conference program book - International Tuba Euphonium Association

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEA/CONFERENCE CREDITS 5
SCHEDULES (AT A GLANCE) 8
EXHIBITORS 11
THURSDAY PROGRAMS 13
FRIDAY PROGRAMS 28
SATURDAY PROGRAMS 44
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PERFORMER BIOS 62
COLLEGE ENSEMBLE BIOS 89
COMPETITOR BIOS 95
ACCOMPANIST BIOS 99
ITEA MISSION STATEMENT
The International Tuba-Euphonium Association is a worldwide
organization of musicians whose purpose is to maintain a liaison
tuba and euphonium family - their development, literature, pedagogy,
and performance
The objectives are:
•To expand performance and employment opportunities
•To enhance the image and role of our instruments and
performers
•To explore pedagogical approaches through new teaching
resources
•To promote activity in new instrument design
•To generate new compositions for the tuba and euphonium
•To explore new directions in technique
•To establish and maintain appropriate libraries of recorded and
printed materials
•To encourage tuba-euphonium workshops and conferences
•To publish a journal
•To maintain a publishing company
ITEA Executive Committee
President: Jerry Young
Vice President: Martin Erickson
Past President: Deanna Swoboda
Treasurer: Pat Stuckemeyer
Secretary: Joseph Skillen
Conference Coordinator: Kelly Thomas
Web Editor: Jason Roland Smith
Journal Editor: Benjamin Pierce
Executive Director: Scott Hanson
Board of Directors
Administration: Mark Nelson
Advancement: Michael Bush
Business: Neal Corwell
Business: Markus Theinert
Euphonium at large: Lauren Veronie
Historian: Michael Lynch
International: Patricio Consentino
International: Tormod Flaten
International: Heiko Triebener
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International: Matthew van Emmerik
Legal: Chris Carbone
ITEA Chapter Coordinator: Raul
Rodriguez
Military: Mark Jenkins
Non-Profit: James Gourlay
Orchestral: Nimrod Ron
Recreational Musicians: John Griffith
Regional Conferences Coordinator:
Kenyon Wilson
Student: Daniel VanTuinen
Tuba/Euphonium Press: Gail Robertson
Tuba at large: Chris Dickey
Advisory Council
Deanna Swoboda, Chair
Brian Bowman
Kathy Brantigan
Steven Bryant
Mary Ann Craig
Robert Daniel
Jeff Funderburk
Skip Gray
Donald C. Little
Gerhard Meinl
John Mueller
James Self
Jim Shearer
Scott Watson
Honorary Advisory Council
Dennis AsKew (Past President) (USA)
Roger Bobo (Japan)
Brian Bowman (Past President) (USA)
John Butler (Australia)
Mary Ann Craig (Past President) (USA)
Robert Daniel (Past President) (USA)
Martin Erickson (Past President) (USA)
Jeffrey Funderburk (Past President)
(USA)
Skip Gray (Past President) (USA)
Vaclav Hoza (Czech Republic)
Fritz Kaenzig (Past President) (USA)
David Kuehn (USA)
Michael Lind (Sweden)
Donald C. Little (Past President) (USA)
Earle Louder (USA)
Toru Miura (Japan)
R. Winston Morris (Past President)
(USA)
Daniel Perantoni (Past President) (USA)
Sam Pilafian (Past President) (USA)
Chester Roberts (USA)
James Self (Past President) (USA)
Don Stanley (USA)
Henry Charles Smith III (USA)
Robert Tucci (Germany)
Scott Watson (Past President) (USA)
David Werden (USA)
David Zerkel (Past President) (USA)
ITEA Staff
Executive Director: Scott Hanson
Web Editor: Jason Roland Smith
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Journal Editor: Benjamin Pierce
Advertising Coordinator: Brian Gallion
Conference Administration
Conference Host: Kelly Thomas
Site Host: University of Tennessee
School of Music and Dr. Jeff Pappas
Program Design: Will Houchin
Lifetime Achievement Honorees
From time to time, ITEA recognizes individuals who have made
significant and distinguished contributions to the euphonium
and tuba through performance, composition, education, and/
or the music industry. The individuals listed below have been
designated as Lifetime Achievement Honorees of ITEA. We are
grateful to each one for their special efforts on our behalf.
William J. Bell (d)
Clifford Bevan
Ronald Bishop
Roger Bobo
Brian L. Bowman
Harold Brasch
Don Butterfield (d)
Rex Conner (d)
Charles Daellenbach
Warren Deck
Paul Droste
Leonard Falcone (d)
John Fletcher (d)
Walter Hartley
Peter Hirsbrunner (d)
Arnold Jacobs (d)
Tommy Johnson (d)
Chitate Kagawa
Jan Koetsier (d)
Willy Kurath
Alexi Lebedev (d)
Arthur Lehman (d)
Michael Lind
Earle Louder
Rich Matteson (d)
Anton Meinl (d)
Rudolf Meinl, Sr
Toru Miura
R. Winston Morris
Daniel Perantoni
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Harvey G. Phillips (d)
Zdzislaw Piernik
Kurahei Sato (d)
James Self
John Stevens
Laszlo Szabo
Vilmos Szabo
Abe Torchinsky (d)
Robert Tucci
Connie Weldon
David Werden
Alec Wilder (d)
Rolf Wilhelm (d)
John Williams
(d) - deceased
THURSDAY MARCH 19
8AM
Warm-up Session – Ron Davis (Room 110)
9AM
Reading Session – Ron Davis (Room 110)
Recital – Jacob See / Tracy Luna (Powell Recital Hall PRH)
11AM
12PM
1PM
Masterclass – James Woodward “Score Study and
Tuba Ensemble Lunchtime Concert Series (Room 135)
University of South Carolina Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
University of West Georgia Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Valdosta State University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Recital – Cody Dailey / Josh Maberry / Brandon Jones
(PRH)
Recital – John Leibensperger / Travis Roberson / James
Green (Room 110)
2PM
Recital – Joanna Hersey / Andrew Miller (Room G12)
Lecture –
(Room G25)
2:30PM
Euphonium Masterclass – Pat Stuckemeyer (Room 110)
Tuba Masterclass – Tom McCaslin – (PRH)
4PM Recital – Kevin Stees / Jamie Lipton (Room 110)
Chamber Recital – Southeastern Tuba Euphonium Quartet
Tennessee Brass Quintet (PRH)
7PM Ohio University Tuba Ensemble (PRH)
7:30PM
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Recital – Andy Larson / Cale Self / Tom McCaslin (PRH)
FRIDAY MARCH 20
8AM
Warm-up Session – Cale Self (Room 110)
9AM
Reading Session – Cale Self (Room 110)
Recital – Todd Cranson / Aaron Hynds (PRH)
10AM
11AM
Lecture – Lloyd Bone “How to make an Administration
Panel – “Think you won’t teach? Guess again. Issues for
Recital – Martin Cochran / James Gourlay – (PRH)
12PM
1PM
University of Tennessee Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Tullohoma Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Henderson State Tuba/Euphonium Choir
Charlotte Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Recital – Yi-Ching Chen/ Nolan Derrick / Pat Stuckemeyer
(PRH)
Recital – Zack Grass / Matt Hightower / Brent Harvey
(Room 110)
2PM
Chamber Recital – UGA Tuba Ensemble / Jacksonville
State Tuba Ensemble (Room G12)
Lecture – Dave Loucky “Orchestral excerpts for the low
2:30PM
Euphonium Masterclass – Brian Meixner (PRH)
Tuba Masterclass – Jason Smith (Room 110)
4PM
Recital – Daniel Rowland / Justin Stowe (PRH)
Recital – Mark Norman / Tony Granados (Room 110)
5PM
ITEA Membership Meeting (PRH)
7PM
UNCG Tuba Band (PRH)
7:30PM
9PM
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Recital – Ben Miles / Brian Meixner / Jason Smith (PRH)
Late Night Jam – Joe Murphy & Marc Dickman
SATURDAY MARCH 21
8AM
Warm-up Session – Dennis Askew (Room 110)
9AM
Reading Session – Dennis Askew (Room 110)
Recital – Chris Leslie / David Mclemore (PRH)
10AM
Chamber Recital – TTTE Octet / New Acoustic Metal
Experiment (Room G12)
Lecture – Tom Lukowicz “Audition Preparation: Tuning,
11AM
Masterclass – Dave Zerkel (PRH)
Panel
12PM
1PM
East Tennessee State University Tuba/Euphonium
Ensemble UNC Pembroke Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Recital – Kenyon Wilson / Stephanie Frye (PRH)
Recital – Steve Darling/ Tuphonium / UNT Euphonium
Quartet (Room 110)
2PM
Chamber Recital – 282nd Army Band Tuba-Euphonium
Quartet (Room G12)
Lecture –
G25)
2:30PM
Euphonium Masterclass – Martin Cochran (Room 110)
Tuba Masterclass – James Gourlay (PRH)
4PM
Recital – Adam Frey / Midtown Brass Quintet (PRH)
Recital – Ron Davis / Marc Dickman (Room 110)
7PM
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Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble (PRH)
7:30PM
Southern Stars Brass Band with soloists – Dave Zerkel /
James Gourlay / Martin Cochran (PRH)
9:30PM
Late Night Jam - 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra
EXHIBITORS
ROOM135
Thursday: 12-5
Friday: 9-5
Saturday: 9-3
EXHIBITORS:
Balu Mutes
Big Mouth Brass
Buffet Group / Meinl Weston / Besson
Euphoniumcom
Giddings and Webster Mouthpieces
Just For Brass
Mid-South Music
Miraphone
Yamaha
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WARMUP
THURSDAY, MARCH 19th
8AM
Ron Davis
9AM
Ron Davis
9AM
Jacob See
Tracy Luna
ROOM110
READING
SESSION
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
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ROOM110
RECITAL
POWELLRECITALHALL
Tuba Concerto Martin Ellerby
Capriccio Rodney Newton
JACOB SEE, tuba
JULIAN CALVIN, piano
•••
Brumous Fantasies Benjamin McMillan
World Premier, commissioned by Tracy M. Luna
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra Barbara York
Wars and Rumors of War
1. Allegro marcato
2. Tranquillo
3. Allegro furioso
TRACY M. LUNA, tuba
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MASTERCLASS
11AM
James Woodward
ROOM110
Score Study and Performance of
CHRIS HOSMER, tuba
JAMES WOORDWARD, piano
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CONCERT SERIES
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THURSDAY, MARCH 19
ROOM135
12PM
University of South Carolina
University of West Georgia
Valdosta State University
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Selections from L’Orfeo Claudio Monteverdi
Toccata
arr Ronald Davis
Ritornello
Chorus – Vieni Imeneo
Chorus – Lasciatei monti
Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna Overture Franz von Suppé
arr D Butler
Rondo alla Turca Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
arr Scott Lycan
featuring Austin Howard, Kayla Phipps,
Ryan Everette, Matthew Arthur
Consortium John Cheetham
Cantina Band John Williams
arr Ronald Davis
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
EUPHONIUM/TUBA ENSEMBLE
Ronald Davis, director
Kevin Allen, Austin Howard, Anthony Marracino,
Kayla Phipps, Andrew Young, euphonium
Matthew Arthur, Ryan Everette, Cameron Harvard,
Joshua Hicks, Christian Kiser, Cedric Mallett,
Zachary O’Neill, John Richardson, tuba
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CONCERT SERIES
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THURSDAY, MARCH 19
ROOM135
12PM
UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA
Angle East Zach Colins
In Darkness...Dreaming Barton Cummings
I. The Last Dying Rays
II. Flight
III. To Wake
From Darkness...Emerging Barton Cummings
I. MM = 44
II. MM = 152
III. MM = 54
The Beautiful Galatea Overture Franz von Suppe
arr Steven Cross
Jamie Hafner, guest conductor
UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA TUBA ENSEMBLE
Cale Self, director
Jonathan Buchholz, Quaneka Conyers, Todd Corley,
Austin Duke, Shandria Gibbons,
Amber Mealer, Alex Swindle, euphonium
Alex Ansaldo, Cambrian Brock, Dylan Burch, Devion Carter,
Kevin Hays, Scott Jones, tuba
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THURSDAY, MARCH 19
ROOM135
12PM
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Robin Hood Fanfare Michael Kamen
arr Jonathan Oliver
Throne Room Processional from Star Wars John Williams
arr Holly Botzum
Alla Rivea del Tebro Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
trans Gary Lee Nelson
Holy Grail Jay Z / Justin Timberlake
arr Stephanie Adams
Beer Barrel Polka John Williams
arr Holly Botzum
Eternal Darkness Vinson Butler IV
3. RUN!!!!
4. Into Twilight
Eric Bradshaw, conductor
Royals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lorde
arr CBill
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
TUBA EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE
Daniel Rowland, conductor
Jonathan M Lacey, Landis Johnson, Evan M Dixon,
Stephanie Adams, Tahbius D Hughes, euphonium
Curtis Thornton, Kameron Agee, Jean-Marcel Scutt,
Ronald G Ravnell, Vinson Butler IV, Kendrick Jacobs, tuba
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also featuring performances by
the Blazin’ Brass Quartet (BBQ)
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RECITAL
POWELLRECITALHALL
1PM
Cody Dailey
Josh Maberry
Brandon Jones
Concerto for Euphonium Vladimir Cosma
III. Giocoso
Sonata No. 1, “Lepidoptera” Cody Dailey
I. Chrysalis
II. Flight
III. Flame
CODY DAILEY, euphonium
BERNADETTE LO, piano
•••
Concerto for Tuba and Piano James Woodward
I. Joyously
Tuba Concerto John Golland
I. Allegro
JOSH MABERRY, tuba
•••
4 Bagatelles for Euphonium and Piano Howard Snell
1. Refrains and Choruses
2. Ballad
3. Improvisation
4. Galop
Cantabile for Euphonium and Piano Niccolò Paganini
arr. Goff Richards
Fantasie Originale Ermano Picchi
BRANDON JONES, euphonium
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RECITAL
ROOM110
1PM
John Leibensperger
Travis Roberson
James M Green
Adagio from the “Limpid Stream” Dmitri Shosakovich
arr Harri Meittunen
Concert Allegro Alexei Lebedev
JOHN LEIBENSPERGER, tuba
EILEEN DOWNEY, piano
•••
Three Miniatures Anthony Plog
Allegro Vivace
Freely
Allegro Vivace
TRAVIS ROBERSON, tuba
•••
Emerald Isle Suite for Tuba Jeremy Schwinger
I. Love Song
II. Leprechaun Dance
III. Bard’s Lament
IV. The Western Sea
Lamento Green Streak Timothy Olt
World Premiere
JAMES M. GREEN, tuba
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RECITAL
ROOMG12
2PM
Joanna Hersey
Andrew Miller
Three Pieces for Violoncello and Piano Nadia Boulanger
I. Modéré
arr Joanna Hersey
II. Sans vitesse et à l’aise
Concertino, op. 107 Cécile Chaminade
A Chantar La Comtessa de Dia
arr Joanna Hersey
Cavatina and Variations Jean Baptiste Arban
JOANNA ROSS HERSEY, tuba
EMI KAGAWA, piano
•••
Partita in A Minor for Solo Flute (BWV 1013) J S Bach
I. Allemande
arr Floyd Cooley
II. Corrente
III. Sarabande
IV. Bourée anglaise
Variations on “Habanera” Georges Bizet
arr James Woodward
SERTEC PREMIERE
ANDREW MILLER, tuba
EMI KAGAWA, piano
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LECTURE
2PM
Chris Roush
ROOMG25
Ergonomics, the Tuba and You
MASTERCLASS
THURSDAY, MARCH 19th 2:30PM
Pat Stuckemeyer
EUPHONIUM MASTERCLASS
ROOM110
MASTERCLASS
Tom McCaslin
TUBA MASTERCLASS
POWELLRECITALHALL
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RECITAL
ROOM110
4PM
Kevin Stees
Jamie Lipton
Concertino for Tuba Rolf Wilhelm
I. Moderato, deciso
II. Andante lirico
III. Allegro comodo
Bel Canto Kenneth Downie
Push Eric Guinivan
I. Yearning
II. Resolution
KEVIN STEES, tuba
•••
Concerto in Eb Johann Baptist Georg Neruda
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Vivace
Fantasy Philip Sparke
JAMIE LIPTON, euphonium
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CHAMBER
Southeastern Tuba
Euphonium Quartet
RECITAL
4PM
POWELLRECITALHALL
Tennessee Brass Quintet
Dance Wilke Renwick
Tuba Quartet, Op. 59 Crawford Gates
I. Preludium
II. Chorale
III. Finale
Shake and Bake Anthony O’Toole
Fantasy on an American Folk Song
St. Louis Blues WC Handy
arr Bill Holcombe
SOUTHEASTERN TUBA QUARTET
Martin Cochran, Cale Self, euphonium
Jeremy Crawford, Andrew Miller, tuba
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CHAMBER
Southeastern Tuba
Euphonium Quartet
RECITAL
POWELLRECITALHALL
4PM
Tennessee Brass Quintet
Scherzo John Cheetham
Sonatine Eugene Bozza
Allegro
Andante
Allegro Vivo
Largo-Allegro
Adagio and Allegro G F Handel
Bright and Fast from Frost Fire Eric Ewazen
Suite Recife José Ursicino da Silva Duda
Andréa
Mida
Meyse
TENNESSEE BRASS QUINTET
Dr Cathy Leach, Jordan Foster, trumpet
Dr Katie Johnson, horn
Dr Alex van Duuren, trombone
Dr Kelly Thomas, tuba
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RECITAL
7PM
Ohio University
Tuba Ensemble
POWELLRECITALHALL
TubaMobile Thom Ritter George
Furious Apis Ben McMillan
The Bardo David Glivar
It’s Full of Stars Steve Darling
OHIO UNIVERSITY TUBA-EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE
Jason Smith, director
Steve Darling, Zach Poller, John Rodesh,
Andrew Tatman, Jordan Toney, euphonium
Webb Adelsperger, Dominic Detwiler, Joanie Engel,
Max Gerhart, Dakota Robberts, Jordan Rose,
Jason Snoddy, Angelo Sylvester, tuba
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POWELLRECITALHALL
Andy Larson
Cale Self
Tom McCaslin
Two Preludes JS Bach
Prelude in d minor, BWV 1008
Prelude in C Major, BWV 1009
[untitled] with live electronics Andy Larson
Jabberwocky David Gillingham
ANDY LARSON, tuba
EMI KAGAWA, piano
•••
Concertino for Euphonium Rolf Wilhelm
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante ma non troppo, piacevole
III. Moderato con animo
Good Cop, Bad Cop William Pitts
Premiere Performance
CALE SELF, euphonium
WAYNE GILREATH, piano
•••
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RECITAL
POWELLRECITALHALL
Andy Larson
Cale Self
Tom McCaslin
Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1 Op. 64 1. Act One Introduction
arr Charles Vernon
3. Public Merry-Making
6. Montagues and Capulets
7. The Death of Tybalt (Mercutio)
10. Juliet’s Death and Funeral
Tubastone nº 1 Andy Emler
TOM MCCASLIN, tuba
EMI KAGAWA, piano
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WARMUP
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
8AM
Cale Self
9AM
Cale Self
9AM
Todd Cranson
Aaron Hynds
ROOM110
READING
SESSION
FRIDAY, MARCH 20
th
ROOM110
RECITAL
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
POWELLRECITALHALL
Adagio from “Limpid Stream” op. 39 Dmitri Shostakovich
trans Harri Miettunen
Tuba Sonata Anthony Plog
2. Presto
3. Slow and with freedom
4. Allegro
TODD CRANSON, tuba
•••
Berserker Hong-Da Chin
breathing machine Aaron Hynds
abscess Kurt Isaacson
All three works are world premieres
AARON HYNDS, tuba
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LECTURE
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
10AM
Lloyd Bone
ROOMG12
How to make an Administration Career and
Tuba/Euphonium Pursuits Work
PANEL
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
11AM
Panel Discussion
ROOM110
Think you won’t teach? Guess again.
Issues for the 21st Century Musician
Discussion panel moderated by Tom McCaslin (East Carolina University) to
include discussion by Dennis Askew (University of North Carolina Greensboro),
Ronald Davis (University of South Carolina), David Zerkel (University of Georgia),
Winston Morris (Tennessee Tech University), Joanna Hersey (University of
North Carolina, Pembroke), Jason Smith (Ohio University), and Kenyon Wilson
(University of Tennessee at Chattanooga).
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
POWELLRECITALHALL
11AM
Matin Cochran
James Gourlay
Fantasy Johann Nepomuk Hummel
arr Childs
Donegal Bay Paul Lovett-Cooper
Variations on the Carnival of Venice Jean Baptiste Arban
MARTIN COCHRAN, euphonium
•••
Allegro Fuoco Roland Szentpali
Sonata Benedetto Marcello
Song for Michael Ifor James
Concerto Alexei Lebedev
JAMES GOURLAY, tuba
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CONCERT SERIES
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
ROOM135
12PM
University of Tennessee
Tullohoma
Henderson State University
Charlotte
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Now Hear This! Ray Dempsey
Largo from New World Symphony Antonin Dvorak
arr John Oliver
La Cumparsita Tango Rodriguez/Marlatt
Featuring the Tullahoma Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Fantasy Ralph Martino
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TUBA/EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE
Kelly Thomas, director
Preston Abbott, Sean Coperland,
Sarah Dixon, Patrick McKenzie, Christian McNeal,
Noah Schoenike, euphonium
Willam Bendy, Joseph DeChristina, David Gonzalez,
Cody Shell, Austin Smith, Tony Tortora, tuba
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
ROOM135
12PM
Tullohoma
Charlotte
HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY
Josquin Des Prez
Allerseelen, Op. 10, No. 8 Richard Strauss
arr Fumio Gotoh
Quartetto Di Notte Steven Cross
Jazz Suite Lewis J Buckley
1. Happy Feet
2. Cruisin’ and Bluesin’
3. New Orleans Parade
HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY TUBA CHOIR
Dr. Jamie Lipton and Todd Cranson, directors
Tim Avery, David Goodwin, Dorian Hawthorne,
Elizabeth Moore Tapley, Eric Richardson, euphonium
Steven Alvarado, Kenneth Harris, Sam James,
Tyler Poore, Aaron Schaefer, tuba
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
ROOM135
12PM
Tullohoma
Charlotte
CHARLOTTE TUBA EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE
Americans We Henry Fillmore
arr Tim Olt/Bryan Doughty
Simple Gifts Appalachian Folk Tune
arr Mike Forbes
April is in My Mistress’ Face Thomas Morley
trans Ken Friedrich
Loconic Overture William D Pardus
Power John Stevens
Swing March David Palmer
Liechtensteiner Polka Ed Kotscher and R Lindt
arr Gail Robertson
CHARLOTTE TUBA EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE
David Silden, director
Richard Andrews, Kathryn Bernard, James Brown,
Francis Crochet, Stephen Mayo, William Moose,
Don Pettigrew, Heidi Schoffstall , euphonium
Casey Bork, Brown Clodfelter, Bart Collins, Ben Laramee,
David Palmer, Jackie Shannon, tuba
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
POWELLRECITALHALL
1PM
Yi-Ching Chen
Nolan Derrick
Pat Stuckemeyer
3 Danses Thierry Thibault
I. Molto Tango
II. Passacaille à deux
III. Gigue tronquée
YI-CHING CHEN, tuba
•••
Sonata for Tuba and Piano Bruce Broughton
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Aria
III. Allegro leggiero
NOLAN DERRICK, tuba
•••
Baron Piquant’s Pas de Trois Donald Grantham
Marionettes Damian Montano
Pastorale Eric Ewazen
Four Sketches Peter Hope
I. Prelude
II. Scherzo
III. Arioso
MARY STUCKEMEYER, bassoon
PAT STUCKEMEYER, euphonium
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
ROOM110
1PM
Zack Grass
Matt Hightower
Brent Harvey
Visions for Tuba Roland Szentpali
I. Running Wild
II. Prayer
III. Dance
ZACK GRASS, tuba
•••
Piccolo Suite Pierre Max Dubois
Follow the Leader Mike D’Ambrosio
World Premiere
MATT HIGHTOWER, tuba
CHRISTY D’AMBROSIO, piano
•••
Sonata in G minor Henry Eccles
I. Largo
II. Allegro con spirit
III. Adagio
IV. Vivace
Triumph of the Demon Gods John Stevens
Wonderland Duets Raymond Luedeke
I. Energetically
II. Grazioso
III. Largo
IV. Moderato
featuring Stephanie Frye, tuba and Mark Norman, narrator
BRENT HARVEY, tuba
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University of Georgia
RECITAL
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
ROOMG12
2PM
Jacksonville State
University
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Talisman John Stevens
Textures Mike Forbes
Transparent
Translucent
Opaque
UGA TUBA EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE
Dave Zerkel, director
Fernando Deddos, Chris Leslie, Gary Garvin,
Patrick Geren, Matt Vu, Laura Rann,
Cecilia DeFurianni, Joel Garcia, euphonium
Rachel Matz, Chris Gurtcheff, Clare Brennan,
Lawrence Williams, Duncan Messire, Warren Lawson,
Evan Arrington-Tsao, Norman Davis, Chuma Atunzu, tuba
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University of Georgia
RECITAL
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
ROOMG12
2PM
Jacksonville State
University
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
Fantasie in C Major Johann Sebastian Bach
Reverence James Woodward
Salvation is Created Paul Chesnokov
Children’s Corner Claude Debussy
1. Jimbo’s Lullaby
2. Golliwogg’s Cakewalk
Perpetuum Mobile, Op. 257 Johann Strauss II
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
TUBA EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE
Chris Hosmer, director
Jason Coward, Christopher Forster, Avery Gallups,
Patrice Green, Noryetta Hall, Justin Lockridge,
Susana Rivas, John Roller, Eric Rush,
Jaron Smith, August Strugill, euphonium
Danny Bunn, Graham Dickey, Ryan Gryder,
Daniel Harris*(Graduate Assitant), Justin Jeter,
David Jordan, Lucas Littleton, Koree Martin, Ian McNeill,
Kevin Phillips, Christian Price, Kenny Quigley,
Andrew Record, Jacob Roberson, Aaron Smith,
Randall Spears, Nick Staff, Travis Tubbs, Nick Walker,
Michael Wilson, Taylor Wombwell , tuba
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LECTURE
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
2PM
Dave Loucky
ROOMG25
Orchestral Excerpts for the Low Brass Doubler
MASTERCLASS
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
2:30PM
Brian Meixner
POWELLRECITALHALL
MASTERCLASS
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
2:30PM
Jason Smith
TUBA MASTERCLASS
ROOM110
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RECITAL
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
4PM
POWELLRECITALHALL
Daniel Rowland
Justin Stowe
Tuba Concerto Edward Gregson
I. Allegro deciso
II. Lento e mesto
III. Allegro giocoso
DANIEL ROWLAND, tuba
Moondance John Stevens
SOUTH GEORGIA TUBA QUARTET
Daniel Rowland, Justin Stowe
Eric E Bradshaw, Curtis Thornton
•••
Concertino for Tuba Rolf Wilhelm
I. Moderato, deciso
II. Andante lirico
III. Allegro comodo
Diversive Elements David Gillingham
I. Intrada
II. Jazz Walk
III. Euphony
IV. Caccia
V. Fanfare/March
featuring Daniel Rowland, tuba
JUSTIN STOWE, euphonium and tuba
EMI KAGAWA, piano
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
4PM
ROOM110
Mark Norman
Tony Granados
Sonatina for Tuba and Piano Halsey Stevens
I. Moderato con moto
II. Andante Affettuoso
III. Allegro
Prophecies Barbara York
Bride of the Waves Herbet L Clarke
MARK A. NORMAN, tuba
•••
Rumanian Dance No. 2 Dumitru Ionel
Aria from “Tosca” Giacomo Puccini
arr John Glenesk Mortimer
Ballad and Presto Dance Claude T Smith
TONY GRANADOS, tuba
BARBARA YORK, piano
•••
Dances John Stevens
TONY GRANADOS, BRENT HARVEY,
MARK NORMAN, DENNIS ASKEW, tuba
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ITEA MEETING
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
5:30PM
ITEA MEMBERSHIP
MEETING
7PM
UNCG Tuba Band
POWELLRECITALHALL
ENSEMBLE
RECITAL
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
POWELLRECITALHALL
Galliard Battaglia Samuel Scheidt
arr B Roundtree
O Magnum Mysterium Tomas Luis de Victoria
arr KD Friedrich
Fugaga Giovanni Dettori
arr C Warren
Toccata Girolamo Frescobaldi
arr J Skillen
Blue Rondo a la Turk Dave Brubeck
arr M Robinson
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO
TUBABAND
Dennis AsKew, director
Brannon Kling, Jacob Theide, Stephanie Landrey,
Ivy Lucas, Kris Kirkwood, Jacob Bruner, euphonium
Doug Black, Justin Worley,
James Hopkins, Joe Barker, tuba
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RECITAL
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
7:30PM
POWELLRECITALHALL
Ben Miles
Brian Meixner
Jason Smith
Concert Piece for Tuba and Piano Libby Larsen
Concertino for Tuba and Piano Eugene Bozza
II. Allegro ma non troppo
Suite in One Movement for Tuba and Piano Ben Miles
World Premiere
BEN MILES, tuba
ADAM CLARK, piano
•••
Matrix Mitsuhiro Nagano
Tent Meeting Revival Bruce Broughton
BRIAN MEIXNER, euphonium
•••
Minuetto Profoundo Bernhard Krol
Canzonet Claude Baker
Scherzo Frigyes Hidas
Sonata Capricciosa Jenö Takács
JASON SMITH, tuba
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JAM SESSION
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th
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Joe Murphy &
Marc Dickman
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WARMUP
SATURDAY, MARCH 21st
8AM
Dennis AsKew
9AM
Dennis AsKew
9AM
David Mclemore
Chris Leslie
ROOM110
READING
SESSION
SATURDAY, MARCH 21
st
ROOM110
RECITAL
POWELLRECITALHALL
Aria con Variazioni from Suite in E Major GF Handel
The Grumpy Troll Mike Forbes
The Morning Song Roger Kellaway
DAVID MCLEMORE, tuba
ANATOLY SHELUDYAKOV, piano
•••
Soliloquy IX Christopher Wiggins
Euphonium Concerto John Stevens
II. Adagio Espressivo
Libertango Astor Piazzolla
arr W Thomas-Mifune
CHRIS LESLIE, euphonium
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POWELLRECITALHALL
9AM
David Mclemore
Chris Leslie
Diversive Elements David Gillingham
I. Intrada
II. Jazz Walk
III. Euphony
IV. Caccia
V. Fanfare/March
DAVID MCLEMORE, tuba
CHRIS LESLIE, euphonium
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CHAMBER
Tennessee Tech Octet
RECITAL
st
SATURDAY, MARCH 21
10AM
New Acoustic
Metal Experiment
ROOMG12
Apperceptions Ben McMillan
World Premiere
The Liberation of Sisyphus John Stevens
Jalen Talley, tuba soloist
Violin Concerto in D Minor Arman Khatchaturian
Allegro moderato
arr Cody Dailey
Cody Dailey, euphonium soloist
TENNESSEE TECH TUBA OCTET
Ryan Snell, conductor
Cody Dailey, Robert Wormsley, Adam Mullican,
Tyler Thurber, Justin Gorodetzky, euphonium
Jalen Talley, Josh Maberry, John Paul Powers,
Travis Roberson, Nolan Derrick, tuba
•••
A selection of tunes will be announced including music by
Ozzy, Metallica, Iron Maiden, and more...
NEW ACOUSTIC METAL EXPERIMENT
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LECTURE
10AM
Tom Lukowicz
ROOMG12
Audition Preparation:
Tuning, note groupings, and technology
MASTERCLASS
11AM
Dave Zerkel
11AM
Panel Discussion
POWELLRECITALHALL
PANEL
ROOM110
Military Careers
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LUNCHTIME
CONCERT SERIES
12PM
East Tennessee State University
UNC Pembroke
ROOM135
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Appalachian Carol James Canter
Finlandia Jean Sibelius
arr Will Roesch
A Child Is Born arr John Stevens
Journey Into The Night Dustin Yarber
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
TUBA & EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE
Russell England, Megan Goff,
Justin Grindstaff, Nick Routh, euphonium
Zak Austin, Chandler Blaylock, Gabriel Gounaris, Zachary
McAdam, Ward Tanner, Dustin Yarber, tuba
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CONCERT SERIES
12PM
East Tennessee State University
UNC Pembroke
ROOM135
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE
Elegy for a King Portia Njoku
Concerto No. 3 in F Major, HWV 334 GF Handel
Allegro
arr Kunkler/Buttery
Three Perspectives Elizabeth Raum
II. Unfolding
Lady Almuc’s Scottish Dances Anne Hunter
Slow
arr Hersey
Slowly
The Lammermoor Lift Quickstep
Pilgrimage and Reunion Barbara York
UNC PEMBROKE TUBA EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE
Dr. Joanna Ross Hersey, director
Brittany Wilson, William Wilson,
Jeffrey Webster, BryHanna Waller,
Alex Watkins, Aaron Brown, DePaul Barron, euphonium
Ted Tinker, Max Mensing, Dylan Quick,
Sam Hall, Jalen Chappelle, tuba
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POWELLRECITALHALL
1PM
Kenyon Wilson
Stephanie Frye
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
Sunshine Ryan Deems
True Bass Blair Whittington
Andantino Jody John Ramey
Not Quite a Lament Peter Allen
Courage Ruben Toledo
Deep Thoughts Ken Paoli
Stolen Melodie Bob Siebert
Tulonga Juan Maria Solare
Chesapeake Gambol Greg Bartholomew
A Short Showcase Cara Giovanetti
Drawing a Triangle with Four Sides David Meckler
Petrushkita Justin Writer
Tuba-duba-du-ba Ananda Sukarlan
Con dolcezza Inna Buganina
15 Kyle B Jones
KENYON WILSON, tuba
•••
Nocturne Anthony Plog
Suite No. 1 Alec Wilder
I. Maestoso
II. Pesante
III. In a Jazz manner
IV. Berceuse (for Carol)
V. All caccia
featuring Katie Johnson, horn
In a Quiet Way John Stevens
STEPHANIE FRYE, tuba
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1PM
Steve Darling
Tuphonium
UNT Euphonium Quartet
ROOM110
Phoenix Dances Richard Wetzel
I. Promenade
III. Reel - Finale: The Bird In The Tree
STEVE DARLING, euphonium
•••
Primordial Flame Benjamin McMillan
Benediction John Stevens
Cyclones Cody Dailey
TUPHONIUM
Cody Dailey, Robert Wormsley, euphonium
Josh Maberry, Travis Roberson, tuba
•••
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ROOM110
1PM
Steve Darling
Tuphonium
UNT Euphonium Quartet
Go Mike Forbes
Girl with the Flaxen Hair Claude Debussy
arr Michael Levine
Fantasia on “God of Our Fathers” Jamie Van Valkenburg
Rhapsody on “Tico Tico” Fernando Morais
Londonderry Air Traditional
arr James Christensen/Mark McDunn
Bugler’s Holiday Leroy Anderson
arr Benjamin Roundtree
NORTH TEXAS EUPHONIUM QUARTET
Chris McGinty, Irving Ray,
Danny Chapa, Vince Kenney, euphonium
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CHAMBER
RECITAL
2PM
282nd Army Band
Tuba-Euphonium Quartet
ROOMG12
American Patrol Frank White Meachum
arr Tim Olt and Bryan Doughty
Bacchanale from “Sampson and Delilah” Camille Saint-Saëns
arr Kenyon Wilson
featuring SPC Paul Hadwiger, tympani and castanets
Loch Lomond Scottish Folksong
arr Mike Forbes
Misirlou Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
arr 282nd Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Quartet
featuring SPC Paul Hadwiger, drumset
282ND ARMY BAND TUBA-EUPHONIUM QUARTET
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LECTURE
2PM
Jeff Barbee
ROOMG25
Effective Practice Methods
This session will examine how the human brain learns and explore the best
methods of practice to ensure you are getting the most out of your practice time.
Studies have shown that those who understand the learning process, have more
desirable outcome in the tasks they are trying to master.
MASTERCLASS
SATURDAY, MARCH 21st 2:30PM
James Gourlay
TUBA MASTERCLASS
POWELLRECITALHALL
MASTERCLASS
Martin Cochran
ROOM110
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Adam Frey
POWELLRECITALHALL
4PM
Midtown Brass Quintet
Hugo Alfven
arr Frey
Gabriel’s Oboe Ennio Morricone
arr Frey
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Franz Liszt
arr Hoffmann
Varen Edvard Grieg
arr Frey
Yellow Rose of Texas Variations Lewis Buckley
ADAM FREY, euphonium
MIDTOWN BRASS QUINTET
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ROOM110
4PM
Ronald Davis
Marc Dickman
Ernst Sachse
Pavane pour une infante défunte Maurice Ravel
Concertant Suite Christer Danielsson
I. Largo/Allegro vivo
II. Moderato misterioso
III. Andante con sentimento
IV. Alla Marcia
featuring Ryan Scott, Hannah Smith,
Joseph Meinweiser, Spencer Swafford, horns
RONALD DAVIS, tuba
EMI KAGAWA, piano
•••
Program to be announced from stage
MARC DICKMAN, euphonium
JOE MURPHY, tuba
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ENSEMBLE
RECITAL
POWELLRECITALHALL
7PM
Tennessee Tech
Tuba Ensemble
Program to be selected from
Tower Music Vaclav Nelhybel
On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss David Holsinger
arr Pat Stuckemeyer
To The Skies Jonathan Oliver
World Premiere
Danzombie Amaury Leon Sosa
World Premiere
Heavyweight Justin Gorodetzky
World Premiere
Talisman John Stevens
TENNESSEE TECH TUBA ENSEMBLE
R. Winston Morris, director
Guy Bortz, Cody Dailey, Michael Engelhart,
Jordan Watkins, Justin Gorodetzky, Amanda Werlein,
Adam Mullican, Robert Wormsley, euphonium
Austin Cooper, John Paul Powers, Travis Roberson,
Ashanti Demas, Ryan Snell, Nolan Derrick, Jalen Talley,
Curtiss Hoeppner, Quinton Webber, Josh Maberry,
tuba
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POWELLRECITALHALL
Southern Stars
Symphonic Brass
Summon the Heroes John Williams
arr Rieks van der Velde
Capriccio Rodney Newton
David Zerkel, tuba soloist
O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen
arr L Ballantine
Blue Rondo a la Turk Dave Brubeck
arr Kevin Edwards
Pilatus Goff Richards
Martin Cochran, euphonium soloist
INTERMISSION
The Circus Bee Henry Fillmore
Misty Johnny Burke/Errol Garner
arr Darrol Barry
Amparito Roca Jaime Texido
arr D Lepply
Tuba Concerto Bruce Fraser
James Gourlay, tuba soloist
Flying the Breeze Phillip Sparke
Melody Shop Karl King
SOUTHERN STARS SYMPHONIC BRASS
Dr. Steven Sudduth, conductor
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POWELLRECITALHALL
Southern Stars
Symphonic Brass
SOUTHERN STARS PERSONNEL
Dr. Steven Sudduth, conductor
Announcer - Don Nelson (Pleasant Hill)
Eb Soprano Cornet
Stephen Collins (Knoxville)
1st/2nd Baritone
Carroll Gotcher (Cookeville)
Jason Strotman (Cottontown)
Solo Bb Cornet
Tim Michaels (Oak Ridge)
Joel Tillman (Knoxville)
Stephen Arnold (Cookeville)
Jon Cormack (Knoxville)
Euphonium
Kelly Thomas (Knoxville)
Glen Belcher (Cookerville)
1st/2nd Trombones
Bb Repiano Cornet
John Gardner (Cookeville)
2nd Bb Cornet
Jeff White (Crossville)
Marty Abbott (Gray, KY)
Adam Featherston (Nashville)
Joe Christian (Knoxville)
Jon Walton (Knoxville)
Bass Trombone
Chuck Lyons (Portland)
3rd Bb Cornet
Eb Tuba
Matthew Loggins (Cookeville)
Matthew Gurecki (Cookeville)
Stuart Henry (Knoxville)
Tracy Luna (Cookeville)
Flugelhorn
Dwight Wages (Crossville)
Bb Tuba
Jacob See (Knoxville)
Thomas Chesnut (Murfreesboro)
Percussion
Solo Eb Alto Horn
Greg Danner (Cookeville)
Kelly Jo Birmingham (Smithville)
Jayson Smith (Williamsburg, KY)
Jonathan Wright (Murfreesboro)
Kurt Snider (Cookeville)
1st/2nd Eb Alto Horn
Lisa Burden (Knoxville)
Bill Boyd (Monterey)
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LATE NIGHT
JAM SESSION
60
9PM
4th Ward
Afro-Klezmer
Orchestra
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The 282ND
ARMY BAND TUBAEUPHONIUM QUARTET is tailored to deliver
a world class professional musical product in venues
ranging from small group settings to concert halls This
dynamic performing ensemble’s library includes works
from renaissance to contemporary styles, popular
marches, and patriotic crowd pleasers The ensemble
has an extensive repertoire and performs for a variety of musical venues In
addition to supporting a wide variety of military ceremonies and evening social
events, the Tuba-Euphonium Quartet performs concerts in the community The
quartet is a prime example of the Army’s ability to enrich a community through
musical activities
JEFF BARBEE is a doctoral student at the
University of Missouri-Kansas City He has participated
in many conferences and competitions including
winning the 2014 Missouri Music teachers Association
solo competition (graduate brass division), second
place in the 2013 Great Plains Regional solo euphonium
competition, Second place 2013 MTNA Missouri
Regional chamber competition as well as many others
Jeff graduated with his bachelors in music education
(2009) and music performance (2009) from the
University of Kentucky He went on to earn master
degrees in both music performance (2012) and brass pedagogy (2012) Part of
his teaching assistantship duties at Ohio University included teaching music
theory for non-music majors, music appreciation, low brass methods, as well as
assisting for other courses Today he visits campuses across the country giving
master classes and presenting his lectures In 2014 his paper “The Tenure
Debate” was selected to be presented at the Interdisciplinary Conference held at
UMKC His presentation “Effective Practice Methods” has been selected to be
presented at numerous ITEA regional conferences this year He is also very
active in student activities on campus including President of the School of
Education Student Government, President of Tuba-Euphonium consort, and
also an active substitute teacher in the Kansas City public school system His
primary teachers have included Skip Gray, Jason Smith, and Tom Stein Jeff is
also complete a masters in higher education administration this spring semester
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LLOYD BONE, euphonium, is currently in his
eleventh year as Assistant Professor of Music at
Glenville State College in Glenville, West Virginia (USA)
and seventh year as Chairperson of the Department of
Fine Arts He teaches applied low brass, music history
and literature, brass methods, survey of music, conducts
the brass ensemble and tuba and euphonium ensemble
and is the marching band, pep band and concert band
director He was the news editor for the International
Tuba and Euphonium Association Journal for eight
years and is Co-Editor of The Euphonium Source Book,
solo guest artist at the following International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences
(ITEC): 2006 (Denver, Colorado), 2008 (Cincinnati, Ohio), 2010 (Tucson,
Arizona) and 2012 (Linz, Austria) He also conducted the Glenville State College
Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble at all of the aforementioned ITEC’s as they were
invited performers He has also served as an competition adjudicator for several
ITEC’s in numerous categories as well as was an invited performer in numerous
professional euphonium ensemble He has also served as a guest artist at
regional ITEC’s including the 2013 Midwest Tuba and Euphonium Conference in
Normal, Illinois and the 2005 Southeastern Tuba and Euphonium Conference in
Athens, Georgia Lloyd can be found on numerous recordings has performed
with numerous professional ensembles including the Jack Daniel’s Silver Cornet
Band He has also guest conducted numerous honor bands and judged many
marching band competitions and concert band festivals Lloyd attended
Tennessee Technological University where he studied with R Winston Morris,
received his Masters of Music from the University of Cincinnati CollegeCCM Lloyd is happily married to his lovely wife Susan, and blessed to be father
of Casey, Tobias and Phineas
CHARLOTTE TUBA EUPHONIUM
ENSEMBLE is a dedicated group of low brass
The
instrumentalists who enjoy reading music written or
The group is one that evolved out of the David Silden
Brass Ensemble during the early 2000’s The ensemble
includes professional, amateur, college and advanced
high school performers throughout Charlotte, North Carolina and the
ensemble, the group also reads classical transcriptions, jazz, and popular
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arrangements The ensemble supports new music by commissioning and
Charlotte Tuba Euphonium Ensemble has performed at the Deep South Brass
Band Festival, Pine Mountain, Georgia in 2010 and SERTEC 2011 in Chattanooga,
Tennessee, as well as other venues throughout the Southeast They have hosted
guest artists such as Neal Corwell, Adam Frey, Demondrae Thurmond, Kenyon
Wilson and others to the Charlotte area for workshops, clinics and performances
More information about the group can be found at the David Silden Brass
Ensemble website (wwwdsbeorg) or by contacting Dave@dsbeorg
Euphoniumist MARTIN COCHRAN enjoys an
active and diverse career as a soloist, educator, and
chamber musician He is currently Instructor of Music at
Columbus State University and the University of
Alabama-Birmingham, and will join the faculty of
Kennesaw State University in Fall 2015 He has
previously taught at the University of Montevallo and
the University of West Georgia His experiences have
taken him across the United States and abroad As a
soloist, he has appeared with a variety of ensembles,
including the United States Army Orchestra,
professional brass bands, and numerous wind bands of all levels He is a former
winner of the Leonard Falcone solo competition and the International TubaEuphonium Conference solo competition, mock band audition competition, and
tuba-euphonium quartet competition He has presented recitals and
masterclasses at numerous international and regional ITEC conferences, and has
taught on the faculties of the International Euphonium-Tuba Festival, the Low
Brass Bootcamp, and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp An active chamber musician,
he performs regularly with the UAB Faculty Brass Quintet, the Southeastern
Tuba Quartet, and has toured with the Sotto Voce Quartet He holds a DMA
from the University of Alabama, a MM in conducting from the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a BME from Louisiana State University His primary
teachers include Mike Dunn, Alan Baer, and Larry Campbell He also studied
conducting with Thomas Dvorak and Gerald Welker He is an artist/clinician for
Adams Musical Instruments (NL)
TODD CRANSON is Instructor of Tuba at Henderson State where he
also directs the Tuba Euphonium Choir, teaches Survey of Non-Western Music,
assists with the Showband of Arkansas, and plays tuba with the faculty brass
served as Executive Director and Tuba Mentor of the Hot Springs Music Festival,
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Marrero, Louisiana He is currently a DMA candidate at the University of Illinois
presented recitals and master classes at colleges and universities throughout the
US and abroad, and at both international and regional ITEA events
RONALD DAVIS is Professor of Tuba and
Euphonium at the University of South Carolina and
principal tuba with the South Carolina Philharmonic Ron
was born in southern California and during his early
career was an active free-lance musician in Los Angeles
He was principal tuba with the Santa Barbara Symphony
Orchestra, and also performed extra with the Los
Angeles Master Chorale, the Los Angeles Civic Light
Opera and the Los Angeles Philharmonic During college
Ron and three of his friends formed “The Tubadours”, a
professional quartet that played at Disneyland and went
on to win television’s The Gong Show He performed regularly at Knott’s Berry
Farm and Ghost Town, Six Flags Magic Mountain and Universal Studios Tour
Before relocating to South Carolina Ron served a one-year appointment as
Visiting Assistant Professor of Tuba, Euphonium and Band at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison As soloist with the South Carolina Philharmonic Ron gave
has been a featured recitalist at ITEA conferences in Los Angeles, Austin,
Minneapolis and Tucson As a scholar Ron has contributed regular reviews and
articles in the ITEA Journal, and was assistant editor of discography for both
editions The Tuba Source Book Ron earned his DMA in tuba performance from
the University of Southern California and also holds degrees from California State
University-Fullerton and Bowling Green State University His major teachers were
Jim Self, Tommy Johnson, Roger Bobo, Ivan Hammond and Ronald Bishop
DR. MARC DICKMAN, from Valdosta, Georgia,
is a founding member of the acclaimed Jazz Studies
Program at the University of North Florida Dr Dickman
earned degrees from Troy State University, McNeese
State University, and the University of North Texas His
versatility on euphonium, trombone, bass-trombone,
and tuba in the classical and jazz styles places him in
much demand in the United States At UNF he teaches
applied low brass and jazz ensemble His students have
won awards in the jazz and classical areas Dr Dickman
was a featured jazz artist at the 2000 International Tuba
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Euphonium Conference in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, the 2001 ITEC in Lahti,
Finland, the 2002 ITEC in Greenville, NC, and the 2004 ITEC in Budapest,
Hungary, and the 2005 and 2008 US Army Tuba Euphonium Conference Dr
Dickman is a founding member of the groundbreaking jazz ensemble, the
Modern Jazz Tuba Project The MJT Project has two critically acclaimed releases:
“Live From the Bottom Line” and “Favorite Things” Marc’s CD, “A Weaver of
euphonium recording to be available through popular services such as iTunes
and Real Networks Dr Dickman has performed in the following countries: USA,
Japan, Finland, Hungary, Paraguay, Uruguay, Canada, Honduras, and Columbia
Dr Dickman is a Besson performing artist
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, ADAM FREY received
his musical training at the University of Georgia and the
Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England
As a major ambassador of the euphonium, Adam has
more than ninety works that have been composed or
orchestras the world over, including the world famous
Boston Pops, Cheju Symphony Orchestra (South Korea),
US Army Orchestra (Washington DC), Harvard Pops
(MA), Fort Collins (CO), Indian Hill (MA), the Vaasa
Symphony Orchestra (Finland), Atlanta Philharmonic
(GA), Bellvue Philharmonic (WA), Orchestra Edmundo Villani (Brazil), Athens
(GA), Cascade (WA), Greensboro (NC), Rome (GA), Clemson (SC), LaGrange
(GA), Minot (ND), and Northeastern (MA) Symphony Orchestras He also has
been invited to perform major euphonium and tenor tuba features from the
standard orchestral repertoire with the Atlanta, Seattle, Oregon, and Charleston
Symphony Orchestras He also performs regularly with wind bands and brass
bands that have included Soli Brass in Holland, Point of Ayr in Wales, the
National Youth Brass Band of Switzerland and wind bands from Singapore,
Taiwan, Germany, Hong Kong, and the United States Adam has also been guest
soloist at festivals around the globe, including twice at the Mid-West Band and
Orchestra Clinic (USA), the WASBE Convention (Singapore), Melbourne
International Festival of Brass (Australia), Trombonanza (Argentina), Jeju
International Wind Festival (South Korea), Carlos Gomez Festival (Brazil),
International Tuba Euphonium Conference (Finland, Italy, Canada, and USA), Jeju
Conference (South Korea), Westby Low Brass Workshop (Norway), Peru Low
Brass Festival (Peru), Colombia Festubal (Colombia), Tubmania (Thailand), and
Orquesta Latinoamericana de Vientos (Colombia) to name a few For 11 years, he
has hosted the International Euphonium Tuba (IET) Festival This event hosts
70+ students and teachers of the euphonium and tuba from around the globe in
a week playing, learning, and motivation Teachers have included Brian Bowman,
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Mike Roylance, David Childs, Fritz Kaenzig, Mark Jenkins, James Gourlay, Tormod
Flaten, Dan Pernatoni, Thomas Ruedi, Martin Cochran, Gail Robertson, and
Patricio Cosentino to name just a few Participants range from high school
students to graduate college students to adult amateurs and occurs each June in
Atlanta June 22-28, 2014 More information can be found at wwweuphonium
com Adam Frey is a Yamaha Performing Artist and Guest Clinician
STEPHANIE FRYE is an active educator, soloist,
chamber musician, and orchestral performer across the
country She is currently on faculty at East Tennessee
State University, and previously held positions at
University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Concordia
University Wisconsin During the summer, Stephanie is
the tuba and euphonium instructor at Lutheran Summer
Music She is a member of multiple chamber groups,
including trombone-tuba duo Bell(e) Collective and the
Mirari Brass Quintet, and has performed with orchestras
throughout the Midwest Stephanie received the Doctor
of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in Tuba Performance from UW-Madison in 2013
JAMES GOURLAY was born in Scotland where,
at the age of ten, he was ‘volunteered’ to play in his
school brass band Being tallest in class, he was
serendipitously given the tuba, an instrument he loves
and continues to promote all over the world After
much success as a solo champion, James entered the
Royal College of Music but left after a short time to
become, at eighteen, the Principal Tuba of the City of
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Four years later, he
took up the same position with the BBC Symphony
Orchestra, with which he worked for ten years He then
performed for an additional ten years with the Orchestra of the Zürich Opera
been a member of the Philip Jones and English Brass Ensembles with which he
has toured the world and as a soloist, continues to perform extensively He has
Naxos label with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, received international critical acclaim
Gourlay’s work within the Brass Band movement forms a vital component of his
creative output After early success with the Brass Band Berneroberland, he
became music director of the Williams Fairey Band with which he won the
English Masters and British Open Contests James has also been the professional
conductor of the Grimethorpe Colliery and the Brighouse and Rastrick bands
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and is currently guest conductor of the Brass Band Treize Etoiles, with which he
has won the Swiss National Championships, the Swiss Open Championships and
second place at the European, as well as the World Brass Band Championships
James’s commitment to music education is a continuing passion He has been
Head of Wind and Percussion at the Royal Northern College of Music and
Deputy Principal and Music Director at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and
Drama He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Salford University, a
Masters Degree from Leeds University, a Fellowship of the Royal Northern
College of Music, a Fellowship of the London College of Music and is also a
recipient of the Henry Iles Medal, presented by the Worshipful Company of
Musicians for services to the Brass Band Movement Currently, James is
International Vice President of the International Tuba and Euphonium
Association, former Director of Music of the world-famous Grimethorpe Colliery
Band and now Artistic Director of the River City Brass
Currently working as a freelance musician in central
North Carolina, TONY GRANADOS can be seen
performing as a substitute and extra with the North
Carolina Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle,
Wilmington Symphony and Roanoke Symphony Tony
performs in the orchestras for the Carolina Ballet and
NC Opera, and is the Principal Tuba in the Tar River
Orchestra Tony is also a founding member of the
Boylan Bridge Brass Quintet Tony is the Artistic
Director for the Triangle Brass Band and was the
Director of the Triangle Youth Brass Band from 2001 to
2013 Under Tony’s direction, the Youth Band has won a total of 6 North
American Brass Band Association Championships, winning each time they
competed The Youth Band also performed at the 2003 Great American Brass
Band Festival in Danville, KY and the Greensboro, NC Fireworks Celebration in
2006 and 2008 In addition to this, Tony maintains a large studio of high school
and middle school students, and regularly runs sectionals for school bands Tony
is an adjudicator for marching bands and has developed a fundamental brass
training program for marching band, which is designed help students strengthen
their brass playing skills
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JAMES GREEN is lecturer of tuba, euphonium,
and bass trombone at Ohio Northern University and is
an active freelancer in Columbus, OH He has completed
the coursework for a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at
The Ohio State University James received a Master of
Music degree from Miami University and a Bachelor of
Music degree from Abilene Christian University His
primary teachers have been Jim Akins, Tim Olt, and Dr
Jeffrey Cottrell He has had additional studies with Sam
Kaenzig, John Manning, Allen Carter, and Dr Natalie
Royston An active soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, he has been a
guest recitalist and clinician at the University of Oklahoma, Texas State
University, and Abilene Christian University In addition, James has been a
featured soloist at the Norse New Music Festival, the 2011 Southeastern Regional
Tuba Euphonium Conference, the Eastman School of Music, SUNY Fredonia,
Edinboro University, and Nazareth College He is an associate musician for
Orchestra and has played with the Lima, Clermont, and Newark Granville
Band Competition and was a performer in the 2010 ITEC All Star Jazz Ensemble
He is actively involved in the central Ohio music community, where he has a
private low brass studio and performs with the Dublin Silver Brass Band and the
Dublin Cornet Band
BRENT
HARVEY presently serves as Assistant Professor of
Raised in Apple Valley, Minnesota,
Low Brass and Music Theory at Winston-Salem State
University He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from
the University of Minnesota, and Master of Music and
Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro Brent has performed with
the Minnesota Orchestra, the National Wind Ensemble in
Carnegie Hall, the Catania International Festival
Orchestra in Italy, the Fountain City Brass Band (KS) in
the United Kingdom and Western Europe, the Pine
Mountain Music Festival Orchestra (MI), the Charleston and Long Bay Symphony
Orchestras (SC), the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Fayetteville Symphony
Orchestras (NC), and has appeared on National Public Radio and Minnesota
Public Radio broadcasts with the Minnesota Orchestra Brent actively performs
with the Tubas In The Sun tuba quartet, Piedmont Polka Practitioners, Ardmore
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the North Carolina Brass Band In addition, Brent Harvey is a Chief Warrant
Commander and Conductor of the 440th Army Band stationed in Raleigh On a
lighter, non-musical note, he was named “Patron of the Week” at Old Town
Draught House in Greensboro in January 2006, and has been a three-time
recipient since In his free time, Brent enjoys running, racquetball, golf (ball and
disc), soccer, college sports, the outdoors, motorcycles, craft beer, and long
walks on the beach
JOANNA ROSS
HERSEY studied with Dan Perantoni at Arizona
A native Vermonter,
State University, received a Master of Music in Tuba
Performance from the New England Conservatory of
Music studying with Chester Schmitz, and earned her
Doctor of Musical Arts in Tuba Performance from the
Hartt School As Principal Tubist with the United States
Coast Guard Band, Joanna performed throughout the
country as a soloist and clinician after winning the
position at the age of nineteen Joanna has played for
three US Presidents, performed at numerous state
functions for visiting dignitaries, and has appeared on The Today Show and
Good Morning America In her freelance career she has performed with artists
including Placido Domingo, Roberta Flack, Marilyn Horne, Arlo Guthrie, Michael
Bolton, Lee Greenwood, Arturo Sandoval and Jack Nicholson Joanna is a
tuba euphonium quartet, founded in 1976, and can be heard on the group’s
quam mirabilis, featuring music by women composers including Hildegard von
Bingen and Libby Larson, is available through Amazoncom, iTunes or by visiting
her website, joannaherseycom Her second solo album Zigzags was just
released and is a collection of Joanna’s own compositions as well as works by
Faye-Ellen Silverman and Hildegard von Bingen Joanna is Principal Tubist with
the Carolina Philharmonic, a Yamaha Performing Artist and Associate Professor
of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke
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Ohio-based tuba player AARON HYNDS has
been performing across the Midwest since 2003 He is
the recipient of music degrees from the University of
Northern Iowa and the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
the latter of which he attended as a Paul J Collins
Distinguished Graduate Fellow Over the past few years,
he has given recitals and performed as a featured soloist
on several occasions, always with an emphasis on
contemporary music He has recently commissioned
several composers to write new works for the tuba, with
several world premieres planned for the 2014-2015
season He also works as a digital media artist, with an emphasis on
electroacoustic composition and video art When Aaron is not performing or
writing new music, he enjoys teaching younger tuba and euphonium players,
with recent engagements including the Wisconsin Summer Music Clinic and a
masterclass/recital appearance at Millikin University (Decatur, IL) Aaron is
currently attending Bowling Green State University, where he is pursuing a
Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Contemporary Music His primary teachers
include David Saltzman, John Stevens, Dr Jeffrey Funderburk, Dr Sharon Huff,
and Thomas Miller
TECHNICAL SERGEANT BRANDON
JONES is a euphoniumist with The United States Air
Force Band Ceremonial Brass, Joint Base AnacostiaBolling, Washington, DC Sergeant Jones received a
Bachelor of Arts in Music from Wester Kentucky
University While there, he received numerous honors
and accolades, including being the featured soloist on
the WKU Wind Ensemble tour throughout Russia Prior
to joining the Air Force, Sergeant Jones was a music
teacher throughout Kentucky and middle Tennessee,
working with various band programs, teaching several private brass students,
and was the brass director at Oakland High School in Murfreesboro, TN
Sergeant Jones has been a featured performer and clinician at numerous state
conferences, music festivals, educational camps, universities, and high schools,
performing with some of the top notch ensembles in the country He has worked
with some of the top high school band programs in the nation, including the
Lassiter High School Band in Marietta GA Sergeant Jones was the principal and
solo euphonium with the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band, a British-style
performed over 20 times as a featured soloist, including a performance at the
Great American Brass Band Festival in Danville, KY He has also performed with
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the famed Brass Band of Battle Creek in the Cayman Islands Sergeant Jones
recording excellence with the International Tuba Euphonium Association Some
career highlights since joining the United States Air Force Band are a
performance in New York City for NBC’s The Today Show, the Holiday Flash Mob
at the Udvar·Hazy Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, and a performance at the
2014 Kennedy Center Honors for Tom Hanks and the President of the United
States
DR. ANDY LARSON is currently Full-Time
Instructor of Low Brass at Southern University in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana Additionally, he teaches low brass
lessons at East Ascension High School in Gonzales,
Louisiana Prior to teaching at Southern and LSU, Andy
taught at Southeastern Louisiana University, the
University of Akron, and Louisiana State University Dr
Larson’s former students have won regional, national,
and international competitions, entered and graduated
from graduate school, entered the US Military Band
system at various levels, opened their own businesses,
entered successful careers as middle and high school band directors, and
become successful freelance musicians As a fan of travel, Andy maintains an
active schedule as a clinician and performer He has performed with the Festival
City Symphony (WI), the Lake Charles Symphony Pops (LA), and the Cleveland
Symphonic Winds (OH) Andy has been a featured performer at many regional,
national, and international conferences including the 2012 and 2014 US Army
Band Tuba Euphonium Workshop (Arlington, VA), 2012 International Tuba
Euphonium Conference (Linz, Austria), 2013 South Central Regional Tuba
Euphonium Conference (Baton Rouge, LA), and the 2014 International Tuba
Euphonium Conference (Bloomington, IN) He will be a featured performer at
both SERTEC and GPRTEC 2015 Andy is immensely interested in experimental
and avant-garde music and art He is currently working on multiple pedagogical
resources aimed at making contemporary performance techniques more
accessible to young musicians He has become increasingly interested in creating
inclusive experiential atmospheres in his live performances Andy lives in Baton
Rouge and rides a lot of bicycle, time permitting
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At 9 years of age, CHRISTOPHER LESLIE
asked his dad to show him how to play that big
instrument that made a pretty sound He’s been an
aspiring euphoniumist ever since After receiving his
Bachelor of Music Education with Distinction from St
Olaf College, he furthered his studies at Indiana
University’s Jacobs School of Music There he earned a
Masters of Music in euphonium performance as well as a
the institution He is currently a graduate assistant at the
University of Georgia where he is pursuing his DMA in
euphonium, studying with David Zerkel His previous teachers include Daniel
Perantoni, David Werden, and Hiram Diaz Leslie has been a featured soloist with
the US Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” the Indiana University Wind Ensemble, the
St Olaf Orchestra, and the St Olaf Band and has appeared on Minnesota Public
place in the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Competition, the ITEC
solo and mock band competitions, and the US Army Band National Collegiate
Solo Competition in addition to being named runnerup in the MTNA Brass Solo
Competition Outside of music, Leslie enjoys watching baseball, college
basketball, and college football and is still waiting for a Cincinnati sports team to
win a postseason series in his lifetime
DR. JAMIE LIPTON is the Assistant Professor of
Low Brass at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia,
Arkansas She has performed and throughout the
United States, Europe, and Japan, as well as at the last
both the Falcone Euphonium Artist and ITEC
Euphonium Artist competitions She has been on faculty
at many of the leading American brass workshops
Currently, Dr Lipton directs and performs with several
brass ensembles and is principal euphonium in the
Natural State Brass Band based in Little Rock, Arkansas
She holds degrees from Northwestern University and the University of North
Texas, and her major professors include Rex Martin, Dr Brian Bowman, and the
late Dr Vern Kagarice Dr Lipton is a Willson performing artist
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DAVID LOUCKY, Professor of Trombone and
Euphonium at Middle Tennessee State University, is
widely known as a low brass specialist A faculty
member at MTSU since 1989, he also performed for two
complete seasons as Assistant Principal Trombonist
with the St Louis Symphony He has performed and
taught at several International Trombone Festivals,
International Tuba-Euphonium Conferences and the
Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts He has
performed or recorded with Ben Folds, Yo-Yo Ma, Bela
Fleck, Gladys Knight, Trey Anastasio, the New
Hampshire Music Festival, the Stones River Chamber Players, the Nashville Jazz
Orchestra, the Brass Band of Huntsville and many others With the St Louis and
Nashville Symphonies, Loucky toured 6 European countries, performed 8 times
in Carnegie Hall, recorded numerous CDs, and performed on alto, tenor and bass
trombones, euphonium, bass trumpet and tuba Dr Loucky’s experience as a
low brass doubler spans 3 decades Noteworthy performances on valved or
keyed low brass instruments include: Mahler’s Symphony No 7: Tenor horn solo,
Holst’s The Planets: Euphonium, Janacek’s Sinfonietta: Bass Trumpet, Strauss’ Ein
Heldenleben: Tenor Tuba, Strauss’ Don Quixote: Tenor Tuba, Stravinsky’s Rite of
Spring: Bass Trumpet (in Carnegie Hall), Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s
Dream: Ophicleide, Touring Broadway productions of The Lion King and Mary
Poppins: Bass Trombone and Tuba Loucky performs on a period 19th century
ophicleide, the predecessor of the tuba and euphonium He engages in the
research of repertoire for this expressive instrument and collaborates with
composers who wish to write new works for it
DR. THOMAS LUKOWICZ is currently the
Principal Tuba with the Canton Symphony Orchestra
and the Chamber Orchestra of New York He has
performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Brass,
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Louisville Orchestra,
New World Symphony, and the Naples Philharmonic
Orchestra In 2001-2002, he was a member of the North
American touring cast of Blast! Dr Lukowicz is
currently an Instructor at Wright State University Prior
to his position at Wright State, he was on the faculty of
Kent State University and Notre Dame College He has
also served as an instructor at Carnegie Mellon University, Riverside Community
College, and the Oberlin Conservatory
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TRACY M. LUNA is currently Lecturer of Music
at the Cookeville campus of Nashville State Community
College Luna earned his Bachelor’s Degree from The
University of Tennessee at Martin and holds Master’s
degrees in education and performance from Tennessee
Tech and Ball State University where he completed
work toward the Doctor of Arts in Music Tracy is an
active freelance player and plays frequently with the
Southern Stars Brass Band on Eb tuba Plans are
underway for a recital tour in the Spring of 2016 He has
performed with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra,
Marion Philharmonic, and the world famous Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble
Luna’s primary teachers include EJ Eaton, R Winston Morris, Gil Long, and Mark
Mordue He lives in Cookeville with his wife Laura and two children, Ben and
Victor Luna uses the Miraphone 1292 “New Yorker” CC tuba and the Perantucci
PT 22 Eb tuba
Canadian Tubist, TOM MCCASLIN, has been
described by Fanfare Magazine as “one of the
contemporary tuba virtuosos” Tom’s playing and
teaching have taken him around the globe performing
recitals and masterclasses in the USA, Canada,
Switzerland, Portugal, Finland, New Zealand and
Australia He has performed at numerous International
Tuba and Euphonium Conference and at the United
States Army Band Tuba and Euphonium Conference
held in Washington, DC Tom is currently Associate
Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at East Carolina
University in Greenville, North Carolina In the summers Tom teaches at the
Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, NC where he serves principal tubist under
the direction of Gerard Schwarz Tom is a Yamaha Performing Artist and
performs exclusively on their instruments Please visit wwwtommccaslincom
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DR. DAVID MCLEMORE is the Adjunct
Professor of Tuba/Euphonium at Young Harris College
A native of Western Washington, he earned a Bachelor
of Music degree in tuba performance at the University
of Southern California, Masters of Music degrees in both
tuba and chamber music performance at the University
of Michigan, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from
the University of Georgia His principal instructors
include Jim Self, Norman Pearson, Fritz Kaenzig, David
Zerkel, and Warren Deck David has experienced much
success as a soloist, winning 1st prize in several national
and international solo competitions, including: the 2010 International TubaEuphonium Conference Artist Tuba solo competition, the 2012 Falcone Festival
Artist Tuba solo competition, and the 2012 Music Teacher’s National Association
Young Artist brass solo competition More recently, he won 3rd prize at the 2014
Jeju International Brass & Percussion solo tuba competition David is also an
experienced orchestral tubist, performing with the Macon, Valdosta, and Georgia
Louisville Symphony Orchestra principal tuba audition David has appeared as a
guest artist at several music conferences, including the 2012 International
Tuba-Euphonium Conference, the 2013 Southeast Regional Tuba-Euphonium
Conference, and the 2013 United States Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Workshop
Additionally, he will be performing at the upcoming 2015 Southeast and Midwest
Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conferences He regularly serves as a clinician for
area middle school, high school, and collegiate tuba and euphonium students
BRIAN MEIXNER is an active euphonium soloist,
conductor and educator, currently on the faculty at
High Point University where he serves as the Assistant
Director of Bands and teaches studio low brass Brian is
also the Founder, Music Director and President of the
newly formed North Carolina Brass Band, a professional
in central North Carolina The NCBB recorded their
debut album “First In Flight” in May 2014 His recent solo
album “Praxis”, music for euphonium and percussion,
highlights Brian’s career as a euphonium soloist and
performer This album includes both works for euphonium with percussion
ensemble and euphonium with one percussionist Music on the recording
features the compositions and percussion virtuosity of Nathan Daughtrey Brian
and Nathan are faculty colleagues at HPU and have performed their Euphonium
+ Percussion duo repertoire in recital at several universities and music
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conferences/festivals Brian has held the position of Assistant Conductor of the
River City Brass Band, where he played euphonium full time for six years He has
been featured with the RCBB on several performances, both as a euphoniumist
and conductor Brian has participated actively as a performer in numerous other
professional ensembles and as a conductor of various university and high school
honor ensembles He has also been featured as a euphonium solo artist and
clinician with several professional ensembles, various universities, community
bands, high school ensembles, brass bands, and state, national and international
music conferences Brian Meixner is a Willson Performing Artist
Made up of some of the top musicians in the Southeast,
MIDTOWN BRASS is a dynamic chamber group
based in Atlanta, Georgia Individual members of MBQ
have performed with the Atlanta Symphony, Atlanta
Opera and numerous other regional ensembles Our
diverse palate includes classical, jazz, pop and
commercial music As a group we play recitals,
educational shows and corporate events We most notably performed at the
International Euphonium and Tuba Festival (IET) run by Adam Frey Adam
soloed with our quintet and later that week he premiered “I Died as a Mineral”,
the second movement of a concerto for soloist and brass quintet by our tubist
Bill Pritchard In addition to our performing schedule we have collaborated with
several composers in the interest of contributing new music to the everpictures and merchandise at http://midtownbrassquintetcom
BEN MILES is an Associate Professor of Music at
Middle Tennessee State University where he teaches
tuba, Music Theory, coaches chamber ensembles, and
performs with the Faculty Brass Quintet From
2008-2012, he was the Assistant Professor of Tuba and
Euphonium at Wright State University His solo CD,
“Contraptions,” was released in 2012 and features
several of his own compositions He has performed as a
soloist at the International Tuba and Euphonium
International and Regional Conferences and was the
winner of the 2005 Leonard Falcone International Artist
Tuba Competition Miles also served on the faculty at the University of Central
Arkansas He received his degrees from Michigan State University, Penn State
University, and the State University of New York, College at Fredonia His
principal teachers include Phil Sinder, Marty Erickson, and C Rudolph Emilson
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Miles has performed with the Nashville Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony,
Huntsville (AL) Symphony, New Hampshire Music Festival, Richmond (IN)
(AR) Symphony, Lansing (MI) Symphony, West Shore (MI) Symphony, Jackson
(MI) Symphony, Altoona (PA) Symphony, Nittany Valley (PA) Symphony, the
Penn’s Woods (PA) Summer Music Festival Orchestra, and the Fredonia (NY)
Chamber Players In 2006-2007, he was a member of the Bay Street Brassworks
brass quintet, performing concerts and presenting masterclasses across the
country He has also performed with the Cincinnati Brassworks, Pinnacle Brass
Quintet (AR), Detroit Chamber Brass, the Michigan Chamber Brass, the Galliard
Brass Ensemble (MI), and in the pit for “The Lion King”
ANDREW MILLER is in his 11th season as
Principal Tuba of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra He
also serves as tuba instructor for Columbus (GA) State
University and University of Alabama Birmingham
Former teaching engagements include The Boston
Conservatory and Western Michigan University He has
performed with the Chicago, Kansas City, Charleston
and Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestras as well as the
Chicago Civic Orchestra, Boston Ballet and the 1995
National Orchestral Institute From 1995-2000, Andrew
toured the US and Japan with the Boston-based
Paramount Brass Quintet His audition failures include runner-up for The Boston
Philadelphia Orchestras Mr Miller earned his Bachelor of Music Education and
Master of Performance degrees from DePaul University in Chicago He began the
Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Boston University where he was a Presidential
Scholarship recipient His principal teachers include Floyd Cooley, Gary Ofenloch,
Gene Pokorny and Roger Rocco For several years, he has performed excerpts
with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra trombone section as part of the Southeast
Trombone Symposium held at Columbus State (as seen on YouTube) In 2013, he
was chosen to do the same for the Joe Alessi Seminar at University of Alabama
When not performing, teaching or practicing tuba stuff, he enjoys playing his
electric guitar and has been featured during halftime shows at University of
Virginia and Auburn University performing Van Halen’s Eruption/You Really Got
Me
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NEW ACOUSTIC METAL
EXPERIMENT is a tuba/euphonium quartet hailing
originally from the studio of the University of Northern
Iowa in Cedar Falls, IA Lately they’ve been rocking out
in the Southeast! They play strictly transcriptions/
arrangements of heavy metal, and often create
multi-media projects and music videos to go along with
their music
MARK NORMAN is currently the Associate
Director of Bands for the Peck School of the Arts at the
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee He is also the
owner of the Charlotte (NC) Music School and performs
with the Washington Brass Mark has served on the
faculties as either the Director or Associate Director of
Bands at the University of Michigan, Washburn
University, University of North Carolina School of the
Arts and Towson University He is a past tuba performer
with the US Navy Band in Washington, DC, Fountain
City Brass Band, Tubas in the Sun Quartet, and the
Georgetown, Mt Vernon and Loudoun Symphonies He has been a frequent
substitute and extra performer with the North Carolina, Richmond, Greensboro
and Topeka Symphony Orchestras As a soloist and clinician, Mark has
performed and presented at national and regional conferences such as the US
Army Band Tuba and Euphonium Conference and eleven state music educator
workshops He has been a featured soloist with bands and orchestras throughout
the US and has presented recitals at several universities Mark holds a Doctorate
of Musical Arts degree in Instrumental Conducting from the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro He has studied tuba with David Lewis, Dennis AsKew
and James Jenkins His conducting teachers include John Locke and Kevin
Geraldi Mark is an artist and clinician for Besson/Buffet Crampon
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NORTH TEXAS
EUPHONIUM QUARTET has emerged as the
Since its formation in 2012, the
leader among a formidable new crop of euphonium
quartets from all across the globe The group is
comprised of doctoral candidates currently studying
with Dr Brian Bowman at the University of North Texas,
and is the only quartet whose members have all been
International Euphonium Competition The quartet 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
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
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 US 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 Unmatched in quality, 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 an ensemble who’s repertoire is
just now being formed
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CHRIS ROUSH’S love for repair started in high
school He started working at M&M music in Valdosta,
GA accepting an apprenticeship to learn repair from
Frank Kilgard The goal was to learn enough to
supplement being a band director After high school,
Chris started his Bachelor’s in Music Education (tuba
‘99) from Tennessee Technological University studying
under Winston Morris While at Tech, Chris was
fortunate to continue his repair studies working for the
Music Department to help maintain the school’s
instruments Upon completion, Chris and his wife
(Karesa) moved to Michigan for her to continue her studies at the University of
tech at Carty’s Music (Ypsilanti) One year later, he was offered a repair position
with Marshall Music (Lansing) Chris worked for Marshall Music for 14 years, 8 of
which as the Director of Repair Services coordinating 31 repair techs over 7
locations completing 41,000 repairs a year Pearl Corporation (Pearl Flutes &
Adams Marching Brass) in Nashville, TN is where Chris currently calls home
Chris has given clinics and masterclasses over the years for secondary schools,
universities, and the MWRTEC conference in 2011 Chris also was the Principle
tubist with the Ypsilanti(MI) Symphony and the last 14 years as the Principle tuba
with the Capital City Brass Band (Lansing, MI) Chris is sponsored by Pearl
Flutes and Adams Marching Brass of Pearl Corp
DANIEL ROWLAND is an active educator and
performer Currently, Mr Rowland is Lecturer of Tuba/
Euphonium at Valdosta State University and is Principal
Tuba with the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra (Valdosta,
GA) and Sinfonia Gulf Coast (Destin, FL) He earned his
Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Music Education at
Millikin University and his Master of Arts in Music from
the University of Northern Iowa Daniel is currently ABD,
DM - Tuba Performance from Florida State University,
and SGC, Mr Rowland has played with the Jacksonville
Symphony Orchestra, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Northwest Florida
Symphony, Albany (GA) Symphony Orchestra, and more He also has a wide
variety of chamber experience including brass quintets and tuba/euphonium
quartets Mr Rowland is an active member of the International Tuba Euphonium
Association and organized and created the VSU ITEA chapter in 2014 He
performs solo recitals, judges competitions, and conducts the VSU Tuba
Euphonium Ensemble at various regional and international ITEA conferences
each year
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JACOB SEE is a graduate of the University of
Tennessee - Knoxville where he received a MM in Tuba
Performance Jacob received his BM in Music
Education and Tuba Performance from Carson-Newman
College As an active performer, Mr See can be seen
with the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band in
performs with the Black Oak Brass Quintet, based in
Knoxville, TN Jacob’s primary instructors include Dr
Kelly Thomas, Sande MacMorran, and Dr Sean Greene
Currently, Mr See is an active private tuba and
euphonium instructor in the Knoxville region, while serving as Adjunct Instructor
of Tuba on the faculty at Carson-Newman University
CALE SELF is Assistant Professor of Music,
Associate Director of Bands, and Instructor of
Euphonium and Tuba at the University of West Georgia
in beautiful Carrollton, GA Also serving as the Director
of Athletic Bands, Dr Self directs “The Sound That
Lights the South” Marching Band and the “Wolfgang”
Basketball Pep Band He also conducts the UWG
Symphonic Band, Brass Ensemble, and Tuba Ensemble
He holds degrees in music education and instrumental
conducting from West Texas A&M University in Canyon,
TX, and a doctorate in euphonium performance from
the University of Georgia in Athens His teachers include David Zerkel, John
Lynch, Patrick Sheridan, Gary Garner, Joseph Cox, and Joe Nelson In the
summertime, Dr Self serves as the Dean of Students at the Brevard Music Center
in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina In that capacity,
he administers the non-musical side of life at BMC, supervising a staff of 4
assistant deans and 35 resident advisors as well as over 400 student musicians
who study at the music center each summer He is also an active musician at
BMC as a frequent performer in the wind band, chamber music, and orchestral
programs An advocate for new music for the euphonium, Dr Self has
participated in commissioning consortiums that have resulted in eight new works
and throughout the Southeast as a soloist, chamber musician, conductor, and
clinician
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JASON ROLAND SMITH, Professor of Tuba
& Euphonium at Ohio University, continues to enjoy a
wonderful career as a teacher/pedagogue as well a
versatile performer, presenting both solo and chamber
performances at conferences, festivals, and universities
internationally As a founding member of OhioBrass,
Ohio University’s faculty-artist brass quintet in
residence, he has toured nationally and also performed
at such prestigious gatherings as the Music Teachers
National Convention and the Ohio Music Educators
Association Conference He has adjudicated for the
Leonard Falcone Competition as well competitions sponsored by the
International Tuba Euphonium Association From 2002-2011, he was Chief-Editor
for the ITEA Journal, quarterly publication of the International Tuba Euphonium
Association, and, currently, he serves on the organization’s Board of Directors
and coordinators ITEAonlineorg
The SOUTHEASTERN TUBA QUARTET
was formed in 2014 by four guys with chronic tuba
habits who were in serious need of a chamber music
outlet Since its formation, the SEQ (more creative name
pending) has entertained tens of fans from Birmingham,
Alabama to Newnan, Georgia Its members serve on the
faculties of several universities in the southeast,
including Columbus State University, the University of
Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and
the University of West Georgia The SEQ is available to
play weddings, funerals, bah mitzvahs, and silent
movies
SOUTHERN STARS
SYMPHONIC BRASS
The
(SSSB) were founded by Dwight
Wages when he retired to the
Cumberland Plateau in the
Crossville area Dwight had
prior experience performing and
in leadership positions with the Cincinnati Brass Band and the Intrada Brass Band
(Toronto, Ont) The SSSB are in their 7th season of providing concerts in Middle
Tennessee Musicians are drawn primarily from Middle & Eastern Tennessee and
represent secondary music educators, university music department professors,
and other professions who also happen to be excellent musicians The group is
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organized as a paid professional ensemble Their director is Dr Steven Sudduth
who is director of bands and low brass at the University of the Cumberlands in
Williamsburg, Ky The group has produced 2 CD’s and 1 DVD Their lastest CD,
Encore! Making Tracks, has been reviewed by Dr Ron Holz for the Feb 2015
issue of the Brass Herald journal, an internationally distributed publication from
the UK The band was honored to perform at the 2010 Great American Brass
Band Festival in Danville, KY where they received several standing ovations for
their concert performance
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KEVIN STEES, now in his 30th year as Professor
of Tuba and Euphonium at James Madison University,
leads an active career as a soloist, chamber musician,
conductor and music educator He has studied with
tuba artists Daniel Perantoni (Indiana University),
Charles Daellenbach (Canadian Brass) and Jack Tilbury
(US Army Brass Quintet, ret) and holds music degrees
from University of Illinois and Arizona State University
was a prize winner in the Second International Brass
Congress Tuba Solo Competition Kevin has presented
solo and chamber music performances at numerous universities, conferences,
music festivals and workshops, including the US Army Band Tuba-Euphonium
Conference, Southeast Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conference, International
Tuba-Euphonium Conference and the Keystone Brass Institute He has
performed with a number of orchestras including the Roanoke Symphony
Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony, Canadian Chamber Orchestra and the Calgary
Philharmonic, and was a member of the Southwest Brass Quintet and the Skyline
Brass Kevin currently performs with the Madison Brass (quintet-in-residence at
James Madison University), the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival Orchestra and
the Wintergreen Music Festival Orchestra In addition to performances on tuba,
he is very active as the conductor of the award winning Massanutten Brass Band
and the internationally recognized James Madison University Brass Band He is
on the Board of Directors of the North American Brass Band Association
JUSTIN STOWE is currently an adjunct instructor
of tuba and voice at Darton State College and the
Director of Bands at the Calhoun County School District
in Georgia Justin is completing a Doctorate of Musical
Arts at the University of Oregon He received a Master
of Music from the University of Arkansas, and a Bachelor
of Music Education from the University of Georgia His
primary teachers include David Zerkel, Benjamin Pierce,
and Mike Grose Justin has performed with the Eugene
Symphony, Orchestra NeXT, and was acting principal
tubist for the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra
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As one of the leading voices in a new generation of
musicians, PAT STUCKEMEYER’S diverse
career has taken him to a dozen countries and three
continents Originally from Indiana, Stuckemeyer was
awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from
Arizona State University in 2010 He holds additional
degrees from the Conservatory of Music at Capital
University, the University of Kansas, and the Royal
Northern College of Music Currently the President and
Founder of Just For Brass & Just For Winds (www
justforbrasscom/wwwjustforwindscom), Pat shares his
passion for business and entrepreneurial skills, as well as his extensive
knowledge of pedagogy and repertoire with musicians the world over
Stuckemeyer has held collegiate teaching positions at Arizona State University,
Mesa Community College and Chandler-Gilbert Community College From 20072011, Dr Stuckemeyer was an adjunct instructor of low brass, teaching brass
pedagogy, studio instruction, music theory, aural perception, and business
classes in entrepreneurship In 2014, he joined the faculty at Indiana UniversitySoutheast as Professor of Tuba and Euphonium Being constantly artistically
creative both as a soloist and chamber musician, Pat is a founding member of
Eufonix, Tuba Quartet 20, and has released four recordings with the group: End
Game, Brink, Furious Apis and their education offering: Stepping Stones for Tuba
Quartet Pat is an artist and clinician for Besson and Buffet Crampon and
performs exclusively on the Besson Presige 2052-S euphonium As a tuba
clinician and performer, he performs exclusively on the Besson 983 Eb tuba His
signature line of mouthpieces are available from Mike Finn Mouthpieces Dr
Stuckemeyer credits his success to his formative teachers: K Kim Fillingim,
Steven Mead
MARY
STUCKEMEYER has been playing and
Bassoonist and entrepreneur
performing on the bassoon since she was 11 years old
Mary completed her BM in bassoon performance from
the University of Kansas (KU) with Eric Stomberg in
2007 In 2009, Mary graduated with her MM in Bassoon
Performance from Arizona State University (ASU) with
Albie Micklich, where she went on to complete her DMA
in 2013 During her education at ASU she recorded her
premiere solo album Chocolates was hailed as “a sweet
treat” by NPR Mary is also co-founder of Potenza Music
(a record label and publishing company) as well as Just For Brass and Just For
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Winds (two online retail music stores) In addition to her career in music
business, Mary currently lives in Louisville, KY with her husband Pat, daughter
Emma June, and two beagles Madison and Dash
THE TENNESSEE BRASS QUINTET is
the in-residence faculty brass quintet at the University
of Tennessee Comprised of the brass faculty and one
graduate trumpet student, the ensemble has made
appearances at national and international venues while
also investing in regularly scheduled state and regional
educational outreach performances The UT brass
faculty provides comprehensive study through private
instruction, large and small ensemble experiences, chamber music, pedagogy
and literature courses, and master classes on trumpet, horn, trombone,
euphonium, and tuba Members are Dr Cathy Leach, trumpet, Dr Katie Johnson,
horn, Dr Alex van Duuren, trombone, Dr Kelly Thomas, tuba, and Jordan Foster,
masters candidate in trumpet performance
KENYON WILSON is the Associate Professor of
Tuba/Euphonium at the University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga and Principal Tubist with the Tuscaloosa
Symphony Orchestra in Alabama and the Symphony
Orchestra Augusta in Georgia A former Fulbright
Scholar to Azerbaijan, Dr Wilson is also an avid
composer, recently winning the Heartland Symphony
Orchestra’s 2014 Composition Contest and the Hillcrest
Wind Ensemble’s 2013 Composition Contest More
information is available at wwwkenyonwilsoncom
As an Assistant Professor of Music Theory and
Composition at Jacksonville State University, composer
in residence for the Etowah Youth Orchestra, and award
winning author,
DR. JAMES WOODWARD
commissions, and musicals He was the recipient of the
2012 Alabama Music Teachers Association Composer of
the Year, a Meet the Composer Grant, the 2006 BMI
Pete Carpenter Film Scoring Fellowship, the 2007
Kappa Kappa Psi Alpha Beta Chapter Commission
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Competition, and a Fellowship at the Virginia Arts Festival John Duffy
Composers Institute His concert works are published by Cimarron Music Press,
Daehn Publications, and GIA Publications Recordings of his works are available
on Cedille Records, Mark Records, and Baer Tracks Music He received his
degrees from Arizona State University, University of Southern California, and the
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and his principal composition teachers were
Stephen Hartke, Jody Rockmaker, John Downey, and Ronald Foster
DAVID ZERKEL is Professor of Tuba and
Euphonium at the University of Georgia His students
have distinguished themselves by winning international
and national competitions and attaining positions with
professional performing organizations David has
performed with many orchestras, to include the
Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, New York
Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, National Symphony,
Baltimore Symphony and the Kennedy Center Opera
House Orchestra He is also a proud member of the
Brass Band of Battle Creek He began his performing
career as a member of the United States Army Field Band and The United States
Army Band, both located in Washington, DC David has performed as a
featured soloist at many workshops, including the Leonard Falcone Festival,
several International Conferences, and the United States Army Band Tuba
for Tuba, was selected as the recipient of the inaugural ITEA Roger Bobo Award
for Excellence in Recording David has served as President of the International
Tuba Euphonium Association
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EASTERN TENNESSEE STATE
UNIVERSITY The East Tennessee
State University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble
is comprised of undergraduate tuba and
euphonium majors, minors, and alumni of
direction of Jimmie Self, and performs in
recital on campus and in the community
performance at an ITEA conference
Under the direction of Dr Jamie Lipton and Mr Todd Cranson, the
HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY TUBA EUPHONIUM
CHOIR consists of undergraduate tuba and euphonium majors, minors, and
enthusiasts In its short history, the ensemble has performed at conferences
throughout Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas, as well as in Washington DC
at the 2012 US Army Band Tuba/Euphonium Conference The HSU Tuba
Choir performs at least one full concert every semester, frequently features
student conductors, and is often represented by a tuba quartet at smaller
recitals Henderson State University, “The School with a Heart,” offers quality
undergraduate and graduate education to a diverse student body As Arkansas’s
public liberal arts university, we empower each student to excel in a complex
and changing world
JACKSONVILLE STATE
UNIVERSITY (Alabama) Tuba
The
Euphonium Ensemble has been performing
on a regular basis since 2007 and is directed
by Chris Hosmer The JSU Tuba Euphonium
Ensemble performs at events like
Octubafest, TUBAWEEN, Christmas
Concerts, the JSU Tree Lighting Ceremony,
the JSU JazzFest and regionally at SERTEC
2010 in Chattanooga, TN and in SERTEC
2013 at Jacksonville, FL Most of the music performed by the Tuba Euphonium
Ensemble is arranged in house by Chris Hosmer Chris Hosmer has been
teaching tuba and euphonium at Jax State since 1996 He also teaches
Technology of Music, Introduction to Music, and directed the JSU Chamber
Orchestra for 3 years He performs regularly with the Rome (GA) Symphony
Orchestra, the Gadsden Symphony Orchestra and the JSU Faculty Brass Quintet
In addition, he has performed with the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra and the
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Owensboro Symphony As a student, Chris has studied tuba with Harvey
Phillips, Dan Perantoni and James Roberts Jacksonville State University is
located in the foothills of the Appalachians about 15 hours northeast of
Birmingham and about 2 hours west of Atlanta The scenic campus has the
charm, beauty and security of a small southern town yet with a big-campus feel
JSU has nationally recognized and fully accredited programs in numerous areas
including outstanding degree programs in Music and Music Education JSU has a
student population of just fewer than 10,000 and is home to the world renowned
“Marching Southerners”
OHIO UNIVERSITY TUBAEUPHONIUM led by Dr Jason Roland
The
Smith, Professor of Tuba/Euphonium
comprises students from all over the country
and abroad who take advantage of an
organized and creative learning and
performing environment Students major in
undergraduate and graduate programs in
music education, music therapy,
composition/theory, and performance
Members, both current and alumni, have been successful in competing/winning
competitions that include ITECs as well Markneukirchen, and current alumni had
hold performing and collegiate/public school teaching positions throughout the
country The ensemble has recently performed at ITECS in Denver, Colorado,
Cincinnati, and Bloomington, and also two previous Midwest Regional
conferences
Currently celebrating their 48th year, the
TENNESSEE TECH
TUBA ENSEMBLE is one of if not the
award-winning
most successful performing collegiate
ensembles in history The TTTE was recently
selected by The Tennessee Board of
Regents to receive the prestigious TBR
Academic Excellence and Quality Award
The TTTE is very proud to be the only
performing ensemble in the state of
Tennessee to receive this award Recognized internationally as the leading
group of its kind, the TTTE has an enviable record of twenty-seven recording
projects (the most recent recordings on the Mark Records label were submitted
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and accepted by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to be
included on its “Grammy Entry List”), eight Carnegie Hall appearances, two
World’s Fairs performances, numerous national and international conference
engagements, a forty-eight year history of performances from Preservation Hall
in New Orleans to the Spoleto Festival in Charleston to the Kennedy Center in
Washington, DC and is responsible for the composition and arrangement of
more music for the tuba than any other single source Founded in 1967 by R
tuba ensemble performance practices and have inspired the formation of like
groups all over the world The subject of several doctoral dissertations, the TTTE
most recently enjoyed wide-spread exposure via a nationally broadcast PBS
documentary titled TUBA U: Basso Profundo and the publication by Scarecrow
Press of “The Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble and R Winston Morris: a 40th
Anniversary Retrospective” by Charles McAdams and Richard Perry
The TENNESSEE TECH TUBA OCTET is made up of select
members of the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble The group is conducted by
the Tuba Graduate Assistant, Ryan Snell The purpose of the Octet is to provide
an additional ensemble in the tuba/euphonium studio in order to cover more
repertoire and as a vehicle to feature individual members in a solo capacity
Additional personnel are utilized depending on the requirements of the music to
be performed
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS TUBA EUPHONIUM
ENSEMBLE meets twice weekly and
The
performs a challenging program at least one
time per semester We focus intently on the
principles of great chamber music
performance In recent years, the group has
performed at the 2014 International Tuba
Euphonium Conference, the 2013 United
States Army Band Tuba Euphonium Workshop and the 2011 Southeast Tuba
Euphonium Conference
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The Tuba Euphonium Ensemble at the
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH
CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE was
founded in 2007, and has since performed
across campus and throughout the region
Directed by Dr Joanna Ross Hersey, the
ensemble is made up of students earning
Music Business and Music Performance UNC Pembroke is located in the
Sandhills region of southern North Carolina, an area of sandy soil, Longleaf Pine
and diverse wildlife Situated at the midpoint between Boston and Miami, close
to the coastline and to the Appalachian Mountains, UNC Pembroke is home to
7,000 students and to the ‘Spirit of the Carolinas’ Marching Band The UNCP
Tuba Euphonium Ensemble presents Octubafest, TubaChristmas, and other
events on campus each year, including providing accompaniment to the annual
Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony The ensemble has worked with tuba
euphonium and brass performance artists from across the world, including
Oystein Baadsvik, Demondrae Thurman, Gail Robertson, Dennis Askew, Danny
Vinson, Tom Holtz, Chris Quade, Andrew Hitz, Lance LaDuke, Stacy Baker,
JoAnn Lamolino and more The UNCP Tuba Euphonium Ensemble recently
presented a recital in Jacksonville, Florida at the Southeast Tuba Euphonium
Conference held at the University of North Florida Graduates of the ensemble
are now out teaching a new generation of students to love the tuba and
euphonium!
The UNCG TUBABAND is a very
active ensemble in the Greensboro, NC area
Each year the group plays host to an
OctubaFest, and a SpringTubafest
Members of the group perform often at area
schools and churches, typically as quartets
Additionally, its members have fared well
through the years in various solo and
quartet competitions Originally formed in the mid 1970’s by David Lewis,
current tubist in the North Carolina Symphony, and currently under the direction
of Dennis AsKew, (since 1992) the group has performed at the International
Tuba/Euphonium conferences in 1995, (Northwestern University) 1997,(Riva del
Garda, Italy), 1998 (Minneapolis, MN), 2000, (Regina, Saskatchewan), 2002
(hosted in Greensboro), 2008 (Cincinnati, OH), 2014 (Indiana University) the
1999 TubaMania Conference in Sydney, Australia, 11 times at the Southeast
Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference, and 4 times at the United States Army
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Tuba Euphonium Conference/Workshop
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE “TUBAVOLS” TUBA/
EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE is a premiere ensemble at the University of
The
Tennessee The concept behind the TubaVols is giving the tuba and euphonium
the opportunity to play melodies and counter-melodies in a chamber setting
Since its inception in 2014, the TubaVols have been delighting audiences
around the community through their outreach performances The TubaVols are
regularly featured throughout east Tennessee
UNIVERSITY OF WEST
GEORGIA TUBA ENSEMBLE is
The
comprised of music majors, non-majors, and
alumni of UWG First formed under the
direction of Eric Bradshaw in 2003, the
ensemble has also played under Martin
Cochran and Betsy Jones during their
tenures at UWG After being dormant for
several years, the ensemble was
reconstituted in 2013 under the umbrella of the UWG Brass Ensemble program
Now a separate ensemble that meets weekly during the fall and spring
semesters, the Tuba Ensemble is 13 members strong Today’s SERTEC
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VALDOSTA STATE
UNIVERSITY TUBA
EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE is made
The
up of all the members of the tuba
euphonium studio This currently includes 12
undergraduate and graduate students
majoring in Music Performance, Music
Education, Bachelor of Arts in music, and
Minor in music The VSU Tuba Euphonium
Ensemble performs recitals on campus and
in the community each year Smaller ensembles from this group often perform
as part of the student chamber showcase concert series The ensemble was
thrilled to perform at the 40th Anniversary of the International Tuba Euphonium
Conference in May and looks forward to performing at the Southeast Regional
Tuba Euphonium Conference here at UT!
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YI-CHING CHEN was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1987, and began playing
piano and tuba at the age of four and nine respectively She studied with Mr
Fu-Hsuan Duan, principal tuba of National Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan), from
2000 to 2006 As a young tuba soloist, she won many awards including 1st
Prize for Solo Tuba in the National Taiwan Music Competition as the youngest
participant (2003 & 2005), 1st Prize in the Low Brass Solo Competition held by
Hsing-Tien Temple, Taiwan (2005), and 2nd Prize in the International Women
Markneukirchen International Tuba Competition in Germany, and the 2012
International Jeju Brass Competition in South Korea Yi-Ching holds both a
Bachelor of Music in Tuba Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in History from
Bard College Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Mr Alan Baer from
2007 to 2012 As a student of Prof Fritz Kaenzig, she is currently pursuing her
Doctor of Musical Arts degree at University of Michigan, where she received
Master of Music degree in 2014
CODY DAILEY is a senior music education major at Tennessee Tech
University where he studies euphonium with R Winston Morris As a high
school student, he studied privately with Brandon Jones He also attended the
Governors School for the Arts in 2010 In 2011 he was co-principle trombonist
with the Curb youth symphony in Nashville under Dr Carol Nies Since coming
to TTU, Cody has performed as principal euphoniumist in nearly every large
ensemble, including the prestigious Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, with
whom he has participated in numerous tours and performances from Carnegie
hall to the University of Florida An active chamber musician, composer, and
soloist, he has performed for three years with “Tuphonium”, a tuba quartet
consisting of Tennessee Tech students With this group, Cody won the chamber
competition Cody plans to graduate in December and continue studying
euphonium in a masters program with a concentration on performance
STEVE DARLING (b 1989) a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has
been an active soloist and composer Steve received a B A in Music from the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2013 and is currently pursuing a M M in
Euphonium Performance/Brass Pedagogy from Ohio University Throughout
his young career Steve has enjoyed success in a variety of international and
local competitions At the 2014 International Tuba Euphonium Conference
in Bloomington Indiana, Steve received 2nd place in the Euphonium Artist
Competition Steve also won the 2014 Ohio University Concerto Competition and
will perform with the Ohio University Wind Symphony in April 2015, becoming
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euphonium ensemble was premiered at the 2014 ITEC in Bloomington, Indiana
by the Ohio University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble under the director of Dr
Jason Smith and was subsequently published by Potenza in November of the
same year Mr Darling’s work Vertigo for trombone ensemble will be premiered
by the Ohio University Trombone Choir under the direction of Dr Lucas Rego
Borgas in the spring of 2015 Steve’s principal teachers have included Mark
Hoelscher, Marty Erickson, Matthew Gaunt, Timothy Northcut, and Jason Smith
Steve would like to dedicate this performance to his teachers, family, and friends
NOLAN DERRICK is currently a student at Tennessee Technological
University in Cookeville, Tennessee and is studying with R Winston Morris He
lives in Church Hill, TN where he attended Volunteer High school Nolan also
took lessons from Jimmy Self, former tuba and euphonium professor at East
Tennessee State University, prior to attending TTU
ZACK GRASS received his Bachelor of Music in Tuba Performance from
the Indiana University of Pennsylvania with Dr Zach Collins and is currently
pursuing his Master of Music in Tuba Performance with Professor Tom McCaslin
At East Carolina, Zack is a teaching assistant with the East Carolina Marching
Pirates and Pep Band and is active in arranging, conducting, and teaching
lessons to the members of the ensemble Zack is also an active jazz musician
and, in addition to running one of the university jazz combos, has done arranging
and performing with small groups throughout the keystone area Outside of
university ensembles, Zack has also performed as a tubist with the Keystone
Wind Ensemble, Butler Symphony Orchestra, Hoodlebug Brass Quintet, Hershey
Park Chocolate Covered Band, the Craig Fraedrich Big Band at the National Jazz
Workshop, and the Hagerstown Municipal Band where he was a featured soloist
during their 100th season Zack has also been on staff for local marching band
programs and has done a number of group master classes in North Carolina,
Pennslyvania, and Maryland
DR. MATT HIGHTOWER is an adjunct professor of tuba at Murray
State University Prior to teaching at Murray State, Dr Hightower was the tuba
teaching assistant at The University of Texas at Austin, where he performed
with the graduate brass quintet and taught applied tuba and euphonium lessons
to undergraduate music majors and minors Dr Hightower has performed
with The Bloomington Camerata Orchestra, The Columbus (IN) Symphony,
The Evansville Philharmonic, The Jackson Symphony (TN), The Victoria
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Symphony (TX), and David Baker’s 20th Century BeBop Band As a soloist, Dr
and Euphonium Conference competitions and was the 2013 silver medalist in the
tuba artist division of the Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium
Festival Competition In addition to performing, Dr Hightower is an award
winning composer In 2010 Dr Hightower was named the winner of the KMEA
Intercollegiate Composition Contest Recent performances of Mr Hightower’s
work include the premier of his “Concerto for Tuba” by Nimrod Ron, Principal
Tuba of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and an arrangement performed by
the low brass section of the Brass Band of Battle Creek Dr Hightower is also
a composer for Fannin Musical Productions, where he composes and arranges
music for high school bands across the country Dr Hightower’s primary tuba
teachers include Ray Conklin, Daniel Perantoni, and Charles Villarrubia Dr
Hightower has also studied composition with Mike D’Ambrosio, John Fannin, and
PQ Phan
JOHN LEIBENSPERGER graduated summa cum laude from both
Temple Universtiy (MM) and Georgia State Unversity (BM) with degrees in
tuba performance As a tuba player, John has performed with the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra, Reading POPS, South East Pennsylvania Symphony
Orchestra, and has won multiple solo and concerto competitions as well as
placing second in the 2013 North East Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference
mock orchestral audition His awards include the Theodore Presser Scholarship,
Anna Vincent Scholarship, Hughes Scholarship, Corenti Norcott Scholarship,
Crosby Instrumental award, and the Temple University Academic Internship His
festival participation includes the Pokorny Low Brass Seminar, Bar Harbor Brass
Festival, International Euphonium Institute, and the Sewanee Summer Music
Festival This coming March, John will be featured as the Celebrity Lecturer for
the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Lecture-Luncheon As a teacher, John founded and
director the CMSP Youth Wind Ensemble in Philadelphia and created a low brass
studio for the El Sistema based Play On, Philly! organization From 2011 until 2014
he worked as a conducting assistant at Tenth Presbyterian church His primary
teachers include Carol Jantsch, Jay Krush, Michael Moore, and Eric Bubacz John
is currently an Artist Diploma Student at the Yale School of Music where he also
teaches secondary and undergraduate tuba and euphonium lessons
JOSH MABERRY is a junior music education major at Tennessee Tech
University and studies under R Winston Morris Josh’s hometown is Oak Ridge,
Tennessee
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TRAVIS ROBERSON is a tuba player who is currently studying Music
Education at Tennessee Technological University He comes from Church Hill,
a small town in East Tennessee where he attended Volunteer High School and
studied with Jimmie E Self During High School, Travis participated in the AllState East and All-State band clinics Upon graduation, Travis chose to attend
Tennessee Tech University and is now currently a student of R Winston Morris
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JULIAN CALVIN has worked in various capacities as a collaborative
pianist, rehearsal accompanist for musical theatre productions, church musician,
and in chamber music and contemporary ensemble performances His piano
trio, the Avalon Trio, received third place in the MTNA National Competition
in 2012 Shortly thereafter, the Avalon Trio was invited to the Orvieto Musica
festival in Italy as the ensemble in residence Julian received his Bachelor’s
degree in piano performance at Lipscomb University under Dr Jerome Reed,
and he is currently pursuing a Masters from the University of Tennessee under
Dr David Northington In addition to working as an accompanist for the
University of Tennessee School of Music, he has also begun working as the
pianist and organist at the First Christian Church in Rockwood, TN
EILEEN DOWNEY received a Bachelor’s degree
in Piano Performance and a Master’s Degree in
Collaborative Piano from Michigan State University She
is currently Lecturer of Piano at the University of
Tennessee-Knoxville, where she is a vocal coach and
collaborative pianist, as well as a rehearsal pianist for
Knoxville Opera Ms Downey has been an accompanist
for the Middle/East Tennessee Metropolitan Opera
National Council Auditions since 2012, and was recently
a guest artist of the Tennessee Cello Workshop She
spent the summer seasons of 2013-14 at the Brevard
Music Center as chorus master and vocal coach for the Janiec Opera Company
Ms Downey was previously a member of the adjunct faculty at Texas Wesleyan
University in Fort Worth, TX, where she also frequently collaborated with the
Texas Christian University School of Music She is an alumna of the Merola
Opera Program, and was one of the 2011 staff accompanists for AIMS in Graz
Other programs in which she has been involved include SongFest, Project
Canción Española, Aspen Opera Theater Center, Opera North, and the Opera
Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Italy
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A native of Osaka, Japan, pianist EMI KAGAWA
has been active as both a soloist and a chamber
musician, and has performed extensively throughout the
United States, Canada, Italy, and Japan The Salt Lake
Tribune described her performance as “a picture in the
form of a 1,000 piece puzzle, with each piece being a
master piece” The New York Sun noted Ms Kagawa as
“…an artist both interesting and bold who quite literally
throws herself into her performance creating truly
exciting music” With her innovative approach as an
artist and as a co-director of MANI Brooklyn Chamber
Music, Ms Kagawa has participated in the world premieres of composers of our
time, and she collaborated in a number of productions involving a variety of
performance includes Knoxville Symphony Orchestra chamber music series,
Concertmaster Chamber Music Series of Symphony of the Mountains, the Oak
Ridge Civic Music Association’s Isotone Concert Series, the Steinway Society of
Knoxville Piano Concert Series, the International Women’s Brass Conference, and
Chamber Music Concert Series of the Musicians of Lenox Hill in New York A
dedicated educator, Ms Kagawa is currently on the piano faculty of St Joseph
University in Philadelphia, PA, New York Summer Music Festival and has served
on the faculties of New York University, New York Youth Symphony Chamber
Music Program, the Perlman Music Program, the Great Neck Conservatory, the
Piano School of NYC, the New York Summer Festival, and the Belvoir Arts Camp
BERNADETTE LO joined the University of the
South Department of Music in 2011 Prior to Sewanee,
she was the staff pianist of Western Illinois University in
Macomb, Illinois Dr Lo received her Bachelor of Music
and Master of Music from Peabody Institute of the
Johns Hopkins University and Doctor of Musical Arts
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in
2004 She is currently Visiting Professor of Piano and
has given numerous recitals at Sewanee and around
USA Dr Lo also serves on the faculty for Viola Winter
Intensive in both Columbus, Ohio and Greenville, South
Carolina, and joined AIMS as a staff pianist in 2013
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