harrelson, euphonium
Carrickfergus (1993) ��Traditional/arr. Stephen Roberts (b. 1952)
Concerto for Bass Tuba (1954)��Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
I. Prelude
II. Romazna
III. Finale
Dennis Nulty, tuba
Year of the Dragon (1984)��Philip Sparke (b. 1951)
I. Toccata
III. Finale
Them Basses (1924) �� Getty H. Huffine (1889-1947)
The Natural State Brass Band
Russell “Rusty” Morris, conductor
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Natural State Brass Band Personnel
Soprano Cornet
Solo Tenor Horn
Solo Cornets
1st Tenor Horns
David Laubach
Bob Roberts
Andrew Gagen
Clyde Snider
Richard Bailey
Courtney Swindler
Robert Herring
Amy Laursen
2nd Tenor Horn
Heather Thayer
Repiano Cornet
Dale Foster
Georgine Gantz
Tina Hall
Matthew Mireles*
Eb Bass
Rico Belotti
Matthew Smith*
Bb Bass
Bob Brewer
Clayton Maddox*
1st Baritone
Percussion
Dick Miller
2nd Cornets
Euphonium
JB Cross
2nd Baritone
Sara Rose
Brad Yount
Frank Washburn
3rd Cornets
1st Trombone
Richard Hawthorne
Kevin Noble
Scott Gibson
2nd Trombones
Extra Players
Robert Fleming
Jeremy Lewis - tuba
Justin Benavidez - tuba
Scott Roeder - tuba
John Harrison
Rafael Quiroz
Flugelhorn
Larry Crenshaw
*guest musicians
Steve Greer
Larry Vaught
Bass Trombone
Bill West
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Zack Corpus - tuba
Jesse Orth - tuba
Geoff Durbin- euphonium
Alex Avila - euphonium
Drew Bonner - euphonium
Luke Gall - euphonium
Mitch Mest - euphonium
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ALEX THIO
Alex Thio received his graduate musical training at the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music
(Ohio). He graduated with the Master’s of Music degree in Piano Performance from the Conservatory and embarked
on his doctoral studies in the same major.
Alex has collaborated with professional instrumentalists across the United States. Hailed as a ‘brassfriendly
accompanist‘, Alex has performed in concert including Jay Hunsberger (Principal Tuba, Sarasota Orchestra), Dr
Stacy Baker and Gail Robertson (SymbiosisDuo), Timothy Northcut (Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium,
University of Cincinnati CCM) and Tim Zimmerman (The King’s Brass).
He performed, toured and recorded with the renowned tuba-euphonium duo of Dr Stacy Baker and Gail Robertson
whose recording SymbiosisDuo was selected as the Finalist of the 2010 Roger Bobo Award for Recording Excellence in
Chamber Music by the International Tuba Euphonium Association. Besides being the duo’s pianist, Alex contributed
to the piano arrangements of several of the pieces recorded in the album including their newest release, Playground.
Alex has served as official accompanist to the competitors in solo competitions organized by the International
Women’s Brass Conference and the North American Brass Band Association. During a 3year stint in Singapore, he was
appointed as official accompanist for Asia’s largest brass festival at the PanAsia Solo Competitions (Brass Explosion
2012) and Singapore’s first Trombone Festival in 2014. At the Festival, his recital performances included collaborative
work with renowned low brass performers including Adam Frey (euphonium) and Brett Baker (trombone).
TOMOKO KASHIWAGI
Pianist Tomoko Kashiwagi, a native of Japan, was appointed to the music faculty of the University of ArkansasFayetteville in the fall of 2012. She is Instructor of Piano and Collaborative Piano and is the pianist in the Fulbright
Trio, the resident faculty chamber trio.
Ms.Kashiwagi performs regularly with double bass soloist DaXun Zhang nationally and internationally. These
performances have taken the duo to such prestigious venues as the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the 92nd
St. Y in New York, the Gardner Museum and Jordan Hall in Boston. They have also performed at the Suntory Hall in
Tokyo, Central Conservatory in Beijing, Guildhall School in London and Teatro Nacional in Panama among others. In
2010, the duo was awarded the Aoyama Music Award for best performance of the year at the Aoyama Music Memorial
Hall in Kyoto, Japan.
Ms. Kashiwagi has been a member of the collaborative piano staff at the Meadowmount School of Music since the
summer of 2011. In previous summers she was on the staff of the Interlochen Arts Camp, the Ithaca College Suzuki
Institute and the National Summer Cello Institute in Madison, Wisconsin among others. In 2014, she was one of the
official pianists for the Menuhin Violin Competition, which took place in Austin, TX.
She completed her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees as well as the Performer Diploma in Piano
Performance at Indiana University. In May of 2011 she received the first Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano
from the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin.
JOHN KREBS
A native of Iowa, John Krebs holds degrees in piano performance from Northwestern University, the University
of Illinois, and the University of Maryland. After teaching at Central Missouri State University, Prince George’s
Community College, and Luther College, Krebs has been at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas since 1992. At
Hendrix, his teaching duties have included music theory, music history and literature, an opera survey course, jazz
history, and studio piano. He has also served as chair of both the Hendrix music department and humanities area. An
avid collaborative pianist, Krebs has performed in Canada, Germany, Iceland, Slovenia, Scotland, and Thailand. He has
been an active member of Music Teachers National Association at the local, state, and national levels, and in 2011 he
was named an MTNA Foundation Fellow.
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BETTY COHEN
Elizabeth (Betty) Cohen earned her Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts at Hendrix College, both with a major
in piano performance. Her Master of Music is from Northwestern University, also in piano performance. She served
as Assistant Professor of Music at College of the Ozarks (now University of the Ozarks), teaching piano, organ, and
theory.
Ms. Cohen has maintained an active position in the central Arkansas piano and organ community, serving as organist
at churches including First United Methodist Church, England, AR, First United Methodist in Morrilton, Pulaski
Heights Presbyterian Church, and (since 1993) First United Methodist Church in Conway, AR. She is an active
member of the American Guild of Organists, serving the Central Arkansas Chapter as secretary, board member, and
Dean (1998-2001 and 2013 – present).
After retiring from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as Director of Continuing Medical Education
for Regional Programs in 2013, Ms. Cohen accepted a position with UCA as staff accompanist, working with choirs,
private voice and instrumental lessons, and serving as accompanist for visiting artists.
PAM SNIDER
Pam Snider was born and raised in upstate New York, where she showed a sharp ear for music at a very early age.
She studied piano performance with an emphasis in accompanying at Cedarville University in Cedarville, OH, and
worked as an accompanist in church, academic, and professional settings during and after college in the Dayton and
Cincinnati areas. In 2014 Pam moved to central Arkansas after living for 17 years in the Los Angeles area where she
worked as a private piano teacher and freelance accompanist while raising their three daughters. In her nearly 30 years
of teaching and accompanying experience, Pam has worked with individual artists in multiple brass, wind, string, and
vocal settings, as well as serving opera, symphonic, and ballet environments. Pam and her husband, Andy, have three
grown daughters and live in Cabot, AR.
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JOE L. ALEXANDER
Joe L. Alexander’s music has been performed throughout the United States, Ecuador and Germany. Performances
include recitals/presentations at conferences of the Birmingham Art Music Alliance; the Louisiana Composers’
Consortium; National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA); the Society of Composers, Inc.; the College Music
Society; the Southeastern Composers’ League, the International Tuba Euphonium Conference and the NACUSA
National Festival. His music has been featured at Bowling Green State University’s annual New Music & Art Festival,
and New Music for Young Ensemble Composers’ Competition. His “Two Bryant Songs” are recorded on the CD,
Winds and Voices, by Living Artist Recordings. Alexander is a Professor of Music at Louisiana Tech University where
he teaches Theory, Composition and Low Brass. Currently, he is the National Treasurer for NACUSA and President
of the Mid-South Chapter. He hosted the 2005 & 2010 Southeastern Composers’ League’s Forum and the 2013
NACUSA National Festival. Alexander holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas and
studied composition with Newel Kay Brown, Douglas Knehans, Martin Mailman, Cindy McTee, and James Riley. He
studied tuba with James Michael Dunn. Alexander is the Louisiana Music Teachers Association, 2012 Commissioned
Composer. Additional information about the composer can be found by visiting his website, jlacomposer.com.
All of the music on this recital was composed for the Louisiana Tech Low Brass ensemble. Joshua Carver is a former
composition student of Joe L. Alexander. After leaving Louisiana Tech, he earned a MM in theory/composition from
the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Ph.D. in music composition under Dinos Constantinides at Louisiana
State University. Joshua Mattison is a current composition student of Joe L. Alexander and is a member of the
ensemble.
JIM ALBRECHT
James Albrecht joined the music faculty at the University of Akron in the fall of 2013. Prior to his appointment in
Akron, he was the 2nd trombonist in the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
As an orchestral musician, he has served as acting utility trombone with the Pittsburgh Symphony and was a member
of the New World Symphony in Miami, FL. He has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Nashville
Symphony, the Colorado Symphony, the Honolulu Symphony, the Charleston Symphony, and many regional
orchestras around the country.
Dr. Albrecht can be seen performing with the Cleveland Orchestra on their Bruckner Symphony No. 7 DVD and heard
on many Pittsburgh Symphony CDs.
As a chamber musician, Dr. Albrecht is a frequent guest clinician and performer as a member of the University of
Akron Faculty Brass Quintet and the Sequenza Trombone Quartet. He has also performed with Cleveland’s Burning
River Brass.
Dr. Albrecht began his undergraduate work at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and
completed his Bachelor of Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music. He holds a Master of Music degree
from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Memphis. He has also
attended many summer festivals including the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, the Music Academy of the West in Santa
Barbara, CA, and the Spoleto USA Festival in Charleston, SC.
Through the years, Dr. Albrecht has been fortunate to study with some of the greatest brass virtuosi and pedagogues
including Peter Sullivan, Tony Chipurn, Richard Stout, Mark Lawrence, David Finlayson, Steve Witser and Edward
Zadrozny.
JEFF BARBEE
Jeff Barbee is a doctoral student in euphonium performance at the University of Missouri Kansas City, there he studies
with Thomas Stein. Jeff has been an active clinician recently giving masterclasses at Ohio University, Capital University
and to the Urbana University marching band. Jeff recently won the graduate brass division of MMTA in Missouri and
placed second in the Great Plains Regional conference solo euphonium division in 2013.
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JUSTIN BENAVIDEZ
Dr. Justin Benavidez is the Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK)
and Artist Tuba faculty at the Round Top Summer Music Festival and Institute. Prior to joining the faculty at TAMUK,
he completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree as a Horace H. Rackham Merit Fellow at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Benavidez was the first tubist to receive both the New Horizons Fellowship and the Orchestral Fellowship at
the Aspen Music Festival, where he was a student for five summers. He has performed with the Victoria Symphony
Orchestra, Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, and the Ann Arbor Symphony Brass
Quintet. He has worked with many notable conductors including Christian Arming, Jeffrey Kahane, Nicholas
McGegan, Gustav Meier, Larry Rachleff, David Robertson, Leonard Slatkin, and Robert Spano.
Dr. Benavidez is highly sought after as a solo artist. His recent engagements include a recital at the United States
Army Band Tuba and Euphonium Workshop in Washington, D.C. and a performance as a featured soloist with the
Aspen Music Festival Percussion Ensemble. He was a semifinalist in the Young Texas Music Artists Competition, the
William Byrd Artist Competition, and the International Lieksa Brass Tuba Solo Competition. He was a finalist and
prize laureate at the Kingsville International Young Performers Competition, the International Tuba and Euphonium
Conference Solo Artist Competition, the Susan Slaughter International Solo Tuba Artist Competition, and was a twotime finalist at the Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Festival Competition.
BRIAN BOWMAN
Dr. Brian L. Bowman enjoys a distinguished career as a soloist, clinician, recording artist, educator and administrator.
Currently, Regents Professor of Music (Euphonium) in the College of Music at The University of North Texas, Dr.
Bowman has held the principal euphonium position, in addition to being a featured soloist, in each of the bands he
has been associated with: THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SYMPHONY BAND, THE UNITED STATES NAVY
BAND, THE UNITED STATES BICENTENNIAL BAND, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND and THE
RIVER CITY BRASS BAND in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He is in demand as a guest soloist with high school, university, municipal and professional ensembles. He has
performed as a soloist in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, The Virgin Islands, Norway, Finland, Germany, Belgium,
Holland, Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Tonga, Thailand and the People’s Republic
of China.
Perhaps it is his dedication to outstanding musical performance that makes him such an inspiring clinician and
educator. His students occupy prominent positions in professional organizations world wide including principal
chairs in the Washington, DC military bands. He is the author of PRACTICAL HINTS FOR PLAYING THE
EUPHONIUM/BARITONE HORN and he frequently publishes articles in professional journals. His edition of
the ARBAN COMPLETE METHOD is the only complete bass clef edition of this famous brass method. His work
as a clinician and soloist at such conferences as the Mid-West International Band & Orchestra Clinic, The British
Association of Symphonic Bands & Wind Ensembles and many national and international brass symposia have won
him international recognition. In 1989 he was awarded the British Magazines “EUPHONIUM PLAYER OF THE
YEAR”, and in 1995 was given the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from the Tubists Universal Brotherhood
Association (International Tuba and Euphonium Association). He is the only living euphoniumist to be included in
the book TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRASS SOLOISTS by Michael Meckna.
Dr. Bowman believes that music is a most effective art form when used to communicate. To hear him or study with
him is to know he is a powerful communicator and a master of that art form.
CHRISTIAN CARICHNER
Christian Carichner is currently Assistant Director of Bands and Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Iowa State
University. Holding degrees from Ithaca College and Arizona State University, Christian is an accomplished performer,
educator, and artist.
Christian has performed or taught in 47 different states and 12 countries across the globe. Recently, he was a featured
performer at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference and has presented clinics at several regional workshops
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across the country. Christian has also performed with the Arizona Musicfest Orchestra, the Tampa Tradewinds,
the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, Pinnacle Brass, Rhythm and Brass, Proteus 7, Salt River Brass, and has
performed with the national tour of the hit Broadway musical Chicago.
Christian is also very active in the marching music world. Currently he serves as Brass Caption Head for the Phantom
Regiment, a Drum Corps International World Champion organization. He also spent 2006 with The Regiment
before becoming Caption Head at The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps, leading their brass in the transition to
Division I DCI competition from 2007-2011. He also composes, designs, and arranges marching band shows for
several organizations, most recently for UCA, Iowa State University, Fort Smith Southside High School, Cabot High
School and Conway High School. He is also an active clinician and adjudicator working with Berryville (AR) High
School, Novi (MI) High School and judging across the country, most recently at the Louisiana State Marching Band
Championships.
Christian is currently an advocate for the incorporation of arts entrepreneurship in collegiate arts curriculum, where
he believes that in today’s increasingly competitive arts field, an artist must possess the skills necessary to design and
implement their own career.
Christian has previously taught on faculty at the University of Central Arkansas, Northern Arizona University, Mesa
Community College, and Glendale Community College.
DANNY CHAPA
Received his Bachelor of Music in Music Performance from Louisiana State University in 2008, under the instruction
of Dr. Joseph Skillen. In 2010 he received his Master of Music in Euphonium Performance from the University of
North Texas, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the same Institution.
GENEVIEVE CLARKSON
Genevieve Clarkson (b. 1987) is a native of Arlington, Virginia and began playing tuba and euphonium at age 9.
Having recently completed her doctoral coursework at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music under the
tutelage of Daniel Perantoni, Genevieve currently resides in Austin, Texas where she works as a freelance performer,
educator, and clinician. Prior to her time at Indiana University, Genevieve received her Masters from the University of
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where she studied with Timothy Northcut, and her Bachelors from James
Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, where she studied with Kevin Stees.
Genevieve has won a variety of awards and recognition for her solo playing. In 2005, she was a semi-finalist in the
Falcone International Young Artist Tuba Competition and the next year won runner-up in the International TubaEuphonium Association (ITEA) Young Artist Tuba Competition in Denver, Colorado. In recent years, Genevieve was
a semi-finalist in the Falcone Tuba Artist competition (2009) and the ITEA Artist Tuba Competitions (2010 and 2012),
as well as a finalist in the Jacobs School of Music Concerto Competition (2012).
CHRIS COMBEST
Praised by The Brass Bridge as having a “wonderful sense of musicianship and virtuosic technique,” Dr. Chris Combest
is an active freelancer in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex and Tubist with the, Ash Lawn and Wintergreen Music
Festivals. Previous positions include faculty appointments at the Indiana University Southeast, the University of Texas
San Antonio, Southern Illinois University, the University of Illinois and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.
Former tubist with the Louisville Orchestra and a founding member of the American Tuba Quartet, Dr. Combest
has performed with the Indianapolis Symphony, the San Antonio Symphony, the U.S. Army Field Band, the Victoria
Symphony, the Illinois Symphony, the Lexington Philharmonic, Sinfonia da Camera, Orchestra Kentucky and artists
including Michael Feinstein, John Williams (film composer), Audra McDonald and the Canadian Brass.
As a guest artist and clinician, Dr. Combest has presented recitals and residencies at various universities throughout
the United States and is a regular adjudicator at solo and concerto competitions. Recent conference performances
include the International Tuba Euphonium Conference (2014, 2012), the U.S. Army Band Tuba Euphonium
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Conference (2011), and the Midwest Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference (2013, 2011). In 2010, at the invitation
of the International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA), Dr. Combest authored an instructional video as part of the
Power Lessons with the Pros Video and was recognized by the ITEA as a finalist for the prestigious Clifford R. Bevan
Excellence in Research Award for his doctoral dissertation on composer James Grant and his music for tuba.
Dr. Combest received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Illinois where he studied with
Professor Mark Moore and also holds additional degrees from the University of Louisville and Eastern Kentucky
University.
JEREMY CRAWFORD
Jeremy Crawford currently serves as the Instructor of Tuba & Euphonium at the University of Alabama. Additional
teaching responsibilities include brass chamber music, music appreciation, brass methods, and directing the UA Tuba
& Euphonium Ensemble. At Alabama Jeremy is a member of the Faculty Brass Quintet. In addition to teaching at
UA, Jeremy is also an instructor at Alabama State University, where he teaches applied tuba and euphonium, music
appreciation, brass ensemble, and brass methods. He also serves as an adjunct instructor at Shelton State Community
College in Tuscaloosa. In addition to teaching, Jeremy has performed in numerous ensembles throughout his career,
including the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Brass Band, Northwest
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Evanston Symphony Orchestra. Recent solo performances have included guest
solos with the University of Alabama Trombone Choir, the UA Tuba & Euphonium Ensemble, and the UA Wind
Ensemble.
Jeremy hails from the Midwest, where he began his studies with John Manning at the University of Iowa, earning
his bachelors of music in tuba performance. He continued his studies with Rex Martin at Northwestern University,
completing his masters of music in tuba performance and literature in 2010. Jeremy headed south to study with
Demondrae Thurman at the University of Alabama, where he earned the doctor of musical arts in tuba performance in
2014.
RICHARD DEMY
Dr Richard Demy is a musician and music educator that has given over 40 recitals and numerous masterclasses across
17 US states, and around the world. He is published in the International Tuba Euphonium Journal, and has won
various national and international solo contests. Always seeking his duty to find creative ways to increase exposure of
the Euphonium, he has performed in rock bands, salsa bands, traditional peruvian ensembles, and electro-acoustical
genres as well as many orchestras, and concert bands. Currently he is performing on the ophicleide, a keyed bass
bugle, as the predecessor to the euphonium to help dispel myths about its sound.
After graduating from Louisiana State University, George Mason University, and recently completing his DMA at The
University of North Texas, He currently lives in Dallas, TX with his wife. Constantly experimenting with new methods
of music education, he has a large private studio whose members routinely place in State, National, and International
contests.
GEOFFREY DURBIN
Geoffrey Durbin is currently on faculty at Murray State University where he teaches Trombone, Tuba, and Euphonium
and conducts the Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. Additionally, he is a Doctoral Candidate in Euphonium Performance at
the University of Memphis. He has been a member of the Sinfonietta Orchestra, the University of North Texas Wind
Symphony, the Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra, the Memphis Repertory Orchestra, Avenue C Brass, Fat-Bottomed
Brass, the Keystone Winds, and subs with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, the Jackson Symphony, and the Lone
Star Wind Orchestra.
Mr. Durbin’s virtuosity, musicianship, and versatility has allowed him perform all over the United States. In the past
year, he has performed in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Washington, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky,
Georgia, and the District of Columbia.
He has been accepted to a number of solo competitions, including the prestigious Leonard Falcone Euphonium
Competition at which he won the first-place gold medal in 2013, the silver medal in 2010. He has also been selected
as a semi-finalist in the International Tuba and Euphonium Association Euphonium Competition. In 2013, he won the
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First Prize at the South Central Regional Tuba and Euphonium Competition in the Euphonium Artist division.
He has studied with Dr. Brian Bowman, Dr. John Mueller, Dr. Gary Bird, Dr. Jeff Baker, Dr. Kyle Mullins, and Grant
Moore III and has earned degrees from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science in Music Education)
and the University of North Texas (Master in Music: Euphonium Performance).
KENT ESHELMAN
Kent Eshelman is the tuba and euphonium professor at Baylor University. He holds a doctorate in tuba performance
from Michigan State University, a master’s degree in tuba performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
and bachelor’s degrees in tuba performance and jazz piano from the University of Michigan. He has taught at Northern
Arizona University, Western Kentucky University, Grand Valley State University, and the Interlochen Arts Camp.
As a soloist, he has won first place in numerous national and international solo competitions, soloed with a dozen
ensembles, performed at five international tuba-euphonium conferences, and premiered works by Bruce Broughton,
Frank Lynn Payne, and Anthony Plog. His CD Flavors (Equilibrium, 2013) won the Roger Bobo Award for Excellence
in Recording, and the American Record Guide stated, “Tuba players are making fine recordings these days, but this
one really stands out.” Eshelman is Principal Tuba of the Waco Symphony Orchestra and has performed with the
orchestras of Grand Rapids, San Antonio, and Toledo, as well as with the Sotto Voce Quartet. As a jazz artist, he has
won the Rich Matteson International Competition, performed as soloist with the U.S. Army Blues, and recorded a CD
entitled Life Is Good (PKO Records, 2004).
MICAH EVERETT
Micah Everett is Assistant Professor of Music (Trombone/Low Brass) at the University of Mississippi, Principal
Trombonist of the North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Trombonist in the Mississippi Brass Quintet, Bass
Trombonist in the Great River Trombone Quartet, and Assistant Editor (Audio/Video Reviews) of the International
Trombone Association Journal.
An active recitalist, orchestral, and chamber musician on alto, tenor, and bass trombones, and euphonium, Everett is
a past winner of the National Solo Competition held at the Eastern Trombone Workshop, and has performed more
than twenty times as a featured soloist with bands and orchestras in Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Iowa.
He has appeared as clinician, soloist, or conductor at the International Trombone Festival, the Eastern Trombone
Workshop, the South Central and Mid-South Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conferences, and numerous other regional
conferences and workshops. His first book, The Low Brass Player’s Guide to Doubling, was recently published by
Mountain Peak Music.
Everett holds master’s and doctoral degrees in trombone performance from the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Delta State University. His primary teachers were Randy
Kohlenberg, Dennis AsKew, and Edward R. Bahr.
DAVID FEDDERLY
David T. Fedderly held the Principal Tuba position with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 1983 to 2014. He
has also been the substitute principal tuba with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,
Milwaukee Symphony, Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
His previous faculty appointments have included the Juilliard School, the University of Maryland, College Park and
The Catholic University of America. Before moving to Baltimore he was also a faculty member at DePaul University
and Wheaton College in the Chicago area.
Mr. Fedderly attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He had the privilege of studying for ten years
with the legendary Arnold Jacobs, former Principal Tuba of the Chicago Symphony.
In 1992 Mr. Fedderly opened the Baltimore Brass Co. that sells new and used brass and woodwind musical
instruments.
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KIRK FERGUSON
Kirk Ferguson was named Assistant Principal Trombonist with the Milwaukee Symphony in September, 2011. Prior to
moving to Milwaukee, he served as Principal Trombonist with the Spokane Symphony, Co-Principal Trombonist with
the Malaysian Philharmonic and Associate Principal Trombonist with the Honolulu Symphony. He is also a former
member of the River City Brass Band in Pittsburgh, PA. Kirk has performed with the Clarion Brass Choir, Seattle
Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Akron Symphony, Wheeling Symphony and Lincoln Center Festival. Kirk was
named a participant for the 2009 and 2011 Alessi Seminars.
Kirk is currently adjunct professor of low brass at Wisconsin Lutheran College and has served as an adjunct professor
at Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga University, Whitworth University and the University of Idaho. Kirk
received his Masters degree from The Juilliard School, studying under Joseph Alessi and his bachelors degree from
Duquesne University, studying under Peter Sullivan and Murray Crewe. He has also studied under Per Brevig, Peter
Ellefson, William Conable, Leo Potts and Jay Mason. Kirk is a native of Trade City, PA. Kirk lives in Milwaukee with
his wife Mary and their two dogs, Frank and Annie. Kirk is proud to be a Yamaha Performing Artist.
MIKE FORBES
Mike Forbes (b. 1973) is also “…an outstanding tubist with a solid, colorful tone, terrific technical skills, and dramatic
flair” (American Record Guide). Today, he is the Principal Tubist with the LaCrosse Symphony Orchestra and Tuba/
Euphonium Professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Occasionally, he serves as the tubist with the “Guy’s
All-Star Shoeband” on Garrison Keillor’s popular radio show, “A Prairie Home Companion.” He can also be heard
on his solo album, “Forbes Plays Koetsier” where he features all seven works for solo tuba by Dutch composer, Jan
Koetsier. His second solo album exclusively featuring his own compositions for tuba is to be released by Summit
Records.
Staff Sergeant Forbes began his career as a tubist with the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own” and subsequently
served on the music faculties at a number of universities from the East Coast to the Midwest. He is an active soloist,
high in demand throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. He recently performed and taught at music
conservatories and festivals in Spain, Portugal, Puerto Rico, and Norway. As the founder and manager of the Isthmus
Brass and the Sotto Voce Quartet, Forbes enjoys performing and recording exhilarating chamber music with his
colleagues around the globe
Dr. Forbes has received numerous awards and accolades for his compositions and is regularly commissioned by
notable brass artists and band directors. He has won the Dallas Wind Symphony Fanfare Composition contest
numerous times, and his compositions have been given awards of merit by the U.S. Army Band, Humboldt Brass
Festival, and the International Tuba-Euphonium Association. Mike performs on a Yamaha Custom 822 F Tuba.
DANIEL FROST
Daniel Frost is an active performer and educator in Austin, TX. He has presented numerous solo tuba and chamber
concerts throughout the United States, including as a guest artist at the 2014 U.S. Army Tuba Euphonium Conference
in Washington D.C and the 2013 ITEA South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference in Baton Rouge, LA. He
has also been a winner and finalist of numerous solo competitions, most notably winning the 2013 Leonard Falcone
International Tuba Artist Competition. Frost is currently the Adjunct Tuba Instructor at Temple College in Temple,
TX and has developed a thriving studio of young low brass students in the central Texas area. In addition to his
performing and teaching experience, Frost has had his peer-reviewed research, “Using Software Analysis to Measure
and Interpret Vibrato,” published in the ITEA Journal. He earned the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music
degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and the Bachelor of Music degree from Louisiana State University. His
previous teachers include Charles Villarrubia, Steven Bryant, and Joseph Skillen.
BRIAN GALLION
Brian Gallion joined the faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University in 2010 where he teaches applied euphonium
and tuba in addition to directing the Southeastern Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. Dr. Gallion holds the DMA and MM
degrees in tuba performance from Louisiana State University, as well as the BM degree in music education from the
University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
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Gallion currently holds the position of principal tuba with the Rapides, Lake Charles, and Gulf Coast Symphony
Orchestras. He is also the first call trombone player with Theatre Baton Rouge. As a soloist, Gallion has appeared
throughout the US in competition and concert. His most notable achievements were as a finalist in the 6th Annual
Tubonium Solo Tuba Competition in St. Paul, Minnesota, and as a semi-finalist in the Artist Solo Competition during
the 2008 ITEC in Cincinnati, OH.
As a chamber musician, Gallion has found much success with the Lautes Tuba Quartet, of which he is a founding
member. Gallion and the quartet were winners of the 2011 Louisiana MTNA chamber music competition, and runners
up at the subsequent divisional level in Norman, Oklahoma. They were also invited guests at the 2011 Great Plains
Regional Tuba Conference in Pittsburg, KS.
Additionally, Gallion is very active in the tuba community at large, co-hosting the 2013 SCRTEC conference, serving
as Advertising Coordinator and reviewing new publications for ITEA, and publishing several arrangements with
Cimmaron Press. He currently resides in Zachary, LA with his wife Sarah, and their two children, Renée and Liam.
NATHAN GAY
Nathan Gay is currently Director of Athletic Bands at Missouri Western State University. He is one of the new young
forces in euphonium performance and has won honors at the most prestigious solo and chamber competitions
including the Ern Keller Memorial International Soloist Competition, Leonard Falcone International Solo Euphonium
Competition, Music Teacher’s National Association National Solo Brass Competition, North American Brass Band
Association Solo Competition, U.S. Open Brass Band Championships Solo, and the International Tuba-Euphonium
Conference Quartet Competition, to name a few.
Gay recently completed his DMA in Euphonium Performance from the University of Missouri - Kansas City
Conservatory of Music and Dance. He also performs with the Fountain City Brass Band, is an active soloist and
clinician, and is in high demand as a studio instructor. Gay has also taught in the public school system and has
a strong commitment to music education and young students. He often performs and works with public school
programs.
Nathan Gay is a Buffet Group USA Artist performing on a Besson euphonium.
ANDREW HITZ
Andrew Hitz is an internationally renowned soloist and clinician having appeared in over 40 states and 30 countries
including Japan, Brazil, Russia and Singapore. He recently ended an almost 14 year tenure as the tuba player for
Boston Brass. Andrew currently teaches tuba and euphonium at George Mason University and Gettysburg College.
As an Educational Ambassador for Jupiter Band Instruments, he appears all over the world as both a teacher and
performer. Andrew has presented at over 20 state music educator conferences and taught master classes at some of
the finest music schools in the world including Juilliard, the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and Yong Siew
Toh Conservatory in Singapore. Recently, he was a thought leader specializing in social media and arts marketing at
the Savvy Musician in Action Retreat at the University of South Carolina. Andrew is the author of “A Band Director’s
Guide To Everything Tuba: A Collection of Interviews with the Experts” and is in the process of putting out volumes
for the trombone and oboe. In 2013 he and former Boston Brass colleague Lance LaDuke launched a digital media
company, Pedal Note Media, focusing on providing resources for music educators and performers. This includes
the Brass Recording Project, an attempt to record all of the world’s great brass music, whose first recording “Brass
Recording Project Vol. 1: The Arrangements of JD Shaw” was released late last year.
VINCE KENNEY
Is a native of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois and in 2012 he received undergraduate degrees in Euphonium
Performance and Music Education from the The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He finished his Master of
Music degree in Euphonium Performance at the University of North Texas in 2014, and is now pursuing a Doctorate of
Musical Arts at the same institution. Vince’s most influential teachers include Ed Risinger, Mark Moore, and Dr. Brian
Bowman.
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STEPHEN KUNZER
Stephen Kunzer currently resides in Stillwater, Oklahoma where he is professor of tuba and euphonium at Oklahoma
State University. Stephen received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Arizona with emphasis in both Tuba
Performance and Music Education. His Master of Music is from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of
Music (CCM), where he served as a graduate assistant.
Stephen is currently a first-call freelance musician in Las Vegas, having performed with countless headiners including
Jennifer Hudson, Carole King, Joshua Bell, Emmylou Harris, Andrea Bocelli, Martina McBride, John Fogerty, Arturo
Sandoval, and Willie Nelson. He performs the the Broadway Las Vegas concert series and has performed numerous
shows including Disney’s Lion King and Mary Poppins, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes, The Gershwin’s
Porgy and Bess. Stephen has also toured extensively with the Dallas Brass Quintet.
Stephen is in high-demand throughout the world as a solo artist and clinician, giving lectures, master classes, and
recitals. His performances have been heard coast-to-coast in the United States, Thailand, and Korea, and he is a
regular presenter at regional and international music conferences. Stephen has previously served on faculty at the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas and is a contributing writer for the International Tuba and Euphonium Association
Journal.
Stephen is a Besson/Buffet Crampon USA, Inc. Tuba Artist and Clinician.
LANCE LADUKE
Lance LaDuke is internationally known as an educator, performer and creator. He teaches at Carnegie Mellon
University as Artist Lecturer in Euphonium, Freshman Advisor and Coordinator of Special and Creative Projects.
Lance teaches business, marketing and communications as part of the CMU Music Entrepreneurship Program,
coaches and mentors a variety of chamber ensembles and is also Adjunct Professor of Euphonium at Duquesne
University. Lance was a member of Boston Brass and the US Air Force Band in Washington DC, has performed with
the Philadelphia Orchestra and currently plays with the River City Brass. He has taught master classes at some of the
world’s finest conservatories, including Juilliard, the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Hong Kong Academy
for Performing Arts. Lance co-wrote and produced “Band Blast Off,” a highly successful band recruiting DVD and
maintains an active speaking career, sharing his thoughts on practice, leadership, and self-development. His book,
“Music Practice Coach, Five Workouts to Get the Most Out of Your Practice Time!” is available through marketingvp.
us or in all ebook formats and his (almost) daily practice tips on twitter can be found by following @lalaladuke. Lance
is an Educational Ambassador for Jupiter Band Instruments.
JEREMY LEWIS
Jeremy Lewis teaches applied lessons to all tuba and euphonium majors, performs as tubist with the WT Faculty
Brass Quintet, leads the WTAMU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, coaches small ensembles and teaches weekly tubaeuphonium studio classes. He has taught Brass Methods, Instrumental Technique and Elementary Music Theory. Dr.
Lewis is also principal tubist with the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra.
Before WT, Dr. Lewis worked as a private teacher and clinician in North Texas. He earned degrees from Texas
Christian University, Indiana University and Texas Tech University. Dr. Lewis has performed with ensembles such as
the Lafayette Philharmonic and the East Texas Symphony Orchestras. Additionally, Jeremy was a member of the
Civic and Quintessence Brass Quintets.
Dr. Lewis has been successful as a soloist making appearances at venues throughout the world. He has performed
during the 2014 International Tuba-Euphonium Conference in Bloomington, IN, Regional Tuba-Euphonium
Conferences in Flagstaff, Baton Rouge, Kearney and Waco as well as the 2010 Army Band Tuba-Euphonium
Conference as well as recent guest artist appearances in Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.
As a competitor, Jeremy placed second in the 2006 International Women’s Brass Conference Tuba Competition. Jeremy
also placed second in the 2003 Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference held in Fort Worth, Texas. He was also a
semifinalist in the 2004 Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival and the 2004 International Tuba
and Euphonium Conference Artist Tuba Competition.
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Dr. Lewis’ research interests include methods of assessment within music, the role of assessment in student progress
and new music for tuba and euphonium.
MATTHEW MIRELES
Dr. Matthew Mireles is highly active as a conductor, performer, and educator, with his performances achieving high
praise, and his students having success in major competitions. Dr. Mireles continues to be in demand as a clinician,
guest conductor, soloist, and adjudicator throughout the United States and abroad, and continues to champion and
arrange new music for wind ensemble and low brass.
As a euphonium soloist, Dr. Mireles released a solo album titled “Prometheus,” on the Potenza Music record label,
which includes previously unrecorded works of John Stevens. Dr. Mireles was the winner of the 2008 Leonard Falcone
International Euphonium Competition, the 2007 Mid-Texas Symphony Young Artist Competition, the 2007 University
of Alabama Concerto-Aria Competition, and the 2008 International Tuba Euphonium Conference Chamber Music
Competition. Also an active chamber musician, Dr. Mireles plays euphonium with the Boreas Quartet. Their album,
“The Serpent’s Kiss,” is also released on the Potenza Music record label, and is a set of new transcriptions for tubaeuphonium quartet.
Currently, Dr. Matthew Mireles is the Director of Bands and Low Brass at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma
where he conducts the Concert Band, Brass Ensemble, and Pep Band. Before joining the faculty at Cameron, Dr.
Mireles conducted both the University Band and Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
while also teaching undergraduate euphonium. He is also on faculty at the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake,
MI, where he teaches low brass and conducting.
Dr. Mireles earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master of Music
degree from the University of Alabama, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Teacher Certification from St. Mary’s
University in San Antonio, TX. His major teachers have been John Stevens, Dr. Demondrae Thurman, Lee Hipp, Scott
Teeple, and Mark Hetzler.
DENNIS NULTY
Dennis J Nulty, born in Upstate New York, was appointed principal tuba of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 2009
by Music Director Leonard Slatkin while completing graduate studies at the New England Conservatory in Boston.
Prior to his studies at the New England Conservatory, he completed his undergraduate studies at the Eastman
School of Music earning a Performers Certificate, one of only a handful of tuba players to do so. After completing
his Bachelor’s Degree he joined the New World Symphony, where he was a fellow for three years, in Miami, Florida.
He has studied with Don Harry of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Mike Roylance of the Boston Symphony as well as with
Chester Schmitz and Harry Shapiro both formerly of the Boston Symphony.
An active freelance musician, Dennis has performed extensively with the Orchestras of Western New York and the
Boston area, including the Boston Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic and the Syracuse
Symphony. A varied performer, he has had played with many brass quintets, marching bands, jazz ensembles and
period instrument ensembles including the New Sousa Band conducted by Keith Brion, with which he toured Florida.
Nulty has been active in the Boston area recording a CD/DVD with Chris Botti and the Boston Pops Orchestra. He
has also performed frequently at historic Fenway Park, including opening ceremonies for game one of the 2007 World
Series.
PATRICK NYREN
Patrick Nyren is currently serving as a euphoniumist in the 1st Armored Division Army Band at Ft. Bliss, TX. He
joined the US Army in 2013 after earning his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music Degrees in euphonium
performance from the University of North Texas under the guidance of Dr. Brian L. Bowman. Previously, he received
his Bachelors of Music Degree in Music Education at the University of Southern Maine School of Music, where he
began his college education at the early age of 16 and studied with Michael S. Milnarik.
Patrick has been very active as a performer for the last several years. He was been a winner in the University
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of Southern Maine (2007) and University of North Texas (2011) Concerto Competitions, and has appeared at
several festivals and conferences as a soloist and clinician throughout the United States. He has performed at the
International Tuba Euphonium Conferences in Tucson, AZ (2010) and Bloomington, IN (2014), the Cosmopolitan
Tuba Euphonium Workshop (2007-2010), and the Blast of Brass Workshop (2012) to name a few. Patrick has also had
the pleasure of performing with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Allen Philharmonic
Orchestra, and the El Paso Symphony Orchestra.
Most recently, Patrick commissioned a new piece for euphonium and percussion titled “Ventures” by Howard J.
Buss. He gave the world premiere performance in November, 2014, as a guest artist at New Mexico State University
in Las Cruces, NM. In January, 2015, he was featured on the Military Recital at the US Army Band Tuba Euphonium
Workshop at Ft. Myer, VA and also became a recipient of the Colonel Finley R. Hamilton Outstanding Military
Musician Award.
Patrick lives in El Paso, TX with his wife, Erin, and their two children, Liam and Norah.
JESSE ORTH
Jesse D. Orth currently holds college positions as an adjunct instructor of music at North Central Texas College and
as adjunct professor of tuba and euphonium at Brookhaven College. He is also an ABD doctoral candidate in Tuba
performance and Toulouse Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation Fellow at the University of North Texas. In the
past year, Mr. Orth has been honored to receive the graduate brass student of the year award at North Texas and to
advance as a semifinalist in the 2014 Leonard Falcone Festival tuba solo artist competition.
Mr. Orth has a performed around the world as a soloist and with a variety of ensembles. He has most recently
performed successfully at the 2014 ITEC and the 2013 South Central Regional ITEA Conference with the Fat
Bottomed Brass Tuba Euphonium Quartet. At the South Central conference, Mr. Orth also won third prize in the tuba
artist solo competition. In 2011, Mr. Orth served as a guest artist and faculty member at the 2nd International Festival
of Classical music in Piracicaba, Brazil with the UNT Center Brass Quintet, now the Impact Brass Quintet. Before
moving to Texas to study with Mr. Donald C. Little, Mr. Orth received his bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts – Music
from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he studied tuba with Dr. Jerry A. Young. Mr. Orth is currently a
member of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra and has held positions as principal tuba with the UNT symphony orchestra
and the Chippewa Valley Symphony. He has also been a member of the UNT Wind Symphony, Dallas Civic Wind
ensemble and the Metropolitan winds of Dallas. Mr. Orth assisted internationally renowned jazz artist Jon Sass on the
Bassblowaz Club, part of the Creative Impulse series.
ED OWEN
Dr. Ed Owen is Professor of Music at Arkansas State University. His primary duties include teaching Applied Tuba and
Euphonium and conducting the A-State Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble and Brass Choir. He served as the Graduate
Program Director from 2003 until 2014. He currently performs as Principal Tuba of the Arkansas Symphony
Orchestra and Brass Quintet, the Delta Symphony Orchestra, the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra and the A-State
Brass Quintet. A native Arkansan, he received the Bachelor of Arts in Music Education degree from Arkansas Tech
University, the Master of Music in Tuba Performance and Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance and Literature from
the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. A dedicated and enthusiastic teacher, his students have won solo
and quartet competitions at the local, state, and international levels. He has conducted Tuba & Euphonium Ensemble
concerts at the International Tuba & Euphonium Conferences in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Greensboro, North
Carolina, and Bloomington, Indiana. As a soloist he has appeared numerous times with the Arkansas Symphony
Orchestra, the Delta Symphony Orchestra, the Arkansas State University Wind Ensemble, and the Symphonic Bands
of Arkansas Tech University and the University of Illinois. He has studied tuba with Andy Anders and Mark Moore.
RICHARD PERRY
Richard H. Perry is Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at The University of Southern Mississippi, where
he directs the Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble and performs with the Southern Arts Brass Quintet. Dr. Perry joined
the faculty of the University of Southern Mississippi in the Fall of 2000. He was previously on the faculties of the
University of Montevallo and Birmingham Southern College. Dr. Perry holds degrees from Tennessee Technological
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University (BS), the University of Illinois (MM) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (DMA). His principal
teachers were R. Winston Morris, Fritz Kaenzig, and John Stevens. Dr. Perry has been active as a clinician, performer,
and adjudicator throughout the Eastern United States. He has appeared as soloist at numerous regional conferences
and as a featured performer at national and international conferences. A former member of the acclaimed Tennessee
Tech Tuba Ensemble, Dr. Perry is currently a member of the Southern Arts Brass Quintet, faculty quintet-in-residence
at USM; the Modern Jazz Tuba Project, a professional jazz tuba/euphonium ensemble; and the Meridian and Gulf
Coast Symphony Orchestras. His arrangements for tuba/euphonium ensemble have been played by the Tennessee Tech
Tuba Ensemble, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuba Euphonium Ensemble, the University of Georgia Tuba/
Euphonium Ensemble, and Symphonia. With the Modern Jazz Tuba Project, Dr. Perry has released two recordings
(“Live at the Bottom Line” and “Favorite Things”) that have received critical acclaim.
BENJAMIN PIERCE
Benjamin Pierce is an accomplished low brass artist and teacher. He is a professor at the University of Arkansas, where
he teaches a large studio of tuba and euphonium players and directs the tuba/euphonium ensemble. He studied music
at Bowling Green State University and the University of Michigan, taking his performance instruction from David
Saygers, Velvet Brown, Fritz Kaenzig, and Wesley Jacobs.
Pierce has notably been the winner of some dozen international tuba and euphonium artist competitions held in the
United States, Japan, Germany, Finland, South Korea, England, and Italy. He is frequently a soloist at home and abroad
performing recitals and concerti with such ensembles as the premier United States military bands, top American
brass bands, and such orchestras as the Tokyo Symphony, Oulu Symphony (Finland), and Vogtland Philharmonie
(Germany).
Enjoying a varied ensemble career, Pierce has performed with the Detroit Symphony, the Detroit Chamber Brass, the
Toledo Symphony, the Flint Symphony, and the Tulsa Symphony. He has served as principal tubist of the Ann Arbor
Symphony and is principal tubist of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas. He is a member of the acclaimed Brass
Band of Battle Creek, which features many of the world’s greatest brass players. With the BBBC, he has performed on
three different instruments.
In demand as a clinician, Pierce has taught master classes across the USA and in Japan. He has taught weeklong classes
in Finland and Spain. He is frequently a featured guest at Lieksa Brass Week in Finland. He is a faculty member of the
annual STEW (Southeast Tuba/Euphonium Workshop), an intensive week of learning geared for collegiate tuba and
euphonium players. Pierce has served as an adjudicator for several major international performance competitions.
Active as a Board member of the International Tuba-Euphonium Association, Pierce serves as Editor in Chief of the
ITEA Journal and has served two terms as Competitions Coordinator.
Benjamin Pierce can be heard on four solo CDs available from major online retailers. He is a Miraphone performing
artist.
LAURA POTTER
Dr. Laura Potter is currently the Visiting Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Dickinson State
University. She is an experienced tuba performer and educator with specialization in brass pedagogy. Dr. Potter has
previously taught courses at the University of Kansas and the University of Memphis and has served as an instrumental
instructor in the Bonner Springs/Edwardsville school district in Kansas. In 2012-2013 she was a Fulbright Research
Fellow focusing on solo and chamber repertoire and pedagogy for brass at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in
Copenhagen, Denmark. She was named a finalist for the 2014 Clifford Bevan Award for Excellence in Research.
Dr. Potter holds a Bachelors of Music from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, a Masters
in Music from the University of Memphis Scheidt School of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University
of Kansas. She collaborated with glass artist Jocelyne Prince in an interdisciplinary performance piece at the 2012
European Glass Context (Bornholm, DK). She has performed with the Billings (MT) Symphony, the Kansas City
Brassworks, the University of Kansas Faculty Brass Quintet and the Appalachian Brass (featured ensemble at the 2008
International Brass Chamber Music Festival).
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KENDALL PRINZ
Kendall Prinz is currently Assistant Professor of Low Brass and Instrumental Music Education at Northwest Missouri
State University. His degrees include a Bachelor of Arts from Texas Lutheran University (Music Education-1996), a
Master of Music from University of North Texas (Music Composition-1999), and a Doctor of Musical Arts from The
University of Texas at Austin (Tuba Performance-2010). His tuba teachers have included Donald C. Little, Everette
Gilmore, and Steven Bryant.
Dr. Prinz has maintained a career in music that has encompassed many areas including composition, performance,
conducting, and education. Dr. Prinz served as Instructor of Low Brass at Texas Lutheran University (1999-2004),
while also teaching a wide range of courses and conducting several ensembles. In 2004, Dr. Prinz began a career in
public secondary education. In the spring of 2012, he left a his position as Director of Bands at Taylor Middle School
in Taylor, Texas to pursue opportunities in higher education.
His interests include the solo tuba and chamber music repertoire written by composers of the 20th and 21st century.
His latest research article entitled: “Paul Hindemith’s Use of Rhythm, Meter, and Tonality to create Large-Scale
Structural Unity: A Structural Analysis of Sonate for Bass Tuba and Piano (1955)”, was published in the spring 2012
edition of the Hindemith Jahrbuch.
Dr. Prinz has performed in recitals and concerts across the United States including a solo recital at the 2012 Great
Plains Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference. Aside from a busy professional life, Dr. Prinz enjoys spending time with
his wife Lynn and children, Aaron and Elizabeth.
IRVING RAY
Is a native of Houston, Texas and began his musical instruction at the age of 10. Naturally born into a brass family,
Irving is one of four euphoniumists in a family of nine. After receiving his Bachelor of Music Education from Sam
Houston State University under the baton of (retired) Lt. Col. James Bankhead and Matthew McInturf, he completed
his Master of Music degree in Euphonium Performance from the University of North Texas, studying with the
distinguished euphonium teacher and performer, Dr. Brian Bowman. Irving is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical
Arts at the University of North Texas.
PATRICK RETTGER
Patrick Rettger is the instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at Jackson State University. Along with applied lessons, Dr.
Rettger’s duties also include the coaching the JSU Brass Quintet conductor of the JSU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.
He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Music Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a Master of
Music degree in Tuba Performance from the Pennsylvania State University, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Tuba
Performance at the University of Southern Mississippi where he also has a minor in music theory.
As a performer, Dr. Rettger is a current member of the 41st Army National Guard Band where he is the leader of that
band’s Magnolia Brass Quintet and Percussion, the tuba section leader, and in charge of the band’s online military
music account. In addition, he is a member of the Mississippi Brass and the Mississippi Chamber Orchestra. His past
professional experiences include four years of active duty in the United States Army as a non-commissioned officer
tuba player through which he was the founder/organizer of the 1st Cavalry Division Tuba-Euphonium Quartet as
well as a member of the 5th Corps’ V Corps V Brass Quintet that performed throughout Iraq and Kuwait in 2003.
Dr. Rettger has performed with the Mississippi Symphony, Gulf Coast Symphony, Meridian Symphony, Altoona
Symphony, and Mississippi Wind Ensemble and chamber ensembles including the Center City Brass Quintet,
Southern Arts Brass Quintet, Mississippi Symphony Brass Quintet, Capital City Brass Quintet, and the Weakest Link
Tuba Quartet. He won the University of Southern Mississippi Wind Ensemble’s 2008 Concerto Competition and was
selected as a semi-finalist for the 2010 International Tuba/Euphonium Conference Mock Band Tuba Competition. Dr.
Rettger also enjoys playing in many non-classical avenues including with the New Bourbon Street Association Jazz
Band, the Jackson All-Star Brass Band, the New Jericho Road Show, the Big band Funk Band, and the Brass Magnolia
Brass Band. His primary teachers include Gary Bird, Velvet Brown, and Richard Perry.
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GAIL ROBERTSON
Dr. Gail Robertson earned her B.A. degree from the University of Central Florida and a M.M. in Euphonium
Performance from Indiana University while serving as graduate assistant to Harvey Phillips. She postponed her
doctoral studies at the University of Maryland with Dr. Brian Bowman to perform with the “Tubafours” at Walt Disney
World, Orlando where she served as musical supervisor/chief arranger and produced a highly acclaimed CD, “Tubas
Under the Boardwalk.” She has recently completed her D.M.A. as a University Distinguished Fellow at Michigan State
University studying with Phil Sinder, Ava Ordman, and Ricardo Lorenz.
Robertson currently serves as Visiting Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium/Jazz at the University of Central
Arkansas where she is tubist in the Pinnacle Brass and teaches the Jazz Ensemble II. She is the Chair/Chief Editor of
the International Tuba and Euphonium Press, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Leonard Falcone Tuba and
Euphonium Festival, the International Tuba and Euphonium Association (ITEA), and the International Women’s
Brass Conference (IWBC). She has served as Euphonium and Membership Coordinator of the International Tuba and
Euphonium Association (ITEA) and was the featured artist on the cover of the ITEA Journal (Vol. 38:1, Fall 2010).
Two of Gail’s original compositions have also been featured Gems in the ITEA Journal.
Gail was recently awarded the 2014 Clifford Bevan Award for Excellence in Research for her document, “Restoring
the Euphonium’s Legacy as Cello of the Wind Band.” In May 2009, Gail recorded a new CD with Dr. Stacy Baker, Alex
Thio, and Dr. Deb Eastwood, called “SymbiosisDuo.” SYMBIOSISDUO released their second CD, “Playground,” in
February 2015. In 2007, Gail received Tau Beta Sigma’s highest honor, the “Outstanding Service to Music Award.” She
has also been a clinician for the MIDWEST Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, and numerous ITEA, IWBC, and
United States Army Tuba and Euphonium Conferences.
Robertson has toured the U.S., China, and Japan with Keith Brion’s “New Sousa Band,” and is a full-time member of
the Brass Band of Battle Creek. She has recently performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra. As a Willson Euphonium Artist, Robertson’s euphonium of choice is a Willson 2950TA with a
bronze Warburton/Gail Robertson mouthpiece.
RAUL I. RODRIGUEZ
Appointed in 1995, Raúl I. Rodríguez is Associate Professor of Music at Texas State University teaching applied tuba
and euphonium and working with chamber music ensembles. Since 2001 he has performed as principal tuba with
the Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra in Colorado. His performance credits are quite diverse ranging from the
symphony and pop orchestras to brass quintet, presenting solo recitals and jazz. Prior performance credits include
serving as principal tuba with the Garland/Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, SouthWest BrassWorks, Victoria Bach
Festival Orchestra and TubaTzars. As director of the Texas State Tuba Euphonium Ensemble he has been instrumental
in premiering new works, showcasing hidden gems and presenting standard works at various conferences including
the 2005 Great Plains Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference, the 2006 International Tuba Euphonium Conference,
the 2006 Texas Music Educators Association Convention, the 2007 South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium
Conference, the 2008 International Tuba Euphonium Conference, the 2011 South Central Tuba Euphonium
Conference, and the 2014 Texas Music Educators Association Convention and 2014 International Tuba Euphonium
Conference. He still continues his involvement in youth education by dedicating time to presenting clinics and
master classes in the public schools. In the summer of 2002 Mr. Rodríguez was appointed principal tuba of the Texas
Philharmonic to record the soundtrack for the musical score Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.
SCOTT ROEDER
Dr. Scott Roeder is Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Texas-Pan American where he
teaches applied tuba/euphonium and conducts the UTPA Brass Ensemble and UTPA Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble.
Previously Dr. Roeder served as Principal Tubist with the Midland-Odessa Symphony, Lone Star Brass Quintet, and
the Texas Music Festival. Currently he serves as Principal Tuba with the Valley Symphony Orchestra and performs
with the UTPA Faculty Brass Quintet.
As a soloist Dr. Roeder has performed recitals at universities around the country and has been an invited performer
at multiple ITEA Regional Tuba Euphonium Conferences as well as a guest artist at the 2012 and 2014 International
Tuba Euphonium Conferences in Linz, Austria and Indiana University. Dr. Roeder has been a prize winner in multiple
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regional solo competitions and was named a semi-finalist for the Leornard Falcone International Tuba Competition
(1999 and 2000) and the 2000 International Tuba Euphonium Conference Solo Artist Tuba Competition in Regina,
Saskatchewan.
As an educator Dr. Roeder previously taught at Wayland Baptist University, the University of Akron, and served as
the low brass instructor for the Midland, Odessa, and Crane (TX) school districts. Other teaching positions have
included the Wisconsin Summer Music Clinic, Baylor University Summer Music Camp, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp,
and Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Dr. Roeder has also presented sessions at multiple ITECs. He is the author of
the book “Tuba Tutor”, a pedagogical text on solo tuba literature.
Dr. Roeder received his Bachelors in Music Education at the University of Illinois, Masters in Music Performance from
the University of Akron, and in 2008 received his DMA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His teachers
include John Stevens, Tucker Jolly, Mark Moore, Sam Pilafian, and Pat Sheridan.
J.D. SALAS
J.D. Salas, a native of Alamo, Texas (Rio Grande Valley), joined the faculty of Stephen F. Austin State University in the
fall of 2006 where he serves as Assistant Professor of Music in Tuba-Euphonium Studies. J.D. received his Bachelor of
Music degree in tuba performance from Baylor University in Waco, TX where he studied with Dr. Michael A. Fischer
and his Master of Music degree from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. In 2011 he completed the Doctor
of Musical Arts Degree at the University of Kentucky where he served as the teaching assistant studying under Dr.
Skip Gray. Prior to his appointment at SFA, Dr. Salas served as Artist/Instructor of Tuba & Euphonium Studies at
Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand where he served as the country’s first full-time tuba-euphonium professor.
Other previous teaching appointments include adjunct positions at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY where he
taught low brass & jazz bass and Instructor of Tuba at Marshall University in Huntington, WV.
KEVIN SANDERS
Dr. Kevin Sanders joined the faculty of the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis in the fall
of 2008. Hailing from a small town outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, Sanders has been a performer and clinician in
Europe, Asia, and North and South America.
He has performed with the American Brass Quintet, Memphis Symphony, New Mexico Symphony, Macau Orchestra
(China), Spoleto USA Festival Orchestra, New World Symphony, Chicago Civic Orchestra, and the Jeunesse Musicales
World Orchestra for their North American and European tours. As a soloist, Sanders will be releasing his debut solo
CD in the Fall of 2013. He can also be heard on the 2011 release of “Radiant Blues” on Mark Records, which includes
Charles Booker’s Sonatina for Tuba and Wind Ensemble with the University of Memphis Wind Ensemble.
A devoted educator, Dr. Sanders has served on the board of the Memphis Youth Symphony and authored a play-a-long
fundamentals routine for young brass, woodwind, and percussionists entitled The Hollywood Warm-Up. He has also
been a featured clinician at the Washington D.C. Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Conference and International TubaEuphonium Conferences.
Dr. Sanders is currently on faculty at the Arkansas Governor’s School and serves on the board of directors for Concerts
International, an organization dedicated to bringing world-class chamber music to Memphis. He has held positions
on the faculties of the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, SUNY-Potsdam Crane School of Music, and the Blue Lake
Fine Arts Camp.
Dr. Sanders holds degrees from the Interlochen Arts Academy, Indiana University, the Juilliard School, and Michigan
State University. More information can be found on his website www.kevinmsanders.com.
NICHOLAS SCHWARTZ
Nick Schwartz has a diverse career performing across North America, Europe, and Asia. Beginning his trombone
studies at the Interlochen Arts Academy, he went on to study at The Juilliard School with then New York Philharmonic
bass trombonist Don Harwood. From there, he moved to San Francisco where he began freelancing throughout the
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bay area. While there, he performed with the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Ballet, Santa Rosa Symphony,
Oakland East Bay Symphony, Stockton Symphony, Monterey Symphony, Sacramento Symphony, and Opera San
Jose. He also was a member of the Sarasota Opera in Florida for two seasons and is currently still a member of the
Huntsville Symphony in Alabama. He has also performed with the Jacksonville Symphony, the New York City Opera,
the New York Philharmonic, The Malaysia Philharmonic, Festival Maribor (Slovenia), and the Festival Lyrique-enMer in France. He has recorded with Joe Alessi, principal trombone of the New York Philharmonic and the American
Brass Quintet, and done multiple video game soundtrack recordings at George Lucas’ recording studio in Northern
California, Skywalker Ranch. He has been a member of the New York City Ballet Orchestra since January 2010.
JOE SELLMANSBERGER
Joe Sellmansberger resides in rural western Tennessee in a log cabin and performs with the IRIS Orchestra, the
Jackson Symphony Orchestra, the Eroica Orchestra, the Mississippi Brass Quintet (Ole Miss), the New Orleans
Jazz Ramblers, and the Beale Street Strutters. Joe and his wife, Debbie repair, restore, and market upscale brass and
woodwind instruments under their three-decades moniker, Mid-South Music. Joe has built some of his own tubas
and has designed and markets a highly successful line of modular stainless steel tuba mouthpieces known as the
Sellmansberger “Solo”, “Imperial”, “Symphony”, and “Orchestra Grand” models - along with legion variations. Debbie
embraces the log cabin existence with her sheep herding, spinning, weaving, beekeeping, orchard, gardening, fish/
poultry/game, as well as her festivals-related enterprise, Celtic Corner. Joe and Debbie are delighted with their three
grandchildren who reside in Pittsburgh.
DAN T. SIPES
Dr. Dan T. Sipes (tuba) is an accomplished musician in many areas. As a soloist, he has performed in numerous states
including New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Texas, California, and Illinois. He has performed with
chamber ensembles at the Spoleto Festival, the Lucerne Music Festival, and on NPR. As an orchestral musician, he is
the principal tubist with the Corpus Christi Symphony and has played with the San Antonio, Phoenix, North Carolina,
Charleston, and Charlotte Symphonies among others.
Dr. Sipes teaches low brass, music business, and music technology at Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi. He
has previously taught at the UT-San Antonio, Trinity University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Texas A&M-Kingsville, Western Carolina University, Appalachian State University, and Lenoir-Rhyne College. He has
presented over 200 clinics at conferences in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, California,
Washington, Oregon, Texas and many other states.
Dr. Sipes received his Master of Music Performance degree from Appalachian State University and his Bachelor of
Music Performance degree from Arizona State University. His primary teachers were Arnold Jacobs, Roger Bobo
and John Sizemore. He received a Doctor of Education in Education Leadership with an emphasis on Educational
Technology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
JOSEPH SKILLEN
Skillen has been principal tubist in several American orchestras, and has performed with touring ensembles across the
United States, Europe, China, and Russia. Additionally, he has presented solo performances on four continents and
throughout the United States. Countries where Skillen has performed and/or taught include: Brazil, Germany, Italy,
Ireland, Japan, China, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.
As a Fulbright Scholar, Skillen lived in Stockholm, Sweden while studying at the Swedish Royal Conservatory of Music.
Skillen has recorded on the Vestige, Bernel, Mark Masters, and Mark Custom Labels. In addition, he has performed
with the following ensembles; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Detroit Chamber Winds, Symphonia,
Kentuckiana Brass and Percussion Ensemble, The Galliard Brass Ensemble, Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra, and
the Western Brass Quintet.
Skillen’s solo playing may be heard on the Mark, Bernel, Centaur, and Vestige labels. His debut solo CD with pianist
Jan Grimes, Blue Plate Special, was released in January 2002 on Mark Masters Recordings.
His writings appear in books with Indiana University Press, and journals such as the International Tuba and
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Euphonium Association Journal and International Trombone Association Journal. Skillen’s transcriptions and
arrangements are published by Tuba Euphonium Press and Bernel Music Ltd.
He has also been recognized for his teaching and research skills winning numerous University and State awards. He is
also currently serving as the Secretary on the Executive Board of the International Tuba Euphonium Association.
THOMAS STEIN
Thomas G. Stein, tuba, is Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at The University of Missouri - Kansas City
(UMKC) Conservatory of Music and Dance. A native of Michigan, he received the Bachelor of Music (with high
distinction) and the Master of Music degrees in Tuba Performance from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Prior
to coming to Missouri, Stein taught at Central Michigan University, The University of Colorado at Boulder, and The
University of Southern Mississippi.
Stein is very active throughout the United States as a recitalist, clinician, and chamber musician. He has appeared
several times at the International Tuba-Euphonium Conference (ITEC) and the U.S. Army Band Tuba Euphonium
Conferences, at all of his regional conference since 1996, has appeared in six European countries and at numerous
universities throughout the U.S.
An avid supporter of chamber music, Stein currently performs with Missouri Brass Quintet (in residence at UMKC),
has performed with numerous brass quintets and tuba quartets throughout the U.S., serves as the coordinator for
UMKC’s brass chamber music program, and coaches the UMKC Graduate Fellowship Brass Quintet. He is a founding
member of the Fountain City Brass Band, an internationally acclaimed and award winning brass brand which will be
featured at the 2014 ITEC.
Having been blessed with gifted and passionate students, Stein’s students have enjoyed excellent success in state,
regional, national and international competitions including the International Tuba-Euphonium Solo and Quartet
Competitions, Leonard Falcone Solo Euphonium Competition (Artist Division), International Women’s Brass
Conference Solo Competition, Colonial Euphonium-Tuba Institute Solo Euphonium Competition, National Music
Teachers Association State, Regional and National Collegiate Artist Solo Competitions, National Association of
College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Solo Competition, Great Plains Regional Tuba Euphonium
Conference Solo and Quartet Competitions, and others.
Stein is the recipient of UMKC’s 2005-2006 Muriel McBrien Kauffman Excellence in Teaching Award and has been
nominated for the award almost every year since.
Stein’s teachers include Abe Torchinsky, Warren Deck, Wesley Jacobs, and Rex Conner.
DANIEL STULL
Dr. Daniel Stull currently lives in East Lansing, Michigan, where he maintains a large private low brass studio, and
is in high demand as a sectional and chamber coach. Dan also teaches students through Michigan State University’s
Community Music School, and has been on the faculty of Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and Olivet College.
A capable soloist, Dan has performed in front of several ensembles including the Capital City Brass Band, the
Michigan State University Wind Symphony, the Sacred Winds Ensemble (Hazard, KY) and the Derby City Brass
Band (Louisville, KY). In the summer of 2014, Dan competed in the Susan Slaughter Brass Solo competition held at
the International Women’s Brass Conference where he received first place in his age group’s preliminary round, and
received the highest-awarded prize in the final round as well. He has also performed with the Five Lakes Silver Band,
Lansing Symphony, Jackson (MI) Symphony, Holland (MI) Symphony, and Mason (MI) Symphony.
Dan holds both DMA and MM degrees in euphonium performance from Michigan State University, and holds a BA
degree from the University of Louisville. His main teachers are Phil Sinder, John Jones, Jr., Ava Ordman, and Dr. Brett
Shuster.
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DEMONDRAE THURMAN
Demondrae Thurman is considered one of the stars of the formidable generation of brass soloists. His euphonium
playing has been described as “awe inspiring”, and he is touted as “an amazing musician”. Demondrae has a firm
international reputation as a euphonium soloist having performed in Europe, Asia and throughout North America.
Many of America’s premiere colleges and universities have hosted him as a performer and teacher and he continues to
be in high demand. His primary teachers are John Stevens, J. Michael Dunn, James Jenkins, and Daniel Drill.
Demondrae is also an active chamber musician. He plays first euphonium and trombone in the highly regarded
Sotto Voce Quartet which tours extensively. The quartet has released three recordings on the Summit Records label;
all of which have received stellar reviews. The quartet has been featured several times on American Public Media’s,
Performance Today. He also plays first baritone horn in the Brass Band of Battle Creek. In addition to his chamber
music work, Demondrae is in demand as a euphonium specialist for symphony orchestras including the Atlanta
Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra, and North Carolina Symphony, and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
In addition to the Sotto Voce Quartet recordings, Demondrae released his first solo recording on the Summit Records
label in 2005 entitled, Soliloquies. His second album, Songs of a Wayfarer, was released in 2011. The latest recording,
Snapshots: The Spirit of Collaboration, was released in March of 2014.
Currently, Demondrae is Associate Professor of Music at Samford University where he teaches euphonium, trombone
and tuba while serving as conductor of the wind ensemble and Director of Graduate Studies. In addition to his duties
at Samford University, Demondrae is also on the faculty of the Miraphone Academy, Southeastern Tuba Euphonium
Workshop and the National Music Festival Euphonium Workshop.
Demondrae Thurman is a Miraphone Performing Artist and plays exclusively the Miraphone 5050 Ambassador
“Edition” euphonium which was designed specifically for him. He also plays the custom “Demondrae” model
mouthpiece.
CHARLES VILLARRUBIA
Charles Villarrubia serves as Senior Lecturer in tuba and chamber music at The University of Texas at Austin’s Butler
School of Music. Mr. Villarrubia is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and received his degrees in music performance
from Louisiana State University and Boston University. He has been a member of the Waterloo Festival Orchestra
and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. In addition to his duties at The University of Texas, Mr. Villarrubia also
serves on the faculty of the Brevard Music Center where he holds the position of principal tuba with the Brevard Music
Center Orchestra. His primary teachers include Joe Hebert, Neal Tidwell, Larry B. Campbell, Arnold Jacobs, and Sam
Pilafian. A staunch advocate of student involvement in chamber music, Mr. Villarrubia has authored a chamber music
method book called Team Play With Rhythm & Brass – a guide to making chamber music. The book gives the student
and educator a blueprint on how to start and maintain a successful chamber ensemble.
Mr. Villarrubia toured internationally for five years with the Dallas Brass and is a founding member (1993) of Rhythm
& Brass. His performances with Rhythm & Brass include extensive domestic tours and several trips to Japan, the
Middle East, Canada, Thailand and the US Virgin Islands as well as being featured at the International Trumpet Guild
Conference in Sydney, Australia in 2010. The group has also performed as guest soloists with numerous symphony
orchestras including those in Rochester, Grand Rapids, Phoenix, Colorado Springs, Oregon, Tucson, and the United
States Air Force Orchestra in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Villarrubia has performed in concert and presented clinics and master classes at hundreds of colleges, universities,
and conservatories across the country, as well as at the New York Brass Conference, the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute,
Bands of America, the Brevard Music Center, and the Great American Brass Band Festival.
Mr. Villarrubia has appeared on four continents as a guest clinician and performer for the Yamaha Corporation and
has recorded on the Telarc, Angel EMI, d’note, and Koch labels. With his wife, flutist Marianne Gedigian, he started his
own publishing company, Azadmusic that publishes their transcriptions as well as distributes their solo CD’s.
CHRISTOPHER VIVIO
Dr. Christopher Vivio is the Adjunct Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville,
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TN, Belmont University and Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education
degree from Illinois State University, a Master of Music in Tuba Performance degree from Penn State University and
a Doctor of the Musical Arts degree from of the University of Memphis. Vivio’s teachers include Dave Zerkel, Jeff
Graves, Sharon Huff, Michael Forbes, Velvet Brown, John Mueller and Charles Schulz.
Dr. Vivio is an active performer presenting recitals, master classes and lectures around the United States and
Europe. Dr. Vivio is also a member of the Belmont Brass Quintet, and has subbed with the Memphis Brass Quintet,
Memphis Symphony, Prague Symphony, and was the principal tubist of the Altoona Symphony from 2003-2005. He
has performed solo recitals at the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-South Tuba and Euphonium Regional
Conferences. As a researcher and pedagogue, he has given lecture recitals at the Washington D.C Army Band TubaEuphonium Workshop, and the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference in Linz, Austria.
JARROD WILLIAMS
Senior Chief Musician Jarrod Williams has been playing professionally in the Baltimore/Washington area for nearly
twenty years. He earned Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Kansas, and was awarded a
Doctor of Musical Arts in tuba performance from the University of Maryland in 2012. His teachers include Robert
Loffler, Bill Hartman, Scott Watson, Max Bonecutter, Toby Hanks and David Fedderly.
In addition to his military performance schedule, he enjoys performing with the Brass of the Potomac, Bayfield Brass
Quintet, and coaching local middle and high school brass sections. He has also played with regional orchestras in
Kansas, Missouri, and Maryland, served as chairman of International Tuba and Euphonium Conference Competition
Committees in 1998 and 2010, respectively, and performed in such diverse environments as Blues Alley and the
Delmarva Chicken Festival.
MUCS Williams auditioned and was selected for assignment with the Naval Academy Band in 1996. Following
recruit training at RTC, Great Lakes, he reported for duty as tubist with the marching band and ceremonial units. He
was named Principal Tubist in 1998 and is currently the band’s training officer and awards writer. An accomplished
arranger, MUCS Williams’ transcriptions have been performed by the Naval Academy Band’s tuba quartet, brass
quintet, brass ensemble, and ceremonial bands, as well as the Washington Symphonic Brass and Symphonia, a
professional tuba ensemble.
MUCS Williams has been awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3 awards), Navy Meritorious
Unit Commendation, Navy Good Conduct award (5 awards), National Defense Service Medal, Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal, and the Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal.
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FIVE EUPHONIUM QUARTET
FivE is an exciting new quartet that pushes the boundaries of low brass chamber music and routinely shatters
expectations of what is possible on the euphonium. Formed in 2013, FivE has attracted national attention for its
distinguished sound, popular YouTube videos, and success with chamber music competitions. The group won 1st
Prize at the 2014 Pennsylvania Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition, and finished as
runner-up in the Eastern Division competition. In 2013, FivE was selected internationally as one of twelve ensembles
to compete in the 40th Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, the largest of its kind in the world. FivE is the only
euphonium quartet ever to advance to the Fischoff quarterfinals.
The recent emergence of euphonium quartet as a serious performing ensemble coincides with a need to add to the
canon of original repertoire. As a result, FivE composes, arranges, and adapts new music and old favorites that are
specifically tailored to the strengths of the ensemble. Members of the group have achieved national recognition as
composers by placing in the MTNA Young Artist and Euphoniumcommisions.org composition contests.
The group has gained exposure with performances at the U.S. Army Band Tuba Euphonium Workshop, the Northeast
Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference, The McCann School of Art, the Music at Penn’s Woods Summer Festival,
and concerts in Florida, Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. FivE also gainfully dedicates time to music
education by performing at public schools and music camps. The quartet has performed at several schools along the
east coast, and has most recently served as quartet-in-residence at Music on the River Concert Band
Camp, a music camp held in central Virginia.
Individually, the members of FivE have excelled in prestigious solo competitions, and the roster of their cumulative
accolades includes the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival, the MTNA Young Artist Solo
Competition, ITEC Young Artist Competition, and University Concerto Competitions. The group has released singles
on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and other popular media platforms, and the group plans to release its first full album
in 2015. FivE is a performing ensemble with Buffet Group USA and plays exclusively on Besson instruments.
NATURAL STATE BRASS BAND
On July 1st of 2003, a new musical organization was formed in Little Rock, Arkansas. The group began without a
name, but soon came to be known as the Natural State Brass Band. The name is derived from Arkansas being known as
the Natural State due to its sheer beauty and the plethora of outdoor events available to its residents year-round.
Throughout our short history, the band has worked to abide by its mission statement, “To provide an enjoyable musical
experience for our audience, to promote the brass band idiom, and to enhance the musicianship of our members
through the performance of quality literature.”
NORTH TEXAS EUPHONIUM QUARTET
The North Texas Euphonium Quartet is comprised of doctoral candidates currently studying with Dr. Brian Bowman
at the University of North Texas. Since its formation in 2012, the group has become one of the most active young
chamber ensembles in the country through performances at numerous universities and music conferences throughout
the United States, the commissioning and performing of works written specifically for the ensemble, and educational
outreach with younger euphonium players.
As individuals, each member of the ensemble strives to make music at the highest level, which has led to numerous
opportunities to compete and/or perform in both national and international competitions, conferences, and auditions.
Recent competitions in which members of the quartet have been finalists or winners include: The Leonard Falcone
International Euphonium Competition, the ITEC (International Tuba/Euphonium Conference) solo, mock band, and
quartet competitions, the United States Army Band National Collegiate Solo Competition, The U.S. Army Band Mock
Euphonium Audition, solo competitions at the South Central, Great Plains, Northeast, and Midwest Tuba/Euphonium
Conferences, and in auditions for the United States Navy Band, the United States Naval Academy Band, and the United
States Marine Band.
The group is dedicated to the advancement of the chamber medium of the euphonium quartet as well as to the
continued advancement of the euphonium itself, and is excited to offer composers the unique opportunity to write for
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an ensemble who’s repertoire is just now being formed.
RHYTHM & BRASS
“Beyond Category” was a term the great Duke Ellington used as the highest form of praise for those artists who
transcended normal boundaries. Since their inaugural season in 1993, Rhythm & Brass has lived up to the ideal of a
musical presentation that is not bound by time, geography or culture. With the unique ability to incorporate influences
as divergent as Josquin Des Prez, Pink Floyd, John Coltrane, Johann Sebastian Bach, and, of course, Duke Ellington,
Rhythm & Brass searches for the commonality in these influences and fearlessly weaves them all into a single concert
experience.
While maintaining an active touring schedule, Rhythm & Brass has also performed at numerous special events
including a 1994 New York concert debut at Carnegie Recital Hall with celebrated jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker.
Commissions have been premiered at Chicago’s Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic and the national
convention of the Music Educator’s National Conference. R&B has also been featured at the New York Brass
Conference, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, the Raphael Mendez Brass Institute, Kentucky’s Great
American Brass Band Festival, the National Trumpet Competition and the National Association of Music Merchants
Convention in Los Angeles. Internationally, Rhythm & Brass has concertized in Canada, Saudi Arabia, the United
Arab Emirates, Japan, Australia, the Virgin Islands and Thailand.
Song & Dance (1994), the group’s first CD on d’Note Records, is an immensely versatile program of works from the
17th century composer Samuel Scheidt to the World Premiere recording of “Dance Suite” by Leonard Bernstein, his
last composed work. Their second album, Time in September (1995), includes original jazz compositions by R&B
members and features award winning guitarist Gene Bertoncini as well as a commissioned work by the Grammy
Nominated composer Maria Schneider. Christmas Time is Here (1996) was hailed by the national press as one of the
most creative recordings for the holiday season. R&B’s recording More Money Jungle. . .Ellington Explorations (1998),
on the KochJazz label, celebrates the centenary (1999) of one of America’s most significant composers and musical
ambassadors, Duke Ellington. The album was described by Entertainment Weekly as “...smart and deliciously offcentered...” and was named by the New York Times as “Album of the Week” (May 7, 1999). Rhythm & Brass has been
featured on “BET on Jazz” (Black Entertainment Television) performing several segments of the Ellington album.
Sitting in an English Garden Waiting for the Sun, is an outrageous salute to the British invasion and includes music by
The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin. Rhythm & Brass most recent project, “Inside the Blue Suitcase”, features
original compositions from within the group. All of Rhythm & Brass’ recording projects are available on iTunes and
CDBaby.
The members of Rhythm & Brass maintain an active involvement in music education. The group is often found at
major educators conferences and in residence at universities throughout the nation as well as summer music camps
and festivals such as Music for All and the Brevard Music Center. After several years of full-time touring together,
the members of Rhythm & Brass have each found a home in various music programs across the country: Charles
Villarrubia (tuba): Professor of Tuba at the University of Texas—Austin; David Gluck (percussion): College of Idaho
and Northwest Nazarene University, Boise, Idaho; Alex Shuhan: Associate Professor of Horn, Ithaca College; Rex
Richardson: Professor of Trumpet and Jazz Trumpet, Virginia Commonwealth University; Tom Brantley; Professor of
Trombone, University of South Florida; Wiff Rudd: Professor of Trumpet/Brass Area Coordinator, Baylor University.
Rhythm & Brass is a Yamaha Performing Ensemble.
www.rhythmandbrass.com
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS WIND ENSEMBLE
The UCA Wind Ensemble consists of undergraduate and graduate music majors and some non-majors. The ensemble
performs a variety of works, from band standards to contemporary wind literature. The UCA Wind Ensemble
commissions new works for wind band from composers like David Gillingham, Will Pitt, Charles Booker, and Paul
Dickinson. The UCA Wind Ensemble uses flexible instrumentation to perform select chamber works and other
unique repertoire. The UCA Wind Ensemble performed in the 2008 International Wind Band Festival in Salzburg
and Vienna, Austria. The UCA Wind Ensemble has also performed in Carnegie Hall, New York City, the Capitol,
Washington D.C, the American School Band Directors Association Convention, the Arkansas Music Educators
Convention, and the Arkansas All-State Convention.
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The UCA Wind Ensemble recently performed a gala concert in the Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas, in
celebration of the UCA Band’s Centennial Celebration. The concert was also part of the Dallas Arts Week Festival.
The Wind Ensemble sponsors the Student Spotlight Series, an annual concerto competition which spotlights talented
students within the ensemble as featured soloists.
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