Call for Proposals – 2018 ITEA Super Regionals

The International Tuba Euphonium Association is committed to supporting regional tuba/euphonium festivals and conferences throughout the world. With such support in mind, funds and additional assistance are available for tuba and euphonium festivals outside the United States. Proposals for new events are encouraged.

TIMELINE
Proposals are now being accepted for conferences to be held in 2018. Proposals will be accepted until December 15, 2016.

SELECTION PROCESS
Applications are reviewed and evaluated by the ITEA Conference Committee then presented to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for a final consideration.

APPLICATION MATERIALS
If you would like assistance hosting a 2018 Super Regional, please send a brief proposal with the following information: • Location/Region
• Projected Dates
• Host Institution
• Facilities (including seating capacity of available halls)
• Competitions (if any)
• Budget
• Attendance Numbers from Previous Conferences (if applicable)
• Requested Funds

Also include any themes and projected soloists or major ensembles you plan to invite. ITEA strongly encourages you to focus on talent and resources from within your region.

SUBMISSION
Completed proposals are to be submitted electronically to the Conference Committee chair, Kenyon Wilson, at kwilson@kenyonwilson.com.

R. Winston Morris & the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble Celebrate their 50th Year!

Everyone is invited to join in on the fun next Oct. 20-22, 2016, in Cookeville, Tennessee, as the TENNESSEE TECH TUBA ENSEMBLE (TTTE) & Professor R. WINSTON MORRIS present their 50TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION CELEBRATION.

Morris, Professor of Music at Tennessee Technological University with 50 years of service, is the elder statesman of tuba professors in the United States. In his early years at the university, Professor Morris established the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, one of the most successful performing collegiate ensembles in history.

Most of the events for the celebration are open to the public and unless indicated otherwise will be in the Bryan Fine Arts Building, 1150 N. Dixie Ave., Cookeville.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016, will be the first night of activities starting with a 6:30p.m. screening of "TUBA U: Basso Profundo" with Emmy-Award winning Director/Producer Todd Jarrell of his National Public Television production reviewed in American Profile magazine as “… an insightful, fascinating, oom-pah-pah-wow-wow look at an instrument that deserves far more respect and recognition that it usually gets…”

At 7:00p.m.     the TTU BRASS ARTS QUINTET featuring alumni Jimmie Self, euphonium & Tim Northcut, tuba, will perform.  Morris performed tuba in the BAQ from 1967 to 2013.

8:00p.m. the NEWBERRY'S VICTORIAN CORNET BAND founded by TTU euphonium alumnus Michael O’Connor will explore a “forgotten” era of band music that was composed between the end of the Civil War and the advent of the Sousa Band in 1892. The Newberry Band brings together professional musicians who specialize in playing historical wind instruments and arrangements from that era.

At 10:00p.m. a LATE NIGHT TUBA/EUPH HANG with special entertainment will take place at the Clarion Inn, 970 South Jefferson Ave, Cookeville.


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016
Everyone will gather at 2:00 p.m. at the TTU owned Regions Bank Building, 10 West Broad Street in Cookeville for the OPENING CEREMONY and reception for the R. WINSTON MORRIS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD TUBA COLLECTION EXHIBIT.  To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ensemble in 2016/2017, Professor Morris has donated his large collection of tuba figurines and tuba oriented art works to the university.  The collection has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest collection of tuba-related items in the world.  The exhibit also includes items of historical interest pertaining to Professor Morris and the first 50-year history of the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble.

7:00p.m. the acclaimed TENNESSEE TECH TUBA ENSEMBLE performs. Recognized internationally as the leading group of its kind, the TTTE has an enviable record of 27 recording projects, eight Carnegie Hall appearances, two World’s Fairs performances, and a 50-year history of performances from Preservation Hall in New Orleans to the Spoleto Festival in Charleston to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and responsible for the composition and arrangement of more music for the tuba than any other single source.  The program will premiere great new music by TTTE Alumni Bill Cherry, Ben McMillan, Jon Oliver and Joe Murphy.

At 8:00p.m. the TTU WIND ENSEMBLE under the direction of  Professor Joseph Hermann, will present the World Premiere of EUPHONIUM CONCERTO by Professor Gregory Danner to be performed by TTU Alumnus and member of the U.S. Navy Band in Washington, DC, Bryce Edwards and the World Premiere of TUBA CONCERTO No. 5 by Dr. Leroy Osmon to be performed by TTU Alumnus and member of the U.S. Navy Band, Kyle Huron, and a performance of QUINCUNX for tuba/euphonium quartet and wind ensemble by TTTE alumnus Dr. Kenyon Wilson.

The evening concludes at 10:00p.m. with a LATE NIGHT JAZZ TUBA HANG in the  TTU Alumni Building, 705 N. Dixie Ave, Cookeville, featuring the rhythm section from the Modern Jazz Tuba Project with TTTE tuba alumni Joe Murphy and Richard Perry.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016 is the TTU HOMECOMING 2016 for those Tennessee Tech alumni who want to hang for all the festivities with the marching band, parades and football game.  There will be an evening banquet for all the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble alumni and invited guests.

Other than the closing banquet all other activities are open to the public free of charge and every one is most cordially invited to join with us as we celebrate 50 years of Tuba/Euphonium Music

New Hire: Dr. Matthew Shipes, University of Idaho

Starting in the fall of 2016, Dr. Matthew Shipes will be the Clinical Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium in the University of Idaho's Lionel Hampton School of Music. There he will teach all applied tuba and euphonium lessons, lead studio classes and the tuba-euphonium ensemble, play tuba in the Idaho Brass Quintet, as well as teach ear-training and music appreciation courses. Before moving to Moscow, Idaho, Dr. Shipes was a euphoniumist with the United States Air Force Band in Washington D.C., taught low brass at Shepherd University in West Virginia, and was the Euphonium Instructor at Towson University in Maryland. Prior to his work in the D.C. area he was the Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at Georgia College & State University while completing coursework at the University of Georgia.

New Hire: Erik Lundquist, U.S. Air Force Band Ceremonial Brass

Erik Lundquist is the newest member of the euphonium section in the United States Air Force Band Ceremonial Brass, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. His duties in the band will include Full Honors Funerals at Arlington National Cemetery as well as arrivals, patriotic programs, and change of command, retirement and awards ceremonies for foreign dignitaries at the Pentagon, White House, Air Force Memorial, and flight line arrivals at Andrews Air Force Base. Originally from Jamestown, New York, Erik received his bachelor's degrees in Music Education and Euphonium Performance in 2014, as well as a master's degree in Euphonium Performance in 2016 from the University of North Texas where he studied with Dr. Brian Bowman. Most recently he was awarded 2nd place in the Artist Euphonium division of the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival and was the winner of the 2016 International Tuba Euphonium Conference Mock Military Band Euphonium Competition in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo credit: Jamestown Post-Journal

New Hire: Zach Bridges, U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Ceremonial Band

Zach Bridges is the newest member of the tuba section of the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Ceremonial Band. His duties with the band include supporting funerals at Arlington National Cemetery and wreath-laying ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, monthly retirement parades, special reviews, and arrival and departure honors for foreign dignitaries at the White House and Pentagon. Zach received his bachelor’s degree from Baylor University, where he studied with Dr. Kent Eshelman. He received his master’s degree from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where he studied with David Kirk, Principal Tuba of the Houston Symphony. Prior to joining “Pershing’s Own,” Zach performed with the Houston Ballet, East Texas Symphony, and the Waco Symphony, as well as the festival orchestras of Lake George, Brevard Music Center, National Music Festival, Texas Music Festival, and the Sewanee Music Festival. In addition, Zach has performed in several solo competitions, including being a semifinalist the Artist Tuba solo competition at the 2014 International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Bloomington, Indiana. In addition, he was the winner of the 2011 Young Artist Tuba competition at the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival.

New Hire: Joshua DeVries, Texas Woman's University

In the spring of 2016, Joshua deVries was appointed as Instructor of Tuba & Euphonium at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, TX and will continue in this role for the 2016-2017 academic year. Mr. deVries enjoys a diverse career as a musician and has performed with ensembles such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Philharmonic, South Florida Philharmonic, New World Symphony Orchestra, Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, and others. He currently lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and maintains a private studio of students outside of his studio at Texas Woman’s University.

2017 GABBF: CALL FOR PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS

The Great American Brass Band Festival (GABBF) in Danville, Kentucky announces a call for papers and presentations for the 2017 GABBF Brass Symposium. The Brass Symposium will be June 2, 2017, an educational event that serves as part of the Great American Brass Band Festival, which runs  June 1-4, 2017. Presenters who are selected will be offered a $350 stipend plus free lodging on the Centre College campus.

Presentations are typically 25-30 minutes, plus 5 minutes for questions. There is no particular format required. Proposals may be academic paper presentations, performance demonstrations, historical lectures, or other formats. Creative or unusual presentation proposals are welcomed and encouraged. (Powerpoint, video and sound playback resources will be available to the presenter.)

The 2017 GABBF theme is "The Roaring Twenties," however, papers and presentations for the Brass Symposium are not required to be on this topic. Historically, presentations have been on topics such as  brass instruments,  brass bands, band history, performance practice, and music history/literature.
Proposals, or questions about proposals, should be sent via email to Jason Dovel  at
Jason.Dovel@uky.edu.  If large files need to be sent, a Dropbox link is preferred.

Proposals must be received by November  1, 2016.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.gabbf.org/festival/education/brass-symposium/