Schedule
2012 National Brass Symposium Master Schedule
***Denotes Educator's Track
Friday, June 8
4:00 – 6:00pm: Registration - Onyx Theatre in Wilson Annex
5:00 - 6:45pm: Exhibits Open - Brooker Rehearsal Hall in Bailey Performance Center (BPC)
7:00pm: Welcome and Opening Concert - Morgan Hall in BPC - Works by Bach, Gabrieli, Hillborg, Shostakovich and Wagner
8:30pm: Meet & Greet with NBS Artists - Jolley Lodge (across Campus Loop Rd. from BPC Parking Lot) Exclusive to Full-Fee & Educator Participants (Admittance Only to Red and Gold Band Name Badges)
Saturday, June 9
7:00 - 8:15am: Instrument-Specific Early Morning Warm-ups (optional)
TRUMPETS: Michael Martin, Stillwell Theatre in Wilson Building
HORNS: Jeff Nelsen, Room 114/117 in Wilson Building
TROMBONES: Michael Mulcahy, Morgan Hall in BPC
TUBAS/EUPHONIUMS: Mike Roylance, Room 109 in Music Building
8:00am - 8:15pm: Exhibits Open All Day - Brooker Rehearsal Hall in BPC
9:00 – 10:00am: Masters Recital #1 - Morgan Hall in BPC
Chris Martin, trumpet
Michael Martin, trumpet
Adam Frey, euphonium
Gail Williams, horn
Atlanta Symphony Brass Trio
James Markey, bass trombone
10:00 – 10:15am: Break
10:15 – 11:45am: Master Classes
TRUMPET: Stillwell Theatre in Wilson Building
Thomas Hooten, Principal, Atlanta Symphony/L.A. Philharmonic
HORN: Onyx Theatre in Wilson Annex
Brice Andrus, Principal, Atlanta Symphony
TROMBONE/EUPHONIUM: Room 109 in Music Building
Toby Oft, Principal, Boston Symphony
***TUBA/EUPHONIUM: Room 114/117 in Wilson Building
Dennis Nulty, Principal, Detroit Symphony
12:00 – 1:15pm: Lunch and Exhibits
We recommend for time's sake to take advantage of The Commons Dining Hall on campus.
1:30 – 2:30pm: Masters Recital #2 - Morgan Hall in BPC
Michael Sachs, trumpet
Jeff Nelsen, horn
Toby Oft, alto trombone
Gene Pokorny, tuba
Mike Roylance, tuba
1:30 - 2:30pm: Axiom Brass Coaching (EXCLUSIVE TO EDUCATOR PARTICIPANTS) - Stillwell Theatre in Wilson Building *** Axiom Brass will coach members of the USAF Band of the Golden West from Travis AFB, CA in a quintet setting.***
2:30 – 4:30pm: NBS Solo Competition Finals (and Exhibits Open in Brooker Rehearsal Hall in BPC)
Stillwell Theatre in Wilson Building (see NBS Solo Competition page for details.
4:30 – 5:45pm: Axiom Brass Concert - Morgan Hall in BPC (This performance sponsored in part by Mutec Mutes.) Works by Böhme, Lafosse, Lutoslawski, Piazzolla and Sampson
6:00 – 7:00pm: Dinner and Exhibits - *Full participants (those with RED band badges) are invited to sit down to dinner with NBS Artists in The Commons dining hall*
7:15 – 8:15pm: Master Classes
*** TRUMPET: Stillwell Theatre in Wilson Building
Michael Sachs, Principal, Cleveland Orchestra
HORN: Onyx Theatre in Wilson Annex
Jeff Nelsen, Professor of Horn, Indiana University
TROMBONE/EUPHONIUM: Room 109 in Music Building
Timothy Higgins, Principal, San Francisco Symphony
TUBA/EUPHONIUM: Room 114/117 in Wilson Building
Gene Pokorny, Principal, Chicago Symphony
8:30pm: Saturday Evening Concert - Morgan Hall in BPC
Works by Bach, Beethoven, Moussorgsky, Plog, Purcell and Reynolds
Sunday, June 10
7:00 - 8:15am - Instrument-Specific Early Morning Warm-ups (optional)
TRUMPETS: Michael Martin, Stillwell Theatre in Wilson Building
HORNS: Jeff Nelsen, Room 114/117 in Wilson Building
TROMBONES: Michael Mulcahy, Morgan Hall in BPC
TUBAS/EUPHONIUMS: Mike Roylance, Room 109 in Music Building
8:00am - 3:45pm: Exhibits Open All Day - Brooker Rehearsal Hall in BPC
9:00 – 10:30am: Master Classes
TRUMPET: Stillwell Theatre in Wilson Building
John Hagstrom, Chicago Symphony
Chris Martin, Chicago Symphony
***HORN: Onyx Theatre in Wilson Annex
Gail Williams, Professor of Horn, Northwestern University
TROMBONE/EUPHONIUM: Room 109 in Music Building
Colin Williams, Principal, Atlanta Symphony
James Markey, Bass Trombone, New York Philharmonic/Boston Symphony
TUBA/EUPHONIUM: Room 114/117 in Wilson Building
Gene Pokorny, Principal, Chicago Symphony
10:30 – 11:00am: Break & Exhibits
11:00am – 12:30pm: General Session - Morgan Hall in BPC
"Understanding Orchestral Excerpts from within the Ensemble" Select participants chosen from a recorded preliminary round will have the opportunity to play some of the great orchestral repertoire side-by-side with NBS Artists. Excerpts to be taken from the works by Bruckner, Mahler, Shostakovich and Strauss.
12:45 – 2:00pm: Lunch and Exhibits
We recommend for time's sake to take advantage of The Commons Dining Hall on campus.
2:15 – 3:45pm: Master Classes
TRUMPET: Stillwell Theatre in Wilson Building
ALL NBS Trumpet Artists
HORN: Onyx Theatre in Wilson Annex
ALL NBS Horn Artists
*** LOW BRASS: Room 109 in Music Building
ALL NBS Low Brass Artists
3:45 – 4:00pm: Break
4:00pm: Finale Concert - Morgan Hall in BPC
Works by Broughton, Elgar and Strauss