New Hire: Dr. Albert Miller

Dr. Albert Miller has recently accepted a position as the Director of Jazz Studies and Instructor of Low Brass at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas. In this position, Albert will oversee all aspects of the Jazz Studies program at KWU and teach all low brass students. He has also accepted a position as a part-time assistant band director at Free State High School in Lawrence, Kansas. In this position he will direct the symphonic band, the jazz band, and assist with the marching band. Albert has made a name for himself by being a professional musician on multiple instruments. Comfortable in jazz, classical, and chamber settings on tuba, euphonium, and trombone, he has had success in competitions and been a guest artist at several universities around the country. Albert recently received the Doctor of Musical Arts in Tuba/Euphonium Performance from the University of Kansas where he studied with renowned pedagogue Scott Watson. Prior to his time at KU, he earned a Master of Music degree from the University of Arkansas and a Bachelor in Music Education degree from Indiana State University. His primary teachers are Scott Watson, Dr. Ben Pierce, and Dr. Alex Lapins.

ITEC Competitions: Results

ITEC 2014 COMPETITION WINNERS

Euphonium Young Artist
1 Alfredo Leitão
2 Max Dobson
3 Nathan Galerstein

Euphonium Artist
1 Chris Leslie
2 Steven Darling
3 Richard Demy

Tuba Young Artist
1 Gergely Lukacs
2 John Paul Powers
3 Matthew Baker

Tuba Artist
1 Jun Miyanishi
2 Takahiro Kim
3 Phil Bloomer

Mock Military Band Audition, Tuba
Winner: James Land
Runner-up: Nick Beltchev

Mock Military Band Audition, Euphonium
Winner: Chris Leslie
Runner-up: Matt Solis

Arnold Jacobs Mock Orchestral Tuba Audition
Winner: Phil Bloomer
Runner-up: James Land
Honorable mention: Nick Beltchev

Chamber Music
1 USC Quartet (University of Southern California)
2 UGA Quartet (University of Georgia)
3 Journey Quartet (Japan)

Rich Matteson Jazz Improvisation 
1 Tyler Giroux
2 Beserat Tafesse
3 Diego Flores

ITEA Awards: Results

2014 ITEA AWARDS
*Winners are denoted by an asterisk*

Harvey G. Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition
Finalist Nominees:

Tuba or Euphonium Featured in Chamber Music
Nathan Daughtrey: Spitfire for Euphonium and marimba/vibraphone
Matthew Murchison: Sadko for Euphonium and Cello
Balee Pongklad: In (out of) Sync for Euphonium, Oboe and Piano
*Justin Raines: Cauterizing the Soul for Tuba and String Quartet

Tuba in a Solo Role
Bruce Broughton: Turbulence for tuba and wind ensemble
Luis Cardoso: Entia Imaginaria II for tuba and piano
*Roberto Pintos: Concierto para tuba y orquesta for tuba and orchestra

Euphonium in a Solo Role
*Nathan Daughtrey: Coming Home for Euphonium and Percussion Quintet
Yo Goto: A War in Wonderland for Solo Euphonium
Tyler Kline: For Those That Wander for Euphonium and Piano

Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble
*Tom Davoren: Pads and Riffs for Ten Tubas with Percussion
Ben McMillan: Evolutions for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble
Roland Szentpali: Math: Prime Numbers for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet

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Clifford Bevan Award for Excellence in Research
Finalist Nominees:

*Dr. Gail Robertson: Restoring the Euphonium's Legacy as Cello of the Wind Band
*Volny Hostiou: Le Serpent dit Francais: Aspects Organologiques et Sonores
Laura Potter: Growth Possibilities: Metamorphosis in Vagn Holmboe's Tuba Solos
Dr. Linda Pearse: An Anthology of Seventeenth-Century Italian Motets with Trombone
Dr. Andrew Larson: Investigating "Experimentalism": A Case Study of the Tuba and its Repertoire

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Roger Bobo Award for Excellence in Recording
Finalist Nominees:

Solo Classical Tuba
Hiroaki Shiomi: Brand New Morning
*Kent Eshelman: Flavors
Sergio Carolino: Surrealistic Discussion
Tom McCaslin: One More Dance

Solo Classical Euphonium
Ben Pierce: Notes from the Underground
*David Bandman: Mendez
Glenn Van Looy: Stories of Life
Steven Mead: Diamonds

Jazz/Rock/Fusion/Commercial Tuba or Euphonium
Bill Muter: Off Script
*RTB Crew: Meet the Beat

Chamber Music/Large
Eufonix: Brink
*Mr. SC and the Wild Bones Gang: Sergio Carolino Presents Mr. SC and the Wild Bones Gang
Nick Etheridge: Diversity
Tubas Unlimited: Magic Tubas

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Jim and Jamie Self Creative Award
Nominees:

David Bandman: "Mendez": Solo CD Project
Dr. Andrew Larson: Tuba and Theremin Project: The Walabuht Collective: Dr. Andy
Larson, Tuba and Aaron Wold, Theremin Owner
*Kristoffer Lo: : Ryvingen Lighthouse Recording Project

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Lifetime Achievement Awards
Paul Droste
Presented by Pat Stuckemeyer

Warren Deck
Presented by Kathy Brantigan

Michael Lind
Presented by R. Winston Morris

Rudolf Meinl, Sr.
Presented by Rex Martin

Harold Brasch
Presented by William Winkle

Mälmo Opera Orchestra: Antonio Neilley-Menéndez de Llano

Tubist Antonio Neilley-Menéndez de Llano has passed his one-year trial with the Mälmo Opera Orchestra in Sweden. Born in Sydney, Australia of Australian and Spanish heritage, de Llano completed a Bachelor of Music Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he studied with the Sydney Symphony's Steve Rossé. He continued his training in Switzerland, where he pursued a Masters in Music Performance (Orchestral and Jazz) with Anne Jelle Visser of the Zürcher Oper. Previous accolades include being a finalist at the 2010 Jeju (South Korea) Brass Competition and winning the Principal Tuba position with the Australian Youth Orchestra from 2005 to 2007. De Llano has played with many of Australia and New Zealand's symphony and opera orchestras and for the last two years has been a regular substitute in Switzerland with the Zurich Opera and the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra.

New Hire: Gretchen Renshaw

Gretchen Renshaw will join the faculty of Siena Heights University in Fall 2014 as Adjunct Instructor of Low Brass. Her duties will include teaching low brass lessons and music theory, ear training, and music appreciation courses. Gretchen is entering the final year of her D.M.A. in Tuba Performance and M.M. in Wind/Orchestral Conducting at Michigan State University, where she is a University Distinguished Fellow. Her prior studies have resulted in Euphonium Performance degrees from the University of Arkansas and Penn State. Her primary teachers include Philip Sinder, Benjamin Pierce, Steven Mead, and Velvet Brown. Gretchen has enjoyed success in several major competitions, including winning the concerto competitions at the University of Arkansas and Penn State, the International Women’s Brass Conference Euphonium Competition, and the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Brass Competition. She has also been a finalist and semi-finalist in the International Tuba Euphonium Conference and Falcone Competitions on both tuba and euphonium. In addition to performing, Gretchen is an active arranger, having published several works through Potenza Music. For more information, visit www.gretchenrenshaw.com

ITEA Roger Bobo Awards in Recording FINALISTS

FINALISTS: 
Category A
Hiroaki Shiomi - Brand New Morning
Kent Eshelman - Flavors
Sergio Carolino - Surrealistic Discussion
Tom McCaslin - One More Dance

Category B
Ben Pierce - Notes from the Underground
David Bandman - Mendez
Glenn Van Looy - Stories of Life
Steven Mead - Diamonds

Category C
Bill Muter - Off Script
RTB Crew - Meet the Beat

Category D
Euphonix - Brink
Mr. SC and the Wild Bones Gang - Sergio Carolino Presents Mr. SC and the Wild Bones Gang
Nick Etheridge - Diversity
Tubas Unlimited - Magic Tubas

First Round Adjudicators:

Category A - Solo Classical Tuba
Fritz Kaenzig - chair
Dave Holben
Patricio Cosentino

Category B - Solo Classical Euphonium
Mark Carlson - Chair
Marc Dickman
Matthew van Emmerik

Category C - Jazz/Rock/Fusion/Commercial Tuba or Euphonium
Richard Murrow - chair
Jon Sass
John Noreyko

Category D - Chamber Music/Large Ensemble
Brian Meixner - chair
Tormod Flaten
Jeremy Lewis

Rich Matteson Jazz Competition Finalists Posted

Finalists for the ITEA Rich Matteson Jazz Competition are (to be held at ITEC 2014):
 
Matthew Della Camera
Diego Flores
Tyler Giroux
Beserat Tafesse
Kosuke Toho