I've been watching posts go by on Facebook all week of friends and acquaintances and colleagues looking sharp at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference at the University of Iowa. Going to one of these is always a spectacle. The best tubers and euphers on the planet playing recitals all day long for a week...you come away AMPED. Well okay, first you come away never wanting to hear another goddamn tuba again, but THEN, you get excited by the possibilities.
This year I wasn't able to attend. Sucks! But I did still have a number of performances of new and older works. It's always a thrill to know someone is performing your music somewhere, even if it's just a small recital hall that 7 people show up to. The fact that someone is putting their skill into bringing your music to life is an honor, every time. Having performances at the biggest low brass conference in the world sure is swell, however.
Dave Saltzman (dir.) and the Bowling Green State University Tuba/Euph Ensemble performed Evolutions, Dr. Irving Ray gave the world's second performance of Mandelbrot's Dream, Matt Hightower (dir.) and the University of Kentucky Conner Ensemble performed Apperceptions, and finally the renowned North Texas Euphonium Quartet performed a work I wrote for them previously Goldberg's Machine. On the off chance any of you or your students see this, THANK YOU SINCERELY FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND MUSICIANSHIP!
Also, my work for euphonium, tuba, and piano, Dualities, was a finalist for the Harvey Phillips Award for Excellence in Music Composition!
New works on the way soon!
This year I wasn't able to attend. Sucks! But I did still have a number of performances of new and older works. It's always a thrill to know someone is performing your music somewhere, even if it's just a small recital hall that 7 people show up to. The fact that someone is putting their skill into bringing your music to life is an honor, every time. Having performances at the biggest low brass conference in the world sure is swell, however.
Dave Saltzman (dir.) and the Bowling Green State University Tuba/Euph Ensemble performed Evolutions, Dr. Irving Ray gave the world's second performance of Mandelbrot's Dream, Matt Hightower (dir.) and the University of Kentucky Conner Ensemble performed Apperceptions, and finally the renowned North Texas Euphonium Quartet performed a work I wrote for them previously Goldberg's Machine. On the off chance any of you or your students see this, THANK YOU SINCERELY FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND MUSICIANSHIP!
Also, my work for euphonium, tuba, and piano, Dualities, was a finalist for the Harvey Phillips Award for Excellence in Music Composition!
New works on the way soon!