www.iteaonline.org/VTEC2021 Table of Contents

Conference Credits ………………………………………………… 1

Awards Committees and Finalists ………………………………… 5

Master Schedule ……………………………………………………. 8

Daily Schedules

Saturday, May 29 …………………………………………….. 16

Sunday, May 30 ………………………………………………. 26

Monday, May 31 ……………………………………………… 33

Tuesday, June 1 ………………………………………………. 43

Wednesday, June 2 ………………………………………….. 52

Featured Artists …………………………………………………….. 60

Collegiate Ensembles ……………………………………………… 125

Conference Credits

VTEC was a true team effort, and took months of planning and preparation. We would like to thank the following people who volunteered and contributed to the success of our first virtual tuba euphonium conference:

THE VTEC TEAM John Manning, Conferences Coordinator, VTEC Video Editor, After Hours Coordinator Steph Frye-Clark, Conferences Committee member-at-large, Wellness Classes Coordinator Chris Vivio, Regional Conference Coordinator, Warm-Up Classes Coordinator Genevieve Clarkson, ITEC Manager Jason Smith, ITEA Online Editor, VTEC Website Designer Martin Lee Thomson and Danielle Price, After Hours Consultants

VTEC PROGRAM EDITORS VTEC MASS ENSEMBLE PROJECT Genevieve Clarkson, Head Editor Gail Robertson, composer of Jeremy Crawford Persistence Fanfare and March Christopher Dickey Scott Sutherland, video editor Sarah Dunbar Brian Gallion VTEC IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE VIDEO Sarah Miller Jerry Young, research Albert Miller Danielle Van Tuinen, video editing

VTEC ZOOM WEBINAR HOSTS ITEA STAFF Saturday – Steph Frye-Clark and Ben Pierce Matthew Shipes, Membership Marketer & Sunday – Jeremy Crawford and Kevin Wass Social Media Monday – Kevin Wass and Jason Smith Opal Frye-Clark, Development Director Tuesday – Chris Vivio and James Gourlay Brian Gallion, Advertising Wednesday – John Manning and Joe Skillen Tom Curry, New Materials Reviews

ITEA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Gail Robertson, President James Gourlay, Vice-President / President Elect Kevin Wass, Past-President Scott Hanson, Executive Director Joseph Skillen, Secretary John Manning, Conference Coordinator Pat Stuckemeyer, Treasurer Benjamin Pierce, Journal Editor Jason Smith, Online Editor

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VTEC COMPETITIONS

Coordinators Jamie Lipton, ITEC Competitions Coordinator James Gourlay, Vice-President/President Elect

Euphonium Ages 15 & under Tuba Ages 15 & under required piece: Three Medieval Songs - I & II by La required piece: Three Medieval Songs - I & II by La Comtessa de Dia & Hildegard von Bingen (arr. Hersey) Comtessa de Dia & Hildegard von Bingen (arr. Hersey) John Caputo, Chair John Caputo, Chair Jung-Moo Lee Jung-Moo Lee Masahito Kuroda Masahito Kuroda Iris Vieira Iris Vieira

Euphonium Ages 16-19 Tuba Ages 16-19 required piece: Sonata for Unaccompanied Euphonium - I required piece: Blue Grace by Claire Sievers & II by Fred Clinard Sean Kennedy, Chair Sarah Miller, Chair Kate Wohlman Clément Goy Victor Gomez Kyohei Ando

Euphonium Ages 20-23 Tuba Ages 20-23 required piece: Stutter Step by Benjamin Horne required piece: Sweet Dances – I & II by Elizabeth Raum Mai Kokubo, Chair Steve Rossé, Chair Hiram Diaz Carol Jantsch Corentin Morvan Roger Bobo

Euphonium Adult Tuba Adult required piece: Movere by Chris Dickey required piece: Capriccio by Krzysztof Penderecki) OR David Thornton, Chair Serenade No. 12 by Vincent Persichetti Bente Illevold Richard White, chair Fernando Deddos Jerome Stover Beth Mitchell Tuba Plus Tony Kniffen James Gourlay, Chair Abby Lannan Øystein Baadsvik

Many thanks to you all! We hope you enjoy VTEC and look forward to seeing you in-person at the 2022 regional conferences and ITEC 2023!

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ITEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Administration International Representatives Mark Nelson, Arizona Øystein Baadsvik, Norway Tormod Flaten, Norway Business Mai Kokubo, Japan Markus Theinert, Indiana Tom McCaslin, Canada Christopher Hite, Ohio Toru Miura, Japan David Fedderly, Maryland Les Neish, Northern Ireland Sally Wagner, Mayland Eduardo Nogueroles, Spain Karel !ín, Czech Republic! Legal Koji Suzuki, Japan Chris Carbone, New York Heiko Triebener, Germany Matthew van Emmerik, Australia Composer Friends Luciano Vaz, Brazil Eric Ewazen, New York James Grant, Florida / Canada Military Willie Clark, U.S. Air Force Band Conferences Coordinator Hiram Diaz, U.S. Marine Band John Manning, Iowa Orchestral Regional Conference Coordinator Tony Clements, California Chris Vivio, Texas Carol Jantsch, Philadelphia Orchestra Chris Olka, Cincinnati Symphony ITEA Chapters Coordinator Mike Roylance, Boston Symphony Jesse Orth, Texas Euphonium At Large Historian Adam Frey, Georgia Ken Drobnak, Texas Don Palmire, Hawaii

Brass Band Representatives Tuba At Large Lee Harrelson, Kansas Stacy Baker, Kentucky Helen Tyler, Kansas Christian Carichner, Iowa Phil Sinder, Michigan Recreational Musicians John Griffith, Michigan Student Representative David Paulson, Minnesota Sam Revis, Arkansas

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ITEA ADVISORY COUNCIL ITEA HONORARY ADVISORY COUNCIL Kevin Wass, Chair Roger Bobo, Japan Mary Erickson Brian Bowman (Past President), USA Øystein Baadsvik Mary Ann Craig (Past President), USA Brian Bowman Robert Daniel (Past President), USA Kathy Brantigan Martin Erickson (Past President), USA Steven Bryant Jeffrey Funderburk (Past President), USA Mary Ann Craig Skip Gray (Past President), USA Bob Daniel Fritz Kaenzig (Past President), USA Jeff Funderburk David Kuehn, USA James Gourlay Michael Lind, Sweden Skip Gray Don C. Little (Past President), USA Fritz Kaenzig Toru Miura, Japan Don Little R. Winston Morris (Past President), USA Gerhard Meinl Daniel Perantoni (Past President), USA John Mueller Chester Roberts, USA Jim Self James Self (Past President), USA Jim Shearer Henry Charles Smith III, USA Deanna Swoboda Robert Tucci, Germany Scott Watson Scott Watson (Past President), USA David Werden, USA Jerry Young (Past President), USA David Zerkel (Past President), USA

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOREES

From time to time, ITEA recognizes individuals who have made significant and distinguished contributions to euphonium and tuba through performance, composition, education, and/or the music industry. The individuals listed below have been designated as Lifetime Achievement Honorees of the ITEA. We are grateful to each one for their special efforts on our behalf.

William J. Bell (d) Warren Deck Willy Kurath Daniel Perantoni Robert Tucci Clifford Bevan Leonard Falcone (d) Alexi Lebedev (d) Harvey G. Phillips (d) Herbert Wekselblatt (d) Ronald Bishop (d) David Fedderly Arthur Lehman (d) Sam Pilafian (d) Connie Weldon (d) Roger Bobo John Fletcher (d) Michael Lind Zdzislaw Piernik David Werden Brian L. Bowman Walter Hartley (d) Earle Louder (d) Kurahei Sato (d) Alec Wilder (d) Harold Brasch (d) Peter Hirsbrunner (d) Rich Matteson (d) James Self Rolf Wilhelm (d) Don Butterfield (d) Arnold Jacobs (d) Anton Meinl (d) John Stevens John Williams Rex Conner (d) Tommy Johnson (d) Rudolf Meinl, Sr. Laszlo Szabo Charles Dallenbach Chitate Kagawa Toru Miura Vilmos Szabo Paul Droste Jan Koetsier (d) R. Winston Morris Abe Torchinsky (d) (d) = deceased

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ROGER BOBO AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN RECORDING Irving Ray, Chair

Solo Tuba Solo Euphonium Committee Committee Simon Wildman, Chair Hiram Diaz, USA, Chair David Zerkel David Thornton Hiroaki Shiomi Corentin Morvan

Finalists (listed alphabetically) Finalists (listed alphabetically) Chronicles by Zach Collins Miko Dance by Mai Kokubo Duo Adamastor by Sérgio Carolino Miroir by Jean Daufresne Message in a Tuba by Kent Eshelman The Symphonic Euphonium II by David Childs Re(in)spiration by Matt Hightower

Chamber Ensemble Committee Justin Benavidez, Chair Mai Kokubo Mauro Martins

Finalists (listed alphabetically) Suspiros de España by Quatuor Opus 333 TNT Tubas by Sergio Carolino, Gene Pokorny, and Telmo Marques Wanderlust by Eastern Standard

THE JIM AND JAMIE SELF CREATIVE AWARD

Committee Zach Collins, Chair John Elliott Nicholas Etheridge Tormod Flaten Beth McDonald Aaron Tindall

Finalists (listed alphabetically) Danielle Price and Martin Lee Thomson, Dopey Monkey – Fresh Fish Roland Szentpáli, Zoltán Juhász, and Gerhard Meinl – TWOBA

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HARVEY PHILLIPS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMPOSITION Steve Kunzer, Chair

Euphonium in a Solo Role Tuba in a Solo Role Committee Committee Danielle VanTuinen, Chair James Land, Chair Bente Illvold Keith Kile Misa Mead Donald Grantham Amy Schumaker Bliss David McLemore

Finalists (listed alphabetically) Finalists (listed alphabetically) Takashi Haga - Concerto for Euphonium Lupi Caelesia - Cardoso Matthew Murchison - Micro Machine Barbara York - Tennessee Journey Thomas Ruedi - 3 Pieces for Euphonium Laura Pettigrew - Isolation

Tuba and/or Euphonium featured in Chamber Music Committee Clayton Maddox, Chair Matthew Mireles Timothy Tesh Patrick Geren

Finalists (listed alphabetically) Jerry Grant - Sonic Games Ian Lester - Moonscapes Evan Zegiel - Piano Trio No. 1

THE WINSTON MORRIS AWARD FOR TUBA ENSEMBLE COMPOSITION

Committee Timothy Northcut, Chair David Porter Kenyon Wilson Lloyd Bone

Finalists (listed alphabetically) Hidenori Arai - Festival Rondo Matt Hightower - IET Fanfare Ian Lester - Persevere & Rebuild, for the Sun Will Rise Again !

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THE CLIFFORD BEVAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH

Committee Ken Drobnak, Chair, Texas A&M University - Commerce Clifford Bevan, Author of The Tuba Family Craig Kridel, Curator Emeritus, Museum of Education, University of South Carolina Deborah Reeves, National Music Museum, University of South Dakota Scott Roeder, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Stewart Carter, Wake Forest University

The committee decided to not name any finalists this year.

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Saturday, May 29

10:00 – Warm-Up and Wellness Hour Alex Lapins Tom McCaslin

12:00 – Collegiate Ensembles Arizona State University Ball State University Boise State University

12:30 – Recital Hour Daniel Rowland, Tuba Hidenori Arai, Euphonium Mark Carlson, Euphonium & Paul Carlson, Tuba William Sutton, Euphonium Steven Maxwell, Tuba Joanna Hersey, Tuba & Kana Madarame, Trumpet The North Carolina Tuba Consortium

14:00 – Presentation Hour Chris Dickey – Establishing Identity: LGBTQ+ Affirming Strategies for Studios and Classrooms Jeffrey Meyer – Contemporary Mexican Works for Tuba and Electronics

15:30 – Recital Hour Tom Stein, Tuba Jace Vickers, Tuba Christopher Leslie, Euphonium Nominal Duo Spanish Tuba Quartet The Baltimore Brass

17:00 – Live Session – ITEA Awards Ceremony

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Saturday, May 29, continued

18:30 – Collegiate Ensembles East Tennessee State University George Mason University Indiana University of Pennsylvania

19:00 – Evening Concert Ayaka Sato, Euphonium Jannicke Ellingsen, Euphonium Roland Szentpáli, Tuba Mai Kokubo, Euphonium

20:30 – After Hours Dopey Monkey Gail Robertson, Euphonium and Double-Belled Euphonium Conner Eisenmenger, Euphonium

Sunday, May 30

10:00 – Warm-Up and Wellness Hour Gretchen Renshaw-James Ted Cox

12:00 – Collegiate Ensembles Middle Tennessee State University Northern Arizona University University of Redlands

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Sunday, May 30, continued

12:30 – Recital Hour Chris Combest, Tuba Jason Casanova, Euphonium & Bernard Flythe, Tuba Conviviality Charlie Goodman, Tuba Jarrett McCourt, Tuba Philip Broome, Euphonium

14:00 – Presentation Hour Samantha Lake – Underrpresentation of Higher Voices in Tuba Multiphonic Literature Scott Watson – A Holophrastic Method for Teaching the Tuba and Euphonium

15:30 – Recital Hour Mark Thiele, Tuba Matthew Shipes, Tuba Loud and Louder

17:00 – Live Session – ITEA: Looking Forward

18:30 – Collegiate Ensembles SUNY Potsdam Texas A&M University - Kingsville Texas State University

19:00 – Evening Concert Glenn Van Looy, Euphonium David Childs, Euphonium Demondrae Thurman, Euphonium When Tuba Come One

20:30 – After Hours Sergio Carolino, Tuba David Bandman, Euphonium John Noreyko, Tuba & Tubop

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Monday, May 31

10:00 – Warm-Up and Wellness Hour David Earll Steve Rossé

12:00 – Collegiate Ensembles Texas Tech University University of Missouri – Kansas City University of Northern Iowa

12:30 – Recital Hour Steven Darling, Tuba Ignacio Fernández Rodríguez, Euphonium Clay Garrett, Tuba & Ann Shoemaker, Contrabassoon Charles Guy, Tuba Eduardo Nogueroles, Tuba Christopher Vivio, Tuba

14:00 – Presentation Hour Benjamin Vasko – From Point A to Point B: A Tubist’s Perspective in Jazz Albert Miller – Top Ten Lessons from the K-12 Classroom, aka How I Learned to Embrace a Different Path

15:30 – Recital Hour Fedor Shagov, Tuba Bill Waterman, Tuba Steph Frye-Clark, Tuba Raúl Rodríguez, Tuba

16:30 – Presentation: History of the ITEA

17:00 – Live Session – ITEA General Membership Meeting

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Monday, May 31, continued

18:30 – Collegiate Ensembles University of Alabama University of Georgia

19:00 – Evening Concert Jon Sass, Tuba Misa Mead, Euphonium Albert Savino Khattar, Tuba Fernando Deddos, Euphonium

20:30 – After Hours Derek Molacek, Euphonium Ralph Hepola, Tuba FU-CHING-GIDO Melton Tuba Quarett

Tuesday, June 1

10:00 – Warm-Up and Wellness Hour Beth Wiese Michael Waddell

12:00 – Collegiate Ensembles University of Kentucky University of Mary Hardin-Baylor University of Iowa

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Tuesday, June 1, continued

12:30 – Recital Hour Kent Eshelman, Tuba Vince Kenney, Euphonium Eastman All-Star Ensemble Aaron Hynds, Tuba Jesse Orth, Tuba

14:00 – Presentation Hour Nick Beltchev – How Do You Expect to Play the Tuba If You Can’t Peel a Mushroom?: Exploring Marcel Tabuteau’s Systematic Approach to Phrasing Seraph Brass – Chamber Music: Demystifying the Experience

15:30 – Recital Hour Steven Vaughn, Euphonium Stephanie Ycaza, Tuba Michael Waddell, Euphonium Moreau | Van Tuinen Duo

17:00 – Panel Discussions on Career Paths

18:30 – Collegiate Ensembles University of North Georgia

19:00 – Evening Concert Velvet Brown, Tuba Thomas Rüedi, Euphonium Steven Mead, Euphonium Aaron Tindall, Tuba

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Tuesday, June 1, continued

20:30 – After Hours Chanell Crichlow, Tuba University of Southern California Bass Tuba Quartet Jim Self, Tuba Tubari

Wednesday, June 2

10:00 – Warm-Up and Wellness Hour Adam Frey Scott Roeder

12:00 – Collegiate Ensembles University of Tennessee University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley University of Wisconsin

12:30 – Recital Hour Pablo Manuel Fernández Garcia, Tuba Matthew Kundler, Euphonium Euphonium Camerata James Land, Tuba Ryan Robinson, Tuba & Justin Cook, Trombone

14:00 – Presentation Hour Douglas Black – Optimize Your Streaming and Recording Set Up on a Variety of Budgets Scott Sutherland & Abigail Lannan – Top 10 Multitrack Video Mistakes ( … and how to fix them!)

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Wednesday, June 2, continued

15:30 – Recital Hour Brandon Jones, Euphonium James Jackson, Euphonium Mark Jenkins, Euphonium Karl Schultz, Euphonium Adam Lessard, Euphonium Philip Broome, Euphonium Chris Sarangoulis, Euphonium Lauren Urquhart, Euphonium Patrick Nyren, Euphonium Bryce Edwards, Euphonium Philip Eberly, Euphonium

17:00 – Live Session – Mass Ensemble Performance and ITEC 2023 Announcement

18:30 – Collegiate Ensembles University of Miami – Tribute to Connie Weldon

19:00 – Evening Concert Øystein Baadsvik, Tuba Tuba Plus Competition Winners

20:30 – After Hours Joe Exley, Tuba Men Wearing Dresses Quatuor Ellius

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10:00 – Wellness and Warm-Up Hour

Dueling Fundamentals Alex Lapins

This class starts with several buzzing exercises followed by selections from Lapins's "Dueling Fundamentals for Two Tubas,” available from Mountain Peak Music. Participants will have access to PDFs of the exercises (linked in the session’s chat), including versions for tuba as well as euphonium. These are advanced fundamentals exercises in two voices, with the author playing the bottom line, so it simulates playing through the exercises with the author. Make sure to be connected to quality external speakers in order to get the most out of this class.

Coming back and getting better than ever! Tom McCaslin

12:00 – Collegiate Ensembles

Virtuality Fanfare Isaac Davanzo (b 2001)

Arizona State University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble Deanna Swoboda, Director

Textures Mike Forbes III. Opaque Ball State University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Matthew Lyon, Director

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16 Saturday, May 29

Semper Fidelis (1988) John P. Sousa (1854-1932)

Komm Süsser Tod (1973) J.S. Bach (1685-1750) arr. Sauter (1914-1981

Londonderry Air (1997) Traditional arr. Niehaus (1929-2020)

Boise State University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble Bill Waterman, Director

12:30 – Recital Hour

Bit Rot Aaron Hynds (b. 1989)

Daniel Rowland, Tuba

Three Songs! Hidenori Arai (b. 1985) I.! Song of the New Day II.! Asobi Uta III.! Lullaby World Premiere

Hidenori Arai, Euphonium

Bride of the Waves Herbert L. Clarke arr. Mark Carlson

Rolling Thunder Henry Fillmore arr. Mark Carlson

Mark Carlson, Euphonium Paul Carlson, Tuba

17 Saturday, May 29

Five Songs of Laurence Hope (1915)! Harry Thacker Burleigh (1866-1949) arr. Sutton I.! Worth While III. Kashmiri Song V. Til I Wake

William Sutton, Euphonium

Let Us Break Bread Together Spiritual arr. Huges (b.1977)

S.L.I.C.E (Soulful Latin In a Classical Environment)! Chad "Sir Wick" Huges (b. 1977)

Steven Maxwell, Tuba Amanda Arrington, Piano

Three Pieces No. 2: En LA mineur Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) arr. Hersey!

Kana Madarame, Trumpet Joanna Hersey, Tuba

I’ll Overcome Some Day! Charles Albert Tindley (1851-1933) arr. Hersey

The North Carolina Tuba Consortium Brian Meixner and Joanna Ross Hersey, Euphoniums Dan Johnson and Will Beach, Tubas Sound and Video Production by Seth Frack and Sean Devlin!

18 Saturday, May 29

14:00 – Presentation Hour

Establishing Identity: LGBQT+ Affirming Strategies for Studios and Classrooms Chris Dickey

This presentation addresses the ways in which we can create affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ students in tuba- euphonium studios and in music classrooms. The discussion will be guided by two leading questions: 1) How can we create socially responsive learning communities to support LGBTQ+ students? and 2) What does an inclusive teaching space for LGBTQ+ students look like?!

Contemporary Mexican Works for Tuba and Electronics Jeffrey Meyer

Tuba Libre (2014) Felipe Perez Santiago (b. 1973)

Blood Stream (2003) Rodrigo Sigal (b. 1971)

Tubatronics (2012) Jorge Sosa (b. 1976)

Tubist Jeffrey J. Meyer will perform, analyze, and discuss several modern Mexican compositions for tuba and electronics. The presentation will feature interviews with the composers and discussion about the use of the tuba in modern Mexican music. Featuring works by Felipe Perez Santiago, Rodrigo Sigal, Jorge Sosa, and more. Meyer lived in Mexico City from 2011-12, where he met and worked with these composers, and many others.

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19 Saturday, May 29

15:30 – Recital Hour

Tuba Concerto No. 1 (2021) Ian Lester (b. 1994 I.! Flowing II.! Dance (omitted for time) III.! Smoke IV.! Festivities World Premiere All movements have been edited for time by the composer

Thomas Stein, Tuba Ellen Sommer, Piano Neil Pedersen, Drum Set Lee Harrelson, Audio / Video Tech Patrick Yeh, Recording

Selections from The Deep River Collection Moses Hogan

Jace T. Vickers, Tuba

Three Preludes! George Gershwin arr. Ridenour I.! Allegro ben ritimato e decisio II.! Andante con moto III.! Agitato

Staff Sgt. Christopher Leslie, Euphonium

Sheltering Sky (2021) Tom Curry (b. 1986)!

Nominal Duo Brett Keating, Euphonium and Electronics Tom Curry, Tuba and Electronics;

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20 Saturday, May 29

“Habanera” from La Gran Vía F. Chueca & J. Valverde (1846-1910)

In the Williams Mood Oscar Abella (b. 1983)

Spain! Chick Corea (1941-2021) In memoriam

Spanish Tuba Quartet Oscar Abella, Pablo Fernández, Sergio Finca, & Eduardo Nogueroles, Tubas Luís Albert, Drum Set

Ruminations Brian Balmages b. 1975

Aces ! Frank Gulino

The Baltimore Brass Brian Strawley and Brian Sanders, Trumpet Grace Chan, Horn Dave Dochterman, Trombone Richard Demy, Tuba & Euphonium!

17:00 – Live Session

ITEA Awards Ceremony James Gourlay, Vice President / President Elect

This session will feature announcements of our ITEA Award and VTEC competition winners.

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21 Saturday, May 29

18:30 – Collegiate Ensemble Performances

This is Not a Test! Ian Lester (b. 1994)

East Tennessee State University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble Steph Frye-Clark, Director

Ignition Kevin Day (b. 1996)

Don't Get Around Much Anymore Duke Ellington (1899-1974) arr. Forbes (b. 1973)

George Mason University Tuba & Euphonium Ensemble David Porter & Mark Jenkins, Directors

Ascend Anthony O'Toole (b. 1988)

Preghiera Anthony O'Toole (b. 1988)

Summit Anthony O'Toole (b. 1988)

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Zach Collins, Director

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22 Saturday, May 29

19:00 – Evening Concert

Beans (2015) Tetsuo Kubo (b. 1992)

Nokishita Lamp (2020 Masanori Kato (b. 1972) I.! Memories II.! Warmth

Ayaka Sato, Euphonium Hatsumi Shimizu, Piano!

Set Adrift Thomas Kelly (b. 1989)

My Mountain Top Andy Scott (b.1966)!

Jannicke Ellingsen, Euphonium

Allegro fuoco (2005) Roland Szentpáli ! Carmen fantasy (2007) Roland Szentpáli

Roland Szentpáli, Tuba Dalma Cseh, Piano

Miko Dance for Euphonium and Piano (2019)! Hiroshi Hoshina

Mai Kokubo, Euphonium Mayuko Inagaki, Piano

23 Saturday, May 29

20:30 – After Hours Performance

Peter (2021) Martin Lee Thomson

Restless Hearts (2021) Danielle Price

Ice Cream by Armadale (2021) David Swan

Dopey Monkey Martin lee Thomson, Euphonium Danielle Price, Tuba ! Blue Train John Coltrane (1926-1967)

Performed on a 1904 Holton Double-bell Euphonium!

Night Train Jimmy Forrest (1920-1980)

Angel Eyes Matt Dennis (1914-2002)

Well You Needn’t Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)

Gail Robertson, Euphonium & Double-Belled Euphonium!

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24 Saturday, May 29

Synchrontricities: A Recital of Improvised Music for Euphonium and Rhythm Section

Synchrontricities (2021) Conner Eisenmenger

Curiosity Law (2021) Conner Eisenmenger

Onlooker (2020) Conner Eisenmenger

U.M.M.G. (2021)! Billy Strayhorn (1956) arr. Eisenmenger

Conner Eisenmenger, Euphonium Garrett Wingfield, Tenor Saxophone Nicholas Olynciw, Piano Aaron Holthus, Bass John Sturino, Drums!

25 Sunday, May 30

10:00 – Wellness and Warm-Up Hour

Low Brass Tips: How to Strengthen Your Fundamentals Gretchen Renshaw-James

Wellness Session Ted Cox

12:00 – Collegiate Ensembles

Rondeau Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682-1738) arr. Stevens

Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) arr. Gionanidis

Middle Tennessee State University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Chris Combest, Director Nathan Belcher, Ryan Brown, Moses Hatcher, Luis Olvera, & Halle Simmons, Euphoniums Marvin Davidson, Brady Grippin, Dalton Parkerson, Daniel Perez, & Chase Walsh, Tubas

Danny Boy Traditional arr. Forbes

What Everyone's Talking About Daniel Ramirez

Glassworks Philip Glass (b.1937) arr. Chenoweth

Northern Arizona Tuba Euphonium Ensemble (NAUTEE) Benjamin Ordaz, Director

26 Sunday, May 30

Zoom-Ba Scott Sutherland (b. 1977)

Currents Denis Grijalva (b. 1999)

Pedalpoint - University of Redlands Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Scott Sutherland, Director

12:30 – Recital Hour

"Nashville Nightlife" for tuba, piano and percussion (2020) Paul Osterfield (b. 1973)

Chris Combest, Tuba Eunbyol Ko, Piano Brian Mueller, Percussion

Listen...: For Euphonium, Tuba, and Electronic Backtrack Benjamin Horne

Jason Casanova, Euphonium Bernard Flythe, Tuba

With Warmth Brendan Ige (b. 1992)

Breathing Underwater Gala Flagello (b. 1994)

Conviviality James Long, Euphonium Brendan Ige, Tuba Amy Ige, Piano

Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra Claude Debussy (1862-1918) arr. Rousseau/Goodman

Charlie Goodman, Tuba Eric Andries, Piano

27 Sunday, May 30

Wisp Jarrett McCourt (b. 1991)

Golden Hour Cait Nishimura (b. 1991)

Jarrett McCourt, Tuba Yoko Yamada, Piano

Concerto for Euphonium: Part I Philip Wilby (b. 1949)

Philip Broome, Euphonium

14:00 – Presentation Hour

Underrepresentation of Higher Voices in Tuba Multiphonic Literature Samantha Lake

Speck Hope Salmonson

Metal Concurrences Carle Wirshba

Multiphonic music for tuba persistently ignores performers who have high voices, despite past recommendations for flexibility in compositions. High voices are seen as the performers’ problem rather than an opportunity for new multiphonic sounds and textures. This presentation includes premiere performances of works for unaccompanied tuba featuring multiphonics by composers Hope Salmonson and Carle Wirshba.

A Holophrastic Method for Teaching the Tuba and Euphonium Scott Watson

Of interest to current or future music educators, college professors, as well those with private studios, this clinic will introduce this approach to the audience. This method has the use of holophrastic (words or phrases full of meaning) words, phrases, or slogans that through repetition, are soon associated by the student with essential techniques and concepts of brass playing. The clinic will give those attending listings of possible holophrastic utterances to use in their teaching as well as the pedagogy behind their selection.

28 Sunday, May 30

15:30 – Recital Hour

how to work (2021) for tuba, electronics, and video Ruby Fulton (b. 1981)

Fable: A Parody for Tuba and Snare Drum Daniel Bukvich (b. 1954)

Mark Thiele, Tuba

Let There Be Funk D. Edward Davis

Matthew Shipes, Tuba

Bonezilla Michael Davis (b. 1961)

Memorial Music Walter Hartley (1927-2016)

Scherzo from Symphony #10 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Loud and Louder Jarrod Williams, Tuba Stephen Ivany, Trombone

17:00 – Live Session

ITEA: Looking Forward

ITEA: Looking Forward will be an opportunity for members of the ITEA Executive Committee to share, and engage in conversation around, what has been happening in the organization on the topics of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Join us as we work to build a more inclusive organization. !

29 Sunday, May 30

18:30 – Collegiate Ensemble Performances

Axis Kevin McKenzie

Crane Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Charles Guy, Director

Ignition Kevin Day (b. 1996)

Texas A&M University - Kingsville Javelina Tuba and Euphonium Sextet Jesse Orth, Director Anthony Gonzalez, Maritza Gonzalez, & Yasmin Cantu, Euphoniums Ricardo Gonzalez, Dawidh Reyes, & Olga Salazar, Tubas

Intransigence (2018) Michael Johnson (b. 1993)

Texas State Tuba Euphonium Ensemble Raúl I. Rodríguez, Director

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30 Sunday, May 30

19:00 – Evening Concert

Euphonium Concerto Jukka Linkola (b. 1955) I.! Agitato

Bassquake II Tom Davoren (b. 1986)

Glenn Van Looy, Euphonium

Cypher Kevin Day (b. 1996)

Ephemeral Hannah Drage

‘Neath Dublin Skies Paul Lovatt-Cooper

David Childs, Euphonium Simone Rebello, Marimba Christopher Williams, Piano Steve Jones, Drum Kit

Concerto for Euphonium Kevin Day (b. 1996) I.! Machine II.! Feeling III.! Paradox

Demondrae Thurman, Euphonium

PANDEMIC! I.! Chaos II.! Requiem III.! New Beginnings

When Tuba Come One Amy Ewen & Ben Smith, Euphoniums James Hobbis & Mark Dilley, Tubas

31 Sunday, May 30

20:30 – After Hours Performance

iNTERGALACTiC ViBES! A total Solo & Improvised performance Sergio Carolino

Sergio Carolino, Tuba

Strike up the Band George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Pathetique, 3rd Movement Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) arr. Bandman

Pathetique, 1st Movement Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) arr. Bandman

The Big Cage Karl King (1891-1971) arr. Bandman

David Bandman, Euphonium

Caravan Duke Ellington (1899-1974)

C Jam Blues Duke Ellington (1899-1974

Yardbird Suite Charlie Parker (1920-1955)

John Noreyko & Tubop

32 Monday, May 31

10:00 – Wellness and Warm-Up Hour

Bringing Breathing to your Warm-Up, Daily Routine, & Practice David Earll

This presentation is designed to fill the role of a warm-up and is specifically aimed at effective ways to approach breathing exercises and then incorporate them into your daily routine for maximum results in your playing.

Wellness Session Steven Rossé

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33 Monday, May 31

12:00 – Collegiate Ensembles

Meltdown Jon Sass (b. 1961)

Ignition Kevin Day (b. 1996)

Texas Tech University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Kevin Wass, Director

Fanfare for a Friend (1991) John Stevens (b. 1951)

Centralia (2020) Ian Lester (b. 1994)

World Premiere

University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory Thomas Stein, Director Ian Lester, David Dayoub*, Eddie Shaw, Euphoniums Patrick Yeh, Sarah Keck, Jonathan Jarman, Tubas Lee Harrelson, Audio/Video tech Patrick Yeh, Recording Tech

*Many thanks to David Dayoub, DMA candidate and graduate assistant at the University of Kansas with Scott Watson, for filing in at the last second for a student of mine who was injured.

Selections from Pictures at an Exhibition Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) I. The Old Castle arr. Golas II. Bydlo

UNITUBA Stephanie Ycaza, Director

34 Monday, May 31

12:30 – Recital Hour

Emmett’s Lullaby G.E. Holmes (1873-1945)

Steven Darling, Tuba

Himyes F. V. Valero Castells

Ignacio Fernández Rodríguez, Euphonium

Low Low Tango Noelia Escalzo (b. 1979)

Clay Garrett, Tuba Ann Shoemaker, Contrabassoon

Three More Virtues David Heinick (b. 1954) I.! Nobility II.! Tranquility III.! Exhuberance

Charles Guy, Tuba

Les Folies d’Espagne Marin Marais (1656-1728) arr. Nogueroles

Hijazker Longa Traditional arr. Buttery

Eduardo Nogueroles, Tuba

Pale Blue Dot Tolga Zafer Ozdemire (b. 1975)

Christopher Vivio, Tuba

35 Monday, May 31

14:00 – Presentation Hour

From Point A to Point B Benjamin Vasko

"From Point A to Point B" is the beginning of a mission to de-mystify jazz language for tuba/euphonium players. Real-time failures and triumphs have aided in the development of a systematic approach to navigating the commercial terrain. In this class, Vasko discusses what it means to play in an ensemble as well as specific skills needed to succeed in and out of jazz. The back half of the presentation is a play-along where Vasko will walk everyone through his method of navigating changes and playing basslines. Pull up a horn, throw your Zoom on mute, and give it a go!

Top Ten Lessons from the K-12 Classroom: How I Learned to Embrace a Different Path Albert Miller

An anecdotal look at what you can do after school with a post-graduate degree that may not be what you would expect. In this talk Albert will share some telling statistics about the availability of full-time college jobs as well as some heartfelt tales of teaching young children and how his experience teaching young children has greatly informed how he approaches teaching his current students in the collegiate setting. Join him for a fun, heartfelt, and hopefully a little silly presentation!

36 Monday, May 31

15:30 – Recital Hour

Fantasy for Tuba and Piano A. Mukhametrakhimova

Fedor Shagov, Tuba

Concerto for Tuba, War and Rumors of War Barbara York (1949-2020) II.! Tranquillo

Limitless Katahj Copley (b. 1998) III. The Reality

Bill Waterman, Tuba & Euphonium

Dances and Interludes Florence Anna Maunders

Steph Frye-Clark, Tuba

Adventures for Tuba and Prerecorded Sounds Sy Brandon (b. 1945)

Raúl Rodríguez, Tuba

16:30 – ITEA History Session

History of the ITEA Ken Drobnak

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37 Monday, May 31

17:00 – ITEA General Membership Meeting

Agenda: ! Meeting called to order ! ! Introduction of the Executive Committee ! Recognition of members of the Board of Directors ! ! ! Recognition of members of the Advisory Council ! President’s Report & Announcements – Gail Robertson ! ! ! Remarks from the Executive Director – Scott Hanson ! Treasurer’s Report – Pat Stuckemeyer ! ! ! Conference Coordinator’s Report – John Manning ! Publications Reports – Ben Pierce & Jason Smith ! ! ! Development Director’s Report – Opal Frye-Clark ! Vice-President’s remarks – James Gourlay ! ! ! Past President’s remarks – Kevin Wass

! If time permits, we will answer questions submitted in the Zoom Chat.

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38 Monday, May 31

18:30 – Collegiate Ensemble Performances

Down In The River Traditional arr. Gluck

Appalachian Counterpoint David Gillingham (b. 1947)

University of Alabama Tuba & Euphonium Ensemble Jeremy Crawford, Director

Poet and Peasant Overture Franz von Suppé (1819-1895) arr. Forbes

University of Georgia Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Matthew Shipes, Director

19:00 – Evening Concert

Program TBD

Jon Sass, Tuba

Sicilienne Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) arr. Misa Mead

Contest Piece Misa Mead (b. 1985)

A Child Is Born Thad Jones (1923-1986) solo part arr. Misa Mead

Misa Mead, Euphonium

39 Monday, May 31

Rapsódia Brasileira for Tuba and Band Fernando Dedos (b. 1983)

Albert Savino Khattar, Tuba Banda Sinfônica do Conservatório de Tatuí Fernando Deddos, Conductor

Miniatura Oriccidentalis Fernando Deddos (b. 1983)

Arisa Makita, Yukino Hamaoka & Fernando Deddos, Euphoniums Danilo Koch, Marimba

Atraenta/Gaúcho: Corta-Jaca Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935)

Marco Almeida Jr. (Bitoca) & Fernando Deddos, Euphoniums

Loui Fernando Deddos (b. 1983)

Fernando Deddos, Euphonium Durval Cesetti, Piano

Ainda me Recordo (“I Still Remember”) Pixinguinha (1897-1973)

Pedro Alliprandini, Clarinet Fernando Deddos, Euphonium Roberta Karin, Pandeiro

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40 Monday, May 31

20:30 – After Hours Performance

Surrender the Darkness Derek J. Molacek (b. 1983)

Derek J. Molacek, Euphonium Tenia Nelson, Keys Bobby Scharmann, Bass Doug Montera, Drums

Crystal Silence Chick Corea (1940-2021) arr. Molacek

Derek J. Molacek, Remus Webb, & Conner Eisenmenger, Euphoniums Austin Crumrine, Carl Kleinsteuber, & Steven Glenn, Tubas

Spain Chick Corea (1940-2021) arr. Molacek

Derek J. Molacek, Remus Webb, & Conner Eisenmenger, Euphoniums Austin Crumrine, Carl Kleinsteuber, & Steven Glenn, Tubas Bobby Scharmann, Bass Doug Montera, Drums

Program TBD

Ralph Hepola, Tuba

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41 Monday, May 31

Hourou Fu-ching

The Bouningen Gideon Juckes

Young & Finnish Gideon Juckes

Fire Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)

FU-CHING-GIDO Gideon Juckes, Tuba Fu-ching, Drums

“Featuring the Meltons” Medley Ingo Luis (b. 1961)

Melton Tuba Quartett Hartmut Müller, Heiko Triebener, Jörg Wachsmuth, & Ulli Haas, Tubas

42 Tuesday, June 1

10:00 – Wellness and Warm-Up Hour

Warm-Up Session Beth Wiese

Wellness Session Michael Waddell

12:00 – Collegiate Ensembles

The Music of Leonard Bernstein

University of Kentucky Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Matt Hightower, Director

Intermezzo Op. 118 no. 2 Johannes Brahms arr. Kundler

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble Matthew Kundler, Director

Shades of Purple Barbara York (1949-2020) I.! Shadows II.! Lament III.! Mr./Ms. Right

Collegium Tubum - University of Iowa John Manning, Director Joseph Horne, Sam Shea, Jimmy Pelini, & Matt Kvistberg, Euphoniums David Mercedes, Grace Bergstrom, & Matt Sleep, Tubas

43 Tuesday, June 1

12:30 – Recital Hour

Episode Peter Graham (b. 1958)

Capriccio Brillante (Carneval of Naples) Herman Bellstedt (1858-1926)

Kent Eshelman, Tuba

Amuse-Bouches (2020) William “Bill” Dougherty (b. 1956) I.! Stately II.! Aggressively III.! Contemplatively IV.! Fast

Vince Kenney, Euphonium

Theme from “Silverado” Bruce Boughton arr. Sutherland

Highlights from “Gladiator” Hans Zimmer arr. Sutherland

Eastman All-Star Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Danielle Van Tuinen, Bonnie Denton, Matt Van Emmerick, Brandon Jones, Hiram Diaz, Matthew Shipes, Bente Illevold, Steven Vaughn, Brian Wilson, Don Sawday, & Stephen Ivany, Euphoniums Alex Lapins, Tak Chun Lai, Morris Kianuma, Gabe Sears, Micky Wrobleski, Dan Bryce, David Humphreys, Paul David Chadbourne II, Scott Mendoker, Tim Hoffman, Jarrod Williams, & Scott Sutherland, Bass Tubas Andy Bove, Bill Waterman, Cristina Cutts, Charles Villarubia, Don Banham, Gary Poffenbarger, Jobey Wilson, Jim Cipriano, Preston Light, Steve Kunzer, Marc Bolin, Beth Mitchell, Alex Purdy, Branden Herron, Chris Olka, Claude Kashnig, Gene Pokorny, Deandre Desir, Mike Grose, Bob Carpenter, Ryan Robinson, JaTtik Clark, & Kevin Bock, Tubas

44 Tuesday, June 1

Scrawl/Puncture - Stir Anthony Donofrio

Aaron Hynds, Tuba

Un Dia en la Vida (2020) Jose Flores (b. 1997)

Jesse Orth, Tuba

14:00 – Presentation Hour

How Do You Expect to Play the Tuba If You Can’t Peel a Mushroom? Exploring Marcel Tabuteau’s Systematic Approach to Phrasing Nick Beltchev

Marcel Tabuteau was the principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1915-1964 and an instructor at the Curtis Institute of Music from 1925-1954. This presentation will examine how to use Tabuteau’s numbering system and system of sub-phrasing to enhance basic phrasing skills and provide new approaches to teaching phrasing.

Chamber Music: Demystifying the Experience Seraph Brass

Members of Seraph Brass will share ideas and tips for rehearsing and performing as a chamber ensemble.

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45 Tuesday, June 1

15:30 – Recital Hour

Blind Spot Gilles Rocha (b. 1988)

Steve Vaughn, Euphonium Caryl Conger, Piano

Sonidos de Ecuador Stephanie Ycaza

Salinas, Fin de Ano Stephanie Ycaza

Stephanie Ycaza, Tuba

War Machine (2012) Anthony O’Toole (b. 1988)

Monterey Letters (2016) Nicole Piunno (b. 1985) I.! Seeking II.! The Voice of One Crying Out III.! Grace & Prescott Avenue

Still (from “Actions”) Zach Collins (b. 1981)

Michael Waddell, Euphonium !

46 Tuesday, June 1

Skins, Sticks, Tubes, Valves James Bohn

Four Tiny Pieces Chris Tilley I.! Groove II.! Wistful III.! Dance IV.! Gallop

Lonely Canvas Abbie Adams

Mixology Chris Lamb I.! Rusty Nail

Duo Dance Kreshnik Alickaj

Mangled Silence Rj Dion

Tuba Percussion Miniature Nicole DeMaio

Half a Lifetime Daria Binkowski

Moreau | VanTuinen Duo Danielle Moreau, Percussion Danielle VanTuinen, Euphonium & Tuba

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47 Tuesday, June 1

17:00 – Panel Discussions

Panel Discussions on Career Paths Hosted by Matt Hightower & Mark Thiele

Higher Education with Charles Villarrubia, Justin Benavidez, Gretchen Renshaw-James & Demondrae Thurman

Performing Careers with Carol Jantsch, Willie Clark, Mike Roylance, & Mark Jenkins

Non-Traditional Careers with Chanell Crichlow, Deanna Swoboda, Jon Sass, Scott Sutherland, & Andrew Hitz

Each video is trimmed to approximately 20 minutes, and the full discussions will be available on Matt Hightower’s YouTube page after the conclusion of VTEC

18:30 – Collegiate Ensemble Performances

Five Sketches in Suit Andrew Markel

Consortium World Premiere – Commissioned by the UNG Low Brass Collective

Power John Stevens

The University of North Georgia Low Brass Collective Adam Frey, Director Robert Amoss, Aurelius Belli, Evan Gravitt, & Fernando Ortiz, Trombones Benjamin Arevalo, Lauren Brack, Daniel Cottongim, Trent Gibson, Eli McAdams, & Tyler Wood, Euphoniums Kevin Flanagan, Kasey Higginbotham, & Peter Pontes, Tubas

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48 Tuesday, June 1

19:00 – Evening Concert

Every Time I Feel the Spirit Traditional Spiritual arr. Hughes (b. 1977)

How Beautiful Barbara York (1949-2020)

“A Single Pedal of a Rose” from the Queen’s Suite Duke Ellington (1884-1974)

Gospel Offering Chad “Sir Wick” Hughes (b. 1977)

Velvet Brown, Tuba

Prima SonatRina Thomas Rüedi (b. 1969) I.! Song of Joy II.! Lullaby III.! Playtime

“Variations on a Theme by Rossini” Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)

Thomas Rüedi, Euphonium

2nd Suite for Solo Cello J.S. Bach (1685-1750) I.! Prelude II.! Allemande III.! Courante IV.! Sarabande V.! Menuet I VI.! Menuet II VII.! Gigue

Ride the Wave for Solo Euphonium Daniel Hall (b. 1996)

Steven Mead, Euphonium

49 Tuesday, June 1

Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (2006) Samuel Jones (b. 1935) II.! Andante Mosso-Adagietto III.! Largo-Allegro Molto

Aaron Tindall, Tuba Frost Symphony Orchestra Gerald Schwarz, Conductor

20:30 – After Hours Performance

Program TBD

Chanell Crichlow, Multi-Instrumentalist

Deus Ex Machina - “God from the Machine” Mike Forbes

Poker Chips (1933) Jim Self I.! Ante Up II.! Seven Card III.! Inside Straight IV.! Full House V. Trips to Win

University of Southern California Bass Tuba Quartet William Nakamura, India Anderson, Errol Rhoden, & Derek Zimmerman, Tubas Mary LaBlanc, Vibraphone Derek Zimmerman, Audio Editor William Nakamura, Video Editor !

50 Tuesday, June 1

Polarities from “Flying Circus” album Jim Self

Hershey Bar from “Out on the Coast” album Johnny Mandel & David Angel

Brincadieras from “The Light Fantastic” album Jim Self & John Chiodii

Jim Self, Tuba John Chiodini, Guitar David Angel Jazz Ensemble

Little Black Lucille Howard Johnson (1941-2021)

Big Alice Don Pullen (1941-1995)

Time The Is Now Erik Lawrence (b. 1961)

Tubari Keith Hartshorn-Walton, Tuba Erik Lawrence, Baritone Saxophone and Penny Whistle Bram Kincheloe, Drums

51 Wednesday, June 2

10:00 – Warm-Up with Adam Frey

The Game of Practice - A New Focus on Fundamentals Adam Frey

Wellness: Performance Anxiety and Healthy Attitudes Scott Roeder

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52 Wednesday, June 2

12:00 – Collegiate Ensembles

Fanfare for a Friend John Stevens (b. 1951)

“Nessun Dorma” from Turandot Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) arr. Anderson

Power John Stevens (b. 1951)

Rocky Top Felice (1925-2003) and Boudleaux Bryant (1920-1987) arr. Graves

The University of Tennessee Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Alex Lapins, Director

Overture to William Tell Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

March to the Scaffold Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Scott Roeder, Director

“Kyrie” from Mass in G Minor Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) arr. DeWester

The University of Wisconsin Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Tom Curry, Director

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53 Wednesday, June 2

12:30 – Recital Hour

Ständchen (Serenade) Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Do not sing for me fair maiden) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Pablo Manuel Fernández Garcia, Tuba

Conflict: Concerto for Euphonium Jose Flores (b. 1997) III.! Man vs. Man

Matthew Kundler, Euphonium

Nocturne (from Pendulum) Steven Bryant (b. 1972)

Inerzia Dan Kramer (b. 1988)

Euphonium Camerata Ada Brooks, Max Dobson, Tommy Vo, & Justin Weis, Euphoniums

Concertino for Tuba Eugene Bozza (1905-1991) I.! Allegro vivo II.! Andante ma non troppo III.! Allegro Vivo

James Land, Tuba

Duo Concertante Daniel Schnyder (b. 1961)

Ryan Robinson, Tuba Justin Cook, Trombone

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54 Wednesday, June 2

14:00 – Presentation Hour

Optimize Your Streaming and Recording Setups on a Variety of Budgets Douglas Black

Douglas will walk through different audio, video, lighting, framing, and software options to optimize your recording and streaming for the best possible quality for lessons, auditions, and performances.

Top 10 Multitrack Video Mistakes (…and how to fix them!) Scott Sutherland and Abigail Lannan

With so much attention on social media and virtual performance these days, we have been flooded with video content from musicians. The Media Makers, Abby Lannan and Scott Sutherland, will help guide you through the mistakes many tuba and euphonium players make when producing their first videos and the easy and cheap ways of leveling up their content to reach a higher level of effectiveness and impact.

15:30 – Recital Hour

Concert Piece No. 1 Joseph Turrin (b. 1947)

TSgt Brandon Jones - Principal Euphonium, U.S. Air Force Band MSgt Taylor Armstrong - Piano

Vier Ernste Gesange (Four Serious Songs), Op. 121 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) I.! Denn es gehet dem Menschen (It is for a person as it is for an animal) III.! O Tod, wie witter bist du (O death, how bitter you are)

MUSC James Jackson - Principal Euphonium, U.S. Coast Guard Band Simon Holt - Piano

The Devil’s Virtuosity Yvan Lagger (b. 1971)

MGySgt Mark Jenkins - Principal Euphonium, "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band GySgt Russell Wilson – Piano

55 Wednesday, June 2

Cello Suite No. 2, BWV 1008 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) I.! Prelude

MUCM Karl Schultz - Principal Euphonium, U.S. Naval Academy Band

Rhapsody for Euphonium Jerry Brubaker (b. 1946)

MSG Adam Lessard - Principal Euphonium, U.S. Army Band

Concert for Violin, RV 356 Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Arr. Renshaw-James

SSG Philip Broome - Principal Euphonium, West Point Band MSG Yalin Chi, Piano

So Very Hard to Go Tower of Power Arr. Nyren

MSG Chris Sarangoulis - Principal Euphonium, U.S. Army Field Band MSG Lauren Urquhart - Euphonium SSG Patrick Nyren – Euphonium

Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms Simone Mantia (1873-1951) Arr. Brasch/Werden

MUC Bryce Edwards - Principal Euphonium, U.S. Navy Band MUC Philip Eberly – Euphonium

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56 Wednesday, June 2

17:00 – Live Session

Mass Ensemble Performance

Persistent Fanfare and March Gail Robertson

“Persistence Fanfare and March” was composed as a thank you to everyone for being persistent during such a difficult time and for allowing me the pleasure to serve as your ITEA President. May this fanfare and march serve as a gathering of all of us. It will bring us together as ONE ensemble from faraway places. The tempo is steadfast and well-paced to signify our strength to resume our lives. There are varied styles to symbolize unity and our love for each other. – Gail Robertson, composer and ITEA Past-President

ITEC 2023 Announcement

18:30 – Collegiate Ensemble Performances

Quartet for Tubas - “The Condor” Frank Lynn Payne (b. 1938)

In Loving Memory of Connie Weldon

University of Miami Tuba Ensemble Aaron Tindall, Director Kevin Ildefonso, John Mangonon, Justin Gruber, & Mason Soria, Tubas Audio and Video by Charlie Pollard

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57 Wednesday, June 2

19:00 – Evening Concert

Catchy Øystein Baadsvik & Gideon Andersson

Trouble Olle Adolphsson

Diesel Engine Gideon Andersson

Øystein Baadsvik, Tuba Eirik Øien, Bass

Program TBD

Tuba Plus Competition Winners

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58 Wednesday, June 2

20:30 – After Hours Performance

Zero (intro) Stefan Zeniuk

Cat on the Town Stefan Zeniuk

Ninth Slip a.k.a. Tuba Gunslinger Stefan Zeniuk

Gato Loco Ric Becker & Tim Bull Backwash LeFarge Vaughn, Trombones Jackie Coleman & Jesse Selengut, Trumpets Joe Exley, Tuba Ari Folman-Cohen, Bass Kevin Joaquin Garcia, Drumset Clifton Hyde, Guitar & Alto Horn Rich Stein, Percussion Stefan Zeniuk, Saxophone & Ringleader

Space Jam Brendan Ige & John Baylies

Gravity Brendan Ige & John Baylies

Men Wearing Dresses Brendan Ige, Tuba John Baylies, Electronics

Lozmah Suite Part I Julien Ouvrard

Quatuor Ellius Doriane Charton & Clément Goy, Euphoniums Léa Mercier & Yoann Rampon, Tubas

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HIDENORI ARAI is very active as a freelance Euphonium player, performing as soloist and ensemble player as well as a guest player in orchestras and wind bands. He is principal euphonium player of “Brass Band Xepher”, member of “FUNKARU” (Euphonium Tuba Quartet) and “Bottoms Up Euphonium Tuba Quartet”. He also composes, particularly for the euphonium and tuba which are instruments he is familiar with. He currently serves as a lecturer at Senzoku- Gakuen College of Music and executive director of the Japan Euphonium Tuba Association. He graduated from Senzoku-Gakuen College of Music with highest honors - at the top of all classes. He studied with Kaoru Tsuyuki, Michio Funakoshi and Tetsuya Otsuka. Prizes include 3rd prize at the 5th Jeju International Brass Competition, 3rd prize at the 26th Japan Wind and Percussion Competition and 1st prize at the 7th Tsuken Concours. And he had performed at several concerts by selected musicians in Japan including Yomiuri Newcomer Concert and JMC Concert. As an artist and educator, he has also appeared at many festivals, academies and conferences including “Asia Tuba Euphonium Festival 2016-2018” and “International Tuba Euphonium Conference 2019” in Iowa. As a composer, in 2012, he was commissioned by the Japan Euphonium Tuba Association (JETA) to compose a required piece for the 2nd J.E.T.A. Student Competition. He has released two CDs; “Nasota” in 2017 and “Changing Weather” in 2019.

The BALTIMORE BRASS was founded in 2000 by graduates of the Peabody Conservatory of Music over a few beers in a dimly lit underground stone-cellar known as Brewer’s Art, locally famous for their own superb craft beer. Since then, the ensemble has taken many twists and turns to grow into the high- caliber yet musically diverse ensemble today. Some people recognize them as a refined chamber ensemble and others recognize them as a fierce brass band supplemented with saxophones and percussionists. No matter their shape or form, the Baltimore Brass is always at the top of their game entertaining audiences young and young at heart. Brian Strawly, Trumpet Brian Sanders, Trumpet Grace Chan, Horn Dave Dochterman, Trombone Richard Demy, Tuba and Euphonium

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A native of Waukegan, IL, DAVID BANDMAN is a graduate of The University of North Texas where he played trombone in the One O'Clock Lab Band. As a euphonium player he was the winner of the first ITEC international jazz euphonium competition. Currently, he is retired after twenty-four years of active duty with the The United States Air Force Band, Washington D.C. Since retiring he has been active writing and recording music. He released his first jazz euphonium CD "Can I Play Too" where he arranged the music of Herbert L. Clarke for solo euphonium and big band. "Solo work reflects musicianship by a truly great soloist!…tailored arrangements made everything "fit" perfectly and are superb… A very unique recording" - Sammy Nestico. "His second release, "Mendez" is entire album of original music inspired by the style and technical wizardry of Rafael Mendez. “From the outset, he wanted to create a recording that was a complete tour de force. This album is the perfect showcase for David's incredible musicianship and unique skill set. All of the selections are scored for a solo euphonium accompanied by a seven-piece brass ensemble with percussion. Once again, he's dancing on the fine line between inspirational and demoralizing… it's that good.” This recording won the ITEA Roger Bobo award for recording excellence: Solo classical euphonium. “Burn Notice” is his latest project. This is a high-energy jazz/rock/funk recording. “Nobody plays the euphonium like he can, and he's always looking for ways to yank the instrument out of it's usually nerdy pigeon hole and put it firmly in the spotlight where everyone least expects it. Bandman has, once again, liberally applied a large dose of his evil genius to his turbocharged, high-octane compositions. He wears even more hats than usual on this recording, putting his guitar, electric bass and keyboard sequencing chops to work on all ten tracks. That's in addition to composing and arranging all original music; recording and editing the entire album; playing all the trombone parts and, of course, providing us with superhuman euphonium solos.”

NICK BELTCHEV is a tuba performer and teacher based out of Austin, Texas. Nick is a member of the Dallas Winds. Prior to this, Nick served as Principal Tuba of the Macon Symphony Orchestra in Macon, Georgia. Nick is completing doctoral studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is an alumnus of the University of Georgia (MM) and the University of Michigan (BM). He has studied with Charles Villarrubia, David Zerkel, Fritz Kaenzig, Dr. Roy Couch, and Don Little.

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Dr. DOUGLAS BLACK, JR is the Tuba and Euphonium Faculty at Winthrop University where he teaches applied tuba and euphonium, directs the Winthrop University Tuba-Euphonium Choir, coaches brass chamber music, teaches brass methods, introduction to music technology, and serves as coordinator of recording. Doug is also on the tuba and euphonium faculty at the University of South Carolina. Doug has performed concertos with the Winthrop University Wind Symphony, Peoria Municipal Band, and given recitals in North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Alabama, and Canada. Doug is an active orchestral tubist, he principal tuba of the Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra, was the principal tuba and cimbasso of Opera Carolina, and has performed with the Durham Symphony Orchestra, Augusta Symphony, South Carolina Philharmonic, Aiken Symphony Orchestra, Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, and the Charlotte Civic Orchestra. Doug has also performed with the Triangle Brass Band and was the tubist with Tim Zimmerman and the King’s Brass. Douglas has performed and presented at numerous regional and international conferences. Doug received a Bachelor's degree in Music with emphasis in Music Education with an Undergraduate Performance Certificate from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, a Master of Music degree in Tuba Performance from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, and Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Doug was previously a band teacher in Nottoway County, Virginia Public Schools and a music instructor at Halifax Community College in North Carolina.

SSG PHILIP BROOME is a native of Atlanta, Georgia who joined the euphonium section of the West Point Band (the nation's oldest Army Premier Band) in September 2012. He was then appointed Principal Euphonium in the fall of 2015. SSG Broome earned both his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Music Performance from Columbus State University in Columbus, GA, where he studied with Andrew Miller, Principal Tubist of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Prior to picking up the euphonium while in his first year of college, SSG Broome was a successful trumpet player, starting out on cornet in the 4th grade. He was brought up in the Salvation Army Brass Band tradition, owing much of his early musical training to Salvation Army Music Programs in the Southeast United States. SSG Broome continues to be active as a musician/educator in that community. Before joining the West Point Band, he was Principal Euphonium of the Southern Territorial Band of the Salvation Army from 2009-2012. As a soloist, SSG Broome has performed with the West Point Band, SUNY Purchase Wind Ensemble, Montclair State University Wind Ensemble, Columbus State University Wind Ensemble and many regional Salvation Army Brass Bands and has also performed with the New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion sections. He ha performed recitals and presented master classes at a number of regional and international tuba and euphonium conferences. As a clinician and performer, SSG

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Broome is in high demand at colleges all over the country and currently serves as Adjunct Euphonium Instructor at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey. SSG Broome is also an active professional audio engineer. In addition to his professional euphonium duties, he serves as an assistant audio engineer for the West Point Band. His duties include engineering recordings for the various West Point Band ensembles, as well as live sound support for concerts throughout the year. SSG Broome has a number of album engineering credits to his name from rock and roll, to jazz and classical. He maintains an active freelance audio engineering schedule as he records and masters projects for many renowned artists. SSG Broome's recordings can be heard on the Naxos and Summit Record labels.

VELVET BROWN is profoundly passionate about her career as a professor, international soloist, composer/arranger, chamber ensemble performer, recording artist, conductor, and orchestral player. She is a Distinguished Professor and the Associate Director of the School of Music for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Penn State. Brown is also Visiting Artist Faculty at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. ; Velvet has been an invited solo artist or tuba solo artist adjudicator at the International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences since1998. ; She has performed and taught in Asia, Canada, Cuba, Europe, Mexico and the United States. Ms. Brown is currently the principal tubist of the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra. Brown was honored to be principal tuba with the Hope and Harmony Ensemble which recorded a video of fanfares for the 2021 Presidential Inauguration conducted by Marin Alsop. She has served as principal tuba with the River City Brass band, guest principal with the Lahti Philharmonic in Finland, the Detroit Symphony, San Francisco Women’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and as substitute/additional tubist with the Saint Louis Symphony and Fort Wayne Philharmonic. She is the co- founder of MOJATUBA: Tuba and Dance, founding member of Stiletto Brass and Boston Brass and lead tuba with Howard Johnson's “Gravity”. ; Brown is a founding board member of the International Women’s Brass Conference and the Artistic Director of the Chromatic Brass Collective. ; She has released five solo CDs, and has collaborated on several other recordings such as Stiletto Brass Quintet featuring Doc Severinsen, trumpet. Testimony (Howard Johnson and Gravity), and a solo tuba jazz recording with the Cleveland Jazz Ensemble. Many of her arrangements are published with Potenza. Brown is a Buffett/Crampon USA and Denis Wick artist.

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Dr. MARK CARLSON is an Associate Professor of Music at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland where he teaches courses in the university’s core as well as music, and directs the university’s instrumental ensembles. He has earned a Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music in Music Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an Advanced Degree in Music Performance from the Oulun Seudun Ammattikorkeakoulu in Finland, and a Bachelor of Music from Northwestern University in Music Performance and Music Technology. Since 2008 Dr. Carlson has been a member of the acclaimed Sotto Voce Quartet, a group that performs and travels extensively. He has performed as a soloist, clinician, and chamber musician domestically and abroad. His primary instruments include euphonium, trombone, and baritone horn. He has studied with Joseph Goble, Bruce Briney, Rex Martin, Jukka Myllys, and John Stevens. Dr. Carlson was a winner of the University of Wisconsin-Madison concerto competition in 2006, and placed first in the Tubonium Solo Euphonium competition in 2007. He was runner up at the prestigious Lieksa Brass Week International Euphonium competition in 2003. He is a Miraphone performing artist and performs on the Miraphone 5050 “Ambassador” model euphonium with a Warburton “DT” mouthpiece.

Dr. PAUL CARLSON has thrilled audiences around the globe as a soloist and as a member of the Dallas Brass. His experiences include the New Mexico Brass Quintet, Santa Fe Symphony Brass Quintet, The King’s Brass, the Walt Disney Collegiate All-Star Band, Harvey Phillips Tuba Company, as well as the Grand Rapids, Southwest Michigan, West Michigan, New Mexico, Louisville, South Bend, and Bloomington Camerata Symphony Orchestras. He can be heard on recordings on the Summit and Naxos labels as well as Alfred Music Publishing. An advocate of new music, Paul has premiered numerous pieces for solo tuba, most notably the works of Brian Ciach. He has also been a featured soloist at the 2014 and 2016 International, the 2017 Great Plains, and the 2013 and 2015 Midwest Regional Tuba Euphonium Conferences. In addition to touring with the Dallas Brass, Paul is Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI. Paul also teaches at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. He has completed studies at the University of Illinois (B.M.), the University of New Mexico (M.M.), and at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (D.M.). His primary teachers were Dan Perantoni, Richard White, Mark Moore, and Joseph Goble. Paul is a Buffet Group USA Tuba Artist.

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SERGIO CAROLINO Collector of music works, records, awards, compliments, reputation, sunglasses, hashtags and selfies. Source of creativity and virtuosity. Eclectic, original and visionary. Curious by definition. Adventurous by choice. Owner of a pure heart and Sparky, the Basset Hound. Transpires musicality and works to achieve excellence. Passionate about life, loves cinema, mythology, reading, fishing and spending time with his friends. Anyone who crosses with him will never forget him and leave, of that encounter, humanly and professionally richer. He has always shown great curiosity and ability to explore different musical paths and languages. Currently his international reputation has been established by his interpretation of the standard and contemporary repertoire for tuba and his stylistic approach to jazz, funk and improvised music. Sérgio Carolino is one of the most acclaimed tubists, with constant activity as a soloist and teacher in the most prestigious festivals, conservatories and universities of the five continents. Received for five times the Roger Bobo Award Prize for Excellence in Recording (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2019), the Award for Emerging Jazz Artist (2004), the Carlos Paredes Prize (2004) and won the SPA Award 2013 - Classical Music Category (Portuguese Author’s Society) for the works published in 2012 and for promoting Portuguese music throughout the World. TGB with Mário Delgado and Alexandre Frazão, TUBAX Duo with Mário Marques, TUBAB Duo, R’B&Mr.SC, The Postcard Brass Band, XL Duo with Telmo Marques, Surrealistic Discussion with João Barradas, Duo AR. with Maria João, SubWoof3r, Tuba&Drums Double Duo with Oren Marshall, Duo Adamastor with Cândido Fernandes, Funky Bones Factory!, Yamaha Tuba Duo with Shimpei Tsugita, Moderato Tangabile with Daniel Schvetz, T’N T "Tuba 'n Tuba" with Gene Pokorny , Mr.SC & The Wild Bones Gang, European Tuba Trio with Anthony Caillet and François Thuillier, Conical Brass with Jeff Nelsen, Effervescence with James Thompson, TransAtlantic Tuba Connection with Mike Forbes, his solo project "iNTERGALACTiC ViBES!", and Daniel Bernardes Crossfade Ensemble, run in his veins. Sérgio Carolino is, since 2002, principal solo tuba in the Porto Symphony Orchestra Casa da Música, Yamaha International Artist, exclusive artist of the Artistic Platform Palco Improvisado. Plays with his own signature design and concept mouthpieces by Brass Lab MoMo made by master Hirotaka Nakai (Osaka/Japan) and also from Yamaha Music Corporation (masters Yoshihiko Matsukuma & Thomas Lubitz) with the muted "Mushroom Cup Mute", manufactured by Johann Schlipfinger. Sérgio is also a professor of Tuba and Musical Creativity at Musical Arts Madrid in Spain, and Artistic Director of GRAVÍSSIMO! – Alcobaça International Low Brass Festival & Academy.

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JASON CASANOVA is a professional euphonium performer, teacher, and clinician in the southeast United States. He is a native to San Antonio, TX and currently resides in the Atlanta, GA area. He is on faculty at Jacksonville State University as well as Kennesaw State University. Jason performs with diverse music groups such as: - Georgia Brass Band (Principal/Solo Euphonium) - Georgia's premiere British-style brass band made up of excellent professional and amateur players from the metro Atlanta area. - 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra - based in Atlanta, Georgia an eight piece jazz ensemble performs original compositions and arrangements merging klezmer music with West- African influenced rhythmic styles. - Mercury Orkestar - fuzing Pop rhythm, Balkan melody, and Jazz improvisation in lively performances that are a shot of pure excitement. - Divergence Ensemble - Tuba/Euphonium quartet In addition to his teaching and performance duties, Jason is also helps manage Euphonium.com, A 700+ item online store where players shop from around the world for all things euphonium. His primary teachers include: - Abel Cortinas, Euphonium - William Peter Kline, Trombone - Lee Hipp, Tuba - Adam Frey, International Euphonium Soloist Jason is a Besson performing artist and performs exclusively on a BE2052 Besson Prestige Euphonium in Gold Lacquer.

The grandson and son of well-respected euphonium players from the Welsh Valleys, and himself described by The Observer as ‘a great ambassador for the euphonium, possessing an astonishing technique and an engaging stage presence’, DAVID CHILDS is regarded as one of the finest brass musicians of his generation, touring extensively throughout Asia, continental Europe, and North America. He has appeared as soloist with the BBC, Manchester and RTÉ Concert orchestras, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonie Baden-Baden, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia Cymru, Welsh National Opera, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and many of the finest brass bands and military bands in both the UK and USA. He has made solo appearances at the Singapore International Festival, Harrogate International Festival, Cheltenham Festival, Melbourne International Festival, BBC Proms and New York Festival, given solo recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room and Bridgewater Hall, and performed concertos at the Concertgebouw, Royal Albert Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Symphony Hall, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall New York. A keen advocate of new music, Childs has premièred fifteen concertos for euphonium including a Royal Albert Hall BBC Proms broadcast of Alun Hoddinott’s, Sunne Rising - The King Will Ride, a Carnegie Hall US première of Sir Karl Jenkins’ Concerto for Euphonium & Orchestra, a UK premiere of Christian Lindberg’s Concerto for Euphonium & Orchestra directed by the composer and a Welsh Proms world première of Paul Mealor’s Concerto for Euphonium & Orchestra. During his career as a euphonium soloist, Childs has received many awards in recognition of his achievements,

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including: Arts Council Wales Creative Wales Award; Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal Award; Welsh Music Guild’s Leo Abse & Cohen Award; Harry Mortimer Trust Award; RNCM Principal’s Gold Medal Award; Making Music’s Dorothy Green Award; Musicians Benevolent's Sir Charles Leggett Award; Countess of Munster Star Award, and many more. He has also received several accolades as a recording artist and can be heard on many labels including EMI, Deutsche Gramophone, Chandos, Doyen and World of Sound. A proud product of the British brass band movement, Childs is a former member of several ensembles including the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, National Youth Brass Band of Wales, Brighouse and Rastrick, and Cory Band with whom he was Principal Euphonium for ten years under the baton of his father, Robert Childs. Having taught at both the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, in 2018 Childs was appointed Professor of Euphonium at the University of North Texas. He is a founding member of Eminence Brass, Principal Conductor of Dallas Brass Band and Editor of the Brass Band World Magazine and as a Buffet Crampon Besson Artist he continues to showcase the euphonium as a serious solo vehicle within the world of classical music. www.davechilds.com

Dr. CHRIS COMBEST serves as assistant professor of tuba at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN where he leads an active career as a performer and educator. He has presented masterclasses and performed guest recitals at many of the premiere institutions of higher learning in the United States and has served as an adjudicator for premiere international solo competitions. His former students have won and placed in international solo competitions; are members of U.S. military bands; and occupy college teaching positions. Prior to joining the faculty at Middle Tennessee State University, Dr. Combest served on the faculties of the University of Texas-San Antonio, Southern Illinois University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. As a performer, Dr. Combest has appeared throughout the United States and internationally in Europe as a chamber musician and soloist. Former tubist with the Louisville Orchestra, he performs regularly with ensembles in the Nashville area including the Nashville Opera, the Nashville Symphony and the Chattanooga Symphony. He has performed with the Indianapolis Symphony, the San Antonio Symphony, The Lexington Philharmonic, Illinois Symphony, the Victoria Symphony, the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Tone Road Ramblers and various artists including film composer John Williams, the Canadian Brass, and vocalist Audra McDonald. In addition to his work in Nashville, he is heard on broadcasts for National Public Radio, the BBC and on commercial recordings for Sony and Disney. Chris recently released his latest solo recording, "Under Tennessee Skies " which features all new works for tuba inspired by Tennessee art, music, culture and geography. Dr. Combest is a Performing Artist and Clinician for Melton Meinl Weston and B&S instruments.

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CONVIVIALITY, a euphonium, tuba, and piano trio, was formed in spring of 2017 in Ann Arbor Michigan. Conviviality strives to advance the genre of euphonium, tuba, and piano trio through the commissioning of new works, recital work and competition. Conviviality has premiered and recorded 10 new works since its inception. In the Spring of 2019, Conviviality were honored as finalists for the Coltman Chamber Music Competition performing new arrangements and music composed for the ensemble. Conviviality consists of pianist Amy Ige, euphoniumist James Long, and tubist Brendan Ige. Amy Ige has been a collaborative pianist for several years, including working as a staff pianist at the University of Michigan. James Long is completing his Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree at the University of Michigan and is the Lecturer of Tuba and Athletic Bands at Oakland University. James’ passion for chamber music is longstanding. While in his undergraduate studies at Oakland University, James received the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Grant to present a chamber recital with woodwind quintet. Dr. Brendan Ige is the Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at Eastern Michigan University. He has held many jobs, from working as a sub in the Toledo Symphony to playing in a live entertainment band at Cedar Point.

TED COX is Principal Tubist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, a position he has held since 1992. Ted owns two yoga studios, Spirit House Yoga and YogaLab. Ted is the author of two books, Warrior Self and Warrior Truth. In 2009, Ted released his solo CD, Bach to Bix – Live. From 1993 to 2003, Ted was on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma School of Music. During his tenure at the University of Oklahoma, Ted served six years as both Director and artist/faculty of the International Tuba-Euphonium Workshop. Other performing credits include positions with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and Brass Quintet, as well as the Evansville (Indiana) Philharmonic. July of 2002 marked the inaugural season of the Music from Greer chamber music festival held in Greer, Arizona. Ted is the creator of this weeklong festival, serving as both Artistic Director and as an artist in residence from 2002 to 2005. Ted is a graduate of Indiana University, where he was a student and teaching assistant of the world-renowned soloist and teacher, Harvey Phillips. While attending Indiana University, Ted was awarded the prestigious Performers Certificate, the highest performance award given by the music faculty for his junior recital.

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CHANELL CRICHLOW is a low brass multi-instrumentalist, Composer, and Performer residing in Los Angeles, California. She formed PitchBlak Brass Band in 2010 at the start of what became a vibrant brass band Movement in New York City and across the globe. The group received high acclaim in both Downbeat Magazine and The Source Magazine during their tenure. A 2021 Sundance Composers Lab Fellow, Chanell had the opportunity to work closely with Film and Television composers on her craft. Creative Advisors for the intensive include Laura Karpman, Blake Neely, Heather McIntosh, George S. Clinton, Mychael Danna, Kathryn Bostic, Jeff Rona, and Christopher Willis. As a tubist, she has performed with Yuga Cohler (YEETHOVEN, K-POP), Ludwig Göransson, (Wordless Music Orchestra), Solange (Governors Ball Music Festival), Andy Grammer (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Today Show), Shamir (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Pharoahe Monch (The Ecstatic Music Festival, Duke University), and more. Chanell has released two projects under the moniker tubafresh in which she composes using Jazz-Pop structures as well as incorporating vocals and a custom King 1130 Flugabone designed by Scott Sweeney. Chanell received her Masters in Classical Tuba Performance at Pennsylvania State University and her Bachelors in Classical Tuba Performance at The Manhattan School of Music.

Dr. STEVEN DARLING serves as Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Tennessee at Martin. An award-winning performer, Darling has garnered recognition in numerous competitions, including the International Tuba-Euphonium Conference Euphonium Artist Competition and the Leonard Falcone Festival Tuba Artist Competition. In demand as a soloist, Darling frequently appears as a guest artist with ensembles including the Mason Wind Symphony at the National Concert Band Festival, the University of Tennessee at Martin Wind Ensemble, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Brass Band, and the Wright State University Chamber Orchestra, with whom he premiered his work At the Mountains of Madness for tuba and string orchestra in 2019. In 2018, Darling was honored to make his debut Carnegie solo appearance at the Weill Recital Hall. An active composer, Darling’s works have received performances and premieres at Regional and International ITEA conferences, TUSAB Tuba-Euphonium Workshop, ClarinetFest, and various festivals and universities throughout the country. Darling’s Concert Piece No. 1 for Euphonium, premiered by Adam Frey at the International Euphonium-Tuba Festival, was selected as a required work for the 2020 Leonard Falcone Festival and Regional ITEA Competitions. Additionally, Darling is a frequent contributor to the ITEA Journal, Music Educator Journals, and has served as an adjudicator for a variety of solo competitions. Darling’s fully grant-funded debut album, Dualities, winner of two Global Music Awards, was released on the

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Emeritus Label in 2018. In 2020, Darling independently released his second award-winning album entitled American Landscape. Dr. Darling primarily studied with Timothy Northcut, Jason Smith, and Martin Erickson.

FERNANDO DEDDOS acts globally as a composer, educator and performer. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN/Brazil). Besides his participation in interdisciplinary, chamber music and Brazilian popular music projects, Deddos recorded the very first euphonium album in Brazil (EuFonium Brasileiro), which received the Roger Bobo Awards for Excellence in Recording (Arizona, 2010). For ten consecutive years, Deddos is a faculty member of the SESC International Music Festival, in Pelotas, Brazil. Deddos maintains a schedule as guest artist/professor with symphonic groups and international festivals/conferences, including the ITEC, Trombonanza Argentina, SliderAsia Hong Kong, Gravíssimo! In Portugal, IET (US), Euphonium Festival in Colombia, Urubrass in Uruguay, International Brass Festival in Tatuí Conservatory (Brazil). In 2020, Deddos acted as guest artist for the US Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Tuba and Euphonium Workshop, performing his own concerto with the US Army’s Symphony Orchestra. Deddos’s original compositions have been part of contemporary and interdisciplinary performance and recording projects in all continents. He has received three times the Harvey Phillips Awards by ITEA for excellence in composition and has been member of international competitions committees such as Trombonanza, ITEC, Falcone Festival, IET, Colombian Euphonium Competition, Brazilian National Euphonium and Tuba Association Competition, Cascavel Music Festival, Gramado in Concert International Festival, Fimuca, judging performance and composition. In 2021, it was released the album "Chamber Works for Brass and Guests", where Deddos acts exclusively as a composer. Deddos earns a Bachelor of Music degree in Conducting and Composition from Paraná State School of Music and Fine Arts, a Master’s degree from Duquesne University, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Georgia. His main mentors include Silvio Spolaore, Harry Crowl (composition), Lance Laduke and David Zerkel. Fernando Deddos is president of the Brazilian Euphonium and Tuba Association (ETB), and an Adams Instruments Performing Artist (Holland) since 2010. Website: www.fernandodeddos.com

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Praised for his “smooth tone and melodic flexibility” by Melinda Bargreen of The Seattle Times, Dr. CHRIS DICKEY is Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Washington State University, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate tuba-euphonium studio, film music, chamber music, brass literature courses, and plays in the Equinox Brass Quintet. Because of his record of teaching success, he received the WSU President’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2020, an accolade given to a faculty member who epitomizes the highest levels of performance and excellence. In the summers, Dr. Dickey is on the tuba and conducting faculty of the Red Lodge Music Festival in Montana. He is principal tuba of the Washington-Idaho and Walla Walla Symphonies. His other performance and teaching experiences have taken him throughout the Northwest, the United States, China, Vietnam, Argentina, and Uruguay. Dr. Dickey’s three solo recordings Just a Thought (2015), Dulcet Voice (2017), and Inventions (2019) have garnered praise from members of the brass community. The In Motus Tuba Quartet, for which he plays first tuba, has released two albums, In Motus (2016) and Shadows (2018). He has been an invited speaker for topics including brass pedagogy, financial literacy for musicians, cultivating curiosity, and the power of representation in classical music. Dr. Dickey is a passionate advocate for inclusive programming, inclusive pedagogy, and LGBTQ+ advocacy. He earned a Doctor of Music degree from Northwestern University, a Master of Arts degree from the University of Iowa, and a Bachelor of Music degree (summa cum laude) from Eastern Illinois University. Dr. Dickey is grateful for his former teachers Rex Martin, John Manning, and Allan Horney.

DOPEY MONKEY Consisting of Martin lee Thomson and Danielle Price, Dopey Monkey is the Tuba duo that explores all things tuba and euphonium. Since establishing as duo in 2016 it has been their mission to explore and showcase the more innovative side to being tuba/euphonium professionals, drawing upon our background in jazz, folk, free improvisation and classical music. In the short time that have been together, they have developed their own unique sound and style of playing using original compositions and releasing their debut album Mulled in 2019. Early on in their formation we were invited personally by Sergio Carolino to perform at Gravissimo Festival in Portugal. After hearing us there Daniel Perantoni advocated for us to perform at ITEC 2019 despite the programme having already been devised. Currently, they have just begun a two -year Masters in Jazz/Improvised music at the Norwegian Academy of Music. They are working to be a versatile duo known for their creativity as much as their musicality. They have a strong interest in collaboration and cross arts projects which push the boundaries of how the tuba and euphonium are traditionally viewed. Current projects include a plant inspired video game with Sage Artist in Residence Joe Snape and the

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development of new instrument exploring the seasons with Critician award winners Anya Lauvdal and Heida Mobeck. They have also been invited by Mercury Prize nominated artist Laura Jurd to perform on her new album which will be recorded in 2020/21 and have received several invites to perform in the U.K, Europe, USA and Japan.

Dr. DAVID EARLL presently serves as the Professor of Tuba/Euphonium at the Ithaca College School of Music in Ithaca, New York. In addition to his work with the Ithaca College Tuba/Euphonium Studio, David also currently performs with The Northern Lights Duo, The Cayuga Chamber Orchestra as Acting Principal Tubist, The International Willson Low Brass Quintet, with The Syracuse Symphony/Symphoria, and the Ithaca Brass and has also performed with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Nouveau, the Tallgrass Brass Band, Sam & Dave’s Brass Extravaganza, the University of South Dakota Faculty Brass Quintet, and the Paris-based Opus 333 – Quatuor de Saxhorns. Before his appointment at Ithaca College, Dr. Earll also served on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and at Mesa Community College. David is in demand as a solo artist, chamber musician, and clinician in both the United States and abroad. Beyond his active work in North America, David makes regular appearances abroad, and has performed recently in Hong Kong, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, Norway, and the Netherlands. David completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Tuba Performance at Arizona State University under the tutelage of Dr. Deanna Swoboda and received the 2016 Clifford Bevan Award for Excellence in Research for his dissertation. He also holds a Master of Music in Tuba Performance from Arizona State University, where he served as a Teaching Assistant for Professor Sam Pilafian, and a Bachelor of Music in Music Performance at the University of South Dakota. In addition to his awards for research, David has won awards for musical artistry including the Northern Trust/Piper Enrichment Award. David Earll is a Willson Tuba Artist and performs exclusively on the Willson 3200 F Tuba and the Willson 3050 CC Tuba.

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Chief Musician BRYCE EDWARDS, a native of Murfreesboro, Tenn., joined the Navy Band in 2007. He earned a Bachelor of Music in music education from Tennessee Technological University and a Master of Music in performance from Indiana University. He was the first euphoniumist to win each university’s concerto competition. He was also a contributing author to The Euphonium Source Book, the definitive guide for euphonium pedagogy. Edwards is frequently a featured soloist with the Navy Band, having performed most recently at the 2009 Québec City International Festival of Military Bands. A member of the Tuba/Euphonium Quartet, he has also performed with the Navy Band Brass Quartet. His principle teachers are R. Winston Morris and Daniel Perantoni. Edwards is currently serving as Concert Band stage crew chief. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, home improvement projects, running, cooking and video games. . Seattle based low brass musician and Denis Wick Artist CONNER EISENMENGER’s experience as a musician is as varied as it is substantial. Eisenmenger holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Western Kentucky University where he studied with Lee Blakeman and a Master's degree in Jazz Studies from University of North Texas where he studied with Tony Baker and Andre Hayward. While at UNT, Eisenmenger played for two years in the seven-time Grammy nominated One O'Clock Lab Band, allowing him to perform with Stefon Harris, Sean Jones, Danilo Perez, Dennis Mackrel, and James Morrison. Eisenmenger also served as a teaching fellow at UNT, teaching multiple courses in jazz trombone fundamentals and directing the Six O'Clock Lab Band, the Seven O'Clock Lab Band, and the U-Tubes jazz trombone ensemble. During his time as a student, Eisenmenger performed in Australia, Spain, China, Washington D.C., and California. Competition accolades as a student include winning the International Trombone Association and American Trombone Workshop jazz trombone ensemble competitions, placing as an alternate in the ITF J.J. Johnson jazz competition, and placing two times as a finalist for the ATW jazz competition. Outside of school, he performed with the Abilene Philharmonic, Monroe Symphony Orchestra, and freelanced in the Dallas-Fort Worth music scene. Eisenmenger went on to freelance in Chicago for 3 years working in a variety of ensembles including the Harry James Orchestra, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and as a band leader for his own creative projects. A proud employee of Seattle Public Schools, Eisenmenger’s personal philosophy is that music educators who do not teach and play at the highest level will ultimately fail at both. While teaching in the public schools in Chicago and Seattle, he won the ITEC 2019 Rich Matteson Jazz Competition, won 2nd prize in the 2020 Hungarian Trombone Camp Online Jazz Trombone Competition, and advanced in auditions for the United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors, The United States Navy Commodores, The US Army Blues, The Airmen of Note,

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and the U.S. Airforce Academy Band. In addition to these accolades, Eisenmenger has kept a regular schedule as a clinician and performer giving masterclasses and recitals at Western Kentucky University, SUNY Buffalo State College, and performance collaborations with faculty of the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky.

JANNICKE ELLINGSEN was born in Bergen, Norway 1987. She is educated from the Grieg Academy in Bergen and from Höchschule Luzern in Switzerland. She finished her studies with the highest mark in 2015. Jannicke has participated in national and international soloist competitions. In 2008 she got the 2nd prize in the Norwegian National Competition for Wind, Brass & Percussion. In 2016 she advanced to the final of ITEC, and in 2017 she got the first prize in the Regional Competition for Wind, Brass & Percussion in Bergen. As a soloist Jannicke has got the apportunity to perform with different band´s including Krohnengen Brass Band, Eikanger-Bjørsvik and the Royal Norwegian Naval Forces´Band. Jannicke is now the principal euphonium of Krohnengen Brass Band, a high-class brass band located in Bergen. Jannicke is an artist for Adams Brass.

Dr. KENT ESHELMAN is Associate Professor of Music at Baylor University, where he has taught since 2009. He is the winner of numerous prestigious music competitions, including the Jeju (Korea) and Leonard Falcone international solo competitions, the Midland-Odessa Symphony national young artist competition, and the Rich Matteson international jazz competition. He was a finalist in the Philip Jones international competition (France) and has premiered solo works by Anthony Plog, Bruce Broughton, and Frank Lynn Payne. His first solo album, “Flavors,” received the Roger Bobo Award for Excellence in Recording, and the American Record Guide stated, “Tubists are making fine recordings these days, but this one really stands out.” He has recently released a second solo album, “Message in a Tuba,” which has also received critical acclaim. His other recordings include a brass quintet album (“Four American Stories”), a jazz tuba album (“Life is Good”), and a solo boogie-woogie/stride/ragtime piano album (“In the Pocket”). He is Principal Tuba of the Waco Symphony Orchestra and has performed with the orchestras of Grand Rapids, Toledo, and San Antonio as well as with the Sotto Voce Tuba Quartet. He is a Denis Wick Artist, a frequent adjudicator at music competitions, and a recipient of the Outstanding Professor award from Baylor University.

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EUPHONIUM CAMERATA was formed in the Spring of 2019 in the style of the Italian camerata – or chamber orchestra – which allows the group to be resized and re- instrumented as needed to play various historical and modern works. The camerata model allows the group to pursue its mission of engaging diverse audiences by playing serious works from the standard euphonium quartet canon and transcriptions of classical music, as well as more light and popular music. The core of Euphonium Camerata consists of Ada Brooks, Max Dobson, Tommy Vo, and Justin Weis; all are students or graduates of the University of North Texas and all play on Willson 2900 euphoniums. With the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Euphonium Camerata has focused on recording works and building their online presence, with a CD recording being released later in 2021. Performances of Euphonium Camerata include recording socially distant quartets for the University of North Texas’ Tubaween, Christmas, and Tuba Valentines concerts.

JOE “TUBAJOE” EXLEY is a full-time tuba player who has lived in New York City for two decades, whose performances number well into the thousands and has performed with hundreds of different ensembles across many genres. These include performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, headlining domestic and international music festivals, and clubs and studios everywhere in between. Joe has been heard atop Billboard charts and repeatedly on the networks of ABC, BBC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and NPR, appeared on over 200 recordings and soundtracks, and has been featured on Bravo! TV, as well as on radio across Europe. Some of the notable artists/ensembles Joe has performed or recorded with include: Howard Johnson & Gravity! (including the last album release "Testimony"); with Austria's Heavy Tuba (in trio with Janos Mazura and Roland Szentpali); an electric tuba solo on a #1 Billboard album with The Dillinger Escape Plan; brass arranger and music director with Zola Jesus; recordings with Kenny Werner & Joe Lovano, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, the International Contemporary Ensemble, and the 8-Bit Big Band; shows with Red Baraat, Hazmat Modine, The New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, T.S. Monk with Wallace Roney, Nenna Frelon and Kevin Mahogany; and on tv news themes and movie soundtracks. Joe co-produces a concert series in Venice, Italy with the band Gato Loco, and Joe made screen appearances as himself in Mindy Kaling’s film “Late Night” with Dame Emma Thompson, and in the “New Orleans” episode of Hulu’s “Monsterland”. His s solo EP “The East River Session” features Joe alongside legendary drummer Bernard “Pretty” Purdie and will be officially released this year. Joe holds a Master of Music performance degree from Northwestern University where he studied with Rex Martin, and he holds a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from the University of Northern Colorado where he studied with Jack Robinson. Joe studied additionally with Arnold Jacobs, Gene Pokorny, and Kenneth Singleton. Joe is an artist of Parker Mouthpieces, Accord Cases, and Sennheiser Electronics.

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Dr. IGNACIO FERNÁNDEZ RODRÍGUEZ was born in Vigo (Spain). Ignacio is doctor (PhD) from the University of A Coruña. He also studied euphonium at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Vigo finishing with the highest qualifications and at ESMAE in Porto (Portugal) with Eduardo Nogueroles. He has got a degree in Music Education at the University of Vigo (Spain) and a Master of Innovation, Evaluation and Educational Orientation at the University of A Coruña. He’s member of several music groups, and performs numerous recitals throughout the Spanish geography, giving master-classes, performing for the first time compositions by various composers dedicated to him and working with numerous wind bands, orchestras and chamber groups in Spain. In January of 2007 he recorded his first CD “Cafe 1930”, for euphonium and piano with the pianist Alejo Amoedo. In 2015, he recorded his second solist CD “Kiitos” with Francisco Valcárcel. In 2016, he recorded “Conversaciones” for euphonium, sax and piano with Eva Fernández and Jorge Briones and also, a jazz CD “Lontananza” with the pianist Quinito Mourelle and the sax player Roberto Somoza. Ignacio was euphonium soloist of the professional wind band, Banda Municipal of Santander, for 4 years (2004/07). In 2007/08 was teacher of Tuba and euphonium at the Conservatorio Profesional de Vigo and also, teacher of tuba and euphonium at the Professional School of Music in Viana do Castelo (Portugal). From 2008 to 2020, he was professor of tuba and euphonium at the Conservatorio Superior de Musica de A Coruña. Currently, Ignacio is professor of tuba and euphonium at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Vigo.

PABLO FERNÁNDEZ is the Principal Tuba of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (OBC) since 1994, Professor of Tuba, Euphonium, Orchestral Repertoire and Chamber Music at the Superior School of Music of Catalonia (ESMUC) since 2001 and founding member of the Spanish Tuba Quartet. From the academic year 2021/22 he will also be a Tuba teacher at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus (Denmark). Pablo Fernández is also president of the Spanish Association of Tubas and Euphoniums (AETYB) and a one Miraphone permorming artist. He has given numerous concerts around the world, touring Europe, North America, Central America, and Asia. In 2001 I performed the world premiere of the "Concerto for tuba and orchestra" by Pere Josep Puertolas, within the official season of the OBC. He also worksnfrequently as a visiting professor giving lectures and recitals throughout Europe. Pablo Fernández García has collaborated with other orchestras such as the Aarhus Symfoniorkester, the Madrid Symphony Orchestra, the Aalborg Symfoniorkester, the Royal Philharmonic of Galicia, the Spanish Radio Television Symphony Orchestra and the Bordeaux Symphony Orchestra, among others; as well as conductors and soloists such as Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Joshua Bell, Montserrat Caballé, Sarah Chang, Hilary Hahn, Dimitri Kitajenko, Gidon Kremer, Misha Maisky, Shlomo Mintz, Eva Pwodles, Mstislav Rostropovich, Leonard Slatkin, Frank Peter

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Zimmermann , Pinchas Zukerman and many others. In June 2012 he was part of the jury at the International Tuba Competition held at the "Brucknerhaus" in Linz (Austria) within the ITEC 2012. In July 2014 he hosted the "AETYB Festival Barcelona 2014", the first national meeting in the history of the tuba and the euphonium in Spain, organized by the Spanish Association of Tubas and Euphoniums, of which it is a founding member. In November 2016 he was part of the jury at the International Tuba Competition "Città di Porcia" (Italy), and in May 2019 he was part of the jury at the International Tuba Competition held at the University of Iowa (USA) within the ITEC 2019. Pablo Fernández is a Miraphone performing artist and plays a Miraphone F 481 "Elektra" tuba and a Miraphone CC tuba 1293.

BERNARD FLYTHE is a freelance musician who teaches and performs throughout metropolitan Atlanta. He is currently performing with a number of brass ensembles in the area, including the Midtown Brass Quintet and the Johns Creek Symphony Brass Quintet. Mr. Flythe has served on the faculty at Columbus State University for two years as Artist Faculty in Tuba and Euphonium at the Joyce and Henry Schwob School of Music. Prior to his appointment at CSU, he served for ten years at Kennesaw State University and for four years on the artist faculty at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Mr. Flythe has also held faculty positions at Austin Peay State University, Emory University, the University of Georgia, the University of Toledo, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Michigan All State Program at Interlochen, the University of Michigan Summer Arts Institute, and the UNC-Greensboro Summer Music Camp.

As an orchestral tubist, Mr. Flythe has performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the Nashville Symphony. During the 1992-1993 season, he served as the acting principal tubist with the North Carolina Symphony. As a chamber musician, he has performed with the Detroit Chamber Winds, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet, and the North Carolina Symphony Brass Quintet.

Mr. Flythe received a bachelor of music degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a master of music and specialist in music degrees from the University of Michigan. His principal tuba teachers include Fritz Kaenzig, Robert Leblanc, David Lewis, Wesley Jacobs, James Jenkins, and Michael Sanders. For more information, visit: https://www.theflythegroup.com/

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One of the elite brass soloists in the world, ADAM FREY travels the globe sharing his talents as a performer and teacher. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Adam Frey received his musical training at the University of Georgia and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England. As a major ambassador of the euphonium, Adam has more than seventy works that have been composed or specifically arranged for him.

Adam has soloed with orchestras the world over, including the world-famous Boston Pops, Cheju Symphony Orchestra (South Korea), US Army Orchestra (Washington DC), Harvard Pops (MA), Fort Collins (CO), Indian Hill (MA), the Vaasa Symphony Orchestra (Finland), Atlanta Philharmonic (GA), Cascade (WA), Greensboro (NC), Clemson (SC), LaGrange (GA), Minot (ND), Bellevue Philharmonic (WA), and Northeastern (MA) Symphony Orchestras.

He also has been invited to perform major euphonium and tenor tuba features from the standard orchestral repertoire with the Atlanta, Seattle, Oregon, and Charleston Symphony Orchestras. He also performs regularly with wind bands and brass bands that have included Soli Brass in Holland, Point of Ayr in Wales, the National Youth Brass Band of Switzerland and wind bands from Singapore, Germany, Hong Kong, and the United States.

Adam has also been guest soloist at festivals around the globe, including twice at the Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic (USA), the WASBE Convention (Singapore), Melbourne International Festival of Brass (Australia), Trombonanza (Argentina), Carlos Gomez Festival (Brazil), International Tuba Euphonium Conference (Finland, Italy, Canada, and USA), Jeju International Wind Festival (South Korea), Asia Pacific Band Directors Conference (South Korea), Asia Pacific Band Directors Conference (South Korea), Westby Low Brass Workshop (Norway), Peru Low Brass Festival (Peru), Columbia Festival (Columbia), Asia Pacific Band Directors Conference (South Korea), Tubmania (Thailand), and Orquesta Latinoamericana de Vientos (Columbia), to name a few.

For 10 years, he has hosted the IEI Festival for Euphonium and Tuba. This event hosts 70+ students and teachers from around the globe in a week of playing, learning, and motivation. Participants range from high school students to graduate college students to adult amateurs and occurs each June in Atlanta. !

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STEPH FRYE is an active educator, soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer across the country. They are currently Assistant Professor of Tuba & Euphonium at East Tennessee State University, and previously held positions at University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Concordia University Wisconsin. During the summer Steph is the low brass instructor at Lutheran Summer Music. They are a member of multiple chamber groups including the nationally recognized Mirari Brass Quintet, and have performed with orchestras throughout the Midwest and Southeast. Steph received the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in Tuba Performance from UW-Madison in 2013. Steph is a Miraphone performing artist.

FU-CHING-GIDO - Tuba player Gideon Juckes (Sigur Rós, Orquesta Libre, Cicala Mvta, Bellowhead, Shibusashirazu, Eliza Carthy) and drummer Fu-ching (Charan-Po-Rantan, Libera Cielo, Jinta-La-Mvta, Frank London) met at a Tokyo recording session in 2013. Musical fireworks ensued, and they immediately decided to form a band. In an instant, FU-CHING-GIDO was born! Heavy Rock meets Heavy Gypsy meets Heavy Multi-tasking in a bright new musical world they are pioneering together. Gideon plays the keyboard with his feet whilst simultaneously blowing bass, harmonies and melodies on the tuba. Meanwhile Fu-ching creates a whirlwind of drums, all the while playing melodies, harmonies and effects with her left hand, on the keyboard harmonica. Performing a few surprising covers and an ever-increasing body of astonishing original compositions, FU-CHING-GIDO play live shows with all their bodies, technique, heart, and soul.

Their eponymous first album was recorded in live takes, produced, mixed and packaged by the band and mastered by Mandy Parnell (Music Producer’s Guild Mastering Engineer of the Year 2015, Björk, The White Stripes, Aphex Twin etc.). ; In 2016, FU-CHING-GIDO toured in Japan and Korea, and performed at Playtime Festival, Mongolia’s largest live music event. Their second album “Earthlings” was released in 2017 to huge acclaim, and national and international tours and festival appearances quickly followed. ; In 2018, FU-CHING- GIDO toured Japan, Germany, Denmark, The Faroe Islands, Republic Of Macedonia, and performed at FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL in Japan and Bendigo Blues & Roots Festival in Australia. Their third album !"# was released in 2019 to a great critical reception, leading to many offers to tour internationally. In June 2020, (under quarantine) they released the exclusive single “YABAI DANCE”, and to date it’s music video has received more than 59,000 views on Facebook.

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A native Texan, tubist CLAY GARRETT maintains a busy teaching and performing schedule throughout the state. Clay currently teaches tuba and euphonium at Temple College, Texas A&M – Kingsville, and McLennan Community College, where he also teaches trombone. His love for the tuba as a solo instrument has garnered success at several international competitions, including those at the Markneukirchen Competition, Lieksa Brass Week, the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference, the Concert Artist’s Guild competition, and the Leonard Falcone Competition, where he was awarded 1st Prize in the competitive Artist Division. Clay regularly collaborates with world-class performers as a chamber and orchestral musician. He was recently appointed as Principal Tuba of the Victoria Symphony Orchestra (TX) and performs regularly with orchestras, bands, and brass quintets throughout the state. Additionally, he has served as tubist and conductor for the past two summers at the Mountain Light Music Festival in Pagosa Springs, CO. Clay holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, Baylor University, and the University of Texas at Tyler. His doctoral thesis explored the expressiveness of the tuba related to vocal music, for which he transcribed numerous songs from Schubert’s Winterreise.

CHARLIE GOODMAN is a tuba performer and educator who has recently been appointed Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He previously held teaching positions at Valdosta State University and Southeastern Louisiana University. He holds degrees from the University Colorado Boulder, the University of Georgia, and Western Michigan University. His primary teachers include Michael Dunn, David Zerkel, Deanna Swoboda, Fritz Kaenzig, and Robert Whaley. As a performer, Dr. Goodman holds the principal tuba chair of Sinfonia Gulf Coast, based in Destin, Florida, and has previously held similar positions in the Valdosta and Albany (GA) Symphony Orchestras. He has also performed with the Baton Rouge Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Ann Arbor Symphony, Orquesta Filharmonica de Jalisco, the Round Top Festival Orchestra, and the New World Symphony.

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CHARLES GUY is Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam. He performs with the Potsdam Brass Quintet, Orchestra of Northern New York, the Northern Symphonic Winds and annually with the Tuba Bach Tuba-Euphonium Quartet at the Tuba Bach Chamber Music Festival in Big Rapids, Michigan. Dedicated to the development of young students, he teaches at the Crane Youth Music Camp and has taught at Interlochen Arts Camp, New England Music Camp and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. He has also developed a video series of tutorials aimed at empowering music educators with tools to teach beginning tubists. Before joining the Crane faculty, Charles held a similar position at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music and performed with the Lawrence Brass, the Oshkosh Symphony and the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, he has performed at many International and Regional Tuba and Euphonium Association conferences, the Army Band Tuba-Euphonium workshop and many university recitals. In 1999, he won the prestigious Leonard Falcone Festival artist division solo tuba competition and has served the festival as an adjudicator on several occasions. He has presented numerous master classes and clinics for music educators and tuba-euphonium students at the New York State School Music Association, New York State Band Directors Association, Texas Music Educators Association conventions and in public schools. He has commissioned several works for solo tuba and tuba in chamber settings, including the Potsdam Brass Quintet’s most recent collaboration with Anthony Plog on a piece entitled Polychromes in celebration of the group's 50th anniversary. His orchestral experience includes performances with the Syracuse Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Michigan Opera Theatre, and Midland Symphony Orchestras. He has published articles and reviews in the International Tuba and Euphonium Association Journal and has been recorded on the Madstop, Mark and Bernel Labels. He serves on the Orchestra of Northern New York Board of Directors and was the Co-chair of the Performance Department at the Crane School of Music. He earned both the Masters of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from the University of Akron. When not teaching or performing, he enjoys time with his wife, Lorie, and two boys, Ethan and Miles. Charles is a Buffet Crampon USA Artist/Clinician and performs exclusively on Melton Meinl Weston.

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Dr. KEITH HARTSHORN-WALTON specialises in jazz tuba, sousaphone, electric and acoustic Bass, piano and organ. Originally from Winnipeg, Keith toured extensively with the Foothills Brass Quintet. He has performed with Clark Terry, Louis Bellson, Quinsin Nachoff, as well as orchestras in Edmonton, Calgary, Oshawa and Kingston. In Ottawa he can be found in bands as diverse as The Bank Street Bonbons, Safe Low Limit (an all-bass clef jazz group), Linsey Wellman’s Wedding and Funeral Trio, and particularly Mélanie E., a quartet featuring his wife, french vocalist Mélanie Hartshorn-Walton. All of these groups have been featured at jazz festivals and have received airplay on national and local radio. In September 2019 Keith was invited to participate in the tribute concert to his mentor, jazz tuba legend Howard Johnson, in New York City, where he had the immense privilege of performing with the original members of Johnson's seminal jazz tuba ensemble, Gravity. Since the summer of 2020, he has been part of a trio with Erik Lawrence on baritone sax, named “Tubari”. He also has an upcoming album, “The Lyric Trio” featuring guitar and piano. Keith is also music director and organist at Wall Street United Church in Brockville. He received his Doctorate of Music from McGill University in 2010, and currently teaches at Carleton University in Ottawa.

RALPH HEPOLA was born into a Scandinavian-American family in Saint Paul, Minnesota in the United States where his early eclectic musical interests led to piano study before starting on the tuba at age twelve. At seventeen, he was chosen to play before the British Royal Family in the Manitoba All-Province Band at Brandon University in Manitoba, Canada. While still in high school, Ralph began performing as an extra musician with the Minnesota Orchestra, which later included recordings, and tours to Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City. While still a teenager, Ralph won a position with The United States Army Band of Washington, D.C. At age twenty, he won a full scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music in the Young Artist Competition of the Minnesota Orchestra/WAMSO.

Ralph earned his music degree at Northwestern University where he studied with renowned musician and teacher Arnold Jacobs. Five books have been published covering Mr. Jacobs’ celebrated career, which included forty- four years as Principal Tubaist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. At Northwestern University, Ralph played and soloed with Jazz Ensemble I, which twice won Best Big Band at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival. Ralph also studied with Ross Tolbert, Principal Tuba, Minnesota Orchestra, 1966-2004.

Subsequently, Ralph won an international audition for the Basel Symphony Orchestra. Basel is Switzerland’s third- largest city. There he performed under renowned conductors including Pierre Boulez and Antal Dorati. During

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five years in Europe, he performed as a soloist on Swiss Radio, and played in the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Music Festival in Austria under Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, and Lorin Maazel. Ralph then freelanced for two years in New York City with various jazz and classical ensembles.

Ralph Hepola is heard on forty professional recordings including the major labels EMI and Warner Bros., as well as twenty-eight video productions. Ralph has performed for national tours of Broadway shows at the State and Orpheum Theatres in Minneapolis and Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul.

The Southwest Minnesota Arts Council awarded Ralph an Individual Artist Career Grant in 2017. The Minnesota State Arts Board awarded highly-competitive Artist Initiative Grants to Ralph Hepola for both 2010 and 2012. In 2004, Ralph completed a seven-week residency at the Wurlitzer Foundation (awarded internationally) in the esteemed arts community of Taos, New Mexico.

Ralph has also performed at Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina which “is internationally recognized as America’s premier performing arts festival”; the Children’s Theatre in Minneapolis, which is North America’s largest theatre for young people and their families; as well as the Guthrie Theater, the nation’s largest regional theater.

Ralph has played performances of seventy-three different operas in ninety-eight opera productions with fifteen different musical organizations in the United States and Europe. He has performed on world premiere opera recordings including Kurt Weill’s Die Buergschaft with Spoleto Festival USA on the EMI Classics label, and The Grapes of Wrath with Minnesota Opera. He also played on Silent Night which was commissioned and premiered by Minnesota Opera for which composer Kevin Puts was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in Music.

Since early 2019, Ralph has been based in Springfield, Missouri, which is centrally-located among several major American metropolitan areas.

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Dr. AARON HYNDS is a Kentucky-based audio engineer, low brass performer, and composer. Currently working as the Lecturer of Music Business and New Media at the University of Kentucky, he has previously worked at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. His creative practice as both performer and composer focuses on the intersection of digital and analog domains, with a particular emphasis on the use of his primary instrument, the tuba. He has performed widely throughout the United States, with many recent performances consisting exclusively of newly-written compositions for the tuba and bass trombone. His music has likewise been performed in a number of venues around the world, including at (inter)national conferences like the 2018 SEAMUS and the 2016 Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium. Upcoming projects include the performance and engineering of a double-CD of commissioned works for the tuba, titled Colossus: New Works for Solo Tuba, and the publication of the print version of his doctoral document, The Composer’s Guide to the Tuba.

Senior Chief Musician JAMES E. JACKSON III, Principal Euphonium, is a native of Lexington, Kentucky. In addition to his position with the Coast Guard Band, Jackson is presently the director of the Connecticut College Orchestra, the music director and conductor of the Thames Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra, Lecturer of Euphonium Studies at the University of Connecticut, and Professor of Euphonium at the Hartt School. As a performer with the tuba and euphonium quartet Alchemy, he appears annually in Northern Germany, presenting solo performances, lecturing at master classes, and conducting brass ensembles. He was principal baritone of the Lexington Brass Band and a featured soloist with the band at the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference in 1997. He has also performed as a soloist with ensembles at the University of Kentucky, George Mason University, and the University of Connecticut, where he premiered Allen Feinstein’s concerto for euphonium and band, Swimming the Mountain. MUCS Jackson is a founding member of the Kentucky Horse Park Four Horsemen Tuba Quartet and the Concord Tuba-Euphonium Quartet. He was a recipient of the Lyman T. Johnson Fellowship at the University of Kentucky, toured Spain as a member of the American Spiritual Ensemble, and was a first place winner in the 1995 International T.U.B.A. conference Tuba-Euphonium Quartet competition and a first place winner at the prestigious Leonard Falcone International Solo Euphonium Competition in 1994. He has been a clinician throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe at numerous universities, colleges, and public schools. He is pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in euphonium performance with an emphasis in instrumental conducting at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. He received a Master of Music degree in euphonium

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performance in 1995 from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Music degree in music education from the University of Kentucky in 1993.

Euphonium player Master Gunnery Sergeant MARK JENKINS joined “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in July 2002. He was appointed principal and section leader in 2012. Master Gunnery Sgt. Jenkins began his musical instruction at age 11. He graduated in 1996 from Durango High School in Las Vegas and continued his education at the University of North Texas in Denton, where he studied euphonium performance with Brian Bowman and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music performance in 2003. He earned a master of music degree from the University of Maryland in College Park in 2006 and a doctorate from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., in 2017.

Prior to joining “The President’s Own,” Master Gunnery Sgt. Jenkins was a two-time winner of the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Competition, and a finalist in the 2001 ITEC Euphonium Solo Competition in Finland.

In 2005, Master Gunnery Sgt. Jenkins performed as a founding member of the Marine Band Tuba-Euphonium Quartet at the U.S. Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Conference in Arlington, Va., and the Potomac Festival’s International Tuba and Euphonium Competition in Fairfax, Va. In 2006, the same ensemble performed at the International Tuba-Euphonium Conference (ITEC) in Denver, Colo. He has performed as a guest soloist/clinician for the Southwest Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference, the International Euphonium Institute at Emory University in Atlanta, and the Tubonium4 at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. The quartet was also featured at the Leonard Falcone Competition 2007 and ITEC 2008 in Cincinnati. Master Gunnery Sgt. Jenkins has performed several solos with the Marine Band including the Fantasia di Concerto by Eduardo Boccalari, “Auld Lang Syne” by Simone Mantia, as a 2010 and 2012 tour soloist performing Vladimir Cosma’s Euphonium Concerto, and Jean-Baptiste Arban's "Carnival of Venice" in 2015. Master Gunnery Sgt. Jenkins was also a soloist on the Marine Band's historic 2019 tour of Japan.

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Technical Sgt. BRANDON JONES is the principal euphoniumist with the Concert Band, The United States Air Force Band, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. Originally from Bremen, Kentucky, his Air Force career began in 2013. $$Jones attended Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY for his musical studies. Prior to joining the Air Force, he was a music teacher throughout Kentucky and middle Tennessee, working with various band programs and teaching several private brass students. Jones is highly active as a soloist and clinician, having performed and taught at numerous universities, state conferences, and conventions all around the country. He currently holds the position of principal euphonium with Brass of the Potomac, a British style brass band based in Washington, D.C. Jones released his first solo CD entitled “Influences” in December of 2009 and received international acclaim. The disc was a finalist for the Roger Bobo Award for recording excellence with the International Tuba Euphonium Association.

Air Force career highlights include performing for the State Funeral for President George H.W. Bush, numerous performances on NBC’s Today Show, the 2017 Presidential Inaugural Parade, the 2017 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and arrival ceremonies for numerous foreign dignitaries at the Joint Base Andrews flight line, the Pentagon, the Air Force Memorial, and the White House.

Dr. VINCE KENNEY currently serves as Assistant Director of Bands/Assistant Professor of Low Brass at Drake University, where he directs low brass studies and conducts the Drake University Symphonic Band, Marching Band, and “Bulldog Brass” Pep Band. As a soloist and chamber musician, Vince has been invited to present guest artist recitals, clinics, and lectures, at dozens of the finest universities and music conferences throughout the United States, including the United States Army Band Tuba/Euphonium Workshop, the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Conference (TMEA), the International Tuba/Euphonium Conference, the South Central, Midwest, and South East regional ITEA conferences, the Iowa Bandmasters Association, the Eastman School of Music, and many others. Dr. Kenney is a contributing author to the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band Series published by GIA, and his recording of James Curnow’s Euphonium Concerto on the Drake Wind Symphony’s newest album “Tribute”, released through Mark Custom Records, received Grammy eligibility status for “Best Classical Instrumental Solo”. As a member of the North Texas Euphonium Quartet, Vince has helped to establish the euphonium quartet as a viable chamber medium through performances, commissions, premieres, and educational outreach. To date, the group has aided in

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creating over 100 new works for euphonium quartet along with a host of new arrangements. The group released their first album “Machines” in 2019. Vince is a Willson performing artist, playing exclusively on the Willson 2900- TA euphonium. In 2020, Dr. Kenney was appointed music director and conductor of the Des Moines Metro Concert Band, Iowa’s only professional concert band. The group presents an annual Summer concert series “Music Under the Stars – Iowa” on the steps of the Iowa State Capitol.

ALBERT KHATTAR is professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and collaborating professor at the Carlos Gomes Institute in Belém. He is guest professor in several music festivals in South America, North America, Europe, and Africa. Being invited to the Trombonanza Festival, Encuentro Internacional de Low Brass Manizales, Italian Brass Week, Campos do Jordão Winter Festival, Sesc-Pelotas International Music Festival, Music in the Mountains Festival, Tatuí Vacation Course, Funarte Panels, Curitiba Music Festival, I South African Tuba and Euphonium Conference, among many others. Also including classes at several national and international universities such as University of North Georgia (USA), University of Arts-Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Villa Maria (Argentina), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Federal University of Goiás, among others. Albert develops an intense work of recitals and concerts as a soloist, performing in several countries in South America, North America, Europe, and Africa. Acted as a soloist in front of the São Paulo State Symphonic Band, Tatuí Conservatory Symphonic Band, Unisinos Symphony Orchestra, Santo André Symphony Orchestra, Ceará Contemporary Orchestra, Santa Fé Province Symphony Orchestra, UFRJ Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of Tatuí Conservatory, among others. In addition, he has been making world premieres of several works - many of them written and dedicated to him - by the composers Gerardo Gardelin, José Ursicino da Silva “Duda”, Fernando Deddos, Liduino Pitombeira, João Victor Bota, Peter Koval, Beetholven Cunha, Gilson Santos, Marcel Castro Lima, Rodrigo Cicchelli among others. His recordings, whether concerts recorded live or the CD “Tuba Brasilis”, are constantly broadcast on the radio stations MEC-RJ and Rádio Cultura-SP. He was Tuba Solo of the São Paulo State Symphonic Band, the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra, and the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, in addition to being a visiting professor at the Tatuí Conservatory. He is currently conducting his doctoral research at Unicamp, furthering his research on the tuba in Brazil. He holds a Master of Music degree from Unicamp, with an unprecedented research on the history of tuba in Brazil and the Brazilian repertoire for solo tuba. He holds a BA in Tuba from Faculdade Mozarteum in São Paulo. Albert had as main mentors and professors, Donald Smith, and James Gourlay. With his continuous work for the development of Tuba in Brazil, Albert is Vice-President and founding member of the Association of Tuba and Euphonium of Brazil - ETB, established in October 2016. His CD "Tuba Brasilis" is the first Brazilian tuba album, and this record was received with great success by the specialized critic.

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Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, MAI KOKUBO is one of the most active euphonium performers in Japan both on stage and as a teacher. She began studying the euphonium at 11 years old, and three years later, she started to perform as a soloist. After graduating high school, she studied under Toru Miura at the Kunitachi College of Music and under Brian Bowman at the University of North Texas, where she completed her Master of Music Degree in Euphonium Performance. Released New CD ”Miko Dance” including Hiroshi Hoshina and Haga Takashi’s New pieces in 2020. Now she teaches at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Kinjyo-Gakuen University, and Tokoha Junior College of Music.

Dr. MATTHEW KUNDLER is a performer and educator based in Central Texas. Matthew serves as the Adjunct Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. As a soloist and chamber musician, Matthew has received prizes and recognition at numerous national and international competitions and festivals. Matthew has performed with a vast array of ensembles, such as the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Chicago Brass Band, the BackBurner! Tuba Ensemble, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, as well as performing as a featured soloist with the Brass Band of Huntsville, the Mt. Prospect Wind Ensemble, the Kealing Middle School Band, the Wheaton Municipal Band, and the Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble. As a member of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association, Matthew has performed at numerous regional conferences, as well as the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference. An advocate for new music, Matthew has premiered works by Steve Snowden, Jose Flores, Derek Holden, Frank Guilino, and Paul McGhee. As a member of the !ncite Quartet, Matthew has commissioned works for this growing genre of euphonium chamber music from composers Dan Kramer, Ian McCollum, and Doug Bristol. Matthew is also cofounder of the Diversity Initiative Call for Scores, an organization that promotes the works of composers of underrepresented communities. The organization's first call for scores received over 85 new works of brass chamber music from 27 countries. In addition to this, Matthew is also a cofounder of the Illinois Low Brass Institute and the Tuba and Euphonium Charity Series. Matthew is in the final stages of a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and he received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and his Master’s degree from Northwestern University. His primary teachers include Rex Martin, Demondrae Thurman, Jeremy Crawford, Martin Cochran, and Charles Villarrubia.

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SAMANTHA LAKE began her musical career with the study of classical piano at the age of five and continued to take lessons for 13 years. Unafraid to be different, Ms. Lake chose tuba in sixth grade and never looked back. Since then, she has been heard in venues as diverse as Carnegie Hall, the MetLife Stadium, and the streets of New Orleans. While performing tuba in multiple ensembles including the Pierre Monteux Music Festival Orchestra, Charter Oak Brass Band, and Seraph Brass, Ms. Lake has also earned recognition as a soloist. Her passion for solo performances was ignited when she won the Young Artist Solo Competition in New London, CT in 2012, resulting in a solo performance accompanied by the U.S. Coast Guard Band. In the past few years, she has won the Rutgers Concerto Competition, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Staff Solo Competition, University of Connecticut Concerto Competition, and placed second in the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Instrumental Competition. Also passionate about her work as an educator, she currently teaches Brass Instrumental Techniques at Rutgers University and is on faculty at Rutgers Community Arts and Through the Staff. Previously, she has served as a Morse Teaching Artist fellow and Music Advancement Program Fellow. Holding leadership roles in university and high school ensembles, Ms. Lake has also conducted rehearsals and lead by enthusiastic example. Ms. Lake has taught group and masterclasses at Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Ohio University, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and various public schools. With a musical curiosity that extends beyond classical tuba, she has performed in a steel pan ensemble, percussion ensemble, chorus, and an early instrumental music ensemble. Highlights include Mozart’s Requiem at age 10, traveling to New Orleans to learn about the musical heritage, and participating in TubaChristmas at Rockefeller Center. Ms. Lake is from southeastern Connecticut and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Music degree and studied tuba with Gary Sienkiewicz. She recently graduated with a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School. Ms. Lake currently studies and works at Rutgers University, where she continues her studies with Alan Baer in pursuit of a Doctorate of Musical Arts.

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Originally from Jasper, Georgia, JAMES LAND is the Assistant Professor of Tuba at Western Illinois University (WIU). Prior to his appointment to WIU, Dr. Land was the Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Dr. Land received both a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music degree in Tuba Performance from the University of Cincinnati, College- Conservatory of Music, a Performance Diploma from Indiana University where he was also the Associate Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Memphis. Dr. Land is an active performer throughout the Midwest and East Coast and has performed with many ensembles; including the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, the Dayton (OH) Philharmonic, and the Saint Louis Low Brass Collective, among others. Additionally, Dr. Land has performed as a soloist with numerous ensembles, to include the Western Illinois University Wind Ensemble, the University of Memphis Wind Ensemble, the University of Georgia Wind Ensemble, the Saint Louis Low Brass Collective, and has presented recitals and masterclasses at many colleges and universities. Dr. Land serves on the faculty of the WIU Summer Music Institute, and has also served both as a Brass Teaching Assistant and on faculty at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. Dr. Land's primary duties at WIU include teaching private lessons and studio classes, performing with the La Moine Brass Quintet, and serving as a recording engineer for various university performances.

ABIGAIL LANNAN is a performer, artist, and educator based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Through her online persona GoofyEuph, Abigail seeks to bring positivity, kindness, and mental health awareness to a musical audience and hopes to inspire musicians young and old to find love and enjoyment in music at any level. In addition to the River City Brass Band, Abigail plays Euphonium with the Brass Roots. Abigail won the 2019 Carnegie Mellon University Concerto Competition and performed the Diamond Concerto with the CMU Wind Ensemble. She was a featured soloist with the Mercer Community Band in 2019. She has performed world premieres of compositions with the Florida State Tuba Quartet and the Florida State Wind Orchestra. She was a finalist at the 2016 IET Solo Artist Competition in Atlanta, Georgia. Abigail holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Florida State University and a Master’s Degree in Euphonium Performance from Carnegie Mellon University.

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ALEXANDER LAPINS teaches at the University of Tennessee School of Music. During the summer he also teaches at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Dr. Lapins previously taught at Northern Arizona University, the University of Indianapolis, Indiana State University, Indiana University, the University of Michigan All-State Program at Interlochen, Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra, and French Woods Fine Arts Camp. Dr. Lapins has appeared as a soloist with orchestras, concert bands, and chamber groups. He has performed throughout the United States, China, South America, and Europe. A diverse performer, he is the only tubist to have won fellowships at both the Tanglewood Music Center and the Henry Mancini Institute. For several years Dr. Lapins performed as principal tubist of several professional orchestras and brass quintets throughout Indiana, and was a first-call substitute/extra musician with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed with the New Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera Orchestra, Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, and the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Lapins has also performed with the Disney Collegiate All-Star Band, the Guy Lombardo Orchestra, the New Sousa Band, and Harvey Phillips' Tubacompany. He also has extensive experience as a first-call studio musician. Dr. Lapins has been featured at regional and international ITEA conferences, United States Army Band Tuba Workshops, the 2012 Southwest Horn Workshop, and the 2012 International Women's Brass Conference. In 2011 he hosted the Southwest Regional ITEA conference at the NAU School of Music, and in 2016 he hosted ITEA's International Tuba/Euphonium Conference at UT. He has presented guest recitals and master classes at many schools of music. Alexander Lapins is the author of Mountain Peak Music’s “Dueling Fundamentals for Two Tubas” and “Dueling Fundamentals for Two Euphoniums.” He has graduate degrees in music performance from Indiana University and the University of Michigan, and a bachelor's degree in music industry from James Madison University. His principal teachers include Daniel Perantoni, Fritz Kaenzig, Kevin Stees, Tony Kniffen, and Mike Bunn. He has also studied with Gene Pokorny, David Fedderly, Jim Self, and Mike Roylance. Alexander Lapins is an Eastman Artist.

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Staff Sergeant CHRISTOPHER LESLIE joined the West Point Band in September of 2016. He has garnered numerous accolades in his performing career, winning prestigious competitions such as the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Competition, the ITEA Solo Competition, and the United States Army Band National Collegiate Solo Competition. He was the runner-up for the American Prize for Instrumental Soloists in 2020. Staff Sergeant Leslie is a frequent soloist across the country and has performed with the United States Army Band "Pershing's Own," the Indiana University Wind Ensemble, the University of Georgia Wind Ensemble, and the St. Olaf Orchestra. He has served as both a featured soloist and guest conductor with the West Point Band. His solo recording "To the Point" has received national acclaim, winning ITEA's Roger Bobo Award for Recording Excellence as well as two silver medals from the Global Music Awards. Staff Sergeant Leslie earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from St. Olaf College, a Master of Music in euphonium performance and Performer's Certificate from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Georgia. He currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Euphonium at New Jersey City University. In his spare time, Staff Sergeant Leslie enjoys watching baseball, football, and college basketball, and dreams of one day seeing a Cincinnati sports team win a postseason series.

MSG ADAM LESSARD hails from Athens, GA and joined The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in March of 2007. Lessard attended the University of Georgia where he earned his bachelor's degree studying with Dr. David Randolph and David Zerkel; the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK, studying with Steven Mead; and the University of North Texas with his master’s degree, studying with Dr. Brian Bowman. Lessard won both the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) High School Brass competition and the Falcone International Tuba Euphonium Student Competition in 1998. He placed 2nd in the 2003 MTNA College Brass Competition and 2006 Falcone Artist Competition and was a finalist in the 2006 International Tuba Euphonium Conference Artist Competition. Lessard has also performed with both the Kennedy Center Ballet and the National Symphony Orchestra.

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Cimbassist Jarrod Williams and trombonist Stephen Ivany formed LOUD AND LOUDER in 2018 to fill a superfluous gap in the brass chamber music repertoire. To date, the duo performs the most concerts of any cimbasso- trombone group, most recently appearing in recitals throughout the Mid- Atlantic Region and the 2019 International Trombone Festival. Committed to engaging audiences, Loud and Louder presents a diverse and captivating program which includes original transcriptions, newly commissioned works, well-known classics, and a description of the cimbasso. Jarrod is Teaching Assistant Professor of Tuba at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC where he maintains an active teaching and performing schedule while directing the ECU TubaEuphonium Ensemble. Stephen is currently the Assistant Professor of Trombone and Euphonium at California State University, Fresno.

Dr. STEVEN MAXWELL is Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Kansas State University. In addition, he teaches brass techniques and the History of Rock and Roll. Dr. Maxwell is also the tubist with the K-State Faculty Brass Quintet and the director of the K-State Tuba Euphonium Ensemble. He is an active clinician, adjudicator, and soloist throughout the United States and Europe. Dr. Maxwell has been active internationally performing at prestigious conferences including the International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences and the U. S. Army Band Tube-Euphonium Workshop. He has also performed at numerous regional conferences over the years including the Great Plains, South Central, Rocky Mountain, and Southwest Regional Conferences. He has held the position of principal tuba with the Chautauqua Festival Orchestra, Central Iowa Symphony, Kansas City Puccini Festival Orchestra and has been a member of the Fountain City Brass Band. Dr. Maxwell is an associate editor for the International Tuba and Euphonium Association (ITEA) Journal. He is a member ITEA, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and is an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma. Maxwell is a champion of new music for tuba and euphonium and has commissioned over fifty works for solo tuba, solo euphonium, and tuba-euphonium ensemble. He has featured six of those new works in his first solo album entitled “Pretty Please?” which was released in 2018. Dr. Maxwell is proud to be a Willson Performing Artist.

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TOM MCCASLIN is Principal Tuba in the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Calgary. Tom McCaslin has been described by Fanfare Magazine as “one of the contemporary tuba virtuosos.” Originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, McCaslin’s playing and teaching have taken him around the globe. He has performed and taught in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Portugal, Finland, New Zealand and Australia. McCaslin received degrees from McGill University and Arizona State University, with extensive study with legendary tubists John Griffiths, Fritz Kaenzig, Roger Bobo, Dennis Miller, and Samuel Pilafian. McCaslin is a Yamaha and Denis Wick Performing Artist and plays exclusively on Yamaha instruments. When not sitting behind his tuba he relishes his time with family, cycling, espresso, and laughing as much as humanly possible.

Named one of Canada’s “hottest 30 classical musicians under 30”, JARRETT MCCOURT currently performs with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Prior to this, Jarrett was the Tuba Fellow of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida. Jarrett’s playing has been called “magnificent” by the Palm Beach Daily News and “warm, romantic and seamless” by the South Florida Classical Review. Jarrett has performed with a number of different high-level ensembles, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, the Flint Symphony Orchestra, the Ann Arbor Symphony, and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, Jarrett has performed under classical conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Spano, Simon Rattle, Susanna Mälkki and Peter Eötvös, as well as alongside jazz heavyweights such as Esperanza Spalding, Wayne Bergeron and Nicholas Payton.

The MELTON TUBA QUARTETT was founded in 1987. It is the first and only one of its kind in Germany, consisting of four genuine bass tuba players. Through countless activities in Germany and abroad the quartet has established its position in the world of music. The first concerts with their exceedingly positive response were followed by many performances: in German television and broadcasting, national and international music festivals like the International Tuba Euphonium Conference “Verso il Millenio” in Riva del Garda in 1997, the Army Band Tuba Conference in Washington,D.C., USA in 1999 and 2006, and performances in the booked-out Berlin Philharmonic. All those events reflect the full

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repertoire of the Melton Tuba Quartett. Through their workshops, masterclasses and the debut CD “Premiere” the attention of renown composers was drawn to the four musicians. Meanwhile there had been three more CD publications available: “Lazy Elephants” (1995), “Power” (1999) and “What a Wonderful World” (2005). Because of the high demand of works composed especially for the Melton Tuba Quartett, Bruno Uetz publishes and distributes the music series “Edition Melton Tuba Quartett”. In 2011 the Melton Tuba Quartett has opened a new chapter in music history: in time for the world premiere of the groundbraking new work “Grand Concerto 4 Tubas” by American tubist and composer John Stevens a fifth CD was released, a coproduction with the Duisburg Philharmonic under the baton of Carl St. Clair. Concert performances with many prestigious German symphony orchestras followed in the years after. In 2016 the highly successful and entertaining 6th CD production went on sale: “Featuring the Meltons”! And in 2017 the second ever original composition for tuba quartet and symphony orchestra had its world premiere: “Concerto grosso Nr.1” by German composer Stefan Heucke. For more info you might want to visit www.meltontubaquartett.com

ALBERT (A.J.) MILLER is an award-winning musician and educator from Columbus, Indiana. He specializes in low brass pedagogy and performance on the euphonium and trombone. He has received awards and accolades for his performances in international conferences and competitions. As a euphonium soloist, he has performed with wind ensembles and orchestras across the United States including the Columbus (Indiana) Symphony Orchestra, the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, and the Fountain City Brass Band. In 2017, J. Kevin Butler said in a review for The Republic that Albert, “Demonstrated remarkable command of his instrument” and that his sound was “flawless”, “sweet”, and “entrancing.” His debut euphonium and piano album, "Scenes", featuring the music of Gabriel Philippot, Nadia Boulanger, and John Steinmetz is available on all major streaming platforms. Albert has performed across genres at venues such as the Montreux Jazz Festival on trombone and the International Tuba-Euphonium Conference on euphonium. Active as a chamber musician, Albert has performed with numerous brass quintets, tuba quartets, and trombone quartets throughout the United States. He is a founding member of In Motus, a professional Tuba-Euphonium Quartet comprised of college professors from throughout the United States. Their first CD, In Motus, was released in 2016 to rave reviews. Melinda Bargreen of the Seattle Times called the playing on In Motus “Agile, mellow, sonorous, and virtuosic”. Albert is also a founding member of the Palouse Brass Company, a professional brass ensemble based in Moscow, Idaho featuring faculty members from the University of Idaho and Washington State University. Most recently, Albert was appointed as Teaching Assistant Professor of Music at Washington State University where he teaches courses in Film Music, Elementary Music Education, Rock History, Jazz History, and assists with the Cougar Marching Band. Prior to this appointment, Albert taught K-12 music in the Colton School District in Colton, WA. Albert earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Kansas, a Master of Music

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degree from the University of Arkansas, and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Indiana State University. His primary teachers include Scott Watson, Benjamin Pierce, and Alex Lapins.

MISA MEAD was born in Kumamoto city, in the south west of Japan. She graduated from Tokyo College of Music. Misa won the unanimous Gold Medal at the European Solo Competition for Young Soloists in Luxembourg, as well as winning many other solo competitions. Misa graduated with Honors at the Regional Conservatory of Paris. After Misa returned to Japan, she appeared as a guest artist at festivals in Thailand and the USA. Since 2013, Misa moved to the UK, and performed many concerts in more than twenty countries and with more than forty ensembles. In 2014, her debut album Journey, was released and in 2018 her second solo album Souvenir was also met with great critical acclaim. Since 2016, she contributes regularly to the Japanese brass magazine 'Pipers'. In 2017, the duet CD with Steven Mead, Love’s Joy was released. This CD was voted Duet CD of the Year 2017 by the UK’s Brass Band World Magazine. Misa is active as a freelance composer and orchestrator. Many of her works are published by ASKS Winds (Japan) and Bocchino Music (UK) and distributed word-wide. Misa has also served as a jury member at several prestigious international solo competitions. In May 2019 Misa released her book Misa's Technicals which has become a much sought-after book by students and teachers. Misa is a Besson Euphonium Artist and a Denis Wick Performing Artist and they support many of her activities including workshops and masterclasses around the world.

STEVEN MEAD is known as one of the world’s leading brass soloists, having played with many of the world’s finest wind and brass bands and orchestras. His sensational career as a professional soloist continues to break new ground and with over seventy-five solo performances a year his relentless schedule sees him touring almost constantly. He is Senior Tutor in Euphonium the Royal Northern College of Music and also teaches at several specialist schools across Europe. This remarkable solo career followed on from success he achieved as a member of several of the UK’s leading brass bands. He has played solo concerti with symphony orchestras in Norway (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra), Finland (Lahti Symphony Orchestra cond. Osmo Vänskä, and Helsinki Philharmonic cond. Elgar Howarth), Poland (Capella Cracoviensis), USA, Canada, Italy, Japan, and Lithuania. He has also given concert tours and recorded with several leading professional chamber ensembles in Europe, including Sound-Inn-Brass, Classic Quintet , Trombonisti Italiani and London Brass and The Brass Band of Battle Creek.

As an innovator for the whole ‘low brass’ world in general, he has been the Artistic Director of all 6 of the National

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Tuba / Euphonium Conferences , held in the UK. His innovation is also evident with his premiere performances of new concerti and major works by Martin Ellerby, Philip Sparke, Torstein Aagaard Nilsen, Tadeusz Kassatti, John Reeman, Derek Bourgeois, Vladimir Cosma, Thomas Dos, Howard Snell to name but a few.

He has been described as one of the world’s most recorded solo brass artists with over 40 CDs to his credit. In addition, his strong contribution to education literature for the euphonium is unmatched, such as specialist publications by publishers such as DeHaske and Studio Music. He is the owner of a music label, Bocchino Music which now produces and distributes his albums.

Steven has been an artist, designer and clinician with Besson Musical Instruments for many years. In recent years he has also been increasingly sought after as an adjudicator and conductor. Howard Snell – Conductor, former Principal trumpet LSO, writes: “…In the parallel universe of brass-world Steven Mead is a celebrity. He amazes, astonishes and astounds afresh with each recording or concert appearance. Steven's years on the road, the constant search for new repertoire, a teaching role where no trouble is too much, all of these things go well beyond that of being merely a great performer, of which there are quite a few, and take him into the position only the blinkered would contest: his world-wide role as the euphonium's foremost ambassador”.

MEN WEARING DRESSES is made up of musicians John Baylies and Brendan Ige.

John Baylies is a freelance musician and audio technician skilled in tuba, sousaphone, Ableton Live, Max for Live, and Max/MSP. He graduated from Boston University with a degree in tuba performance and currently interns at Eventide while freelancing in New York City.

Brendan Ige, a native of Pearl City, earned his Bachelor's Degree from Bowling Green State University and his Master’s degrees (in Tuba Performance and Chamber Music) from University of Michigan in 2016. He performs on Tuba and Euphonium, composes, and teaches low brass in the Michigan and Ohio area. His primary teachers include Fritz Kaenzig and David Saltzman. Brendan has performed in the Toledo Symphony, Toledo Symphony Concert Band, Adrian Symphony, Perrysburg Symphony, Cedar Point Beach Band and University of Michigan’s Symphony Orchestra and Band. He has also performed guest recitals or taught masterclasses at Baldwin Wallace University, Kent State University, The University of Akron, Madonna University, Bowling Green State University, and Oakland University. In 2017, He was invited to perform at the North American Saxophone Alliance giving a recital of tuba chamber music with saxophone. In 2018 he was a featured Euphonium artist for the Dublin Silver Band. Brendan has taught all levels of education. He teaches in the Van Buren Public School District as a sectional coach and

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private lessons teacher for kids from 6 th -12 th grade. His students have attended prestigious universities such as University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Cleveland State University. He is currently lecturer of tuba/euphonium at Eastern Michigan University and Madonna University.

Dr. JEFFREY J. MEYER is the Director of Bands and Brass Studies at Sul Ross State University. Most recently, he served as the Competitions Coordinator for the 2018 SCRTEC conference and performed and adjudicated at SWRTEC 2017. He lived in Mexico City from 2011-12 and has performed as a substitute tubist with the Mexico City Philharmonic, Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, and the modern ensemble Liminar, to name a few. He has performed two solo recitals for the International Forum for New Music "Manuel Enriquez" and had a residency as a composer at the Mexican Center for Music and Sound Arts in Morelia, Michoacan, where he composed "Metro Chapultepec" for flute/piccolo and electronics, that was premiered at the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. Meyer holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music (BM), Kent State University (MM), and the Cleveland Institute of Music (DMA), and his applied teachers were Ron Bishop, John Bottomley, Craig Knox, Don Harry, and Scott Mendoker.

Dr. DEREK J. MOLACEK is a trombonist, euphoniumist, composer and arranger currently based out of Omaha, Nebraska. Derek was previously a member of The USAF Band of the Golden West, where amongst other performances, played euphonium in a joint concert with the San Francisco Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas. As a member of the Commanders Jazz Ensemble, he performed at the 2011 and 2012 Monterey Jazz Festivals. He is an active performer in the Omaha-Lincoln-Southwest Iowa Region. Derek is a two-time semifinalist (2006, 2019) of the Rich Matteson Jazz Competition as well. In addition to his own groups, Derek is a member of Andy William and the Nebraska All-Stars, and directs the Omnipotent Jazz Orchestra. He has also previously performed trombone and euphonium with the Omaha Symphony, Lincoln Municipal Band, Nebraska Brass Band, and with former The Voice contestant Josh Hoyer. Derek is currently on the faculty of Iowa Western Community College where he teaches applied low-brass lessons and coaches chamber brass ensembles.

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The MOREAU | VANTUINEN DUO is one of the only all female percussion+low brass duos in the world. Formed in 2014, the group is comprised of Dr. Danielle Moreau (percussion) and Dr. Danielle VanTuinen (euphonium+tuba), who presently reside in Gainesville, Florida. Their primary objectives include providing educational outreach opportunities for high school programs in the Southeast United States and commissioning new repertoire. In addition to their active solo careers, the duo regularly presents at universities across North America discussing career development for 21st-century musicians and professional chamber playing. Since 2017, they have performed as featured artists at the Music by Women Festival, Southwest Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference, the Back Cove Contemporary Festival, the University of Southern Maine, Central Michigan University, and the Asociación Española de Tubas y Bombardinos Festival in Madrid, Spain. As passionate advocates of new music, they have expanded the repertoire through commissioning projects with composers such as Adam Silverman, Shaun Tilburg, Etienne Crausaz, Steven Snowden, and James Grant. Both members completed their doctoral work at Arizona State University; they currently serve as adjunct faculty at the University of New Hampshire and specialists at the Portland Conservatory of Music in Maine. Danielle Moreau proudly endorses Black Swamp Percussion, Innovative Percussion, and Marimba One. Danielle VanTuinen proudly endorses S.E. Shires and Eastman Winds.

EDUARDO NOGUEROLES combines Interpretation with Teaching, Composition and Conducting. It is a Conductor of the Symphonic Band of the Societat Musical d'Alboraia, component of the Spanish Tuba Quartet, member of the Board Team of the Spanish Association of Tubas and Euphoniums (AETYB), International Representative of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association (ITEA) and Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the Professional Conservatory of Music of Valencia, at the International Brass Academy AIVIME and at the Superior School of Music of High Performance ESMAR. He studied tuba, conducting, composition and contemporary music in the conservatories of Jávea, Valencia, Madrid and Perpignan, Arizona State University and the Royal Schools of Music, with professors such as Miguel Moreno, Mel Culbertson, Sam Pilafian, Harvey Phillips, Pablo Sánchez Torrella, Tomás Gilabert, Andrés Zarzo or Ferrer Ferrán. He was part of the Students' Orchestra of the Community of Madrid and the Young National Orchestra of Spain and hi performes regulary with many Spanish orchestras. He was laureated at the International Tuba Competition in Albany (New York) and at the Xátiva Brass Competition (Valencia). Since 1996, he offers recitals and teaches courses and master classes all over the world. In 2000 hi recorded the Cd Escenas latinas and in 2014 Una mirada atrás. He has been Principal Conductor of the Music Bands of San Miguel de Oia, Vilafamés, Aldaia and Villar del Arzobispo, with which he has won several awards. He was member of the jury of

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Juventudes Musicales of Spain in 2001 and Director of the International Tuba Festival of Vigo between the years 1997 and 2003. As a composer, he has received several awards, has commissioned works for prestigious soloists and also for different ensembles, and his music has been recorded in several CDs. His music has been edited by the Diputación of Valencia, Rivera Editores, Opera Prima, Branfor, Pinacle Brass and Potenza Music (USA). He is also a co-author of method dedicated to teaching brass instruments Brass School (ed. Bromera and Algar) and of the 18 Basic Routines for Brass Instruments (Amazon). www.eduardonogueroles.com

NOMINAL DUO is a collaboration between tubist Tom Curry and euphoniumist Brett Keating. The duo is dedicated to merging brass performance with electro-acoustic practices through their own original compositions, commissions, improvisations, adaptations, thievery, and loads of wires. Established in 2018, Nominal has performed throughout the U.S. and in Canada. Their debut EP, s.i.p_1 was released in 2020. Tom Curry is the tuba and euphonium professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and tubist in the Wisconsin Brass Quintet. As a performer and composer, his interests include non-traditional performance techniques and settings, the application of electronics and fixed media, and free improvisation. He has commissioned, premiered and composed works for tuba in a wide variety of contexts and has been invited to perform at numerous conferences, festivals and universities. His most recent recording, Don’t Look Down, is a collaboration with trombonist Mark Hetzler and percussionist Anthony Di Sanza. His 2018 solo recording, Alight, features contemporary works for tuba and was released through Summit Records. www.tomcurrymusic.com Brett Keating is Assistant Professor of Music at Carroll University, where he teaches low brass and is Director of Athletic Bands. In the setting of Nominal Duo, his interests focus on long form music, contemporary improvisation, and electro-acoustic technologies. Brett has premiered nearly 30 works for euphonium and maintains an active composition calendar. As a performer Brett is fortunate to enjoy regular performance invitations for concerts, festivals, and conferences throughout Europe and North America and has premiered over 30 works for euphonium. In addition to his contemporary music interests Brett also has a passion for British Brass Band and is currently a member of the North American Champion Fountain City Brass Band.

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JOHN NOREYKO’s Tubop is a Neo-Bop ensemble reworking standards from the fifties and sixties. While presented in an unfamiliar setting, this combination of traditional instruments allows a wide variety of tonal and timbre possibilities. With versatility at the forefront, Tubop performs as a trio, quartet or quintet. The exploitation of the tuba is what is most striking about the ensemble’s sound. Whether playing at ridiculous speed or squeezing emotion out of a sultry ballad, Tubop provides artistic and ephemeral satisfaction. The ensemble’s players are all seasoned professionals from the Los Angeles area, coming together to perform their favorite form of Jazz. The novel usage of the instruments and quirky arrangements makes for an aesthetic listening experience.

The NORTH CAROLINA TUBA CONSORTIUM, founded by Daniel Johnson, professor in the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, is a select group of professional performers and teachers representing higher education throughout the state. Members of the consortium include faculty from UNC-Pembroke, UNC-Greensboro, UNC- Wilmington, East Carolina University, High Point University and the North Carolina School for the Arts. Often performing new music as well as familiar classics, this group regularly performs at the North Carolina Music Educators Conference and UNC-member institutions. This multi-track recording features Drs. Brian Meixner (High Point University) and Joanna Hersey (UNC Pembroke) on euphoniums, and Drs. Daniel Johnson (UNC Wilmington) and William Beach (Campbell University) on tubas. This work by African American minister and composer Reverend Dr. Charles Albert Tindley is a beautiful way to add to our chamber music repertoire and honor the contributions of our diverse heritage.

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Dr. JESSE ORTH is excited to return to the state of Texas as the assistant professor of tuba and euphonium at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville where he teaches applied tuba and euphonium lessons, directs the tuba/euphonium ensemble, and teaches low brass methods. Previously, he held positions at the University of Northern Iowa, Brookhaven College, and North Central Texas College. Dr. Orth has performed and taught across the country as well as abroad in Germany, Hungary, England, Ireland, Brazil, and Ghana. He has recently performed and presented at the 2019 International Tuba Euphonium Conference, the 2018 Midwest regional ITEA conference, and the 2019 Army Band Tuba Euphonium Workshop. He co-hosted the 2017 Great Plains ITEA conference and performed solo recitals at the 2015 South Central, Midwest, and Great Plains regional tuba euphonium conferences. In 2011, Dr. Orth served as a guest artist and faculty member at the 2nd International Festival of Classical music in Piracicaba, Brazil with the UNT Center Brass Quintet. Dr. Orth has previously held performance positions with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Dallas Civic Wind ensemble, the Metropolitan winds of Dallas, and the Chippewa Valley Symphony. In the Lone Star Wind Orchestra and the University of North Texas Wind Symphony, under the direction of Eugene Corporon, Dr. Orth performed and recorded as principal tubist on multiple projects including the educational series, “Teaching Music through Performance in Band.” In addition to performing actively on the tuba, Dr. Orth has been a significant contributor to multiple repertoire projects initiated by the International Tuba and Euphonium Association. In 2007, he assisted internationally renowned jazz artist Jon Sass on the Bassblowaz Club, part of the Creative Impulse series. Dr. Orth has earned degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (BA - music) and the University of North Texas (MM and DMA).

QUATUOR ELLIUS is a Euphoniums/Tubas quartet. This ensemble enabled them to evolve into a broad register and their characteristic round and bewitching sonority. This peculiar mix of timbres achieves varied colors and atmospheres. Today, after winning multiple international competitions – in France, Luxemburg and Belgium – Léa, Doriane, Clément, and Yoann pursue their work in the region around Strasbourg (France) with passion and ambition. While revisiting various works of different styles with their own arrangements, and interpreting original scores for tuba quatuors – in parallel to several pedagogical projects, such as tuba practice workshops, Tubarbeuc, and master classes – Quatuor Ellius now hopes to add to their repertoire by reaching out to numerous local and foreign composers. “Quatuor Ellius is an exceptional ensemble […] through their creativity and dedication, they make our instruments proud.” - Guillaume Dionnet (Solo tuba at the Orchestre National de Lyon and Professor at CNSMD Lyon

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GRETCHEN RENSHAW JAMES enjoys a multifaceted career as a conductor, tuba and euphonium performer, and arranger. She is the Nancy and Craig Wood Odyssey Associate Professor of Music at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas; tubist with the internationally acclaimed Seraph Brass; Visiting Lecturer of Tuba at Arkansas Tech University; and a published arranger with Potenza Music and Tuba-Euphonium Press. Prior to her time in central Arkansas, Gretchen completed a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Tuba Performance and Master of Music in Wind/Orchestral Conducting at Michigan State University, where she was a University Distinguished Fellow. Previously, she earned degrees in Euphonium Performance from the University of Arkansas and Penn State University. As a tuba and euphonium performer, Gretchen has enjoyed success in major solo competitions including being a finalist in the Artist Tuba Competition at the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival and being named the Low Brass Winner of the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition. As an arranger, Gretchen has contributed a number of works for tuba-euphonium ensemble, solo tuba, and solo euphonium. Gretchen looks forward to continuing her varied musical career by remaining active as a tuba and euphonium performer and conductor of both bands and orchestras. Gretchen is a Yamaha Performing Artist.

Dr. GAIL ROBERTSON has a distinguished reputation as a euphonium artist and teacher, soloist, and clinician. She has also garnered worldwide attention for leadership, her work as composer/arranger, and as a musical talent. Robertson serves as Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Central Arkansas. She is the former head of the jazz area where she coordinated jazz events and conducted the top jazz ensemble. Dr. Robertson performed for ten years with the world-famous Tubafours at Walt Disney World, Orlando. Dr. Robertson completed her D.M.A. as a University Distinguished Fellow at Michigan State University. ; Dr. Robertson is President of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association (ITEA) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Leonard Falcone Tuba and Euphonium Festival. Dr. Robertson and Dr. Stacy Baker tour and perform as SymbiosisDuo. They have recorded two CDs: SymbiosisDuo and Playground.

Dr. Robertson was awarded the ITEA’s Clifford Bevan Award for Excellence in Research for her research manuscript, “Restoring the Euphonium’s Legacy as Cello of the Wind Band.” She has published articles, reviews, and compositions in British Brass Band World, Bandworld, and the International Tuba Euphonium Association’s, ITEA Journal.

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Dr. Robertson was featured soloist in February 2019 at the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Tuba- Euphonium Workshop with the U.S. Army Orchestra and for a 30th Anniversary performance of Walt Disney’s Tubafours. She has been a longtime member of the Brass Band of Battle Creek, Keith Brion’s New Sousa Band, and Monarch Brass. She has performed as tenor tubist/tubist/bass trumpet with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Arkansas Symphony, and Cincinnati Symphony.

As a Willson Euphonium Artist, Robertson’s euphonium of choice is a Willson 2950TA with a bronze Warburton/Gail Robertson mouthpiece.

Dr. RYAN ROBINSON joined the faculty of the Oklahoma State University Michael and Anne Greenwood School of Music in 2018. He is Principal Tuba of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas and Principal Tuba of the Lawton Philharmonic. Dr. Robinson is the founder and host of the Eastman Tuba Euphonium Academy at Oklahoma State University. His degrees are from the University of North Texas (BM, DMA) and Northwestern University (MM). Dr. Robinson enjoys a busy and diverse career as a professional tubist. As an orchestral tubist, he has performed with the Houston Symphony, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Tulsa Symphony, Fort Smith Symphony, Las Colinas Symphony, Allen Philharmonic, and the Blue Lake Festival Band. He has accompanied a wide variety of artists including Weird Al, Kristin Chenoweth, Hansen, Michael W. Smith, BJ Thomas, and Dave Brubeck. As an active member of International Tuba Euphonium Association, Dr. Robinson has performed and adjudicated at numerous regional and international conferences. In 2019, Dr. Robinson was featured as a clinician at The Midwest Clinic. He has also served as the host for International Tuba Euphonium Association Regional Conferences in 2015 and 2020. Dr. Robinson is an Eastman Artist.

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RAÚL I. RODRÍGUEZ is Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Texas State University. In addition to teaching applied music he also serves as Associate Director of the School of Music and directs the Texas State Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, which has gained national prominence with their commitment to showcasing contemporary literature and standard transcriptions as well as world premier compositions in performances at regional, national and international conferences throughout the US. He has been recognized for his achievements by being named a finalist in the Presidential Award in Scholarly/Creative Activities and the Presidential Award in Teaching. In 2005, he was initiated into Sigma Alpha Iota as a National Arts Associate. Prior teaching responsibilities include music theory (1995-2001) and serving as Assistant Director of Athletic Bands (1995-2007). Professor Rodríguez made a significant contribution to the low brass studies repertoire by having his etude book, Low Blows for Tuba, published by Blaquhidder Music in April 2015 and exclusively distributed by Carl Fischer Music. As an active musician with over 30 years of experience he has performed in various parts of the United States, Mexico, Ireland and Sweden. He is currently principal tuba with the Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra in Colorado and Victoria Bach Festival in Texas and has also performed with the symphony orchestras of Austin, Ft. Worth, Garland/Las Colinas, San Antonio, Santa Fe, Waco and the Orquesta Sinfónica Xalapa. As a chamber musician he has performed with the Bluebonnet Brass, Breckenridge Brass, Capitol of Texas Brass, Pinnacle Brass, Reunion Brass, SouthWest BrassWorks, and the TubaTzars Jazz combo. He still continues his involvement in youth education by dedicating time to presenting clinics and master classes in the public schools and as an active member of the International Tuba Euphonium Association he was appointed in 2013 to serve on the Board of Directors as Chapters Coordinator. In the summer of 2002, Mr. Rodríguez was appointed principal tuba of the Texas Philharmonic to record the soundtrack for the musical score Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. Professor Rodríguez received his musical training at the University of North Texas earning a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Master of Music in Tuba Performance.

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Dr. SCOTT ROEDER is Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley where he teaches applied tuba/euphonium and conducts UTRGV Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. Previously Dr. Roeder served for 4 years as Principal Tubist with the Midland-Odessa Symphony and Lone Star Brass Quintet. Currently he serves as Principal Tuba with the Valley Symphony Orchestra. Additional orchestral performances include the Texas Music Festival Orchestra, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, Canton Symphony, Illinois Symphony and many other professional orchestras throughout the country. Dr. Roeder is a Buffet Group USA Artist performing exclusively on B&S Tubas and Meinl Weston tubas. As a soloist Dr. Roeder has performed recitals at conservatories and universities around the United States, Spain, and Mexico and has been a featured artist at multiple ITEA Regional Tuba Euphonium Conferences as well as a guest artist at International Tuba Euphonium Conferences in the United States, Hungary, and Austria. Additionally, he has been a featured soloist with the Midland-Odessa Symphony, Valley Symphony Orchestra, University of Akron Symphony, Odessa College Band, and the UTRGV Wind Ensemble and UTRGV String Orchestra. As an educator Dr. Roeder previously taught at Wayland Baptist University, the University of Akron, and served as the low brass instructor for the Midland, Odessa, and Crane (TX) school districts. Other teaching positions have included the Wisconsin Summer Music Clinic, Baylor University Summer Music Camp, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Dr. Roeder has also presented sessions at the 2004 International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Budapest, Hungary and the 2010 International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Tucson, Arizona. He is the author of the book “Tuba Tutor”, a pedagogical text on solo tuba literature. Dr. Roeder has also served as an adjudicator at the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Competition, the International Tuba Euphonium Conference, and the 2018 AETYB Tuba Festival in Madrid, Spain. Dr. Roeder received his Bachelors in Music Education at the University of Illinois, Masters in Music Performance from the University of Akron, and his DMA from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. His teachers include John Stevens, Tucker Jolly, Mark Moore, Sam Pilafian, and Pat Sheridan.

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The Californian STEVE ROSSÉ joined the Sydney Symphony Orchestra by international audition in 1990. He has since performed with the Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Boston Symphony Orchestras as a guest or substitute. In 2018 he served as (temporary) Principal Tuba of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, which he successfully auditioned for at the age of 50. Prior to joining the SSO in 1990, Steve served as Principal Tuba with the New Mexico Symphony (Albuquerque, USA), and the RAI Torino Radio Symphony Orchestra in Italy. His primary teachers include Brent Dutton as a high school student, Daniel Perantoni at Arizona State University, Roger Bobo, and Arnold Jacobs. Steve is perhaps best known as the creator and director of TubaMania, which has been head spearing global tuba and low brass activities since 1995. Since late 2020, TubaMania (www.tubamania.com) has attracted over a thousand online webinar attendees and has featured dozens of the world’s greatest authorities in tuba and low brass as part of its TubaMania Online webinar series, and these events are ongoing. Steve is launching his holistic online VIP Masterclass Series in May, 2021, where he is the mentor teacher and creates videos weekly as per member requests. Members can sign up at www.tubamania.com. Steve has been on the music faculty at the University of Sydney Conservatorium of Music for nearly thirty years, and from 2015-2019 was Assistant Professor at Zurich’s ZHdK, teaching with Anne Jelle Visser. Dozens of Steve’s former fulltime students now occupy major orchestral positions around the world, as well as nearly every tuba seat in Australia’s professional military bands, and some have won first prizes in prestigious international solo competitions such as Jeju and ITEC. Steve has commissioned and recorded many new solo works for tuba and brass, most are published and are available on YouTube, including some innovative collaborations with Sergio Carolino and Roland Szentpali. Steve has studied Life Coaching at the Life Coaching Academy (ICF accredited) as well as fitness and nutrition with the Australian Institute of Personal Trainers. He now works part time as a professional life and performance cooch, in the niche areas of wellness and performance strategies for musicians. Visit www.steverosse.com.au for mor information on Steve Rossé Coaching.

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DANIEL ROWLAND is an active educator and performer. Currently, Dr. Rowland is Assistant Professor of Low Brass & Instrumental Music Education at University of Wisconsin - Platteville, where he also performs with the faculty chamber group Ensemble Nouveau. Previously Dr. Rowland was Lecturer of Tuba/Euphonium at Valdosta State University, where he was also principal tubist of several regional orchestras.Daniel grew up in New Windsor, IL and now resides in Dubuque, IA. Dr. Rowland received his DM in Tuba Performance from The Florida State University. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Music Education at Millikin University and his Master of Arts in Music from the University of Northern Iowa.Dr. Rowland has performed with numerous orchestras, including past appointments of principal tubist with the Coastal Symphony of Georgia, Savannah Philharmonic, Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Gulf Coast (Destin, FL), and Albany (GA) Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his principal appointments, Dr. Rowland has performed with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Iowa, Rockford Symphony Orchestra, La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, and Northwest Florida Symphony and has been recently added to several new regional sub-lists, including the Madison Symphony Orchestra. As an orchestral musician, he has performed with several high-quality classical musicians such as Rachel Barton Pine, Elmar Oliveira, and the Boston Brass as well as a multitude of popular artists such as Patti LuPone, Time for Three, Kristin Chenoweth, and Pink Martini.Dr. Rowland also has experience in a variety of chamber ensembles, varying widely in formation and style, including the unique faculty group Ensemble Nouveau, which toured China in January of 2020. He has played and performed with many brass quintets throughout his career, as well as several other ensembles, including the Florida State Chamber Winds. Dr. Rowland has also performed in several tuba/euphonium quartets and tuba/euphonium ensembles, most notably New Acoustic Metal Experiment (NAME), an innovative quartet that utilizes technology to present "rock and roll" style concerts at conferences, schools, and more.Dr. Rowland is an active member of the International Tuba Euphonium Association. He performs solo and chamber recitals, adjudicates, and conducts ensembles at various regional and international ITEA conferences each year.Dr. Rowland is a B&S/Buffet Group Artist and performs exclusively on B&S tubas. He currently owns and regularly performs with a B&S PT-6PS CC and the 40th Anniversary Model PT-15 F.

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THOMAS RÜEDI was born in 1969 in Oberwil bei Büren near Berne, Switzerland and began playing the euphonium at the age of 11. He received his professional musical training on this instrument in England, the home of brass music, between 1991 and 1995. He studied under, amongst others, Phillip McCann and Peter Parkes at Sheffield University and also devoted his attention to the study of conducting, arranging and composition, areas which have also strongly influenced his professional life. During this time he also performed with many top British brass bands. An important milestone in his career came when he was awarded first prize in the European Solo Competition for Brass Players in Munich in 1999. His solo engagements have led Thomas Rüedi throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and the USA. Through this work he is involved with numerous symphony orchestras, wind and brass bands. On his continual search for new tonal spheres Thomas Rüedi formed the duo „Synthesis“ in collaboration with the marimbaphone virtuoso Raphael Christen. Together they convincingly combine the sounds of the two instruments to create a new whole. The joint CD production „Synthesis“ and Thomas Rüedi’s solo CD „Elégie“ received international recognition. Thomas Rüedi is strongly committed to educational work. He is euphonium tutor at the Bern University of the Arts and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts; as a guest tutor he gives many masterclasses at colleges throughout Europe and overseas. As an orchestral musician he plays regularly with the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich and in other renowned symphony orchestras such as the Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks or the Zurich Opera House Orchestra. He proved his capabilities as a conductor through his work with, amongst other groups, Brass Band Bürgermusik Luzern (A-Band), where he was musical director between 1995 and 2002, and with Seeland Brass between 1997 and 2006. As guest conductor he conducted the winning band, Brass Band Berner Oberland, at the Swiss Open and European Open contests in Lucerne in 2004. Thomas Rüedi has also made a name for himself as arranger and composer. His oevre includes over fifty works for wind instruments. His many arrangements of Swiss folksongs have, in particular, earned a place amongst the standard brass and wind repertoire

Master Sergeant CHRISTOPHER SARANGOULIS is the Euphonium Section Leader and a frequent soloist with the Concert Band. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Texas, where he studied with Brian Bowman. MSG Sarangoulis has performed with the Peabody Wind Ensemble, Duquesne Wind Ensemble, University of North Texas Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band, Dallas Brass, Virginia Grand Military Band, and the Boston Pops. MSG Sarangoulis recently premiered a new work for euphonium composed by Adrian Hernandez, and performed with The U.S. Army Orchestra at the 2010 Army Tuba Euphonium Conference. He resides in Catonsville, Maryland with his beautiful wife, Lindsey, and children, Will, Cate, and Anna.

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Jon Sass plays only the best..Yamaha tubas! Artists believe in Yamaha. JON SASS is well known as a true Groove Master and to be arguably one of the most creative tuba players today! He is uniquely versatile and is known as "Der Tausendsassa der Tuba". His imitable approach and soulful sound on the tuba has given him a truly unique solo career, being one of the few tubists in the world who create their own music and performance concepts such as the multi-media programs “Sassified-Live” and "Sassy the Tuba" which was featured at the, Jazz Festivals Frankfurt, Moers Wiener- Konzerthaus, etc.

Jon can be heard on over 80 recordings. Since 2008 Jon has established himself as a solo artist featured with groups such as Major European Big- bands to Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensembles as well as many feature events.

Jon Sass www.yamaha.com International Solo Tuba Artist Jon has played, recordedwww.jonsass.com and toured worldwide with the creme de la creme of musicians and been featured together with artists such as Ivan Neville, Vince Mendoza, Peter Wolf, Ricky Ford, Bobby Shew, Steven Mead, chamber ensembles of the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic, in duo with Dave Taylor , Arkady Shilkloper, Wolfgang Puschnig, and Milagros Pinera. Other artists include Ray Anderson, Michelle Rosewoman, David Murray, Sunny Murray, Butch Morris, James Spaulding, Leon Thomas, Peter Erskine, Frank Foster, Erika Stucky, HenryThreadgill, Linda Tillery and the Heritage Cultural Choir, Howard Johnson Heavy Tuba and Vienna Art Orchestra. throughout Europe. Jon composes his own music and has arranged music for the James Brown Horns.

Jon developed a basis for progressive creative thinking called-Creative Impulse which has inspired the play along books from Editions BIM and TMV records, and for team-building seminars- such as The Corporate Groove. http://www.jonsass.com

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AYAKA SATO %& '( Euphonium soloist, lecturer at Toho Gakuen School of Music, and a euphonium player in the Panda Wind Orchestra. She was born in Takamatsu, Kagawa, and started playing the euphonium at the age of 8. She graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts and completed her Master's degree at the same university as well as the Specialized Music Performance, Soloist program at Bern University of the Arts in Switzerland. She has won many prizes in Japan and abroad, including first prize at the Japan Wind and Percussion Competition in 2015, second prize at the ITEC Competition in the U.S. in 2016. In 2018, she won first prize at the Lieksa Brass Week International Competition in Finland, becoming the first Japanese woman to achieve this feat in all categories since the competition's inception in 1998 and attracting attention from abroad as an up-and-coming euphonium player.; In 2017, she was awarded the Kagawa Prefecture Newcomer's Prize for Arts and Culture and has been a 2018-19 ROHM Music Foundation Scholar. She has performed as a soloist with the Biel/Bienne Symphony Orchestra (Switzerland), the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, the Seto Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Tokyo Geidai Wind Orchestra.

In 2019, together with pianist Hatsumi Shimizu, she launched E-tree Production, an organization dedicated to the development of the euphonium and sharing the joy of music. She has been involved in large-scale projects such as the E-tree Seminar, a music camp, and a concert tour with a euphonium player she met while studying at the University of the Arts in Bern, Switzerland. In December 2018, they released their debut album "Beans" (Octavia Records) and their second CD, "Nokishita Lamp" (MClassics) in January 2021, which was featured as part of the special selection in the March 2021 issue of Record Geijutsu.

Master Chief Musician KARL SCHULTZ is a native of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. He holds a bachelor’s degree in instrumental performance from Mansfield University, Mansfield, Pennsylvania, where he studied with Donald A. Stanley and Stephen P. McEuen.

Schultz has performed with the Tidewater Winds, the Dominion Brass Band, the Virginia Symphony, and the German Band in “Das Festhaus” at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg. He has been a featured soloist with both the U.S. Army Orchestra and the Brass of the Potomac at the U.S. Army Band’s Tuba/Euphonium Conference. He gave the world premiere of David Gaines’ Concertino for Euphonium and Concert Band with the Peabody Wind Ensemble. Schultz has performed on euphonium, baritone, and E-flat tenor horn in the Spires Brass Band, the Atlantic Brass Band, and the Baltimore Area Brass Band of the Salvation Army.

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Schultz began his military career in 1993 by joining the Army and serving as the euphonium soloist with The U.S. Continental Army Band, Ft. Monroe, VA. He was featured on the band’s compact disc entitled The Spirit of Victory.

In 1996, Schultz auditioned and was selected for duty with the U.S. Naval Academy Band as euphonium and trombone player in the marching band and ceremonial units. Since joining the band, Schultz has been a featured soloist on several occasions. He has spent over 10 years working in the band’s supply office and graduated from the Senior Enlisted Academy Class 160.

JIM SELF is a Los Angeles based freelance and studio musician, a veteran of thousands of motion pictures, television shows and records, and tuba soloist on many prominent movies. His tuba was the "Voice of the Mothership" in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. For many years he was first tuba for John Williams, James Horner, James Newton Howard, John Debney, and others. Jim has recorded with hundreds of artists including Placid Domingo, Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and Don Ellis. He is principle Tuba/Cimbasso with the Pacific and Pasadena Symphonies, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Los Angeles Opera Orchestras. Early in his career Jim was in the US Army Band in Washington DC and was the Tuba professor at the University of Tennessee. Jim holds a DMA from USC's Thornton School of Music where he is an adjunct professor of Tuba and Chamber Music. His compositions and arrangements include works for solo tuba, brass quintet, other brass, string and woodwind chamber music, wind band and orchestra. Jim has produced 18 solo jazz and classical recording projects that feature jazz greats like Gary Foster, Pete Christlieb, Francisco Torres, Ron Kalina and Warren Luening. Many feature his own unique instrument, the FLUBA (picture a tuba-sized Flugel Horn). A recent classical recording is “Flying Circus, Music for Brass Quintet”--all original music by Jim Self. It features 25 of the top brass players in Los Angeles. The CD and music is available from www.potenza.com. His latest is a triple CD “Out on the Coast” with the David Angel Jazz Ensemble.. All of Jim's music and recordings are also available from: www.jimself.com

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FEDOR SHAGOV (tuba) and KARINA SHAGOVA (piano) are the graduates of the Russian Gnessin Academy of Music. Fedor so finished the Mozarteum University Salzburg with professor Andreas Martin Hofmeir. They have been performing together for 8 years. Fedor became the winner of different competitions, including 6th international competition «Jovanni Musicisti» (Italy), International competition «Tuba Tours» (France), 9th Michal Spisak international competition (Poland), 2nd all-Russian competition for the wind instruments. Fedor Shagov is also a silver medal winner of the XVI International Tchaikovsky competition. And Karina accompanied him. Karina has been awarded the diplom of "The best concertmaster". They perform together with solo concerts in Russia and abroad. Fedor Shagov is the artist of Buffet Crampon. Fedor is the principal tuba player in the State Symphony Capella of Russia conducted by V.Polyansky. Fedor and Karina created the tuba festival "The Aura of the Tuba" in Moscow, Russia.

Dr. MATTHEW SHIPES is the Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at The University of Georgia and tubist with the Georgia Brass Quintet. A dedicated advocate of tuba and euphonium performance and pedagogy, Matt works in several roles with the International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA). He both writes and edits articles as an associate editor of the ITEA Quarterly Journal “Experts’ Excerpts” column, and also serves as Membership Marketer, communicating with an international audience of enthusiasts, students and professionals. In 2020 Matt created the first-ever international euphonium mock-band e-competition, Stars and Shipes, engaging over 50 participants from several countries around the world and featuring a judging panel of top euphonium performers from the premier military bands in Washington D.C. While finishing coursework for his doctorate degree at UGA, Matt won an audition and accepted the job to perform with the The United States Air Force Band in Washington, D.C as a euphoniumist in the Ceremonial Brass, a position he held until 2016. While in the band, he had many opportunities to perform for former President Obama, several foreign leaders, and for hundreds of ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. Matt has performed recitals and given masterclasses across the country, including a featured solo recital at the 2019 United States Army Band’s Tuba and Euphonium Workshop. He was also an invited speaker at the 2019 International Tuba and Euphonium Conference (ITEC) at the University of Iowa, and presented his class, “A Guide to Military Band Auditions,” which he has presented at several regional tuba and euphonium conferences as well. He also performed with the American Tuba Quartet, of which he is a founding member, at the 2016 ITEC at the University of Tennessee, and has performed solo recitals at numerous regional conferences. In addition to his studies at UGA, Matt earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University, and a Master of Music degree in Euphonium Performance from the University of Arkansas. His primary teachers are

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David Graves, Benjamin Pierce, and David Zerkel, and also studied trombone extensively with Brent Phillips, Gerald Sloan, and Joshua Bynum.

The SPANISH TUBA QUARTET was born in 2014 under the premise of promoting and expanding the repertoire of the lowest brass instrument. Its members, all of them members of the most prestigious chamber, symphonic and pedagogical institutions of the country, have assembled to make good music together, guaranteeing a level of excellence that will not leave anyone indifferent. Their pedagogical project “Tubatlon”, englobing chamber music, Tuba and Euphonium workshops, clinicals, conferences, concerts and masterclasses, has been produced in some of the most prestigious Superior Conservatories, Music Schools and Festivals in Spain. Their repertoire includes works by John Stevens, Oscar Abella, Mike Forbes, Eduardo Nogueroles, Gunther Schuller, Brendan Collins, etc. GROUP MEMBERS: - Oscar Abella, Principal Tuba of the Euskadiko Orkestra - Basque National Orchestra, member of Euskadi Brass, Composer and Early Brass player. - Pablo Fernández, Principal Tuba of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (OBC), Professor at the Superior School of Music of Catalonia (ESMUC) and Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus (DJM). - Eduardo Nogueroles, Composer, Conductor and Tuba Teacher at the Professional Conservatory of Music of Valencia. - Sergio Finca, member of Spanish Brass and teacher of the Spanish Brass Tuba Classroom.

THOMAS G. STEIN is the Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) Conservatory. Prior to coming to Missouri, Stein taught at Central Michigan University, The University of Colorado at Boulder, and The University of Southern Mississippi. Stein is very active throughout the United States as a recitalist, clinician, and chamber musician. He has appeared several times at International Tuba-Euphonium Conferences, the U.S. Army Band Tuba Euphonium Conferences, at all of his regional conference since 1996, has appeared in six European countries and at numerous universities throughout the U.S. He is a founding member of the Fountain City Brass Band, an internationally acclaimed and award-winning brass brand. Under Stein’s direction, the UMKC Tuba Euphonium Ensemble has appeared in several ITECs, the U.S. Army Band Tuba Euphonium Conference, and all his regional conferences. With Scott Watson and Dr. Lee Harrelson, Stein co-directs Thunder! and the Thunder All-Star Tuba Euphonium Ensembles (TASTEE). A unique joint ensemble comprised of the students from UMKC, the University

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of Kansas, and Missouri Western State University that is gaining national attention for its mission and its high level of performance. Thunder! and TASTEE has performed at ITEC, at the US Army Band Tuba Euphonium Conference, and several regional conferences.

A life-long resident of Southern California, SCOTT SUTHERLAND has been hailed as “the second craziest tuba player I know” by famed American composer, Joan Tower. He is a member of the Redlands Symphony, Riverside Philharmonic and has been spotted in the back row of the Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, and San Diego Symphony. Likely due to clerical errors, Scott has performed at the front of the stage as a soloist with the San Diego and Idyllwild Arts Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Riverside and Burbank Philharmonics. He began a popular YouTube Channel in 2016 which includes multitrack videos of film, television and video game music, featuring Scott playing euphonium, tuba, cimbasso, piano and percussion. To date, the channel has been viewed over 2 million times.

Dr. WILL SUTTON is an avid teacher and performer of euphonium, trombone, and tuba. He has performed with the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra, Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Capital City Brass Band, Capital Region Wind Ensemble, Orchestra of Northern New York, and Northern Symphonic Winds. In 2015, Will was winner of the MWRTEC Artist Euphonium Solo Competition. He has experienced success competing in the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival, advancing to the semifinals four times. Will has had the opportunity to perform at Midwest Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conferences, International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences, and as a soloist with many College and University ensembles. In addition to his experience in large ensemble and solo settings, Will enjoys performing diverse chamber repertoire. He is a founding member of the SVSU faculty brass quintet and has also performed with the Michigan State University and SUNY Potsdam faculty brass quintets. He seeks out opportunities to present chamber recitals that utilize alternative venues and incorporate multimedia, recently completing a set of transcriptions arranged to be performed in coordination with text and artwork. When Will is not fulfilling his duties at Olivet College, Saginaw Valley State University, or Michigan State University’s Community Music School, he travels through the Midwest and Northeast presenting recitals, masterclasses, and clinics to high school and college students. Will’s solo playing can be heard under the Kendor Music, Inc. label. His teachers include Phillip Sinder, Ava Ordman, Charles Guy, Mark Hartman, Michael Wilkinson, and Michael Meidenbauer.

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ROLAND SZENTPÁLI, born 1977 in Nyíregyháza (Hungary). Roland began playing the euphonium at the age of twelve, moving on to the tuba in the following year under the guidance of Sandor Lukács. He was a student at the Béla Bartok Academy in Budapest from 1991-1995, studying with Joseph Baszinka and Gábor Adamik. Roland continued his studies with Lászlò Szabò at the F. Liszt Academy. On the international scene, Roland has attended courses held by Roger Bobo, Mel Culbertson, Manfred Hoppert, and Sam Pilafian and has been the recipient of numerous scholarships for study abroad.

Among his numerous successes in solo competitions, the most notable are his first prizes at the Lahti International Brass Competition in Finland (2001), the International Performer‘s Competition in Brno, Czech Republic (2000), and the International Tuba Competition in Cheju, Korea (2000). He was also awarded second prize at the prestigious Markneukirchen International Tuba Competition in 2000, and has also been a prize winner at other competitions, including TubaMania (Australia, 1999), Geubwiller International Tuba Competition (France, 1998).

Roland is also very active as a composer, having written many works for tuba, chamber ensemble and orchestra in a broad variety of styles. In February of 1994, he performed his own Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra in Budapest for live television broadcast. His music has been played and recorded by the Hungarian Radio Orchestra and the Orchestra Hungarian Music Academy Bela Bartok. His last solo CD “I Killed my Lips” includes four of his own compositions.

Apart from his busy solo and composition schedule, Roland is actually principal tuba with the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Always being in great demand he also gave several masterclasses in the United States, Japan and many European countries.

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Dr. MARK THIELE is Assistant Professor of Tuba/Euphonium and the Director of Bands at the University of Idaho. In addition to teaching the tuba and euphonium studio, he directs the Wind Ensemble, teaches conducting, and performs with the Idaho Brass Quintet. He joined the faculty in August of 2019. Prior to his current position, Mark spent 21 years as a tuba player with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington D.C., where he performed with the concert band, chamber orchestra, brass quintet, tuba/euphonium quartet and numerous chamber ensembles. As a member of the band, Mark performed all across the country, as well as at the Mid-West Band & Orchestra Clinic, the American Bandmasters Convention, the Texas Bandmasters Convention and the Japan Band Clinic. He was also a featured soloist with the band, and served as Assistant Section Leader for the tuba section. During this time, Mark was a featured soloist and clinician at the U.S. Army Band Tuba/Euphonium Workshop, the Northeast Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference, the Leonard Falcone International Tuba/Euphonium Festival and the International Tuba/Euphonium Conference. In addition to maintaining a thriving teaching studio, Mark also spent five years teaching tuba, euphonium and trombone at The University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA. His passion for music education led to his role as Educational Coordinator for the Marine Band Music Education Outreach program, where he led and coached numerous chamber ensembles in hundreds of school performances. As a conductor, Mark participated in the Marine Band Conductor Training Program, where he had the opportunity to conduct the Marine Band in concert and work closely with the directors in masterclass settings. He was founder, conductor and music director of The Dominion Brass, a group of professional and amateur musicians who performed benefit concerts throughout the Washington D.C. area. Mark also conducted the Wind Symphony and Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble at George Mason University while pursuing his Doctorate of Musical Arts in conducting. He also holds degrees from James Madison University (B.M., music education) and the University of Michigan (M.M., tuba performance). His teachers include Kevin Stees (tuba), Fritz Kaenzig (tuba), Mark Jenkins (euphonium), Mark Camphouse (conducting), Dennis Layendecker (conducting) and Anthony Maiello (conducting).

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Over the last 20 years, DEMONDRAE THURMAN has established a worldwide reputation through his varied experiences as a euphonium soloist, educator, chamber musician, and conductor. He has given performances in Canada, Hungary, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, France, Spain, Taiwan, Macau, Norway, China, Italy, Austria, England, Wales, and throughout the United States. Demondrae is a frequently invited guest at many of the world's most noted festivals and conferences for Low Brass including the International Euphonium Tuba Conference, the United States Army Band Tuba Euphonium Workshop, and the Leonard Falcone International Solo Competition. Demondrae is Professor of Music at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. The position was created for him to utilize his specific skills and expertise in euphonium and brass chamber music. He also serves on the faculty of Samford University and has given masterclasses and clinics at many of the world's leading colleges and universities for low brass. Demondrae Thurman is a Miraphone Performing Artist and plays exclusively the Miraphone 5050 Ambassador Edition euphonium which was designed specifically for him. He also plays the custom Demondrae model mouthpiece manufactured by Warburton Music Products and is a Shires Trombone Performing Artist.

Born in Bonheiden, in the province of Antwerp (Belgium), GLENN VAN LOOY has quickly established himself as one of the leading euphonium players of the twenty first century. Equally at home as a soloist performing in ensembles, his career began in a local wind band conducted by his father. Glenn’s incredible journey as a soloist has seen him win prestigious competitions in Europe and beyond. After a decade in Brass Band Heist (BE) and Brass Band Buizingen (BE) Glenn is currently the solo euphonium of European Champions Valaisia Brass Band (CH). It is Glenn’s achievements away from brass band contesting that separates him from his contemporaries. He has won the solo championships of his native Belgium in every category, the European Solo Championships in Linz (Austria), been the youngest winner of the British Open Solo Championship and the sought after title of International Soloist of the Year at the Ern Keller Memorial in Sydney (Australia). He has also won other prestigious intonational titles including the Jeju International Brass Competition (South Korea), UFAM Contest in Paris (France), Lieksa International Euphonium Competition (Finland) and the Dexia Classic Competition (Belgium); after which Glenn performed the Cosma euphonium concerto with the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra. Glenn is also active as an adjudicator, teacher and conductor. This saw him conduct the Filton Concert Brass at the Welsh Open in Porthcawl where they took the first prize and second prize at the Wychavon Festival of Brass contest. Glenn is also principal guest conductor of Brass Band de Lyon (France) which saw him win the 2017 French national championship in the excellence division. Currently Glenn is busy guest conducting in Europe and full time MD with a second section band in Sembrancher,

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Switzerland. As a tutor Glenn teach lowbrass at the Conservatoire Cantonale du Valais in Sion, Switzerland. He is often asked for masterclasses and concerts in universities all over the world. Glenn is a Geneva performing and development artist and plays on his signature GVL Cardinal model as well as on his signature AR Resonance mouthpiece.

BEN VASKO joins the faculty at Valdosta State University as Lecturer of Tuba and Euphonium and Principal Tubist of the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra in Valdosta, GA. During the summer, Ben is a brass instructor with the 19-time DCI World Champion Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. He has had success as a semi-finalist and finalist at various national and international competitions. Ben holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas and a Master of Music degree from the University of Georgia, both in Tuba Performance. His primary teachers have been Sam Pilafian, Charles Villarrubia, and David Zerkel. Ben is currently finishing his doctoral studies at Boston University under BSO tubist Mike Roylance. Ben has performed professionally with groups throughout the US and Mexico. His jazz and commercial playing are also regularly in demand. Ben’s playing/arranging can be heard in commercials for companies like Ford and State Farm. Additionally, he has been a finalist for tuba positions in multiple premiere military bands, the Walt Disney World Main Street Philharmonic, and the Boston Brass.

STEVE VAUGHN, a native of upstate New York, is a freelance musician across the front range of Colorado and is currently Adjunct Professor of Euphonium at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO. Equally at home performing on both tuba and euphonium, Steve holds the position of Solo Euphonium with Colorado Brass and Principal Tuba with the Fort Collins Symphony. Steve received his undergraduate degree in Music Education and Euphonium Performance from Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY), where he studied with Dr. Aaron Tindall. He has a Master of Music degree in Euphonium Performance from the University of Colorado Boulder (Boulder, CO) studying with Michael Dunn where he also completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Tuba Performance and Pedagogy. Steve is an active soloist on euphonium having appeared as a guest soloist with the Boulder Concert Band, Pikes Peak Brass Band, Colorado Brass, and Rocky Mountain Brassworks. In 2015, he took first place in the Arapahoe Philharmonic Gordon T. Parks Concerto Competition. He appeared as a guest soloist with the orchestra performing Vladimir Cosma’s Euphonium Concerto. Steve also performed Jukka Linkola’s Euphonium Concerto as a finalist for the Jefferson Symphony International Young Artists’ Competition in 2014. Steve has also performed orchestral repertoire on euphonium with groups such as the National Repertory Orchestra. As a tubist, Steve has performed with multiple bands and

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orchestras including the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Denver Municipal Band and San Juan Symphony. Steve is also an active chamber musician having performed with Boulder Brass and was a member of the graduate brass quintet while at CU-Boulder. The quintet was one of 4 international ensembles accepted into the inaugural American Brass Quintet Seminar @ Aspen Music Festival in 2018. In his spare time, Steve enjoys homebrewing and traveling with his wife Jessica. They have 2 pets, a cat and dog, Bruce and Olivia. Steve is a euphonium artist for S. E. Shires and performs exclusively on the Q40 euphonium.

Dr. JACE VICKERS enjoys an active career as a performer, conductor, adjudicator, and author. He currently serves as Chair of the Department of Performing Arts, Assistant Professor of Music and Assistant Director of Bands at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. At ECU Dr. Vickers teaches applied low brass, assists with the Pride of Tigerland marching band, basketball pep band, Symphonic Band, and teaches music courses such as Band Literature. He previously held teaching positions at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Central Oklahoma. His students at these institutions have had success in concerto competitions, MTNA competitions, and performances at regional tuba/euphonium conferences. Dr Vickers completed his undergraduate work at Troy University, where he was a member of the renowned “South of the South” marching band. Dr Vickers’ graduate work was completed at the University of Oklahoma. In January 2018, Dr Vickers founded the ECU Brass Band, the only collegiate British-style at any university in Oklahoma. The ECU Brass Band has performed benefit concerts for local Ada-area charities and performed at the inaugural Gateway British Brass Band Festival. The band was scheduled to have performances at the Great Plains Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conference and the North American Brass Band Championships in spring 2020. As a performer, Dr Vickers has played with groups such as the Colorado Symphony, the Norman Philharmonic, the Frontier Brass Band, the UCO Redbud Brass Quintet, and the award-winning OU Tuba Quartet. He has presented solo recitals, masterclasses, and clinics in nine states, Canada, and Belgium. Dr Vickers’ writings have appeared in publications such as the journal of the Jacques Offenbach Society and New Ways in Teaching with Music from TESOL Press.

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Dr. CHRISTOPHER VIVIO is the Assistant Professor of Low Brass at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX. He has previously held teaching positions at Belmont University, Tennessee State University and Austin Peay State University. Dr. Vivio holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Illinois State University, a Master of Music in Tuba Performance from Penn State University and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Memphis. His teachers include Dave Zerkel, Jeff Graves, Sharon Huff, Michael Forbes, Velvet Brown, John Mueller and Charles Schulz. Dr. Vivio performs solo recitals, presents lectures and judges competitions at numerous international and regional conferences, including the International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences; the Association of Spanish Tuba and Euphonium Conferences; and Northeast, Midwest, Southeast and Mid-South Tuba and Euphonium Regional Conferences. As an active freelance musician in the Nashville and Tennessee regions from 2006 to 2017, Dr. Vivio had the opportunity to perform with such groups as the Belmont Brass Quintet, Nashville Symphony Brass Quintet, Memphis Brass Quintet and the Memphis Symphony. In addition, he performs with the Wichita Falls Symphony, has performed with the Prague Symphony and was the principal tubist of the Altoona Symphony. Dr. Vivio is a Yamaha Performing Artist and plays on his YFB-621 and YCB-822

Originally from Gaithersburg Maryland, MIKE WADDELL is a musician currently based in the Northeast Ohio area. Mike is currently a full time Instructor of Music at Hiram College (Since 2018) where he directs the Wind Ensemble, Pep Band, teaches Low Brass Lessons, Music Theory, Music Technology, Music Entrepreneurship, and more. In addition to his work at Hiram Mike has served on the faculty of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, the Columbus Brass Academy, SchoolOfBrass.com, the IET Festival, and several K-12 schools. In addition to his work as an educator, Mike is also an active performer. He is Currently Solo Euphonium with the Brass Band of the Western Reserve and principal euphonium of the Keystone Quartet. He was Solo Euphonium, Assistant Conductor, and Board of Directors President (501c3 non-profit) with the Central Ohio Brass Band (2014 - 2019 ), Solo Euphonium with the Dublin Silver Band(2014- 2016), and first baritone of the Georgia Brass Band (2012-2014). He can be heard on multiple recordings of the Keystone Wind Ensemble on the Klavier Label, album Versatile Southern Rock and Roll from Southern rock band Rye, and on the new album Chronicle by Zach Collins. Mike's debut solo album Cascades is set to release in the Summer of 2021 and will feature new compositions and arrangements for euphonium ensemble by Zach Collins, Anthony O'Toole, Nicole Piunno, Reed Hanna, and Zack Grass all played by Waddell alone. Mike's most influential teachers have been Adam Frey, Zach Collins, Christian Dickinson, Jack Stamp, and Mark Mitchell. You can learn more about mike at his website euphstudio.com

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Dr. BILL WATERMAN is the Assistant Professor of Tuba and Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at Boise State University. His award-winning career as an educator, conductor, arranger, and performer has included collaborations with musicians, directors, and ensembles across the country, as well as a solo recital at Carnegie Hall. He is an active member of CBDNA, NAfME, the International Tuba Euphonium Association, and sits on the board of directors for the North American Brass Band Association. He represents the Eastman Music Company as a performing artist and educator.

SCOTT WATSON is the Professor of Tuba-Euphonium at the School of Music, University of Kansas, an association that dates back to 1979. His solo efforts can be heard on his “Thoughts of a Cow“ Solo CD, and the educational recordings “Stepping Stones for Tuba, Volume I & II”, both on Potenza Records. He was elected and served as President of the International Tuba Euphonium Association from 1999-2001 and currently serves on the Association’s Advisory Board. Scott is Principal Eb tuba of the acclaimed Fountain City Brass Band of Kansas City which is the most successful brass band in American history, having won eight North American titles, as well as their historic Scottish Open win in 2009. Scott is the inaugural Music Director and conductor of the Free State Brass Band since 2014. In 2018 he served as Principal Tuba of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Australia as part of its MSO Ambassador Program. While there, he taught at the Conservatorium of Music of the University of Melbourne/Victoria School of the Arts as well as being Principal Eb tuba of the Glenferrie Brass Band. Scott is a member of the Infinity Brass Quintet of the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Festival and the Kansas City Brassworks. Along with friend Winston Morris he founded the tuba-euphonium chamber orchestra Symphonia that recorded three groundbreaking albums on Mark Records. He has been tubist in his career with such ensembles as the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Brevard Music Center Orchestra, and the Crested Butte Music Festival Orchestra along with regular performances with the Kansas City Symphony. He has concertized all over the world including Russia, China, Poland, Germany, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia. As a conductor he has worked with such groups as the Capital City Brass Band, the Glenferrie Brass Band, the Mansfield University Brass Band, the KU Brass Ensemble, the International All-Star College Tuba Ensemble, The International All-Star High School Tuba Ensemble, and the Thunder All-Star Tuba Euphonium Ensemble, all on prestigious conferences and/or concert series. As a teacher, his legions of former students can be found throughout orchestras, major military service bands, in college-university positions, and acclaimed public school music programs across the United States. Scott is on the faculty each summer at the North American Brass Band Summer School in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada). Scott Watson is an Artist/Clinician for Besson Tubas through Buffet Crampon Group, USA.

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We are WHEN TUBA COME ONE, one of the UK’s most exciting and innovative brass chamber groups as well as being an internationally acclaimed tuba quartet.

As an ensemble we aim to bring low brass music to a wider audience. We work hard to make something of a niche genre into an accessible medium to audiences of all different backgrounds and musical persuasions.

Through our dynamic and energetic performances, we are on a mission to convert as many listeners as possible to a genre they may not have expected to enjoy, and further increase its profile on the classical stage. As the most recent International Tuba and Euphonium Conference Ensemble Competition Champions, and the only European ensemble to reach the finals, we are uniquely positioned to display the best that our instruments have to offer, and show off their lesser-known qualities to audiences. Crucially, we believe that our unique sense of fun and love for music-making shines through in our performance and our aim is to pass some of that on to our audience.

Other contests we have won include the Bernard Brown Brass Ensemble Prize 2020 and Town Hall Symphony Hall Prize 2020.

In addition, we are excited to encourage and instigate the composition of new and diverse music for the genre, as well as increasing the repertoire further through arranging and commissioning arrangements of pieces from across the musical spectrum. We believe that the tuba quartet is a far more versatile and exciting ensemble than the current repertoire would suggest and hope to spearhead a diversification of the repertoire.

A native of Davenport, Iowa, tubist BETHANY WIESE currently serves as Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Appalachian State University. Prior to this appointment, she spent two years as a fellow of the New World Symphony (Miami Beach, Florida). She has been named the winner of several solo competitions, including the International 'Citta di Porcia Brass Competition (Italy), the Musician's Club of Women Scholarship Competition (Chicago) and the Union League Civic and Arts Foundation Scholarship Competition (Chicago) as well as being named a semi-finalist in the Aeolus International Wind Competition (Germany), a finalist in the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference Competition, and receiving Second Prize in the Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Competition. Dr. Wiese has also participated in several summer festivals including the Tanglewood Music Center, National Repertory Orchestra, National Orchestral Institute, and Aspen Music Festival and has been invited to give recitals in a variety

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of locations including multiple International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences, Amiata Piano Festival (Italy) and Chicago Cultural Center. Leading a diverse performance career, Dr. Wiese has performed with a wide variety of orchestras and chamber groups including the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra (Denmark), Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Macao Orchestra, Korean Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, American Brass Quintet and American Wind Symphony and has worked with a number of conductors including Michael Tilson Thomas, John Williams, Charles Dutoit, Stéphane Denève, Osmo Vanska, and John Adams.

As an educator, Dr. Wiese has served as an instructor of tuba and euphonium at Yale University and has presented masterclasses around the nation. She has received the Doctorate in Musical Arts at Northwestern University; additionally, Dr. Wiese has also received degrees from Yale University (MM) and Lawrence University (BM).

STEPHANIE YCAZA is the Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Northern Iowa, where she teaches applied lessons, Low Brass Techniques, Music Theory, and conducts the UNITUBA ensemble. She has served as adjunct instructor of low brass at Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia State University, Longwood University, and the University of Richmond. She also taught courses in music theory, aural skills, and world music at VCU, Longwood, and Shenandoah University. Stephanie is a faculty member at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, where she teaches tuba and music theory. Stephanie also regularly serves as a clinician for middle and high school bands. Stephanie is an active orchestral and band performer, and has appeared with the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, the Virginia Symphony, the Williamsburg Symphony, the Capital Wind Symphony, and the Virginia Grand Military band. She performs with chamber groups and large brass ensembles, including the James River Brass, Cathedral Brass, and Annandale Brass. She has also contributed to recording projects at Spacebomb Records in Richmond, VA. Stephanie’s recent solo performances have focused on Latin American music, music by women composers, and her own transcriptions and arrangements for low brass. She has appeared as a soloist at the Northeast Regional ITEA Conference, and in ensemble performance at the Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Workshop. Stephanie has researched and written on the topic of mindfulness in the practice and performance of music. She presented "Mindfulness in Practice: Incorporating mindfulness concepts into the practice room and the applied studio" at the Army Band Tuba- Euphonium Workshop, and to college low brass studios around the U.S. Stephanie holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Shenandoah University, a Master of Music degree and Artist Diploma from Yale University, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. She studied with Dr. Ross Walter, Toby Hanks, Mike Roylance, Andrew Hitz, and Michael Bunn.

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! The ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY TUBA AND EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE has a rich history of student successes. It is comprised of talented, vibrant students who are self motivated and who continually inspire each other to new levels. The students major in a variety of fields including music education, music performance, composition, and music therapy. Dr. Deanna Swoboda is Associate Professor of tuba, euphonium, and music entrepreneurship. The composer of our offering, Isaac Davanzo, is a second year tuba performance and soon to be doubling in music composition. We are delighted to share his talents and his music with you. Please visit our website at http://tuba-euphonium.faculty.asu.edu/

The BALL STATE UNIVERSITY TUBA-EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE has performed in a variety of venues on and off campus, including the ITEA Regional Conference at Bowling Green State University, and Indiana Music Education Association Conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Currently, the ensemble has become a recognized Student Organization at Ball State University. ! Under the direction of Dr. Bill Waterman, the BOISE STATE TUBA EUPHONIUM (TUEU) ENSEMBLE actively seeks to engage and entertain audiences through their musicianship. The group consists of members of the tuba and euphonium studios at Boise State as well as many students studying various disciplines across campus as well as the support from our campus student organization (Tuba Euphonium Musicians Organization, TEMO). Rehearsing once per week and TuEu Ensemble regularly presents concerts on as well as off campus and is always looking to expand their audience. Repertoire consists of large-scale transcriptions of standard orchestral works, original music for tuba-euphonium ensemble, jazz & commercial style compositions and other chamber works for three or more players. For more information about joining TuEu Ensemble or if you are interested in requesting a performance please contact Dr. Bill Waterman or TEMO.

COLLEGIUM TUBUM - University of Iowa Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble

Directed by Dr. Charles Guy, the CRANE TUBA-EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE works towards significant on-campus and off-campus performances every year. In addition to annual performances at SUNY Potsdam, the ensemble has been featured at several Northeast Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conferences and the New York State School Music Association Conference. The group performs some of the most challenging original works, as well as effective transcriptions for large tuba and euphonium ensemble. In the Spring of 2021, the group welcomes a remote collaboration with students from Saginaw State University and Olivet College, where Dr. William Sutton, Assistant Director of the Crane Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, is the euphonium instructor.

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The ETSU TUBA & EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE has performed at venues on and off campus, including a tour to the Chattanooga, TN area last year. The group has performed at the SERTEC in Knoxville and is looking forward to future performance opportunities on tour next year. The ensemble is directed by Dr. Steph Frye- Clark.

The GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY TUBA AND EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE has been in existence for over 13 years. It draws from a diversified student population of music majors, music minors, and non-majors. They have performed at four regional conferences, and five international conferences as well as appearances on and off the local GMU campus. The group remains as a front runner of the low brass department for recruiting students to enjoy and play chamber music and is led by GMU Adjunct Tuba Professors Dr. David Porter and Dr. Mark Jenkins.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA TUBA-EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE

Directed by Professor of Tuba, Dr. Chris Combest, the MTSU TUBA-EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE has a long history of performing, touring and commissioning new works. Offered in the spring semester, the ensemble includes euphonium and tuba music majors, music majors wishing to perform on a secondary instrument as well as non-majors.

The NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY TUBA EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE (NAUTEE) is an active performing ensemble composed of tuba & euphonium majors and minors at NAU. Its calendar of performances includes regular on-campus concerts at NAU, the semi-annual Flagstaff Tuba Christmas, and concerts throughout Arizona's schools. Additionally, NAUTEE has played recitals at both the 2011 Flagstaff SWRTEC and the 2014 Bloomington ITEC. Its current musical director is Dr. Benjamin Ordaz.

PEDALPOINT - University of Redlands Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble

The TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE JAVELINA TUBA AND EUPHONIUM SEXTET is a select group of the top performers in the tuba and euphonium studio. Members of the group are music performance and music education majors that hail from Austin, Eagle Pass, Harlingen, and Rio Grande City. This piece was selected by the group after a studio-wide research project focused on diversity in compositions for tuba/euphonium ensemble.

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The TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY TUBA-EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE has existed in various incarnations since the late 1960's, with ensembles formed under professor of tuba and euphonium David Payne for what later became annual "Groundhog Day" concerts. The ensemble re-formed as a large performing group under the direction of Kevin Wass in 2002. Since that time, the ensemble has performed at the International Tuba-Euphonium Conferences in Denver (2006), Cincinnati (2008), Tucson (2010), Linz, Austria (2012), Bloomington, IN (2014), Knoxville, TN (2016) and Iowa City, IA (2019); the Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention in San Antonio (2004, 2014, 2018Th); the Texas Regional ITEA Conference in Lubbock (2005); the Southwest Regional ITEA Conference in Las Vegas (2005), and the South Central ITEA Conferences in Austin (2007), Waco (2011), Baton Rouge (2013), Edinburg (2017) and Canyon (2018). The ensemble has also been featured on the TTU Bands "Sound Encounters" concerts and has performed at the TTU Relay for Life, the TTU College of Visual and Performing Arts "Christmas in November" event, the Plainview Symphony Presents series and in other local venues.!

The TEXAS STATE TUBA EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE, under the direction of Professor Raúl I. Rodríguez, functions as a chamber music extension of Applied Music. The group has gained national prominence with their commitment to showcasing contemporary literature and standard transcriptions as well as world premier compositions in performances at regional, national and international conferences throughout the US. The ensemble has been invited to perform at many International ITECs including those in Denver, Cincinnati, Bloomington and Knoxville and Regional conferences in Austin, Waco, and Conway, Arkansas.

The UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA TUBA & EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE is a highly active group made up of students from across UA's campus. While the group is primarily comprised of music majors, the ensemble is open to all students who have an interest in the tuba. The ensemble performs several times on campus each semester, presenting a wide variety of old and new works for tuba & euphonium ensemble. The ensemble is also an active member of the Tuscaloosa music community, performing for a variety of events including holiday performances at the DCHS Cancer Center, the Children's Hands on Museum, elementary school events, and for UA homecoming festivities. The ensemble also regularly performs at regional and national conferences, including the College Music Society Southern Regional Conference, 2015 SCRTEC, and the 2016 & 2019 ITECs.

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Comprised of Dr. Matthew Shipes's students, the UGA TUBA-EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE is a performance opportunity for graduate and undergraduate low brass students to play challenging music for their instrument while receiving class credit. The ensemble, which meets two times weekly, performs literature including serious original compositions for tuba ensemble, transcriptions of wind ensemble and orchestral literature, and lighter arrangements. Much of the music presents technical challenges that students may not encounter in their other ensembles, and presents new opportunities to develop technique, characteristic sound, and ensemble skills. The group performs on campus at least once a semester and has performed around the country in conferences and seminars, including regional and International Tuba Euphonium Conferences in Cincinnati (OH), Chattanooga (TN), Greensboro (NC), Regina (Saskatchewan) and Iowa City (IA). The group is also frequently invited to perform at the Army Band Tuba Euphonium Conference in Washington, DC. The group typically consists of both music majors and non-majors, and also regularly features guest composers, arrangers, and conductors from within the studio.

The UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR TUBA ENSEMBLE is a brand new group in the University's Music Department. Consisting of major and non-major tuba and euphonium players, the UMHB Tuba Ensemble is committed to serving its community through music and outreach.

Connie Weldon established the UNIVERSITY OF MIAMA TUBA ENSEMBLE in 1960. The ensemble first rehearsed and performed a limited repertoire as the spirit moved them. But due to the enthusiasm and leadership of Miss Weldon, and the farsightedness of the University Administration, the Tuba Ensemble soon became a regularly scheduled, accredited performance ensemble. In 1969, in an effort to increase the depth of available repertoire for tuba ensembles, Connie Weldon, under the sponsorship of the University of Miami School of Music, held the first International Tuba Ensemble Composition Contest. Given her stature she was able to secure William Bell, the first well known tuba virtuoso, and Arnold Jacobs who at the time was the principal tuba in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and many believe to be the greatest orchestral tuba player of his generation, along with her, to serve as judges for the composition. Ultimately, there were over 100 compositions submitted. All entrants were required to submit anonymously to prevent bias between well established and new composers. The winner was a quartet code named “The Condor” and as it was subsequently known to UM Tuba Ensembles who performed the work. The work formally entitled “Quartet for Tubas” was written by Frank Lynn Payne and was published by Shawnee Press Inc. Other than the bass part, which is best performed by a BBb or CC, the other parts can be performed by a combination of Eb/F tubas and/or euphoniums. In another first, in the 1974-1975 school year, the UM Tuba Ensemble under Connie’s leadership recorded what is believed to be first album of tuba ensemble music. The alumni was a mix of original serious works, arrangements and “pop” covers such as “Baby Face”. In recognition of the Composition Contest the "Condor" was chosen for the first track of the album.

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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA LOW BRASS COLLECTIVE

UNITUBA is among the oldest tuba and euphonium ensembles in the world. Comprised entirely of tuba and euphonium students at the University of Northern Iowa, the ensemble rehearses weekly and is a credit ensemble in the school of music. UNITUBA was formed in 1974 by former UNI faculty member Donald Little and is currently under the direction of Dr. Stephanie Ycaza. Previous directors have included Dr. Jeffrey Funderburk, Fritz Kaenzig, Brian Book, and Jesse Orth. UNITUBA performs regularly on campus at UNI as well as around the state. The ensemble has been featured in performances at the ITEA Conferences in Lexington, Kentucky and Knoxville, Tennessee. UNITUBA has also performed at ITEC Regional Conferences at Illinois State University, Bowling Green State, Iowa State, and Gustavus Adolfus College as well as on tour with the UNI Wind Symphony in Hungary and Italy. With a repertoire ranging from transcribed works of the Baroque and Classical era to original compositions, performances are an eclectic mix of musical styles.

The UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TUBA/EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE (UTTEE) has performed at regional and international ITEA conferences and at the United States Army Band tuba/euphonium workshop. Its members are graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville's School of Music.

The UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY TUBA/ EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE was founded in 2009 under the direction of Dr. Scott Roeder. Since its creation, the ensemble has quickly gained national and international acclaim. In 2012 the UTRGV Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble performed at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference and Brass Festival Linz in Linz, Austria as one of only a handful of tuba-euphonium ensembles from the United States to be invited to perform. The ensemble has also performed at the 2014 and 2016 International Tuba Euphonium Conferences at Indiana University and the University of Tennessee, 2011 ITEA South Central Tuba Euphonium Conferences at Baylor University, the 2013, 2015, and 2017 Texas Music Education Association Conference, the 2013 ITEA South Central Regional Conference at Louisiana State University and the 2013 ITEA Midwest Regional Conference at Illinois State University. Additionally the ensemble performs regular concerts at UTRGV and outreach concerts for the surrounding public school music programs. Current and former members of the ensemble have advanced or placed in numerous national and international competitions and perform in professional music ensembles across South Texas. As advocates of new music, the UTRGV Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble has premiered original works and arrangements for tuba euphonium ensemble. In addition, the ensemble and studio has hosted numerous Guest Artists such as Fritz Kaenzig, Matt Tropman, Jerry Young, Lauren Veronie, Demondrae Thurman, Patrick Sheridan, Roland Szentpali, Ben Pierce, and Jason Ham.

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The UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN TUBA/EUPHONIUM ENSEMBLE consists of graduate and undergraduate students at the Mead Witter School of Music as well as non-majors from across the UW-Madison campus. Under the direction of Tom Curry, the ensemble is frequently a vehicle for its members to composer, arrange and transcribe new music for low brass. Since 2014, the ensemble has teamed up with the trombone studio at UW-Madison to form the UW Low Brass Ensemble, performing repertoire ranging from Messiaen to dub metal, Bach to Snarky Puppy, and everything in between.! ! !

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