PLEASE NOTE the following competition changes:

1) The preliminary recording for the tuba artist division must include one concerto OR one sonata AND also one unaccompanied work from the selections listed below.

2) For the MOCK BAND-TUBA COMPETITION: The Centennial Overture excerpt (by Roger Nixon) is no longer required for the prellminary recording.

ITEA Journal Conference Corner Installments (34:4, 35:1, and 35:2) 

Conference Corner
Timothy Northuct, ITEC Artistic Director & Host
Volume 34 Number 4 (ITEA Journal Summer Issue)

First of all, I must say what a fantastic international conference we experienced in Denver! Bravo to Kathy Brantigan for creating such a rich and vibrant program. Kudos to those who performed and presented and a special thanks to the Lamont School of Music, the University of Denver, and the staff of the Denver Brass who helped make the conference run smoothly.

I believe that the two most important functions of the International Tuba Euphonium Association are to publish the ITEA Journal and promote conferences featuring the tuba and euphonium at regional, national, and international levels. Since the first event at Indiana University in 1973 we have held a conference every year, either on our own or in conjunction with other brass organizations. These conferences have provided us an opportunity to showcase great artists and ensembles; present masterclasses, lectures, and panel discussions by well known teachers and performers; hold outstanding student competitions; and experience the latest trends from our music industry. The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is truly honored and excited to be a part of the 35th anniversary of our association. CCM's award-winning facilities are located in the culturally rich city of Cincinnati. Within 500 miles of 60% of the country's population and an easily accessible international airport, Cincinnati along with the CCM Village make this location ideal.  

I am humbled by the magnitude of the task planning ITEC 2008, but as Artistic Director and Host, I am excited by its immense possibilities. ITEC 2008 will encompass six days of concerts, recitals, lectures, panel discussions, competitions, and masterclasses by the world's foremost classical and jazz tuba and euphonium artists. An extensive exhibit of instruments, mouthpieces, mutes, music, and recordings will also be available during the conference.

In closing, the CCM Village is dark! I encourage all members of ITEA to submit proposals for recitals and presentations. I will try to include as many of your requests as possible. Please send session proposals and solo artist and ensemble recordings to:

Timothy Northcut, 5757 Stone Trace Drive, Mason, Ohio USA, 45040.

It is with great pleasure that I invite you to come to Cincinnati and be awed by your heroes and inspired by your colleagues. It is my main objective to make your experience at ITEC 2008 last a lifetime, helping YOU to inspire, instruct, and instill our art in future generations.

Come join the celebration! I encourage you to start saving your pennies because this will be a conference YOU do not want to miss. Mark it on your calendar—June 22–28, 2008. Until the next conference corner, have a nice and relaxing summer.

Conference Corner
Timothy Northuct, ITEC Artistic Director & Host
Volume 35 Number 1 (ITEA Journal Fall Issue)

PRESERVING THE PAST—INSPIRING THE FUTURE

In planning for ITEC 2008, “Preserving the Past—Inspiring the Future” are the words—now slogan—that have been guiding my thought process and continue to serve as a guide for organizing what I hope to be one of our most historically significant conferences to date. This underlying adage will serve to express the events taking shape for the ultimate international gathering for tuba and euphonium players.

Over the next several months as the evening concerts are planned and the proposals for recitals and presentations flow in, the ITEC 2008 steering committee will be working diligently. I can tell you with great excitement that this conference will be “special.”

The CCM Village is no longer dark! The stage is now being set. Come help us celebrate our passion and be a part of what will once again be the largest gathering of tubas and euphoniums on the planet. See you in Cincinnati in '08!  

CONFERENCE CORNER
Timothy J. Northcut, ITEC Artistic Director & Host
Volume 35 Number 2 (ITEA Journal Winter Issue)

ITEC 2008 SNAPSHOT

This issue serves as a teaser to arouse your curiosity to everything that is going to take place in Cincinnati at ITEC 2008. Artists are of course still being confirmed, but let me share a few highlights.

For the Evening Concerts

• Tuesday – Cincinnati Brass Band with soloists
• Wednesday – Modern Jazz Tuba Project ; Howard Johnson and friends
• Thursday – ITEC Band with soloists
• Friday – Jazz Ambassadors of the United States Army Field Band with soloists
• Saturday – ITEC Orchestra with soloists

Daily Schedule will include

• Numerous recitals, chamber music concerts, lectures, panel discussions, and masterclasses
• Huge exhibit area of new instruments, music and accessories from major corporations and suppliers
• A memorial program to pay respect to those individuals who have passed away since the last time we convened at ITEC 2006 in Denver
• The Roger Bobo and Harvey G. Phillips Awards for excellence in the fields of recording and composition
• The Late Night Jazz Sessions at Kingsgate Marriott.  
• For the adult-amateur, do not forget about the Low Blowers Ensemble conducted by Jerry Young!  

Honorees
I am delighted to announce that the following individuals will be honored with ITEA's highest award, the Lifetime Achievement Award: Jan Koetsier (posthumous), Toru Miura , James Self , John Stevens , and Robert Tucci . Each of these gentlemen has made significant contributions to our instruments in the areas of performance, education, composition, and music industry.

Another very special event to make a note of will be an induction ceremony into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. Harvey Phillips , the “Paganini of the tuba” and a legend among brass musicians, will be honored with a concert and presented with a medallion by the Hall of Fame. I should point out that Dr. Phillips is not only the first brass musician to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but also the first “wind” musician to be inducted.   Afterwards, we will have a celebratory picnic “tuba-style” on the CCM plaza!

Other noteworthy news
Last, you must check out and see for yourself the world's largest tuba figurine and art collection—yes, the private collection of R. Winston Morris . This will truly be a sight to behold!

With these snippets of information, I hope you can start feeling with anticipation the excitement of a conference YOU do not want to miss. Please come and help celebrate our enthusiasm in a city that is known internationally for its “illustrious music history and ongoing activity as a musical center.”  

In my next (and final) conference corner, I will leave you with the words of the great American radio broadcaster Paul Harvey, “the rest of the story.” Stay tuned!