Conference schedule


Friday, February 14:

9:00 AM Opening Concert and Ceremonies
Performing Arts Center White Hall
Kansas City Brass Project
10:00 AM Faculty Clinic
PAC White Hall
"Strategies and Ideas for Getting and Keeping Your First College Teaching Job": Thomas Stein, clinician, with Russell Pettitt, Angelo Manzo, Steven Maxwell, Jason Roland Smith, Kevin Wass, panel.
11:30 AM Lunch
1:00 PM

Faculty Clinic
PAC White Hall
"Baritone Lecture Recital": Helen Tyler, clinician

Program will include:

Fanfares and Allegro ………........................................................................................................... Stuart Scott

Carrickfergus ……...........................................................................................…. Traditional/Stephen Roberts

Tiger Miniatures ………................................................................................................................ Peter Meeche

Arioso and Allegro ………................................................................................. Joseph Fiocco/Wilby-Childs

Jazz Variations …....................................................................................................................… Michael Garson

Napoli ........................................................................................................................................ Herman Bellstedt

Ms. Tyler's appearance has been made possible, in part, from a grant by the Conservatory Student Association
2:30 PM

Faculty Solo/Studio Ensemble Concert
PAC White Hall

Program

Sonata in B flat Major ................................................................................................................ Jerome Besozzi
        Allegro
        Adagio
        Presto

Five Songs .............................................................................................................................. Johannes Brahms
        I. Standchen
        II. O kuhler Wald
        V. Vergebliches Standchen

Sonata  for Tuba and Piano ................................................................................................... Bruce Broughton
        Allegro Moderato
        Andante Moderato
        Allegro Leggero

Steve Maxwell, tuba
Inara Zandmane, piano


Dance No. 1 ................................................................................................................................ Kenyon Wilson

Ave Verum ............................................................................................................. William Byrd/Patrick Schulz

Sinfonia No. 10 ............................................................................................................................ Walter Hartley
          I. Andante/Allegro
          II. Allegro scherzando
          III. Adagio
          IV. Presto

Springtime Polka ........................................................................................................... arr. by Ronald Knoener

University of Arkansas tuba Euphonium Ensemble
Russell Pettitt, conductor
4:00 PM Faculty Clinic
PAC White Hall
"Arnold Jacobs Almost Live": Brian Frederiksen, clinician
5:30 PM Dinner
7:05 PM Pre-Concert Ensemble performance.
7:30 PM

Evening Concert. Soloists with the Fountain City Brass Band
PAC White Hall

Program

Olympic Fanfare and Theme .............................................................................. John Williams/Peter Graham

Concerto .................................................................................................................................... Derek Bourgeois
          I.  Allegro
          II.  Adagio
         
III.  Presto

Lee Harrelson, euphonium

Concerto for Tuba and Brass Band ....................................................................................... Edward Gregson
         
I.  Allegro deciso
         
II.  Lento e mesto
         
III.  Allegro giocoso

Craig Fuller, tuba

Intermission

Canterbury Chorale ............................................................................................................... Jan Van der Roost

Tuba Concerto .............................................................................................................................. Martin Ellerby

Kevin Wass, tuba

Moondance .................................................................................................................................... John Stevens

Jamey Mitchell, Thomas Stein, Angie Thurmond, Scott Watson, tubas

Brillante ............................................................................................................................................. Peter Graham

The Holy Well .................................................................................................................................. Peter
Graham

Helen Tyler, baritone

Floral Dance ....................................................................................................... Katie Moss/Derek Broadbent

9:30 PM The Plaza Tour/Crawl



Saturday, February 15:

9:00 AM Faculty clinics
PAC White Hall
"Tuba Masterclass": Kevin Wass, clinician
10:00 AM

Faculty Solo/Studio Ensemble Concert
PAC White Hall

Program

Five Dances ............................................................................................................................... Tylmann Susato
          I.  La Mourisque

Aetherische Geisterstimmen ......................................................................... Peter Cornelius/Angelo Manzo

Soundings ...................................................................................................................................... Steve Machet
          I.  Andante sostenuto
         
II.  Allegro con moto

Pater Noster ............................................................................................................. Franz Liszt/Angelo Manzo

Mario Bros. For Muba Studio ............................................................................................. arr. by Patrick Dell

University of Missouri Tuba Euphonium Ensemble
Angelo Manzo, director


Sonate for Althorn in Es and Piano ......................................................................................... Paul Hindemith
          I.  Ruhig bewegt
          II.  Lebhaft
          III.  Segr langsam
          IV.  Lebhaft

Divertimento for horn, tuba and piano ............................................................................ David R. Gillingham  
          I.  Fanfare
          II.  March
          III.  Nocturne
          IV.  Scherzo
          V.  Prelude and Ritual Dance

Thomas G. Stein, tuba
Elizabeth Freimuth, horn
Ellen Bottorff, piano


Royal Fanfare ...................................................................................................... Antonio Soler/Alan Hawkins

Lyric Poem .................................................................................................................................. Marcel G. Frank


Textures ....................................................................................................................................... Michael Forbes
       
I. Transparent
        III. Opaque


Bosaa Le
Tigre from Funensembles ............................................................................................. Tommy Goff

KU Tuba - Euphonium Consort
Scott Watson, director


Air for Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble ...................................................................................... Thomas Rodgers

Prelude and Fugue in G Minor ...................................................... Johann Sebastian Bach/David Sabourin

Salvation is Created .................................................................................. Paul Tschesnokoff/William R. Lee

Militarmarsch ..................................................................................................... Franz Schubert/David LeClair

Tu Bach ................................................................................................................................... Robert Wilkinson

Central Arkansas Tuba Euphonium Ensemble
Louis Young, director
12:00 PM Student Competitions
PAC White Hall
Students may register to compete in the solo euphonium, solo tuba and quartet competitions. Each category will be limited to the first 24 applicants. Competitions rules and registration forms may be found on the registration page of this site.
1:00 PM Faculty Clinics
Grant Hall 314
"Recording ideas for auditions, prelims, etc.: equipment options, how to use the space you have, mike placement, and editing": Robert Beck, clinician
Grant Hall 122
"The “Low Brass” Professor:   Preparing Yourself to Teach Trombone, Euphonium AND Tuba in the University Setting": JoDee Davis, clinician
2:30 PM Faculty Clinics
PAC 128
"The Quintet Tubist": Scott Watson and the Kansas Brass Quintet, clinicians
TBA
"The Glamorous Euphonium: An Instrument You Want to Play": Russell Pettitt, clinician
4:00 PM

Student Select Recital
Grant Hall 122

Program

Fantasy ....................................................................................................................................... Malcom Arnold

Shayne Coats, tuba, Kansas State University

Concerto .................................................................................................................................... Derek Bourgeois
          I.  Allegro

Josh Charles, euphonium, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Concerto for Tuba .................................................................................................................... Edward Gregson
          II. Lento e mesto
          III. Allegro giocoso

Blaine Cunningham, tuba, University of Arkansas

Encounters II .................................................................................................................................. William Kraft

Chris Lair, tuba, University of Kansas

Sonata for Tuba and Piano .................................................................................................... Bruce Broughton
          I. Allegro moderato

Todd French, tuba, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Tubasonatina ...................................................................................................................... Thom Ritter George
          I.   Sea Chanty
          II.  Meditation

UA Pedal Tones
Karri Altrogge, Blaine Cunningham, Matt McCool, Corey Walker
7:00 PM

Pre-Concert Ensemble performance.
Wornall Road Baptist Church

Manhattan Suite ............................................................................................................................ John Stevens
          I.  Rock
 
O Sacred Head ..................................................................................................................... Hassler/Bach/Little
 
Toccata from L'Orfeo ............................................................................................................. Monteverdi/Little
 
Contrapunctus I ...................................................................................................................... J. S. Bach/Morris
 
Bill Bailey ............................................................................................................. Traditional/arr. James Garrett

University of Nebraska - Lincoln Tuba Euphonium Ensemble
Craig Fuller, director
7:30 PM

Faculty Solo/Studio Ensemble Concert
Wornall Road Baptist Church

Program


Larghetto and Allegro from Sonata in C Major ......................................................................... G. F. Handel

Three Easy Pieces ....................................................................................................................... Paul Hindemith
          Mässig schnell, munter
          Langsam
          Lebhaft

Sonata No. 2 for Tuba and Piano ................................................................................................... Alec Wilder
          Espressivo
          Energetically

Jason Roland Smith, tuba
Patricia Higdon, piano


Sonata for Baritone Horn and Piano ................................................................................ Thom Ritter George
          I. Allegro
          II. Andante
          III. Presto

Romance ............................................................................................................................................. Mari Miura

The Song of the Brother ................................................................................................................. Erik Leidzen

Russell Pettitt, euphonium
Patricia Higdon, piano

~ INTERMISSION~

Fantasiesücke ............................................................................................................................... Niels W. Gade
                I.
Andantino con moto
                II. Allegro vivace
                III. Ballade: Moderato
                IV. Allegro molto vivace

Salve Venere, Salve Marte ........................................................................................................... John Stevens

Adagio from The Limpid Stream ............................................................  D. Shostakovich/Harri Miettunen

Rumanian Dance No. 2 ................................................................................................................. Ionel Dumitru

Angelo Manzo, tuba
Patricia Higdon, piano


Fanfare for a Friend ....................................................................................................................... John Stevens

Magnificat ................................................................................................................... Arvo Part/Thomas Stein

The Furries ....................................................................................................................................... Neal Corwell

UMKC Tuba Euphonium Ensemble
Thomas G. Stein, director
9:30 PM Tea and Crumpets



Sunday, February 16:

9:00 AM Faculty Clinics
PAC White Hall
"Trying to be a Versatile Player: Playing in the orchestra, chamber music, being a soloist now and then, and still sleeping at night": Craig Fuller, clinician
10:00 AM

Faculty Solo/Studio Ensemble Concert
PAC White Hall

Program

Three Miniatures .......................................................................................................................... Anthony Plog
          I.  Allegro vivace
          II.  Freely; Slowly
          III.  Allegro vivace

Capriccio ............................................................................................................................ Krzysztof Penderecki

Andante, op. 64 .............................................................................................................. Alexander Tcherepnin

In memory of Omar Jesus Garcia

Romanian Dance No. 2 ................................................................................................................. Dumitru Ionel

Kevin Wass, tuba
Patricia Higdon, piano


Etre ou ne pas etre ......................................................................................................................... Henri Tomasi

Tuba Concerto .......................................................................................................................... Edward Gregson
          1. Allegro deciso
          2. Lento e mesto
          3. Allegro giocoso

Louis Young, tuba
Patricia Higdon, piano
Nathan Goodson, Lee Harrelson, Seth Marenbloom, trombones


Ruslan and Lyudmilla ........................................................................................ Mikhail Glinka/Thomas Stein

The Lord's Prayer ......................................................................... Albert Hay Malotte/Demondrae Thurman

Quartet for Brass .............................................................................................. Wilhelm Ramsoe/Gary Buttery
          I.  Scherzo from Movement No. 3, Quartet no. 5
         
II.  Andante Quasi Allegretto from Movement No. 2, Quartet No. 5
          III.  Allegro Molto from Movement No. 4, Quartet No. 4

Twisted Steel Quartet
Lee Harrelson, William Hess, euphoniums
Jamey Mitchell, Thomas Stein, tubas


Suite of English Madrigals ................................................................................................... Arr. John Stevens
        Down the Hills                                                                                            Thomas Bateson
        Cruel, Wilt Thou Perserver                                                                       Thomas Morley
        To the Shady Woods                                                                                Thomas Tomkins
        Now is the Month of Maying                                                                  Thomas Morley


O Vos Omnes ............................................................................................. Tomas Luis de Victoria/James Self

The Thunderer .............................................................................................. John Philip Sousa/Mark Benson

Kansas State Tuba Euphonium Ensemble
Steven Maxwell, director
12:00 PM Lunch/Reception
PAC Lobby
2:00 PM Closing Concert and Ceremonies
PAC White Hall
Each attending faculty may select 2 students (one euphonium and one tuba) to join the region's faculty in a large ensemble concert. In keeping with the spirit of the conference, the selected students should be students who have not performed on the student select recital, student presentations or competitions. The performance will include selections for the GPRTEC Faculty Group Ensemble, the regional student group ensemble and the combined faculty/student group.

       
   Friday, February 14

Saturday, February 15
Sunday, February 16
9:00 AM Opening Ceremonies/Concert
Kansas City Brass Project
Faculty Clinic/Presentations Faculty Clinic/Presentations
9:30 AM
10:00 AM Faculty Clinic/Presentations

Faculty Solo/Studio
Ensemble Recital

Faculty Solo/Studio
Ensemble Recital
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM Lunch
12:00 PM  Competitions Lunch

Lunch
12:30 PM
1:00 PM  Faculty Clinic/Presentations  Faculty Clinic
1:30 PM
2:00 PM  Closing Ceremonies
2:30 PM Faculty Solo/Studio Ensemble Recital Faculty Clinic
3:00 PM  
3:30 PM
4:00 PM Faculty Clinic/Presentations Student Select Recital
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
5:30 PM

Dinner
Dinner 
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
7:00 PM Studio Ensemble Pre-Concert
7:30 PM Evening Concert with
Fountain City Brass Band
 Faculty Solo/Studio
Ensemble Recital
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM  Plaza Tour  Tea and Crumpets
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