The International Euphonium Institute

Presented by the Yamaha Corporation of America

June 15-21, 2008

Atlanta, Georgia Emory University

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Welcome to The International Euphonium Institute 2008!

Welcome to our 5th Year Celebration!! I cannot believe that it has been 5 years since the first IEI in 2004. I remember its humble beginnings of 4 staff and 14 participants...now we have more than 50 participants and 12 staff. We have some special guests that include not only our international guests Jukka Myllys and Øystein Baadsvik, but also the NABBA Honors champions, the Georgia Brass Band. Also, we have the inaugural IEI Festival Band. Thank you for being a part of this amazing week and also a personal thanks to our sponsors that make this week possible. I look forward to being inspired by the vitality and musicianship of the participants.

Adam Frey

Artistic Director, The International Euphonium Institute

Table of Contents

Daily Schedule and Programs 4

Biographies of Artists and Staff 15

Presenting and Major Sponsors

Supporting Sponsors Cimmaron Music

Meinl-Weston Ken Friedrich

The Euphonium Foundation, Inc.

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Program of Events Sunday, June 15 1:00-5:00 PM Registration at Tharp Rehearsal Hall at the Schwartz Center 5:00 PM Meeting, Social, and Dinner - Patterson Green 7:30 PM Opening Recital - International Artist Jukka Myllys and the Georgia Brass Band

Monday, June 16 7:30 AM Breakfast (Everyday) 8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Jukka Myllys / Stacy Baker 9:15 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal 11:00 AM Master Class - Jukka Myllys 12:30 PM Lunch - Arts Common Room

ARTIST COURSE STUDENT COURSE 1:30 PM Chamber Music 1:30 PM Master Class - Mark Carlson 3:00 PM Practice / Break 3:00 PM Chamber Music 4:00 PM Master Class - Brian Bowman 4:00 PM Practice / Break 5:30 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Pre-Concert Lecture by Eric Ewazen 7:30 PM Evening Concert - Adam Frey and Friends

Tuesday, June 17 8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Jukka Myllys / Stacy Baker 9:15 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal 11:00 AM Master Class - Tom Gibson 12:30 PM Lunch - Arts Common Room

ARTIST COURSE STUDENT COURSE 1:30 PM Chamber Music 1:30 PM Master Class - Martin Cochran 3:00 PM Practice / Break 3:00 PM Chamber Music 4:00 PM Master Class - Adam Frey 4:00 PM Practice / Break 5:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Evening Concert - Brian Bowman and IEI Teaching Assistants

Wednesday June 18 8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Adam Cole–Feldenkrais Session 9:15 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal 11:00 AM Master Class - Brian Bowman 12:30 PM Change/Prepare to Depart 1:00 PM Box Lunches and Departure for Alpharetta 3:00 PM Master Class - Øystein Baadsvik 5:00 PM Dinner at Alpharetta First United Methodist Church

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Wednesday, June 18 (continued) 6:30 PM Outreach and External Concert 8:00 PM Ice Cream Social at Casa del Frey

Thursday, June 19 8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Adam Frey / Øystein Baadsvik 9:15 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal 11:00 AM Master Class - The View from the Podium - A Conductor’s Perspective 12:30 PM Lunch - Arts Common Room

ARTIST COURSE STUDENT COURSE 1:30 PM Chamber Music 1:30 PM Duets and Music Exploration 2:45 PM Duets and Music Exploration 2:45 PM Chamber Music 4:00 PM Master Class and Jazz Improv Class - Gail Robertson 5:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Concert - Øystein Baadsvik and Jazz Night with Gail Robertson

Friday, June 20 8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Øystein Baadsvik 9:15 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal 10:00 AM Master Class - Adam Frey 11:30 AM Chamber Music 12:30 PM Lunch 1:15 PM Career Roundtable and Discussion / Exhibits 2:30 PM Participant Recital #1 4:30 PM Master Class - Jukka Myllys 6:00 PM Participant Recital #2 8:00 PM Dinner - Cookout - Games - Challenges

Saturday, June 21 8:30 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals - Øystein Baadsvik 9:15 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal 11:00 AM Master Class - Øystein Baadsvik 12:30 PM Lunch 1:30 PM Participant Recital #3 3:30 PM Participant Recital #4 5:00 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Gala Concert with the IEI Ensembles and the IEI Festival Band

Sunday, June 22 8:00 AM Breakfast and Depart 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Participant and Instrument Pickup at Harris Hall

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Sunday, June 15 - 7:30 PM International Artist Recital - Jukka Myllys

Caryl Conger, Piano Glen Meadow Fanfare David Dover

World Premiere Georgian Song Mili Balakireff Euphonium Concerto Jukka Linkola I. Agitato Berceuse Armas Järnefelt Concert Variations Jan Bach

—Intermission —

The Georgia Brass Band 2008 North American Brass Band Association Champions - Honors Section

Joe Johnson, conductor

Praise Wilfred Heaton Napoli Herman Bellstedt arr. Owenson

JR Stock, euphonium Hymn for Diana Joseph Turrin Call of the Seasons Philip Catelinet

Adam Frey, euphonium Suite in F Major Gustav Holst I’ll Not Turn Back Ivor Bosanko

Paul Poovey, cornet Gail Robertson, euphonium Slaidburn Walter Rimmer

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Monday, June 16 - 7:30 PM Artist Recital - Adam Frey and Friends

Caryl Conger, Piano Sonata for Euphonium Eric Ewazen

World Premiere

Suite for Euphonium, Tuba, and Piano Barbara York Tango Polka

Stacy Baker, tuba

The Journey Home Martin Mikles

Grand Duo sur des motifs de Guillaume Tell Jules Demersseman Colin Williams, Principal Trombone

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Gabriel’s Oboe Ennio Morricone arr. Frey

— Intermission —

The Lord’s Prayer GF Malotte Melissa Plamann, Organ

Quartet Eric Ewazen Martin Cochran and Gail Robertson, euphonium

Stacy Baker and Bernard Flythe, tuba World Premiere

Euphonium Concertino William Brusick Prologue Litany Fugue

Daniel Solberg, piano

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Tuesday, June 17 - 7:30 PM Brian Bowman, Martin Cochran, Jamie Lipton, and Tom Gibson

Caryl Conger and Magdelena Shumanova, Piano Fanfare No. 1 Kenneth Friedrich

World Premiere

A la Suite Classique Yasuhide Ito Jamie Lipton

Three Pieces from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book Giles Farnaby arr. Williamson

Mark Williamson, tenor horn Brian Bowman and Adam Frey, euphonium

Thoughts of Love Arthur Pryor

Tom Gibson Fantasy Variations Yasuhide Ito

Martin Cochran

— Intermission — Sonata for Baritone Horn Thom Ritter George Allegro Andante Presto Prelude Yasuhide Ito Fantasy Hiroshi Hoshina Fantasia Originale Ermano Picchi/Mantia

Brian Bowman

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Thursday, June 19 - 7:30 PM

International Guest Artist - Øystein Baadsvik, tuba Caryl Conger, Piano

Antiphonal Fanfare Tim Jansa World Premiere

Three Miniatures Anthony Plog Milonga del Angel Astor Piazzolla Invierno Porteño Astor Piazzolla Adios Noniño Astor Piazzolla Effie Suite Alec Wilder Badinerie JS Bach

— Intermission —

IEI Jazz Night Gail Robertson, euphonium Justin Varnes, drums Robert Dickson, bass Kevin Bales, piano Beyond the Sea Jack Lawrence Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Jerome Kern Mozart 40th Symphony in G Minor W.A. Mozart/Robertson Summer time George Gershwin

Øystein Baadsvik, tuba Chameleon Herbie Hancock

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Saturday, June 21 - 7:30 PM

Gala Concert The IEI Ensembles and the IEI Festival Band

Chester Variants Christopher Tucker World Premiere

Other selections announced from stage Toccata from Symphony No. 5 Widor arr. Frey

Melissa Plamann, organ World Premiere

The IEI Euphonium Ensembles Adam Frey, Tom Gibson, Richard Prior, Scott Stewart, Conductors

Melissa Plamann, Organ

— Intermission —

The IEI Festival Band Scott Stewart, Conductor

Selections from: Whip and Spur Thomas Allen Day Dream Frode Thingnaes

Brian Bowman, euphonium Concord Clare Grundman Amazing Grace Frank Ticheli Carnival of Venice Del Staigers

Adam Frey, euphonium Fnugg Blue Øystein Baadsvik/Svein Giske

Øystein Baadsvik, tuba Eupher’s Holiday Leroy Anderson

Massed Euphoniums

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Adam Frey - Artistic Director and Soloist

One of the elite brass soloists in the world, Adam Frey travels the globe sharing his virtuoso talent, sensitive lyricism, and connection with audiences. Whether Adam’s performing with orchestras, wind bands, brass bands, or in solo recitals, audi-ences love his charismatic personality and accessible musical interpretations, and critics rave over his technical prowess and championship of the euphonium.

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Adam received his musical training at the University of Georgia and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England. As a major young ambassador of the euphonium, Adam has more than 60 works that have been composed or specifically arranged for him.

Adam has played with ensembles the world over, including the world famous Boston Pops, Cheju Symphony Orchestra in South Korea, the Vaasa Symphony Orchestra in Finland, and along with symphonies in Seattle, Oregon, Atlanta, Greensboro, and Charleston in the United States. He also performs regularly with wind bands and brass bands that have included Soli Brass in Holland, Point of Ayr in Wales, the National Youth Brass Band of Switzerland and wind bands from Singapore, Germany, Hong Kong, and the United States.

As a teacher, Adam has published articles and reviews internationally and served as an assistant edi-tor of the Euphonium Source Book. He serves as president of The Euphonium Foundation Inc., a non-profit established to promote the euphonium, and as Artistic Director of The International Euphoni-um Institute, North America’s largest camp dedicated specifically to the euphonium. Adam also serves as Adjunct Professor of Euphonium at Georgia State University and as an Artist Affiliate with Emory University.

Adam has an impressive collection of recordings that range from his first solo recording, Listen to THIS!!, with piano to Collected Dreams, an enchanting collection of traditional Scottish, Irish, and classical melodies with synthesizer to his partnership with Scott Hartmann, former trombonist with the Empire Brass Quintet, on Little Buckaroos. His pioneering two discs released with the New Zea-land Symphony Orchestra: Taking Flight and Majestic Journey are the first of their kind for eupho-nium and he also released a third recording in 2007 featuring new works for the euphonium entitle Beyond the Horizon. Three more recording projects are currently underway.

His website, www.euphonium.com, contains more information, sound files, performance schedules, photos from his world travels, and his publications.

Adam Frey is a Yamaha Performing Artist.

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Jukka Myllys - International Guest

Jukka Myllys, euphonium, has worked as assistant con-ductor of the Pohja Military Band and played trombone with the Oulu Symphony Orchestra. He graduated as a Master of Music from the Sibelius Academy, has per-formed as a soloist with several symphony orchestras and wind bands, recorded, and given solo recitals in Europe, Japan and the United States. The Lieksa Brass Week named him the 1994 Brass Player of the Year. He also gives recitals and teaches around the world. Currently Myllys works as conductor of the Kemi City Orchestra.

Jukka Myllys performs on Willson Euphoniums.

Øystein Baadsvik - International Guest Øystein Baadsvik is the only tuba virtuoso to have carved out a career exclusively as a soloist, ra-ther than becoming a member of an orchestra or accepting a teaching post. His multi-faceted musi-cal career as a soloist, chamber musician, lecturer and recording artist has taken him all over the world. The unique virtuosity and musicality Mr. Baadsvik’s brings to the tuba has established him as the exemplar of the instrument.

He studied under the celebrated tuba player Harvey Phillips, Distinguished Professor emeritus, De-partment of Music, Indiana University and with the legendary Arnold Jacobs, who had a forty-year career and position of Principal Tuba with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Øystein Baadsvik’s international career began in 1991 when he was awarded two prizes at the prestigious Concours International d’Exécution Musicale in Geneva.

His international engagements include performances with orchestras such as the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Taipei National Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Philharmonic, and the Orchestra Victoria of Melbourne. Baadsvik has per-formed in some of the most famous venues in the world and 2006 made his New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall.

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Baadsvik is an active recording artist whose CDs re-ceive unstinting praise. During the last two years he reached a major breakthrough in Japan, where his CDs ranked second in sales recordings for all wind instruments. In their review of “Tuba Works”, Ameri-can Record Guide said, “This spectacular recording establishes Baadsvik as one of the best solo tubists in the world.” In praise of “Tuba Carnival”, The Daily Telegraph, U.K said, “...his capacity for lyricism in a recording that emancipates the tuba from its Cinderel-la role with ear-catching panache. Baadsvik shows that anything a violin can do, a tuba can do too.” Øystein Baadsvik performs exclusively

on Miraphone Instruments.

Eric Ewazen - Composer in Residence

Eric Ewazen was born in 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio. He received a B.M. at the Eastman School of Music, and M.M. and D.M.A. degrees from The Juilliard School. His teachers include Milton Bab-bitt, Samuel Adler, Warren Benson, Joseph Schwantner and Gunther Schuller. He is a recipient of numerous composition awards and prizes. His works have been commissioned and performed by many soloists, chamber ensembles and orchestras in the U.S. and overseas and have been recorded on Summit Records, d'Note Records, CRS Records, New World, Clique Track, Helicon, Hyperion, Cala, Albany and Emi Classics. Recent premieres of his Orchestral and Wind Ensemble works have been given by the Charleston (SC) Symphony, West Virginia Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife in Spain, Orquesta Sin-fonica Carlos Chavez in Mexico City, Orchestre de la Garde Republicaine in Paris, the Jeju Music Festival Wind Ensemble in Korea and the Moment Musicale Orchestra of Taiwan. Recent Wind ensemble premieres include his Bassoon Concerto for the University of Florida, a Euphonium Con-certo (for Robert Grechesky and the Butler University Wind Ensemble), “Visions of Light” for Jo-seph Alessi and the Indiana University Wind Ensemble. He was also commissioned to write a Trumpet Concerto, "Danzante", for Allen Vizzutti by CBDNA. Also during the past season, his music has been performed by the Orchestre National de Lille in France, the Milano Classica Sinfo-nica in Italy, the Brisbane Philharmonic in Australia, South Arkansas Symphony, Stow Chamber Orchestra, and the Midland-Odessa Symphony. He has been lecturer for the New York Philhar-monic's Musical Encounters Series, Vice-President of the League of Composers--International So-ciety of Contemporary Music, and Composer-In-Residence with the Orchestra of St. Luke's in New York City. He has been a faculty member at Juilliard since 1980.

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Brian Bowman - University of North Texas Characterized by a virtuosic technique and a warm, rich, velvet tone, Brian Bowman’s playing has thrilled audiences for more than a quarter of a century. His superb musicianship and dedication to fine brass play-ing have made him one of the foremost euphonium soloists in the world today. Dr. Brian L. Bowman enjoys a distinguished career as a soloist, clini-cian, recording artist, educator and administrator. Dr. Bowman has held the principal euphonium position, in addition to being a featured soloist, in each of the bands he has been associated with: THE UNI-VERSITY OF MICHIGAN SYMPHONY BAND, THE UNITED STATES NAVY BAND, THE UNITED STATES BICENTENNIAL BAND, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND and THE RIVER CITY BRASS BAND. Many of Dr. Bowman’s accomplishments and contributions have been

documented in a doctoral dissertation, “The Life and Career Contributions of Brian L. Bowman through 1991," written by Sharon Elise Huff at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994. Dr. Bowman believes that music is a most effective art form when used to communicate. To hear him or study with him is to know he is a powerful communicator and a master of that art form. Dr. Bowman’s works to create performance, teaching and research opportunities for future genera-tions of euphoniumists.

Brian Bowman performs on Willson Euphoniums.

Gail Robertson - University of Central Florida Originally from Pompano Beach, Florida, Gail Robertson began her music studies at the University of Central Florida. She was then awarded a full-scholarship as graduate assistant to Harvey G. Phillips at Indiana University and completed her Masters Degree in Euphonium performance and earned a Performer's Certificate. Ms. Robertson then began the DMA in euphonium perfor-mance at the University of Maryland with Dr. Brian L. Bowman. Two months later, she was relocated back to Orlando to become one of the founding members of Walt Disney World's “Tubafours,” a professional tuba and euphonium quartet. She later became the leader and chief ar-ranger for the group and produced a CD called “Tubas Under the Boardwalk.”

Gail Robertson performs on York Euphoniums.

Tom Gibson, Trombone Teacher and Artist

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www.trombonelessons.com Dr. Tom Gibson comes to Georgia State by way of Washington, DC. He was a Trombonist with the U.S. Navy Band in Washington for 6 years. He was twice selected to be their featured soloist on the

annual national tour. In addition, he was the Navy Band's featured soloist in Stockholm, Sweden, for the International Military Tattoo. He premiered the wind ensemble arrangement of Hindemith's Trombone Sonate at the Eastern Trombone Workshop in Washington, DC. While a member of the Navy Band, Tom completed his Doctorate in Musical Arts at Catholic Uni-versity in Washington, DC. Prior to that, he completed a Bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan and a Masters at the University of Northern Colorado; where he was the graduate assistant to Buddy Baker. Tom has had a very active freelance career as well. He can be heard on more than 30 recordings and has performed with James Taylor, Denyse Graves, Clark Terry, Peter Erskine, Nanci Griffith, the Temptations, Wil-liam Noll Orchestra, the Four Tops, New York City Lights Orchestra, New Columbia Swing, and others. He has performed in some of the nation's greatest venues, including the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln

Center, Kennedy Center, and Wolf Trap. Locally, he's been heard at Spivey Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, Chastain Park, Roswell Performing Arts Center, Atlanta Jazz Festival in Piedmont Park, Mercer University, Jacksonville State University, Columbus State University, Gwinnett Cultural Arts Center, Valdosta State University, Albany Civic Center, Rialto Center for the Performing Arts, and Birmingham Center for the Arts. He has also performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland and the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

Martin Cochran - University of Montevallo A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Martin Cochran is currently Assistant Professor of Instrumental Music Education and Low Brass at the University of Montevallo. Martin comes to Montevallo from the University of West Georgia, were he served as Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium. Martin holds degrees in Music Education and Wind Conducting from Louisiana State University and the Universi-ty of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance from the University of Alabama. Martin has been successful in a variety of competi-tions, both as a soloist and chamber musician. He was the winner of the 2002 Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Competition and the 2002 Interna-tional Tuba Euphonium Conference Solo Competition and Mock Service Band Audition. He has been on staff at the IEI for 3 years.

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Stacy Baker - Morehead State University Stacy Baker is Associate Professor of Music - Tuba /Euphonium at Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky. Originally from Harsen’s Island, MI, she received both her M.M. and B.M. degrees from the University of Michi-gan where she graduated summa cum laude as a James B. Angell Scholar. She holds a D.M.A in Performance and Literature with highest honors from the University of Illinois. She enjoys an active solo career appearing as a featured artist at the 2006, 2003 and 1997 International Women’s Brass Conferences (IWBC); the 2002 and 1998 International Tuba/Euphonium Conferences (ITEC); the 2007, 2004 and 2000 U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Tuba/Euphonium Conferences; and the 2007 and 1999 Southeast Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference (SERTEC). Dr. Baker has toured and recorded throughout the United States and Europe as a founding member of the tuba/euphonium quartet JUNCTION, and with the Lexington Brass Band and Mon-arch Brass Ensemble. She is a member and soloist of the Athena Brass Band and member of the Horizon Brass Quintet. She has also performed as princi-pal tubist with the Warren Symphony and the Allen Park Symphony, and as substitute tubist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Illinois Symphony, the Champaign/Urbana Symphony, and the Danville Symphony. Dr. Baker served as co-editor of the International Women’s Brass Conference Newsletter from 2000-2003 and serves on the IWBC Board of Directors. Her teachers include Jeff Funderburk, Wes Jacobs, Tommy Johnson, Fritz Kaenzig, and Mark Moore.

The Euphonium Foundation, Inc.

The focus of the Euphonium Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3), involves providing more focused promotion of the euphonium through concerts, scholarships, grants, and commissions specifically targeted to promote the instrument as a performance medium and further inspire and embolden young players to enhance their skills and goals as euphonium players.

Inquiries and tax-deductible donations may be sent to: The Euphonium Foundation, 7230 Cloverhurst Court, Cumming GA 30041.

Commissions and Scholarship Donors 2008

Platinum Sponsors and Benefactors Richard Kesner Adam and Janet Frey David Dimmit Elliott Woodbury

Silver Sponsors Nicholas Fraire Phil Giampietro Reimar Walthert

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IEI 2008 Teaching Assistants Mark Carlson is currently a Paul Collins Distinguished Graduate Fellow in the third year of study towards the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He performs with his teacher John Stevens in the low brass quartet Quadrivium and fellow John Stevens' students in the internationally recognized quartet Sotto Voce. Mark has also studied with Jukka Myllys, Rex Martin, Bruce Briney and Joseph Goble. Mark Carlson grew up on a farm outside Macomb, Illinois. After completing his bachelor's degree in Euphonium and Music Technol-ogy at Northwestern University, he traveled as a Rotary Ambassa-dorial Scholar, studying for a year in Oulu, Finland. In 2004 he took second place in the Lieksa Brass Week Euphonium Competition. During his master's work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he was a winner in the Concerto Competition, and took first place in the Tubonium5 Solo Euphonium Competition. The sonatas of Bene-detto Marcello and Italianate embellishment are the focus of his dis-sertation work. Mark will graduate this spring with a Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree in euphonium performance, and will perform with Sotto Voce at the ITEC 2008 in Cincinnati. Jamie Lipton holds a bachelor's degree in music education and euphonium performance from North-western University where she studied with Rex Martin, and a master's degree in euphonium perfor-mance from the University of North Texas. She currently studies with Dr. Brian Bowman at UNT

and is pursuing a doctoral degree in euphonium perfor-mance with concentrations in trombone, tuba, and con-ducting. Jamie has won many of the major euphonium competitions, including the 2006 Leonard Falcone Com-petition, the 2006 International Tuba and Euphonium Conference (ITEC) Competition, and the 2005 Potomac Festival Competition.

Jamie was recently invited to perform as a soloist and in ensembles at the 2006 ITEC in Denver, Colorado. As a member of the University of North Texas Graduate Eu-phonium Quartet, she has been a guest artist at the Texas

Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference and the Sotto Voce Chamber Music Institute. The quartet is also featured on the recording "Echoes," on the Emeritus label. Jamie also appeared at the 2005 Texas Music Educators Association Conference and the 2006 Percussive Arts Society International Convention as a member of the UNT Wind Symphony, and can be heard on several of their record-ings on the Klavier and GIA labels.

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Caryl Conger, Pianist

Pianist, Caryl Worthington Conger, continues her passion of musical collabo-ration, performing regularly with wind and brass artists in recitals and confer-ences throughout the U.S. and abroad including the annual U.S. Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Conferences and the recent ITEA conferences in Finland and Greensboro. Her special niche of interest has been her collaboration with tuba and euphonium artists including tubists, Daniel Perantoni, Patrick Sheri-dan, Roger Bobo, and Harvey Phillips, and euphoniumists, Steve Mead, Adam Frey, Roger Behrend, and Brian Bowman.

As a gift to the low brass repertoire she commissioned “Fantasy” by Daniel Crozier for tuba and piano and recorded it with Daniel Perantoni. Caryl attend-ed the University of Kentucky, where she studied piano with Nathaniel Patch, and also the Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music. In the spring of 2003 she retired from the music faculty of Radford University where she was Direc-tor of Accompanying and Director of the Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev Inter-national Piano Competition & Festival. She now lives in the mountains outside Estes Park, Colorado.

Magdalena Shumanova, Pianist Magdalena Shumanova was born in Pazardzhik , Bulgaria and started her piano studies at the age of four. At the age of six she was accepted in the Secondary School of Music-“Dobrin Petkov”- Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She graduated with a Special Faculty Award for Academic and Performance Excellence in June, 2002. She was the soloist with the City Philharmonic Orchestra of Plovdiv, performing Saint-Saens' 2nd Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in the same year. While attending school there, she studied with Julia Girginova and Svetlana Kos-seva and received her diploma in Piano Performance and Secondary Specialized Education in music and arts in 2002.

She entered the Florida State University College of Music in Tallahassee, Florida in 2003 with a full music scholarship. She also received the Tallahassee Music Guild Scholarship in 2002, The Griswold Scholarship 2005-2007 and was recently awarded the Kiwanis Capital Club scholarship. She studied with Dr. Carolyn Bridger and completed her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance in Spring 2008.

Ms. Shumanova has competed in many competitions dur-ing her studies, including the Mount Dora and MTNA Young Artist Competitions in Florida. In addition to com-peting here in the U.S., she has also competed in Bulgaria in the following competitions: The National Competition for German and Austrian Composers, the First National Competition for Contemporary American Music, the Sixth National Competition for Chech and Slovak Music (honorable mention) and the First International Piano Competition "Zeichler" (finalist).

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Melissa Plamann, Organist

Melissa Plamann returns as Emory University as organ instructor for the fall 2008 semester. An active soloist and accompanist, Plamann has performed in the United States, Germany, England, and the Czech Republic. Particularly interested in the organ as instrument of the church, she has taught several church music courses at Indiana University. Plamann began her organ study with Lorraine Brugh at Val-paraiso University, where she earned two degrees. She studied with Timothy Albrecht at Emory, where she earned a master of music degree. At Indiana University under Larry Smith, she is finishing her doc-torate.

Richard Prior, Conductor

Richard Prior's musical training began in his native England, where he received a BA with high honors from Leeds University and an AMusD degree in conducting and composition from Nottingham University. His performances have been reviewed in the professional press as having 'stirring conviction,' 'precision' and 'stylishness and flexibility' while another article cited the 'meteoric rise' of ensembles under his direction. Dr. Prior's principal teachers and mentors include Sir Simon Rattle, James Paul, Wil-liam LaRue Jones, and James Fulkerson. Currently, Dr. Prior serves as Director of Orchestral Studies at Emory University, where he conducts the Emory Symphony Orchestra and Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra. Prior was a selected participant in the 2001 Pierre Boulez Professional Training Workshop at Carnegie Hall, NY and the 2002 Conductors' Workshop of America.

Scott Stewart, Conductor

Scott A. Stewart is the Director of Wind Studies at Emory University, having joined the faculty in the fall of 1999. He serves as music director and conductor of the Emory Wind Ensemble and the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony. He received a Bachelor of Music Education from the Indiana University School of Music, a Master of Music Education from the University of Texas at Austin, and has recently completed doctoral stud-ies in Conducting at Indiana University. Stewart's instructors include Ray Cramer, Stephen Pratt, Eugene Rousseau, and Jerry Junkin. Professor Stewart has served as Principal Conductor of the Star of Indiana Brass Theatre, Assistant Conductor of the Bloomington Symphony Orches-tra, and instrumental music instructor at McCallum High School and Lamar Middle School in Austin, Texas. He is a contributing research associate for volumes 2, 3, and 4 of Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, pub-lished by GIA. He has conducted several premieres and served as the record-ing producer for four compact discs.

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The Georgia Brass Band

The Georgia Brass Band was founded in 1999 by a group of Atlanta-area brass players eager to explore the challenging repertoire for British-style brass band. The band performed its first concert after just a few months and has maintained an active schedule ever since. The mission of the band is twofold: the band allows talented area musicians the opportunity to hone their individual and collective skills through rehearsals and concerts, and the band introduces local concertgoers to this exciting genre of brass music. Band members are selected by audition or invitation and include some of the finest musicians in the area. All members and staff volunteer their time and talents to the band. The band members represent a variety of profes-sions, including lawyers, doctors, salespeople, freelance and military musicians, business owners, educators, students, computer professionals, a college vice president, a financial planner, and a pipe organ builder. The Georgia Brass Band has appeared on local television, as well as the Atlanta NPR affiliate. The band has performed at numerous concert halls, festivals, churches, and colleges throughout Georgia and beyond. The band has also appeared with a number of renowned brass soloists, including those at the IEI. In recent years the band has achieved national acclaim through its successes at the annual North American Brass Band Association Championships. In 2006 the band made its first appearance in the competition, earning the First Place trophy in the Challenge Section and garnering accolades and rave reviews from all present. In 2007 the band moved up to the highly competitive Honors Section and came in second place, missing a victory by a scant margin. In 2008, the band returned to the Honors Section and took home the coveted First Place tro-phy. The reviewer from 4barsrest.com, England’s leading brass band website, offered effusive praise of the band’s performance, stating “Georgia’s rendition of Journey Into Freedom was stunning. They produced a quite remarkable dark sound, whilst their technique was virtually flawless…a real class act.”

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Sandy Alvarado-Ortiz Brett Blackstone Tim Brandl Donald Bruce Jason Casanova Ryan Chen Adam Cipinko Noelle Christie James Cunico Antonio Del Sesto Chris Dickey Paul Dickinson Reid Dickinson David Dimmit

Mike Drosd Chasse Duplantis Jake Finn Gary Garvin Dan Geldart Andrew Geocaris Nathan Giroux Ryan Hartman Alexander Hayes Grayson Holland William Holmes Nicole Holstein John Huber Jonathan Hunt

Scott Inman Patrick Jones Brett Keating Genna Krecicki Brian Lew Sam LoBue Kyle Lucas Jesse McConnell Paul McCutcheon Kody O'Keefe Alex Parke Robert Pendergrass Raphael Rosse George Streitenberger

Jonathan Tyler Blake Unger Kevin Warstadt Kennedy Wells Shannon Williams Truman Williams Elliott Woodbury Daniel Zimmicky

IEI 2008 Staff Adam Frey Jukka Myllys Øystein Baadsvik Brian Bowman Gail Robertson Tom Gibson Stacy Baker Martin Cochran Caryl Conger Karen Mullins Janet Frey Magdelena Shumanova Scott Stewart Richard Prior Jamie Lipton Mark Carlson Eric Ewazen Melissa Plamann Robert Ambrose The Georgia Brass Band

IEI 2008 Participants

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The International Euphonium Institute Concerts Please note all concerts will take place at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts at Emory University,

1700 North Decatur Road expect for the Wednesday evening concert.

Sunday, June 15 - 7:30 PM International Artist Recital - Jukka Myllys and the Georgia Brass Band

Monday, June 16 - 7:30 PM Artist Recital - Adam Frey and Friends

Tuesday, June 17 - 7:30 PM Artist Recital - Martin Cochran, Tom Gibson,

Jamie Lipton, and Brian Bowman

Wednesday, June 18 - 6:30 PM Alpharetta First United Methodist Church

Alpharetta, Georgia

Thursday, June 19 - 7:30 PM International Artist Recital - Øystein Baadsvik

Jazz Night - Gail Robertson

Saturday, June 21 - 7:30 PM Gala Concert featuring The International Euphonium Institute Ensembles

Guest Soloists with the IEI Festival Band Scott Stewart, conductor

For more information, visit www.euphonium.com