The International Euphonium Institute

Presented by the Yamaha Corporation of America

June 11-17, 2006

Atlanta, Georgia Emory University

Sponsors Yamaha Corporation of America

Besson Instruments Emory University

Miraphone The Woodwind and the Brasswind

Willson Band Instruments The Euphonium Foundation, Inc

Meinl Weston

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Welcome to The International Euphonium Institute 2006!! This is the third installment in my vision of motivating and inspiring euphonium players from all over the world. It has been an amazing few years with such growth and dedication by the participants. Our num-bers have flourished from 14 to 30 to 45...look out 2007! This year we are so happy to host our incredible staff again with more teachers. Once again the Georgia Brass Band opens the week with a flourish and we finish the week with the Band of the US Air Force Reserve. Thank you for being a part of this amaz-ing week. I look forward to being inspired by the vitality and musicianship of the participants. Adam Frey Artistic Director, The International Euphonium Institute Welcome to Emory University and the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students of Emory University, we are thrilled to have you for the third annual International Euphonium Institute on our campus! This is the only workshop of its kind in the world, and we know that you will benefit from the world-class teaching, performing, and interactions with each other during your time here. We celebrate musicianship, scholarship, intellectual curiosity, artistry, and fellowship. These objectives align themselves with Emory's academic mission of positive transfor-mation in the world. Enjoy your week, and know that you have my best wishes for a successful and moti-vating institute! Dr. Scott Stewart Director of Wind Studies, Emory University

Table of Contents

Schedule and Programs for Weekly Concert Events 4

Biographies of Featured Artists 12

Daily Schedule of Activities 25

Presenting and Major Sponsors

Supporting Sponsor Meinl Weston Instruments

The Euphonium Foundation, Inc.

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Schedule of Concerts All concerts will take place at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts at Emory University,

1700 North Decatur Road unless otherwise noted.

Sunday, June 11 - 7:30 PM

Artist Recital with Tormod Flaten and The Georgia Brass Band Guest Soloists: Adam Frey, Steve Call, John Caputo, and Tormod Flaten

Monday, June 12 - 7:30 PM Featured Artist Recital - Adam Frey

Guest Artists - Jeff Nelsen and Brass Quintet

Tuesday, June 13 - 7:30 PM Jazz Night with Steve Call and the BYU Euphoric Jazz Combo

Wednesday, June 14 - 6:30 PM Alpharetta First United Methodist Church

Alpharetta, Georgia

Thursday, June 15 - 7:30 PM Guest Artist Recital - Brian Bowman and the IEI Teaching Assistants

Friday, June 16 - 3:30 PM IEI Participants Solo and Chamber Recital #1

Friday, June 16 - 6:00 PM

IEI Participants Solo and Chamber Recital #2

Saturday, June 17 - 1:30 PM IEI Participants Solo and Chamber Recital #3

Saturday, June 17 - 7:30 PM Gala Concert featuring The International Euphonium Institute Mass Ensembles

and the Band of the US Air Force Reserve Guest Soloists - John Caputo, Tormod Flaten, and Adam Frey

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Sunday, June 11 - 7:30 PM International Artist Recital Tormod Flaten Euphonium

Janice Wong, Piano

Fantasia for Euphonium Gordon Jacob Mit Hjerte og Min Lyra Halfdan Kjerulf arr. Flaten Fantaisie Concertante Jacques Castérède Andante e Rondo Ungarese Carl Maria von Weber arr. Fritsch Blackbird Lennon/McCartney arr. Holmgaard

—Intermission—

Prelude for an Occasion Edward Gregson Carrickfergus Traditional arr. Roberts

Adam Frey, euphonium

Softly, As I Leave You Alfred DeVita arr. Catherall Steve Call and John Caputo, euphonium

Images for Brass Stephen Bul-la I. Prologue II. Approach By Sea III. Chorale Prayer IV. Engagement Michelangelo Sigvart Dagsland arr. Rydland

Tormod Flaten, euphonium Brillante Peter Graham

Adam Frey and Tormod Flaten, euphonium The Call of the Righteous Leslie Condon

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Monday, June 12 - 7:30 PM Featured Artist Recital Adam Frey, Euphonium

Janice Wong, Piano A Walk in the Woods Jiro Censhu Trio, Opus 87 Ludwig van Beethoven Arr. Patrick Hoffman

Jeff Nelson, horn and Kevin Lyons, trumpet World Premiere

Paganini Caprice No. 24 Arranged by Tony Rickard

Jeff Nelson, Horn Fantasie Originale Ermano Picchi arr. Stuckemeyer

Adam Frey and Brass Quintet World Premiere

— Intermission —

Three Songs Anthony Plog

World Premiere Commissioned for IEI 2006

Serenade from the Student Prince Sigmund Romberg

Performed on a 1925 Conn Double Bell Euphonium Brass Quintet Selections Announced from Stage Harlequin Philip Sparke

American Premiere

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Tuesday, June 13 - 7:30 PM Guest Artist Recital featuring Steve Call and the BYU Euphoric Jazz Combo and Friends

Shizuka Matsuzaki, euphonium Jacob Jones, euphonium Scott Smith, bass Joe Jensen, euphonium and tuba Justin Varnes, drums Daniel Baraszu, Guitar

Program to be selected from: Back Home Again in Indiana Ballard MacDonald and J. F. Hanley Georgia on My Mind Hoagy Carmichael Stardust Hoagy Carmichael Triste Antonio Carlos Jobim Icarus Ralph Towner The Pink Panther Henry Mancini arr. Jay Krush Martha’s Vineyard Steve Call Body And Soul Johnny Green / arr. Slide Hampton Lament J.J. Johnson / arr. Slide Hampton

The Euphonium Foundation, Inc.

The focus of the Euphonium Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3), involves provid-ing more focused promotion of the euphonium through concerts, scholarships, grants, and commissions specifically targeted to promote the instrument as a per-formance medium and further inspire and embolden young players to enhance their skills and goals as euphonium players. Inquiries and tax-deductible donations may be sent to: The Euphonium Foundation, 7230 Cloverhurst Court, Cumming GA 30041.

New Commissions and Scholarship Donors 2006 Darren and Gretchen Wells

Richard Kesner Adam and Janet Frey

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Thursday, June 15 - 7:30 PM Guest Artist Recital - Brian Bowman and IEI Graduate Assistants

Mitsuru Saito & Magdalena Shumanova, Piano Sinfonia in F Major Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Comodo Allegro Adagio Presto

Jamie Lipton, euphonium Euphonium Concerto Jukka Linkola II. Quasi nocturno

Mark Carlson, euphonium Euphonium Concerto Noah Taylor III. Andante sostenuto

Patrick Stuckemeyer, euphonium Bassoon Concerto W.A. Mozart I. Allegro

Martin Cochran, euphonium. Euphonium Concerto Joseph Horovitz II. Lento

Ryan Black, euphonium Pantomime Philip Sparke

Christopher Buckley, euphonium

— Intermission —

Brian Bowman, euphonium Mitsuru Saito, piano

Sonata No. 6 Antonio Vivaldi Andante sostenuto Allegro non troppo Largo (doloroso) Allegro spiritoso Euphonium Concerto John Stevens Very exciting-declamatory and intense/Allegro Adagio espressivo Maestoso-pesante/Vivace energetico

World Premiere

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Saturday, June 17 - 7:30 PM Gala Concert

Featuring The IEI Euphonium Ensembles and the Band of the US Air Force Reserve

The IEI Euphonium Ensembles Tom Gibson, Adam Frey, and Robert Ambrose, Conductors

In the Sky (Fanfare) Allen Feinstein

World Premiere Written for IEI 2006

Program to be introduced from the stage

— Intermission —

The Band of the US Air Force Reserve Festive Overture Dimitri Shostakovich/Hunsberger Watercolors Eric Frank

John Caputo, Euphonium World Premiere

October Eric Whitacre Valflickens Dance Hugo Alfven Ved Rundame E. Grieg

Tormod Flaten, Euphonium Ride Samuel Hazo Willson Suite Robert W. Smith II. In a Gentle Rain III. Hurricane

Adam Frey, Euphonium

Finale from Symphony No. 5 Dimitri Shostakovich/ C. Righter Melody Shop Karl King

Special Soloists

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Adam Frey - Artistic Director and Soloist

Adam Frey has traveled the world performing more than 50 concerts and master classes annu-ally since 2001 with his euphonium sharing his knowledge, passion, and charisma with audi-ences all over the world. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Adam began his musical studies at the University of Georgia in 1993 under Dr. David Randolph and earned a Bachelor of Music magna cum laude with High Honors. Adam later completed a Master of Music with Distinc-tion and a Professional Performance Diploma with Distinction from the Royal Northern Col-lege of Music in Manchester, England . With concerts in Europe, America, and Austral-Asia, Adam’s performances are varied and di-

verse appearing with orchestras, wind bands, brass bands, and as a solo recitalist. Orchestral en-sembles have included the Boston Pops, Atlanta, Greensboro, Cheju (South Korea), and Vaasa (Finland) Symphony Orchestras. Brass band concerts have mainly been concentrated in Europe. He has performed with groups such as the National Youth Brass Band of Switzerland and Soli Brass (Holland). Wind band solo appearances have included the Guardians Band (Finland), Ba-varian State Police Band (Germany), the Hong Kong Young Musicians Wind Orchestra (China), and numerous American university ensembles. He also appears at concert series and music festi-vals regularly including the Brevard Music Center, the Macau (China) Wind Festival and the Cheju (South Korea) Summer Band Festival to name a few. His recordings include: Listen to THIS!!, featuring the euphonium and piano; Collected Dreams, a wonderful collection of traditional melodies that combines the lush sound of the euphonium with synthesizer accompaniments; and Little Buckaroos, with Scott Hartman and the Metropoli-tan Wind Symphony of Boston; Brillante, a recording with the New Zealand Symphony Orches-tra that will be available in Fall 2006. Also, Beyond the Horizon featuring works written for Ad-am will be recorded in Fall 2006 at Emory University. His commissioning and publishing company has produced many substantial works. Recently three works have been selected as finalists in the International Tuba Euphonium Association’s Harvey Philips New Commissions Contest.

His website, www.euphonium.com, contains more information, sound files, performance schedules, photos from his world travels, and his publications.

Mr. Frey is a Yamaha Performing Artist.

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Tormod Flaten - 2006 International Guest

Tormod Flaten is regarded as one of the finest euphonium play-ers in the world today having earned several prizes at international solo competitions and being a regular guest artist at all the major tuba and euphonium conferences. Tormod released his solo CD Flight in 2002 to great critical acclaim and has been a performing artist and clinician for Besson Musical Instruments since 2002. He is the principal euphonium player with the premier European brass band Eikanger-Bjørsvik. Tormod is a versatile player with a wide spanning repertoire. He is characterized by his virtuoso style and brilliant technique. Tormod has performed as a soloist with ensembles such as Ventoscala Youth Orchestra (Hungary), Scottish Co-op Band (UK), RNCM Brass Band (UK), Brass Band 13 Etoiles (Switzerland), National Youth Brass Band of Switzerland, RSAMD Brass Ensemble (UK), Silkeborg Blæserne (Denmark), Bergen Military Band, Bergen Symphonic Band, Manger Musikklag, Valdres Festival Strings, Nordic Brass Ensemble in addition to his own band Eikanger-Bjørsvik where he appears regularly. Tormod Flaten studied euphonium with Helga Vetås at the Manger Folkehøgskule and further with Kim Lofthouse and Grethe Tonheim at the Grieg Academy, University of Bergen. He was the first brass player in Norway to gain the highest possible mark 1.0 on two occasions, in 1998 and 2001. He has also taken classes on trombone and in arranging and composing and currently studies conducting with Helge Haukås. Tormod has entered numerous international solo competitions with great success. He became the Norwegian Solo Champion in 1996 and was a prize-winner at the European Solo Competition in Munich, Germany 1999 and at the International Tuba Euphonium Festival in England 2000. Tormod Flaten is a traveled international soloist, having performed at the International Tuba Eu-phonium Conference (ITEC) in Lahti, Finland 2001, at ITEC in Greensboro, USA 2002, at the In-ternational Tuba and Euphonium Festival in Manchester, England 2003 and at the ITEC 2004 in Budapest, Hungary. Tormod has been a guest lecturer and soloist at the Royal Northern College of Music, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and at Manger Folkehøgskule. Tormod is a much used adjudicator at band, ensemble and solo competitions and teaches euphoni-um at Langhaugen Videregående Skole. Tormod was born in Oslo, Norway in 1975 and grew up in the small village of Vestre Slidre n Val-dres. He moved to Bergen in 1994 where he now lives with his wife Gro Anita and their son Amund.

Mr. Flaten is a Besson Performing Artist.

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Brian Bowman - Professor at the University of North Texas Characterized by a virtuosic technique and a warm, rich, velvet tone, Brian Bowman’s playing has thrilled audiences for more than a quar-ter of a century. His superb musicianship and dedication to fine brass playing have made him one of the foremost euphonium soloists in the world today. Dr. Brian L. Bowman enjoys a distinguished career as a soloist, clini-cian, recording artist, educator and administrator. Dr. Bowman has held the principal euphonium position, in addition to being a featured soloist, in each of the bands he has been associated with: THE UNI-VERSITY OF MICHIGAN SYMPHONY BAND, THE UNITED STATES NAVY BAND, THE UNITED STATES BICENTENNI-AL BAND, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND and THE RIVER CITY BRASS BAND in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Many of Dr. Bowman’s accomplishments and contributions have

been documented in a doctoral dissertation, “The Life and Career Contributions of Brian L. Bowman through 1991," written by Sharon Elise Huff at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994. Dr. Bowman believes that music is a most effective art form when used to communicate. To hear him or study with him is to know he is a powerful communicator and a master of that art form. Dr. Bow-man’s works to create performance, teaching and research opportunities for future generations of eu-phoniumists.

Jeff Nelsen - Visiting Professor of Horn, Indiana University

Internationally acclaimed hornist Jeff Nelsen is enjoying an increasingly successful career as performer, educator, and “Fearless” advocate. After more than four years with the Canadian Brass, Jeff is quickly becoming one of the most sought after hornists in North America and abroad. Jeff has held positions with the Montreal, Vancouver, and Winnipeg sym-phony orchestras. As a member of Canadian Brass (2000-2004), he per-formed with the New York Philharmonic (Brass), Philadelphia Orchestra (Brass), Rotterdam Philharmonic, and countless symphony orchestras including Atlanta, Baltimore, Houston, Seattle, and St. Louis. Intensely active as a recitalist, chamber musician, and clinician Jeff is in high demand as a guest artist by music festivals around the world. His master classes and performances have taken him to leading conservato-

ries and concert halls in Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent festi val engagements include Ravinia, Sewanee, Blossom, Music Academy of the West, Banff, Las Vegas, and St. Bart’s. Jeff Nel-sen is a Yamaha Performing Artist. Jeff’s debut publication, Fearless Auditioning, is due for release in 2006. www.jeffnelsen.com

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Steve Call - Professor at Brigham Young University

Dr. Steve Call has been a member of the Music Faculty at Brigham Young University since 1979 where he currently teaches tuba, eu-phonium and jazz studies. His teaching assignments include cours-es in jazz keyboard, jazz combo performance, and jazz history. He also directs the award-winning BYU Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band. As a soloist Call has presented guest recitals and concerto perfor-mances throughout the United States. His solo performance of Tubby the Tuba for solo tuba, narrator and orchestra was released on CD as part of the Macmillan - McGraw Hill¹s Share the Music series. He has served as Principal Tuba and Principal Euphonium with Utah Premiere¹ Brass as well as tuba with the Utah Symphony and the Wintergreen Summer Festival Orchestra in Virginia. Call has performed with a variety of ensembles Throughout Asia, the South Pacific, Europe and North America. He is a founding member and organizer of TUBA. A crusader for the tuba and euphonium in jazz, Call has published numerous articles and reviews on jazz tuba and euphonium, and is author of two chapters on the tuba in jazz and commercial music that appear in The Tuba Source Book, published by Indiana University Press. He served as chairman of the Jazz Improvisation Competitions and as an adjudicator for International Tuba-Euphonium Symposia.

Mr. Call is a Yamaha Performing Artist.

BYU Euphoric Jazz Combo

The BYU Euphoric Jazz Octet is four euphoniums and a rhythm section of piano, guitar, bass and drums. Led by Brigham Young Uni-versity Music Professor Steve Call, the band plays arrangements and compositions by Call and members of the band. Improvisation is a big part of the band's focus. Although the group's primary reper-tory is mainstream jazz, they play everything from "Dixieland" to "Fusion."

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Dr. Tom Gibson - Georgia State University

Dr. Tom Gibson comes to Georgia State by way of Washington, DC. He was a Trombonist with the U.S. Navy Band in Washington for 6 years. He was twice selected to be their featured soloist on the annual national tour. In addi-tion, he was the Navy Band's featured soloist in Stockholm, Sweden, for the International Military Tattoo. He premiered the wind ensemble arrangement of Hindemith's Trombone Sonate at the Eastern Trombone Workshop in Washington, DC. While a member of the Navy Band, Tom completed his Doctorate in Musical Arts at Catholic University in Washington, DC. Prior to that, he completed a Bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan and a Masters at the University of Northern Colorado; where he was the graduate assistant to Buddy Baker. Tom has had a very active freelance career as well. He can be heard on more than 30 recordings and has performed with James Taylor, Denyse Graves, Clark Terry, Peter Erskine, Nanci Griffith, the Temptations, William Noll Or-chestra, the Four Tops, New York City Lights Orchestra, New Columbia

Swing, and others. He has performed in some of the nation's greatest venues, including the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and Wolf Trap. Locally, he's been heard at Spivey Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, Chastain Park, Roswell Performing Arts Center, Atlanta Jazz Festival in Piedmont Park, Mercer University, Jacksonville State University, Columbus State University, Gwinnett Cultural Arts Center, Valdosta State University, Albany Civic Center, Rialto Center for the Performing Arts, and Birmingham Center for the Arts. He has also performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Hol-land and the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

Michael Moore - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Michael was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma, but raised in Decatur, GA. He joined the Atlanta Symphony in 1968 and at the age of 18 was the youngest tubist in any major symphony. He received a B. Mus. Lit. with a minor in composition from Georgia State University, where he is on the faculty.

At Emory, he also teaches tuba, coaches brass and conducts the Emory Community Brass Ensemble. He has contributed numerous arrange-ments to the brass quintet and solo electric tuba repertoire. Michael is founder of the Atlanta Brass Society and the ABS Press. In 1979, he performed the Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto and has played hun-dreds of performances of Tubby the Tuba with the ASO. In 1997 he performed the Gregson Tuba Concerto at Columbus State College, and in October 1998 was guest tubist with the Chicago Symphony. In 1999 he recorded the Gregson with the Emory Wind Ensemble.

His studies have been with Arnold Jacobs and Ed Kleinhammer of the Chicago Symphony, Ward Fearn of the Philadelphia Orchestra, William Hill, and his father, former ASO tubist, E.W. Moore. Besides Georgia State and Emory, Michael is on the faculty of Spelman College. This year, his ASO chair has been endowed by Georgia Pa cific Corporation.

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Charae Krueger Principal Cello - Atlanta Opera and Ballet

Charae Krueger received her training in cello studies at the New England Conservatory of Music where she studied with Laurence Lesser and Colin Carr and received a Bachelor of Music degree in cello performance. She also holds an Artist Diploma from the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA. Ms. Krueger received her chamber music training with Eugene Lehner of the Kolisch Quartet, as well as with Robert Mann and Samuel Rhodes of the Juilliard String Quartet. She has also coached with such artists as Menahem Pressler of the Beaux Arts Trio, Louis Krasner, Felix Galimir and Leon Kirchner. She has played in masterclasses with Aldo Parisot, Janos Starker and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi at the Banff School for the Arts. Since moving to Atlanta five years ago, Ms. Krueger has been appointed principal cellist of the Atlanta Opera Orchestra and the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra. She also performs frequently with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Or-

chestra of Tennessee, where she will be featured as soloist this season. She enjoys playing chamber music with various ensembles throughout the city, performing with the Amadeus String Ensemble, the Musica Da Camera, the Chamber Music Society of Atlanta and the Lyra String Quartet. Ms. Krueger plays on a cello made by Abraham Prescott in Concord, N.H. in 1830.

Janice Wong - Pianist, Emory University

Born in Taiwan in 1977, Janice Wong began her musical studies at an early age. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Pea-body Music Conservatory studying under Boris Slutsky. She studied under William and Keiko Ransom of Emory University during her high school years, Andrzej Jasinski and Sergio Perticarloli as a scholar-ship student at the Internationale Sommerakademie Mozarteum, as well as Zalina Guercvich and Oleg Barsov. Wong has won numerous awards and has been a finalist in several competitions. These awards and competitions include the Georgia Mu-sic Teachers’ Association, the Piano Literary Meet , the Atlanta Young Artist Competition, the Atlanta Jewish Artist Competition, and the Baldwin Company Competitions, and first prize winner of the Pro-Mozart Scholarship Competition. Wong has performed in the United States, Europe, and Asia. In addi-tion to her solo recitals, she has also performed in chamber recitals with many of the leading musicians of both Eastern and Western music in Taiwan and the United States. She has been a member of he

piano faculty at Emory University since 2000.

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Magdalena Shumanova, Pianist

Magdalena Shumanova was born in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria and started playing piano at the age of 4. She attended school at the Secondary Music School "Dobrin Petkov" in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and was awarded the Special Faculty Award for Academic and Performance Excellence as well as soloing with the City Philhar-monic Orchestra of Plovdiv playing Saint-Saens' 2nd Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. While attending school there, she stud-ied with Julia Girginova and Svetlana Kosseva and received her diploma in Piano performance and for secondary specialized ed-ucation in music and art in 2002. She entered the Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida in 2003 and received a full music scholarship and the Tallahassee Music Guild Scholarship in 2002. She is currently studying with

Dr. Carolyn Bridger and seeking a Bachelor's of Music in Piano Performance that will be completed in 2007. Ms. Shumanova has competed in many competitions during her studies including: The Mount Dora and MTNA Young Artist Competitions in Florida. Besides competing here in the U.S., she has also competed in Bulgaria in the following competitions: The National Competition for German and Austrian Composers, the First National Competition for Contemporary American Music, the Sixth National Competition for Chech and Slovak Music (honorable mention) and the First International Piano Competition "Zeichler" (finalist).

Mitsuru Saito, Pianist

Mitsuru Saito was born in 1977 in Fukushima, Japan. He began playing piano at age 4, euphonium at age 13, and trombone at age 23. Mitsuru holds degrees in euphonium performance from the Kunitachi College of Music and the University of Michigan, and is currently working on his doc-torate at the University of North Texas where he serves as a teaching fellow. He has won the “Prestige des Cuivres” Philip Jones International Competition, the Leonard Fal-cone Competition, the Japan Wind and Percussion Compe-tition, the University of Michigan Concerto Competition and the Kunitachi College of Music Concerto Competi-tions. he Mitsuru's teachers have included Dr. Brian Bowman, Fritz Kaenzig, Toru Miura and Ken-ichi

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Dr. Scott Stewart - Emory University

Scott A. Stewart is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Wind Studies at Emory University, having joined the faculty in the fall of 1999. He serves as music director and conductor of the Emory Wind Ensemble, the Emory Symphony Orchestra, and the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony. In addition to teaching courses in instrumental conducting and wind literature, he coordinates all instrumental music activities in the Department of Music. He received a Bachelor of Music Education from the Indiana University School of Music, a Master of Music Education from the University of Texas at Austin, and has recently completed doctoral studies in Conducting at In-diana University. Stewart's instructors include Ray Cramer, Stephen Pratt, David Woodley, Eugene Rousseau, and Jerry Junkin. Professor Stewart has served as Principal Conductor of the Star of Indiana Brass Theatre, Assistant Conductor of the Bloomington Symphony Orches-tra, and instrumental music instructor at McCallum High School and Lamar Middle School in Austin, Texas. He is a contributing research associate for volumes 2, 3, and 4 of Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, published by GIA. He has conducted several premieres and served as the recording producer for four compact discs. Recent activities include the article "The

Middle School Factor," in School Band and Orchestra, serving as conductor/clinician for the Cobb County (GA) 11th and 12th Grade Honor Band, and serving as Director of Instrumental Music for the West Virginia Gov-ernor's Honor Program. Stewart is the former Manager of the Indiana University Summer Music Clinic for High School Students, where he continues to serve on the faculty. Memberships include the Conductors Guild, American Symphony Orchestra League, National Band Association, Music Educators National Conference, Georgia Music Educa-tors Association, and the Indiana University School of Music Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Dr. Kevin Wass - Texas Tech University

Kevin Wass, Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Texas Tech Uni-versity, holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michi-gan, the Bachelor of Science degree (Summa cum laude) in Music Education from Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, and the Master of Music degree and Performer's Certificate from Indiana University. He has performed with a wide range of ensembles, including the Disneyland All-American College Band, the Music Academy of the West Festival Orchestra, the Omaha and Lincoln Sym-phony Orchestras, and various brass chamber groups. Dr. Wass also has ex-celled in international tuba competitions, winning the Arnold Jacobs Mock Orchestral Audition at the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference in Canada, and advancing to the semifinal round of the Brno International Per-former's Competition in the Czech Republic, the ITEC Solo Competition in Canada, and the Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Compe-tition. His teaching experience is equally varied, with experience as a band and orchestra director at the elementary and high school levels in addition to pri-vate studio and classroom teaching at the college level. In addition to his duties at Tech, Dr. Wass serves on the faculty of the Las Vegas Music Festi-

val. His principal studies have been with Fritz Kaenzig, Daniel Perantoni, Harvey Phillips, and Craig Fuller.

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2006 IEI Teaching Assistants

A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Martin Cochran is currently Assistant Professor of Instrumental Music Education and Low Brass at the University of Montevallo. Martin comes to Montevallo from the University of West Georgia, were he served as Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium. Martin holds degrees in Music Education and Wind Conducting from Louisiana State University and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance from the University of Alabama.

Mark Carlson grew up on a farm outside Macomb, Illinois. During high school he studied euphonium with Dr. Bruce Briney and won Western Illi-nois University’s Concerto competition and appeared with their wind ensem-ble. In 1999, he was named a Yamaha Young Performing Artist. Mark earned a bachelors degree from Northwestern University with Rex Martin in 2002. Traveling as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, he earned an advanced degree in performance the next year in Oulu, Finland with Jukka Myllys. In August 2004 he took second place in the Lieksa Brass Week Euphonium Competition. This spring he completed a Masters Degree in euphonium per-formance at the University of Wisconsin Madison with John Stevens. Being a glutton for punishment, he is presently pursuing a doctoral degree in eupho-nium performance.

Christopher Buckley is currently a Doctoral student at The University of North Texas where he studies with Dr. Brian Bowman. He currently plays in the University of North Texas Wind Symphony and several jazz bands. He recently obtained his Master's degree in Performance from UNT in May, 2005 and obtained a bachelor's degree in Music Education from West Texas A&M University in December, 2002. In 2003 he was a semi-finalist at the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Artist Competition and then re-turned in 2005 and won third place. He also won second place at the Poto-mac Tuba and Euphonium Solo Competition in 2005 at George Mason Uni-versity.

A student of Demondrae Thurman at the University of Alabama, Ryan Black is currently pursuing his master’s degree in euphonium performance with a secondary in bass trombone. He plays trombone in the Huxford Symphony and the U of A jazz ensemble, as well as principal euphonium in the wind symphony and the U of A tuba quartet, which has been invited to compete at the 2006 ITEC in Denver. Prior to moving to Alabama, Ryan received a bachelor’s degree in music education with a performance certifi-cate in euphonium and bass trombone from Florida State University, where he was a student of Robert Pendergast. Ryan’s past teachers are Adam Frey, Marc Dickman, James Jenkins, and John Drew.

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The Georgia Brass Band The Georgia Brass Band was founded in 1999 by a group of Atlanta-area brass players eager to explore the challeng-ing repertoire for British-style brass band. The band performed its first concert after just a few months and has main-tained an active schedule ever since. The mission of the band is twofold: the band allows talented area musicians the opportunity to hone their individual and collective skills through rehearsals and concerts, and the band introduces local concertgoers to this exciting genre of brass music. Band members are selected by audition or invitation. All members and staff volunteer their time and talents to the band. In fact, members pay annual dues to participate in the band. The band members represent a variety of profes-sions, including lawyers, doctors, salespeople, business owners, educators, students, analysts, computer profession-als, a college vice president, a real estate agent, and a pipe organ builder. The band’s repertoire is equally diverse and ranges from the Renaissance and Baroque to the 21st century. The li-brary is full of marches, sacred arrangements, popular music, jazz tunes, movie themes, classical transcriptions, and a number of challenging concert selections and contest items written specifically for brass band. The band’s versatile combination of instruments can produce a variety of tonal colors and sounds at home in nearly any style of music. The Georgia Brass Band has appeared on local television and performed at numerous schools, churches, concert halls, festivals, music camps, and colleges throughout the state. The band has also appeared with a number of re-nowned soloists, including Scott Hartman, Demondrae Thurman, Patrick Sheridan, Colin Williams, and Chris Mar-tin. In April, 2006 the band traveled to Louisville and made its first appearance in the annual North American Brass Band Association competition. The band’s performance earned it First Place in the Challenge Section and drew ac-colades and rave reviews from all present. The correspondent from 4barsrest.com, England’s leading brass band website, said “One of the highlights of the contest had to be the debut of the Georgia Brass Band. Whilst we knew they had some fine players and a good music director, we had no idea they would be as dominating as they were.” Douglas Yeo, editor of Brass Band Bridge, reported that “…the Georgia Brass Band roared into Robinson Theater with an outstanding and commanding performance…establishing itself right away as a major force in the North American brass banding world.” Future plans for the Georgia Brass Band include a commercial recording, a mentoring partnership with a new youth brass band being formed in the area, and a return visit to the brass band competition. We will also maintain our usual local performance schedule. Please visit the band’s website at www.georgiabrass.com to keep with all pertinent band information.

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The Band of the US Air Force Reserve The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve is one of the finest musical organizations in the Southeastern United States. The band travels in excess of 100,000 miles per year performing over 500 concerts extensively throughout their primary geographic area of Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. The band has also performed in many overseas locations to include Russia, Italy, Turkey, Portugal, Antigua, Pana-ma, Germany, Australia, and the Caribbean. The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve consists of sixty full time professional musicians who are assigned to perform in at least three ensembles. The two autonomous performing ensembles are the Concert Band and Reserve Generation. All members are assigned to perform in the Ceremonial and Marching Band which normally utilizes 25-40 personnel. The 43-member Concert Band is the largest and most versatile ensemble with a repertoire that in-cludes classical overtures, Sousa marches, Broadway show tunes and popular music favorites. Sub units of the Concert Band include Full Spectrum, which performs contemporary and traditional Big Band selections; the BlueNotes which is a blend of jazz and blues with a touch of latin spice; the Pipe Band which performs in authentic Scottish attire; Southern Aire which performs all styles of Celtic music; and the Brass and Wood-wind Quintets which feature a variety of chamber music literature. Reserve Generation, which operates independently from the Concert Band, is a nine member popu-lar music combo that performs primarily at festivals, high schools, and military socials. They also have a spe-cial show they perform throughout the United States specifically for fifth and sixth grade students to promote counter drug awareness called "Drug-Free." The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve prides itself on its American heritage and the opportunities to represent America in the international arena. In May, 1992 the band became the first foreign military band to parade through Red Square in Moscow, Russia during the Peace Victory Parade. They were also the only foreign band to perform in the fiftieth celebration of the Victory in Europe Day Parade in St. Petersburg, Russia in May of 1995. Additionally, each year the Concert Band’s Operation Seasons Greetings tour takes them to various countries through out Europe. This USO style show is geared towards overseas troops, and generally contains appearances by special guest artists. All members of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve are full time professional Air Force musicians working in support of Air Force Reserve recruiting and community relations objectives.

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Program of Events Sunday, June 11 12:00-4:00 PM Registration at Tharp Rehearsal Hall at the Schwartz Center 5:00 PM Social and Dinner - Location given at Registration 7:30 PM Opening Concert and Recital International Artist Tormod Flaten and the Georgia Brass Band

Monday, June 12 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Tormod Flaten 9:00 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal 10:30 AM Master Class - Jeff Nelsen “Fearless Auditioning” 12:00 PM Lunch ARTIST COURSE at Schwartz STUDENT COURSE at BRB 1:30 PM Chamber Music 1:30 PM Master Class - Tom Gibson 3:00 PM Practice / Break 3:00 PM Chamber Music 4:00 PM Master Class - Tormod Flaten 4:00 PM Break 5:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Evening Concert - Adam Frey, Jeff Nelsen, and Friends Tuesday, June 13 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Steve Call 9:00 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal 10:30 AM Master Class - Mike Moore 12:00 PM Lunch ARTIST COURSE at Schwartz STUDENT COURSE at BRB 1:30 PM Chamber Music 1:30 PM Master Class - Chris Buckley 3:00 PM Practice / Break 3:00 PM Chamber Music 4:00 PM Master Class - Steve Call How to Improvise 5:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Evening Concert - Steve Call and the BYU Euphoric Jazz Combo Wednesday June 14 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Adam Frey 9:00 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal 10:30 AM Master Class - Charae Krueger “Cello works for the Euphonium” 12:00 PM Lunch

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Wednesday, June 14 (continued) 1:30 PM Departure for Alpharetta 3:00 PM Master Class - Brian Bowman 4:30 PM Staging and Walk-through 5:00 PM Dinner at Alpharetta First United Methodist Church 6:30 PM Outreach and External Concert 8:00 PM Ice Cream Social at Casa del Frey

Thursday, June 15 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Brian Bowman 9:00 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal 10:30 AM Master Class - Adam Frey 12:00 PM Lunch ARTIST COURSE at Schwartz STUDENT COURSE at BRB 1:30 PM Chamber Music 1:30 PM Master Class - Martin Cochran 3:00 PM Practice / Break / Exhibits 3:00 PM Chamber Music 4:00 PM Master Class - Steve Call 4:00 PM Break / Exhibits 5:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Evening Concert - Brian Bowman and IEI Graduate Students

Friday, June 16 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Tom Gibson 9:00 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal 9:45 AM Master Class - Adam Frey and Kevin Wass 11:00 AM Career Roundtable and Discussion / Exhibits 12:00 PM Lunch 1:30 PM Chamber Music 2:30 PM Participant Recital #1 4:30 PM Master Class - Brian Bowman 6:00 PM Participant Recital #2 8:00 PM Dinner - Cookout - Games - Challenges

Saturday, June 17 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Tormod Flaten 9:00 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal 10:30 AM Master Class - Tormod Flaten 12:00 PM Lunch

1:30 PM Participant Recital #3 5:00 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Closing Concert

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Sunday, June 18 8:00 AM Breakfast and Depart 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Participant and Instrument Pickup at Harris and Schwartz

IEI 2006 Staff

Adam Frey Tormod Flaten Brian Bowman Steve Call Tom Gibson Michael Moore Kevin Wass Jeff Nelsen Ryan Black Chris Buckley Mark Carlson Martin Cochran Robert Ambrose Mitsuru Saito Janice Wong Magdalena Shumanova Karen Mullins Janet Frey Charae Krueger

IEI 2006 Participants Sandy Alvarado-Ortiz Mary Baker Joel Bishop Warrick Bowman Tim Brandl Chipper Brickey Donald Bruce Ryan Chen Adam Cipinko James Cunico Leah Eggers Todd Ellis Lloyd Ferguson Hannah Fernandez Lucas Fernandez Ian Hartshorn Grayson Holland Joe Jensen Jacob Jones Brett Keating Richard Kesner Benjamin Lindroth Kristin Linn Jamie Lipton Sam LoBue Shizuka Matsuzaki Jesse McConnell AJ Miller Eric Miller Robert Morrow DeSean Oden Terry Paananen Travis Pruitt Bethlyn Rawlins Colin Simms Michael Simon Pat Stuckemeyer Mike Vallez Jiri Van der Kaay Taylor Vance Scott Willoughby

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The International Euphonium Institute Concerts Please note all concerts will take place at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts at Emory University,

1700 North Decatur Road unless otherwise noted.

Sunday, June 11 - 7:30 PM

Opening Concert and International Artist Recital with Tormod Flaten and The Georgia Brass Band

Guest Soloists: Adam Frey, Steve Call, John Caputo, and Tormod Flaten

Monday, June 12 - 7:30 PM Featured Artist Recital - Adam Frey

Guest Artists - Jeff Nelsen and Brass Quintet

Tuesday, June 13 - 7:30 PM Jazz Night with Steve Call and the BYU Euphoric Jazz Combo

Wednesday, June 14 - 6:30 PM Alpharetta First United Methodist Church

Alpharetta, Georgia

Thursday, June 15 - 7:30 PM Guest Artist Recital - Brian Bowman and the IEI Graduate Assistants

Saturday, June 17 - 7:30 PM Gala Concert featuring The International Euphonium Institute Mass Ensembles

and the Band of the US Air Force Reserve Guest Soloists - John Caputo, Tormod Flaten, and Adam Frey

Tentative dates for IEI 2007 are June 10-17!! For more information, visit www.euphonium.com