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The 2006 International Trumpet Guild Conference at Rowan University Glassboro, NJ June 6–10, 2006 2 Welcome Welcome to The 2006 Conference of The International Trumpet Guild! As president of ITG, I would like to thank Bryan Appleby-Wineberg and Rowan University for hosting this annual event. The hard work and enthusiasm of many people each year insures the success of each conference. Having been a former conference host, I know that our membership and the Rowan community is in for a fantastic week. Please enjoy your stay, attend all the ITG events and take time to thank Bryan Appleby-Wineberg and his staff for their hard work over the past two years. I look forward to meeting you and attending the concerts, masterclasses, and lectures. Jeffrey Piper President, ITG 2005-2007 3 4 Welcome to 2006 ITG As host of the 2006 International Trumpet Guild Conference it is my honor on behalf of the Rowan University College of Fine and Performing Arts and the Department of Music to welcome you to Rowan and Glassboro in the heart of Southern New Jersey. As I write this welcome note, we are in the throws of final preparations for the conference. With my assistant James Herzog, and many other key people across the university pitching in to make this conference as success, I can say this has truly been a team effort. We hope you enjoy the conference we have put together for you. You will hear some of the world’s great trumpet artists including many you have never before seen at an ITG conference. Please make a point of visiting every industry vendor at the conference and extending a word of thanks for them investing in this event. Without their financial support, ITG conferences could not happen. While you are in South Jersey, in addition to the amazing music making you will hear over the next 5 days, I also hope you are able to experience some of what the region has to offer. Take a short trip to South Philly for the world’s best Philly Cheese Steaks at Pat’s or Gino’s, run over to Atlantic City and take a look at the $1 Billion Borgata Hotel and Casino, or take a nice drive to “The Jersey Shore”. If there is anything we can do to make your conference experience more enjoyable, just ask. We have worked hard to ensure this conference is memorable for everyone. In closing I would like to thank all of the performing artists for so graciously donating their time to make this event happen, and you for attending. We are honored by your presence on our campus. Enjoy your stay and I’ll see you next year in Massachusetts. Sincerely, Bryan K. Appleby-Wineberg 2006, ITG Conference Host Rowan University 856-256-4500 ext. 3526 applebywineberg@rowan.edu 5 6 Contents Page Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Conference Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Awards of Merit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Program Schedule: Tues. June 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Wed. June 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Thurs. June 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Fri. June 9th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Sat. June 10th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Musicians Performers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Presenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 Ensembles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 Composers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159 Scholarship Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171 Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 Maps Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180 Townhouses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181 7 Credits ITG MISSION STATEMENT “To promote communications among trumpet players around the world and to improve the artistic level of performance, teaching, and literature associated with the trumpet.” OFFICERS President —Jeffrey Piper Vice President/President Elect —William Pfund Secretary —Kevin Eisensmith Treasurer —David C. Jones Past President —Stephen Chenette BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael Anderson, Frank G. Campos, Zhonghui Dai, Joyce Davis, Kim Dunnick, Brian Evans, Laurie Frink, Murray Greig, Patrick Harbison, Vera Hørven, Frank Kaderabek, Cathy Leach, Gary Mortenson, James Olcott, Anatoly Selianin, Alan Siebert, Roger Sherman, Michael Tunnell, Neville Young EXECUTIVE STAFF Affiliate Chapter Coordinator —Larry Johansen Director of Public Relations —P. Bradley Ulrich General Counsel —Mark Haynie Membership and Development Coordinator —David Scott JOURNAL STAFF Editor —Gary Mortenson Assistant Editor/Principal Proofreader —Kristin Mortenson Editor, itg journal, jr. —Douglas Wilson Advertisements and Production Manager —Joseph Walters 8 Credits WEB SITE Director —Michael Anderson ITG Links Hub Manager —Ralph Jones 2006 CONFERENCE REPORTERS Director and Editor —Gary Mortenson Reporters —Kari Brooks, Chuck Tumlinsen, Thomas Erdman, Elisa Koehler, Neville Young, Kevin Eisensmith, John Irish, Kelly Deklinski DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Coordinator —Vera Hørven Assistant —James Olcott CONFERENCE WEB COVERAGE Coordinator —Michael Anderson HTML Editing and Photography —Michael Anderson On-Call Technical Support —Michael Dorris 2006 CONFERENCE COORDINATORS Ongoing Competitions Coordinator —Alan Siebert ITG Solo Competition —James Ackley ITG Orchestral Audition Competition —James Stokes ITG Jazz Improvisation Competition —David Champouillon ITG Youth Competition —John Irish ITG Scholarships Coordinator —Wade Weast ITG 2006 Composition Contest —Rich Rulli Trumpet Preludes —Michael Arndt Festival of Trumpets —Randy Tinnin Ongoing Exhibits Coordinator —Rich Illman On Site Exhibits Coordinator —James Herzog; Larry DePasquale, assistant 9 Credits 2006 CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION Conference Host and Administrator: Bryan Appleby-Wineberg Assistant Administrator: James Herzog Student Administrator: Perry Sutton Rowan Conferencing Services: Tina Pinocci and the staff of Student Affairs, Facilities & Operations, and Academic Affairs Registration: Betty Jean Riebe and Donna Talley Facilities Management: Kathy O’Leary Sound Design: Kathy O’Leary and Clearsound Recording Services: Frank Todd and Dorian Mohar Food Services: Sedexho-Rowan Dining Team Poster and Program Cover Design: Randi Wolf Printing - Pixart Prints Program Design: Pixart Prints (Mike Benson), Perry Sutton and James Herzog ITG Conference Consultant: Scott Johnston Rowan University President: Dr. Donald Farsish Rowan University College of Fine and Performing Arts Dean: Dr. Donald Gephardt Rowan University Dept. of Music Chairman: Dr. Robert Rawlins Percussion Equipment and Scheduling: Prof. Dean Witten, Dir. Percussion Studies Festival Choir Contracting: Dr. Robert Page and Prof. Marian Stieber Rowan Faculty and Staff: Sal Scarpa, John Pastin, Douglas Mapp, George Genna, Jim Miller, Denis DiBlasio, George Rabbai, Bob Earley, Adeline Tomasone, Rie Suzuki, Rick Linn, Terence Belzer, Nancy Rawlins, Tyrone Breuninger, Brian Betz, Veda Zuponcic, Brian Brown, John Guida, Lawrence Hoening, Bette Holladay, Ed Vezinho, Marge Morris, Robert Lipartito, Lawrence DePasquale, Betty Jeane Riebe, Donna Talley, Dean Witten Rowan Chapter of MENC and SAI 10 11 12 Awards of Merit ITG AWARDS of MERIT Charles Gorham Charles Gorham was born in Atlanta in 1930. His father who was also a trumpet player began giving him lessons before he lost his baby teeth. In his early development, Mr. Gorham notes the instruction of teachers Roy Lee, Powell Everhart, Robert Landholt, and John Dilliard, the later who performed in Paul Whiteman’s Band and introduced Mr. Gorham to the Schlossburg “Daily Drills.” In 1944, he attended the Interlochen Music Festival and had the opportunity to play for Herbert L. Clarke, Edwin Franko Goldman, and Percy Grainger among others. After being offered the Associate Principal Trumpet position in the Cleveland Orchestra by George Szell, Mr. Gorham enlisted and spent four years playing in the US Air Force Band during which time he earned a Master’s Degree at The Catholic University of America. After completing his four year tour of duty with the USAF Band and Orchestra, Mr. Gorham accepted a teaching position at Baldwin–Wallace College Conservatory of Music and frequently performed with the Cleveland Orchestra under Robert Shaw. Mr. Gorham accepted a position on the faculty at Indiana University and in 1969 became chairman of the Brass Department under the appointment of Dean Wilfred Bain. This position allowed him to present clinics and concerts from Oregon to Israel and promote the School of Music’s incredible program and its variety of ensembles. In 1973–4, Mr. Gorham co-founded the International Trumpet Guild with Robert Nagel and has seen this group grow to become a most valuable organization to professionals, teachers and students, as well as others interested in the trumpet, its performance possibilities and its history. Parallel to ITG was the First and then the Second International Brass Congress hosted by Phil Farkas, M. Dee Stewart and Harvey Phillips. Mr. Gorham notes those who have influenced him throughout his life. The trumpet artistry of: Maurice Andre, William Vacchiano, Adolph Herseth, Timothy Dokshitzer, Louis Armstrong, Harry James, Wynton Marsalis, and the incredible, Doc Severinsen have left him memories to last a lifetime. Mr. Gorham notes, “I feel that the most important facets of my teaching career have included my ability to inspire students to achieve their highest level of performance ability, as well as to motivate them to expand their basic knowledge and integration of musical insight.” 13 Awards of Merit Anne F. Hardin Bachelor of Music, Georgia State University, 1976; Master of Music Education with Performance Certificate (Trumpet), University of South Carolina, 1978; Ph.D. Music Education, University of South Carolina, 1990. Editor, International Trumpet Guild Journal, 19781996; band director, 1978-2004; commissioned 13 works for middle school band; site Teacher of the Year, 1985, 1996, 2002; Beaufort County [SC] Teacher of the Year, 2002-2003; Who’s Who Among American’s Teachers, 1990, 2000. Author, A Trumpeter’s Guide to Orchestral Excerpts (W.R. Welch, 1977; 2nd ed., Camden House, 1986), A Horn Player’s Guild to Orchestra Excerpts (Broad River Press, 1978), Yamaha Band Student Teacher’s Resource Guide and Yamaha Student Workbook (Alfred Pubishing Co., 1994), editor of two collections of science fiction short stories, Rainbow Fantasia and Martianthology (Sense of Wonder Press, 2001 & 2003) co-author, Inside John Haynie’s Studio (U of North Texas Press, 2007). Stephen Jones In addition to performing and recording with the Western Brass Quintet and playing as “extra trumpet” with several major symphonies, he has held positions with the Wichita Brass Quintet, Wichita Symphony, and Kalamazoo Symphony. He has appeared as soloist with the American Wind Symphony, Kalamazoo Symphony, and Santa Fe Chamber Symphony. Performances abroad include concerts in Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Russia, Korea, and People’s Republic of China. His playing can be heard on the CRI, CRS, ASUC, MARK, CAPSTONE, DUBOIS, and ALAM recording labels. He has twice been elected president of the International Trumpet Guild, three times its secretary, and he has served on the ITG Board of Directors. He has been a frequent contributor to the International Trumpet Guild Journal. 14 Awards of Merit Leon Rapier To generations of trumpeters Leon Rapier was teacher, mentor, and more. His influence has been felt by trumpeters beyond just the midsouth US, but certainly nationally throughout the USA, and in fact internationally as well. From 1954 until his untimely death in 1988, Rapier was Principal Trumpet of the Louisville Orchestra, Principal Trumpet of the Louisville Bach Society, and Professor of Trumpet at the University of Louisville. He had previously held positions at Louisiana State University and the New Orleans Philharmonic. For many years, Rapier taught at Interlochen National Music Camp. His recorded works include numerous Louisville Orchestra First Edition Recordings- new works for orchestra which introduced the public (including students in music schools and conservatories) to new music. His recorded solo works include: Bloch Proclamation, Hovhaness Avak the Healer, Chou Wen-Chung Soliloquy of a Bhiksuni, and the Addison Concerto. A partial list of his students include: C.J. Alexius, John Aley, Jerry Amend, Pat Badger, Fred Baker, Clifford Blackburn, Dallas Blair, Stacy Blair, Dan Bowles, Richard Burkart, Barbara Butler, Charlie Butler, Norbert Carnovale, Randell Croley, Jim Debth, Mike Doyle, Tom Fairlie, Carl Fontana, Reinhold Friedrich, Earl Gaar, Gerry Gerbrecht, John Gerbrecht, Tom Giles, Pat Harbison, Keith Jones, Gene King, Richard Lehman, Everett McCurdy, Pat McGuffey, Ariel Numhauser, Natalo Paella, Steve Plank, Russ Plylar, Paul Randall, David Rogers, John Rommel, Bernard Sanchez, Mike Santorelli, David Scott, Richard Stoelzel, Byron Strippling, Arthur Swift, John Tardy, Bob Tucci, Michael Tunnell, Allen Vizzutti, Billy Wick, Herman Vincent, and David Zuercher. 15 16 Conference Program Tuesday, June 6 12 Noon —5 PM Conference Registration Main Lobby —Wilson Hall 7:00 PM – Pfleeger Concert Hall PRELUDE: Rowan University Trumpet Ensemble Members: Jonathon Barnes, John Bauman, Raymond Bohn, Carla DeStefano, Nick Fernandez, Michael Kiely, Dorian Mohar, Chris Patterson, Ken Rafter, Calvin Spencer, Perry Sutton, Drew Wilkie with The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets Captain Derrick N. Shaw, conductor National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Francis Scott Key arr. Dennis Edelbrock Fast-Acting Inhaler from Instant Gratification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Bradshaw Yardbird Suite (2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charlie Parker arr. Nick Fernandez Stadt Wein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Strauss PERFORMANCE: Rowan University Wind Ensemble Dr. John Pastin, USN Ret., director Rowan University Faculty Trumpet Trio Bryan Appleby-Wineberg, George Rabbai, Darin Kelly (guest) James Ackley, Rick Rulli Symphony No. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Frank Ticheli Arlington (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Denis DiBlasio Trumpet Filigree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harold L. Walters Rowan University Faculty Trumpet Trio Opening Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bryan Appleby-Wineberg, 2006 Conference Host Dr. Donald Farish, Rowan University President 17 Conference Program Rhapsodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roberto Sierra James Ackley, trumpet soloist 2006 Conference Welcoming Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff Piper President, International Trumpet Guild 2006 ITG Composition Contest Winners ITG Festival Choir, Dr. Robert Page, Director Rich Rulli, trumpet soloist and composition contest chair Second Prize Winner Yearnings of Prophets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Daniel N. Thrower I. Awake, My Soul! (from The Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 4: 28, 30, and 35) II. O Ye Fair Ones (from The Book of Mormon: Mormon 6: 17-20) III. O That I Were an Angel (from The Book of Mormon: Alma 29: 1, 3, and 9) Rich Rulli, trumpet soloist First Prize Winner Nobody Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sam Stalos Rich Rulli, trumpet soloist Short Ride in a Fast Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Adams Festive Overture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dmiti Shostakovich The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr. Leader and Commander The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” SGM William B. Smith III, SGM Myles E. Overton, MSG Todd Baldwin, MSG James McKenzie, MSG Edward Asten, MSG Michael L. Yoder, MSG Karl F. Mailand, SFC Scott Little, SFC Michael A. Cano, SFC Paul O. Klontz, SFC Christopher Roussey, SFC Neal Corwell, SSG Kirsten R. Lies-Warfield, SSG Julian Ayers, SSG Jason Morgan, SSG Trent Stockton, SGM Dennis Edelbrock 18 Conference Program ITG Festival Choir: * denotes soloists in Nobody Move Soprano: Francine Goman, Betty Hohwieler, Gina Mancillas, Candace Sassaman, Marian Stieber*, Jennifer Weir Alto: Renee Cantwell, Doralene Davis, Bernadette DiMeglio, Alyson Harvey, Nancy Trauger* Tenor: Kyle Allen, Steven Bradshaw, Lawrence Hoenig*, Feranndo Mancillas, Paul Nicosia Bass: Gregory Cantwell, Kenneth Leach, Allen Metzger, Brian Phipps, Ted Serota*, James Stieber Rowan University Wind Ensemble Piccolo Alison Mersiowsky Flute Lindsay Shaffer (p) Gabrielle Muller (1st) Rachel Klott (2nd) Kathryn Robertson (2nd) Oboe Cheryl Tirpak (p) Stephanie McGair Christina Fish (E.H.) Clarinet Megan Heber Kyle Heckman Sarah Cortelyou Andrew Hayward Andrew Ehrhardt Robert Rawlins Trumpet James Herzog Perry Sutton Bass Clarinet Donald Gephardt Drew Wilkie Ray Bohn Nick Fernandez Michael Anzuini Jon Barnes 19 Bassoon Nicole Kosar Vincent Dubeau Alisha Czech Alto Saxophone Nick Fantazi David Lackner Tenor Saxophone Nicholas DiSalvio Baritone Saxophone Denis DiBlasio French Horn Alison Pindale Jon Hunt Abigail Bazzel Trombone Chris Chapman Matthew Vernon Phil Verespy Rick Linn Ernest Lightfoot Euphonium Anthony Russian Kevin Cotter Tuba Jacob Weber Bethany Johnson Timpani Stefan Griffin Percussion Brittany Hoffman (p) Shara Mack Anthony DiBartolo James Stelmach Matthew DiDonna 20 Conference Program Wednesday, June 7 7:00 AM WARM UP: Jim West, “Warm-Up” Room 153 Description: Various types of fundamental warm-up routines will be explored in these early morning sessions. Basic routines will be based on the teachings of J.B. Arban, H.L. Clarke, Max Schlossberg, William Adam, Vince Cichowicz, Renold Schilke, Armando Ghitalla, James Thompson, and others. While these warm-up sessions are open to all, they are targeted primarily to the “comeback player.” 8:00 AM CLINIC: Rich Illman, “Trumpet Yoga” Boyd Recital Hall Description: Yoga has been around for thousands of years, helping link the body, mind, and spirit through various breathing techniques and physical postures. Through it, trumpet players can improve their breathing and performance, become more relaxed, have more strength, maintain a higher level of concentration, and improve their overall feeling of well-being. This class will introduce people to some of the techniques and postures that apply directly to trumpet performance. CLINIC: The United States Army Herald Trumpets, “Ruffles & Flourishes: Fanfares for Presidents and World Events” Pfleeger Concert Hall Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr. Leader and Commander The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” 21 22 Conference Program Description: The U.S. Army Herald Trumpet from Washington, D.C. demonstrate their high-level musical mission by performing selections from their standard repertoire and discussing how they and the individual instruments are utilized in ceremonies from The White House to the Super Bowl. 9:30 AM ITG ORCHESTRA AUDITION COMPETITION FINALS Boyd Recital Hall Finalists/School/Teacher Adam Bhatia, UCLA, Jens Lindemann Kevin Gebo, UCLA, Jens Lindemann Matthew James Shefcik, Western Illinois University, Bruce Briney Jairo Vega Rodriguez, Loyola University New Orleans, Jeremy Brekke Preliminary Judges/Affiliation James Underwood, Principal Trumpet, Columbus Symphony Orchestra Jeff Korak, Second Trumpet, Columbus Symphony Orchestra Thomas Battenberg, Third Trumpet/Asst. Principal, Columbus Symphony Orchestra Finalist Judges/Affiliation Robert W. Earley, Second Trumpet, Philadelphia Orchestra Frank Kaderabek, Principal Trumpet (Former), Philadelphia Orchestra Garth Greenup, Principal Trumpet, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Repertoire —To be selected from the following first trumpet excerpts: Bach: B Minor Mass Bach: Magnificat Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra Beethoven: Leonore Nos. 2 & 3 (offstage calls) Bizet: Carmen (Prelude/Trumpet2) Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (posthorn solo) 23 Conference Program Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Respighi: Pines of Rome Strauss: Don Juan Stravinsky: Pulcinellla Stravinsky: Petrouchka (1947) Wagner: Parsifal CLINIC Liesl Whitaker, “Perspectives on Lead Trumpet and a Military Career” Room 156 Description: Liesl Whitaker, the only female lead player in any major military jazz ensemble, will discuss her ideas on lead playing, military auditions, and more. CLINIC Carole Nowicke and John Almeida, “The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli: A Celebration and Retrospective of the 1968 Recording” Room 153 With assistance from Tyrone Breuninger and Abe Torchinsky; former members of the Philadelphia Orchestra Description: Thirty–seven years after the release of the Antiphonal music of Gabrieli album, John Almeida and Carole Nowicke will present a multi-media retrospective and celebration of this watershed recording. The researchers will use selections from the recording, photographs, biographical information about participants, oral history interviews, reviews, and a panel composed of players from the original recording to discuss, explain, and reminisce about this historic recording. 24 Conference Program 11:30 AM Dedicated Exhibit Hour 1:00 PM PRELUDE: Cincinnati Conservatory Trumpet Ensemble Boyd Recital Hall Alan Siebert, director La Mambo Trompeta (Premiere) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bernie Walker Fascinating Rhythm (Premiere) . . . . . . . . . .George Gershwin arr. David Kosmyna Members: Stephen Campbell, Jared Chase, Bryan Crisp, T.J. Gale, James Geiger, Jay Ginns, Kevin Sweatman, Jason Whitcomb, Michael Woodin, David Zeng PERFORMANCE: David Bilger Boyd Recital Hall David Bilger, Trumpet Barbara Govatos, Violin Angela Zator Nelson, Percussion Susan Nowicki, Piano Trio for Trumpet, Violin, and Piano (1992) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Ewazen 1. Andante 2. Allegro Molto 3. Adagio 4. Allegro Molto 5 Parts of the Dance (1992) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Fenton (for Trumpet, Marimba, and Piano) Introduction — Tempo Rubato 25 Conference Program 1. Allegro 2. Lento (for Miles) 3. Con Moto 4. Andante 5. Allegro Encounters III (1973) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Kraft Strategy Truce of God Tactics PERFORMANCE: Trumpets East Pfleeger Concert Hall Program to be announced from stage. Members: Trumpets Bil Pusey, Dennis Wasko, Joe Scannella, Jim Ward, Matt Gallagher, Mike Natale, John Swana, George Rabbai, Tony De Santis, Al Harrison Flugelbone Steve Tirpak Drums Marc Dicciani Bass Craig Thomas Guitar Mike Kennedy Piano George Mesterhazy 26 Conference Program YOUTH SOLO COMPETITION II: Senior Division (ages 14-18) Rebecca Wilt and Leslie Spotz, accompanists Room 156 Finalists are to play two selections; one required and one selected. Required Repertoire: B. Broughton: Oliver’s Birthday (Black Squirrel Music) H.L. Clarke: The Southern Cross (Warner Bros.) F. Peeters: Sonata, 1st Mvt. (C.F. Peters) J. Turrin: Caprice (Editions BIM) J.K. Neruda: Concerto in Eb, 1st Mvt. (Musica Rara) Finalists: Michael Calderone, Collingswood, NJ; James Hala teacher Simon Bosch, Loveland, CO; William Pfund teacher Christopher Hoefs, Meredith, NH; Steve Bush teacher Annie Lemieux, Greenbelt, MD; David Kellert teacher Adam Stark, Jacksonville, FL; Jim Daniel teacher Matt Gasiorowski, Manahawkin, NJ; John Dondero teacher Elizabeth McLain, Covington, VA; Allen Bachelder teacher Christopher Albrecht, Bowling Green, OH; Charles Saenz teacher Daniel Kirk, Valdosta, GA; Kenneth Kirk teacher Sarah Carter, Arlington, TX; James Sims teacher Yuriy Kravets, Ridley Park, PA; Roger Blackburn teacher Alexander Ross, Young NSW, Australia; Kelly Parkes teacher Finals Judges: Frank Campos, Ithaca College; Ithaca, NY Rodney Mack, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA Ibrahim Maalouf, International Soloist, Paris France 27 Conference Program 3:00 PM PRELUDE: East Tennessee State University Trumpet Ensemble Boyd Recital Hall David Champoullian, director “Bugler’s Dresm”, from Charge..Leo Arnaud arr.Parnther ed.Champouillon Members: Jason Beaulieu, Matt Childers, Josh Kindle, Jeff Kleiber, Hunger Mullins, Tom Padgett, Anthony Parnther, Jacob Pitts, Kelly Scollin, Amanda White, Dr. George Winton, Brandon Woods, Doug Zimmerman PERFORMANCE: Barbara Butler Boyd Recital Hall Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio, piano Concertino for Trumpet and Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ferruzzo Concertino for Trumpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andre Jolivet Konzert Op.42 for Trumpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eino Tamberg I. Andante-Allegro II. Lento II. Allegro Molto Konzert No. 1 in c-moll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Vladimir Peskin I. Allegro con fuoco II. Andante sostenuto, dolce amoroso II. Allegro scherzando PERFORMANCE: Randy Brecker Pfleeger Concert Hall Guest Artists: George Rabbai, trumpet and Denis DiBlasio, bari sax Program to be announced from stage. 28 Conference Program Rowan Faculty Jazz Combo George Genna, piano Douglas Mapp, bass Jim Miller, drums 5:00 PM PERFORMANCE: Matt Shulman Trio Boyd Recital Hall Matt Shulman, trumpet, vocals, multiphonics, loops Matt Clohesy, electric bass Jason Wildman, drums Program to be selected from the following: So It Goes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Shulman Zeppelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Shulman West End Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Louis Armstrong Forgetting/Remembering Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Shulman See Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Shulman Wind On My Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Shulman My Funny Valentine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rogers and Hart Coexistence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Shulman Almost There… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Shulman PRELUDE: Escola Superior de Musica e das Artes de Espactaculo do Instituto Politecnico do Porto Pfleeger Concert Hall Kevin Wauldron, director Festival Fanfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joseph Turrin Prelude and Fugue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Eric Ewazen Trumpet Salutations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nigel Coombes 29 Conference Program Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Strauss Members: Ângelo Fernandes, Carlos Martinho, Gerald Barbosa, Hélder Fernandes, Paulo Veiga, Sandro Ferreira, Telmo Barbosa, Tiago Ferreira PERFORMANCE: Brass Band Spectacular: Rhapsody in Brass Pfleeger Concert Hall Atlantic Brass Band Imperial Brass Band New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army Guest Soloists: Roger Webster and Jamie Prophet, cornetists Atlantic Brass Band Conducted by Salvatore Scarpa Pageantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Philip Wilby (b.1949) Rhapsody in Brass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Goffin (1916-1984) Imperial Brass Band Conducted by Douglis Bish Malagueña . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963)/arr. Mark Freeh Songs of the Quay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Goff Richards The Peanut Vendor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Moises Simons (1889-1945)/arr. Mark Freeh Elegy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Johnny Richards (1911-1968)/arr. Mark Freeh Rhapsodic Variations on My Strength, My Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Goffin New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army Conducted by Ronald Waiksnoris The Southern Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Bowen Eternal Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joseph Turrin (b.1947) Brilliante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter Graham (b.1958) Aaron VanderWeele and Ryan McCrudden, euphoniuz 30 Conference Program Trumpet Concerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harry James (1916-1983) arr. Elgar Howarth Roger Webster, soloist Quicksilver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter Graham Roger Webster and Jamie Prophet, soloists Trittico for Brass Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Curnow (b.1943) Finale with combined bands The Trumpeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erik Leidzen (1894-1962) Shepherd’s Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Goff Richards Post Bellum Rhapsody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erik Leidzen Members: Atlantic Brass Band Soprano Cornet —Robert High Solo Cornet —Arthur Myers, Bryan Appleby-Wineberg, Brian Cook, Dawn Webster, Second Cornet —Ryan Vanaman, Sarah Kuwik Third Cornet —Michelle Lowry, Michael Kiely Repiano Cornet —James Herzog Flugel Horn —Jack Deal Tenor Horn —Arthur Henry, Kevin Perdoni, Amy Boyd, Kevin Sykes, Bruce McLaughlin Baritone —Derek Danilson, Anthony Russian Euphonium —Tyrone Breuninger, Jim Weinhouse, Kevin Cotter Trombone —William Andrews, Michael Armstrong, Dave McCormick Bass Trombone —Ernest Lightfoot Eb Tuba –David Laird, Jacob Weber BBb Tuba —Jeff Vanaman, John Bland, Al Start Percussion —Ai Sekiguchi, Anthony DiBartolo, 31 Conference Program Imperial Brass Band Soprano Cornet —Rick White Principal Cornet —Mitch Brodsky Solo Cornets —Bob Hawkins, David Arndt, Jim McCombs, Amy Nelson Repiano Cornet —Jim Cavazzoni Second Cornet —Rob Nelson, Sue Maple Third Cornet —Pete Korey, Mark Frederick Flugel Horn —Pete Hyde Solo Horn —Al DeFurianni, Mike Forman 1st Horn —Dana Sylvander 2nd Horn —Anne Erickson Baritone —Gerard Wells, Michael Stephenson Tenor Trombone —Marc Donatelle, Lindsay Evans Bass Trombone —Mark Freeh Euphonium —Jason Ham, Barry Morrison Eb Tuba —Scott Beaver, Marisa Yerex Bb Tuba —George Colwell, Remoh Mosley-Aviles Percussion —Eric Borghi, Mark Vencivengo New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army Executive Officer —Major Richard Munn Bandmaster —Ronald Waiksnoris Deputy Bandmaster - Gordon A. Ward General Manager - Major Donald Berry Development Consultant - Major Charles F. Olsen (R) Soprano Cornet: Douglas Berry Cornets: Gordon A. Ward, Christopher Ward, Jeff Barrington, Derek Lance, Major Kathleen Steele, Jonathan Quatela, Joshua Muir, Jeff Markee, Peter Vaughan Flugel Horn: Andrew Garcia Alto Horns: Major Norman Garcia, Captain Michelle Dressler, Victoria Ward, Janette Barrington 32 Conference Program Baritones: Emilee Bennett, Major Thomas V. Mack Tenor Trombones: Burt Mason, Dorothy Gates, Lorena Simmonds Bass Trombone: Warren Smith, Jr. Euphoniums: Aaron VanderWeele, Ryan McCrudden Basses Eb: David VanderWeele, Aly St. Fleur Basses Bb: Major Philip Ferreira, Simon Morton Percussion: Albert E. Avery, Thomas Scheibner, Nathan Savage Multi-Media Specialist: Mark Gates Color Sergeant: Charles F. Olsen, Jr. 5:30 PM CLINIC: Robert Earley, “The Job of Orchestral Second Trumpet….and the audition to get there” Room 153 Description: Robert Earley, Second Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra discusses the requirements needed to win and maintain the position of Second Trumpet in a professional orchestra. 8:00 PM PRELUDE: Middle Tennessee State University Trumpet Ensemble Pfleeger Concert Hal Michael Arndt, director Concertpiece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Broughton New Work, World Premier TBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jamey Simmons Members: Jamey Simmons, David Hobbs, Marcus Brooks, Preston Bailey, Brad McIlwain, Michael Royer, Joseph Jordan, Caryn Miller, Elizabeth Gulley 33 Conference Program PERFORMANCE: Mnozil Brass Pfleeger Concert Hall MNOZIL BRASS Nineteen ninety-two We practiced and practiced and practiced. At the music school in Vienna. It is well known that mucous membranes are in danger of drying out when practicing any kind of wind instrument due to the continuous flow of warm air. For health reasons we were thus forced to show up every evening at the Mnozil tavern in order to re-hydrate. Towards midnight the inhibition threshold had normally sunk enough that those who had their instruments with them quickly agreed on a repertoire of common pieces from the old brass music days and played these immediately and loud and clear to the thirsty audience. They paid for the performance promptly and thankfully with loud applause, as well as in liquid form.... The hour of birth of Mnozil Brass can be described something like that. Scenes like this repeated themselves, the repertoire grew and thus it didn’t take long until our first opportunity for an appearance outside of the tavern from which we have our name was offered to us which, to be honest, still surprises us today. We therefore would like to thank all those from the bottom of our hearts who trusted in us back then for no good reason. Our circle of fans grew and grew and demanded more and more concerts from us. In spite of radio and television, we became more and more famous. That’s how it has come to pass that we now hold 120 concerts a year around the world and bravely blow and joke our way through all of the countries. The first concert of our decisively last final tour will be held on 1 July 2047 on the main square in Senegal. 34 Conference Program Trumpets: Thomas Gansch, Robert Rother, Roman Rindberger Trombone: Leonhard Paul, Gerhard Füssl, Zoltan Kiss Tuba: Wilfried Brandstötter 10:30 PM LATE-NITE JAM SESSION: Mike Vax, host Landmark Americana Tap and Grill with the Rowan Faculty Combo The Rowan University Graduate Program in Music Offering Masters Degrees in all orchestral instruments, voice, piano, conducting (choral, wind, and orchestral), composition, and music education. For more information please contact: Dr. Bryan K. Appleby-Wineberg Coordinator, Graduate Program in Music 856.256.4500 ext. 4500 applebywineberg@rowan.edu www.rowan.edu/fpa/music 35 36 37 38 Conference Program Thursday, June 8 7:00 AM WARM UP: Jim West Room 153 8:00 AM ITG YOUTH COMPETITION I: Junior Division (Under 14) Piano accompanists: Rebecca Wilt and Leslie Spotz Boyd Recital Hall Finalists are to play two selections; one required and one selected. Required Repertoire: A. B. C. E. J.G. Ropartz: Andante et Allegro (Southern Music) L. Bernstein: Rondo for Lifey (Boosey & Hawkes) H.L. Clarke: The Maid of the Mist (Warner Bros.) G. Young: Contempora Suite, 4th Mvt. Gigue (Belwin-Mills/WB) D. J. Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in Eb, 2nd Mvt. Finalists: Jayhee Min, Austin, TX; Robert Hutsko teacher Dominic Favia, Vienna, VA; Tim Ryan teacher Gabrielle Kieffer, Wilmington, DE; Barbara Prugh teacher Kyla Moscovich, Tarrytown, NY; Vincent Penzarella teacher Sam Botstein, Princeton, NJ; Carl Albach teacher Alexander Rudin, Princeton, NJ; Robert Gravener teacher Judges: Frank Campos, Ithaca College; Ithaca, NY Ibrahim Maalouf, International soloist, Paris France 39 Conference Program CLINIC: Barbara Butler, “Barbara Butler on Confidence —Do You Have What It Takes?” Room 153 10:00 AM PERFORMANCE: Christopher Gekker and Eric Ewazen Boyd Recital Hall Christopher Gekker, trumpet Eric Ewazen, piano A Composer/Performer Collaboration. Program to be announced from the stage. PRELUDE: Murray State University Trumpet Ensemble Pfleeger Concert Hall Eric Swisher, director Sonata a 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704) Heralding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ronald LoPresti (1933-1985) Fanfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gunther Schuller (b. 1925) Members: Norman Blakely, Chris Buis, Jarrad Chester, Kevin Dame, Keith Dossett, Ben Edwards, Jon Michael Finley, Zack Kingins, Jacob Hein, Shaun Linton, Eric Luther, Megan Luse, TJ Robinson, Krystal Thorn, Mark Woodring PERFORMANCE: Michael Tunnell and Arthur Vanderhoeft, corno da caccia Pfleeger Concert Hall Matthias Höfs, corno da caccia Bruce Heim, corno da caccia Nancy Rawlins, organ Valissa Wilworth, violin 40 Conference Program Concerto for 2 corni in F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Antonio Vivaldi (1679-1741) Allegro Larghetto Allegro Concerto No. 2 for solo corno in Eb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christoph Forster (1693-1745) Allegro Adagio staccato Allegro assai Concerto for solo corno in Eb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Johannes M. Sperger (1750-1812) Allegro maestoso Romance: Adagio Rondo: Allegro moderato Concerto for 2 corni in F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Johann D. Heinichen (1683-1729) Allegro Andante piu meno un poco allegro Presto Concerto for 3 corni and violin in D . . . . . . . . . .Georg Phillipp Telemann (1681-1767) Allegro Grave Presto Matthias Höfs, corno Valissa Wilworth, violin Symphony for 4 corni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Johann Melchoir Molter (1695-1767) Allegro Menuett Allegro Allegro Allegro Matthias Höfs, corno Bruce Heim, corno 41 Conference Program CLINIC: Kevin Eisensmith/Donald Robertson, “Scratch Pads and Pop-ups: A Cognitive Science Approach to Performance Anxiety” Room 153 Description: Flushed skin, sweaty palms, rapid heartbeat, shallow breathing, dry mouth, and even nausea; these are symptoms of nervousness. All trumpet players get nervous before a performance. This is natural and to be expected. In fact, having “butterflies” can actually aid a performance by enhancing concentration. If you become so nervous, however, that your playing is adversely affected, then these nervous tendencies must be addressed. Why does a performer get nervous? There may be several reasons: a sense of inadequate preparation, a lack of confidence in one’s self, a fear of failure, and “fear of the unknown” are among the most prevalent. These fears are irrational and unnecessary and may prevent you from performing at your normal level of ability. Understanding how these factors adversely affect performance is the first step to controlling them. Cognitive psychology provides us with some of the answers. Analysis of expert performance in many fields, including music, has identified several general principles that characterize expertise. This presentation will include (1) a non-technical description of the cognitive architecture that supports skilled or expert performance, (2) discussion of the implications for management of performance anxiety, and (3) recommendations for ways to reduce the impact of anxiety on skilled performance. 42 Conference Program 12:00 PM PERFORMANCE: Amanda Pepping Boyd Recital Hall Gail Novak, piano Program to include selections from the following: Asturias Leyenda de la Suite Española . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Isaac Albenez (1860-1909) Suite Andalucia (selections) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ernesto Lecuona (1896-1963) Andalucia Cordoba Malagueña The Willow Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) Mazurka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fryderyck Chopin (1810-1849) Intermission Danse Espagnol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) Lotus Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cyril Scott (1879-1970) Siete Canciones Populares Españolas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Manuel de Falla El Paño Moruno Seguidilla Asturiana Jota Polo Andaluza, Spanish Dance No.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Enrique Granados (1867-1919) Frasquita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Franz Lehar (1870-1948) PRELUDE: California State University Long Beach Trumpet Ensemble Pfleeger Concert Hall Robert Frear, director Triangles, Three Sides for Six Trumpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Lane 43 Conference Program Members: Timothy Bacon, Ryan Darke, Adam Gerling, Joseph Gray, Kevin Miller, Andrew Rodman, Kyle Spraker PERFORMANCE: The American Brass Quintet Pfleeger Concert Hall Talk Back Session: Meet the artists after the concert for a question and answer dialogue from the stage” Trumpets: Raymond Mase and Kevin Cobb Horn: David Wakefield Trombone: Michael Powell Bass Trombone: John D. Rojak Three Madrigals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Luca Marenzio (1553-1599) Scendi dal paradiso Qual mormorio soave Gia torna a rallegrar The Three Tenses (2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Huang Ruo (b. 1976) Breakaway for Two Trumpets and Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Sampson (b. 1951) I. Carving the Stone II. A Single Shot (25 Years): Prayers and Chants III. Awakening Chansons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Josquin des Prés (c.1440-1521) En l’ombre d’ung buissonet El grillo Plaine de dueil De tous biens playne Kanon; N’esse pas ung grant deplaisir Copperwave (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joan Tower (b. 1938) (edited by Raymond Mase) (edited by Raymond Mase) 44 Conference Program 2:00 PM Dedicated Exhibit Hour 3:00 PM NEW MUSIC CHAMBER CONCERT Boyd Recital Hall Four Pieces for Trumpet and Percussion (2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neil Flory I. Energetic II. Contemplative III. Intense Mary Thornton, trumpet Rowan University Percussion Ensemble: Brittany Hoffman, Stefan Griffin, Audrey Tuckerman Dean Witten, Conductor To Cast a Shadow Again (1991) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Eric Ewazen (b.1954) Stopped by the Stream Luminescent Moonlight Two bees That didn’t take too long Interlude Everyone says it snowed last night Hands underwater on my body Cordite surrounded you Lie Down and Cry Serafini Brillanti Rhonda Nus Tinnin, soprano Randy Tinnin, trumpet Janet Montgomery, piano Sonata No. 3 “Arboretum” (2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Bradshaw (b. 1970) 45 Conference Program For Trumpet, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon I. American Chestnut II. Monterey Spineflower III. Sandplain False Foxglove IV. Michigan Monkey Flower Eric Berlin, trumpet Eric is a Yamaha Performing Artist Rebecca Wilt, piano Rowan University Woodwind Quintet Adeline Tomasone, flute; Terry Belzer, oboe; Rie Suzuki, clarinet; Jacob Smith, bassoon (guest); Gabe Kovach, horn (guest) Choragus Revisited (1999 rev. 2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Z. Durant (b. 1957) for trumpet and CD Peter Wood, trumpet Dream, for trumpet, cello, and piano (2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kip Haaheim (b. 1955) Orennun Trio Mark Boren, trumpet Julianne Boren, cello “Kate” Kyungmi Lee, piano Crimson Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joseph Phibbs (b. 1974) Gareth Flowers, trumpet Rebecca Wilt, piano PRELUDE: Towson University Pfleeger Concert Hall Luis Engelke, director Fantasia Brasiliera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .José Ursicino da Silva “Duda” David Ballou, soloist Members: Anor Luciano (guest artist), Steven Bailey, Benjamin Graf, Melissa Lloyd, Guy McIntosh, Branden Powers, Sarah Stalcup 46 Conference Program PERFORMANCE: Bravo Brass Pfleeger Concert Hall Paul Bryan, conductor Robert Skoniczin, soloist Salute to U.S.A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gordon Jacob (1895-1984) Canzon Noni Toni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Giovanni Gabrieli (1553-1612) ed. Robert King Pavane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) arr. Shawn Pollard Achieved is the Glorious Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F.J. Haydn (1732-1809) from The Creation arr. Donald G. Miller trans. David Hickman Selections from Porgy and Bess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Gershwin (1898-1937) Summertime Bess, You is My Woman Now I Got Plenty O’Nuttin Intermission Entrance of the Queen of Sheba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G.F. Handel (1685-1759) from Solomon arr. David Marlatt arr. Mark Manduca Concerto in E-flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G.F. Stoltzel (1690-1741) Robert Skoniczin, trumpet arr. Gordon Mathie The Brass Square . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Earl Zindars (1927-2005) Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Wagner (1813-1883) from Lohengrin Nancy Rawlins, organ arr. Jay Friedman Ave Maria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Franz Biebl (1906-2001) arr. Daniel Guyot Madrigal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carlo Gesualdo (1560-1613) 47 Conference Program Trumpet: Michael Calderone, Catherine Dierkes, Anthony DiMauro, Jacob Flaschen, Matthew Gasiorowski, Richard Kane, Jr., Lotte Olson, Anthony Pocetti, Eric Schweingruber*, Robert Skoniczin*, Ryan Vanaman, Emily Waltz Horn: Alexandra Burkhart, Sara Daley, Mirella Gable, Shona Goldebert-Leopold, Karen McCommon* Trombone: Paul Bryan*, Angela Guido, Andrew Price, Jason Stein, Carl Vogel, Jr., James Watkins, Ben Zilber Bass Trombone: Barry McCommon* Tuba: Brian Brown*, Ira Rudley, Rebecca Russ * - Member, Brass Ensemble Faculty 3:30 PM CLINIC: George Rabbai, “Jazz Articulations and Phrasings Using Standard Trumpet Exercises” Boyd Recital Hall Brian Betz, guitar Description: Mr. Rabbai will dicuss: Taking common, everyday trumpet exercises (i.e. Clarke Technical Studies) for a jazz trumpet player’s approach. Jazz mute stylings will also be discussed. 4:30 PM CLINIC: Susan Slaughter, “Trumpet Technique and Problem Solving” Room 153 Description: Susan Slaughter, Principal Trumpet of the Saint Louis Symphony will discuss techniques for finally conquering your stubborn trumpet technique problems. Topics will include practicing, multiple tonguing, strength and endurance, range, and even dental adjustments. 48 Conference Program 6:00 PM PRELUDE: The Dominant 7/NSU Pfleeger Concert Hall Grant Manhart, director Capriccio Espagnole/Blues for Ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .arr. Grant Manhart Capriccio Espagnole, op. 34 —Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Blues for Ben —Luca Frederickson Perdido . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Duke Ellington arr. Manhart Avalon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jolson, Rose, Desylva arr. Manhart Members: Brooks Bowman, Danielle Cirelli, Kevin Dahlberg, Brian Harding, Jessica Johannsen, Julia Wakal, Doug Woolverton, James Reed (tuba, bass), Tony Cusick (drumset) PERFORMANCE: Arturo Sandoval Pfleeger Concert Hall Program to be announced from the stage. Members: Arturo Sandoval, trumpet and leader Ed Calle, saxophone Armando Gola, bass Alexis Arce, drums Tomas Cruz, percussion Javier Concepcion, piano Alan Rodriguez, sound engineer 8:30 PM PRELUDE: University of Tennessee Knoxville Trumpet Ensemble Pfleeger Concert Hall Cathy Leech, director 49 Conference Program Introit on Engelberg (premiere performance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Mark Harrell Two Bulgarian Songs trad. Bulgarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .arr. Steven Burkle Tche Da Ti Kupim Bela Seitsa Trenke, Todorke Declamation (premiere performance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lucas Richman Members: Sarah Chumney, Ryan Elliott, Julia Thomas, Dustin Turley, Chris McDonald, James Cook, Russell McCurdy PERFORMANCE: Monarch Brass Pfleeger Concert Hall Elizabeth Schultze, Director Ceremonial Fanfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Arthur W. Gottschalk (b. 1952) Concert Etude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexander Goedicke (1877-1957) arr. Michael Allen Fanfares Liturgiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Henry Tomasi (1901-1971) I. Annonciation II. Evangile III. Apocalypse (Scherzo) IV. Procession du Vendredi-Saint Fanfare Canzonique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Balmages (b. 1975) Intermission Karitas Habundat (antiphon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) trans. Phil Snedecor Como poden per sas culpas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alfonso X El Sabio (1221-1284) from Cantaiges de Santa Maria from Lohengrin No. 6 No. 13 arr. Phil Snedecor arr. Jay Friedman arr. Brian Buerkle Gathering of the Armies on the River Scheldt . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Four Preludes, Op. 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) 50 Conference Program No. 14 No. 20 Nimrod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edward Elgar (1857-1934) from Enigma Variations arr. Joe Kreines A Western Fanfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Ewazen (b. 1954) Trumpets Amy Cherry, Western Carolina University, Asheville Symphony Orchestra Amy Gilreath, Illinois State University, Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Peoria Symphony Ashley Hall, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Cathy Leach, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Cindy Scaruffi-Klispie, Edison College, Opera Naples, Suncoast Brass Judith Saxton, North Carolina School of the Arts Stacy Simpson, Freelance Artist Susan Slaughter, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Horns Lin Foulk, Western Michigan University Alma Liebrecht, Graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music Mollie Pate, Principal Horn, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Julie Pilant, Principal Horn, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Shelley Showers, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra Trombones Maureen Horgan, Georgia College & State University Jeannie Little, Louisiana State University Ava Ordman, Michigan State University, former Principal Trombone of the Grand Rapids Symphony Donna Parkes, Virginia Symphony Orchestra 51 Conference Program Bass Trombone Leslie Havens, DIVA, Artie Shaw Orchestra, Quintessential Brass Euphoniums Sharon Huff, Millikin University Gail Robertson, University of Central Florida Tubas Stacy Baker, Morehead State University Velvet Brown, Penn State University Percussion Christina Carroll, Principal Percussionist, Houston Ballet Orchestra Jenny Triplett, Masters from Temple University, Free Lance in Dallas, TX Theresa Yurkevicz, Rowan University Mika Godbole, Rowan University 10:30 PM JAM SESSION: Matt Shulman, Host Landmark Americana Tap and Grill Rowan Faculty Combo 52 53 54 Conference Program Friday, June 9 7:00 AM WARM UP: Jim West Room 153 8:00 AM PERFORMANCE: Del Lyren Boyd Recital Hall Amanda Pepping, trumpet Gail Novak, piano A Tribute to Rafael Mendez ITG SOLO COMPETITION FINALS Pfleeger Concert Hall Rebecca Wilt and Leslie Spotz, piano Finalists: Raymond de Leon, University of Santo Thomas, Philippines Arutunian Trumpet Concerto and Bozza Rustiques Adam Bhatia, UCLA, Jens Lindemann teacher Bozza Rustiques, Davies Sonata Angelo Fernandes, Superior School of the Arts, Portugal, Kevin Gerard Wauldron, teacher Bozza Rustiques, Bohme, Concerto in F Brandon Ridenour, Juilliard School, Mark Gould teacher Bozza Rustiques, Ridenour Sonata Preliminary Judges: The Trumpet section of the US Coast Guard Band MUCS Carroll M. Potts MU1 Thomas H. Brown 55 Conference Program MUC Joel K. Flunker MUC Gregory W. Martin MU1 Kelly L. Watkins MU1 Gino Villarreal Finals Judges Eric Aubier, International Soloist, Paris, France Timothy Leasure, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Barbara Prugh, Festive Brass Quintet, Wayne, PA CLINIC: Daniel Kelly, “The Morceaux de Concours of Jean Baptiste Laurent Arban, 1869-1889” Room 153 Description: Few artists have influenced the development of the brass arts as much as Jean-Baptiste Arban. His accomplishments as a performer, teacher, and innovative cornet designer have influenced countless brass artists since the mid-19th century. One milestone of his exceptional teaching career was the establishment of the first cornet class at the Paris Conservatoire in 1869. Though much is known about his time at the Conservatoire, little has been written about the repertoire he composed for his students to perform on the annual contests. These pieces were meant to test the musical and technical abilities of his cornet students and, in many cases, the instrument itself. This lecture-recital will examine Arban’s little-known morceaux de concours and the development of his Cornet-Arban, a radical cornet design that Arban felt was the solution to the intonation and timbral problems that plagued the early cornet. This demonstration will include performances on a modern instrument of five contest solos spanning Arban’s entire career at the Conservatoire. 56 Conference Program 9:30 AM PERFORMANCE: Barry Bauguess Boyd Recital Hall with John O’Brien, Organ Sonata di Risposte detta la Salvati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Girolamo Fantini (1600-after 1675) Sonate d’Intravolatvra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726) Sonata Prima per Trombetta sola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G.B. Viviani (1638-after 1692) [Andante] [Allegro] [Presto] [Allegro] [Adagio] Choral mit 4 Variationen “Werde munter, mein Gemutz” Italian Suite Sonata detta del Niccolini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Girolamo Fantini Toccatta XI in E minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Johann Jakob Froeberger (1616-1667) Sonata detta del Nero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Girolamo Fantini Canciónes de Clarines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anonymous (17th Century Spain) Entrada de Clarines Canción de Clarín, con Eco Otra Canción Canción de clarín muy aprisa el Compás, respondiendo el Eco Suite from “The Judgement of Paris” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Weldon (1676-1736) Sonata Song Tune Symphony Symphony Reprise: Song Tune Chorale from BWV 147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J.S. Bach (1685-after 1750) Voluntary in D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Stanley (1712-1786) Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) 57 Conference Program AWARD WINNERS CONCERT: Pfleeger Concert Hall ITG Composition Commission: Anne LeBaron Ellsworth Smith Medalist: Brian Shaw Carmine Caruso Competition Winner: Philip Dizack Way of Light (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anne LeBaron Daniel Rosenboom, trumpet I’m grateful to the International Trumpet Guild for the commission to write this new work for trumpet, with electronics and video. The impetus behind Way of Light arrived in a dream, after weeks of contemplation about what the nature of this composition might be. The player embarks on a journey, accompanied by spirit guides. There are obstacles to overcome—sonic and otherwise. The video created by Austin Switser confers a potent and vast visual dimension, and complements the five archetypal emotions embedded in the four sections of the score: fear, compassion, joy, anger, and sadness. The audio is permeated with a multitude of processed trumpets that beckon, cajole, and steer the player, while cavorting in their separate dimension. Grounded in the pentatonic scale, the compositional material expands into greater complexity and contracts back into simplicity as the work draws to a close. I would like to thank Ed Carroll for encouraging me in so many ways, and Daniel Rosenboom for his generous contribution of time in recording sessions for the supporting materials in the audio, and for consultation. Finally, Phil Curtis, who provided some of the audio files and who assisted in the final audio compilation, was a tremendous help in the production of the audio component for this work. In the coming months, I plan to develop a more interactive version of Way of Light, so that performers who are so inclined will be able to engage in live processing. Ellsworth Smith Medalist: Brian Shaw, trumpet Leslie Spotz, piano 58 Conference Program Two Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joseph Turrin (b. 1947) I. With expression and movement II. Moderato Three Microcosms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Rivello (b. 1962) for Trumpet and Percussion I. Variance II. Dialogue III. Reconciliation Only Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Shaw (b. 1977) Trumpet Quartet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kenny Wheeler (b. 1930) Caruso Winner: Deny Sutton and Jon Barnes – Rowan University Philip Dizack, trumpet (guest) Rowan University Faculty Jazz Combo Program to be announced from the stage: CLINIC: Patrick Hession, “A Hession Session: The Trumpet is a Soprano Instrument” Room 156 CLINIC: R. Dale Olson, “The Equilibrium Concept of Trumpet Performance” Room 153 Description: The Equilibrium Concept of Trumpet Performance has been developed by R. Dale Olson over a period of 30 years. This lecture represents the first time details of the Concept have ever been presented. This Equilibrium Concept suggests that an ideal balance must exist between all of the physical components of trumpet performance for highly professional, musical performance. Poor performance, and musical errors, may be described as attributable to an imbalance, or disequilibrium, between the components. 59 Conference Program The variables to be discussed in this lecture include interoral air pressure, facial tension, embouchure-mouthpiece force, and movement within the oral cavity. In developing the Equilibrium Concept, Olson has taken into consideration the majority of all objective scientific studies reported within the field of brass performance over a period of 116 years. R. Dale Olson’s appearance is sponsored by Kanstul Musical Instrument Company. 11:00 AM Dedicated Exhibit Hour 12:00 PM PRELUDE: North Dakota State University Trumpet Ensemble Boyd Recital Hall Neil Mueller, director Andean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ignacio Calbo arr. Jay Lichtmann Intrada and Allegro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Arthur Frackenpohl for Antiphonal Trumpet Quartets Revecy Venir du Printans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Claude Le Jeune ed. Jay Lichtmann Members: Daniel Carlson, Jeremy Cochran, Jessey Gregory, Chris Heldt, Brandon Raboin, Scott Muntefering, Brian Selander, Nathan Wilson PERFORMANCE: Synergy Brass Quintet Boyd Recital Hall Bobby Thorp and Chris O’Hara, trumpets Jon Hurrell, horn Bo Clifton, trombone Nick Gonzalez, tuba If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) Procession of the Nobles from “Mlada” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) 60 Conference Program The Earl of Oxford’s March and Maske . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Byrd (c.1539-1623) Wir Eilen from Cantata BWV 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Wachet Auf from Cantata BWV 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J.S. Bach Simple Gifts from “Appalachian Spring” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Overture to “The Barber of Seville” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) Selections from “Porgy and Bess” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Gershwin (1898-1937) It Ain’t Necessarily So There’s a Boat That’s Leavin’ Soon for New York O Lawd, I’m On My Way Memphis Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Christopher “WC” Handy (1873-1958) ORCHESTRAL SEMINAR: Michael Sachs Pfleeger Concert Hall Assisted by 2006 ITG Orchestral Competition Finalists Repertoire: Bach - Mass in b minor (credo) Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra Beethoven – Leonore Overture #2 Beethoven – Leonore Overture #3 Beethoven – Symphony #5 Beethoven – Violin Concerto Gershwin – Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra Mahler – Symphony #3 Mussorgsky/Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition Respighi – Pines of Rome Rimsky-Korsakov —Scheherezade Shostakovich – Symphony #5 Sibelius – Symphony #2 Strauss – Don Quixote Wagner - Gotterdammerung: “Siegfried’s Funeral Music” 61 Conference Program CLINIC: Jerome Callet “Trumpet Secrets of the Legendary Trumpet Virtuosos” Room 156 Description: Why did clarino players in baroque times and modern trumpet virtuosos play unbelievable music…because they used their tongues to control their embouchure. Why are young students to first trumpeters of symphony orchestra changing their embouchure….because they want to create more brilliance, flexibility, range and endurance. They can improve their playing by controlling of their tongues. I found that “Tongue-Controlled Embouchure” is the ultimate foundation of trumpet playing as well as all other brass instruments and flute. I will present the result of my fifty years research of “Tongue-Controlled Embouchure” to the attendees with some demonstration by the professional players. 2:30 PM PRELUDE: Gary Mortenson / Ibrahim Maalouf “Fanny Trip” Boyd Recital Hall Gary Mortenson, director “Fanny Trip” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ibrahim Maalouf Members: Trumpets: Ibrahim Maalouf (solo quarter-tone trumpet), Darin Kelly, Bryan ApplebyWineberg, James Herzog Trombones: Paul Bryan, Rick Lynn, Barry McCommon Tuba: Brian Brown Bassoon: Nicole Kosar Horns: Gabe Kovach, Alma Liebrecht PERFORMANCE: Ibrahim Maalouf Boyd Recital Hall Ibrahim Maalouf, quarter-tone trumpet David Taieb, drums Sylvain Fabre, electronics 62 Conference Program Program to be announced from stage. PRELUDE: Indiana University of Pennsylvania Trumpet Ensemble Pfleeger Concert Hall Kevin Eisensmith, director Amun-Raf from Shadows of the Pyramids (World Premiere) . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Marlatt Dr. David Ferguson, conductor Kaleidoscope (World Premiere) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dennis Horton I. Lento, Allegro II. Lento III. Allegro con brio Members: Rachael Bond, Robert Bottger, Lyn Burich, Jonathan Byron, Jordan Canner, Kelly Deklinski, Kyle Fleming, Amber Gellock, Melinda Hartfiel, Michael Jones, Richard Kane, Holly Lehman, Jeremy Leidhecker, Nicholas Oaster, Eric Pfeil, Scott Pribanich, Floyd Rousell III, Heather Washabaugh, Erin Wilson, Andrew Woodard PERFORMANCE: Freelance Brass Pfleeger Concert Hall Paul Bryan, director Jericho Clangor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Darin Kelly Mutations on Bach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Samuel Barber (1910–1981) Earl of Oxford’s March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wiliam Byrd (1539–1623) O Magnum Mysterium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943) arr. Kelly Sonata Sancti Polycarpi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644–1704) Sonatina for Brass Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donald Novy Intermission 63 Conference Program Procession of the Nobles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Canzon Primi Toni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Giovanni Gabrieli (1557–1612) Mad Jack’s Revenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sheridan Seyfried (b.1984) Russian Funeral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) Shenandoah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Traditional Sonata for Brass Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Merle Hogg Members: Trumpet: Bryan Appleby-Wineberg, Darin Kelly, Eric Schweingruber, James Herzog, Rob Skoniczin, Stanford Thompson, Clayton Chastain, Christopher Stingle, Sarah Viens Horn: Gabe Kovach, Alma Liebrecht, Mirella Gable Trombone: Bob Gale, Rick Linn, Jason Stein, Ben Zilber, Barry McCommon Tuba: Brian Brown Percussion: Brittany Hoffman, Anthony DiBartolo CLINIC: Scott Whitener and Travis Heath, “Playing the Trumpet in the High Register” Room 156 Description: Presented by Dr. Whitener, Professor of Music and Chair of Brass at Rutgers University along with Dr. Heath, this lecture will present basic and specialized techniques for playing the trumpet in the high register . 5:00 PM PERFORMANCE: Aaron Smith Boyd Recital Hall Rebecca Wilt, piano Program to be selected from the following: Sonatina (1974) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hans Werner Henze (b. 1926) Piece en Forme de Habanera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) 64 Conference Program Tongnyi Tayang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bede Williams Sonata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Karl Pilss (1902–1979) Adagio, molto cantabile Allegro agitato Metallics (1995) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yan Maresz (b. 1966) PERFORMANCE: The Alliance Brass Ensemble Pfleeger Concert Hall Program to be announced from the stage. Trumpet: Dr. Roger Webster, Jamie Prophet Alto horn: Lesley Howie Euphonium: Michael Dodd Trombone: Nick Hudson Tuba: David Nesbit 8:00 PM PRELUDE: Ensemble de Trumpets de Lisboa Pfleeger Concert Hall David Burt, director Fanfarra Festiva, Op. 98 (US Premiere) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jorge Salgueiro 8tes (US Premiere) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jorge Campos Scherzando from Segments for Eight Trumpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fisher Tull Members: Marco Barroqueiro, Artur Barroso, João Bentes, Paulo Borges, Oscar Carmo, Ricardo Carvalho, Nicolau Jesus, Carlos Silva 65 Conference Program PERFORMANCE: Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia featuring Eric Aubier, Matthias Höfs, and Rodney Mack Pfleeger Concert Hall Salvatore Scarpa, conductor Overture from Music for the Royal Fireworks . . . . . . . .trans. Hamilton Harty (1865–1759) Concerto (1950) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexander Arutinian (b. 1920) Rodney Mack, trumpet soloist Trumpet Concerto (1949 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Henri Tomasi (1901–1971) I. Allegro et Cadance II, Nocturne: Andantino III. Finale: Giocoso-Allegro Eric Aubier, trumpet soloist Intermission Camino a Jalisco (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Enrique Crespo (b. 1944) 1. 2. 3. Caminoal Sol Nothe de flores y Finale Matthias Höfs, trumpet soloist Emerald Rhapsody (2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Ewazen (b. 1954) Roster: Violin I Gloria Justen – Charlene Y. Kwas Mu Na – Yan Chin Martha Mott-Gale – Caleb Burhans Moonsun Lee – Robert Martin Velissa Willwerth – Wallace DePue Violin II Emma Kummrow – Yu-Hui Tamae Lee Elizabeth Kirschen – Nina Beate Fran Berge – Sarah DuBois Denise Huizenga – Patricia Gott 66 Conference Program Viola Ellen Trainer —Sarah Sutton Kathleen Foster —Carol Briselli Scott Wagner —Amy Leonard Cello James J. Cooper, III —James Holesovsky Vivian Barton Dozier —Ulrich Boeckheler Lynne Beiler —Talia Schiff Bass Miles B. Davis —Anne Peterson Stephen Groat —Daniel McDougall Flute Edward Schultz Kimberly Reighley Oboe Geoffrey Deemer Jeremy Kesselman Clarinet Charles Salinger Joshua Kovach Bassoon Michelle Rosen Jacob Smith French Horn Gabriel Kovach Karen McCommon Adam Krauthamer Paul Rosenberg Trumpet Brian Kuszyk Frank Ferraro Steven Heitzer Eric Schweingruber Trombone Robert Gale Paul Bryan Bass Trombone Barry McCommon Timpani Dean Witten Percussion Susan Jones David DePeters 10:30 PM JAM SESSION: Philip Dizack, Host Landmark Americana Tap and Grill Rowan Facluty Combo 67 68 Conference Program Saturday, June 10 7:00 AM WARM UP: Jim West Room 153 8:00 AM ITG JAZZ SOLO COMPETITION Boyd Recital Hall Rowan University Faculty Jazz Combo Douglas Mapp, bass George Genna, piano Jim Miller, drums Finalists: Jonathan Barnes, Rowan University; Bryan Appleby-Wineberg and George Rabbai teachers Jean Caze, Florida International University; James Hacker teacher Max Darche, Max Darché, SUNY at Purchase; Jon Faddis teacher Evan Weiss, University of North Texas, Mike Steinel teacher Repertoire: Required: Cherokee Choice Pieces: Nardis, Birks Wirks and a ballad Sightreading: TBA ITG Jazz Solo Competitiion Contest Chair: David Champouillon, East Tennessee State University Preliminary Judges: Al Hood, Professor of Trumpet, University of Denver Ramon Vasquez, Professor of Trumpet, Auburn University 69 70 Conference Program Michael Stewart, Composer, former Dir. of The Chicago Brass Choir Finalist Judges: Terell Stafford, Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Temple University Marvin Stamm, International Jazz Trumpet Soloist Leonore Raphael, Jazz Pianist/Recording Artist, New York, NY ITG OPEN BUSINESS MEETING Pfleeger Concert Hall Open to all ITG Members 10:00 AM PERFORMANCE: Zhonghui Dai Boyd Recital Hall Tyrone Breuninger, euphionum Rebecca Wilt, piano Concerto en Sib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tommaso Albinoni (1671–1751) I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro Concertino in E-flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ernst Sachse (1810–1849) Adagio in Sol minore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Remo Giazotto (1910–1998) Fantasie-Caprice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gabriel Pares Pastorale for Trumpet and Euphionum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Ewazen (b. 1954) Tyrone Breuninger, Euphionum Danses Fantastiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) PERFORMANCE: Bala Brass Pfleeger Concert Hall Seelan Manickam and Chris Hawes, trumpet James Baker, horn 71 Conference Program Tom Otto, trombone Adam Porter, tuba Right Then, Same Time Tomorrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert J. Bradshaw I. fat tire II. black tusk III. mad badger IV. flying dog V. u.f.o. VI. mulberry tree Brass Sextet in e-flat minor Op.30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oskar Bohme Intermission Cavatina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ian McDougall Rounds and Dances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan Bach I. Fanfare II. Sarabande III. Carioca IV. Idyl V. Galop CLINIC: Frank Kaderabek, “Tonguing and Articulation: My Perspectives after 42 Years in the Business” Room 156 Concerto for Trumpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zdenk Kíek Leslie Spotz, piano CLINIC: Tim Leasure, “Trumpet Mechanics: Tips for Solving Common Playing Problems” Room 153 72 Conference Program 12:00 PM NEW MUSIC SOLO RECITAL Boyd Recital Hall Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (1984, rev. 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Frank (b. 1961) I. Con Forza II. Adagio III. Allegro Pesante Grant Peters, trumpet Leslie Spotz, piano Trumpeting the Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brent Michael Davids (b. 1959) Christopher Moore, trumpet Seth Beckman, piano Concerto for Trumpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Kechley (b. 1952) Giocando con Fuoco Poesia Tarantella Brian Chin, trumpet Rebecca Wilt, piano Concerto for Trumpet (2002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Finko (b. 1936) I. Andante con moto II. Lento III. Moderato con moto Barbara Prugh, trumpet Michael Sheadel, piano Ms. Prugh’s performance is sponsored by the New York Trumpet Company. (www.nytrumpetco.com) She is playing on a Possegger C trumpet. Concerto No 1 para Trompete e Banda Sinfonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edmundo Villani Côrtes I. Ritmado —Ponteio para as Alterosas (b. 1930) II. Andante —O Aquífero Guaranya III. Presto —Valsa Rancheira Anor Luciano, trumpet Leslie Spotz, piano 73 Conference Program Sonata Through Salt-Rimmed Glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edward Knight (b. 1961) I. Tequila Sunset II. Once Upon a Time III. The Worm at the Bottom of the Bottle Michael Anderson, trumpet Rebecca Wilt, piano PERFORMANCE & CLINIC: Rodney Mack Room 156 Assisted by the 2006 ITG Solo Competition Finalists CLINIC: Brian Shook, “William A. Vacchiano: His Life and Influence on Trumpet Pedagogy and Performance” Room 153 3:00 PM FESTIVAL OF TRUMPETS Pfleeger Concert Hall Arrival of the Queen of Sheba for 12 trumpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G.F. Handel Traivs Heath, Jeremy Brekke, James Zingara, Bryan Edgett, Steve Leisring, Mary Thornton, Dean Decker, David Reynolds, John Dondero, Iskander Akhmadullin, Frank Hanson, Howard Brahmstede David Hickman, conductor Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Benjamin Britten Cindy Klispie, Peter Wood, Alan Siebert Cindy Klispie, coordinator No. 12 from 12 Stucke fur 3 Trompeten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anton Diabelli Natalie Papineau, Flora Newberry, Elisa Koehler Natalie Papineau, coordinator 74 Conference Program There’s a Great Day Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W.L. Thompson/arr.Everson David Champouillon, Dennis Najoom, Marvin Stamm, Michael Stewart, Jim Ward, Dennis Wasko David Champouillon, coordinator A Summer Remembrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Raymond Burkhart David Champouillon, Jim Daniel, Paul DeBoer, Luis Engelke, Gary Fienberg, John Irish, James Ketch, Cindy Klispie, Scott Muntefering, John Perkins, Charlie Peterson, Galindo Rodriguez, Peter Wood Rich Rulli, cond. Processional Fanfares from Representation of a Musical Sea Battle Der Morgen Seegen Aufzug gleich darauf Natalie Papineau, Flora Newberry, Elisa Koehler Natalie Papineau, coordinator Fantasia for Seven Trumpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Ewazen Jeremy Brecht, Brian Chin, Dean Decker, Richard Faunt, John Lampkin, Stephen Jones, Gregory Rivkin Bryan Edgett, conductor Suite for Five Trumpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ronald LoPresti Paul DeBoer, Alan Klispie, Cindy Klispie, Natalie Papineau, Charlie Peterson Bonsoir et Au Revoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexander Guilmant/arr. Bert Truax Michael Arndt, David Baldwin, David Champouillon, James Zingara David Baldwin, cond. and coordinator Trio for Brass, Mvt. I. Allegro Deciso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lauren Bernofsky Galindo Rodriguez, trumpet; Alma Liebrecht, horn, Brian Diehl, trombone Galindo Rodriguez, coordinator Congratulamini Mihi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Giovanni da Palestrina Michael Arndt, Richard Faunt, John Perkins, Gregory Rivkin Michael Arndt, coordinator Fanfare for the International Trumpet Guild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Uber John Burgess, Brian Evans, Gary Fienberg, Stephen Jones, Charlie Peterson, Galindo Ferdinand Donninger 75 Conference Program Rodriguez David Baldwin, conductor Mosaik Mit Mozart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Karl-Heinz Koper Travis Heath (piccolo), Brian Evans, David Reynolds, Jeremy Brekke, Mary Thornton, Steve Leisring, James Zingara, Bryan Edgett, Dean Decker, Frank Hanson, Iskander Akhmadullin, John Dondero, Howard Brahmstede John Burgess, cond. and coordinator Prelude and Fugue in e minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J.S. Bach Michael Arndt, Richard Faunt, John Perkins, Gregory Rivkin Music for Five Trumpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Verne Reynolds Paul DeBoer, John Irish, Scott Muntefering, Rich Rulli, Peter Wood Rich Rulli, cond. and coordinator Piece en Forme de Habanera for solo piccolo trumpet and 5 trumpets (World Premiere) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Marlatt Matthias Höfs (piccolo), Travis Heath, Chris Moore, David Bohnert, David McChesney, Luis Engelke Kevin Eisensmith, cond. Storm’s Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Balmages Chris Moore, Paul DeBoer, John Perkins, Luis Engelke, David McChesney, David Bohnert, James Ketch, Jim Daniel Peter Wood, cond. Gaudy Flourishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Allen Gary Fienberg, trumpet; Randy Tinnin, cornet; Flora Newberry, flugelhorn Gary Fienberg, coordinator Sonoran Desert Harmonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Ewazen Peter Wood, Mary Thornton, David Bohnert, James Ketch, Paul DeBoer, Anor Luciano, Luis Engelke, David McChesney Chris Moore, coordinator The Ride of the Walkure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Wagner/arr. David Reynolds Piccolo 1: Matthias Hofs, Brian Evans, Jeremy Brekke, Travis Heath Piccolo 2: Bryan Edgett, Iskander Akhmadullin, James Zingara, Steve Leisring 76 Conference Program Eb 1: Chris Moore, Flora Newberry, Mary Thornton, Gregory Rivkin Eb 2: John Irish, Peter Wood, Stephen Jones Bb 1: Brian Chin, Michael Arndt, Paul DeBoer, David Bohnert, Alan Siebert Bb 2: David Baldwin, Frank Hanson, Richard Faunt, Luis Engelke, John Lampkin Bb 3: Alan Klispie, Howard Brahmstede, John Perkins, Kevin Eisensmith, Natalie Papineau C 1: Cindy Klispie, Galindo Rodriguez, Richard Rulli C 2: David Reynolds, Greg Jones, Jon Burgess, Scott Muntefering Flugel 1: Charlie Peterson, David McChesney, Gary Fienberg, James Ketch Flugel 2: Anor Luciano, Dean Decker, John Dondero, Jim Daniel Condutor: Randy Tinnin Festival of Trumpets Participants: In alphabetical order Iskander Akhmadullin Michael Arndt David Baldwin David Bohnert Howard Brahmstede Jeremy Brecht Jeremy Brekke John Burgess David Champouillon Brian Chin Jim Daniel Paul DeBoer Dean Decker Brian Diehl John Dondero Bryan Edgett Kevin Eisensmith Luis Engelke Brian Evans Richard Faunt Gary Fienberg Frank Hanson Travis Heath David Hickman Matthias Hofs John Irish Stephen Jones James Ketch Alan Klispie Cindy Klispie Elisa Koehler John Lampkin 77 Conference Program Steve Leisring Alma Liebrecht Anor Luciano David McChesney Christopher Moore Scott Muntefering Dennis Najoom Flora Newberry Natalie Papineau John Perkins Charlie Peterson David Reynolds 5:30 PM ITG CONFERENCE BANQUET Rowan University Student Center Entertainment: Wilson Rhythm Kings Dr. Robert Rawlins, director “Bring your insrument to jam” 8:00 PM PRELUDE: Philadelphia University of the Arts Pfleeger Concert Hall Dennis Wasko, director Fanfare from La Peri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Dukas Concert Fanfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Ewazen Members: Ed Jakuboski, James Moore, Robert Reustle, Evan Lindner, Clayton Reilly, Josh Anderson, Ashton McNeelis, Chris Aschman Gregory Rivkin Galindo Rodriguez Rick Rulli Alan Siebert Marvin Stamm Michael Stewart Mary Thornton Randy Tinnin Jim Ward Dennis Wasko Peter Wood James Zingara 78 Conference Program PERFORMANCE: ITG Conference Big Band featuring Sean Jones and George Rabbai Pfleeger Concert Hall Program to be announced from the stage. Members: Saxophones: Bob Rawlins, Ed Vezinho, John Guida, John Pastin, Denis DiBlasio Trumpets: Jim Ward, Joe Scannella, Matt Gallagher, Dennis Wasko, George Rabbai, John Swana Trombones: Clint Sharman, Rich Goldstein, Rick Lynn, Larry Shunk Piano: George Genna Bass: Doug Mapp Guitar: Brian Betz Drums: Dave Palamar Percussion: Dean Witten JAM SESSION: Host to be announced Landmark Americana Tap and Grille Rowan Faculty Jazz Combo 79 80 Performers James Ackley James Ackley, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio is an International Trumpet Solo Artist. His numerous solo appearances have included orchestras, wind ensembles and chamber groups in the U.S., Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay, and Ecuador, Germany, Italy, and France, among other countries. Mr. Ackley has also performed as a recitalist throughout South America, North America and Europe. On a tour through Venezuela, critics called James “one of the best trumpet players in the world.” James Ackley is currently under Andes International Management. James received his B.M. from Baldwin-Wallace College and his M.M. from the Cleveland Institute of Music. His D.M.A. is currently in progress at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Mr. Ackley is the Assistant Professor of Music & Trumpet Performance Studies at the University of Connecticut and acts as the coordinator for the Applied Music Program. Formerly principal trumpet and soloist of the Bogota Philharmonic, James has held positions as principal trumpet with numerous other orchestras throughout the United States, Mexico and South America. James has recorded various CDs with the orchestras mentioned above as well as numerous television, radio and movie scores. He has performed with musicians such as Fransisco Rettig, Enrique de Patron, Placido Domingo, Fito Paez, Eddie Martinez, James Levin, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Bernstain, and Jah-Jah Ling. He has collaborated with notable modern composers such as Robert J. Bradshaw, Cherilee Wadsworth Walker, Dana Dimitri Richardson and Karim Al-Zand. Mr. Ackley has appeared as a guest artist on the “Music for Everyone” program of the Bogotá Philharmonic as well as the National Television of Paruguay, Venezuela, Mexico & Argentina. Current plans include a CD of music for Trumpet & Piano with pianist Elena Paralingova-Kassmann and a Latin Trumpet recording project featuring the Latin Percussion Ensemble, Tamburimba. James maintains an active performance schedule, performing recitals throughout the U.S. and South America, as principal trumpet in the New Britain and Bristol Symphony Orchestras and as one of the lead trumpets in the Latino salsa band, The Latin Heartbeat Orchestra. 81 82 The Performers Michael Anderson Michael Anderson is an assistant professor of trumpet at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University. He teaches applied trumpet, directs brass chamber music ensembles, including the Blackwelder Brass, OCU’s scholarship graduate brass quintet, Brass Methods and History of Rock and Roll. Professor Anderson is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Trumpet Guild, executive director of the ITG webite, and chairman of the ITG technology committee. He is a regular columnist for the ITG Journal and serves on the Editorial Committee as a peer reviewer of submitted articles. He was project manager of the ITG Journal anniversary CD-ROM, which made available all ITG Journals and Newsletters in searchable, electronic format. He is founder and administrator of the Trumpet Players International Network TPIN, the oldest and most active Internet discussion list dedicated to the trumpet. His degrees are from Illinois State University (BM), and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (MM). Primary teachers have been Dennis Schneider, Herbert Koerselman, and Arnold Jacobs. During his 2003 sabbatical, Anderson observed and studied with master teachers including Bill Adam, Vincent DiMartino, Ronald Romm, Michael Ewald, Karl Sievers, and William Pfund. He is a member of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, the Lyric Theatre Orchestra, and is in demand as a freelance artist, soloist and clinician. Before moving to Oklahoma, Mr. Anderson was a 21-year member of the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, and performed often with the Omaha Symphony and Opera Omaha. He was a founding member of the Omaha Brass Ensemble and of the Nebraska Brass, and was a member of the Palladium Brass Quintet. He was musical director for the Omaha Big Band and the Omaha Jazz Youth Project. He is an active freelance trumpeter, and has played for numerous national tours; recording sessions; and jazz, orchestra and chamber music engagements. 83 The Performers Byan Appleby-Wineberg Dr. Bryan Kent Appleby-Wineberg is Assistant Professor of Trumpet and Brass at Rowan University where he is Assistant Chair of the Department of Music, Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Music, and Head of the Brass Division. In addition, he is Principal Trumpet of the Bay-Atlantic Symphony, a contracted member of the Riverside Symphonia, Co-Principal Cornet and President of the Atlantic Brass Band, and a member of the Bombastique Brass Quintet (NYC). Prior to joining the Riverside and Bay-Atlantic symphonies, Bryan was Principal Trumpet of the Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra and the Haddonfield Symphony Brass Quintet for four seasons. Bryan has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, The Indianapolis Symphony, The Opera Company of Philadelphia, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, The Delaware Symphony, the Akron and Owensboro Symphonies, the Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra, The Kent Blossom Festival, Rutgers Summerfest, and Manhattan Chamber Orchestras, the DaCappo Opera Theater, The Garden State Philharmonic, The Plainfield and Princeton Symphonies, the Majestic Brass, Distinctly Brass, and Festive Brass Quintets, the Solid Brass Ensemble, the West Jersey Chamber Socitey, The Bach Festival of Philadelphia, as a guest with the Kent Blossom Festival Alumni Orchestra under the direction of Leonard Slatkin, and three times as soloist at the New Jersey State Music Educators Convention. Prior to moving to New Jersey for a doctoral fellowship at Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, Bryan was Principal Trumpet of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra in Evansville, Indiana for three seasons. While there he was also Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Evansville. Bryan holds degrees from The Oberlin Conservatory of Music (B.M in Music Education and Trumpet Performance) where he studied with Jean Moorhead-Libbs and former Cleveland Orchestra member Al Couch, The Cleveland Institute of Music (M.M. in Trumpet Performance) where he studied with James Darling, did additional work with Cleveland Orchestra Members Michael Sachs and David Zauder, and was awarded the 1994 Bernard Adelstine Prize in Trumpet, and Rutgers University (D.M.A. in Trumpet Performance) where he studied with Peter Bond of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Bryan lives in Glassboro, NJ with his wife Sarah, a Certified Nurse Midwife and Nurse Practitioner in Women’s Health, and their two daughters Hannah 10 and Kathryn (Kate) 5. 84 The Performers Eric Aubier Eric Aubier entered Maurice Andre’s class at the CNSM of Paris at the age of 14 where he was the youngest graduate at the time earning three first prizes. After obtained a lot of prizes in international competitions in Prague , Toulon and Paris , Rolf Liebermann named Eric Aubier as solo trumpet for the Paris Opera Orchestra. He was only nineteen. From1995, he devoted himself to a career as an international soloist and professor. We can hear him regularly at Radio-France, Salle Pleyel, Graveau, The Lincoln Center - New York , the festivals of Comminges, Auvers-sur-Oise, Monte-Carlo, Vézère, Lieksa ( Finland ), Hamamatsu ( Japan ) and Taipei ( Taiwan ). He is very involved in the development of the repertoire of his instrument and is the first trumpetist thought of by many composers who dedicate with confidence their works, notably Nicolas Bacri, Thierry Escaich, Betsy Jolas, Carlos Grätzer, Martin Matalon , Charles Chaynes. He also breathes life into the most beautiful French music for the trumpet of the 20th century: Ohana, Jolivet, Tomasi, Françaix, Schmitt, Hubeau, Enesco, Delerue, Sancan, Désenclos. Throughout the world, he is perceived as the one who best perpetuates the French wind instrument tradition, incarnating in a way the “new face of the trompette”. Eric Aubier has become the highest French representative invited to sit regularly for jurys at international competitions such as Munich (ARD), Paris (Maurice André), Porcia, Markneukirchen ITG USA and Lieksa (Finland ). Today, competitions in Colombia and Argentina carry his name. He teaches at the CNR of Reuil-Malmaison and has given masterclasses over the world. His discography includes over 100 works produced by the firms Sony Classical, Arion / Pierre Vérany, Calliope, Mandala, Bis, Accord / Universal. La Trompette Française won the Diapason d’Or, Recommandé by Classica. His recording of Tanz Fantaisie by and with Thierry Escaich won the Grand Prix des Lycéens de la Lettre du musicien et Musique Nouvelle en Liberté. The recording of the Concertino by Skaalkottas (Bis) also earned a Recommended by Répertoire and was distiguished in the review Gramaphone. 85 The Performers Barry Bauguess Barry Bauguess, one of North America’s most sought-after Baroque trumpet sololists, frequently appears with many of North America’s finest period instrument orchestras including the Portland Baroque Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, The Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, Magnolia Baroque Festival, The Washington Bach Consort, The American Bach Soloists, The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, Tafelmusik, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, and was a member of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra from 1987 to 1999. He is currently on the faculty of the Baroque Performance Institute at Oberlin Conservatory. Barry is also the owner of The Baroque Trumpet Shop in New Bern, NC and publisher of Music for Natural Trumpet. Mr. Bauguess holds a BM and MM from the NC School of the Arts and has served on the faculty of Wake Forest University. He has recorded for Harmonia Mundi, Teldec, Koch International, Conifer Classics, Nonesuch, Sine Qua Non, PBS and NPR and has performed throughout the US, Canada, Germany, Italy, and Japan. You can visit Barry online at www.BaroqueTrumpet.com. Eric Berlin Trumpeter Eric Berlin leads a musical life devoted to exploration and diversity, from solo engagements to chamber and orchestral music to pedagogy. His technical virtuosity, magnified by a rich and robust sound, has been heard in many world premieres of solo and chamber music works. Following the premiere of Evan Hause’s Trumpet Concerto, a work commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra for Mr. Berlin, one reviewer wrote that “his fluency and gorgeous sound were both amazing.” In addition to the Hause Concerto a work dedicated to Mr. Berlin, at the conference of the International Trumpet Guild. Among other world premieres given by him are Robert Bradshaw’s Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, Howard Buss’s Skylines (written specifically for Berlin) and Pasquale tassone’s Fanfare and Three Dances In other solo appearances, Mr. Berlin was featured as soloist in John Williams’s music from 86 Performers “Born on the Fourth of July,” conducted by the composer, has appeared with the University of Massachusetts Wind Ensemble and the Nashua Chamber Orchestra, and was the First Prize Winner of the Streitweiser Cornet Competition. Mr. Berlin has been Principal Trumpeter of the Albany Symphony Orchestra since 1998 and has also appeared with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the Boston Pops. With the Albany Symphony and conductor David Alan Miller, he can be heard on several acclaimed recordings, including those of works by William Schuman, John Harbison, Morton Gould, and Roy Harris. The Majestic Brass Quintet, founded by Mr. Berlin in 1988 and ensemble-in-residence at Northeastern University, is one of Boston’s most prominent brass ensembles. A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Berlin attended the New England Conservatory of Music, where he was a student of Mr. Charles Schlueter, Principal Trumpeter of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Robert Nagel of the New York Brass Quintet. He has also studied extensively with Vince Penzerella of the New York Philharmonic, Tom Rolfs of the Boston Symphony, and Frank Kadarabek, former Principal Trumpeter of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Carrying on the tradition of those great musicians, Mr. Berlin maintains a studio as ArtistTeacher of Trumpet at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and has given masterclasses at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland, Longy School of Music, and Millersville University. Eric Berlin is a Yamaha Performing Artist. David Bilger Hailed by the New York Times for his playing of “easy brilliance” and by the Washington Post for his “engaging legato touch” David Bilger has held the position of Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1995. Prior to joining the orchestra, he held the same position with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, he has appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as the symphonies in Dallas, Houston, Richmond, Springfield (Massachusetts), and Oakland. He was soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York, and the Orchestra of the Curtis Institute. In 1998, Mr. Bilger performed the Tomasi “Trumpet Concerto” with the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, and on tour in North and South America. He has performed recitals in 87 Performers New York, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and other major American cities. In February of 2003 he once again appeared as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra in a series of subscription concerts with Maestro Wolfgang Sawallisch, performing Haydn’s “Trumpet Concerto in Eb.” In October of 2004, he performed Copland’s “Quiet City” with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Mr. Bilger has appeared with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, with whom he recorded Bach’s Second Brandenburg Concerto. Other chamber music appearances include Chamber Music Northwest, the New York Trumpet Ensemble, Saint Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, as well as guest appearances with the Canadian Brass and the Empire Brass. He recently released a recording of new electro-acoustic music for trumpet and synthesizers with composer Meg Bowles. Mr. Bilger is currently on the music faculties The Curtis Institute of Music and Temple University, and has formerly been affiliated with Swarthmore College, Catholic University, Rice University and the University of North Texas. He has performed master classes at dozens of institutions including the Juilliard School of Music, Indiana University, University of Michigan, Manhattan School of Music, and the Peabody Conservatory. He has also taught at the Pacific Music Festival and the National Orchestral Institute. Mr. Bilger was educated at the Juilliard School of Music, and the University of Illinois. He and his wife, Cynthia, have three children, Emily, Richard and Abraham. Mark Boren Mark Boren is currently in his fourth year as an instructor at the University of Kansas and as a member of the Kansas Brass Quintet, the faculty quintet in residence at the University of Kansas. He is a founding member of the Orenunn Trio, which is a chamber group dedicated to education and the promotion of contemporary music. As a member of the Kansas Brass Quintet and the Orenunn Trio, Mr. Boren has performed around the country on live radio, music conventions, recitals, clinics, educational programs, and outreach concerts. He has performed with the Kansas City Symphony, the Wichita Symphony, the St. Joseph Symphony, the Topeka Symphony, and is currently Principal Trumpet with the Lawrence Chamber Orchestra. In addition to his graduate teaching assistantship at the University of Kansas, Mr. Boren is on the faculty at the International 88 Performers Music Camp at the International Peace Gardens in North Dakota. He has also taught at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and the Midwestern Music Camp. He has recently been named as a clinician for PowerLung and Parke Mouthpiece Center and is proud to represent them in clinics and performances around the country. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Wichita State University and his Master of Music degree from DePaul University. Mr. Boren currently resides in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife Julianne, while completing his studies for the Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at the University of Kansas. Randy Brecker Randy Brecker has been shaping the sound of Jazz, R&B and Rock for more than three decades. His trumpet and flugelhorn performances have graced hundreds of albums by a wide range of artists from James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Chaka Khan, George Benson and Parliament-Funkadelics to Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, David Sanborn, Horace Silver, Jaco Pastorius and Frank Zappa. His history is as varied as it is distinguished. Born in Philadelphia to a piano-playing father, Randy spent summers in stage-band camps where he got his earliest experience in ensemble playing. He began playing R&B and funk in local bar bands while in his teens and attended Indiana University. In 1966, he moved to New York City, and one of his first gigs was with Clark Terry’s Big Band, the Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and the Duke Pearson Big Band with whom he recorded 2 albums. Randy also began his foray into jazz-rock by joining Blood, Sweat and Tears. He went on to play with the Horace Silver Quintet and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers before forming the seminal fusion group Dreams. He has performed with his brother Michael as The Brecker Brothers, recording several albums and garnering numerous Grammy nominations. Brecker played on Charles Mingus’ last album Me, Myself and Eye and has performed with various incarnations of Mingus Dynasty Big Bands and Epitaphs ever since. His own recordings include In the Idiom, Live at Sweet Basil, Toe to Toe, Hangin’ in the City, 34th N Lex and Into the Sun, which won Brecker his first Grammy as a soloist in 1998 for “Best Contemporary jazz Performance.” The brother’s reunion produced the triple-Grammy nominated recording The Return of the Brecker Brothers and their out of the Loop won two Grammy Awards. He has been a part of the touring Concord/Fujitsu Jazz Festival in Japan three times in 89 Performers recent years. In addition he has been a frequent guest in Russia touring with the Igor Butman Quartet. Brecker continues to influence and inspire young musicians, and throughout the years, has been in constant demand as a Yamaha Clincian, performing at colleges and universities the world over. Paul Bryan Paul Bryan is a graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music and Temple University where he studied trombone with Glenn Dodson and Eric Carlson, respectively. He currently serves as Artistic Coordinator and Conductor of Bravo Brass, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Brass Ensemble as well as a faculty member at Temple University’s Esther Boyer College of Music. Previously, Paul served as Director of Bands at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia and a faculty member at the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival & Institute in Oneonta, New York. During the coming summer, Paul will serve on the faculty of the New York Summer Music Festival at the State University of New York College at Oneonta, as well as Music Director of the Haddonfield (NJ) Symphony’s Summer Symphony Camp. As a performer, Paul has been heard in a variety of groups in the Delaware Valley. He has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Delaware Symphony, Reading Symphony, Orchestra 2001, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. Regardless of the above performing highlights, Paul is most proud of his students and of his teaching accomplishments. Besides his teaching duties at Temple, Paul has an extensive private studio. Students of his have sat first chair in the Pennsylvania All-State Band and Orchestra, Pennsylvania All-State Jazz Band, New Jersey All-State Wind Ensemble and Orchestra and New Jersey All-State Jazz Band, as well as many other honor ensembles. Paul’s students have gained acceptance to the finest schools including the Eastman School of Music, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the music schools of Northwestern University, Indiana University, Boston University, Catholic University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Michigan. 90 Performers Barbara Butler Barbara Butler, Professor of Trumpet at Northwestern University, was previously Professor of Trumpet at the Eastman School of Music. Former Co-Principal Trumpet with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Principal Trumpet of the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, and Acting Associate/Assistant Principal Trumpet with the Houston and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras, Ms. Butler was also a member of the Eastman Brass and Eastman Virtuosi. Currently Soloist and Co-Principal Trumpet with Music of the Baroque, The Chicago Chamber Musicians, and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Ms. Butler continues to perform as soloist and guest artist with orchestras and music festivals in Spain, Italy, Finland, Japan, Switzerland, and throughout the United States and Canada. Also in demand for her teaching skills, Ms. Butler has offered master classes and recitals around the world. Her students are members of the finest orchestras and college/university faculties. Ms. Butler has been featured on national and international radio broadcasts with Eastman Brass, Grand Teton Music Festival, The Chicago Chamber Musicians and Music of the Baroque, among others, and has released two recordings: “With Clarion Voice” (Music of the Baroque, on D’Note) and “Music for Two Trumpets and Organ” (Gasparo). Ms. Butler has also performed as guest artist with the Chicago Symphony Brass Ensemble, the International Women’s Brass Conference, the Minnesota Symphony’s Rug Concert, and New York’s Mostly Mozart series. Most recently, Ms. Butler and Charles Geyer were featured soloists at the International Trumpet Guild in Denver and in a two trumpet and organ recital in Venice, Italy. In December 2003, she and Mr. Geyer released their latest recording, Carmen Fantasia for Two Trumpets and Orchestra, on the Warner Classics label. 91 92 93 Performers Brian Chin Brian Chin is Principal Trumpet of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and performs frequently with many local orchestras including the Seattle Symphony and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Mr. Chin studied music in the New York and New Jersey areas under the tutelage of Peter Bond and James Pandolfi of the New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He has a Masters Degree in Orchestral Trumpet from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where he graduated with Highest Honors in addition to a earning a double Bachelors Degree in Performance and in Education. Former faculty positions include professor of trumpet at the Westminster Conservatory in Princeton, NJ and The Pingry School, NJ. In addition to being an active orchestral trumpet player, Mr. Chin was recently conductor-in-residence with the Rutgers Alumni Wind Symphony, was a founding member of the New Jersey Chamber Brass, and is a sought-after teacher and clinician in the Puget Sound Area. Zhonghui Dai Zhonghui Dai is Principal Trumpet of the National Symphony Orchestra (formerly the Central Philharmonic) in Beijing, and has served as Principal Trumpet with the Santa Monica Symphony. Born in Manchuria, Mr. Dai studied at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music and, after receiving a Master of Fine Arts in Music from the International University in San Diego, studied trumpet with Boyde Hood at USC where he received his Artist Diploma. Mr. Dai has performed with the Beijing Symphony, the Liaoning Symphony and Opera House Orchestra and the China Symphony. In the United States, Mr. Dai has performed with the Riverside Philharmonic, the West Los Angeles Symphony, the Ventura County Symphony and the USC Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Mr. Dai is professor of trumpet and head of brass at the prestigious Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. 94 Performers Denis DiBlasio Denis DiBlasio received his masters degree from the University of Miami. He is the Executive Director of the Maynard Ferguson Institute of Jazz at Rowan University and is a saxophonist, composer, arranger and musical director for the Institute. He is an internationally acclaimed performer, clinician and educator for the Yamaha Music Corporation of America. He is a published author of five texts on jazz improvisation and a recording artist for Encounter Records with nine CD’s under his own name. Philip Dizack Philip Dizack is currently a student at the Manhattan School of Music where he is pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Trumpet Performance. He is a student of Gary Dial, Laurie Frink, and Brian Lynch. He recently won first place at the National Trumpet Competition and received a 2004 scholarship award from the John Coltrane Foundation. He performs with several jazz groups at the Manhattan School and leads his own quintet. Gareth Flowers Gareth Flowers recently completed his master’s degree at the Juilliard School under the tuition of Ray Mase and Mark Gould. Other teachers include Chuck Seipp, Steve Hendrickson, and Michael Sachs. Flowers has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Burning River Brass, the International Contemporary Ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, Ensemble 21, Lincoln Center Festival, along with many others including Art Garfunkel and Bernadette Peters. This summer, highlights include playing two concerts with the Empire Brass, as well as performing a work by Yan Maresh for the Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance held at the Mannes College of Music. 95 Performers Chris Gekker Chris Gekker is Professor of Trumpet at the University of Maryland School of Music. He has been featured as soloist at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. After performances of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 and the Christmas Oratorio at Carnegie Hall, the New York Times praised his “bright virtuosity” and described his playing as “clear toned and pitch perfect.” Chris appears as soloist on more than twenty recordings and on more than onehundred chamber music, orchestra, and jazz recordings. Of his recording of Eric Ewazen’s Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, American Record Guide states “Ewazen writes that he had Gekker’s sound in him mind when he wrote the Sonata, and I can understand why. It is round, soft edged, and gorgeous at soft dynamic levels, and always full and well controlled at fortissimo,” Chris’ most recent solo recordings include the Bach 2nd Brandenburg Concerto and "Winter" a CD of music for trumpet and piano by Eric Ewazen and David Snow. Chris was a member of the American Brass Quintet for eighteen years, and on the faculties of the Julliaard School, the Manhattan School of Music, and Columbia University. He was principal trupet with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, frequently performed and recorded as principal with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and often as a guest with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Many of his former students occupy orchestral positions in major symphonies throughout the world, as well as being prominent in jazz, chamber, and commercial music. His Articulation Studies, 44 Duos, Endurance, Drills, and Piccolo Trumpet Studies are available from Colin Publications. Chris was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in Alexandria, Virginia and is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the University of Maryland. His teachers include Emerson Head, Sidney Mear, Adel Sanchez, and Gerard Schwarz. 96 Performers George Genna The pursuit of musical honesty has been the theme of pianist, composer, and educator George Genna.His life has been a constant balancing act between the dual existence of professional musician and professional artist. Born in southern New Jersey he obtained a BA in piano followed by touring the country in top showbands of the late 60’s and early 70’s. This life was supplanted by a return to the east coast and 10 years of intensive study with the late great maestro Dennis Sandole of Philadelphia. During this period of intense artistic endeavor he performed many recitals of his original compositions as solo pianist and with ensembles throughout the area. Eventually re-entering the professional world there followed several years of work as accompanist for some of the greatest show business acts of the time including several years touring with Sammy Davis Jr. In the 1980’s to the 1990’s he served as pianist and or musical director for a wide range of top acts such as Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Chubby Checker, The Flamingoes, The Three Degrees, Lloyd Price, Davy Jones, The Skyliners, Leslie Gore, Cybil Shepard, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Rita Moreno, Charo, Paul Sorvino, Regis Philbin, Donna Summer, and Pointer Sisters, to name a few. He obtained a Master Degree in jazz studies from Rowan University and accepted the position there of jazz piano instructor. He continued his studies during this period with Jack Reilly and Bill Charlap. His own career in jazz began to gain momentum in this period featuring performances with Joe Lovano, Randy Brecker, Jack Sheldon, and others. The year 2004 saw the release of a new album by the George Genna Trio entitled Chain Of Events to critical acclaim. His creative life remains active with teaching, writing and performing. 97 Performers Barbara Govatos Violinist Barbara Govatos has collaborated as soloist and chamber musician with such artists as Radu Lupu, Riccardo Muti, Christopher Parkening, Wolfgang Sawallisch, the Emerson Quartet and with the Dallas Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Juilliard Orchestra and the Delaware Symphony. Barbara has performed at the Marlboro, Salzburg, Saratoga, Marblehead and Music at Gretna Festivals and has given concerts and master classes at UCLA, Mt. Holyoke College, University of Delaware, Bucknell University, and Westminster Conservatory of Rider University. She is a frequent guest artist with the Lenape Chamber Ensemble, Hildegard Chamber Players (music of women composers), the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Chamber Music Series and the Amerita Chamber Players (music of the Italian Baroque). A member of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1982, Ms. Govatos holds the Wilson H. and Barbara B. Taylor chair of the first violin section. In 1990, she became Music Director of the Delaware Chamber Music Festival, which will celebrate its 21st season this June. At the invitation of Zubin Mehta, Barbara performed as assistant concertmaster of the Maggio Musicale Festival Orchestra in Florence, Italy and in February, 2000, she made her Weill Hall debut performing the complete Brahms Sonatas for violin and piano, with Marcantonio Barone, returning for a chamber music recital there with principal players of the Philadelphia Orchestra in December, 2003. Ms. Govatos received Bachelor and Master of music degrees from the Juilliard School as a scholarship student of the legendary pedagogue, Ivan Galamian. While there, she won the G.B. Dealey International Competition in Dallas, the Charles Petschek Scholarship and the Austrian American Society’s scholarship for study at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Initial studies were with Sabina K. Girvan and Jascha Brodsky. Her instrument is a violin made by the brothers Hieronymus and Antonius Amati in Cremona, in the year 1619. Ms. Govatos is on the advisory board of Astral Artistic Services, an organization that promotes, presents and advises talented young artists, and the Wilmington Music School, a community music school in Delaware. For several years, she served on the Education/Community Partnerships Committee and New Hall Committee (Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center) for the Philadelphia Orchestra. Her article on chamber music and its 98 Performers importance in the lives of orchestral musicians was published in Symphony Magazine in July, 2004. Since 2005, she has been a faculty member for the Orchestra Leadership Academy seminar in New York for the American Symphony Orchestra League. Matthias Höfs Matthias Höfs, born in 1965 in Lübeck, Germany, began his trumpet studies with Prof. Peter Kallensee. In 1982 he was admitted to the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Hamburg, where he graduated with a Concert Artist degree. Further studies included a position at the Karajan-Akademie Berlin, where he studied with principal trumpeter Konradin Groth. Since 1984, Matthias Höfshas been principal trumpet with the Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters Hamburg. During his studies he was a member of many well known youth orchestras in Germany and Europe, including the European Community Youth Orchestra and the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie. In 1987 Matthias Höfs won the first prize in the German Music Conservatory Competition, and in 1990 the first prize in the International Music Competition in Markneukirchen. In 1983 he was awarded the Hansa Kultur Prize of the city of Lübeck, in 1988 the Eduard Söhring Prize, and in 1989 he was awarded grants from both the Deutsche Musikrat and Mozartgesellschaft in Dortmund. Matthias Höfs is also well known for his chamber music work with various ensembles, including the Linos Ensemble, the Deutschen Bläsersolisten, the Ensemble Villa Musica, and the Deutchen Kammerphilharmonie. He has been a member of the brass ensemble German Brass since 1985, for which he also arranges music. 99 Performers Sean Jones Sean Jones, who grew up in Warren, OH, heard, sang and played music in church from an early age. He started playing trumpet in the fifth grade, became turned on to jazz through Miles Davis’ “Kind Of Blue,” and performed both gospel and classical music while in high school. “I knew by that time that I wanted to try to be a professional musician. In high school I started getting jazz gigs in Cleveland, OH at the Bop Stop and I played with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. Since then, many musicians have been my angels and encouraged me. Professor William Fielder of Rutgers, an unbelievable person and musician, changed my concept of playing the trumpet. Ralph Peterson, Charles Fambrough, Gerald Wilson, Jon Faddis and Wynton Marsalis have been among those who have inspired and helped me.” Sean earned a degree in classical trumpet performance from Youngstown State University and has since gained his masters from Rutgers University. He teaches at Duquesne University and thus far in his career has worked with the Chico O’Farrill Orchestra, the Gerald Wilson Orchestra, the Illinois Jacquet big band, the Louis Armstrong Legacy Band, Charles Fambrough (being featured on the bassist’s “Live At Zanzibar Blue”), Joe Lovano, Tom Harrell, Jon Faddis, Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster, altoist Brad Leali and the International Jazz Quintet, in addition to leading his own groups. Darin Kelly Darin Kelly enjoys a reputation as one of the mid-Atlantic region’s preeminent trumpeters in the baroque and classical repertoire. He has been featured in solo and chamber works with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, West Jersey Chamber Symphony, Michigan Bach Society, and Les Cordes Mont-Royal (Montreal, Quebec), and is currently a member of the IRIS Orchestra (Memphis, TN). His diverse array of performance and recording credits range from appearances with the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, to the Steve Lippia Big Band, to the indie-rock band One Star Hotel. His 2002 Albany Records collaboration with Julianne Baird, Soprano Arias with Trumpet and Organ, has been hailed by critics worldwide as “seamless playing that is equally light and virtuosic.” A noted composer and arranger, his unique music has been 100 Performers commissioned and performed by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra Brass, Relâche ensemble, and the celebrated traditional Irish band Solas. A graduate of the University of Michigan, his primary teachers include Armando Ghitalla, Robert Earley, and Edward Truetel. He serves on the performance faculty at Drexel University, and is a College House Teaching Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also an accomplished guitarist, recognized as one of the foremost accompanists in traditional Irish music on the East coast, with a full schedule of performances in Philadelphia and New York. He lives in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia with his wife, flutist Michele Kelly, sons Eamon and Eoin, and daughter Maureen. Anor Luciano Born in São João da Boa Vista, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, Anor Luciano has been professor of trumpet at Universidade Federal de Belo Horizonte since 1995. He is a former member of the quintet Brassil, one of Brazil’s foremost chamber groups. Luciano has performed as principal trumpet with orchestras throughout Brazil including in Campinas, Santo André, São Paulo, Tatuí, Recife, and Paraíba. He has performed and taught in Brazil’s leading music festivals, including Campos do Jordão, Curitiba, Londrina, Vitória, Belém do Pará, Macapá, Goiânia, Ouro Preto, and Diamantina. As a soloist, he has performed throughout Brazil, the United States and Europe, including numerous commissions and world premieres by distinguished Brazilian composers such as Dimas Sedícias, Marcos Mesquita, João Linhares, Edmundo Villani Côrtes, José Augusto Mannis, and Jovino dos Santos Neto. Luciano has collaborated with many Brazilian popular music icons, most notably Egberto Gismonti, Vagner Tiso, Paulo Moura, and Sivuca and conductors Ernst Mahle, Roberto Farias, Roberto Duarte, Roberto de Regina, Roberto Tibiriçá, Isaac Karabitchevisk, and Roberto Minczuk. Performances on several international conferences including this year’s International Trumpet Guild Conference held at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ, continue to establish him as an innovative trumpeter versed in many styles. Luciano is currently very active in improving music education and the level of instrumental performance in Brazil through the establishment of music festivals that bring internationally recognized conductors and instrumentalists to his home county and increase the awareness of pedagogy, repertoire, and literature 101 Performers associated with wind ensemble performance. The Brazilian government has supported his research in this and other areas with several prestigious awards, including a grant from the CAPES foundation. He is a past president of Associaçio dos Trompetistas do Brasil. Luciano is an artist/clinician for Weril, Brazil’s foremost manufacture of all wind, and he has been very active in developing and designing new instruments for this corporation. Del Lyren Originally from Brookings, South Dakota, Del Lyren currently serves as Professor of Instrumental Music and Department Chair at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota. He recently presented a lecture on Conrad Gozzo at the ITG conference in Ft. Worth, as well as lectures presented throughout the world on Rafael Méndez, and recitals at the Euro-ITG conferences in Bad Säckingen, Germany and Kiev, Ukraine. Other guest artist appearances have taken him to England (London, York) , Scotland (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Sweden, Canada, and Mexico. Dr. Lyren has performed with numerous orchestras throughout the United States, including the Phoenix Symphony, Phoenix Pops, Acadiana Symphony, Lake Charles Symphony, Rapides Symphony, Mesa Symphony, and Sun Cities Symphony. Each summer, he performs with the International Brass Quintet - the quintet-in-residence at the International Music Camp. After receiving his Doctor of Music Arts and Master of Music degrees from Arizona State University, Lyren’s biography of Rafael Méndez, Magnificent Méndez, was published by Summit Records. For many years, Lyren served on the Executive Staff of the International Trumpet Guild as the Membership Development and Retention Coordinator. Active as a clinician and performer throughout the United States, Dr. Lyren is a Yamaha Performing Artist. 102 Performers Ibrahim Maalouf At age seven, Ibrahim Maalouf started studying trumpet with Nassim Maalouf, his father, former student of Maurice André at the National Superieur Conservatory of Paris. At age seventeen, he began his studies with Gérard Boulanger (principal trumpet of the French-Radio Symphony Orchestrain France) at the Paris Regional Conservatory. At age nineteen he joined the class of Antoine Curé (principal trumpet at the Inter-contemporary Orchestra of Paris, Pierre Boulez) at the National Superior Conservatory of Paris. Indeed, parallel to Ibrahim’s ascension in the world of classical music, he has never ceased to mine his cultural heritage (the lebanese and middle eastern musical tradition), playing the quarter tone trumpet under his father’s mentoring. The 25-year-old Maalouf has established himself as an acclaimed classical soloist and gifted instrumentalist/composer of mid-eastern music. Ibrahim Maalouf is the 1st prize winner of the International trumpet competition of Hungary, 2nd prize winner (1st not awarded) at the Maurice André International trumpet competition (Paris), 1st prize winner of the National Trumpet Competition (Fairfax, Washington), Laureate of the European Foundation for Culture Pro-Europa under patronage of the Prince of Denmark, 3rd price winner of the 2nd International Trumpet Competition Raimo Sarmas in Finland and of 15 European and international competitions around the world. Ibrahim is currently recording his first album accompagnied by two exceptionnal Canadian musicians: Francois Lalonde (drums) and Alex McMahon (electronics). In this album Ibrahim compositions try to make arab culture and occidental modern music to meet throught a new kind of mood mixed between electronic lines, drums that are totally based on real acoustic sounds, and the pure sound of arabic quarter tone trumpet playing most of the time traditional music influenced wwith Jazz. This mixture will be performed in this ITG Conference. 103 Performers Rodney Mack The sound of Rodney Mack’s trumpet has reverberated throughout the world. Whether playing baroque piccolo trumpet or interpreting works commissioned especially for him, his artistry has been enthusiastically enjoyed inside of the United States and in such countries as France, Spain, Germany, England, Greece, Rumania, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. He has been praised by music critics from Fanfare Magazine, American Record Guide, Records International Catalog, and other international publications for his evocative interpretation, impeccable virtuosity, and beauty of sound. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Rodney Mack has worked under the guidance of world renowned conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gerard Schwarz, James DePreist, John Williams, Jesus Lopez- Cobos and Christopher Hogwood. He was awarded a fellowship at the Tanglewood Music Center where he was invited to return for a second summer during which he was awarded the Seiji Ozawa Award for Outstanding Musicianship. Mr. Mack was born in New Orleans, Louisiana where he began his musical studies at the age of six and made his solo debut at the age of fifteen with the New Orleans Symphony. He has also performed as soloist with the San Diego Symphony, the Tenerife Symphony, the Orquestra Sinfonica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and many orchestras throughout the United States and Europe. Mr. Mack has made several world premiere recordings including “Sonata for Trumpet and Piano” by Adolphus Hailstork and “In Our Own House” by composer Alvin Singleton with saxophonist Branford Marsalis and concert pianist Karen Walwyn. In 1998 Rodney Mack made the premiere and critically acclaimed recording of Franz Waxman’s “Carmen Fantasy for Trumpet and Orchestra” with conductor Lawrence Foster on the Koch International record label. Mr. Mack’s debut solo trumpet CD was “Spirit of the Trumpeter.” During his tenure as Principal Trumpet with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra Mr. Mack was appointed head of the trumpet department at the Escuela Superior de Musica de Catalunya (ESMUC) Spain’s leading music conservatory. He has recently been invited to give master classes at the Julliard School, The North Carolina School for the Arts, the National Trumpet Competition and the International Trumpet Guild Conference. He has also been invited to teach at the Eastern Music Festival and the Interlochen Music Academy. 104 Performers Rodney can be heard as Soloist and Principal Trumpet on more than thirty different recordings with labels such as Decca, Naxos, Koch International Classics, and Albany Records. Douglas Mapp Douglas Mapp is an Assistant Professor of Jazz at Rowan University and a freelance double/electric bassist in the Philadelphia area. He is currently principal bassist of the Reading, Pennsylvania Symphony, Kennett Symphony, and Opera Delaware, and is a member of the Delaware Symphony. He frequently substitutes with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pennsylvania Ballet, Philly Pops, and Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. As a substitute bassist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Mr. Mapp has performed throughout Europe as well as at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. He has performed under the baton of conductors such as of Ricardo Muti, Wolfgang Swallich, Charles Dutiot, Klaus Tennsted, John Nelson, Andrew Litton. He has accompanied soloists including Itzak Perlman, Andre Watts, Van Cliburn, Bobbie McFerrin, Fredica von Stadt, and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. He is an active chamber musician and is a member of the Philadelphia-based new music ensemble Relâche. He also performs regularly with the Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble (in New York) and has performed with Network for New Music and Mendelssohn String Quartet. As a jazz musician he has performed with a wide variety of artists including Ernie Watts, Randy Brecker, Valery Ponamarev, Doc Severenson, Bobbie McFerrin, The Tommy Dorsey Band, Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Billy Eckstein, Ray Charles, Joe Sudler’s Swing Machine, Jimmy Bruno, Ben Vereen, Vic Damone, Rosemary Clooney, James Moody, The Big Push, and Denis DiBlasio. Mr. Mapp also performs with a wide variety of popular/Broadway entertainers and shows including the Pointer Sisters, Michael Feinstein, Frank Sinatra Jr., Bo Diddley, Donny McClurkin, Richard Smallwood, Boots Randolph, Gino Vanelli, Joni Mitchell, Melba Moore, The Moody Blues, Melissa Manchester, Elton John, Patti Labelle, A Chorus Line, South Pacific, Into The Woods, Chicago, Mame, Hello Dolly, Cabaret, West Side Story, Grand Hotel, The Wiz, Mitzi Gaynor. He has served on the faculties of The University of Delaware, The Community College of Philadelphia, The College of New Jersey, Cheyney University, and Millersville University. His 105 Performers private students have gone on to study at the The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute, Manhattan School of Music, The Peabody Conservatory, Temple University, West Chester University, Rutgers University, Rowan University, Berklee College of Music, The Coast Guard Academy, and the United States Army Band. His younger students continue to enjoy success in their regional orchestra auditions. Mapp can be heard on recent recordings by the Relâche Ensemble Pick it Up and Outcome Inevitable, the Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble’s “Music of Morton Feldman”, New York-based composer John Hodian’s Available Forms, and the latest recording by The Big Push. Jim Miller Picture and Bio not available. Christopher Moore Christopher Moore, Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Florida State University, holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music in Performance from the University of New Mexico, and a Bachelor of Music in Performance from Florida State University. He has won numerous solo competitions, including top prize at the ITG competition and at state and regional MTNA competitions. Professor Moore has also been a finalist at the Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Competition as well as the MTNA National Finals. Most recently, Dr. Moore was Associate Professor of Trumpet at the University of Kansas, where he directed the trumpet studio, conducted the trumpet ensemble, and performed as a member of the Kansas Brass Quintet for seven years. Dr. Moore’s ensemble experience includes the Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra, the Eastman Wind Ensemble, Kansas City, New Mexico, Sante Fe, and Tallahassee Symphonies, and the New Mexico Brass Quintet. Dr. Moore served as Assistant Professor of Music at Morningside College (1989-1993), and from 1994 to 1996, was a full-time member of the Chestnut Brass Company, which recorded the CD Hornsmoke, winning the Grammy Award in their field in February 2000. 106 Performers John Pastin Lieutenant Commander Pastin is a thirty-year veteran of the US Navy’s Music Program, and has commanded, trained and performed with some of the Navy’s most prestigious bands, including: the Navy Show Band, the Navy Band at Pearl Harbor; Navy Band Seattle; NATO Forces Band in Naples, Italy; U.S. Naval Academy Band, Annapolis; Navy Band, New Orleans; Navy Band, Orlando, Florida; and the premier United States Navy Band, Washington, DC. His performances include concerts and ceremonies at the White House and US Pentagon; Carnegie Hall, New York; Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Constitution Hall, Washington, DC; Meyerson Hall, Dallas TX; the Vatican; Saint Petersburg, Russia; Tokyo, Japan; Beijing, China; and tours to all fifty states. Commander Pastin received many personal military awards, including: the Legion of Merit and Joint Meritorious Service Medals, the Navy Meritorious Service, Commendation and Achievement Medals, and the Colonel George S. Howard Award for Musical Excellence. He is a member of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association, Association of Concert Bands, College Band Directors National Association, and the John Philip Sousa Society. Commander Pastin holds a Bachelors Degree from the University of the State of New York, Master of Music Degree from Northwestern University, and has completed Doctoral studies (DMA) in band conducting at the University of Maryland. Amanda Pepping Amanda Pepping, a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance at Arizona State University where she is studying with David Hickman. At ASU, she has played in brass quintets coached by Sam Pilafian, the Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Repertory Band, and Latin Jazz Band. Professionally, Amanda has worked with the Brass Band of Battle Creek, Phoenix Symphony and New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, she has performed with the ASU Marimba Ensemble and toured with the Albuquerque Youth Symphony. She has also just released her debut solo album entitled “Amanda” on Summit Records. 107 Performers Grant Peters Grant S. Peters is Professor of Music at Missouri State University, where he teaches applied studio trumpet, performs with the Faculty Brass Quintet, and serves as the Brass Area Coordinator. Peters is a member of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Springfield Regional Opera. Prior to coming to Missouri State, he served as co-principal trumpet of the Orquesta del Principado de Asturias in the northern Asturian province of Spain (1992). During the 1989 concert season he was a member of the Columbia Artists Management ensemble Dallas Brass, a group that toured throughout 26 states as well as Canada. While with the Dallas Brass, he recorded the album A Merry Christmas with Brass for the Word Label. Peters has performed in solo and chamber settings in Canada, Spain, Poland, England, Sweden, Thailand and the Czech Republic. His primary research focus is promoting and performing new works for the trumpet by American composers. Peters has performed the World Premieres of Richard Faith’s Evocations (2005) for trumpet and piano; Michael Murray’s What is it For (2003) for trumpet and organ; Kenton Bales’ From the Hills (1999) for trumpet and wind ensemble; Robert Frank’s Liturgical Impressions (1986) for trumpet and organ; and the European Premiere of John Prescott’s Toccata and Fugues (1999) for two trumpet and organ in 2002. A solo album entitled Friendly Amendments, consisting of previously unrecorded works for trumpet and organ by American composers, was released in Spring 2004. A second recording featuring new American works for solo trumpet with piano and chamber ensembles is projected for late 2006. Peters holds the Bachelor of Music in Education degree from the University of Nebraska Lincoln, and the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Trumpet Performance from the University of North Texas. His principal teachers include Mr. Dennis L. Schneider and Dr. Leonard A. Candelaria. 108 Performers Jamie Prophet One of the most outstanding trumpet players of his generation, the International Trumpet Guild described Jamie Prophet as “…displaying a great overall mastery of the trumpet in terms of sound, technique and stamina, in addition to his terrific musicianship.” Born in 1980, Jamie began his playing career with the Bodmin Town Band, where, at the age of sixteen was playing principal cornet. A former member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, he later joined the European Union Youth Orchestra under Sir Colin Davis. While at school, Jamie won four Most Outstanding Instrumentalist awards at the BASBWE festivals in Manchester. Jamie studied at the Royal Northern College of Music under John Miller. He won several awards including the Goronwy Evans Memorial Prize for Outstanding Brass Players, the Cecil Kidd Prize for Trumpet (twice) and performed the Hummel Trumpet Concerto with the Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Orchestra. While still an undergraduate at the RNCM, Jamie became the Associate Principal Trumpet of the BBC Philharmonic and has been acting Principal for the last year. He travels all over the country giving recitals, concerts and master classes. These performances have included being the guest soloist in the gala concert of Bristollive 2005 and at a recital at the Classicallive weekend in London, alongside Emma Johnson and Evelyn Glennie. Prophet has performed with the Ian Bousfield Brass Quintet in Germany, the Halle Brass Quintet and the Great Northern Brass Ensemble Barbara Prugh Described as “...a rare artist; one who is a consummate musician and a brilliant virtuoso,” Barbara Sauer Prugh has been exciting audiences throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond for several years. A Finalist in the 1983 Concert Artists’ Guild Competition in New York City, she has appeared as a guest artist with many of the Philadelphia area’s top musical organizations, including the Philadelphia Singers, the Basically Bach Festival of Philadelphia, the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, the Chamber Symphony of Princeton, the Lenape Chamber Ensemble, the Riverside Symphonia, and both the Delaware and Reading Symphony Orchestras. She has 109 Performers performed the premiere of two new solo compositions for trumpet and contemporary ensemble with Orchestra 2001 and has worked as a soloist in conjunction with such artists as Benita Valente and Susan Starr, and conductors Michael Korn, David Hayes, Tom Lloyd, James Freeman, Marc Mostovoy, and Sidney Rothstein, among others. In addition to her work with ensembles, Barbara frequently performs in churches and concert halls as both a soloist and recitalist. When she’s not busy as a soloist, Ms. Prugh is often heard in a “principal trumpeter” capacity with area orchestras. In addition, she has performed on occasion as part of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s trumpet section, including the recording of an all-Respighi CD with Ricardo Muti. She has also recorded and concertized extensively with The Festive Brass, and is Mannheim Steamroller’s favorite trumpeter when they come to the Philadelphia area. Her music-making has taken Barbara to Europe on several occasions. She has traveled to New England for the last several summers to perform as solo and principal trumpet for a Bach Festival in North Conway, New Hampshire, and served as a conductor as well for the 2001 festival. She has also been a featured soloist at both the International Women’s Brass Conference in St. Louis, Missouri and the 2nd International Brass Conference in Bloomington, Indiana. In addition to trumpet performance, Prugh has recently served as music director and conductor for five musical theatre productions sponsored by the Garnet Valley Friends of the Arts over the past two years, along with the 2001 Bach Festival in New Hampshire. She also teaches trumpet (part-time) at Swarthmore College and does some private coaching as well. A native of Delaware, she received her music degrees from the University of Delaware (B.M. in Music Ed.) and the Eastman School of Music (M.M. in Perf.& Lit.), and has studied trumpet predominantly with Dr. David Blackinton, Sidney Mear, and Seymour Rosenfeld. 110 Performers George Rabbai George Rabbai is currently adjunct Pofessor of Trumpet at Rowan University where he teaches trumpet and jazz improvisation and directs the Jazz Band. His performing credits include touring for several years as jazz soloist with the Woody Herman Orchestra in the U.S. and abroad. He has also performed as soloist with Tony Bennet, Rosemary Clooney, and on record with the Herman Band on the Concord and Toshiba EMI labels. He is currently a freelance musician in New York, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City, where he has been a leader of his own Dixieland jazz band, The Mississippi Jamboree. Most recently, George recorded trumpet solos for the soundtrack of Ken Burns’ PBS documentary, Baseball. When time permits, George can be found on the re-enactment field where he serves as the Chief Bugler for the 12th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, a Federal re-enactment regiment affiliated with the northeastern unit known as the Mifflin Guard. Daniel Rosenboom Daniel Rosenboom (b. 5/7/1982) is a young trumpet virtuoso, a Nine Winds Recording Artist, and a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he studied under master pedagogue James Thompson. As a creative artist, Rosenboom seeks to break the boundaries of conventional music-making by fusing styles in new and inventive ways. By combining the sounds of contemporary classical music with rock and roll, heavy metal, hip-hop, jazz, experimental electronic music, and traditional folk music from the Balkans, North India, and Middle East, he has created a brand of undefinable and hair-raising music. Uncompromising intensity, tender melodic sensibility, keen intuition, inventive improvisation, the precision of a classical virtuoso with the fervor of a metal rocker, are all phrases that describe Rosenboom’s unique approach to music. As a soloist and collaborator, he has appeared on festivals and in recitals at the University of York, England, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, the La Mama Theater in New York City, at REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater), the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California Institute of the Arts, the Eastman School of Music, the Aspen Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, the Lake Placid Institute’s Trumpet Seminar, Idyllwild Arts and Interlochen Arts Academy. With orchestras and chamber 111 Performers ensembles, he has appeared on such stages as Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, Opera City in Tokyo, the Hollywood Bowl, and in music festivals all over the United States. He plays regularly with PLOTZ! (http://www.plotzmusic.com), an electro-acoustic quartet that performs Balkan traditional dance music in a variety of styles. In addition to extensive professional work both in the Los Angeles area and internationally, he is pursuing graduate studies at UCLA, with Jens Lindemann, and CalArts, with Edward Carroll. Rich Rulli Richard J. Rulli, trumpet, holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (DMA), Ithaca College, New York (MM), and the University of Northern Colorado (BM/BME). Currently, Dr. Rulli teaches trumpet, brass chamber music, and conducts the trumpet ensemble at the University of Arkansas. He has been a featured performer and clinician nationally at conventions of the International Trumpet Guild and International Brass Festival, and regionally at the College Band Directors National Association Southern Division Convention, as well as the state conventions of the Georgia and Wisconsin Music Educators Associations. He is a founding member of the Boston Mountain Brassworks (UA Faculty Brass Quintet) and has performed with the Arkansas Symphony, North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Brass, Wisconsin Brass Quintet, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra, and Madison Opera. Dr. Rulli has held teaching positions at Columbus State University, Georgia, and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Formerly, Dr. Rulli was the Principal Trumpet and Trumpet Soloist of the Air Force Band of the Golden West and Five Star Brass. During his Air Force tenure, he performed for numerous U.S. and foreign heads of state and was a regularly featured performer at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs. Among others, Dr. Rulli has recorded with the Wisconsin Brass Quintet major new works for brass quintet on a CD titled “Images,” released on Mark Records. He is an active recitalist and chamber musician, and in demand for performances and master classes regionally and nationally. Dr. Rulli’s principal teachers include John Aley, Malcolm McNabb, Kim Dunnick, and William Pfund. 112 Performers Arturo Sandoval Arturo Sandoval is fluent in at least four musical languages. He can burn through an Afro-Cuban groove, tear up a bebop tune, soar over a Mozart concerto and sooth you with a luscious ballad; with equal power and grace. Granted political asylum in July 1990 and US citizenship in 1999, Sandoval and his family now call Miami home. A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the age of twelve, but it didn’t take him long to catch the excitement of the jazz world. He has since evolved into one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classical artist. Sandoval was a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning group Irakere, whose explosive mixture of jazz, classical, rock and traditional Cuban music caused a sensation throughout the entertainment world. In 1981, he left Irakere to form his own band, which garnered enthusiastic praise from critics and audiences all over the world. He was voted Cuba’s Best Instrumentalist from 1982 to 1990. Sandoval has been honored with four Grammy Awards, six Billboard Awards and an Emmy; the latter for composing the underscore for the HBO movie based on his life, “For Love or Country” starring Andy Garcia. Not only is Sandoval a tenured professor at Florida International University, but he works nationally and abroad with innumerable institutions and their music departments offering scholarships, exercise books, clinics and seminars, and has given a considerable amount of time working with the NARAS educational program. Sandoval maintains one of the most extensive educational programs in the industry. He is also a renowned classical musician, performing regularly with the leading symphony orchestras from around the world. Arturo has composed his own Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra which can be heard on Arturo Sandoval: The Classical Album. His versatility can be heard on recordings with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Woody Shaw, Michael Legrand, Bill Conti and Stan Getz to Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Gloria Estefan, Willy Chirino, Paul Anka, Rod Stewart and Alicia Keys amongst many others. He can be heard on Dave Grusin’s soundtrack for Havana, on The Mambo Kings soundtrack with his Grammy nominated composition “Mambo Caliente,” and on the soundtrack of The Perez Family. Sandoval reaches beyond the scope of mere effort. His struggles while in Cuba and since his defection have given him more energy and strength, urging him to accomplish and surpass his 113 Performers childhood dreams. Filled with a virtuoso capability, he desires nothing more than to share his gift with others who feel the same intense adoration for music as he does. Salvatore Scarpa Salvatore Scarpa is Director of Orchestras at Rowan University, where he conducts the University Orchestra and Opera Company and teaches conducting and music history. In addition to his teaching at Rowan, he is Assistant Conductor of the Pennsylvania Ballet, Music Director/Conductor of Bel Canto Lyric Opera Company, a conductor for the New Jersey Summer Conference for String Education and Chamber Music, and with his wife Christine, Director of Liturgical Music at Sacred Heart Church and in 2002 was conductor of the New Jersey All-State Orchestra. In 2002 he and the Atlantic Brass Band made the first recordings by an American brass band to be commercially distributed nationally. He was recently the conductor for the first USA performance by “Amici Forever”, the renown British opera/crossover group. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Rowan University, Mr. Scarpa is also a composer who has written works for the Empire Brass, the Philadelphia Pops, and the Inernational Trombone Association among others. Recent works include dramatic arrangements for the Atlantic Brass Band. A member of a generation of musicians at home in the worlds of classical and jazz music, he is the winner of a Down Beat Magazine ‘dee bee’ award for Best Jazz Arrangement, and in 1988 was asked to be a director for the Grammy Award winning production Zappa’s Universe, and has been honored as the New Jersey State Conference of Musicians’ Musician of the Year. He has served on the faculties of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Camden County College, and has also served as conductor of Rowan University’s Chamber Choir, Choral Union, Wind Ensemble, and as Assistant Chair of the Department of Music. 114 Performers Elizabeth Schulze Elizabeth Schulze is currently the Music Director of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, and has held the positions of Associate Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., Music Director of the Waterloo/Cedar Falls and Kenosha Symphony Orchestras, and Assistant Conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic. In recent years, she has been a conducting assistant and cover conductor for the New York Philharmonic. Ms. Schulze has performed with numerous American orchestras including the Milwaukee, Colorado, North Carolina, New Haven, Madison, Eugene, Annapolis, Greenville, Omaha, Oregon, Stamford, Eastern Connecticut, Anchorage and National Symphonies, Chicago Civic, Baltimore Chamber and American Composer’s Orchestras, Buffalo and Tulsa Philharmonics, Chicago Sinfonietta, San Francisco Women’s Philharmonic, Manhattan School of Music’s Chamber Orchestra and Philharmonia, Tulsa Opera Company and Colorado Opera Troupe. In 1996 she made her European debut leading the Mainz Chamber Orchestra. She has been Assistant Conductor at Aspen, and guest assistant conductor at the Paris Opera and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Upcoming engagements include “The Magic Flute” at Hood College, the Summer Music Festival at Shippensburg University and a recording project with the National Polish Radio Orchestra. A strong advocate of music education, Ms. Schulze has led the American Composer’s Orchestra in several educational concerts in Carnegie Hall and throughout New York City. While in Iowa, her interactive educational concerts were broadcast via fiber-optics to classrooms throughout the state. This year, she has return engagements with the National Conducting Institute at the Kennedy Center, the NSO/Kennedy Center’s Summer Music Institute for gifted youth, and the Donald Thulean Conducting Workshop in Los Angeles. Ms. Schulze holds an A.B. degree in Philosophy from Bryn Mawr College and graduate degrees in Orchestral and Choral Conducting from SUNY Stony Brook. At Northwestern University, Aspen and Tanglewood, she studied with Victor Yampolsky, Murry Sidlin, Lawrence Foster, Sergiu Commissiona, Seiji Ozawa, Gustav Meier and Leonard Bernstein. 115 Performers Brian Shaw A performer and composer, Brian Shaw maintains an active schedule on modern and baroque trumpet as a freelance player in the classical and jazz idioms, and has written works for solo trumpet, trumpet ensemble, solo voice, wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, and orchestra. As a performer, he placed first in the International Trumpet Guild’s 2002 Solo Competition, 2001 Mock Orchestral Competition, the jazz division of the 1998 National Trumpet Competition, won second place in the 2004 Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Competition and was a semi-finalist in the 2000 Maurice André Competition. His book of transcribed solos by Kenny Wheeler is published by Universal Edition. Brian holds degrees from Eastern Illinois University (B.Mus.) and the Eastman School (M. Mus.). While at Eastman, Brian was a student of James Thompson and served as principal trumpet of the Eastman Wind Ensemble during its 2004 Far East Tour and 2005 Carnegie Hall Concert. In Rochester, he also taught at the Hochstein School of Music and performed regularly with the Rochester Oratorio Society and the Dave Rivello Ensemble. Brian has shared the stage with such distinguished artists as Rachel Barton, The Canadian Brass, Aretha Franklin, Paul O’Dette, Maria Schneider, ‘Doc’ Severinsen, The Temptations, Kenny Wheeler, and Joe Williams; he has also made appearances as a soloist with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Alabama Symphony, the Baltimore Handel Chorus, and the Eastman Conductor’s Orchestra. Brian recently presented performed a series of recitals of new music in March 2006, accompanied by Dr. W. David Hobbs, professor of piano at Eastern Illinois University. The duo presented this program, most of it newly commissioned, at the University of Texas at Austin, Oklahoma State University, the University of Evansville (IN) and Eastern Illinois University. The new works performed included a piece entitled Two Images for unaccompanied trumpet and flügelhorn by Joseph Turrin, Three Microcosms for trumpet and percussion by Eastman’s Dave Rivello, a Sonata for trumpet and piano by Los Angeles composer Michael Hay, Duo Sonatine for trumpet and piano by Jonathan Schwabe, and two new works by Shaw, including a trumpet quartet based on photographs of Ansel Adams and a new vocalise, called “Only Space”. 116 Performers Shaw and Hobbs are currently completing a CD recording of the new pieces performed on this tour and other works by contemporary American composers, to be released in the near future. A doctoral fellow at the University of Texas, Brian studies with Ray Sasaki and resides in Austin, Texas with his wife, Paula, a freelance flutist and teacher. Captain Derrick N. Shaw Captain Derrick N. Shaw, a native of Atlanta, GA, serves as the Director of The United States Army Ceremonial Band, Washington, DC. His prior appointments include service as the Executive Officer and Associate Conductor of the Army Ground Forces Band (FORSCOM), Fort McPherson, GA, and Director of The U.S. Army Chorale in Washington, DC. Capt. Shaw holds a Bachelor’s of Music in Music Education from the University of Georgia and a Master’s of Music in Conducting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His primary conducting teachers are Thomas Dvorak, Dwight Satterwhite, and Albert Ligotti, and he studied tuba with David Randolph. While at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Capt. Shaw served as the principal conductor of the UWM Youth Wind Ensemble II and as an associate conductor during the program’s 1994 European tour of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and France. Prior to entering service in the Army, Capt. Shaw worked as a high school band director in the public schools of Georgia culminating with the position of Director of Bands at Dunwoody High School, Dunwoody, GA. Capt. Shaw enlisted in the Army and attended Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC, in 1999. He subsequently attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA, and received his commission in May 2000. Upon commissioning, Shaw attended the Adjutant General Officer Basic Course at Fort Jackson, SC, and the Army Band Officer Course at the Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, VA. His additional military education includes graduation from the Basic Airborne Course, Fort Benning, GA, in August 2001. 117 Performers Matt Shulman Hailed by the New York Times as “A new voice from jazz’s emerging generation…”, by fans as “Miles Davis meets Radiohead...a Chet Baker for the new millennium...”, and by Downbeat Magazine as “Zen-like…”, Matt Shulman combines intimate vocals with virtuosic trumpet playing and sensual electronics to create his signature sound. Matt made his Carnegie Hall main stage debut as featured guest soloist with the New York Pops in 2002, and was named Jazz Artist of the Year by the 2003 Independent Music Awards, earning him international acclaim for having virtually reinvented the trumpet through his pioneering approach, simultaniuosly utilizing vocals and effects. His self-produced Jazz Album of the Year (IMA) award winning album ‘While We Sleep’, is the first documentation of his multi-dimensional approach, set against a panoramic dream-scape. On his latest release, ‘SO IT GOES’, Matt expands his emotional reach by deepening his trumpet sound and introducing a vulnerable and intimate lyric style, garnering comparisons to Chet Baker, Peter Gabriel, and David Byrne. The 9 tracks on ‘SO IT GOES’ favor an adventurous jazz/pop feel, ranging from Matt’s highly distinctive - and most cohesive to date - orginal material, to the standards ‘My Funny Valentine’ and J.S. Bach’s ‘Air For The G String’. Born into a musical family Matt started classical violin and piano at age 3 and 4, then the baritone horn at 8, but never fully took to any instrument untill finding his way to jazz and the trumpet at 12. Possesing a rare combination of traditional and progressive aesthetics, Matt has toured internationally, recorded and/or collaborated with such diverse artists as: Brad Mehldau, Ethan Iverson and Reid Anderson from The Bad Plus, The Jazz Mandolin Project, Robert Sadin, John Medeski from MMW, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, the Complexions Dance Company, Skitch Henderson, and Nneena Freelon. His work as a soloist has been featured on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, the nationally syndicated Showtime Channel, and as both soloist and composer at Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Matt has given New York and world premiers of Edward Green’s Concerto in C, Marcello Toledo’s Solitude of the World, Timothy Newman’s Intervention, and his own Works for Trumpet. Matt has also earned numerous top prizes and awards for his music, including winning the prestigious Vilar Global Fellowship in the Performing Arts, being named a Runner-up in the 1997 Thelonius Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition, 118 Performers winning 1st place in both the International Trumpet Guild’s and National Trumpet Competition’s Jazz divisions, and winning the Yamaha Performing Artist Award. Matt holds a Bachelor’s of Music from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Master’s of Music from New York University. Robert Skoniczin Robert Skoniczin is a native of southeastern Pennsylvania. An active freelance musician, Rob performs in a variety of settings and locales. In addition to being a member of The Brass Experience, he has also performed with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Opera Delaware, the Bach Choir (and Festival Orchestra) of Bethlehem (Pennsylvania), the Reading Symphony, Ocean City Pops, the Wilmington String Ensemble, the Gramercy Brass Orchestra, the Sammy Kaye Orchestra, and the Brian Pastor Big Band. Star attractions he has backed include Martina McBride, Anne Murray, Pete Fountain, Collin Raye, Marvin hamlisch, and Mannheim Steamroller. He has also performed for such dignitaries as Mother Teresa and Chinese President Jiang Zemin during their visits to the United States. Rob holds a B.S. in Music Education from Gettysburg College and an M.A. in Orchestral Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. His teachers have included Vincent Penzarella of the New York Philharmonic and Christopher Tranchitella of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. In 2002, Rob received the Cecil Collins Award from the Manhattan School of Music for Outstanding Brass Performance. Aaron Smith Aaron Smith (b. 1983) is a young musician who is currently recognized for his talents as a virtuosic trumpet performer, composer, instructor, and arranger. Smith grew up in the small town of Hinesville, Georgia, where he first discovered his passion for music, and especially the trumpet, at a young age. At 16, he was awarded first prize in the Savannah Symphony Concerto Competition and performed the Hummel Concerto with the orchestra. In high school he acted as principal trumpet at Georgia Allstate, district honor bands, Savannah Civic Orchestra, and was awarded a position in a summer festival each year. As a high school 119 Performers senior, Smith moved to Michigan to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he studied with Stanley Friedman. The same year, Smith was appointed Associate Principal Trumpet of the Traverse Symphony Orchestra. After high school Smith attended the Eastman School of Music where he earned a bachelor’s degree in trumpet performance under the world-renowned tutelage of James Thompson. While at Eastman, Smith was featured in recital as a “Rising Star” by James Thompson and performed with the Eastman Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall. During his time in Rochester, Smith performed in a variety of ensembles, from orchestras to off-Broadway theatre and performed in many recitals. He also broadened his interest in recording technique, composition and arranging. During the summers of his Eastman tenure he attended the Lake Placid trumpet seminar as well as the Music Academy of the West, where he performed privately with members of the Canadian Brass. Currently Smith is an active performer in the Los Angeles area. He is earning a Masters of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) where he studies with distinguished trumpet pedagogue, Edward Carroll. Since moving to the L.A. area Smith has begun earning a reputation as a versatile and capable young trumpet player performing contemporary solo works for trumpet, as an orchestral musician, and as a jazz and commercial section player. He has appeared several times as a soloist in the Roy O. Disney hall of CalArts, been featured on chamber music programs, and performed with faculty ensembles and Vinny Golia’s professional large ensemble. In addition to his primary teachers, Smith has worked with such celebrated artists as Mark Gould, John Wallace, Vince DiMartino, John Fumo, Rob Roy McGregor, Mark Schubert, Niklas Eklund, Joe Burgstaller, “Doc” Severinson, Chuck Daellenbach, Gene Watts, Doug Prosser, Mark Kellogg, Fred Mills, Ian Muirhead, and Robert Earley. Aaron’s love of music and the trumpet has guided a large portion of his life to date. He’s always been intrigued by musical language and has followed it around the country for years exposing himself to much musical variety. He feels honored to have been led to so many places and experiences by his passion and is appreciative for the invitation to present his thoughts and music at this year’s 2006 International Trumpet Guild Conference. For more information you can find him at: www.trumpetsmith.com 120 Performers Leslie Spotz Pianist Leslie Spotz enjoys an international solo career that has included performances at the Tchaikovsky Hall of Moscow University, the South Bank Center of London, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, the inaugural opening of Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, as well as several tours of Germany. She has played extensively throughout the United States, including appearances with the Mozart Society of Philadelphia, the South Jersey Symphony, the Piedmont Chamber Orchestra in North Carolina, and the Clear Lake Symnphony in Texas. Concert highlights include performances of twenty Beethoven sonatas at Rutgers University. Upon receiving a full scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Music, Dr. Spotz studied with the legendary Mieczyslaw Horszowski. She later completed her doctorate at Rutgers University. Spotz has become an advocate for women musicians through her many performances. She collaborated with flutist Adeline Tomasone on the critically acclaimed CD Fantasias, and women composers are featured on her solo CD, which was issued by Leonore Records in 1999. Dr. Spotz currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Piano at Tarleton State University. Mary Thornton Mary Thornton is Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Del Mar College and Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She holds a B. Mus. degree from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, a M. Mus. degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she was awarded the 1993 Bernard Adelstein Prize in Trumpet, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A member of both the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra and the Corpus Christi Symphony, she has appeared with numerous ensembles including the Madison Symphony, the East Texas Symphony, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, the Ohio Light Opera, the Charleston (SC) Symphony, the Victoria (TX) Symphony, and the Orchestra of the State of Mexico (Toluca, Mexico). Active as a chamber musician, Dr. Thornton was a member of Quantum Brass, participants in Chamber Music America’s Rural Residency Program. At Del Mar College she was a founding member of the Del Mar Trio which commissioned Trio for Brass by Lauren Bernofsky in 2002. An avid promoter of new music, Dr. Thornton presented the world pre- 121 Performers miere of Lauren Bernofsky’s Concerto for Trumpet in 2001. In 2004, Neil Flory wrote Four Pieces for Trumpet and Percussion for Dr. Thornton and the Del Mar College Percussion Ensemble. The premiere performance took place on March 30, 2005. As a contributor to the International Trumpet Guild Journal, Dr. Thornton has written articles about the history of the Cleveland Orchestra trumpet section, the Concerto for Trumpet by John Williams, the music of Lauren Bernofsky, and the International Women’s Brass Conference. Randy Tinnin Dr. Randall Tinnin is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet and Wind Conducting at the University of North Florida. He has enjoyed performing with some of the world’s premiere conductors, including James DuPriest, Sixten Ehrling, Otto-Werner Mueller, and Zubin Mehta, with whom he also toured the Far East with the Juilliard Orchestra. He has had the honor of appearing at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Merkin Hall. Early music appearances include the American Bach Society, San Francisco Bach Choir, St. Bartholomew’s Chamber Orchestra, and the NYC chapter of the Early Music Foundation. Other New York area engagements include appearances with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Queens Philharmonic, Crescendo Brass, the Gramercy Brass, the Princeton Brass Band, and the Pro Arte Chorale. He has recorded with New World Records, Naxos Records, and has been featured, with the Signal Brass Quintet, on WQXR-NY radio broadcasts. An active soloist, Mr. Tinnin has appeared throughout the U.S., and won the SMU Summer Conservatory Festival Solo Competition, and the 2006 North American Brass Band Association Solo Contest. His commercial experience in NYC includes work in film, as a director and trumpet player, recording studios, and live performances. He has also appeared with the Jacksonville Symphony, the Charleston Symphony, and the St. Johns River City Brass Band. Dr. Tinnin’s article, “J.S. Bach’s Cantata 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen: Historical Observations and Insights for Modern Performance”, was featured in the International Trumpet Guild Journal, fall 2005, and presented with a performance of the aria at the Honolulu International Conference for the Arts and Humanities, in January of 2006. He will present a lecture/recital on his latest paper, “George Frideric Handel’s Let the Bright 122 Performers Seraphim: Thoughts on Modern Performance” at the International Brass Symposium in Great Britain in August of 2006. An advocate of the arts and their role in society, Dr. Tinnin has served as the director of the HOPE School of the Arts, an arts based mentoring program serving under-served children in Manhattan’s Chinatown and Washington Heights. He continues to offer music master classes in public schools in Jacksonville and throughout Florida. Dr. Tinnin is a member of the International Trumpet Guild, the North American Brass Band Association, the College Music Society, the Florida Music Educator’s Association, and the Florida Bandmasters Association. He and his wife Rhonda and their daughters Camille (13), Olivia (11) and Cassidy (9) reside in St. John’s County, Florida. Michael Tunnell Michael Tunnell has been Professor of Trumpet at the University of Louisville School of Music since 1988 where he performs with Louisville Brass and conducts the Trumpet Ensemble. The University of Louisville awarded Tunnell the Distinguished Teaching Award in 2003. Tunnell performs as Principal Trumpet with the Louisville Bach Society and as Auxiliary Trumpet with the Louisville Orchestra. A founding member of the brass quintet Sonus Brass, Tunnell has toured the Far East and South America with this group and as a soloist. He also is a founding member of the Derby City Brass Band. In addition, he is featured on the Mark Records CD Sonus Brass Captured as well as four solo recordings: Mixed Doubles, Melancholia, and Lumen, on the Coronet label, and Passages on the Centaur label. He can also be heard on the Sinfonia da Camera of Illinois recording of the Saint-Saens Septet and on numerous Louisville Orchestra First Edition recordings. Tunnell is a former member of the music faculties of the University of Southern Mississippi, SUNY-Potsdam College, the University of Illinois and the New England Music Camp. Tunnell is a member of the International Trumpet Guild Board of Directors, and he served as an editor for the ITG Journal from 1978–2000. In the summer of 1999 Tunnell was a featured artist at Lieksa Brass Week in Lieksa, Finland, and in July, 2001 he was a Visiting Professor at the Catholic University of Chile in Santiago. He serves on the Artist Faculty of the National Trumpet Competitions and is an artist-clinician for Kanstul Trumpets. Tunnell’s degrees are from the University of Tennessee (Bachelor of Music, 1976), The University of 123 Performers Louisville (Master of Music, 1978), and the University of Southern Mississippi (Doctor of Musical Arts, 1982). His teachers include Leon Rapier, Allan Cox, Arnold Jacobs, Adolph Herseth and Armando Ghitalla. His students hold positions in prominent colleges and orchestras, and they have enjoyed great success in numerous solo competitions both in the United States and in Europe. Arthur Vanderhoeft Arthur Vanderhoeft studied at the Royal Conservatories of Brussels and Antwerp, and with Mario Guarneri at the California Institute of the Arts in California, USA. He was also a student of the late James Stamp. He obtained First Prices for trumpet and chamber music. At CalArts he graduated as Master of Fine Arts. In 1971 he was the First Prize winner in the National Competition Pro Civitate (now Axion Classics). While still a student he took part in several projects. He performed with the Flemish National Youth Brass Band, the Belgian Youth Orchestra, the Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra and the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble course. After finishing his studies he chose for a teaching career. But he also often performed on a freelance basis with the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra, the BRT Symphonic Orchestra, the Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, the Theo Mertens Brass Ensemble, the Gabrieli Brass Ensemble, the Brabant Brass Band, the Fred Van Hove Quintet, Brass Band Willebroek and Festival Brass Band. He was also a member of the internationally renowned Xenakis-ensemble. While devoting himself to his steadily growing Brass Class at the Antwerp Music Academy, he went back to the Brussels Conservatory to specialize on the corno da caccia. He worked there during 3 intensive years with the renowned horn professor André Van Driessche and obtained another First Prize on the corno da caccia. As a soloist he performed in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Poland, the USA, Costa Rica, Russia and Thailand. He also performs regularly in recitals with his wife, Greet Severens, bringing a unique program of trumpet and clarinet music. He conducted different ensembles and orchestras in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Switzerland, the USA, Costa Rica and Russia. In his programming he never neglects bringing work from Belgian composers. He is 124 Performers still full time teacher at the Antwerp Music Academy. He conducts several orchestras in the province of Antwerp and functions regularly as a contest juror. Roger Webster Roger has a global reputation as an educator and clinician, his specialist areas being performance psychology and physiology. Roger is constantly conducting research in the area of psychotherapy, with special relevance to the needs of musicians. He lectures, and holds consultations in areas of psychology, specializing in Cognitive Intervention Therapy. He works as a senior lecturer at The Royal Northern College of Music-Manchester, where he teaches performance and gives lectures/consultations on performance anxiety. Roger is an endorsee and artist relations manager for Besson Musical Instruments (part of the Buffet Crampon Group) and has been actively involved in the development of new products since 1988. Roger has been acclaimed by reviewers and audiences worldwide as one of the world’s greatest ever exponents of both trumpet and cornet playing. Rebecca Wilt Rebecca Wilt is receiving national and international recognition as a virtuoso collaborative pianist. In addition to performing with vocalists and instrumentalists on the concert stage, Ms. Wilt frequently gives workshops and master classes on topics involving coaching and accompanying and works as a vocal coach in both the opera and musical theatre idioms. Rebecca has performed in collaboration with vocalists and instrumentalists in many of the world’s greatest venues including: Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Banff Center for the Arts, Orchestra Hall (Chicago), St. Finbarr’s Cathedral (Ireland), the Beijing Theatre, and the Muziekcentrum (the Netherlands). Ms. Wilt has collaborated with brass players Stephen Burns, Edward Carroll, Gabriele Cassone, Jeffrey Curnow, Vince DiMartino, Mark Gould, Jens Lindemann, Paul Merkelo, Tim Morrison, Thomas Stevens, Markus Stockhausen, James Thompson and John Wallace —trumpet; Eric Ruske, Rick Seraphinoff, and Froydis Ree Wekre —horn; Jeannie Little, Julia McIntyre and Colin Williams —trombone; Velvet Brown and Fritz Kaenzig —tuba; as well 125 Performers as with many members of regional symphonies across the United States. Wind players Ms. Wilt has collaborated with include Larry Combs, Eddie Daniels and Richard Hawkins — clarinet; Julius Baker, Jeanne Baxtresser, Leone Buyse, Linda Chesis, Bradley Garner, Timothy Hutchins, Walfrid Kujala, Michael Parloff, Jimmy Walker and Carol Wincenc —flute; and Joseph Lulloff, Anjan Shah and Taimur Sullivan —saxophone. Vocalists Rebecca has performed with include Scott Bearden, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jennifer Lane, Eleni Matos, Stuart Neill, Ian Partridge, Nicole Philibosian, Dorothy Stone, Tom Jones and Mark Wildman. Ms. Wilt can be heard on the compact disc, An American Portrait, with James Thompson, trumpet. Her second disc, Twas in the Moon of Wintertime, was recently recorded and will be released in October of 2005. Rebecca is also a member of the duo EQUINOX, with Denver Dill, which tours the United States several times a year, as well as appearances in Europe and Asia. The duo has commissioned numerous works for trumpet and piano and is dedicated to promoting music by composers of our time. Formerly the head of accompanying at the Interlochen Arts Academy, and the director of the collaborative piano and vocal coaching program at Central Michigan University, Rebecca is now head of the piano and collaborative piano programs at Messiah College in Grantham, PA. Rebecca was also coordinator of accompanying at the Lake Placid International Music Seminars for flute, voice and trumpet in Lake Placid, New York. She has accompanied for the Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Competition, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, the National Trumpet Competition, the ARTS competition, the International Trombone Association, the International Horn Society, the North American Saxophone Alliance, the Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Competition, the Tromp Muziek Biennale, the International Women’s Brass Conference and the American Choral Director’s National Convention. Rebecca currently resides in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area and is working with both The Harrisburg Singers and the Harrisburg Opera Association. 126 Performers Peter Wood Dr. Peter J. Wood has performed as trumpeter throughout the United States in various solo, chamber, orchestral, and jazz settings. Currently the principal trumpet of the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra in Biloxi, Mississippi, Wood also performs regularly with the Mobile Symphony and Mobile Opera Orchestra and has presented recitals and master classes at numerous colleges and universities around the country. This year he performed at the College Music Society Southern Chapter conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the annual conference of the Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States in Eugene, Oregon, at the Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival in Gainesville, Florida, and at electroacoustic music concerts at the University of Alabama and the University of South Alabama. Wood is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of South Alabama, where he teaches applied trumpet and music theory. Prior to his appointment in Mobile, he taught trumpet and directed the band program at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. He serves the International Trumpet Guild as editor of the Recording Reviews column for the ITG Journal. He earned the D.M. degree in Trumpet Performance from Indiana University, the M.M. degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the B.S. degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois. His principal trumpet teachers include Stephen Burns, Edmund Cord, John Aley, Ray Sasaki, Michael Tunnell, and Patrick Dessent. Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio Born in Hamamatsu, Japan, pianist Yoko Yamada has collaborated in the performance of over 200 pieces for brass and woodwinds. She has appeared in concerts throughout the United States and Europe, and in radio broadcasts on WGBH in Boston and WFMT in Chicago. Currently based in Chicago, she performs regularly with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and also with professors of Northwestern University’s School of Music. Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio holds degrees in piano performance from the Toho Gakuen School of Music and New England Conservatory, where she was a concerto soloist with the NEC Orchestra. 127 Performers Angela Zator-Nelson Angela Zator Nelson was appointed as Section Percussionist and Associate Principal Timpanist to the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1999. A native of the Chicago area, Angela was for three years the Principal Percussionist of the Civic Orchestra, known as the training orchestra for the Chicago Symphony. She graduated from the Northwestern University School of Music where she studied with James Ross and Patricia Dash of the Chicago Symphony and marimba virtuoso Michael Burritt. She then continued her education in Philadelphia at Temple University where her principal instructor was Alan Abel of the Philadelphia Orchestra, whom she later replaced. Angela graduated in 2001 with her Masters degree in Music Performance. Ms. Nelson has participated in numerous music festivals including the Pacific Music Festival, the National Repertory Orchestra, and the Tanglewood Music Festival. She is also an active chamber musician and has performed and recorded with the Philadelphia Orchestra Percussion Group, Network for New Music, and Orchestra 2001. Angela joined the faculty at Temple University’s Esther Boyer College of Music in 2001 and teaches privately. She made her solo debut in 2002 with the Bay-Atlantic Symphony of New Jersey performing Ney Rosauro’s Marimba Concerto. She has since soloed twice with the Temple University Orchestra and premiered a marimba concerto written by Andrea Clearfield for Angela and the Philadelphia Classical Symphony in 2005. Angela and her husband, David, enjoy working as a percussion duo performing recitals and educational concerts for both children and adults. 128 129 Innovating the science of sound, one player at a time. Harrelson Stop by our booth for information on the HARRELSON 2006 Composition Contest. Or, visit us online for more details @ www.harrelsontrumpets.com WIN THIS TRUMPET! 130 Presenters John Almeida John Almeida holds the Bachelor of Music in Performance from the University of Alabama and the Master of Music Education from Appalachian State University. Mr. Almeida has been a member of the Applied Brass faculty at the University of Central Florida since 1993 teaching applied trumpet and coaching the UCF Trumpet Ensemble. He is the Principal Trumpet of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra and is a founding member of The Brass Works, a professional brass quintet. He is the director of “Horns and Pipes”. During the summer months, Mr. Almeida teaches trumpet and coaches the Honors Brass Quintet at Cannon Music Camp at Appalachian State University. He is also an adjudicator for the Florida Bandmasters Association. Mr. Almeida has been a guest artist/clinician in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, Wyoming, Colorado, Virginia, Alabama, and Florida. John Almeida is considered to be one of the leading free-lance musicians in Florida. Mr. Almeida, a Yamaha Performing Artist, performs frequently as a soloist and is in frequent demand as a trumpet clinician. Mr. Almeida’s principal teachers include William Adam, Thomas Wohlwender, and Joe F. Phelps. Jerome Callet Jerome Callet is a brass embouchure clinician as well as a designer of brass instruments. Born in April 24, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. He commenced his trumpet studies at age thirteen. Although he studied with several famous trumpet teachers, and dedicated himself laboriously to mastering the instrument, by age thirty he still could not play a high C. This is the reason why he began a lifetime of research analyzing the physical elements necessary to develop a “ Super Power Embouchure”. After much trial and error, by the age of forty, he finally had developed his new embouchure “Superchops”. The “Superchops Embouchure”, which continued to evolve into what is now known as the “Tongue-Controlled Embouchure”, eventually led him on the quest to design and produce the best trumpets and mouthpieces available. More than 6,000 Callet trumpets have been manufactured in the past twenty-eight years. In the meantime, he started teaching the embouchure technique in Pittsburgh in 1970 and in New York from 1972 to the present. He has also written four books on trumpet 131 Presenters embouchure and technique including “Trumpet Secrets Vol.1” ( sub-title: The TongueControlled Embouchure) published in 2002. He continues to teach in his Staten Island, New York studio as well as conducting clinics in the United States, Germany, Canada, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, France, Hungary and Japan. Jerome Callet website: www.super-chops.com Robert Earley Mr. Robert Earley is Professor of Trumpet at Rowan University and Second Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Prior to joining the Philadelphia Orchestra he was Associate Principal Trumpet of the Montreal Symphony. He holds a B.M. in Education from the BaldwinWallace College Conservatory of Music and the M.M. with Honors in Trumpet Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. He has previously been on the faculty of McGill University. A former Principal Trumpet of the Boston Opera Company he has also appeared with the Boston Pops and Boston Symphony. His teachers include James Darling, Armando Ghitalla and William Vacchiano. Kevin Eisensmith Kevin Eisensmith is Associate Professor of Trumpet at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he also directs the IUP Trumpet Ensemble and the IUP Jazz Ensemble. From 1990 to 1998 he was the Associate Professor of Trumpet at Eastern Kentucky University, where he taught applied trumpet and was the Director of Jazz Ensembles. He holds a B. S. in Music Ed. degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1978), a Master’s degree in Music Performance from Georgia State University (1982), and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Performance degree from Temple University (1994). Dr. Eisensmith has studied with John Head, former principal trumpeter with the Atlanta Symphony and with Seymour Rosenfeld, former second trumpeter with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Dr. Eisensmith served as the solo trumpeter with the U.S. Army Forces Command Band (FORSCOM’S OWN) in Atlanta, Georgia from 1979 through 1984 and performed over 700 concerts through 26 states and the Virgin Islands during this period. As a free-lance artist, he has worked with Carol Channing (Hello Dolly!), Richard Harris (Camelot), Barbara Eden 132 Presenters (Woman of the Year), Judy Collins, Andy Williams, The Osmond Brothers, Bob Hope, Bernadette Peters, Julio Iglesias, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Doc Severinson, Shari Lewis, Peabo Bryson, Aaron Neville, Roberta Flack, Melissa Manchester, the Lettermen, the Moody Blues, Natalie Cole, and Peter Nero. He has performed as principal trumpeter with many regional orchestras in the Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas and frequently served as an extra trumpeter with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Eisensmith held the principal trumpet position with the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra from 1990 to 1998 and currently serves as the principal trumpeter with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Dr. Eisensmith has been an Adjunct Professor of Music teaching at various colleges, and has an active private studio. He has published numerous articles in such magazines as The Sinfonian (official magazine for Phi Mu Alpha Professional Music Fraternity), The Instrumentalist, The International Trumpet Guild Journal and the Bluegrass Music News (official magazine of the Kentucky Music Educators Association). For the past ten years, Dr. Eisensmith has served as compiler and editor for the “Trumpet and Brass Programs” issue of the ITG Journal. Dr. Eisensmith is a clinician for United Musical Instruments Corporation and performs on the Conn trumpet. He presents numerous clinics and guest appearances annually throughout the eastern and mid-western states. He has been married for 22 years to Kathy, who is a neo-natal nurse practitioner at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. They have two sons; Christopher, who is sixteen years old and a trumpet player, and Nicholas, who is twelve years old and who plays piano and the drum. 133 134 Presenters Travis Heath Travis Heath completed the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at Rutgers University in May studying with Professors Scott Whitener and William Fielder. In receiving each of his two degrees at Rutgers, he was awarded the Dean John I. Bettenbender Award for Highest Artistic Achievement. A native of Florida, Dr. Heath was selected at the age of 15 to perform with the Bell South Youth Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. A scholarship undergraduate of John Almeida at the University of Central Florida, Dr. Heath won the 1995 Florida Trumpet Festival Solo Competition of the ITG and performed with the Orlando Philharmonic. Equally at home in classical and jazz genres, he was engaged by Universal Studios and Walt Disney World and played lead trumpet in touring groups such as Truth and the American Rhapsody Orchestra. Since coming to Rutgers, Dr. Heath has performed with the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Rutgers Brass, and as lead trumpet at the dedication of the PNC Arts Hall in Fukui, Japan, the Guiness Jazz Festival in Cork, Ireland, and two PBS broadcasts with Ray Charles. During the summer of 2006, Dr. Heath will perform on a tour of England with the Brass Roots Trio, including concerts at Oxford University and St. James, Piccadilly, jazz festivals in Finland and Russia with M.A.S. blues band, The Fins. Dr. Heath is at work on a book on the technique of playing the trumpet in the high register. Patrick Hession Patrick Hession was born in Lafayette, Indiana, and began playing trumpet at age 12. He enrolled at Ball State University in 1986, where he studied with trumpeters Paul Everett, Larry McWilliams and Jeff Anderson. In 1991, he won Outstanding Lead Trumpet at the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival with the Ball State University Jazz Ensemble I. Hession joined the Lionel Hampton Big Band in 1992, where he apprenticed the lead trumpet book with Tony Barrero. He then played lead and solo trumpet for Lionel Hampton on various tours over the next four years. In 1992, Hession accepted a full music scholarship to the University of Nevada where he studied with trumpeters Michael “Rocky” Winslow, Walt Blanton, William “Billy” Hodges, Bobby Shew and Tom Porrello. He also studied with Keith Whitford, Bob Schlatter and Martha Ream. In 1996, Hession joined The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, where he was the lead and feature trumpeter for almost three years. He then realized his dream in 2000 when he joined Maynard Ferguson’s Big Bop Nouveau Band. As well as being an active sideman, 135 Presenters Hession has played with the International Symphony Orchestra, recorded with Diane Schuur & Maynard Ferguson on Swingin’ for Schuur and authored a book in 2003, For the sake of lead trumpet playing —HESSIONS SESSIONS Guide to consistent, reliable and sometimes, Invincible Chops! Hession plays Monette Trumpets and Mouthpieces exclusively and is a clinician for the David G. Monette Corporation. Rich Illman Richard Illman has been associate professor of trumpet at Michigan State University since 1990. He has also taught at Eastern Kentucky University, The University of Kentucky, Transylvania University, and Asbury College. Mr. Illman has had a wide variety of playing experiences. Currently he is one of the solo cornets with the Brass Band of Battle Creek and was a featured soloist on their first and third CD’s. Vince DiMartino and Rich are the two trumpets in the Millennium Brass Quintet, which has one CD (click here for details) released at the moment. The Millennium Brass has done concerts and clinics in Greece, Germany, and Italy as well as the United States. He is also First Trumpet in the Beaumont Brass Quintet, Principal Trumpet with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Lead Trumpet with the Lansing Symphony Big Band, and First Trumpet with the Lansing Symphony Brass Quintet, performing all around the state of Michigan with those groups. As Professor of Trumpet at Michigan State University, Mr. Illman has been featured soloist with the MSU Alumni Band on their last four European tours. He was principal trumpet of the Lexington KY Philharmonic (LPO) for eighteen years, and first trumpet for the LPO Brass Quintet, which received a National Endowment for the Arts grant to perform in schools around the state of Kentucky. Illman is a founding member of the Kentuckiana Brass and Percussion Ensemble and was featured soloist on the first CD recording of that group. Having played lead trumpet in a Lexington Big Band for fourteen years, he has also performed in backup bands for Doc Severinsen, Ray Charles, Burt Bacharach, Bob Hope, and even rock groups such as the Fifth Dimemsion, Martha and the Vandellas, and the Spinners. He has also played in a long list of musicals (including thirty performances with the Broadway touring company of Beauty and the Beast). 136 Presenters In an effort to keep up with modern technology, Mr. Illman uses synthesizers and other electronic devices both in his studio teaching andon his numerous solo recitals as well as performances at schools with Frank Ell, Professor of Clarinet at MSU, in a program entitled Music and Technology. He has also formed a MIDI ensemble which presents multi-media concerts in planetariums. He has also performed his own electronic music compositions at International Trumpet Guild Conferences and at several universities around the country and presented a programs at the 2002 International Trumpet Guild Conference in Manchester, England and the 2003 International Trumpet Guild Conference in Denver, Colorado entitled Yoga for Trumpet Players. Frank Kaderabek Mr. Kaderabek served as principal trumpet with the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1975 until his retirement in 1995. His previous appointments included principal of the Dallas and Detroit symphonies and assistant principal of the Chicago Symphony. Born in Chicago, he studied with Edward Masacek and Adolph Herseth, then with Harry Glantz and Nathan Prager in New York. Mr. Kaderabek has appeared as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Grant Park Symphony, Chicago Chamber Orchestra, the Bach Festival in Cranbrook, and Pennsylvania Symphonia Orchestra. In 1982, he was the first American judge at the International Trumpet Competition in Czechoslovakia. His recordings include the solo CD An American Trumpet in Prague and Virtuoso, trumpet and cornet solos with the Allentown Band, conducted by Ronald Demkee. The 1991 Annual New York Brass Conference honored Mr. Kaderabek for his contribution to performance and teaching. He serves on the executive board of the International Trumpet Guild, which presented him with the Award of Merit in 2004. Mr. Kaderabek teaches at West Chester University and joined the faculty of The Curtis Institute of Music in 1975. 137 Presenters Daniel Kelly Daniel Kelly holds a BS in trumpet performance from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, and a MM and DMA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His principle teachers include Michael Ewald, Ronnie Romm, Ray Sasaki, and Richard Steffen. Dr. Kelly teaches trumpet and directs the ISU Jazz Ensemble. He is amember of the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, the THSO Brass Quintet, the ISU Faculty Brass Quintet, and the Columbus Brass. While in central Illinois, Dr. Kelly was a member of the University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Chamber and Opera Orchestras, UI Concert Jazz Ensemble, New Music Ensemble, and Concerto Urbano (early music ensemble). He was also a member of The Prairie Ensemble, the Champaign Brass and the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra and Brass Quintet and enjoyed an active freelancing schedule. He has performed with the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH), Peoria Bach Festival Orchestra and the Festival of Trumpets at International Trumpet Guild conferences in New York and Evansville, IN. In 2001 he was a semi-finalist in the Ima Hogg National Young Artists Competition in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kelly has been teaching professionally since 1992. In addition to maintaining a successful private studio, he has served on the faculty of Millikin University’s Preparatory Department and the Illinois Summer Youth Music camps. He has appeared as guest clinician at various schools in central Illinois and as an adjudicator for the Illinois Grade School Music Teachers Association. Dr. Kelly has been designated a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) by the Music Teachers National Association. He is a member of the Music Teachers National Association, the Indiana Music Teachers Association, the College Music Society, the International Trumpet Guild, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. 138 Presenters Tim Leasure From 1995 to 2001, Timothy Leasure was a member of the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C. A frequent soloist with the Navy Band, he was chosen as the 1997 National Tour soloist. He was also a member of the Navy Band Brass Quintet from 1999 to 2001. He served as principal trumpet of the Springfield (OH) Symphony during its 199495 season, and as 2nd trumpet in the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus from 1992 to 1995. He has performed as acting principal trumpet in the Arlington (VA) Symphony, the Annapolis (MD) Symphony, and the United States Navy Band. Mr. Leasure can also be heard in over 40 recordings by professional orchestral, band, and chamber music ensembles. His trumpet teachers include Ernest Bastin, Professor Emeritus, Ohio University and Richard Burkart, Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University. Mr. Leasure was recently awarded the 2001 Distinguished Alumni Award from the School of Music and College of Fine Arts at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Mr. Leasure has performed extensively in the United States and Europe, and has performed in such venues as Carnegie Hall, The White House, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and La Chapelle NotreDame de Rocamadour, France. Carole Nowicke Carole Nowicke is a reference librarian and research associate in the Department of Applied Health Science at Indiana University. Her previous employers include the Henry Ford Museum, US Marine Corps Museum, the Navy Laboratories Archives, the Kinsey Institute and Walden University. She holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University in Library and Information Science and American Studies, an M.L.S. from the University of Maryland, and a B.A. from Western Michigan University. She studied tuba with J. Lesley Varner, Robert L. Whaley and Robert J. Pallansch, bass with Philip Albright and Marshall Hutchinson, and ophicleide with Robert E. Eliason. This presentation was inspired in part by oral history interviews with Abe Torchinsky and Henry Charles Smith, which lead to a presentation with Mr. Torchinsky at the 2003 Association for Recorded Sound Collection conference, “Philadelphia Brass Ensemble: Baroque Brass, 139 Presenters Gabrieli, Hindemith and “Torchy Jones.” At the 2003 ITG conference in Ft.Worth she presented, “Sound and Visions: Glass Images from the Legacy of Cornet Soloist Walter F. Smith,” with Jack Laumer. R. Dale Olson R. Dale Olson began his professional career in 1961 when, at age 25, he was named Director of Research for the well-known brass manufacturer, F.E. Olds and Son, Inc. Since that time, he has served as consultant in trumpet design, manufacturing and testing for several major firms. He holds both United States and foreign patents related to trumpet and mute design. Olson performed professionally for over 30 years before retiring in 1990. His trumpet teachers were Everett James (father of Harry James), John James Haynie, Renold Schilke, John Clyman, and famed Russian trumpeter Vladimir Drucker. An analysis of Drucker’s pedagogy by Olson may be found in the recent book, “East Meets West” by Edward H. Tarr. From 1952–1957, Olson attended the University of North Texas, from which he received the first Masters Degree in Trumpet Performance ever conferred by that school. Thirty years later, he received a Masters Degree in Experimental Psychology from California State University, Fullerton. Olson’s research activities have continued over a period of some 40 years with associates such as Renold Schilke, Dr. Robert W. Young,, William T. Cardwell, and Zig Kanstul. As a researcher into the relationship between the performer and the instrument, Olson has thoroughly investigated many “myths” of trumpet design and performance within the context of published scientific literature. His findings have metamorphed into his “Equilibrium Concept of Trumpet Performance”, a conceptual framework within which all physical aspects of trumpet playing may be viewed. Olson is the originator of a method of systematic, objective testing procedures of trumpets based upon methods employed within the field of experimental psychology. He is the first to ever employ sensory evaluation testing processes in the field of brass instruments. As a writer, Olson has produced, “Sensory Evaluation of Brass Musical Instruments” (2000), the forthcoming, “The Haynie Legacy” (2006), and, in progress, a history of the firm of F.E. Olds and Son, Inc. Unpublished works include “Prose Writings Related to the 140 Presenters Trumpet, Prior to 1960”, “The Equilibrium Concept of Brass Performance”, and “Human Mechanisms of Brass Performance”. Olson has spoken at the original National Trumpet Symposium, four Conferences of the International Trumpet Guild, and at numerous colleges and universities. Donald Robertson Donald U. Robertson is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He received a BS in Psychology from the University of Illinois at ChampaignUrbana and his MA and Ph.D. in Psychology at Bowling Green State University. He was Director of Clinical Training for IUP’s doctoral program in clinical psychology from 1993 to 2003. He teaches a variety of graduate and undergraduate psychology courses and is currently director of the Child and Family Clinic in the Center for Applied Psychology, the Psychology Department’s training clinic. Addition teaching duties include an undergraduate honor’s seminar in the psychology of music and introductory psychology for music majors. Dr. Robertson is the author of over 60 professional publications and presentations. His research has been supported by grants from the Department of Defense, the State of Pennsylvania, and the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Current research, conducted in collaboration with Drs. Kevin Eisensmith and Lynda Federoff include (a) development of a measure designed to assess psychological factors related to music performance, (b) studies of cardiovascular response during trumpet playing, and (c) development of a psychoeducational performance-enhancement protocol for use with small groups of musicians. Dr. Robertson is an amateur trumpeter who studied with Don LeMaster for two years at Southern Illinois University. He plays with several community groups and currently studies with Kevin Eisensmith. Dr. Robertson is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, the Performing Arts Medicine Association, the Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research, and the International Trumpet Guild. 141 Presenters Michael Sachs Michael Sachs has been principal trumpet of The Cleveland Orchestra since 1988. His numerous solo performances with The Cleveland Orchestra include the world premiere performances of John Williams’ Concerto for Trumpet and the U.S. premiere of Hans Werner Henze’s Requiem. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from The University of California at Los Angeles; additional studies were undertaken at The Juilliard School of Music. Mr. Sachs’ teachers include Mark Gould, Anthony Plog and James Stamp. He was formerly fourth/utility trumpet with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. In Houston, he performed with the Houston Grand Opera and taught at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University. In New York, Mr. Sachs has performed with many groups, including the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the New York Chamber Symphony, and Speculum Musicae. He has served as a faculty member of the Grand Tetons Music Festival, Summit Brass, Aspen Music Festival, Blekinge International Brass Academy (Karlskrona, Sweden), Masterclass Internacional para Instrumentos de Metal (Lisbon, Portugal), and as principal trumpet/instructor in the Solti Orchestral Project at Carnegie Hall in 1994. Mr. Sachs is the author of Daily Fundamentals for the Trumpet and Mahler: Symphonic Works complete trumpet parts, both published by International Music Co. He was appointed to the CIM faculty in 1988. Brian Shook Brian Shook is currently a member of the professional touring and recording ensemble The King’s Brass (www.kingsbrass.org), which gives approximately 110 concerts a year across the entire United States. Originally from Ohio, Shook graduated from Cedarville University with a degree in trumpet performance where he studied with Charles Pagnard. Upon graduation, Shook began his graduate studies at Arizona State University under the direction of David Hickman, where he was also a trumpet teaching assistant for two years. While in Phoenix, Shook has performed with the Phoenix Symphony, New Mexico Symphony, Phoenix Bach Choir, and the Salt River Brass (E-flat cornet). 142 Presenters In addition to Shook’s active performance schedule, he also writes extensively for the International Trumpet Guild Journal, and has also been published in the New York Times, London Times, and the New York Sun. Currently, Shook is finishing his doctoral degree at ASU by writing a biography of New York Philharmonic trumpet legend, William Vacchiano. His most recent publication can be found in the March 2006 ITG Journal, William A. Vacchiano: A Tribute to His Life, Career, and Pedagogical Method. In addition to his writings on Vacchiano, Shook has been asked to be a guest lecturer on Vacchiano’s teaching methods at the upcoming ITG Conference this summer at Rowan University in New Jersey. Susan Slaughter Susan Slaughter joined the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra in 1969, and four years later became the first woman ever to be named Principal Trumpet of a major symphony orchestra. Prior to accepting a position in St. Louis, Ms. Slaughter spent two years as Principal Trumpet of the Toledo Symphony. She appears regularly in area recitals and religious programs, and has been a frequent soloist with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra as well as with several other ensembles throughout the country. Ms. Slaughter has been on the faculty of the Grand Teton Orchestra Seminar and the National Orchestra Institute. In 1990 she performed with the Bay Area Women’s Philharmonic in San Francisco, and in 1991 she appeared with the Marrowstone Music Festival Orchestra. At the invitation of baseball commissioner Fay Vincent, Ms. Slaughter performed the National Anthem for game three of the 1991 World Series. In 1992, Ms. Slaughter founded the International Women’s Brass Conference, an organization dedicated to provide opportunities and recognition for women brass musicians. Since 1992, Ms. Slaughter has organized and produced the popular Holiday Brass Concerts which celebrated its tenth anniversary this past December in the Basilica Cathedral of Saint Louis. In 1996, she founded Monarch Brass, an all women’s brass ensemble, which has toured in the U.S. and Europe. 143 Presenters Abe Torchinsky Abe Torchinsky, a native of Philadelphia began playing tuba in a Boy Scout band. In 1935 he began taking lessons with a young student at the Curtis Institute named Arnold Jacobs. By the time he was in high school, he was performing professionally on tuba and bass, even playing with Isham Jones Orchestra. He enrolled at Curtis in 1940 and studied with Philip Donatelli, the tubist of the Philadelphia Orchestra until the wind department at the Institute was shut down at the beginning of World War II. Mr. Torchinsky played in the Southern Symphony Orchestra and with the National Symphony Orchestra for one season (1942–1943). He then moved to New York City for concentrated study with William J. Bell. He performed in the original cast productions of Billy Rose’s Seven Lively Arts, and Rogers and Hammerstein’s Carousel and Allegro, and was in the cast of the movie Carnegie Hall. He performed with the Cities Service Band of America under Paul LaSalle, and the NBC Symphony with Arturo Toscanini (1946–1949). Torchinsky joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1949, and served as principal tuba until 1972. Mr. Torchinsky and trombonist Henry Charles Smith hosted a radio program about the orchestra. After retiring from the Philadelphia Orchestra, Torchinsky became a member of the faculty of the University of Michigan (197–-1989). A Philadelphia Brass Ensemble recording, The Glorious Sound of Brass earned a Grammy in 1967. The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble’s recording of the Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli with the Chicago and Cleveland Brass Ensembles won a Grammy in 1969. The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble as soloists were also nominated in 1976 for a two album set of Hindemith’s sonatas for brass instruments with pianist Glenn Gould. A less-familiar, early recording called Catch the Brass Ring by the Philadelphia Brass Ensemble, masquerading as the “Torchy Jones Quintet” had the distinction of being pulled from distribution by Columbia after Eugene Ormandy objected to orchestra members making a “jazz” recording. His scholarly efforts in publishing full parts to orchestral works were an innovation and a vast improvement for students over previously available excerpt books. In 2004, Mr. Torchinsky was given the International TubaEuphonium Associations’ Lifetime Achievement Award. 144 Presenters James West James West (Associate Professor of Trumpet). Mr. West has been at Louisiana State University since 1978, and began his career teaching trumpet at Arkansas Polytechnic College in the fall of 1969. Mr. West is currently the state chairperson of the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors in Louisiana. He is Principal Trumpet with the Baton Rouge Symphony, and was the conference chairperson for the 1991 meeting of the International Trumpet Guild, which was held at L.S.U. in May of 1991. Chamber music credits include the Norem Faculty Brass Quintet, the Acadiana Brass Quintet, the Berkshire Brass Quintet (at Tanglewood), the New Hyperion Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra, and the Mos Eisley Chamber Orchestra. Liesl Whitaker Liesl Whitaker attended college at both Appalachian State University and the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. She studied trumpet with Bill Adam, Pat Harbison and Joe Phelps. She has taught trumpet privately throughout her career in Washington DC, Manhattan, Cincinnati and North Carolina. Liesl has a wide variety of performance experiences. In Cincinnati, she founded and played in her own R&B band White Noise. In 1991 she traveled to Madrid, Spain, where she played trumpet on the late night talk show de Tu a Tu. From 1991–1993, she played in the house bands of several Carnival Cruise ships. Liesl has also played lead trumpet with the Ed Palermo Big Band in New York City, as well as with other area bands. In 1996, Liesl performed on the A&E television special A Judy Collins Christmas, filmed live at the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, NC. She appeared in the pit orchestra of The Wizard of Oz annually at Madison Square Garden’s Paramount Theater. While living in New York she frequently performed on Broadway in the pit orchestras for many musicals including Cats, Cabareet, Victor Victoria, Guys and Dolls, Little Me and Big. Liesl is a veteran trumpet instructor for the New york Pops’ Salute to Music Teaching program. She can be heard playing lead trumpet on all of DIVA’s CDs as well as on The Ed Palermo Big Band Plays the Music of Frank Zappa, Tommy Igoe’s New Ground, and The Wizard of Oz —Cast Recording (Madison Square Garden Production). 145 Presenters Liesl resides in Northern Virginia, where she is a Staff Sergeant and plays lead trumpet with the United States Army Blue Jazz Ensemble, based at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Virginia. She is the first woman ever to hold a lead chair in any of the major military jazz ensembles. She also freelances in the Washington DC and New York City metropolitan areas. Scott Whitener Scott Whitener, Professor of Music in the Mason Gross School of the Arts of Rutgers University, is a graduate of the Juilliard School, the University of Michigan, and Rutgers. At Juilliard, he was first trumpet of the Juilliard Orchestra under the distinguished French conductor, Jean Morel, who influenced his conducting. He began his professional career with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra where he played under Pablo Casals, among others, and later played at the American debut of the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio of Munich under Raphael Kubelik at Carnegie Hall. Dr. Whitener’s book, A Complete Guide to Brass: Instruments and Technique (Schirmer Thomson), now in its third edition, is used at over one hundred universities and is considered the definitive work in the field. Professor Whitener participated in the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble program in Horncastle, England. It was this experience that inspired him to found the Rutgers University Brass Ensemble in 1993. He also studied the interpretation of 16th and 17th century music at Stanford University. Dr. Whitener taught conducting for twenty-four years. Among his former students are Paavo Jarvi, principal conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and regular guest conductor of major orchestras throughout the world, and Gail Lee, who has been conducting orchestras in the Czech Republic and was for four years associate conductor of the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. Professor Whitener serves as Vice Chair of the Department of Music. 146 Rowan Dining Services Welcomes 2006 International Trumpet Guild Conference Located on the second floor of the Chamberlain Student Center the , cooking and comfortable seating to create an all-you-care-to-eat atmosphere that is both dynamic and versatile. Rowan Marketplace is a contemporary dining venue that integrates live Your Dining Package purchase at registration 6/6 noon -5pm. dining package to meet your intricate schedule , all at an affordable price. of the conference. And as an early sign-up bonus, we will include Dinner on Tuesday evening and Brunch on Sunday morning. The package includes Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner for all four days o enhance your visit to Rowan University, we have designed a T ONLY $85 That saves $27 on the door price! Meal Service Times Breakfast Lunch Dinner 730-10 am 4-630 pm Door Rate $ 5.5 $ 7.50 1130-2 pm $10.50 Daily concessions will be sold at Wilson Hall in the morning, afternoon and during intermission at evening concerts 147 148 Ensembles The Alliance Brass Ensemble Alliance Brass Ensemble was formed following the successful takeover of the Besson and Courtois brands by the internationally acclaimed woodwind manufacturer Buffet Crampon. The ensemble utilises many of the endorsing artists within the Buffet family and appears in guises from Brass Quartet to large scale Brass Ensemble….depending on the repertoire and specific needs. On this occasion, Alliance Brass will be in the form of a traditional brass sextet, 2 small brass (cornet/trumpet/flugel), alto horn (tenor or Eb), trombone, euphonium and tuba. Specifically for this visit, Alliance Brass Ensemble has engaged the services of Dr. Ewan Stefano whose work in the area of electronic composition has an increasing worldwide reputation. Dr. Stefani together with his colleague at Leeds University, Dr. Mic Spencer, have produced two new works for brass sextet and electronics. American Brass Quintet When the American Brass Quintet gave its first public performance forty-five years ago, brass chamber music was still relatively unknown to concert audiences. That modest debut on December 11, 1960, marked the beginning of an international career for the ensemble that includes performances in Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and all fifty of the United States; a discography of over fifty recordings; the premieres of over one-hundred new brass works, and the inspiration to a whole new generation of brass quintets worldwide. ABQ commissions by Samuel Adler, Bruce Adolphe, Daniel Asia, Robert Beaser, William Bolcom, Elliott Carter, Jacob Druckman, Eric Ewazen, Anthony Plog, David Sampson, Gunther Schuller, William Schuman, Melinda Wagner, Charles Whittenberg, and most recently by Huang Ruo and Steven Sacco, are considered among the most significant contributions to the brass quintet repertoire. Highlights from this season include premieres by Paul Moravec, Adam Schoenberg and Joan Tower, volume two of the ABQ’s recordings of the Civil War brass music of the 26th North Carolina Regimental Band, and the recent release of the recording In Gabrieli’s Day, the music of 16th-century Venice. The presentation of ABQ editions of historical brass music, programmed alongside challenging contemporary music, has become a trademark of ABQ performances, and has helped establish the American Brass Quintet as the leader in the field of serious brass chamber music today. 149 Ensembles Equally committed to the promotion of brass music through education, the American Brass Quintet has been in residence at The Juilliard School since 1987, and at the Aspen Music Festival since 1970. Many young ensembles, including the Extension Ensemble, Manhattan Brass Quintet, Meridian Arts Ensemble, and Urban Brass Quintet have worked with the ABQ through these residencies, and have gone on to establish their own presence in the brass chamber field. Since 2001 the ABQ has offered its expertise in chamber music performance and training with a program of mini-residencies as part of its regular touring season. Designed to offer young groups and individuals an intense chamber music experience over several days, ABQ mini-residencies have been embraced by schools and communities throughout the United States and internationally. Through its acclaimed performances, signature programming, extensive discography, and educational mission, the ABQ has created a legacy unparalleled in the brass field. Hailed as “the high priests of brass” by Newsweek, “positively breathtaking” by the New York Times, and “of all the brass quintets, the most distinguished” by the American Record Guide, the American Brass Quintet has clearly defined itself among the elite chamber music ensembles of our time. The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr. Leader and Commander The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Whether arrayed on the balcony of the White House hailing the arrival of visiting dignitaries from around the world, performing the National Anthem on the 50-yard line of the Superbowl, or hailing the inauguration of a President, The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets are one of the most spectacular performing groups in America. Since their establishment in 1959, The Army Herald Trumpets have performed at numerous historical occasions. Their first official performance welcomed Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II to America for the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. In the ensuing years they have performed for an illustrious array of presidents, prime ministers, and royalty. The Army Herald Trumpets have performed fanfares during opening ceremonies for the 1980 and 2002 Winter Olympic Games, the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, and the 150 Ensembles 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA. Their appearances at several World’s Fairs, the opening of Walt Disney World, the “G8” Economic Summits in 1984, 1990, and 2004, and the pre-game of Superbowl XXXIX were critically acclaimed. The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets are frequently seen by millions worldwide while performing on televised events such as the relighting of the Statue of Liberty, the annual national holiday celebrations “A Capitol Fourth,” “Christmas in Washington,” and numerous Memorial and Veteran’s Day events which celebrate America’s proud military tradition. Of additional note are The Army Herald Trumpets’ performances at the dedication of the National WWII Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC, in 2004, and the arrival of all foreign leaders for the ceremonies commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations in San Francisco, New York City, and Washington, DC. Atlantic Brass Band This year marks the Atlantic Band’s twenty-second anniversary. The Atlantic Brass Band is ensemble-in-residence at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ and draws its membership from throughout the Delaware Valley, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Rowan. Where its many concerts have earned it a reputation as one of the region’s premier musical organizations. The band has toured in New Orleans, England, and recently enjoyed a concert tour in Italy. In 2002, the band became the first American brass band to record a nationally distributed CD for a commercial label, JRB Records. The band is regularly featured during the Victorian weekends in Cape May, New Jersey and has been invited to return to the Cape May Music Festival for a second consecutive year. Bala Brass The award-winning Bala Brass are winning the hearts of audiences around the glove with their infectious spirit and enthusiastic performances. A brass quintet dedicated to furthering the art of brass music performance, Bala was the first group of it’s kind to be invited participate in the Osaka International Chamber Music Festa in Japan 2001. The Boston area chamber ensemble was also awarded the bronze medal at the 2001 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, as well as being honored as a finalist in the 2001 Coleman Chamber Music Competition. 151 Ensembles Highlights of Bala’s 2005 season have included the world premier of Robert J. Bradshaw’s new piece entitled Right Then. Same Time Tomorrow At the 2005 International Trumpet Guild Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, and a feature recital at the 2005 New York Brass Conference. Bala looks forward to returning to the 2006 New york Brass Conference for another performance. In addition to its rigorous performance schedule, Bala is strongly committed to fostering music through education. In keeping with this mission the quintet conducts master classes and educational concerts for young persons extensively, having been featured recently on such high school and college campuses as UMASS, UCONN, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Lakeside College, the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College-State University of New York, Phillips Academy, and Bridgewater State College. Bala was also the featured ensemble in residence at the 2004 Shepherd College All-Star Brass Weekend. Continuing its drive to promote brasswind chamber music, Bala is active in commissioning new works for the genre. The 2006 season will include the release of Bala’s first full album of music for brass quintet, including two never before recorded full-length quintets. Bravo Brass Bravo Brass, the brass ensemble of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, is designed for the many advanced high school-age brass players of the Delaware Valley region. Members of Bravo Brass, chosen by auditions held annually in June, improve their individual and ensemble playing skills, experience important pieces in the brass ensemble repertoire, and have the opportunity to rehearse and perform with the Brass Ensemble Faculty. For those high school brass players who plan on pursuing music at the college level and, possibly further, Bravo Brass is an important, valuable opportunity to play with the finest high school-age brass players in the area and experience brass playing at an extremely high level. 152 Ensembles Freelance Brass Some of the Greater Philadelphia areas best brass players get together to perform some great brass literature. Members come from groups such as the Delaware Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Haddonfield Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Riverside Symphonia, the Bay-Atlantic Symphony, the Kennett Symphony, Opera Company of Philadelphia, and the Philly Pops among many others. Imperial Brass Band Imperial Brass was founded in January, 1991 by former Rutgers University graduates Steve Dillon and Jon Korsun, and Mark Freeh. As the Rutgers Alumni Brass Band, the first concert was held in April, 1991 at Rutgers in Voorhees Chapel. One year later in April 1992 Imperial Brass performed in it’s first of five NY Brass Conference appearances and at Nicholas Music Center with the Childs Brothers and Derek and Philip Smith. In September of 1992 the band moved to the Imperial Music Center in South River, New Jersey. At that time the band became known as Imperial Brass and composer Brian Bowen became it’s conductor. Under Brian, the band won first place in the 1994 Northeastern Brass Band Competition held at West Point Military Academy. In 1995, Patrick Burns became the conductor. The band won first place for the second time at the 1995 Northeastern Brass Band Competition. Continuing with Patrick Burns, Imperial Brass recorded its first CD, Imperial Brass Highlights. Throughout the years featured guest artists have included Philip Smith- principal trumpet of the NY Philharmonic, Robert and Nicholas Childs, Andrew Berryman- principal trombone of the Halle Orchestra, Derek Garside, Derek Smith, Warren Vache, Roger Webster, Chris Jaudes, David Nesbitt, Sharon Moe and Brett Baker. In 1999, the First Annual Montclair Brass Band Festival was inaugurated and has continued each year, being produced by Mark Freeh & Sam Bennett and hosted by Imperial Brass We celebrated our fourth annual festival May 4, 2002. In September, 2001, Imperial Brass established the Philip Smith Scholarship Chair. Each year music students from major conservatories and music schools are invited to audition for this scholarship chair. This affords an opportunity for a gifted trumpet/cornet student to take the principal cornet position and to perform solos. 153 Ensembles The all-brass British instrumentation affords a unique opportunity for musicians in the New Jersey area to play challenging literature. The band’s repertoire includes a wide range of styles: brass band classics, contemporary works, classical arrangements, music from Broadway, and popular selections. Imperial Brass is currently a recipient of the HEART (History, Education and Arts Reaching Thousands) grant from the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders. In 2003 Imperial Brass also received a grant from the New Jersey Arts Council. Recently Imperial Brass recorded it’s third CD, BRASSWORKS, which will be available in the near future! Monarch Brass The all-star brass ensemble represents the greatest women solo and orchestral brass players performing throughout North America and Europe. This female “dream team” was created in the 1993 at the first International Women’s Brass Conference and had their inaugural tour in 1996. Monarch Brass’ vision is to display the special power, musicality, and lyrical sound so distinctive of a brass ensemble. Mnozil Brass Once upon a time there was a tavern and a university. The story of “Mnozil Brass” could start like this. Seven musicians, predominately dedicated to brass music, met after the university at the “Mnozil Wirt”, where a proprietor (enthusiastic but still indifferent) and a waiter (more or less only indifferent) confronted a pack of 200 enthused visitors for the group of musicians once a month. Responsible for this unequal match: “Mnozil Brass”. They know how to rev up their public within a short period of time —with brass music (played vigorously) and parodies heftily sung. The tavern in the meantime has been exchanged for a concert hall, Mnozil Brass still plays without notes because life also knows no patterns and under the stage direction of Bernd Jeschek you don’t know any longer if you can still handle hearing and seeing in the 154 Ensembles racy-funny succession of the stage show at the same time. 120 concerts a year, plus arranging, composing, produce cds and if it has to be strolling through Paris, that’s what the men form Mnozil Brass like. New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army The band was originally established by Ballington Booth in 1887 to bring attention to the Army’s early ministry in the United States. Initially named the National Staff Band, it was attached to National Headquarters in New York and was composed entirely of officers and employees of The Salvation Army. In the late 1920’s the band remained attached to the headquarters for the new USA Eastern Territory, eventually assuming the present name of the New York Staff Band. From its relatively humble musical beginnings, the band has risen to international stature due to unflagging leadership and the dedication of its members for over a century of service. The present band remains a true “staff ” band in that the musicians who perform are either employed by The Salvation Army or are students, with very few exceptions. Musical standards have risen steeply over the years and current members must pass an audition to be admitted to the group. Former members of the band include some of the most recognized names in brass music, including Philip Smith, Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and Stephen Bulla, Chief Arranger for “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band. The NYSB has a heritage of performing a repertoire which is both broad in scope and innovative. Works penned by the likes of Eric Ball, Erik Leidzen, James Curnow, Emil Soderstrom, Peter Graham and Ray Steadman-Allen have been premiered by the band. Much of this music, ranging from classical transcriptions to jazz, has been published by The Salvation Army. Currently based at The Salvation Army’s Territorial Headquarters in West Nyack, NY, the band has traveled extensively throughout the world. In the spring of 1999 the band completed a Tour of Europe, revisiting several stops from its 1968 tour of that continent. In addition, it has toured Asia, Australia, Canada and Scandinavia, performing in such venues as the Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Buckingham Palace and the Sydney Opera House. It’s largest single audience came at a Billy Graham Crusade in New York’s Central Park, where the band played to over 250,000 people. 155 Ensembles The NYSB has shared the concert platform with several talented performers such as the New York Philharmonic, the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Elton John, Joseph Alessi and Harvey Phillips. Guest conductors have included notable musicians from John Phillip Sousa to Erik Leidzen to Erich Kunzel (Cincinnati Pops). Synergy Brass Quintet The Synergy Quintet has been bringing a new exciting brand of chamber music to audiences since 1996. Their high artistic standard and unstoppable energy have made them one of the country’s finest brass ensembles. Synergy’s touring schedule has brought them across the United States including performances at major music festivals such as Ravinia and Tanglewood. Always striving to reach new audiences and bring new listeners to classical music, the Synergy Quintet brings audiences a wide variety of music, ranging from the early Renaissance to the Modern to Jazz and Rock. Synergy dedicates time to the education of young musicians. The ensemble has served as Quintet in Residence at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Whether through workshops, masterclasses or school shows, the Synergy Quintet is always using their talents to help tomorrow’s musicians and bringing their passion for music to the next generation. Trumpets East Trumpets East is a group of professional musicians and longtime friends dedicated to the highest degree of excellence in jazz performance and to the exchange of diverse musical ideas and directions. The jazz ensemble consists of musicians who have performed and toured with many prominent jazz artists around the world. The members of the group are on the faculties at University of the Arts, Rowan University, West Chester University, and Temple University. The group made its debut in 1985 at Temple University in Philadelphia. Since then, the band has performed in concert at numerous schools, colleges, jazz festivals, and night clubs, with appearances at the NY Brass Conference, the Philadelphia Mellon Jazz Festival, the University of the Arts Jazz Festival, Dickinson College, West Chester University, and Stockton State College. 156 157 158 Composers Robert Bradshaw The music of Robert J. Bradshaw, described as “highly rhythmic and energetic” and “contemporary work that is accessible to a variety of audiences” (ITG), is frequently performed throughout the United States, South America, Europe and Asia. He has created a substantial collection of compositions that are “well crafted, thoughtful, and emotional with his unique voice always heard” (Gerald Dolan, NYSO). Sought for a wide variety of commissions, Mr. Bradshaw strives to forge a unique connection between composer, musicians and audiences. Winner of the 2005 Manchester Music Festival Composition Competition for his composition “Articles, Nor’east”, his most recent commissions have included works for the 26th Annual Pappoutsakis Flute Competition, New England Musical Heritage Initiative/New England String Ensemble, American String Teachers Association with NSOA, and the Sesquicentennial Anniversary Celebration/Salem State College Wind Ensemble. Mr. Bradshaw’s compositions - including “Sonata for trumpet and strings (or piano)”; “Statements Commanding” for trumpet, cello and piano; “Arboretum” for trumpet and chamber ensemble; “Ozyamandias” for trumpet and orchestra or organ; and “Out of the Quiet” for trumpet and percussion - are available through Beauport Press Music Publications (www.beauportpress.com). Projects for which Mr. Bradshaw has composed music have received awards and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Music Center, American Composers Forum, Harvard Musical Association, Harpley Foundation, Argosy Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. A member of Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), Society of Composers Inc., National Association of Composers, American Music Center and American Composers Forum, he is also listed on the Meet the Composer website. 159 Composers Brent Michael Davids Brent Michael Davids is a young composer whose music moves between the worlds of the Kronos Quartet, Joffrey Ballet and Native American Song. Mr. Davids, a member of the Mohican Nation, is an internationally recognized Composer whose music features elements of Native American tribal music combined with Western compositional techniques. Davids has composed for very different ensembles and genres demonstrating his skill and versatility attained from his classical training, and often uses traditional Native American instruments of his own design in his compositions, including flutes made of quartz crystal. In addition to extensive performances of his works in the US and abroad by the Kronos Quartet (The Singing Woods, ‘94; Turtle People, ‘95; Native American National Anthem, ‘96); the Joffrey Ballet (Moon of the Falling Leaves, ‘91), and the National Symphony Orchestra (Canyon Sunrise, ‘95), Davids has received numerous awards from organizations such as the NEA, Meet the Composer, ASCAP, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Sundance Institute. Davids holds a Bachelor degree and Master degree in composition from Northern Illinois University and Arizona State University respectively. Recently, Davids was invited to be one of six composers invited to Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute Film Lab (1998) where he created music for Sherman Alexie’s film “Indian Killer” and received shouting applause for the score, and he was featured on a segment of “CBS Sunday Morning” (1998) with Charles Osgood and Eugenia Zuckerman. Davids recent collaboration with Joe Myers has resulted in a number of new instrumental songs for an all Quartz Crystal Flute and Guitar CD called “Joe & the Blue Butterfly” (1998). Davids is currently working on the first authentically created American Indian opera — in the entire history of opera — called “The Trial of Standing Bear” with librettist Marcie Rendon (Anishinabe). 160 Composers David Z. Durant David Z. Durant (b. 1957, Birmingham, Alabama) is an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of South Alabama where he is the Director of the Music Theory and Technology Program. Durant received his BM and MM from the University of Florida and his DMA from the University of Alabama. His composition teachers have included Edward Troupin, John D. White, Fred Goossen, Harry Phillips, and Andrew Imbrie. He studied electroacoustic music with Edward Troupin, Marvin Johnson, and James Paul Sain. His electroacoustic music is regularly programmed at conferences by the Society for Electroacoustic Music in the U.S. and the International Computer Music Association. His music this season has included performances in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, California, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Italy. Eric Ewazen Eric Ewazen was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Receiving a B.M. at the Eastman School of Music and M.M. and D.M.A. degrees from The Juilliard School, his teachers included Milton Babbitt, Samuel Adler, Warren Benson, Joseph Schwantner and Gunther Schuller. He is a recipient of numerous composition awards and prizes. His works have been commissioned and performed by many soloists, chamber ensembles and orchestras in the U.S. and overseas. His works are recorded on Summit Records, D’Note Records, CRS Records, New World, Clique Track, Helicon, Hyperion, Cala, Albany and Emi Classics. Two solo CDs featuring his chamber music are available on Well-Tempered Productions. Three additional solo CDs are available on Albany Records. A sixth solo CD of his music for percussion is available on Resonator Records. New World Records has released his concerto for brass quintet, Shadowcatcher with the American Brass Quintet and The Juilliard Wind Ensemble, conducted by Mark Gould of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. His music is published by Southern Music Company, International Trombone Association Manuscript Press, Keyboard Publications, Manduca Music, Encore Music, Triplo Music and Brass Ring Editions. Premieres of his orchestral and 161 Composers wind ensemble works have been given by the Charleston (SC) Symphony, West Virginia Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife in Spain, Orquesta Sinfonica Carlos Chavez in Mexico City, Orchestre de la Garde Republicaine in Paris, the Jeju Music Festival Wind Ensemble in Korea and the Moment Musicale Orchestra of Taiwan. In January, “Southern Landscapes” was premiered by the University of Georgia Wind Ensemble at GMEA in Savannah. Orchestral performances of his music recently have been given by the Juilliard Symphony, Stow Chamber Orchestra (OH), Flower Mound Chamber Orchestra (TX), Birmingham (UK) Philharmonic, Illinois Symphony, Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon Le’Zion, Honolulu Symphony, Mankato (MN) Symphony and the Everett (WA) Symphony. During the 2005-2006 season, the Alabama Symphony premiered a song cycle for soprano and orchestra; the University of NC-Pembroke premiered a new work for chorus and wind ensemble; and there was a concert of his music in the Loire Valley in France in April. He has been lecturer for the New York Philharmonic’s Musical Encounters Series, Vice-President of the League of Composers—International Society of Contemporary Music, and Composer-In-Residence with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York City. He has been a faculty member at Juilliard since 1980. David Finko In the early 1950’s, the Soviet Union started active preparations for WWIII against the USA and NATO, and young talented men were pressed into service in the national army and navy. David Finko—the only son of a naval architect and the Theory of Elasticity professor— was selected to become a submarine designing engineer. He graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Naval Architecture (Diploma in Submarine Design, 1959 and the rank of lieutenant), made two arctic patrols as a crew member, was trained at several ship yards and at the Submarine Design Bureau in Leningrad, where he was appointed as a submarine designing engineer in 1960. But David Finko also studied piano, violin and music theory since childhood. He graduated from the Rimsky-Korsakov School of the Performing Arts (Diploma in Piano Performance, 1958) and from the Leningrad Conservatory (Diploma in Music Composition, 1965). He abandoned his engineering career to become a full-time composer in 1966. He was a member of the Union of Soviet Composers, he wrote many works on commissions from the Soviet 162 Composers Ministry of Culture and noted performers, and served as an editor of the state music publishing house “Soviet Composer.” Since his emigration to the U.S.A. in 1979, David Finko has taught music at seven U.S. universities including Yale University and the Universities of Pennsylvania and Texas. He has been a U.S. citizen since 1986. David Finko has written six operas, nine concerti, three tone poems, two symphonies and a number of chamber compositions. His music has been performed and recorded in many countries and received many awards. Neil Flory Dr. Neil Flory is an active composer and poet. He holds degrees in music from the University of Central Florida, the University of Florida, and the University of Texas at Austin. He has studied with Stella Sung, Budd Udell, James Paul Sain, Donald Grantham, Dan Welcher, Russell Pinkston, and Mark Schultz. He has composed a variety of works both in the acoustic and electro-acoustic mediums, and his music has been performed across the United States as well as in Europe, South America, and Asia. His work A Dog Chasing its Tail (for actor and tape) appears on Volume One of the University of Florida SCI Student Chapter’s CD series, and his Venn Music I (for violin and guitar) is included on the 2003 Duo 46 release entitled Untaming the Fury, available through Summit Records. His music is published by Jomar Press, Go Fish Music, TubaEuphonium Press, and Harrock Hall Music, and his poetry has appeared in various publications such as Poetry Forum, Alternative Press Magazine, and Mind Matters Review. Recent commissions include a set of songs for voice, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, and piano, commissioned by the Oneota Chamber Players; a work for flute, oboe, guitar, cello, and harpsichord, commissioned by the Iowa Music Teachers’ Association; and a set of songs for voice, flute, and guitar, commissioned by Nebraska flutist Christine Beard. The composer continues to be an active member of the College Music Society and the Society of Composers, Inc. Dr. Flory currently teaches music theory, ear training, and composition at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. Prior to his work at Del Mar, he taught at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. 163 Composers Robert J. Frank Robert J. Frank (b. 1961) holds degrees from Minnesota State University, Mankato and the University of North Texas. His music has won awards from ASCAP, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Theodore Presser New Choral Music Competition, and been performed around the world. His orchestral works have received numerous commissions and performances by ensembles including I Palpiti, the Meadows Symphony, the Richardson Symphony, Clemson Symphony, Dallas Wind Symphony and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. His music is frequently performed on conferences and festivals throughout the world, including the Viva Vivaldi International Arts Festival in Mexico City; Bowling Green (Ohio) New Music & Arts Festival, Setkani Theatre Festival in the Czech Republic, International Computer Music Conferences in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Miami; International Trumpet Guild, National Flute Association (USA), Percussive Arts International Conference, the Lwow (Ukraine) Music Festival; International Festival of Contemporary Music “Nauryz-21” (Kazakhstan), and the Mozarteum Summer Music Program under the auspices of the Salzburg Summer Music Festival. His music is published by Brixton Publications and www.robertfrankmusic.com and recorded on several CD labels. He is currently Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Composition and Theory at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Kip Haaheim Bryan Kip Haaheim joined the faculty at KU in 2001 as an assistant professor of Music Composition. He currently teaches Composition, Electronic Music, and Music Theory. Kip Received his D.M.A degree from the University of Arizona in 1999 after studying with Daniel Asia. He completed his Masters degree at the University of Minnesota under Alex Lubet, Dominick Argento, and Judith Zaimont. Before joining academia Kip was a freelance bassist, composer, and producer in the San Francisco Bay Area. During those years he gained extensive experience performing with some of the finest musicians of the region. His discography includes and eclectic mix of Jazz, Rock, World Beat, Latin, and Avant Garde musics. 164 Composers In addition to more traditional chamber music Kip has an extensive portfolio of Electronic Music which features works for digital audio and performer, interactive multi-media installations, interactive websites, live web performance, and works for video and film. The collaborative work “Sacred and Profane” with Daniel Asia (Summitt Records) was one of the first surround-sound audio DVDs in the United States. Kip’s works have received recent performances in New York City; Chicago; Detroit; Los Angeles; Houston; Eugene; San Francisco; Toronto, Canada, Tel Aviv, Israel; Paris, France; and Lubeck, Germany Robert Kechley Robert Kechley was born in Seattle in 1952. The music of Robert Kechley is familiar to audiences of Orchestra Seattle and the Seattle Chamber Singers through the numerous works of this composer that have been premiered by both ensembles. These range from arrangements of brief folk songs and hymns to major symphonic and choral works, including the delightful Symphony No. 2 (“Ferdinand the Bull”), a setting of Psalm 100 for organ, chorus and orchestra (performed in September of 2000 by OSSCS at Benaroya Hall) and a flute concerto (premiered by Jeffrey Cohan and Orchestra Seattle in February of 2002). Mr. Kechley grew up in Seattle and attended the University of Washington, where he studied harpsichord performance with Sylvia Kind and composition with Kenneth Benshoof, Robert Suderberg, William O. Smith, and others. A member of the Seattle Chamber Singers from the early days of the ensemble, he not only sang in the chorus but played oboe and keyboard. Mr. Kechley currently serves as principal harpsichordist for Orchestra Seattle. Edward Knight Edward Knight is a “fresh, original voice” with “an inventive sense of humor” (Bernard Holland, The New York Times) who creates music that is “visceral in its excitement” ( John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune). He was born November 4, 1961, in Ann Arbor. As a teenage trumpeter and singer, he spent three summers performing jazz, of composition, a doctoral degree from University of Texas at Austin, and a year of classical, and gospel works behind the Iron Curtain. A love of improvisation led him to the formal study 165 Composers private study with John Corigliano. He was the first American to win the Sir Arthur Bliss Memorial Award for outstanding composer at London’s Royal College of Music. Knight eschewed easy classification by moving freely between jazz and concert worlds. His works have been performed on five continents by groups ranging from the Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Company to the Dutch-based American Voices chamber group to the New York Philharmonic, in venues as varied as the “Meet in Beijing” Festival to the Hollywood Bowl. Reviewers call his music “suave and sinister” (Timothy Mangan, Los Angeles Times) and “inventive and melodic” (Wayne Lee Gay, Knight-Ridder). It “seizes and holds your imagination and makes you want to hear it again” (von Rhein). Knight was named Oklahoma’s 2002 Musician of the Year. He has been awarded fellowships to the Yaddo and MacDowell colonies, won ASCAP’s Rudolf Nissim Award for Best New Orchestral Work, and received recognition from the Bergen Festival’s Morton Gould Memorial and Vienna Modern Masters. He has directed the music composition program at Oklahoma City University since 1997. His works are published by Subito Music and distributed nationally by Theodore Presser, and internationally by Boosey & Hawkes. Albany Records released his debut CD, “Where The Sunsets Bleed,” featuring soprano Marquita Lister. The Kiev Philharmonic recorded Big Shoulders on “Masterworks for the New Era” (ERMMedia), volume 7, for release September 2005. Capstone Records will release “Illusions” in November 2005. Anne LeBaron Anne LeBaron, internationally noted composer, harpist, educator, and author, is widely recognized for her work in instrumental, electronic, and performance realms. Her compositions embrace an extraordinary array of subjects, ranging from contemporary adaptations of Greek, South American, and Caribbean myths, to environmental issues addressing such diverse topics as species extinction and the privatization of water, to shamanistic approaches to works for solo artists . Her compositions have been written for virtually every contemporary genre and performed and broadcast throughout the world. Awards and prizes include a Fulbright Scholarship, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a Fromm Foundation Commission, and the CalArts / Alpert Award in the Arts. She has taught at the University of 166 Composers Pittsburgh and at Mills College, and presently teaches composition and related subjects at the California Institute of the Arts. She was recently the featured composer-in-residence for the University of California / Santa Barbara’s Primavera Festival, where she presented three lectures on topics spanning the intricacies of collaboration, the controversial legend of Pope Joan, and surrealism in music. Late last year, her opera, Wet, premiered at REDCAT in the Disney Hall complex in Los Angeles. Critic Mark Swed wrote in the LA Times: “Wet is an ambitious and alarming new opera with strong music by Anne LeBaron. LeBaron’s writing for the instrumental ensemble is full of invention, sometimes avant-garde and sometimes not. Cultures never collide, but many coexist. Her fluidity with musical style and with musical character is the real wetness of Wet.” The opera is now called Crescent City and has a new librettist, Philip Littell. Several excerpts were performed on May 7, 2006, by the New York City Opera. Additional upcoming premieres include Sucktion, written for the group SoNu, with a San Diego premiere on May 23, and Way of Light, a commission for trumpet, electronics, and video, for the International Trumpet Guild scheduled for June 9 at their conference in Glassboro, NJ. Her choral work Story of My Angel, for soprano, women’s chorus and piano with live electronics, with a text by the folk artist Howard Finster, will be performed on June 3 at the Middlesex NJ County College Theater Performing Arts Center. A new commission from the pianist Ana Cervantes, Los Murmellos, in celebration of the novel Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo, will be performed and recorded later this year. Summer performances in Europe include Fleeting Shades, with the Klezmatics and the Danubia Symphony Orchestra in Budapest, and Solar Music, on the Tyrolean Festival in Austria. Joseph Phibbs Joseph Phibbs (b. London 1974) studied in London and New York, and his teachers have included Param Vir, Sir Harrison Birtwistle and Steven Stucky. He has been commissioned and performed by a variety of ensembles and artists including the London Sinfonietta, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, The National Symphony Orchestra (Washington), Lontano, the Belcea Quartet (with Lisa Milne), Endymion, Chroma, and the English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble and his works have featured at the Aldeburgh, Cheltenham, Bath and Spitalfields festivals. 167 Composers Sam Stalos Dallas Texas resident, Sam Stalos studied trumpet with Daniel Patrylak at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester anddid choral studies at FSU/Alliance, Nebraska. In referring to a memory of hearing Rafael Mendez perform live in rural Nebraska, Mr. Stalos states, “There are no other memories.......that I remember so clearly. In fact, there are no other images or sounds from that decade that I can still see and hear.” Daniel N. Thrower Daniel Thrower received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in trumpet performance from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Former trumpet teachers include David Brown, David Blackinton, Newell Dayley, and Bret Jackson. Mr. Thrower served as professor of trumpet at Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho (adjunct 2003-04, full-time 2004-05). He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in trumpet performance at Arizona State University, studying with David Hickman. Mr. Thrower’s compositional activities are mostly for his own enjoyment, as he composes what he likes to play and hear. Described in his own words, his music comprises a “personal musical journal.” After reviewing several of Thrower’s works in 2004 Eric Ewazen wrote, “It’s a pleasure to hear your music! … You get some beautiful and exciting gestures… It all sounds wonderful-I wish you great and continued success in your performance and composing!” Several of Daniel Thrower’s compositions for trumpet(s) and brass ensembles are available through Hickman Music Editions, Eighth Note Publications, and Solid Brass Music Company. Mr. Thrower can best be reached via email: Daniel.thrower@asu.edu. Edmundo Villani Côrtes Edmundo Villani-Côrtes is today one of the main Brazilian composers livings creature. Inside of a line that harmoniously walks between the scholar and the popular one, its compositions represent the alive picture of the Brazilian culture, what it places it in a solid and uncosteded position of prominence in the world-wide scene. 168 LONDON 7 GENOA ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8ES, ENGLAND. 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Bullock Memorial Scholarship Caleb Hudson; Teacher: Ken Larson Sandy Sandberg Memorial Scholarship Alexander Ross; Teacher: Kelly Parkes Clifton Plog Memorial Scholarship Daniel Kirk; Teacher: Kenneth Kirk Renold O. Schilke Memorial Scholarship Simon Bosch; Teacher: William Pfund Richard B. Lehman Memorial Scholarship Christopher Albrecht; Teacher: Charles Saenz 18-21 Category Hickey’s Music Center Scholarship Christine Betschart; Student of Roger Sherman Blackburn Trumpets Scholarship #1 Jimmy Geiger; Student of Alan Siebert Blackburn Trumpets Scholarship #2 Timothy Dillow; Student of Amy Gilreath 171 Home of the Hunter-Diamond Trumpet-It’s Alive! 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Scholarship Nikola Tomic; Student of Frank Campos 173 174 Exhibitors Exhibit Hours: Tues. 11:00am – 5:00pm; Wed. – Fri. 9:00am – 5:00pm, Sat. 9:00am – 3:00pm Dedicated Exhibit Hours: Wednesday, 1:30am – 12:30pm; Thursday, 2:00pm – 3:00pm; Friday , 11:00am – 12:00pm; Saturday, 2:00pm – 3:00pm Exhibitors A “minor” Tune Up Custom Trumpet Shop 1704 North Scott St. Wilmington, DE 19806 (302) 658-1587 www.aminortuneup.com Altieri Bags 1 Galapago St. Denver, CO 80223 (303) 291-0658 www.altieribags.com Antique Sound Workshop, Ltd. 70 Lakewood Dr. Plymouth, MA 02360 (508) 833-3979 www.aswltd.com Berps and Bags (B.E.R.P.) PO Box 629 Fairfax, CA 94978 (415) 457-6529 (888) 927-2448 www.berp.com Blackburn Trumpets 1593 Highway 30W Decatur, TN 37322 (423) 745-7337 www.blackburntrumpets.com Brass Arts Unlimited 8050-B Philadelphia Rd. Baltimore, MD 21237 (410) 866-1587 www.brassarts.com The Brass Herald (Philip Biggs Brass Festivals, LTD) 2 The Coppice, Impington Cambridge, United Kingdom CB4 9PP +44 (0) 1223 234090 www.thebrassherald.com The Brass Spa 25574 Rye Canyon Rd., Suites D&E Valencia, CA 91355 (661) 775-8820 (800) 837-0980 www.bobreeves.com www.brass-spa.com Brass Tactics 115 Ferrier Ave. Toronto, ON M4k 3H6 CANADA (416) 463-1359 www.brasstactics.net www.chasesanborn.com 175 Exhibitors Brelmat Music 241 Kohler’s Hill Kutztown, PA 19530 (610) 756-6324 www.brelmatmusic.com Buffet Crampon USA, Inc. 14125 Beach Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32250 (904) 821-0234 (800) 426-7068 www.buffet-crampon.com Charles Colin Publications 315 W. 53rd St. New York, NY 10019 (212) 581-1480 www.charlescolin.com Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center 11151 Veirs Mill Rd. Wheaton, MD 20902 (301) 946-8808 www.chucklevins.com www.wmcworld.com Cimarron Music Press LLC 15 Corrina Lane Ledyard, CT 06420 (860) 536-2185 www.cimarronmusic.com CJ Seipp Music Publications 609 N. Florida St. Arlington, VA 22203 (703) 528-5219 www.cjseippmusic.com Conn-Selmer, Inc. (Bach & Conn Trumpets) PO Box 310 Elkhart, IN 46515-0310 (574) 522-1675 (800) 348-7426 www.unitedmusical.com Crown Music Press 612 Sedgwick Dr. Libertyville, IL 60048 (847) 549-7124 crownmusicpress@aol.com Dillon Music 325 Fulton Street Woodbridge, NJ 07095 (732) 634-3399 www.dillonmusic.com Edwards Instrument Company PO Box 440 Elkhorn, WI 53121 (262) 723-4221 (800) 562-6838 www.edwards-instruments.com Eighth Note Publications 25 Robinson Street Markham, ON Canada, L3P 1N5 (905) 471-4450 www.enpmusic.com First Class Brass, LTD Unit 9, Britannia Estate Leagrave Road Luton Bedfordshire, England LU3 1RJ +44 (0) 1582 483881 www.firstclassbrassltd.co.uk Galileo Trumpets by TrumpetWorks GmbH Fritz-Reichle-Ring 28 Radolfzell, Germany 78315 +49 (0) 7732 972236 www.trumpetworks.de www.galileo-brass.de Getzen Company, Inc. PO Box 440 Elkhorn, WI 53121 (262) 723-4221 (800) 366-5584 www.getzen.com 176 Exhibitors Harrelson Trumpets 24 Second Street West Waconia, MN 55387 (952) 442-8789 www.harrelsontrumpets.com Henri Selmer Paris 18 rue de la Fontaine au Roi 75011-Paris, FRANCE 00 33 1 49 23 87 40 www.selmer.fr Hickman Music Editions PO Box 11370 Chandler, AZ 85248 (480) 883-1224 www.hickmanmusiceditions.com Hickey’s Music Center 104 Adams St. Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 272-8262 (800) HICKEYS www.hickeys.com Hip-Bone Music, Inc. 119 W. 71st St. #8B New York, NY 10023 (888) 633-2663 www.hip-bonemusic.com Hub van Laar Trumpets & Flugelhorns Termaar 5 Margraten, The Netherlands 6269 AE +31 (0) 43 458 28 41 www.hubvanlaar.nl JA Musik USA (B&S and Scherzer) Isaak-Eschenbach-Platz 1 Markneukirchen, Germany D-08258 +49 037422 581-0 PO Box 1681 Elkhart, IN 46515 (574) 295-7466 www.ja-musik.com www.challenger-trumpets.com www.scherzer-trumpets.com Jerome Callet Trumpet Studio 44 Garden St. Staten Island, NY 10314 (718) 477-5803 www.super-chops.com www.callet.com Kanstul Musical Instruments 1332 S. Claudina Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 563-1000 (888) KANSTUL www.kanstul.net Kelly Mouthpieces 674 South Pioneer Rd. Fond du Lac, WI 54935-9190 (920) 922-9888 www.kellymouthpieces.com Ken Larson’s BrassWerks, LLC PO Box 51 Interlochen, MI 49643 (231) 947-2925 www.brasswerks.com The Laskey Company 270 Eisenhower Lane North Lombard, IL 60148 (630) 889-2188 Marcinkiewicz Co. Inc. 593 SE 1st Ave. Canby, OR 97013 (503) 263-2456 www.marcinkiewicz.com MSR Classics - Squires Productions 2 Westchester Plaza Elmsford, NY 10523 (914) 592-9431 www.msrcd.com www.squiresproductions.com 177 Exhibitors Najoom Music Products S77 W16157 Mariner Ct. Muskego, WI 53150 (414) 422-1612 www.najoom.com Pender's Sheet Music Service 810 SE Sherman St. Portland, OR 97214-4657 (503) 222-9607 (800)452-1133 www.sheetmusicservice.com Pitchfinder / Buzzit 49 The Terrace Katonah, NY 10536 (914) 232-9423 pitchfinderbuzit@aol.com PowerLung 10690 Shadow Wood Dr., Suite 100 Houston, TX 77043 (713) 465-1180 www.powerlung.com Raw Brass PO Box 2191 Appleton, WI 54912 (715) 484-2017 www.rawbrass.com Rayburn Music 44 West 62nd Street New York, NY 10023 (212) 541-6236 www.rayburnmusic.com Rod Baltimore's New York Woodwind & Brass Music 168 W. 48th St. New York, NY 10036 (212) 302-5893 globaljester@juno.com Sam Ash Music Corporation 163 W. 48th St. New York, NY 10036 (888) 615-5904 (516) 521-7101 www.samashmusic.com Schilke Music Products 4520 James Place Melrose Park, IL 60160 (708) 343-8858 www.schilkemusic.com Select-A-Press PO Box 200909 Austin, TX 78720-0909 (512) 250-1958 www.selectapress.com Sheridan Brass/Thein Instruments 945 Mountain Branch Dr. Birmingham, AL 35226 (205) 978-3773 www.sheridanbrass.com www.thein-brass.de Shulman System 216 W. 99th #4 New York, NY 10025 (718) 543-7585 ext.1 www.shulmansystem.com www.mattshulman.com SmartMusic/MakeMusic 7615 Golden Triangle Dr., Suite M Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3848 (952) 906-3606 (888) 874-2144 www.smartmusic.com Sonaré Winds 1 Clock Tower Place, Suite 300 Maynard, MA 01754 (978) 461-6111 www.sonarewinds.com 178 Exhibitors Stanton's Sheet Music 330 S. 4th St. Columbus, OH 43215 (614) 224-4257 www.stantons.com Stu's Music Shop 723 Baltimore Blvd. Westminster, MD 21157 (410) 867-7585 (800) 908-7585 www.stusmusic.com Torpedo Bags 4509 Pillsbury Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55419 (612) 871-2631 www.torpedobags.com Tromba Publications 2253 Bellaire St. Denver, CO 80207 (303) 322-8608 www.dmamusic.org/tromba TrumCor, Inc. 8176 San Benito Way Dallas, TX 75218 (214) 321-0606 www.trumcor.com Trumpets Plus PO Box 853 South Salem, NY 10590 (914) 618-1728 www.trumpetsplus.com Van Cleave Musical Instruments 4505 Fairlawn Pass Fort Wayne, IN 46815 (260) 918-3396 www.vancleavetrumpets.com www.markvancleave.com Weril Instrumentos Musicais R. 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Dale Olson 11:00 AM Exhibit Hour 12:00 PM Performance: Synergy Brass Quintet Clinic: Michael Sachs Clinic: Jerome Callet 2:30 PM Performance: Ibrahim Maalouf Performance: Freelance Brass Clinic: Scott Whitener/Travis Heath 5:00 PM Performance: Aaron Smith Performance: Alliance Brass 8:00 PM Performance: Eric Aubier, Matthias Höfs, & Rodney Mack with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia 10:30 PM Late Nite Jam Session Host Philip Dizack WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 Warm-Up: James West Trumpet Yoga: Rich Illman Performance: Army Herald Trumpets 9:30 AM Orchestral Excerpts Competition Finals Clinic: Liesl Whitaker Lecture: Carole Nowicke/ John Almeida 11:30 AM Exhibit Hour 1:00 PM Performance: David Bilger Performance: Trumpets East Concert Youth Solo Competition Sr. Div. 3:00 PM Performance: Barbara Butler Performance: Randy Brecker 5:00 PM Performance: Matt Shulman Performance: Brass Band Spectacular 5:30 PM Clinic: Robert Earley 8:00 PM Performance: Mnozil Brass 10:30PM Late Nite Jam Session Host: Mike Vax 7:00 AM 8:00 AM SATURDAY, JUNE 10 Warm-Up: James West ITG Jazz Solo Competition ITG Open Business Meeting 10:00 AM Performance: Zhonghui Dai Performance: Bala Brass Clinic: Frank Kaderabek Clinic: Tim Leasure 12:00 PM New Music Solo Recital Clinic: Rodney Mack Clinic: Brian Shook 2:00 PM Exhibit Hour 3:00 PM Performance: Festival of Trumpets 5:30 PM ITG Banquet 8:00 PM Performance: ITG Conference Big Band with Sean Jones and George Rabbai 10:30 PM Late Nite Jam Session 7:00 AM 8:00 AM THURSDAY, JUNE 8 – Youth Day Warm-Up: James West Youth Solo Competition Jr. Div. Clinic: Barbara Butler Performance: Gekker/Ewazen Performance: Tunnell-Vanderhoeft Clinic: Kevin Eisensmith/ Donald Robertson 12:00 PM Performance: Amanda Pepping Performance: American Brass Quintet 2:00 PM Exhibit Hour 3:00 PM New Music Chamber Recital Performance: Bravo Brass 3:30 PM Clinic: George Rabbai 4:30 PM Clinic: Susan Slaughter 6:00 PM Performance: Arturo Sandoval 8:30 PM Performance: Monarch Brass 10:30 PM Late Nite Jam Session Host: Matt Shulman 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 10:00 AM