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NOVEMBER

November 20, 2007 SPANISH BRASS LUUR METALLS ACTÚA EN EL PALAU DE LA MÚSICA DE VALENCIA El quinteto de viento metal valenciano Spanish Brass Luur Metalls actuará el próximo 20 de noviembre en el Palau de la Música de Valencia.

Obras de Elliott Carter, Robert Gulya, André Lafosse, Ruperto Chapí, Isaac Albéniz, Paquito d'Rivera y G. Giménez.

Sala Iturbi, 20'15 horas.

Entradas a la venta en Servientrada de Bancaja.

Laura Gil, Spanish Brass Luur Metalls, http://www.spanishbrass.com, http://www.sbalz.com ,http://www.brassurround.com. 

December

12/18-22 The Midwest Clinic An International Band and Orchestral Conference
Chicago, Illinois USA
http://www.midwestclinic.com/

January

1/15 U.S. Army Band EUPHONIUM Audition
www.armyfieldband.com/pages/vacancy/band_euphonium.html
Resume/Tape deadline: December 5, 2007
Audition date: January 15, 2008 Printable vacancy flyer  
JOB DESCRIPTION: Perform in the Concert Band of The United States Army Field Band Tour approximately 100 days per year in the U.S. and abroad Work with Educational Outreach Program in schools across the nation There are opportunities to perform in small chamber music ensembles Position requires a minimum 3-year enlistment--the candidate will be informed of acceptance prior to enlistment

CONTACT: Attn: Auditions The U.S. Army Field Band 4214 Field Band Drive Fort Meade, MD 20755-5330 Phone: (301) 677-5781 or 6231 FieldBand.Auditions@us.army.mil

1/30-2/2 U.S. Army Band 25th Annual Tuba-Euphonium Conference
The U.S. Army Band is proud to announce the 25th Annual Tuba-Euphonium Conference. The Conference features concerts, recitals, exhibits, master classes and lectures by leading low brass authorities from around the world.

The 2008 Conference will open on Wednesday, January 30 and close Saturday, February 2. Events on all four days are free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations are required for the events. There is no registration fee and any tuba or euphonium player is invited to bring his/her horn for reading sessions. Military musicians are invited to perform with the Armed Forces Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.

The Conference will take place at Brucker Hall on historic Fort Myer, Virginia. Fort Myer is located across the Potomac River from Washington, DC, and is accessible by Interstates 395 and 66 and by U.S. Route 50.

For more information, please contact MSG Don Palmire.

February

March

March 2 Temple University Wind Symphony featuring the American Brass Quintet www.temple.edu/boyer
Temple University Wind Symphony Arthur D. Chodoroff, conductor American Brass Quintet, guest artists Resplendent Glory by Rossano Galante First Suite in E-flat by Gustav Holst Bells for Stokowski by Michael Dougherty Shadowcatcher by Eric Ewazen Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 3:00PM Gordon Theater, Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts 3rd and Linden Streets, Camden, NJ Free admission Information: (215) 204-7600   

 

March 13-15 Tubonium6 (www.houseoflowaire.com)
Tubonium6 will take place on March 13-15, 2008 at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, MN. Our featured artists will be Dan Perantoni on tuba, Brian Bowman on euphonium, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble under the direction of John Stevens. Tickets are available at the door or via the website: www.houseoflowaire.com.

Hope to see you there! ~Paul Budde

April

May

5/15/2008 International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen
(Horn/Tuba)

http://www.instrumental-competition.de/

The International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen is held in a world famous centre of the making of musical instruments. Musical instruments have been built in high quality in the "Musikwinkel" for 350 years. The competition has its roots in this long and living condition.

The competition started with the modest beginning of a violin contest from 1950 to 1956. The competition has developed to a performance of international meaning and in 1993 it was admitted to the "WORLD FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITIONS."

May 9 & 10 Fredericton International TubaFest - 2008 (www.cel.unb.ca/music/tubafest)
  
The UNB Centre for Musical Arts is hosting its 5th Annual Tuba-Euphonium workshop. Quest clinicians this year are Sotto Voce-- an internationally recognized tuba/euphonium quartet from the United States. Join players from the Maritime Provinces, Quebec and New England states for a weekend of clinics and performances of music written for low brass ensembles.

The workshop is open to players of all ages and levels of ability. There will be a public concert Saturday night featuring all players and clinicians. The event will be on the University of New Brunswick Campus in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Visit our website www.cel.unb.ca/music/tubafest for more information and a registration form or contact rriding@unb.ca.  

June

JUNE 22-28, 2008 Summer Institute for Brass Quintet Brass Chamber Music for High School Students, College Students and Young Professionals who play trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba. Participants can expect an intensive week of instruction at NYU, in the heart of New York City's Greenwich Village, interacting with NYU\'s world-class brass faculty. * Benefit from master classes, private instruction, workshops and concerts. * Interact with a diversity of world-renowned NYU faculty artists. * Study in New York City, the music capital of the world. Instrumentalists or pre-formed brass ensembles, proficient at an advanced level, are encouraged to apply. http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/brass/summer/

July

July 5-13 3RD ANNUAL NORTHEAST TUBA EUPHONIUM WORKSHOP

ENDICOTT COLLEGE - Beverly, MA (USA) (The ocean is literally right across the road!) Open to High School, College and Adult participants. Mike Milnarik, Director and TUBA (Boston, UNITED STATES), and Roland Froescher, EUPHONIUM (Berne, SWITZERLAND) Visit www.netew.com for application, more information, 2007 photos, sound clips, videos and testimonials. DISCOUNT for early application. Two payment options available. Come join us!

July 9-20, 2008 Art of Sound Summer Brass Institute and Festival on the San Francisco Peninsula; featured faculty are the Bay Brass, with special guests to be announced. We invite avid brass players to this intensive institute for study, coached quintet work, solo and ensemble performances, master classes. Visit http://brass.menloschool.org to apply online. Contact Music Director Vicky Greenbaum for information at vgreenbaum@menloschool.org.

August

July 27-August 8 The Atlantic Brass Quintet would like to announce two brass quintet seminars for the summer of 2008: a 2-week seminar at Boston University, and a 1-week seminar at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California. Download applications at www.atlanticbrassquintet.com The Boston University Band Program and its Director, Chris Parks, is proud to present the Atlantic Brass Quintet International Brass Quintet Seminar from July 27 to August 8, 2008. Questions? Call: 617 358 BAND [2263] or email: bands@bu.edu www.bu.edu/bands/concert/chamber/summerprogram www.atlanticbrassquintet.com

September