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BRISBANE LOWER BRASS WEEKEND

QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM, 140 GREY ST, SOUTH BRISBANE

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6 TO SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6

1-130PM ROOM 2.14 WELCOME TO ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS AND OBSERVERS

Peter Luff and Greg Aitken – Co-Chairs, Brass Department

INTRODUCTION TO HEARING PROTECTION

Ian O’Brien – University of Sydney

MASTERCLASSES

130-330PM ROOM 2.14 Dale Truscott (trombone)

Orchestral excerpts and sectional playing masterclass

Please prepare mock audition excerpts

Performers: Thomas Greer

Jessica Jacobs

Edward Koltun

Brett Milford

Nic Thomson

Amanda Tillett

Chris Upton

Sam Nolan (bass trombone – sectional excerpts only)

130-330PM ROOM 1.21 Tom Coyle (bass trombone)

Solo performance masterclass

Please prepare 5 min own choice work/excerpt of work

Performers: Simon Baldwin

Stephen Lebsanft

Jake Mirabito

Sam Nolan (to perform first and then join tenor class)

John Rotar

Phil Soalhiera

Vili Spencer

130-330PM BOARDROOM Greg Aitken (euphonium)



Performers: Paul Black

James Blackford

Kaitlyn Brindley

Sandon Godwin-Welch

Nathan Gunnis

Anton Kalisch-Smith

Emi Miyoshi

Bartholomew John O’Donovan

130-330PM ROOM 2.15 Thomas Allely (tuba)



Performers: Liam Acheson

Naomi Christensen

William Cuthbert

Bill Deer

James Harvey

Murray Walker

Oliver Wheeler

Tobias Whitbread-Edwards

4-6PM ROOM 2.14 WORKSHOP - CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUES

Ben Marks

Please prepare several short excerpts of a solo piece requiring extended

contemporary techniques (eg. multiphonics) if you wish to perform in this

workshop. The workshop will conclude with a group improvisation session

for all active participants, led by Ben Marks.

Performers: All active participants

***Dinner break***

730-930PM ORCH. HALL QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM LOWER BRASS

FACULTY RECITAL

Jason Redman, Dale Truscott, Ben Marks, Jamie Kennedy – trombone

Tom Coyle – bass trombone

Greg Aitken, Emi Miyoshi – euphonium

Thomas Allely – tuba

Mitchell Leigh – piano

Anima String Quartet

***ENTRY BY GOLD COIN DONATION***

COLLINS Two Motets

SZENTPÁLI Ballade

HIDAS Florida Concerto – Mvts 1+3

VIZZUTTI Funk

BOISMORTIER Sonata No. 19, Op. 40, No. 3

Interval

SULEK Sonata

SCELSI Three Pieces

KRAFT Encounters II

STANHOPE Four Concert Studies

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7

WARM-UP CLASSES

830-930AM ROOM 1.39 Ben Marks (tenor and bass trombones)

All active participants and observers

BOARDROOM Thomas Allely (euphoniums and tubas)


10-11AM BOARDROOM WORKSHOP - PREPARING TO PLAY YOUR BEST

Dale Truscott

All active participants and observers (NB: first in best dressed – limited

seating available)

11AM- BOARDROOM Q&A SESSION: ASK THE PANEL

12PM Jason Redman, Dale Truscott, Tom Coyle, Thomas Allely,

Greg Aitken

All active participants and observers (NB: first in best dressed – limited

seating available)

***Lunch break***

MASTERCLASSES

1-3PM ROOM 1.21 Tom Coyle (bass trombone)



Performers: Simon Baldwin

Tim Duncan

Matthew Kachel

Sean Mackenzie

Bevan Messenger

Jake Mirabito

Sam Nolan

Phil Soalhiera

Ben Turner

Milo Dodd (tenor – sectional excerpts only)

Thomas Greer (tenor – sectional excerpts only)

Edward Koltun (tenor – sectional excerpts only)

Amanda Tillett (tenor – sectional excerpts only)

Murray Walker (tuba – sectional excerpts only)

1-3PM ROOM 1.39 Jason Redman (trombone)



Performers: Miles Diment-Smith (tenor or alto)

Jessica Jacobs

John Read

Vili Spencer (alto)

Catherine Stanley

Noel Stephenson (tenor or alto)

Nic Thomson (tenor or alto)

Chris Upton (tenor or alto)

1-3PM BOARDROOM Greg Aitken (euphonium) with Thomas Allely (tuba)

Orchestral/band excerpts and sectional playing masterclass



James Blackford

Kaitlyn Brindley

Nathan Gunnis

Anton Kalisch-Smith

Emi Miyoshi


MASTERCLASSES

330-530PM ROOM 1.21 Jason Redman (trombone)



Performers: Andrew Challinor

Miles Diment-Smith

Trea Hindley

Stephen Lebsanft

John Rotar

Vili Spencer

Amanda Tillett

Jake Mirabito (bass trombone – sectional excerpts only)

Sam Nolan (bass trombone – sectional excerpts only)

330-530PM ROOM 1.39 Dale Truscott (trombone)



Performers: Milo Dodd

Thomas Greer

Danny Horsford

Edward Koltun

Brett Milford

Nic Thomson

Daniel Walton

330-530PM BOARDROOM Thomas Allely (tuba)




Warren Berry

Matthew Futo

James Harvey

Chloe Higgins

John Szkutko

Murray Walker

Simon Baldwin (bass trombone – sectional excerpts only)

Ben Turner (bass trombone – sectional excerpts only)

545-715PM PUNJABI PALACE GROUP DINNER

Punjabi Palace (Indian restaurant)

135 Melbourne St, West End

http://www.punjabipalace.com.au/PDfs/PP_indianBanquet.pdf

Cost: $27.50 p.p (plus drinks) – RSVP at Welcome on Friday September 6

http://www.punjabipalace.com.au/PDfs/PP_indianBanquet.pdf

730-9PM ROOM 1.21 LOWER BRASS CHOIR 1: Rehearsal

Peter Luff (conductor)

Repertoire TBC

Performers: All active participants as well as observers (AMEB standard

Grade 5+)

730-9PM ROOM 1.39 LOWER BRASS CHOIR 2: Rehearsal

Thomas Allely (conductor)

Repertoire TBC

Performers: All active participants as well as observers (AMEB standard

Grade 5+)

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8

WARM-UP CLASSES

830-930AM ROOM 2.14 Greg Aitken (euphoniums and tubas)


830-930AM ROOM 2.15 Dale Truscott (tenor and bass trombones)


930-945AM RECITAL HALL Draw to determine order of mock audition candidates

All mock orchestral audition candidates (see list below) must attend

10AM- RECITAL HALL MOCK ORCHESTRAL AUDITION: 1st round

1230PM Orchestral excerpts (as advised by email)

Lots will be drawn before the first round to determine the order of

performers. All active participants and observers may listen to all

performers in each round of the mock audition, with a discussion to follow

the final round.

Warm-up room for candidates auditioning in Recital Hall: 2.14


James Blackford

Andrew Challinor

Miles Diment-Smith

Milo Dodd

Thomas Greer

Trea Hindley

Danny Horsford

Jamie Kennedy

Edward Koltun

Stephen Lebsanft

Brett Milford

Emi Miyoshi


Vili Spencer

Nic Thomson

Amanda Tillett

Chris Upton

10AM- BOARDROOM MOCK ORCHESTRAL AUDITON: 1st round

1230PM Orchestral excerpts (as advised by email)

Lots will be drawn before the first round to determine the order of

performers. All active participants and observers may listen to all

performers in each round of the mock audition, with a discussion to follow

the final round.

Warm-up room for candidates auditioning in Boardroom: 2.15


Simon Baldwin

Naomi Christensen

Tim Duncan

Matthew Futo

James Harvey

Chloe Higgins

Matthew Kachel

Sean Mackenzie

Elise Mills

Jake Mirabito

Sam Nolan

Philip Soalheira

John Szkutko

Ben Turner

Murray Walker

Oliver Wheeler

***Announcement of 2nd round candidates by the panel (QSO lower brass section

members) after the conclusion of the 1st round - followed by a short lunch break***

1-3PM RECITAL HALL MOCK ORCHESTRAL AUDITION: 2nd round

Orchestral excerpts (as advised) – sectional round with

QSO lower brass (Jason Redman, Dale Truscott, Tom Coyle,

Thomas Allely) followed by a short discussion

Warm-up rooms for candidates auditioning in Recital Hall: 2.14 and 2.15

330-5PM PARKLANDS LOWER BRASS CHOIRS 1 AND 2

Rehearsal and short performance with video recording for

YouTube

5PM End of 2013 Brisbane Lower Brass Weekend

QCGU South Bank venue map: Level 1



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