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JOSE SIBAJA, trumpet
A native of Costa Rica, Jose studied at the New World School of the Arts and at the University of Miami in Gilbert Johnson's studio. Jose is active in South Florida's Latin music scene and toured the world extensively in Ricky Martin's band for eight years. Jose has a vast recording career that can be heard on more than 300 professional recordings. His versatility in all styles of music is his signature trademark. Jose is Associate Professor of Trumpet at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University.
DOMINGO PAGLIUCA, trombone
A native of Venezuela, Domingo Pagliuca holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Florida. He was Principal trombone of the Miami Symphony, and is currently Principal trombone of the Florida Grand Opera Orchestra and Palm Beach Symphony. Pagliuca has been on faculty with EL SISTEMA (Venezuela), Palm Beach Atlantic University, and Florida Int’l University. He has received four Latin Grammys as a musician on the winning albums, performed with Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, and Quincy Jones, and heard on more than 100 albums.
CHRIS CASTELLANOS, horn
A lifelong resident of Las Vegas, Chris received his formal education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Chris is a former member and soloist with the Las Vegas Philharmonic and served as a hornist for the Nevada Chamber Orchestra, Las Vegas Jazz Connection, and the TAD Wind Symphony of Japan. Chris has backed countless headliners including Frank Sinatra Jr., Tony Bennett, Luciano Pavarotti, Yes, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé, Johnny Mathis, Andrea Bocelli, and more.
JEFF CONNER, trumpet
Jeff Conner is an original member of Boston Brass. He founded the group with fellow Boston musicians while a student at Boston University and has engineered the meteoric rise of this ensemble's fame in the world of popular chamber music. Jeff received his Master's degree in Music from Boston University and his Bachelor's degree in music from Boston Conservatory. He is an Entrepreneurial Advisor for New England Conservatory’s Entrepreneurial Musicianship program.
Boston Brass Summer Intensive June 18-24, 2017 Set in the high plains of Laramie, Wyoming on the campus of the University of Wyoming, the Boston Brass Summer Intensive is a weeklong session featuring the world-renowned Boston Brass. It is designed around performance and career development for brass players seeking advanced instruction in chamber music, audition preparation and guidance for those aspiring to a career in music performance.
Tuition: $950 • Includes food and lodging • Special incentives for the first 10 to register • Reduced tuition of $600 without food and
lodging • Reduced tuition of $850 for returning
members or preformed ensembles • Payment deadline is:
June 5, 2017 • Round trip accommodations from Denver
International Airport to Laramie available for an additional charge. We will book it for you.
Topics will include: - Career development - Audition preparation - Brass literature in chamber settings - Music entrepreneurship - Applied lessons in masterclass format - “Maximize Your Performance” class - Daily Breathing Gym with Sam Pilafian - Arranging - Recording and recording technology on
a budget - Boston Brass open rehearsals - Boston Brass live performances - Performance opportunities in student &
combined professional /student groups and masterclass settings
- Coaching from the members of the Boston Brass, Tim Morrison and some special guests TBA!
The institute invites members beginning their first year of collegiate study through graduate level college students.
Boston Brass welcomes special guest trumpet artist Tim Morrison to the 2017 BBSI.
For more information and application please contact: Dr. Scott Meredith, Professor of Trumpet at the University of Wyoming - [email protected] - 307-223-2001
For Payment and Registration, please contact the University of Wyoming Fine Arts Box Office: Phone: 307.766.5139 Email: [email protected]
Online Registration: http://tinyurl.com/BBSI2017
SAM PILAFIAN, tuba
Sam Pilafian, tubist/arranger, is a founding member of the Empire Brass Quintet. He has recorded and performed with the Boston Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke's, and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, among others. Sam is the coauthor of groundbreaking pedagogical texts and DVDs “Breathing Gym” and “Brass Gym”. He served on the faculties of Boston University, Tanglewood Institute, Berklee College of Music, Frost School of Music and is Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University.
FormoreinformationabouttheBostonBrass,pleasevisit:http://bostonbrass.com/about/meet-the-band/
