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Map of Campus & Surrounding Area Inside Front Cover

Table of Contents and

Acknowledgements

Page 1

Daily Schedules Page 2

Recital, Master Class, &

Lecture Programs (Thursday)

Page 6


Lecture Programs (Friday)

Page 7


Lecture Programs (Saturday)

Page 17

Artist and Clinician Profiles Page 27

Ensemble Profiles Page 46

Piano Artist Profiles Page 53

Exhibitor List Page 56

Advertiser Index Page 56

Acknowledgements

* Louisiana State University for hosting this wonderful event.

* Southeastern Louisiana University for providing the funding for this program.

* Our competition coordinators Bill Rose and Andy Larson.

* Billy Helton and Rosie Craft for their support and behind-the-scenes work.

* Kappa Kappa Psi for volunteering their time and energy.

* The artists, clinicians, ensembles, and students for attending and presenting.

* All of our sponsors, vendors, and advertisers.

* Brian Shaw for his creativity and artistic merit in crafting our logo.

* Our dedicated piano artists Henry, Irina, Dianne, Eric, and Susan.!

Daily Schedules

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

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SoM 115 SoM 118 Recital Hall Old Band Hall SoM Lobby

2:30 Competition

Meeting

3:00

3:30

4:00

Young Artist

Euphonium

Competition

Opening Round

Euphonium

Excerpt

Competition

Artist

Euphonium

Competition

Opening Round

4:30

5:00

5:30

6:00

Young Artists

Tuba

Competition

Opening Round

Tuba Excerpt

Competition

Artist Tuba

Competition

Opening Round

Chamber Music

Competition

Registration

(Opens at Noon)

6:30

7:00

Dinner (See map for area restaurants)

7:30

8:00

Opening Concert (Recital Hall) featuring

Dr. Joseph Skillen and Dr. Brian Gallion, Co-Hosts for SCRTEC 2013

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Daily Schedules

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Friday, April 5, 2013

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9:00 Texas A&M, CC

Student Solo Recital

9:30

Mark Thompson

Cimbasso Lecture Dan Sipes

Solo Recital

10:00 William Russell

Audition Lecture

Jeremy Lewis

Solo Recital

10:30 Joseph Skillen

Entrepreneur Lecture

Scott Roeder

Solo Recital

11:00 Micah Everett

Pedagogy Lecture

Justin Benavidez

Solo Recital

11:30 Richard Demy

MyndPlay Lecture

Vendor

Space

Ben Miles

Solo Recital

Ensemble

Rehearsal

Space

Registration

12:00

12:30 Lunch (See map for area restaurants)

1:00 Henderson State

T/E Ensemble

Christian Carichner

Solo Recital

1:30 Andy Larson

Lecture Recital

Danny Chapa

Solo Recital

2:00 Bottom Line

T/E Ensemble

Kevin Wass

Solo Recital

2:30 Drew Dickey

Pedagogy Lecture

Fat Bottomed Brass

Quartet Recital

3:00 West Texas A&M

T/E Ensemble

Ben Pierce

Solo Recital

3:30 LSU

T/E Ensemble

Loose Canons

Duet Recital

4:00 Univ. of Alabama

T/E Ensemble

Andy Larson

Solo Recital

4:30 Richard Demy

Audition Lecture

Kent Eshelman

Solo Recital

5:00

Vendor

Space

Ensemble

Rehearsal

Space

Registration

5:30

6:00

6:30

7:00

Dinner/Crawfish Boil (Greek Theatre) w/ Special Guests Big Fun Brass Band

All registered attendees are invited to enjoy the local flavors and sounds of South Louisiana.

Guest tickets may be purchased from the registration table.

7:30

8:00

8:30

Chemorocket Performance (Recital Hall)

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Saturday, April 6, 2013 "


9:00 Brett White Solo Recital

9:30

Raúl Rodríguez Performance

Lecture Angelo Manzo Solo Recital

10:00 SELU

T/E Ensemble Patrick Nyren Solo Recital

10:30 UTPA

T/E Ensemble Chasse Duplantis

Solo Recital

11:00 Univ. of Arkansas

T/E Ensemble William Russell

Solo Recital

11:30 GUA

Lecture Recital

Vendor Space

Richard Demy Solo Recital

Ensemble Rehearsal

Space

Registration

12:00

12:30 Lunch

1:00 Masahito Kuroda Lecture Recital

Adam Frey Solo Recital

1:30 Univ. Cent. AR T/E Ensemble

2:00 Texas Tech

T/E Ensemble Kevin Sanders Solo Recital

2:30 North Texas

T/E Ensemble Martin Cochran

Solo Recital

3:00 Northwestern State

T/E Ensemble Lautes

Quartet Recital

3:30 Travis Scott Solo Recital

4:00

Sanders/Carichner Practice Lecture

Demondrae Thurman

Solo Recital

4:30

5:00

Vendor Space

ITEA Membership Meeting

Ensemble Rehearsal

Space Registration

5:30

6:00

6:30

7:00

Dinner (See map for area restaurants)

7:30

8:00

8:30

Gala Closing Concert (Shaver Theater) featuring Adam Frey, Demondrae Thurman, Ben Pierce, and Kent Eshelman.

Also featuring the competition winners accompanied by Don McKinney, Dennis Llinás and the LSU Wind Ensemble

Recital, Master Class, and Lecture Programs (Thursday, April 4)

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7:30 pm – 8:30 pm (School of Music Recital Hall)

Opening Concert and Welcome

Dr. Joseph Skillen, Dr. Brian Gallion, and LSU Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble

Concert Piece Libby Larsen

Drei Romanzen

I. Moderato

II. Semplice, affettuoso

III. Moderato

Robert Schumann

trans. Cooley

“Ritual Fire Dance”

from El Amor Brujo

Manuel DeFalla

arr. Baer

Joseph Skillen, tuba

with Dianne Frazier, piano

Tomes of Hardened Steel Ben McMillan

Mutability Fantasy Dinos Constantinides

Arcus IX Julie Giroux

Brian Gallion, tuba

Henry Jones, piano

March for Two Tubas Derek Bourgeois

Two Part Inventions

No. 1 (BWV 772)

No. 3 (BWV 774

No. 12 (BWV 783)

No. 15 (BWV 786)

J.S. Bach

arr. Ostrander

SuruTuba Dimas Sedicias

Brian Gallion and Joseph Skillen, tubas

Pines of Rome

IV. Pines of the Appian Way

Ottorino Respeghi

LSU Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble

Chris Gongora, Billy Helton, Andrew McMillen, Drew Dickey,

Thomas Prince, Daney Glover, Derrick Jenkins, euphoniums

Fuller Lyon, Larry Heard, Patrick Melvin, Andy Stephenson,

Jake McCabe, Paul Foster, Diana Treviño, Brian Gallion, tubas

Recital, Master Class, and Lecture Programs (Friday, April 5)

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9:00 am – 10:00 am (School of Music Room 115)

Dr. J. Mark Thompson Cimbasso Lecture “Care and Feeding of Your Cimbasso”

with Dr. David Johansen, Mr. William Rose, and Mr. Andrew Eden

Program to include a brief history of the cimbasso from 1815 through today. Topics addressed will

include nomenclature, repertoire, and modern instruments. Program will also include sectional excerpt

performances to be selected from the following: Norma, Nabucco, La Forza del Destino, Messa di Requiem,

Mefistofele, I Pagliacci, Falstaff, La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Pini di Roma.

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9:00 am – 9:30 am (School of Music Recital Hall)

Texas A&M, Corpus Christi Student Solo Recital

Sonata No. 1 in B-flat Major, RV 41

I. Largo

II. Allegro

III. Largo

IV. Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi

Adam Edward Herrera, euphonium and Eric Andries, piano

Sonata No. 4 in B-flat Major, RV 45

I. Largo

II. Allegro

III. Largo

IV. Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi

Jordan Mayfield, tuba and Eric Andries, piano

Romance for Violin in F major, Op. 50 Ludwig van Beethoven

Juan J. Rodrigues, piano and Eric Andries, piano

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Dan Sipes Solo Recital

Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007

I. Courante

II. Menuetto I – Menuetto II – Menuetto III

III. Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach

arr. H. Samuel Sterling

Call of the River John Harmon

Concerto for Tuba

I. Soaring

II. Romance

III. Riot

Gary Ziek

with Eric Andries, piano

Recital, Master Class, and Lecture Programs (Friday, April 5)!

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10:00 am – 10:30am (School of Music Room 115)

Mr. William Russell Audition Lecture “The Non-Musical Audition Guide”

Understanding and navigating the non-musical side of auditions can be just as important as your tireless

practice room preparation. In a talk aimed at advising young players with little to no professional audition

experience, William Russell will address the daunting laundry list of clerical, logistical, and mental hurdles that

you will face before you even get to play a single note for the committee. Whether it’s writing a cover letter,

protecting your instrument from airport inspectors, or understanding why you should eschew the tempting

invitation to “play a few warm up notes” before your first excerpt—anything that can affect your audition

prospects is on the table for discussion.

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Jeremy Lewis Solo Recital

Flight of the Bumblebee

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov

arr. Sheridan

Three Furies

Fury I

Fury II

Fury III

James Grant

Concerto for Bass Tuba

I. Allegro Moderato

II. Andante Sostenuto

III. Finale – Rondo alla tedesca

Ralph Vaughan Williams



Dr. Joseph Skillen Entrepreneur Lecture “Teaching Entrepreneurship Through the Applied Studio”

Many of us are entrepreneurs without realizing it. Similarly, many of the skills we teach in our applied

studios are transferrable to an entrepreneurial economy. My talk will discuss the recognition and re-purposing

of these skills. Ultimately, we need to help our students realize that they are learning transferrable skills in

addition to those they directly apply to their musical pursuits.

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Scott Roeder Solo Recital

Moondance

John Stevens

Osvaldo Lopez, Jesus Ruiz, and Victor Rodriguez, tubas

Sonata for Tuba and Piano

I. Allegro Moderato

II. Andante Cantabile

III. Prestissimo

Derek Bourgeois

with Henry Jones, piano


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Dr. Micah Everett Pedagogy Lecture “Preparing to teach ‘Low Brass’ at the College/University Level: A Primer for Tuba/Euphonium Players”

Low brass players have rarely had the luxury of specialization that players of some other instruments

enjoy. Studio, pit orchestra, and other freelance work has frequently required doubling on two or more

instruments, while in the academic world “trombone/euphonium,” “tuba/euphonium,” and “low brass” positions

have been more common than positions calling for specialization on a single instrument. This may be even truer

in today’s tough academic job market. With decreasing state appropriations on the one hand and increasing

costs on the other, full-time teaching positions are being combined or replaced with adjunct positions at an

alarming rate. In this environment, it is vital that applicants cultivate a wide variety of skills, competencies, and

teaching experiences, as single positions now frequently call for teaching in two or more specialty areas. For

low brass players seeking employment as professors at colleges and universities, it is important to become as

skilled as possible at teaching and even performing on trombone, euphonium, and tuba. In this lecture, Micah

Everett, Assistant Professor of Music (Trombone/Low Brass) at the University of Mississippi, will discuss

strategies for developing the performing and teaching skills needed to move beyond being a specialist on a

single instrument to becoming a more well-rounded “low brass” teacher. Particular attention will be given to

discussing the similarities and differences between tuba/euphonium and trombone playing and teaching.


Justin Benavidez Solo Recital

Tango-Etude No. 3 Astor Piazzola

Parallels

I. Allegro

II. Andante, rubato

III. Vivo, very rhythmical

Aron Romhanyi

3 Dances

I. Molto Tango

Thierry Thibault


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11:30 am – 12:00 pm (School of Music Room 115)

Richard Demy MyndPlay Lecture “Using EEG and Neuro-Feedback Technology to Enhance Musicians’ Performance and Preparation

Several companies have recently produced new consumer grade electroencephalograph machines for use

in the general commercial market. These devices measure brainwave patterns that have been attributed to

various mental states and levels of cognition, which have been researched in the field of neurology for decades.

Several Olympic teams have been using the real time monitoring of brainwave states to optimize performance

of specific tasks, (Neuro-Feedback, or “Zone Training”) with marked results. By using the same commercially

available software, and custom music apps, this lecture will discuss the uses and limitations of Neuro-Feedback

to enhance a musician’s focus and concentration in a performance situation.


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11:30 am – 12:00 pm (School of Music Recital Hall)

Ben Miles Solo Recital

Fantasy for Flute and Tuba

Tylopilus

Taris

Traverse

Tartus

Ben Miles

with Sarah Miles, flute

Concerto a la mode (World Premiere)

I. Flan de Queso

II. Crêpe Suzette

III. Apple Pie

Ben Miles

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm (School of Music Room 115)

Henderson State University Tuba Choir Recital Dr. Jamie Lipton, director

Talisman John Stevens

Trois Chanson

I. Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder

II. Quant j’ai ouy le tabourin

III. Yver, vous n’estes qu’un villain

Claude Debussy

arr. Lane

Mars, the Bringer of War

from “The Planets”

Gustav Holst

arr. Butler

Textures

III. Opaque

Mike Forbes

Amon Brown, David Goodwin, Dorian Hawthorne, James Lowe, Elizabeth Moore,

Jordunn Moss, Sarah Pounds, Kaitlin Roll, Katie Rose, Cody Thomason, euphoniums

Stephen Alvarado, Jakeb Coy, Drew Forner, Sherman Johnson, Lynn Morgan

KaNeil Purifoy, Joseph Rapien, Aaron Schaefer, tubas


Christian Carichner Solo Recital

zero point (World Premiere) Tyler Ogilvie

bezerker Tyler Ogilvie

Christian Carichner, tuba


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1:30 pm – 2:00 pm (School of Music 115)

Andy Larson Lecture Recital “Investigating Experimentalism: a case study of the TUBA and its repertoire”

Experimentation is a part of daily human life. Over the last 130 or so years, the tuba, has been involved

in a grand “experiment.” The repertoire that has been written for the tuba over this time period, whether written

for the tuba as a section instrument in the orchestra or band, a chamber setting, or as a solo instrument, serves as

landmark for how the tuba was perceived at that moment in time by that composer. I will briefly discuss my

analysis of the tuba “experiment” that has been ongoing since its invention as well as conclusions drawn from

that analysis. In addition, I will introduce a brief parallel case study of the saxophone and how this instrument,

invented at about the same time as the tuba, has embraced experimentalism and modern performance. As a part

of my lecture, I will perform excerpts from Capriccio for Solo Tuba by Krzysztof Penderecki and Midnight

Realities by Morgan Powell. I will perform Encounters II by William Kraft in its entirety.


Danny Chapa Student Solo Recital

Arpeggione Sonata

I. Allegro Moderato

II. Adagio

III. Allegretto

Franz Schubert


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2:00 pm – 2:30pm (School of Music Room 115)

University of Memphis Bottom Line Recital Dr. Kevin Sanders, director

Liberty Fanfare

John Williams

arr. Oliver

Ricercar del Duodecimo Tuono

Andrea Gabrieli

ed. Schmidt

O Vos Omnes

Tomas Luis de Victoria

trans. Self

Bayerische Polka

Traditional

arr. Schmidt

TubaMobile Thom Ritter George

Geoff Durbin, Mark Bonner, Kevin McKenzie, and Samuel Schirmer, euphoniums

Marcus Wiggins, Zach Corpus, Jeremy Morris, and Will Hammer, tubas


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Kevin Wass Solo Recital

Cityscape

I. Uptown

Allen Vizzutti

with Susan Wass, piano

Shadowbook (Three Songs in the Night)

(World Premiere)

I. The Bearer of Bad News

II. A Desperate Piece

III. Towards Morning

Carson Cooman

with David Shea, clarinet and Susan Wass, piano


Drew Dickey Pedagogy Lecture

“Bridging the Gap: What the Tuba/Euphonium Community Can Do to Develop K-12 Low Brass Education”

This presentation will give an explanation of ways that collegiate and professional tuba and euphonium

performers/educators can assist in the development of young performers in the K-12 band setting and private

studios. Discussion will include, but is not limited to, influencing low brass education within the public school

curriculum, the image of low brass instruments with younger students (and their parents), appropriate teaching

methods and literature for beginning/intermediate performers, concepts often mis-taught in the K-12 classroom

(and how we can intervene), communicating information to educators about proper equipment, and how to

market our brand to the next generation of performers. Information will also be pertinent to future K-12 music

educators (current college students) who wish to circumvent these issues and assist in developing a stronger

connection between the professional low brass community and the future generations of performers.


Fat Bottomed Brass Recital

Finale from William Tell Overture

Gioachino Antonio Rossini

arr. Smalley

Wolkenschatten, Op. 136

I. Tranquillo

II. Presto

III. Alegretto giocoso

Jan Koetsier

Wind Sketches

I. Whirlwind

II. Fremantle Doctor

III. White Squall

IV. Vientos y Fugas

Brian Balmages

El Gato Montes

Manuel Moreno

arr. Miles

Toby Furr and Patrick Nyren, euphoniums

Adam Koble and Jesse Orth, tubas


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West Texas A&M Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Recital Dr. Jeremy Lewis, director

Tuba Quartet No. 1 Alex Pettigrew

Nate Griffin and Zachary Sedlacek, euphoniums, Aaron Beaver, and John De La Garza, tubas

3 Moods

I. Allegro

II. Larghetto

III. Allegro

Dan Boone

Salvation is Created

Pavel Tchesnokov

arr. Lee

March to the Scaffold

Hector Berlioz

arr. Granger

Samantha Cantu, Dino Cardenas, Nate Griffin,

Sarah Glenn, Juan Paiz, Zachary Sedlacek, and Michael Vargas, euphoniums

Aaron Beaver, John De La Garza, Chance Fox,

Brian Gruben, Alex Pettigrew, Rachael Tretow, and Dylan Williams, tubas


Ben Pierce Solo Recital

Fantasiestücke

I. Zart und mit Ausdruck

Robert Schumann

Soliloquy IX Christopher Wiggins

Chant Bulgare

Pancho Vladigerov

arr. Pierce

Calabrese, Op. 34, No. 6

Antonio Bazzini

arr. Geren



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Louisiana State University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Dr. Joseph Skillen, director

Fugue in G minor

J.S. Bach

arr. Gray

Allerseelen

Richard Strauss

arr. Gotah

Theme from “Halo”

M. Salvatori and M. O’Donnell

arr. McMillen

Tuphonium Frigyes Hidas

Entry of the Gladiators

Julius Fucik/Laurendeau

arr. Diamond

Chris Gongora, Billy Helton, Andrew McMillen, Drew Dickey,

Thomas Prince, Daney Glover, and Derrick Jenkins, euphoniums

Fuller Lyon, Larry Heard, Patrick Melvin, Andy Stephenson,

Jake McCabe, Paul Foster, and Diana Treviño, tubas


Loose Canons Duet Recital

Dark Risen James D. Thornton

Felleskap James D. Thornton

Aboriginal Voices

Neal Corwell

arr. Rom

Carnival of Venice

J.B. Arban

arr. Rom

Daniel Frost and Corey Rom, tubas


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University of Alabama Tuba Ensemble Jeremy Crawford and Demondrae Thurman, directors

Talisman John Stevens

Dark Forest Patrick Schulz

Wolkenschatten

I. Tranquillo

II. Presto

III. Allegro Giocoso

Jan Koetsier

Rolling Thunder March

Henry Fillmore

arr. James Jenkins

Caleb Cranton, Allison Gehl, Patrick Jones, Matthew Kundler,

Stephanie Landry, Marcus Montgomery, Micah Shiers, and Ian Toy, euphoniums

Jeremy Crawford, Rowdy Giles, Christopher Jones, Clayton Maddox,

Daniel Ritch, Conrad Shaw, Corey Sherman, and Matthew Smith, tubas


Andy Larson Student Solo Recital

Sonata for Tuba and Piano

I. Moderately

II. Slowly

III. Moderately

William Schmidt


Twice Upon Three Times…

I.

II.

III.

Herbert Brün

with Rachel Selice, Bass Clarinet

In the 90% (Sturgeon’s Law) Jay Rozen


Richard Demy Audition Lecture “The Recording Round: Preventing Simple Mistakes That Might Keep You From Advancing”

Many universities, solo contests, summer festivals, and professional ensembles require the submission

of a recording as the first round of an audition. Many fine players eliminate themselves in this first round by

making simple mistakes in the recording process. This lecture will identify common mistakes and simple

solutions in recording technique. I will cover room selection, room preparation, equipment, microphone

placement, editing and mastering issues, and submission. Also this lecture will include audio examples, and

live demonstrations.


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Kent Eshelman Solo Recital

Oliver’s Birthday Bruce Broughton Tuba Concerto

I. Andante ma non troppo- Allegro con brio

Martin Ellerby


5:30 pm – 7:30 pm (LSU Greek Theatre)

South Louisiana Crawfish Boil Come pass a good time on da Bayou and enjoy the local flavors of South Louisiana. All registered attendees of SCRTEC 2013 are invited to attend. Guest tickets may be purchased for $15.00 at the registration table in the School of Music Lobby.


Chemorocket Concert Brett Dietz, director/drums Sex Monkeys Brett William Dietz Reciting Scripture Brett William Dietz Nimbus Turkish225 Ori(Gin) Brett William Dietz Zombie Love Brett William Dietz Coping Mechanisms Brett William Dietz Sh(Ache)s Brett William Dietz Broad Magnolias Brett William Dietz Second Beans, Line & Cornbread Brett William Dietz sT(run)g Brett William Dietz Dream Dreams of Elysium Brett William Dietz Why Not Patterns? Brett William Dietz

Griffin Campbell, saxophones, Brian Shaw, trumpets, Oscar Rossignoli, piano, Joseph Skillen, tuba, Gustavo Miranda, vibraphone/percussion, Sam Trevathan, marimba/percussion,

Brett Dietz, drums/conductor, Turkish225, DJ, and Austin Thompson, sound

Recital, Master Class, and Lecture Programs (Saturday, April 6)

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Raúl Rodríguez Performance Lecture “Classical Elements of Wind Performance- A Simplification in Approach”

This lecture/master class will focus on finding ways to simplify our approach to the practice and

performance of our art. Special emphasis will be placed on the four elements of wind, tone, technique and

musicality. Rodríguez will also seek the assistance of at least two performers for demonstration purposes.


Brett White Solo Recital

Carrissima Mia Helen Johnston

By Gaslight Tadeusz Kassatti

Sonata for Euphonium

I. Allegro Energico

II. Andante Espressivo

III. Allegro Molto

Eric Ewazen



Angelo Manzo Solo Recital

Sonate I. Largo

II. Allegro con Spirito

III. Adagio

IV. Presto

Henry Eccles

ad. Lelong

A Winter’s Night Kevin McKee

Regrets and Resolutions Gary Schocker

with Susan Wass, piano


Patrick Nyren Student Solo Recital Hijazker Longa

Traditional

arr. Buttery

Odyssey Neal Corwell

Concert Étude, op 49

Alexander Goedicke

arr. Stuckemeyer

with Danny Chapa, Wicheien Chou, Richard Demy,

and Toby Furr, euphonium, Jesse Orth, tuba


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Southeastern Louisiana University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Recital Dr. Brian Gallion, director

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University of Texas-Pan American Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Recital Dr. Scott Roeder, director

Fanfare from “La Peri”

Paul Dukas

arr. Roesch

Mars-The Bringer of War

from “The Planets”

Gustav Holst

arr. Butler

Fantubafare Justin Writer

Tubas Latinas Aldo Rafael Forte

Jalisco

Traditional

arr. Roeder

Erick Cobos, Robert Corona, Nicole Garcia, Amy Guzman, Enrique Pena, George Sanchez, euphoniums

Alexis Alba, Noel Ganzales, Loida Guerrero,

Osvaldo Lopez, Victor Rodriquez, Jesus Ruiz, Michael Sandoval, tubas


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Chasse Duplantis Solo Recital

Sonatine

I. Défile

II. Sérènade

III. Final

Jacques Castérède

Chants Russes Edouard Lalo

Intermezzo Marcel Bitsch

Psyché Emile Paladilhe



University of Arkansas Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Recital

Fanfare James Barnes

Suite Francaise Moderne

I. Overture

II. Rigaudon

III. Loure

IV. Gigue

Sy Brandon

Salvation is Created

Pavel Tchechnekov

arr. Sloan

The Waste Land Neal Corwell

with Andrew Jones, tuba soloist

Sean Breast, Aaron Colley, Amber Lomolino, Matthew Sharp, and Jordan Wilhelm, euphoniums

Stephen Byars, Jacob Hilton, Andrew Jones, Josh Matlock, Cody Walter, and Robert Wiser, tubas


William Russell Solo Recital

Sonata for Violin and Piano

I. Allegretto ben moderato

III. Recitativo – Fantasia

IV. Allegretto poco mosso

César Franck

with Irina Cunev, piano


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11:30 am – 12:00 pm (School of Music Room 115)

What is GUA? Lecture Recital

GUA is a live manipulation and sampling digital instrument for laptop and iPad. GUA uses live

manipulation modules of pitch shift, delay, chorus flanging, filtering, and reverb. A 6-sampler array allows for

varied or multiple inputs, variable playback rate, and adjustable scrubbing area. Since GUA is meant for live

performance, the replayed sampled material can also be affected by the live manipulation modules as well.

Since it’s creation in 2009, GUA has been used in performance over 30 times, at notable occasions such

as SEAMUS2011 in Miami, International Society of Improvised Music conference 2010 in Ann Arbor, and

LaTex electracoustic music festival 2010 & 2009.

Recital Portion:

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Fishing for Jormungandr Corey Knoll and Nick Hwang

Andy Larson and Dr. Joseph Skillen, tubas

Corey Knoll and Nick Hwang, GUA

11:30 am – 12:00 pm (School of Music Recital Hall)

Richard Demy Student Solo Recital

Ransomed Bandmaster G. Marshall

The Warrior Captain Phil. B. Catelinet

The Song of the Brother Bandmaster Erick Leidzen

A Light in Heaven’s Window John Larsson

Victorious Dean Goffin



Masahito Kuroda Lecture Recital

“Twelve-Tone System, Moog Synthesizer, and Euphonium—Historical Study and Structural Analysis on

Sonatina for Baritone Horn and Synthesizer (1970) by John Boda based on the notes by William Cramer”

Dr. John Boda (1922-2002), composition professor at Florida State University, composed Sonatina for

Baritone Horn and Synthesizer in 1970. Despite the great uniqueness, this work has been less frequently

performed and appreciated in recent years, due to the somewhat dated sound of the original Moog synthesizer as

well as the difficulty of decoding the internal structure which can lead to deeper understanding of how the story

of the music evolves.


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Adam Frey Solo Recital

El Rasbelon (Milonga) Jorge Tagliapietra

Varen

Edvard Grieg

arr. Frey

Oblivion

Astor Piazzolla

arr. Anderson

Rule Britannia

John Hartmann

arr. Frey


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University of Central Arkansas Tuba-Euphonium Krewe Christian Carichner, director

Christus factus est

Anton Bruckner

arr. Poor

Ukranian Alleluia

Craig Courtney

arr. Carichner

Angle East Zach Collins

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Texas Tech University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Kevin Wass, director

Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare

Richard Strauss

arr. King

Epitaph VI: Phoenix Rising (Coventry/Dresden) Martin Ellerby

Jötunn (World Premiere) Jesse McConnell

Phillip Cammack, Ethan Munger, Karla Romero, Tyler Simon, euphoniums

Michael Church, Andrew Eason, Trey Hanis, Jesse McConnell, Ian Young, Kevin Young, tubas


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Kevin Sanders Solo Recital

Oboe Concerto in F Major, RV 455

I. Allegro Giusto

II. Grave

III. Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi

arr. Zavoski

Long Distance Dan Kramer

Jota No. 2

Rafael Mendez

arr. McKenzie


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North Texas University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble

Tubamobile Thom Ritter George

Overture to the Barber of Seville

Gioachino Rossini

arr. Oliver

Jess Orth, tuba soloist

Adagio John Stevens

Irish Washerwoman

Leroy Anderson

arr. Oliver

Danny Chapa, Sunny Chou, Richard Demy, Toby Furr, Vince Kenny,

Erik Lundquist, Thomas Mahovsky, Patrick Nyren, Matt Solis, and Sarah Snyder, euphoniums

Jesse Orth, David Lopez, Kosuke Toho, Keith Packman,

Sam Reyes, Mark Jeffrey, Zach Marley, and Austin Crumrine, tubas


Martin Cochran Solo Recital

Fantasia Gordon Jacob

A Chloris Reynaldo Hahn

Sonatensatz

Johannes Brahms

arr. Davis

with Henry Jones, piano


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Northwestern State University Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble Dr. Masahito Kuroda, director

Mon Cœur se recommande à vous

(My heart is offered still to you)

Orlando di Lasso

arr. Robinson

Fanfare from Leichte Kavallerie Overture

Franz von Suppé

arr. Kuroda

Pater Noster (Our Father-Lord’s Prayer

from 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

arr. Kuroda

Fanfare, Hymn, and Dance Stephen Bulla

Rock John Stevens

Ryan Golden, Jason Wiley, Travis Johnson, Byron Walters, Devin Alexander,

Steve White, Renee Bennett, Daisy McReynolds, and Matt Petty, euphoniums

James Fisher, Jered Hulick, Jorge Alarcon, Manton Capers, Matt Cooper, Mike Breaux,

Nicholas Riolo, Scott Williams, Tevin Harris, Tyler Henderson, and Allen Carpenter, tubas

James Leach, drums, Kazue Seo, piano, Steve White, bass, and Galindo Rodriguez, flugelhorn


Lautes Quartet Recital

Block for Tuba Quartet Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen

Kierkegaard Meyer Kupferman

Blue Rondo à la Turk

Dave Brubeck

arr. Gallion

Consequences for euphonium-tuba quartet Michael Forbes

Chasse Duplantis and Brett White, euphoniums

Brian Gallion and Andy Larson, tubas


Kevin Sanders & Christian Carichner Practice Lecture “Practice Room GPS: Never get lost again!”

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Travis Scott Solo Recital

The Signal Tree Nikola Resanovic

The Crabbed Brook Suite

for Unaccompanied Euphonium

I. The Crabbed Brook

II. Inbetween

III. The Brook Runs Amok

David Gooding

Warabeuta Shunju

(“Children’s Songs from Old Japan”)

Jiro Censhu



Demondrae Thurman Solo Recital

Variations Jerry Owen

Euphonium Concerto

I. Allegro

II. Adagio espressivo

III. Vivace energico

John Stevens

Napoli Herman Bellstedt

with Henry Jones, tuba


ITEA Membership Meeting

All ITEA members are welcome to attend this open-forum question and answer session hosted by members of

the ITEA Executive Board.


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7:30 pm – 9:00 pm (School of Music Shaver Theater)

Gala Closing Concert

This evening’s concert will open with a performance by the winners of the Chamber Competition.

Their program will be announced at the concert.

Brazilian Dance Fernando Morais

Gabriel’s Oboe

Ennio Morricone

arr. Frey/Kaska

with Demondrae Thurman, euphonium

Concierto Iberico

III. Fire

Tim Jansa

Adam Frey, euphonium, Eric Andries, piano

Pearls

I. Ducati

II. My One and Only Love

III. Susi

Roland Szentpali

Demondrae Thurman, euphonium, Henry Jones, piano

Piece en Forma de Habañera Maurice Ravel

Flight Phlip Wilby

Ben Pierce, euphonium, Dianne Frazier, piano

A New Carnival of Venice Thomas Stevens

Adam Frey, Ben Pierce, Demondrae Thurman, and Jason Casanova, euphoniums

Eric Andries, piano

INTERMISSION

Bride of the Waves Herbert L. Clarke

Young Artist Euphonium Competition Winner

Sonata (Concerto) for Tuba

I. Allegro Moderato

Bruce Broughton

Young Artist Tuba Competition Winner

Three Miniatures Anthony Plog

Artist Tuba Competition Winner

Carmen Fantasy

George Bizet

arr. Vertommen

Artist Euphonium Competition Winner

Turbulence (World Premiere of

Wind Ensemble arrangement)

Bruce Broughton

Kent Eshelman, tuba

Melody Shop Karl King

with Don McKinney, Dennis Llinás, Joseph Skillen and the Louisiana State University Wind Ensemble

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Artist and Clinician Profiles

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Dr. Justin Benavidez is the Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Texas A&M

University-Kingsville and tuba faculty at the Round Top Summer Music Festival and Institute.

Prior to joining the faculty at TAMUK, he completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree as a

Horace H. Rackham Merit Fellow at the University of Michigan. He previously completed a

Master of Music in Tuba Performance from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor or

Music in Tuba Performance from the University of North Texas. Dr. Benavidez’s principal

teachers have been Fritz Kaenzig, Donald Little, Everett Gilmore, and Warren Deck.

Dr. Benavidez has performed with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, Detroit

Civic Orchestra, and the Ann Arbor Symphony Brass Quintet. He was a substitute tubist for the 2011/2012

season of the New World Symphony and was the New Horizons Fellow at the 2012 Aspen Music Festival,

having previously attended in 2010 and 2011.

As an active solo performer, Dr. Benavidez has performed guest artist recitals around the country and has been

an invited soloist and adjudicator at regional tuba and euphonium conferences at Central Michigan University

and Ithaca College. Dr. Benavidez has been a finalist and prize winner at the International Tuba and Euphonium

Conference Solo Artist Competition (Finalist, 2006), the Susan Slaughter International Solo Tuba Artist

Competition (2nd Place, 2010), and the Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Festival

Competition (3rd Place, 2004 & 2nd Place, 2006). Dr. Benavidez can be heard on the album Infusion (Mark

Records) performing with the University of North Texas Symphonic Band and as a tuba soloist on the album

Raise the Roof (Equilibrium) performing with the University of Michigan Symphony Band. He has performed

under the batons of Christian Arming, Larry Rachleff, Nicholas McGegan, Gustav Meier, Leonard Slatkin, and

Robert Spano, among others.

Dr. Brian L. Bowman enjoys a distinguished career as a soloist, clinician, recording artist,

educator and administrator. Currently, a Regents Professor of Music (Euphonium) in the

College of Music at The University of North Texas, Dr. Bowman has held the principal

euphonium position, in addition to being a featured soloist, in each of the bands he has been

associated with: The University of Michigan Symphony Band, The US Navy Band, The US

Bicentennial Band, The US Air Force Band, and The River City Brass Band. He has

performed as a soloist in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, The Virgin Islands, Norway, Finland,

Germany, Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, Japan,

Taiwan, Tonga, Thailand and the People’s Republic of China.

His students occupy prominent positions in professional organizations worldwide including many in

Washington, DC and other military bands. He is the author of Practical Hints for Playing the

Euphonium/Baritone Horn and his edition of the Arban Complete Method is the only complete bass clef edition

of this famous brass method.. In 1989 he was awarded the British Magazines “Euphonium Player Of The

Year”, and in 1995 was given the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Tubists Universal Brotherhood

Association and most recently at the 2010 ITEC, the “Clifford Bevan Award for Meritorious Work in Low

Brass Scholarship.” He is the only living euphoniumist to be included in the book Twentieth-Century Brass

Soloists by Michael Meckna.

Christian Carichner, originally from New York, majored in music education and

performance, graduating Magna Cum Laude from Ithaca College in 2005. After graduating

from Ithaca, Christian moved to Arizona to begin work on a Master of Music degree in tuba

performance with Professor Sam Pilafian at Arizona State University, and graduated in 2007.

Currently, Christian is the Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at The University of

Central Arkansas. At UCA he instructs the Tuba and Euphonium studio, teaches the 125 Jazz

Ensemble, directs the Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, and teaches low brass methods.


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Equally at home in the concert home and on the marching field, Christian is a highly sought-after clinician

because of his intimate knowledge of The Breathing Gym, a pedagogy developed by his primary teachers, Sam

Pilafian and Patrick Sheridan. Christian has presented clinics on breathing and various other topics in 46 states

and 5 countries. In addition to his work as Brass Caption Head with the Phantom Regiment, he has also worked

with Aimachi Marching Band (Japan), the UCA Bear Marching Band, the Iowa State University Marching

Band, The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps, and many high school marching bands in Arkansas, Tennessee,

Oklahoma, Arizona, California, Texas, Michigan, and New York.

In addition to his teaching, Christian also has an active international performing career. He is Principal Tubist

with the Conway Symphony and Pinnacle Brass, the faculty brass quintet at UCA. Recent solo performances

include appearances at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Linz, Austria and Tucson, Arizona, the

U.S. Army Tuba-Euphonium Workshop, and with the Little Rock Wind Symphony, the Conway Symphony

Orchestra, and the UCA Wind Ensemble. Current projects include recording his debut solo CD and

commissioning a new work for Tuba and Band to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the UCA Band.

Christian has also performed with the Arizona Musicfest Orchestra, the Tampa Tradewinds, the Orchestra of

the Southern Finger Lakes, Pinnacle Brass, Rhythm and Brass, Proteus 7, Salt River Brass, and has performed

with the national tour of the hit Broadway musical Chicago.

Danny Chapa, originally from Austin, Texas, is the current private lesson instructor

for the Denton, Keller and Lewisville Independent School Districts. He is also

enrolled as a doctoral candidate at the University of North Texas under the

supervision of Dr. Brian Bowman. He recently earned a Masters Degree from UNT

in 2010 and Bachelors Degree form Louisiana State University in 2008.

Danny has taken several military band auditions and advanced to the final round of

the United States Navy and Naval Academy Band, and to the semifinal round of the

United States Army Ceremonial Band. Danny was the winner of this years Inter-service Mock Band Audition

for the United States Army Band Tuba Euphonium Workshop and also placed first in the solo artist division at

the previous South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference held at Baylor University in 2011 and

second at the prestigious Lenard Falcone Festival the same year.

Dr. Martin Cochran has established an international reputation as a euphonium

soloist, teacher, and adjudicator. Dr. Cochran has been successful in numerous

competitions, both as a soloist and chamber musician. He is a former winner of both

the prestigious Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Competition and the

International Tuba Euphonium Conference Solo Competition. He has been a member

of several award-winning ensembles, including principal euphonium with the Georgia

Brass Band, and has performed with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and the Sotto

Voce Quartet.

Dr. Cochran has taught alongside many of the world’s premier euphoniumists, including David Childs, Brian

Bowman, Adam Frey, Steven Mead, and many others. He has presented recitals and master classes

at universities throughout the U.S. and abroad, recently including brass masterclasses at the Jazeps Vitols

National Academy of music in Riga, Latvia, and performances at numerous international and regional ITEA

conferences. Dr. Cochran has served on the artist faculties of the International Euphonium Institute, the Low

Brass Boot Camp, and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. He has served as an adjudicator for the Leonard Falcone

International Euphonium Competition and the International Tuba Euphonium Conference solo competition. Dr.

Cochran has also served as Director of the University of Montevallo Wind Ensemble, Assistant Conductor of

the University of Alabama Wind Ensemble, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Symphony Band.


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Dr. Cochran is currently Instructor of Music at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, where he teaches

euphonium, directs the tuba-euphonium ensemble, and teaches courses in music appreciation. Prior to his

appointment at UAB, he served on the faculties of the University of Montevallo and the University of West

Georgia. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Performance from the University of Alabama, and

degrees in Music Education and Wind Conducting from Louisiana State University and the University of

Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Cochran is a performing artist for Adams Musical Instruments and performs on the

Adams Custom Euphonium.

Mr. Todd Cranson is Adjunct Professor of Tuba and Bass Trombone at

Henderson State University and General Director of the Hot Springs Music

Festival. Cranson was formerly on the faculty at the University of Illinois

Springfield where he directed the UIS Band and Chamber Orchestra, and he is

the former Artistic Director of the Vintage Brass Band of Springfield, Illinois.

Each summer, in addition to his administrative duties with the Hot Springs

Music Festival, Cranson teaches and performs as the Music Festival's Tuba

Mentor. He also performs historic American band music with the Great Western Rocky Mountain Brass Band

of Silverton, Colorado and the New England-based Yankee Brass Band.

Cranson is currently a DMA candidate at the University of Illinois studying tuba with Mark Moore. Current

research, performance, and recording projects focus on 19th Century American band and dance orchestra music.

Cranson received his Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees from Louisiana State

University where he studied tuba with Larry Campbell. He received his Master of Music degree in Instrumental

Conducting from the University of Arkansas and was a tuba student of Kabin Thomas. Before receiving a Post

Graduate Diploma with distinction in performance from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester,

England where he studied with Roger Bobo, James Gourlay, and Mel Culbertson, Cranson was Director of

Bands at Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, Louisiana. Cranson is married to tuba player and

professional brewer/distiller Rose Schweikhart Cranson.

Richard Demy, native of Northern Virginia, received a BM and BME from Louisiana State

University in 2006, a Masters of Music from George Mason University in 2009, and is

currently working on his DMA at the University of North Texas in Denton TX. He has

competed and won various national and international competitions most notably including

the 2012 Leonard Falcone Euphonium and Tuba Euphonium Artist Solo Contest. He has

performed recitals and master classes for schools, churches, and in orchestras across 17

states and has spent several years as a freelance trombonist in Washington DC. His teachers

include Don Palmire, Dr. Joeseph Skillen, Roger Behrend and Dr. Brian Bowman, and he

has learned much from studying with many other fine musicians within the low brass community.

Now he is still living in Denton TX with his wife Sarah and their two cats Slinky and Ninja.

Christopher Drew Dickey is currently a graduate assistant with the Louisiana State

University Bands, where he studies graduate wind conducting with Dr. Donald

McKinney. At LSU, his responsibilities include serving as a graduate conductor with the

LSU Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, and Symphonic Band, as well as assisting with

instruction for “The Golden Band from Tigerland” Marching Band and the Bengal Brass

Basketball Pep Band.

Mr. Dickey is actively involved in the marching arts as an educator and judge and has

served as a brass staff member for the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps (DCI), the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle

Corps (DCI), and the Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps (DCA).


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Prior to his appointment at LSU, Mr. Dickey held positions as the Director of Choirs and Associate Director of

Bands at South Aiken High School in Aiken, South Carolina and as the first Director of Bands at Cane Bay

High School in Summerville, South Carolina. Concert and marching ensembles under Mr. Dickey’s direction

have earned numerous awards and accolades, and he also serves as an active judge, clinician, composer, and

arranger for many middle and high school ensembles and honor bands.

Mr. Dickey holds a Bachelor of Music Degree with an emphasis in music education from the University of

South Carolina School of Music and has also completed additional graduate study in music education from the

Ithaca College School of Music in Ithaca, New York. His professional affiliations include: The College Band

Director’s National Association (CBDNA), The National Association for Music Education (NAfME), South

Carolina Band Director’s Association, the South Carolina Music Educator’s Association, the Louisiana Music

Educator’s Association, the National Band Association, the Palmetto State Teacher’s Association, Kappa Kappa

Psi, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

Chasse Duplantis is currently the Assistant Band Director at Porter High School

in Porter, Texas. He holds a Masters of Music degree in Euphonium Performance

from Louisiana State University and a Bachelors degree in Music Education from

Southeastern Louisiana University. He has won or placed in several competitions

in his young career, most notably in March 2011, when he won the Music

Teachers National Association Young Artist Brass Competition. His primary

teaching influences are Dr. Joseph Skillen and Mr. Andrew Larson. His future

plans are to go back to school to get a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree and attain

a teaching position at the university level as a Professor of Tuba and Euphonium. He is also happily married to

Michelle Duplantis and has an adorable nine month old Golden Retriever named Zoe.

Andrew Eden is a Masters Degree candidate in trombone at Northwestern State

University in Natchitoches, LA studying with Dr. J. Mark Thompson. He completed his

undergraduate studies at Oakland University in Rochester Michigan in 2011 with Dr.

Kenneth Kroesche. In addition, he has served as a musician inside the Army Bands

program since 2001 as a Euphoniumist and Trombonist. In 2009, he performed as a

featured soloist during the Michigan Music Conference performing Rosa Parks Boulevard,

with the Oakland University Wind Symphony. While in Michigan, Mr. Eden performed

regularly with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra and served as a substitute trombonist

with the Warren, Macomb, and Rochester Symphonies. During his time at Northwestern State University, he

has served as Principal Trombone in the Wind Symphony and the Natchitoches-Northwestern State University

Orchestra. Additionally, he serves as a substitute musician with the Shreveport Symphony.

Kent Eshelman is the tuba/euphonium professor at Baylor University. He has won first place

in numerous national and international competitions, including the Jeju (South Korea) and

Leonard Falcone solo competitions. He performs as Principal Tuba of the Waco Symphony

and has also performed with the orchestras of Grand Rapids, Toledo, and San Antonio as well

as with the Sotto Voce Quartet. Dr. Eshelman received bachelor’s degrees in tuba

performance and jazz piano from the University of Michigan and graduate degrees in tuba

performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Michigan State University, where

he held the top university-wide fellowships. He has given the world premiere performances of

tuba solos by Anthony Plog and Bruce Broughton—compositions which are featured on his new CD, Flavors

(Equilibrium). As a jazz musician, Dr. Eshelman has performed as soloist with the U.S. Army Blues and can be

heard on his jazz tuba CD, Life Is Good (PKO Records). He resides in Waco, Texas, with his wife In-Ja and

two sons, Glenn and Jay.


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Micah Everett is an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Mississippi, where he

teaches applied trombone, euphonium, and tuba, coaches and conducts low brass chamber

ensembles, and teaches Low Brass Techniques. A Mississippi native, Everett received the

Bachelor of Music Education degree from Delta State University, where he studied trombone

and euphonium with Edward R. Bahr. He holds the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical

Arts degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he studied trombone

with Randy Kohlenberg, and euphonium and tuba with Dennis AsKew. Prior to joining the

Ole Miss faculty in 2012, Everett held teaching positions at the University of Louisiana at

Monroe, the University of Northern Iowa, Elon University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

He is a previous winner of the National Solo Competition at the Eastern Trombone Workshop, and serves as an

Assistant Editor (Audio/Video Reviews) of the International Trombone Association Journal.

Adam Frey travels the globe sharing his musical talents. As a major ambassador of the

euphonium, Adam has more than 80 works that have been composed or specifically

arranged for him. He also has more than 10 solo recordings with many available through

iTunes. Some concert highlights include solo performances at the Mid-West Clinic,

WASBE Conference Singapore, and concerts with more than 30 orchestras including the

Boston Pops. Adam has taught extensively in Asia and South America with festivals in

Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Singapore, Thailand, and South Korea.

He currently teaches at Georgia State University and at Emory University. He also hosts the annual summer

program, The IEI Festival for Euphonium and Tuba, focused on helping develop high school and college

euphonium and tuba players from around the globe. His website, www.euphonium.com, serves as a hub of

information, sheet music, CDs, and repertoire guides. Adam also serves on the ITEA Board of Advisors.

Dr. Brian Gallion joined the faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University in the Fall of 2010

where he teaches applied euphonium and tuba in addition to his responsibilities as director of

the SELU Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. Gallion holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in

tuba performance from Louisiana State University, the Master of Music Degree in tuba

performance from LSU, as well as the Bachelor of Music degree in music education from the

University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Dr. Gallion currently holds the position of principal tuba with the Rapides Symphony

Orchestra (Alexandria, LA), the Lake Charles (LA) Symphony Orchestra, and the Gulf Coast (MS) Symphony

Orchestra. He previously held the same position with the Monroe Symphony (LA) Orchestra as well as La

Grange (GA) Symphony Orchestra, and has also performed with the symphony orchestras of Knoxville (TN),

Kingsport (TN), the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra, and the Repertory Symphony Orchestra.

As a chamber musician, Gallion has found much success with the Lautes Tuba Quartet, of which he is a

founding member. Gallion and the quartet were winners of the 2011 Louisiana MTNA chamber music

competition, and were runners up at the divisional level in Norman, Oklahoma. They were also invited guests

at the 2011 Great Plains Regional Tuba Conference in Pittsburg, KS. He is also in the process of releasing his

first CD to appear on the Mark Custom Recordings Label – an album of tuba duets with Dr. Joseph Skillen of

Louisiana State University.

Additionally, Gallion is very interested in expanding the literature for the tuba and euphonium. As such, he

reviews new works and recordings for the International Tuba and Euphonium Association (ITEA) Journal. He

is also an active arranger with several of his arrangements having been performed at various International Tuba

and Euphonium Conferences throughout the US. Dr. Gallion’s arrangements are published by Cimmaron Press.


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In August 2011, Gallion was appointed the Advertising Coordinator for the International Tuba and Euphonium

Association. With this position, he is responsible for securing and maintaining advertising clients, for both the

ITEA Journal, and the newly launched ITEA website (www.iteaonline.org). He currently resides in Zachary,

Louisiana with his wife Sarah and their daughter Renée.

Adam Edward Herrera is a first year euphonium student from Alice, Texas. He went

to Alice High School. Adam started euphonium in sixth grade; playing highlights

include playing in Area Band for UIL in the tenth and twelfth grade, and region band in

the eleventh grade. He received superior ratings in UIL solo and ensemble contest from

the ninth through twelfth grades.

Nick Hwang is a composer whose research interests include live electronic/acoustic

instrument performances, laptop ensembles, physical/gestural musical controls, and

interactive musical systems. His on-going research projects include musical control

involving touch surfaces, networked musical communication, laptop orchestra

development, and programming for sound diffusion in loudspeaker orchestras.

Nick has written music for large and small ensembles, including large orchestra,

choir/voice, solo and chamber groups, combinations of electroacoustic music, music

for theatre, and musical theatre. Recent performances include the International

Computer Music Conference (ICMC), the International Society of Improved Music Conference (ISIM), and the

Society of ElectroAcoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS), and the Electroacoustic Barn Dance. His

interactive artwork has shown at Pixilerations Festival at RISD and Brown University, New Instruments of

Musical Expression (NIME) and SEAMUS.

David Johansen, Professor of Trombone Studies at Southeastern Louisiana University, holds

the Bachelor of Music Degree from Fort Hays State University, the Master of Science in Music

Education from the University of Illinois and the Doctor of Musical Arts in Trombone

Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa.

Dr. Johansen has held positions at Thomas More Prep/Marian High School, Hays, Kansas,

where he was Director of Bands, Grinnell College, St. Olaf College, where he was the

Instructor of Low Brass and Director of the Norseman Band, Western State College in

Gunnison, Colorado, as Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Low Brass Studies, at the University of

Iowa where he was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Trombone Studies and as an adjunct instructor of trombone

at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. Johansen is the second trombonist of the Baton Rouge Symphony.

J. Corey Knoll is currently working toward a PhD in Music Composition at

Louisiana State University, where he is studying with Stephen David Beck and

Jesse Allison. He also earned degrees from Bowling Green State University and

Marshall University. Knoll has had works performed at various festivals including

Electric LaTex, International Review of Composers in Belgrade, Serbia, Society

for Electro-acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS), the International

Computer Music Conference (ICMC), and the European Composer’s forum in

Ljubljana, Slovenia. Currently Knoll’s musical interests lie in the live performance

of electroacoustic music and its nomenclature. He is a member of the Laptop Orchestra of Louisiana (LOLs),

the Three Computeers (3cs), and the Cool Van.


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Dr. Masahito Kuroda is an Assistant Professor of Euphonium, Tuba, Sound Recording,

and Music Technology at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Originally from

Japan, he holds the Bachelor of Music Education from Tokyo Gakugei University, the

Master of Music from Morehead State University, the post graduate study at Louisiana State

University under Profesorr Larry Campbell, and the Artis Doctor degree in Music (Doctor in

Musical Arts) from the National Academy of Music and Performing Arts in the Slovak

Republic. Receiving a full scholarship from Japanese Ministry of Education, he studied

with Dr. Earle Louder at Morehead State, and took lessons from many renowned low brass

performers and teachers in the US, Germany, Netherlands, and England. He has performed with the Baton

Rouge Symphony, Rapides Symphony, South Arkansas Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, and Shreveport

Opera as a tenor tuba/trombone player. He has appeared as a guest euphonium soloist/master class clinician at

several universities throughout the US and abroad. Most recently, he held the first Euphonium recital/master

class at the Slovak Republic at Bratislava Conservatory of Music and Performing Arts. As a chamber artist, his

Euphonium-Tuba Quartet won the third prize in the first International Colonial Tuba Quartet Competition, and

performed as a finalist at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference 2001 in Lahti, Finland. His article

“Fast Runs, High Notes, and Mutes, Basic Fare for Euphonium Parts,” was published in the March 2003 issue

of The Instrumentalist.

Andy Larson is in the final stages of completing the DMA degree from Louisiana State

University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he is studying with Dr. Joseph Skillen. Andy

holds the Master of Music Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he

studied with Marty Erickson, and the Bachelor of Music degree, also from LSU.

Before re-entering school to get his doctorate, Andy was Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium

at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. Andy’s students have gone on

to enroll in graduate school, enter the U.S. Military Band system, win regional and national

competitions, teach high school band, and even enter into successful business careers.

Andy is in demand as a performer and clinician throughout the US and has an increasing draw internationally.

In 2006, Andy was the only competitor from the Western Hemisphere in the Lieksa Brass Week International

Tuba Competition in Lieksa, Finland. In November 2012, Andy travelled to Pordenone, Italy to compete in the

“Citta di Porcia” Concorso Internazionale. He has been a featured performer at several regional and national

conferences, and has performed at the 2002, 2006, 2008, and 2010 ITECs. As a competitor, Andy has won or

placed in numerous regional and national conferences, most notably winning First Place and Gold Medal in

August of 2011 at the prestigious Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Competition.

Jeremy Lewis earned his Bachelor of Music in Tuba Performance from Texas Christian

University (2005), Master of Music from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

(2007) and Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Tuba Performance from Texas Tech University

(2012). While at TCU, Jeremy’s primary studies were with Richard Murrow, at IU his

teachers were Daniel Perantoni and Anthony Kniffen, principal tubist with the Indianapolis

Symphony Orchestra. At TTU, Jeremy studied with Dr. Kevin Wass.

Jeremy has had numerous performing opportunities as a freelance musician in Texas and

Indiana. He has performed with ensembles such as the Lafayette Philharmonic Orchestra, and the East Texas

Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, Jeremy was a member of the Civic Brass Quintet and Quintessence Brass

Quintet.

Jeremy has been successful as a soloist. He placed second in the 2006 International Women’s Brass Conference

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Fort Worth, Texas. He was also a semifinalist in 2004 Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba

Festival and the 2004 International Tuba and Euphonium Conference Artist Tuba Competition.

Jeremy began teaching at West Texas A&M University in August 2008. At WTAMU Jeremy teaches applied

lessons to all tuba and euphonium majors, leads the WTAMU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, and teaches Brass

Methods, Instrumental Technique, and Elementary Music Theory. Jeremy performs with the West Texas Brass

Quintet and became principal tubist with the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra in September 2009. Since 2010,

Jeremy has made numerous appearances as a guest artist in addition to performances in recent conferences

across Texas and throughout the United States.

Dr. Jamie Lipton is the Assistant Professor of Low Brass and director of the Brass Band at

Henderson State University. Dr. Lipton has been on faculty at Texas Woman's University

and Tarrant County College, held a prestigious teaching fellowship at the University of

North Texas, and taught private lessons and master classes for several of the top high school

band programs in Texas. She has also served as a faculty member at summer workshops

throughout the United States.

Dr. Lipton has won several major euphonium competitions, including the 2006 Leonard

Falcone Competition and the 2006 International Tuba and Euphonium Conference (ITEC) Competition. She

also received 3rd Place in the Japan Wind and Percussion Competition in 2007. An active soloist, Dr. Lipton

has been a featured artist at concerts and clinics all over the country, including the last four International

Tuba/Euphonium Conferences in Denver, Cincinnati, Tucson, and Linz. She has performed solos with the

"President's Own" U.S. Marine Band and the U.S. Army Orchestra.

Originally from the Chicago area, Dr. Lipton received her bachelor's degree from Northwestern University,

where she was a student of Rex Martin. She completed her master's degree and her doctorate at the University

of North Texas, studying euphonium with Dr. Brian Bowman and trombone with Dr. Vern Kagarice. Dr.

Lipton is a Willson artist and performs on a Willson TA-2900 euphonium.

Dr. Dennis Llinás is the Associate Director of Bands at Louisiana State University.

His responsibilities include conducting the LSU Symphonic Winds, teaching

undergraduate conducting, directing the LSU Bengal Brass Basketball Band, and

assisting with the LSU Tiger Marching Band.

From 2003 to 2007, Llinás was director of bands at Miami Coral Park Senior High

School where he conducted the concert ensembles, directed the jazz program, marching

band, and the percussion ensemble. From 2007 to 2008, he was the assistant director at W. Charles Akins High

School in Austin, TX. His responsibilities included directing the percussion ensemble, providing private

lessons to the percussion studio, conductor of the Concert Band, assistant conductor of the Wind Ensemble, and

director of the Jazz Band.

In the world of marching arts, Llinás is an active arranger/composer/show designer producing competitive

marching band and indoor percussion shows for over 50 programs across the nation. Several of his works have

been published by Center X Productions and performances of his works could be heard throughout the country

including Oklahoma State University, Winthrop University, and The University of Texas at Austin. Several

special projects have been commissioned of him by Estefan Enterprises in Miami, FL for the Miami Dolphins

and the Florida Marlins, as well as the 2007 Orange Bowl Halftime Production with special guest star from

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As a composer, Llinás has been commissioned to compose works for musicians from across the country.

Recently, two works have been recorded by Mark Hetzler, trombone professor at The University of Wisconson,

on Summit Records on two separate albums in 2012. His compositions and arrangements have also been

performed by The University of Texas Wind Ensemble, The University of Texas Men's and Women's Chorus,

the Dallas Wind Symphony, as well as performances by solo artists from The University of Texas, Furman

University, and Huston-Tillotson University.

Llinás is an active clinician and guest conductor in the United States. In 2012, he appeared as a guest conductor

with the West Point Band conducting music by Michael Daugherty. He maintains memberships in the

Conductors Guild, the College Band Directors National Association, the Texas Music Educators Association,

the Golden Key National Honors Society, and the Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society. His recording

credits include projects with The University of Texas, Austin, Summit Records, and Florida International

University.

Dr. Llinás received a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Florida International University and both a

Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from The University of Texas at Austin. His

primary conducting professors were Roby George and Jerry Junkin.

Dr. Angelo Manzo has been a member of the music faculty at MU since 2001 where he

teaches applied tuba and euphonium, directs the MU Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble, and

performs regularly with the University of Missouri-Columbia Faculty Brass Quintet. A native

of Washington, he entered his undergraduate studies at the University of Puget Sound as a

vocal performance major, but began serious instrumental study his sophomore year. While

focusing on tuba performance, he also continued his vocal training throughout both his

undergraduate and graduate studies. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University

of Puget Sound, a Master of Music degree from Baylor University, and a Doctor of Musical

Arts degree from The University of Texas at Austin.

During his career he has performed on television and radio with professional brass quintets and symphonies as

well as various commercials and movie soundtrack credits. As a soloist/artist he has appeared at a variety of

tuba and euphonium conferences including the Great Plains Regional, Midwest Regional, Mid-South Regional,

and Southern Regional. Dr. Manzo is very active throughout the United States as a recitalist, clinician,

adjudicator, and most recently has given masterclasses and performances at several American, Albanian, and

Russian universities, including the University of Kansas, Oklahoma University, Kansas State University, Texas

Tech University, Oklahoma State University, Boise State University, Akademia e Arteve (Tirane), Galeria Jozef

(Durres), the Moscow Conservatory of Music, the Gnessin Institute (Moscow), and the Mussorgsky School of

Music (St. Petersburg).

Jordan Mayfield is a first year tuba student from Seguin, Texas. He attended Seguin High

School. Jordan started tuba in the sixth grade; playing highlights included; playing for the

region band in the eighth grade, first-chair, top band in high school in the tenth grade, section

leader in the eleventh grade. He also attended region band in the twelfth grade, was brass

captain and made the 5A All-State band. Jordan made all 1’s in UIL Solo and ensemble

competitions throughout high school. During high school, Jordan studied with Mr. Keith

Robinson from Texas Lutheran University and with Chris Combest from the University of

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Dr. Donald McKinney is the Director of Wind Ensembles and Associate Professor at

Louisiana State University School of Music. His responsibilities include conducting the

LSU Wind Ensemble and teaching graduate wind conducting. Previously he was the

Band Conductor for Interlochen Arts Academy and during the summer, he returns as

the Band Coordinator for Interlochen Arts Camp.

From 2004 to 2007, he was the Associate Conductor of Ensembles at the Duquesne

University Mary Pappert School of Music where he assisted with the wind ensembles,

orchestra, and opera workshop. He was also the Assistant Conductor to violinist and conductor Sidney Harth

and was responsible for teaching courses in undergraduate conducting. After participating in the Second

Frederick Fennell Conducting Masterclass, he was named a finalist for the 2011 Thelma A. Robinson Award by

the Conductors Guild.

Dr. McKinney has published articles in three volumes of Teaching Music through Performance in Band (GIA

Publications). For the same project, he has performed for three recordings with the University of North Texas

Wind Symphony. He has also authored a chapter about composer Jennifer Higdon for the book, Women of

Influence in Contemporary Music (Scarecrow Press). As part of the 2011 College Band Directors National

Association (CBDNA) Conference in Seattle, Washington, he presented a session on the wind music of George

Antheil. His recording credits include projects with the University of Michigan Symphony Band, University of

North Texas Wind Symphony, Keystone Wind Ensemble, and the Duquesne University Wind Symphony.

Dr. McKinney received a Bachelor of Science in Music in Education from Duquesne University, a Master of

Music in Conducting from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting

from the University of Michigan. His primary conducting teachers include Michael Haithcock, Dr. Jack Stamp,

Dr. Robert Cameron, and additional study with H. Robert Reynolds and Frank Battisti. He maintains active

memberships in College Band Directors National Association and Conductors Guild.

Dr. Ben Miles is the Associate Professor of Tuba at Middle Tennessee State University.

From 2008-2012, he was the Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Wright State

University. His solo CD, "Contraptions," was released recently 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. He has been a preliminary judge for the tape round of

this prestigious competition since 2008 and was an adjudicator at the 2011 Leonard Falcone

Festival. He has given performances in 48 of 50 states, as well as in Europe and China.

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. While a student at Michigan State, he became the first tuba player in the history of the school to win

the annual concerto competition and while at SUNY Fredonia, he was the first tuba player in the history of the

school to receive the Performer's Certificate.

Miles has performed with the Nashville Symphony, Chattanooga (TN) Symphony, Richmond (IN) Symphony,

Springfield (OH) Symphony, Dayton (OH) Philharmonic, Conway (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."


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Miles also served on the faculty at the University of Central Arkansas. He has also taught low brass students at

Alma College (MI), Lansing Community College (MI), Eastern Michigan University, and Penn State

University. He is a former member of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps and was on the brass staff with the

Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps. From 2011-2012, he was the chair of the Chamber Music Yellow Springs

Competition, held in Yellow Springs, OH.

Dr. Sarah Miles is an Adjunct Artist Teacher of Flute at Vanderbilt University in Nashville,

TN, Lecturer of Music in Applied Flute at Ohio Northern University in Ada, OH, and an

Instructor of Music at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN.

An active performer, Sarah was selected as a winner of the 2011 National Flute Association

Convention Performers Competition and performed in the 2011 National Flute Convention

Newly Published Music Concert in Charlotte, NC. She has also performed at the Mid-South

Flute Festival, Kentucky Flute Festival, and MTSU Flute Festival. Sarah was formerly a

member of the Springfield (OH), Lansing (MI), Battle Creek (MI), and Midland (MI) Symphonies, Adjunct

Instructor of Flute at Alma College, Flute Instructor for the Michigan State University Community Music

School, Flute Teaching Assistant at Michigan State University, and flute instructor for the Centerville School

District in Centerville, OH. She has also performed with the Alabama Symphony, Dayton Ballet Orchestra

(OH), Kalamazoo (MI), West Michigan, Flint (MI), Saginaw Bay (MI), Jackson (MI), Richmond (IN), and

Chautauqua (NY) Symphonies.

Sarah performs regularly with her husband and tubist, Ben Miles, in the Extreme Duo. They have performed as

a duo at the National Flute Convention, the College Music Society National Conference, the Midwest Regional

Tuba and Euphonium Conference, the College Music Society Great Lakes Conference, Louisiana State

University, the University of Alabama-Birmingham, the University of Memphis, Wright State University,

Michigan State University, and have made several appearances at the Kettle Moraine Chamber Music Series in

Wisconsin.

Sarah holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music Degrees from Michigan State University and a

Bachelor of Music Degree from Louisiana State University. Her primary teachers include Richard Sherman and

Katherine Kemler.

Patrick Nyren is currently a Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree candidate and Graduate

Euphonium Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas, where he studies euphonium

performance with Dr. Brian L. Bowman. He received his Bachelors of Music Degree in

Music Education at the University of Southern Maine School of Music, where he studied

with Michael S. Milnarik. Patrick began his college education at the early age of 16.

Although a young student, Patrick had the honor of being principal euphonium of the USM

Concert Band during his three and a half years in the ensemble. In 2006 he was selected by

audition to perform on the School of Music's Honors Solo Recital. He was also the winner of the school's

Concerto-Aria Competition, which earned Patrick the honor of soloing with the University's Orchestra. Patrick

was a finalist in the Tubonium7 Solo Competition in April, 2009, and also a semi-finalist, artist division, in the

Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Festival Solo Competition in August, 2009, as well as the

Solo Euphonium and Mock Audition Euphonium Competitions at the International Tuba Euphonium

Conference in Tucson, AZ, in 2010. In 2011, Patrick won 1st and 2nd place, respectively, in the Great Plains

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Along with being a competitor, he was also featured as a soloist and chamber musician with the Sweet Thunder

Quartet at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference in 2010. In the last two years, Patrick was a winner in

the University of North Texas Concerto Competition, and a finalist for the United States Marine Band “The

President’s Own,” the West Point Military Academy Band, and the United States Air Force Band. He has been

frequently called to perform with groups around North Texas, including the Lonestar Wind Orchestra, and the

Dallas Wind Symphony Tuba Quartet. Patrick considers his greatest accolade of the last year, though, to be the

birth of his son, Liam Robert Nyren.

Benjamin Pierce is an accomplished low brass artist and teacher. He is a professor at the

University of Arkansas, teaching a large studio of tuba and euphonium players and

directing the tuba/euphonium ensemble. His studies took place at Bowling Green State

University and the University of Michigan. His primary teachers were David Saygers,

Velvet Brown, Fritz Kaenzig, and Wesley Jacobs.

Pierce has notably been the winner of some dozen international tuba and euphonium artist

competitions held in the United States, Japan, Germany, Finland, South Korea, England,

and Italy. He is a frequent soloist at home and abroad performing many solo recitals as well as concerti with

such ensembles as the premier United States military bands, top American brass bands, and such orchestras as

the Tokyo Symphony, Oulu Symphony (Finland), and Vogtland Philharmonie (Germany).

Enjoying a varied ensemble career, Pierce has performed with the Detroit Symphony, the Detroit Chamber

Brass, the Toledo Symphony, the Flint Symphony, and the Tulsa Symphony. He has served as principal tubist

of the Ann Arbor Symphony and is principal tubist of SONA, formerly the North Arkansas Symphony

Orchestra. He is a member of the acclaimed Brass Band of Battle Creek, featuring many of the world’s greatest

brass players. With the BBBC, he has performed on three different instruments.

Recently Pierce was appointed Editor in Chief of the Journal of ITEA. Benjamin Pierce can be heard on three

recordings available from major online retailers. He is a Miraphone performing artist.

Juan J Rodrigues is a senior tuba performance major from Laredo, Texas. He

attended United South High School. Juan started tuba in the seventh grade, highlights

include: attending region band in the ninth grade, making all-district, region & area

band in both the tenth and eleventh grades, and All-State Band in the twelfth grade. He

began his college career at A&M-Kingsville where he studied with Yutaka Kono and

transferred to A&M Corpus Christi during junior year. Juan has attended master classes

with Roland Szentpali and Mike Forbes.

Raúl I. Rodríguez is an Associate Professor of Music at Texas State University in San

Marcos. In addition to teaching applied tuba and euphonium and he is also the director

of the Texas State Tuba Euphonium Ensemble which has enjoyed recent successes

having been invited to perform at the 2005 Great Plains Regional Tuba Euphonium

Conference, the 2006 International Tuba Euphonium Conference, the 2006 Texas Music

Educators Association Convention, the 2007 South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium

Conference, the 2008 International Tuba Euphonium Conference and the 2011South

Central Tuba Euphonium Conference.

His performance credits are quite diverse ranging from the symphony and pop orchestras to brass quintet, solo

recitals and jazz. He currently serves as principal tuba with the Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra in

Colorado and has performed with the Austin and San Antonio Symphony Orchestras. He still continues his


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involvement in youth education by dedicating time to presenting clinics and master classes in the public

schools. In the summer of 2002 Mr. Rodríguez was appointed principal tuba of the Texas Philharmonic to

record the soundtrack for the musical score Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.

Dr. Scott Roeder is Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of

Texas-Pan American where he teaches applied tuba/euphonium and conducts the UTPA

Brass Ensemble and UTPA Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. Previously Dr. Roeder served as

Principal Tubist with the Midland-Odessa Symphony, Lone Star Brass Quintet, and the

Texas Music Festival. Currently he serves as Principal Tuba with the Valley Symphony

Orchestra and performs with the UTPA Faculty Brass Quintet. Additional orchestral

performances include the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Canton Symphony, Illinois

Symphony and many other professional orchestras throughout the country.

As a soloist Dr. Roeder has performed recitals at universities around the country and has been an invited

performer at multiple ITEA Regional Tuba Euphonium Conferences as well as a guest artist at the 2012

International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Linz, Austria. Additionally he has been a featured soloist with

the Midland-Odessa Symphony, Valley Symphony Orchestra, University of Akron Symphony, Odessa College

Band, and the UTPA Wind Ensemble and UTPA String Orchestra. Dr. Roeder has been a prize winner in

multiple regional solo competitions and was named a semi-finalist for the Leornard Falcone International Tuba

Competition (1999 and 2000) and the 2000 International Tuba Euphonium Conference Solo Artist Tuba

Competition in Regina, Saskatchewan.

As an educator Dr. Roeder previously taught at Wayland Baptist University, the University of Akron, and

served as the low brass instructor for the Midland, Odessa, and Crane (TX) school districts. Other teaching

positions have included the Wisconsin Summer Music Clinic, Baylor University Summer Music Camp, Blue

Lake Fine Arts Camp, and Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Dr. Roeder has also presented sessions at the 2004

International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Budapest, Hungary and the 2010 International Tuba Euphonium

Conference in Tucson, Arizona. He is the author of the book “Tuba Tutor”, a pedagogical text on solo tuba

literature. Dr. Roeder’s students have advanced in numerous international competitions and hold positions in the

US Army Bands and other professional music ensembles.

Dr. Roeder received his Bachelors in Music Education at the University of Illinois, Masters in Music

Performance from the University of Akron, and in 2008 received his DMA from the University of Wisconsin-

Madison. His teachers include John Stevens, Tucker Jolly, Mark Moore, Sam Pilafian, and Pat Sheridan.

William G. Rose is presently Associate Professor of Music and Assistant Department Head

in the Department of Music at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA. He teaches

the low brass studio, music theory, music technology, conducts the brass choir, and serves

as Musical Director for music theater productions, as well as holds the position of

Coordinator of the Computer Music Lab. He holds degrees from the University of

Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Michigan State University; his principal teachers are Leonhard

Rose, Dr. Gerald Grose, Donald Haack, Curtis Olson and Philip Sinder. He has served as

principal trombone/euphonium with the Milwaukee Civic Orchestra, principal and bass

trombonist with Acadiana Symphony and Chorale Acadiane, and has performed with the Milwaukee

Symphony, the Greater Lansing Symphony, Concordia (*Concord) Chamber Orchestra, Present Music (Kevin

Stahlheim, music director), the Detroit Chamber Winds and the Ron Devilliers-Jack Carr Big Band, among

others. He has performed with many distinguished musicians including Kevin Clark, Les Elgart, Chuck Hedges,

Slide Hampton, and Skitch Henderson; and performed in shows for Johnny Mathis, Bob Hope, Donald

O’Conner, Liberace, Neil Sedaka, Lena Horne, The Rat Pack, the Four Tops and Percy Sledge.


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He currently serves as principal trombonist with the Lake Charles Symphony in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and

the Rapides Symphony in Alexandria, Louisiana, plays lead trombone with the Lake Charles Jazz Band and

performs tenor banjo and tuba with the Bayou Jazz Kings. He is also Music Director at St. Luke-Simpson

United Methodist Church in Lake Charles. As a composer and arranger, his catalog includes works for band,

orchestra, jazz ensemble, choir, handbells, brass ensembles and solo works for brass; his publishers include

TAP Music, Kagarice Brass Editions, Gulfwind Music Press, Treble C Music, Fred Bock Music, Editions BIM,

Warwick Press and GIA Music. He has held the Henry Alexander Endowed Professorship in Music at McNeese

State University, and is a Yamaha Performing Artist.

William Russell currently hails from Chicago where he is the tubist and founding

member of Alliance Brass. William has been a regular substitute with the Chicago

Symphony Orchestra since 2007 and has performed on tour with the CSO in Europe

and at Carnegie Hall. William can also be heard playing on the CSO’s Grammy-

winning recording of Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony. He was also a member of the

Civic Orchestra of Chicago from 2006-08. After completing the Civic Orchestra

program, William travelled back and forth to Italy several times in 2008-09 to fill the

temporary vacancy at the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.

Though born in Louisiana (Geaux Tigers!), William grew up in Virginia where he studied with some of the

Charlottesville area's top musicians, including tuba lessons with Steve Layman and Kevin Stees, jazz studies

with trumpeter John D’earth, and double bass lessons with Pete Spaar. He has since studied around the U.S.

with such tuba legends as Sam Pilafian, Mike Roylance, and Floyd Cooley. Outside of Alliance Brass, William

acts as a freelance musician in Chicago and enjoys jamming with the hyper-eccentric and fun-loving show band

Black Umbrella Brigade.

Dr. Kevin Sanders joined the faculty of the University of Memphis in the fall of 2008. Hailing

from a small town outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, Sanders has been a performer and clinician

in Europe, Asia, and North and South America.

Dr. Sanders is a member of the Memphis Brass Quintet and has also performed with the

American Brass Quintet, New Mexico Symphony, Memphis Symphony, Spoleto USA Festival

Orchestra, New World Symphony, Chicago Civic Orchestra, and Columbus Philharmonic. In

1999, Dr. Sanders was selected as one of nine Americans to play with the Jeunesse Musicales

World Orchestra for their North American and European tours. He has worked under internationally acclaimed

conductors such as Kurt Masur, Lorin Maazel, Frederick Fennell, and James Conlon, including performances in

New York City’s Carnegie Hall under the batons of Charles Dutoit and Michael Tilson Thomas.

As a soloist, Sanders can be heard on the 2011 release of “Radiant Blues” on Mark Records, which includes

Charles Booker’s Sonatina for Tuba and Wind Ensemble with the University of Memphis Wind Ensemble

under the direction of Kraig Williams. He has also appeared as a soloist with the University of Memphis Wind

Ensemble, Natural State Brass Band, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Wind Ensemble, and several high wind

ensembles.

During his Big Apple experience at The Juilliard School, Dr. Sanders presented concerts all over New York

City through Juilliard’s Community Chamber Music program. He is also a sought after Breathing

Gym clinician, having worked with high school, college, and drum corp programs and has been a featured

clinician at the Arkansas Bandmaster’s Association Conference, Tennessee Music Educator’s Conference,

Washington D.C. Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Conference and the International Tuba-Euphonium

Conference. He currently serves on the faculty of the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music


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and has held positions on the faculties of the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, SUNY-Potsdam Crane

School of Music, and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.

Dr. Sanders holds degrees in tuba performance from the Interlochen Arts Academy, Indiana University, and

graduate degrees from The Juilliard School and Michigan State University. His primary teachers include Dan

Perantoni, Tony Kniffen, David Fedderly, and Phil Sinder. Sanders is a B&S Perantucci performing artist and

clinician.

Travis Scott is a resident of Lewisville, Texas and a native of Ohio. He holds music

degrees from the University of Akron (BM) and the University of North Texas (MM)

where he studied with Tucker Jolly and Brian Bowman respectively. He is currently a

member of the Blossom Festival Band, the Lone Star Brass Band and subs regularly with

the Lone Star Wind Orchestra. He currently teaches tuba and euphonium at Brookhaven

College and maintains a studio of approximately 60 euphonium students in the DFW

metroplex. He has transcriptions and arrangements published by Wingert-Jones,

Gramercy, Potenza and Cimarron Music companies. Very interested in new music for the

euphonium, he has commissioned or had works written at his request by composers such as Anthony Plog, Jiro

Censhu, Barbara York, Elgar Howarth and James Woodward among others.

Rachel Selice is a current graduate of the Louisiana State University College of Music and

Dramatic Arts where she completed the Master of Music degree in clarinet performance

under the tutelage of Dr. Robert DiLutis. In 2011, she received the Bachelor of Music

degree in clarinet performance, also from LSU. Currently Mrs. Selice is a free-lance

musician in the Baton Rouge area, studying on the side with Dr. Debra Chodacki at LSU.

She is also a bicycle enthusiast, spending time working in a bicycle shop in Baton Rouge,

and an animal lover.

David Shea serves as Associate Professor of Clarinet at Texas Tech University. He also

serves as Principal Clarinetist for the Lubbock Symphony and Abilene Philharmonic

Orchestras, and has recently joined the music faculty at Rocky Ridge Summer Music in Estes

Park, CO. Shea has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United

States, France, Belgium, Germany, Brazil and Chile. As a member of Trio Montecino, he has

toured extensively and recorded two critically acclaimed CDs, Trio Montecino and Nuevo

Sonido: Latin- American Trios. These recordings are available on the Eroica Classical

Recordings label. Shea has performed at the Clarinetfests in Chicago, Columbus, Salt Lake

City, Atlanta and Kansas City, as well as the OU Clarinet Symposium and Klarinetstage, Belgium. In addition

to his solo and chamber music performances, Shea has played with the Indianapolis Symphony, Fort Wayne

Symphony, Columbus Philharmonic, Champaign-Urbana Symphony and the Sinfonia de Camera. He has also

been involved in numerous CD recording projects for Eroica Classical Recordings, Crystal, Naxos, Delos, Opus

One, Indiana University Recordings and Hal Leonard Productions where he worked with such artists as Eugene

Rousseau and the Indiana Clarinet Trio.

As a teacher, Shea has been invited to do master classes throughout the United States, Brazil and Belgium. He

has been invited on three different occasions to teach as a sabbatical replacement at the Jacobs School of Music

at Indiana University. Shea was a Creative and Performing Arts Fellow at the University of Illinois, an Indiana

University Academic Fellow, a member of the Texas Tech Teaching Academy and a recipient of the Texas

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Shea has earned degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory (BM), Oberlin College (BA-Mathematics), the

University of Illinois (MM) and Indiana University (DM). His teachers have been Howard Klug, Lawrence

McDonald, Eli Eban, James Campbell and the late Ronald Phillips. David Shea is a Buffet Crampon USA

Performing Artist and is Texas State Chair for the International Clarinet Association.

Dan T. Sipes is an accomplished musician in many areas. As a soloist, he has performed in

numerous states including New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Texas,

California, and Illinois. He has performed with chamber ensembles at the Spoleto Festival,

the Lucerne Music Festival, and on NPR. As an orchestral musician, he is the principal

tubist with the Corpus Christi Symphony and has played with the San Antonio, Phoenix,

North Carolina, Charleston, and Charlotte Symphonies among others.

Dr. Sipes teaches low brass, music business, and music technology at Texas A&M

University at Corpus Christi. He has previously taught at the UT-San Antonio, Trinity

University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Western Carolina

University, Appalachian State University, and Lenoir-Rhyne College. He has presented over 200 clinics at

conferences in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, California, Washington, Oregon,

Texas and many other states.

Dr. Sipes received his Master of Music Performance degree from Appalachian State University and his

Bachelor of Music Performance degree from Arizona State University. His primary teachers were Arnold

Jacobs, Roger Bobo and John Sizemore. He received a Doctor of Education in Education Leadership with an

emphasis on Educational Technology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Joseph Skillen has been a principal tubist in several American orchestras, and has

performed with touring ensembles throughout the United States, Europe, China, and

Russia. Additionally, he has presented solo performances on four continents and

throughout the United States. Countries where Skillen has performed and/or taught

include: Brazil, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Japan, China, Sweden, Finland, Canada,

France, and Russia. As a Fulbright Scholar, Skillen lived in Stockholm, Sweden while

studying at the Royal Conservatory of Music.

He has released recordings on the Vestige, Bernel, Mark Masters, New Tertian, Cat Crisis, and Mark Custom

labels. In addition, he has performed with the following ensembles; The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic

Orchestra, Detroit Chamber Winds, Symphonia, The Galliard Brass Ensemble, Michigan Opera Theatre

Orchestra, Western Brass Quintet, and the Norem Brass Quintet at LSU. His writings appear in books with

Indiana University Press, and journals such as the International Tuba and Euphonium Association Journal and

International Trombone Association Journal. Skillen's musical transcriptions and arrangements are published by

Tuba Euphonium Press and Bernel Music Ltd.

With interests in the variety of career options that exist in the musical world, Skillen started a project for music

students to explore their entrepreneurial interests. After teaming up with a local business person and former

music major, the result is the Janice H. Pellar Creative Arts Entrepreneurship Project. The goal of which is a

certification program for LSU students who have attended seminars with him, visiting arts entrepreneurs, and

other faculty experts. Additionally, he serves as the program director of the LSU Study Abroad in Ireland

Program. Each summer he leads a group of students and faculty in Ireland-specific General Education Courses.

Presently, Dr. Skillen is also the coordinator of Brass and Percussion studies at Louisiana State University. He

has been recognized for his teaching and research skills winning numerous awards and grants from both the

University and the State of Louisiana. He currently serves as Secretary on the Executive Board of the


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International Tuba Euphonium Association. Skillen holds music education and/or performance degrees from

Tennessee Technological University, The Pennsylvania State University, and Michigan State University.

J. Mark Thompson is Professor of Music at Northwestern State University. He holds

degrees from Murray State University, University of Southern California, and University of

Iowa; his teachers include Ray Conklin, John Hill, George Krem, Charles Vernon, and

Arnold Jacobs. A charter life member of the ITA, Dr. Thompson chairs its Advisory Council

on Literature and serves on its Board of Advisers, and he is a life member of the ITEA.

Editor and co-author of French Music for Low Brass Instruments, he also produced Solos for

the Student Trombonist, 2d ed. Dr. Thompson was a featured soloist with the South Arkansas

Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, and the U.S. Army Orchestra, and he was a Participant at

the Alessi Seminar. Formerly Principal Bass Trombone of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, he performs with the

Shreveport Symphony, Longview Symphony, South Arkansas Symphony, Lancaster Festival, and Des Moines

Metro Opera Orchestras, and he serves as a sub/extra with the Alabama Symphony.

Demondrae Thurman is considered one of the stars of the formidable generation of brass

soloists. His euphonium playing has been described as “awe inspiring”, and he is touted as

“an amazing musician”. Demondrae has a firm international reputation as a euphonium soloist

having performed in France, Germany, England, Norway, Hungary, and throughout North

America. Many of America's premiere colleges and universities have hosted him as a

performer and teacher and he continues to be in high demand. Over the last ten years,

Demondrae has been an invited guest artist/clinician at many of the world’s prestigious

euphonium festivals including the International Tuba/Euphonium Conference, U.S. Army

Band Tuba and Euphonium Conference and the Leonard Falcone Competition. His primary teachers are John

Stevens, J. Michael Dunn, James Jenkins, and Daniel Drill.

Demondrae is also an active chamber musician. He plays first euphonium and trombone in the highly regarded

Sotto Voce Quartet which tours extensively. The quartet has released three recordings on the Summit Records

label; all of which have received stellar reviews. Viva Voce!: The Complete Quartets of Johns Stevens won the

International Tuba/Euphonium Association award for best chamber music recording in 2006. The quartet has

been featured several times on American Public Media’s, Performance Today. He also plays first baritone horn

in the Brass Band of Battle Creek, a British brass band comprised of many of the world’s best brass and

percussion performers. In addition to his chamber music work, Demondrae is in demand as a euphonium

specialist for symphony orchestras including the Atlanta, Eastern Music Festival, and North Carolina

Symphony Orchestras.

In addition to the Sotto Voce Quartet recordings, Demondrae released his first solo recording on the Summit

Records label in 2005 entitled, Soliloquies. It received a 9/9 out of 10/10 from classicstoday.com and he was

referred to as “having earned (his) stripes as one of the premiere euphonium players in the world”. Showing his

dedication to new music, all of the music on the recording was written for him or with his playing in mind. His

second album, Songs of a Wayfarer, was released in 2011. Demondrae can also be heard on recordings with the

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Brass Band of Battle Creek, and the New South Jazz Orchestra.

Currently, Demondrae is Associate Professor of Euphonium and Tuba, Chair of the Brass Area and Director of

Orchestral Studies at the University of Alabama. His students have been extremely successful having won

many of the prestigious international competitions for low brass. He also teaches at the annual Miraphone

Academy. Demondrae Thurman is a Miraphone Performing Artist and plays exclusively the Miraphone 5050

Ambassador “Edition” euphonium which was designed specifically for him. He also plays the custom

“Demondrae” model mouthpiece manufactured by Warburton Music Products.


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Kevin Wass, Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Texas Tech University, holds

the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan, the Bachelor of Science

degree (Summa cum laude) in Music Education from Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, and

the Master of Music degree and Performer's Certificate from Indiana University.

He has performed with a wide range of ensembles, including the Disneyland All-American

College Band, the Music Academy of the West Festival Orchestra, the Omaha, Lincoln, and

Honolulu Symphony Orchestras, Santa Fe Pro Musica and various brass chamber groups.

Solo appearances have included competitions in the United States, Canada, and the Czech Republic, and

recitals and concerto appearances at colleges, universities, and regional and international tuba-euphonium

conferences.

His teaching experience is equally varied, with experience as a band and orchestra director at the elementary

and high school levels in addition to private studio and classroom teaching at the college level. In addition to his

duties at Tech, Dr. Wass has served on the faculty of the Las Vegas Music Festival and currently serves as

Principal Tubist of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.

His principal studies have been with Fritz Kaenzig, Daniel Perantoni, Harvey Phillips, and Craig Fuller. A

long-time member of the International Tuba-Euphonium Association (ITEA), Dr. Wass has served on the Board

of Directors of the organization as Conferences Coordinator and was Founding Chair of the ITEA Harvey G.

Phillips Awards for Excellence in Composition.

Brett White is currently a euphonium player with the 56th Army Band based out of Joint

Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. As a member of the 56Th Army Band Mr. White

performs as a part of the 56th Brass Quintet, Sound of Courage Ceremonial Band, and the

56th Concert band.

Prior to his Military Service Mr. White was a freelance music teacher, teaching

euphonium, trombone, and tuba lessons in the Western Kentucky area. Mr. White earned

his Masters Degree in Brass Performance from Louisiana State University and his

Bachelor Degree in Music Education from Murray State University.

Mr. White’s primary teachers include James Gregory, Brandon Jones, Ray Conklin, and Joseph Skillen.

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Chemorocket

Chemorocket – The Brett William Dietz Ensemble was formed in February

2013 – the year of the black snake. The group is dedicated to experimental

music using free improvisation, rock, jazz, and classical music. Prior to the

formation of the ensemble, Brett William Dietz released to electronic compact

discs called Gr(u)Ve Assas(Sin) and Employing Histrionics. While the group

primarily focuses on Dietz’s music, it also performs music by other

experimental composers like Austin Thompson and Turkish225.

Fat Bottomed Brass

The Fat Bottomed Brass tuba-euphonium quartet is a mostly

graduate student quartet based in Denton, Texas. Comprised of four

of the best tuba and euphonium students at the University of North

Texas, this group has performed with great success in a multitude

of venues. Biographies of the individual members are listed below.

Patrick Nyren is currently DMA Degree candidate and Graduate Euphonium Teaching Fellow at the UNT,

where he studies euphonium performance with Dr. Brian L. Bowman. He received his Bachelors of Music

Degree in Music Education from the University of Southern Maine School of Music, where he studied with

Michael S. Milnarik. In the last two years, Patrick was a winner in the UNT Concerto Competition, and a

finalist for the US Marine Band “The President’s Own,” the West Point Military Academy Band, and the US

Air Force Band. Patrick considers his greatest accolade of the last year to be the birth of his son Liam.

Toby Furr is from Dallas, Texas. Before graduating from Lake Highlands High School in 2009, he received the

John Philip Sousa Band Award and was named principle euphonium in the Texas 5A All-State Band. Toby is

currently pursuing a degree in euphonium performance at UNT in Denton, Texas. He studies with Dr. Brian

Bowman and is a member of the UNT Wind Symphony and several chamber ensembles. Toby was the winner

of the Leonard Falcone Competition in the euphonium student division in 2010 and in the euphonium artist

division in 2011. Upon graduating from UNT in May, Toby will join “Pershing’s Own” Army Band, as a

member of the Ceremonial Band.

Jesse D. Orth is a DMA student in Tuba performance and Graduate Tuba Teaching Fellow at the University of

North Texas. With the UNT Center Brass Quintet, Mr. Orth was a guest artist and performer at the 2nd

International Festival of Classical music in Piracicaba, Brazil. He has also traveled to Ghana, Africa as part of

his ethnomusicology studies. Before moving to Texas to study with Mr. Donald C. Little, Mr. Orth received his

degree in Liberal Arts – Music from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he studied tuba with Dr.

Jerry A. Young. He is currently principal tuba in the UNT symphony orchestra and formerly held the principal

tuba position with the Chippewa Valley Symphony. Mr. Orth has also recorded with the UNT Wind Symphony

and performed with the Dallas Civic Wind ensemble and the Metropolitan Winds of Dallas. During his

undergraduate work, Mr. Orth was an assistant to internationally renowned jazz tuba performer Jon Sass, on the

Bassblowaz Club, part of the Creative Impulse series.

Adam Koble is from Waseca, MN. He is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in tuba performance at

the UNT, where he has studied with Donald C. Little. In 2010, he completed the Bachelor of Music Education

degree at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, where he studied with Dr. Jerry Young. Adam currently

performs with the Center Brass Quintet, Bell Tower Brass Quintet, and Fat Bottomed Brass. He also maintains a

private lesson studio and works in the UNT Instrument Repair Shop under the mentorship of Ann MacMillan.

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Henderson State University Tuba Choir

Under the direction of Dr. Jamie Lipton and Mr. Todd Cranson, the Henderson

State University Tuba Choir consists of undergraduate tuba and euphonium

majors, minors, and enthusiasts. In its short history, the ensemble has

performed at conferences throughout Texas and Arkansas, as well as in

Washington D.C. at the 2012 U.S. Army Band Tuba/Euphonium Conference.

The HSU Tuba Choir performs at least one full concert every semester, and

often a tuba quartet represents the ensemble at smaller university functions.

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.

Lautes Quartet

Founded in 2009, the Lautes Quartet consists of current and former

graduate students from the tuba and euphonium studio of Dr. Joseph

Skillen at Louisiana State University. The quartet has gone though

several name changes including the Ninkasi Quartet, but think that

Lautes (German for noisy) is the a appropriate moniker.

Chasse Duplantis, who completed his Masters Degree in euphonium performance at LSU, is currently the

Assistant Director of Bands at Porter High School in Porter, Texas. Brett White also completed his Masters

Degree on euphonium at LSU, and is currently serving his country with the 56th Army Band based out of Joint

Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. Brian Gallion, who completed his Masters and DMA degrees at LSU, is

currently teaching applied tuba and euphonium at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana.

He holds principal tuba positions with the Rapides, Lake Charles, and Gulf Coast Symphonies, and is also the

first-call low brass musician with Theatre Baton Rouge. Andy Larson, who completed his Bachelors degree at

LSU, is currently finishing his DMA in tuba performance, also at LSU. Andy is in demand as a performer and

clinician throughout the US, and has an increasing draw internationally, having recently competed in both

Finland and Italy. Larson is also becoming more involved in experimental and collaborative performance,

having just performed at N_SEME (National Student Electronic Music Event) in Philadelphia.

As a group, Lautes has performed as guest artists and competitors throughout the south central region of the

United States. In October of 2010 they were winners of the Louisiana MTNA Chamber Music Competition, as

well as runners up at the District IV MTNA Chamber Music Competition the following January. In February of

2011, the group placed second in the Great Plains Regional Tuba Conference Quartet Competition. They were

also featured as guest artists at the same conference.

Moving forward, the group has ambitious plans including competing and performing at the 2014 International

Tuba and Euphonium Conference, recording a CD of original works for the tuba quartet, and commissioning

new works for the same CD.

Lautes would like to thank the organizers of the South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium conference for giving

them an excuse to get back together again!

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Loose Canons is a recently founded duo committed to uncovering

the potential musical agility and humor only a pair of tubas can offer.

It's members, Corey Rom and Daniel Frost, are current doctorate

students at The University of Texas at Austin. The group's future

plans include numerous performance engagements throughout the

Austin community and beyond.

Loose Canons is also dedicated to presenting informative programs

for a variety of educational institutions, inspiring ideas for creative performance for any musical setting...even if

it involves just two tubas!

Louisiana State University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble

The LSU Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble is comprised of undergraduate and graduate students working

towards degrees in both performance and music education. Since its inception in 1998, the group and its

member have been invited to perform at various local, national, and international events and competitions.

Some of these events include U.S. Army International Tuba and Euphonium Conference in Washington DC and

numerous regional and International conferences of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association (ITEA).

The ensemble performs in a wide variety of style including choral, orchestral, and band transcriptions in

addition to original works for the medium. Graduates of the ensemble have gone on to win spots in Orchestras,

Military Bands, top-tier graduate schools and conservatories. Other graduates are engaged as

educator/performers in Universities and Public schools throughout the United States.

Louisiana State University Wind Ensemble

The LSU Wind Ensemble is one of three concerts bands at Louisiana State University and is comprised of the

finest wind, brass, and percussion students. The ensemble consists of graduate and upperclassmen from the LSU

School of Music. Through the performance of a wide range of repertoire, the LSU Wind Ensemble provides an

opportunity for our students to develop and refine their individual musicianship. The ensemble enjoys a rich

history of collaborating with faculty soloists, composers, and guest artists that include Joel Puckett and David

Lang. In addition to their regular series of six on-campus concerts, the Wind Ensemble has toured and

performed at both regional and national music conventions. They were invited to perform at the South Central

Regional Music Conference and recently selected to perform at the 2013 National Conference of the College

Band Directors National Association. Their most recent artistic endeavor is a recording project for the Naxos

label that features repertoire from their performance at the 2013 National CBDNA Conference.

Northwestern State University of Louisiana Euphonium-Tuba

Ensemble

Northwestern State University, founded in 1884, is located in beautiful

historic Natchitoches, Louisiana, the oldest settlement in the Louisiana

Purchase. The NSU Euphonium-Tuba Studio consist of 2 full-time faculty

members and talented graduate and undergraduate students. In addition to

weekly private lessons and studio class, students are actively involved in

various performing ensembles such as NSU Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble, Natchitoches-Northwestern

Symphony, NSU Marching Band, NSU Concert Bands, and NSU Jazz Ensemble. The studio alumni include

regional and national award winners of the Music Teachers National Association Competitions, university

instructor, military band players, and highly successful band directors.

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Southeastern Louisiana University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble

Formed in 2010 under the leadership of Dr. Brian Gallion, the Southeastern

Louisiana University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble performs a variety of

literature ranging from original works to transcriptions, and from jazz to

classical. The group and its members are most visible during the SELU annual

Octuba-fest series of concerts, but this past year they were very excited to

present Hammond, Louisiana’s first annual Merry TubaChristmas. SCRTEC

2013 marks the ensemble’s first-ever performance at an ITEA conference. The musicians are particularly proud

of their upcoming performance, as they arranged most of the works that will be performed.

Texas Tech University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble

The Texas Tech University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble has existed in

various incarnations since the late 1960's, with ensembles formed under

professor of tuba and euphonium David Payne for what later became annual

"Groundhog Day" concerts. The ensemble re-formed as a large performing

group under the direction of Kevin Wass in 2002. Since that time, the

ensemble has performed at the International Tuba-Euphonium Conferences

in Denver (2006), Cincinnati (2008), Tucson (2010), and Linz, Austria (2012); the Texas Music Educators

Association Clinic/Convention in San Antonio (2004); the Texas Regional ITEA Conference in Lubbock

(2005); the Southwest Regional ITEA Conference in Las Vegas (2005), and the South Central ITEA

Conferences in Austin (2007) and Waco (2011). The ensemble has also been featured on the TTU Bands

"Sound Encounters" concerts and has performed at the TTU Relay for Life, the TTU College of Visual and

Performing Arts "Christmas in November" event, the Plainview Symphony Presents series and in other local

venues. The ensemble also hosts TUBACHRISTMAS Lubbock, which has grown to over 80 participants.

University of Alabama Tuba Ensemble

The Tuba/Euphonium studio at the University of Alabama has a

rich history of producing musicians of a very high caliber.

Members of the studio have won or had success in solo and

chamber music competitions at all levels including the

International Tuba/Euphonium Association, Falcone, and MTNA.

In 2008, this studio produced the winners of the Artist Tuba and

Euphonium Solo Competitions at Falcone (the only time in history the winners in both categories came from

one school). The tuba/euphonium ensemble has performed at many of the major conferences for our instruments

including the U.S. Army Band and International Tuba/Euphonium Conferences. It is an extremely viable

member the Tuscaloosa community as it performs for a variety of events such the Children’s Hands On

Museum, elementary school events and for homecoming festivities in addition its regular concerts.

University of Arkansas Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble

The University of Arkansas Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, or Tubaband as it is affectionately known, rehearses

weekly and performs concerts each semester on the U of A campus. The Ensemble has been featured at such

conferences as ITEC 2010, GPRTEC, MWRTEC, and SCRTEC. Under the direction of Benjamin Pierce, the

group strives to perform challenging repertoire, providing a valuable and unique chamber music experience for

all students involved.

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University of Central Arkansas Tuba Euphonium Krewe

The UCA Tuba Euphonium Krewe is an extremely active ensemble at UCA

and in the Conway, AR community. This mix of majors and non-majors

rehearses twice a week and hosts events such as Octubafest, Arkansas Tuba-

Euphonium Day, Tuba Christmas, and the UCA Low Brass Festival. They

have appeared at the South Central Tuba Euphonium Conference at Baylor

University, as well as an appearance at the International Tuba Euphonium

Conference in Tucson, Arizona. The group is honored to perform for you today at the SCRTEC at Louisiana

State University.

University of Memphis Bottom Line

Selected from the top tuba and euphonium majors at the

University of Memphis, the Bottom Line is an eight-

member ensemble, which has been featured on morning

news shows and concert series in Memphis. The ensemble

recently released its first commercial recording of Holiday

music entitled Tuba Carols: Sounds of the Season on Blue

Note Records. Bottom Line members include (euphoniums) Geoff Durbin, Kevin McKenzie, Mark Bonner,

Sam Schirmer and (tubas) Marcus Wiggins, Zack Corpus, Jeremy Morris, and Will Hammer. The ensemble is

directed by Dr. Kevin Sanders.

The Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble at the University of North Texas

Leon F. Brown taught trombone, euphonium and tuba from shortly after WWII until

circa 1965 when David Kuehn was appointed to teach tuba and euphonium. David was

actually a student of Leon Brown as an undergraduate tuba student at what was then

called North Texas State University. David assumed a position as assistant Dean of the

then NTSU School of Music circa 1975. Donald Little was hired to replace David to

teach tuba and euphonium here in 1976. Donald Little at the time of taking this

position was the Secretary/Treasurer of the Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association a position he held from

1975 to 83, the longest any individual has held this position. Subsequently he became Vice-President, President

and Past President of TUBA and Conference Coordinator and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He presently

serves the association as a member of the Honorary Advisory Board. In 1980 Don Little hosted the Second

National Tuba Euphonium Symposium Workshop at North Texas State University. From 1973 to 1986, Jazz

euphonium/tuba artist Rich Matteson was a member of the jazz faculty of North Texas State University.

Although he was officially a jazz improvisation teacher he was a motivation and inspiration for euphonium

players to develop their jazz abilities. In 1999 Brian Bowman became the first dedicated euphonium professor

at the University of North Texas. Currently, the euphonium studio is the largest in the United States. This past

year there were 30 tuba and 26 euphonium majors at The University of North Texas. These students are taught

by professors Little and Bowman with the assistance of two tuba and one euphonium graduate assistants.

There are three large tuba euphonium ensembles and one euphonium choir. The 6:00 Tuba Euphonium

Ensemble is the top ensemble composed mainly of graduate students. The University of North Texas is

fortunate to have full time professors in both euphonium and tuba. Additionally both of these professors have

had a long record of service to the Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association (now International Tuba

Euphonium Association) as both of them have served in the offices of Vice-President, President, Past President

as well as other positions within the organization.

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University of Texas-Pan American Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble

The University of Texas-Pan American Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble was

founded under the direction of Dr. Scott Roeder. Since its creation, the

ensemble has quickly gained national and international attention and

acclaim. In 2012 the UTPA Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble performed at the

International Tuba Euphonium Conference and Brass Festival Linz in

Linz, Austria as one of only a handful of tuba-euphonium ensembles from

the United States to be invited to perform. Also the ensemble performed at the 2011 ITEA South Central Tuba

Euphonium Conferences at Baylor University and the 2013 Texas Music Education Association Conference.

Additionally the ensemble performs regular concerts at UTPA and outreach concerts for the surrounding public

school music programs. Current and former members of the ensemble have advanced in numerous international

music competitions and perform in professional music ensembles.

As advocates of new music, The UTPA Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble has premiered original works and

arrangements for tuba euphonium ensemble. In additional the ensemble and studio has hosted numerous world

renown Guest Artists such as Fritz Kaenzig, Matt Tropman, Jerry Young, Lauren Veronie, Mark Moore, Patrick

Sheridan, Roland Szentpali, and Jason Ham.

West Texas A&M University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble

The West Texas A&M University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble is comprised of

14 members from the WTAMU School of Music in Canyon, TX. Members of

the ensemble are majoring in Music Education, Music Business, and Music

Performance. The ensemble is directed by Jeremy Lewis.

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Eric Andries has a wide range of musical experience in several genres. Over the past few

years, he has been the rehearsal pianist for several opera companies, including Des Moines

Opera, Amarillo Opera, Shreveport Opera, Mobile Opera, Syracuse Opera, Indianapolis Opera,

and the Ashlawn Music Festival. Eric has been the musical director for touring educational

opera troupes with Opera Iowa, Portland Opera, and Nashville Opera. In addition, he is an

avid jazz pianist who has worked with Princess Cruise Line as piano player for the showband.

He was also the keyboardist/arranger for a local salsa music group that was featured at the

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Eric has been band leader and pianist for several

musical shows as well. A native of Baton Rouge, he holds degrees from LSU in piano performance and has

studied abroad in France and Austria.

Irina Cunev Born in Republic of Moldova, Irina Cunev graduated from Moldova Sate

University of Arts with a degree in piano performance, teaching and accompanying. After

completing her studies she served as a full time piano instructor and a staff accompanist at

the State Liceum of Music “Stircea” in Chisinau, Moldova. In 2002 she was invited to serve

as a full-time piano instructor in Liu Ning Piano School in Shenyang, China, making solo

appearances in Shenyang Conservatory of Music and Dalian University, China. In 2004 she

moved to Louisiana where she completed her Master’s degree in piano performance at the

Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, while working extensively in the field of

accompanying and teaching. Irina Cunev is currently a staff accompanist at Southeastern Louisiana University,

and a Doctoral student at the Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, in the studio of Dr.Willis Delony.

Dianne Frazier is recognized globally as a premiere collaborative pianist. Known for her

wit and style on and off stage, she exudes an energy and an excitement that is both irresistible

and endearing. According to Branford Marsalis, “Dianne is one bad-ass pianist!!”

Dianne lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she sits on the faculty of Louisiana State

University. She has been principal pianist for the National Flute Association since 2000,

International Society of Bassists since 2003, the World Bass Festival in Poland (2004-08), the

Oberstdorf Music Festival in Germany, the Bradetich Competition, International Studies in

Florence, Italy, and has performed at the Intertional Hornists Society, the International Trumpet Guild, and the

International Clarinet Association conventions.

Henry Jones After graduating cum laude from Yale University in 1978, Dr. Jones was a

free-lance vocal coach and accompanist in New York City for ten years, during which time

his credits include accompanying choral performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center,

vocal recitals at Lincoln Center, a performance at Madison Square Garden, and Broadway

and Off-Broadway shows, including Evita, Jerome Robbins' Broadway, and The Fantasticks.

He received his D.M.A. in piano (1994) from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge,

and has taught at Minot State University in North Dakota and Missouri Southern State

College in Joplin.

Currently at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Dr. Jones teaches piano and related subjects, and

performs with the Southeastern Jazz Ensemble and Southeastern Faculty Jazz Combo. He is a member of Pi

Kappa Lambda, the College Music Society, the National Guild of Piano Teachers, the Music Teacher's National

Association, and the American College of Musicians. Dr. Jones was a winner of the L.S.U. Symphony

Concerto Competition, and nominated several times for best musical director by the Manhattan Association of

Cabarets.

Piano Artist Profiles

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Susan Wass is currently the Senior Staff Accompanist at Texas Tech University. She holds

the Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from Indiana University, where she was a

student of Leonard Hokanson, and the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of

Houston, where she was a student of Ruth Tomfohrde and Abbey Simon. She has

collaborated with such artists as tubists Oystein Baadsvik and Fritz Kaenzig, flutists Carol

Wincenc, Jean Ferrandis and Tadeu Coehlo, hornist Gregory Hustis, clarinetist Howard

Klug, and euphoniumists Adam Frey and Matt Tropman. She has also been a competition

accompanist and recital accompanist at regional and international conferences of the

International Tuba Euphonium Association in Arizona, Texas, Nevada and in Regina, Saskatchewan and

Austria. In addition to her regular performances with Texas Tech faculty and students, Susan has also been

featured on the “Music from Texas Tech” public radio program and can be heard with TTU faculty member

John Gilbert on a recently released compact disc recording of violin sonatas by Vaughan Williams, Britten, and

Howells.

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“The YEP-842S combines incredibly precise tuning,superb response and an evenness of tone that isunmatched…exactly what I need as a musician.”

Adam Frey, International Euphonium Soloist

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Exhibitor List and Advertiser Index

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Please visit our exhibitors in Room 118 of the School of Music

for a wide variety of services, music, accessories, and instruments.

Anna-Karin’s Photography

The Buffet Group

Parker Mouthpieces

Adam Frey and Euphonium.com

Advertiser Index Anna-Karin’s Photography – Page 51

The Buffet Group – Inside Back Cover

Cherry Classics – Page 54

Highland Coffees – Page 2

International Euphonium Institute – Page 56

Just for Brass – Page 5

Louie’s Cafe – Page 24

Louisiana State University College of Music & Dramatic Arts – Page 52

Low Brass Music.com – Page 14

Parker Mouthpieces – Page 26

Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Fine and Performing Arts – Page 45

The Woodwind and Brasswind – Outside Back Cover

Yamaha – Page 55

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