
ITEC 2008 (Tuesday): Conference Host Tim Northcut pictured with Velvet Brown, following Velvet's performance of Peter Meechan's
Episodes and Echoes with the Cincinnati Brass Band.

ITEC 2008 (Tuesday): Two performers from Tuesday night's concert, Jim Gourlay (UK) & Robert Childs (UK). Gourlay performed Bruce Fraser's Concerto (with the composer conducting) and Childs conducted three works with his son David as soloist.

ITEC 2008 (Tuesday): The first of two picnics for the week. Great food and great music provided by finalists in the tuba-euphonium quartet competition.

ITEC 2008 (Tuesday): The Mark Nelson Quartet (Kelly Thomas & Matt Tropman euphoniums and Mark Nelson & Don Harry tubas) opened tonight's concert with a premiere of
Greetings! Fanfare by Walter Ross.

ITEC 2008 (Tuesday): Euphonium soloist David Childs (UK) pictured with Anita Cocker Hunt (conductor of the Cincinnati Brass Band). David performed several selections with father Robert conducting!

ITEC 2008 (Tuesday): Sérgio Carolino (Portugal) and Conference Host Tim Northcut (USA) following Carolino's virtuosic performance of jORGE sALGUEIRO's cONCERTO fOR tUBA.

ITEC 2008 (Wednesday): Dan Perantoni and Harvey Phillips in masterclass with ITEC Young Artist Winner Brandon Davis.

ITEC 2008 (Wednesday): L-R Josh Nemith (piano), Steven Mead, Caryl Conger (piano), and Jens-Björn Larsen following their afternoon recital.

ITEC 2008 (Wednesday): Robert Tucci & Gerhard Meinl during their "Metal Masters" Exhibit

ITEC 2008 (Wednesday): Jens-Björn Larsen & Sérgio Carolino (tubists extradonaire!)

ITEC 2008 (Wednesday): Jens-Björn Larsen executing some "stress relief" for our conference host.

ITEC 2008 (Thursday): Steven Mead (UK) & John Stevens (USA, ITEA Lifetme Achievement Awardee) in rehearsal for their Saturday night performance.

ITEC 2008 (Friday): The "new generation" Gerhard Meinl Tuba Sextet (L-R): Gerhard Meinl, Alessandro Fossi, Roland Szentpáli, Alan Baer, Velvet Brown, Jens-Björn Larsen, & Matt Tropman.

ITEC 2008 (Friday): L-R Tom Ball, Marc Dickman, and Jun Yamoaka backstage before tonight's performance.

ITEC 2008 (Friday): Sotto Voce Quartet premiered Tony Plog's
Calm Down, commissioned for ITEC 2008 (L-R Mike Forbes, Mark Carlson, Nat McIntosh, & Demondrae Thurman)

ITEC 2008 (Saturday): L-R Caryl Conger & Mike Dunn following their recital performance.

ITEC 2008 (Saturday): L-R Conductor Markus Theinert & tubist Øystein Baadsvik following a performance of Arild Plau's
Concerto for Tuba

ITEC 2008 (Saturday): L-R Gene Pokorny & John Stevens (conductor/composer) following the premiere performance of Stevens'
Monument: An Elegy in memory of Tommy Johnson.

ITEC 2008 (Saturday): L-R Steven Mead and composer Shawn Okpebholo following the premiere of his Concerto for Euphonium.