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The International Euphonium Institute 2008
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Preliminary and Work in Progress Program for 2008
Please note this information will be updated as it becomes available. The last update was May 27 2008. For any questions, please email: Adam Frey
The IEI course caters to euphonium players and enthusiasts of ALL levels. We hope to bring together a great mix of aspiring young players, talented college students, motivated enthusiasts, and hard working amateurs!!
Participants will be immersed in recitals, chamber music, concerts, focus classes, and master classes. Participants will also have private instruction during the week and choose to perform in master classes as well as being offered solo and ensemble performance experiences at the Institute and in outreach concerts in the community. Participants can also recommend repertoire to be performed by IEI staff during the camp (Participant Duties).
Highlights of IEI 2008
York Euphoniums
| Jukka Myllys, euphonium, has worked as assistant conductor 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 performed 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. |
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| Øystein Baadsvik is the only tuba virtuoso to have carved out a career exclusively as a soloist, rather than becoming a member of an orchestra or accepting a teaching post. His multi-faceted musical career as a soloist, chamber musician 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. More information, visit www.baadsvik.com |
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| Adam Frey travels the world sharing his music with audiences and students. He has commissioned more than 60 new works and arrangements as well as bringing the euphonium to orchestral audiences with his landmark recordings with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. He has 6 solo recordings with his newest being one of the only euphonium recordings on a major record label, Naxos. He teaches at Emory University and Georgia State University. For more information, visit his full biography at www.euphonium.com. |
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| Dr. Brian L. Bowman enjoys a distinguished career as a soloist, clinician, 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 University 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 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit his UNT Homepage. |
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| 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 performance 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 arranger for the group and produced a CD called “Tubas Under the Boardwalk.” Click here for more information. |
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| Dr. Tom Gibson is one of the most sought after brass performers and teachers in the country. He has performed solo recitals, concerts, master classes, and clinics around the world. He enjoys a triple threat career as a celebrated Trombonist, Conductor, and as a teacher/coach. Dr. Gibson is a Performing Artist for the Conn Corporation and proudly performs on his Conn 88H. His degrees are from University of Michigan (B.M.), University of Northern Colorado (M.M.), and The Catholic University of America (D.M.A.). Prior to moving to Atlanta in 2000, Tom was a member of the U.S. Navy Band in Washington, DC, for 6 years. As a member of the Navy Band, Dr. Gibson was twice featured as Band Soloist on National Tours. He currently free lances and produces his WORLD FAMOUS POD CASTS that cover a huge variety of personalities and topics. For more information, visit www.trombonelessons.com |
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| 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 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance from the University of Alabama. Martin has been successful in a variety of competitions, both as a soloist and chamber musician. He was the winner of the 2002 Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Competition and the 2002 International Tuba Euphonium Conference Solo Competition and Mock Service Band Audition. He has been on staff at the IEI for 3 years. More information. |
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Teaching Assistants
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| 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 Technology at Northwestern University, he traveled as a Rotary Ambassadorial 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 Benedetto Marcello and Italianate embellishment are the focus of his dissertation 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. |
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| Jamie Lipton holds a bachelor's degree in music education and euphonium performance from Northwestern University where she studied with Rex Martin, and a master's degree in euphonium performance from the University of North Texas. She currently studies with Dr. Brian Bowman at UNT and is pursuing a doctoral degree in euphonium performance with concentrations in trombone, tuba, and conducting. Jamie has won many of the major euphonium competitions, including the 2006 Leonard Falcone Competition, 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 Euphonium 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 recordings on the Klavier and GIA labels. |
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Special Guests and Staff
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| 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. In April, 2006 the band traveled to Louisville and made its first appearance in the annual North American Brass Band Association competition. The band’s performance earned it First Place in the Challenge Section and drew accolades and rave reviews from all present. The correspondent from 4barsrest.com, England’s leading brass band website, said “One of the highlights of the contest had to be the debut of the Georgia Brass Band. Whilst we knew they had some fine players and a good music director, we had no idea they would be as dominating as they were.” Douglas Yeo, editor of Brass Band Bridge, reported that “…the Georgia Brass Band roared into Robinson Theater with an outstanding and commanding performance…establishing itself right away as a major force in the North American brass banding world.” In 2007 at NABBA, the band garnered a Runner-up Prize in the Honors Section. Future plans for the Georgia Brass Band include a commercial recording, a mentoring partnership with a new youth brass band being formed in the area, and a return visit to the brass band competition. We will also maintain our usual local performance schedule. Please visit the band’s website at www.georgiabrass.com to keep with all pertinent band information. |
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Pianist, Caryl Worthington Conger, continues her passion of musical collaboration, performing regularly with wind and brass artists in recitals and conferences 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 and Denver. Her special niche of interest has been her collaboration with tuba and euphonium artists including tubists, Daniel Perantoni, Patrick Sheridan, Oystein Baadsvik, Roger Bobo, and Harvey Phillips, and euphoniumists, Steve Mead, Adam Frey, Roger Behrend, and Brian Bowman. |
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Magdalena Shumanova was born in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria and started playing piano at the age of 4. She attended school at the Secondary Music School "Dobrin Petkov" in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and was awarded the Special Faculty Award for Academic and Performance Excellence as well as soloing with the City Philharmonic Orchestra of Plovdiv playing Saint-Saens' 2nd Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. While attending school there, she studied with Julia Girginova and Svetlana Kosseva and received her diploma in Piano performance and for secondary specialized education in music and art in 2002. More info. |
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| Karen Mullins, Dean of Students, is the founder and director of instrumental ensembles at Genesis Tree Homeschool Cooperative located in Watkinsville, Georgia. She has a Bachelors in Music from the University of Georgia and a Masters in Music Education from Bowling Green State University (Ohio). Karen has taught public middle school band and instructs at numerous summer camps. Currently, she is the Centennial Baptist Church orchestra director and gives private lessons in her home. Karen remains active on her major instrument (the euphonium) by playing the Athens Brass Choir and in Swing Low, a local euphonium-tuba quartet. Karen and Leslie, her husband, live in Madison, Georgia, with their sons, Nathan and Aaron. |
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| Janet Frey is a Registered Nurse at Crawford Long Hospital (part of the Emory system) and soon to be Nurse Practitioner in May 2008. She graduated from the University of South Carolina magna cum laude in 2003. She played French horn with the Irmo High School Band (Irmo, SC) that performed at the Mid-West Clinic, Western International Band Clinic, and many more.
She loves the euphonium and is married to Adam. She serves as the Social Activities Director at IEI and enjoys seeing the great excitement IEI brings to the participants and staff. |
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Travel
Travelers can utilize Atlanta Hartsfield International (ATL) for arrival by air. Shuttle service (20 minutes one-way) by IEI staff will be available to Emory. Hosted at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, IEI 2008 will be utilizing the new Donna and Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts and the Performance Arts Studio . The IEI has access to plentiful rehearsal space for ensemble and individual repetition as well as performances during the course. All facilities, housing, meals, and recreation can be reached without automobile transportation.
ARRIVAL - Plan to arrive between 12 PM 4 PM on Sunday, June 15. Flights should arrive between 12 PM and 3 PM if possible.
DEPARTURE - Plan to depart in the morning of Sunday, June 22. Flights should depart between 9 AM and 11 AM if possible.
Tuition Costs and Options
Full Course Tuition (Artist Course for College Students, Adults, and Professionals) $495
Scholarship Opportunities and Payment Options
These are scholarship opportunities and ways to reduce your overall tuition costs. It will help to mail your application early.
Housing and Meal Options
All Participants and Staff are encouraged to reside on campus at Emory University with options for single and double rooms (IEI can help you find a roommate). All linens and towels will be provided. Participants may also practice in their rooms. Emory food service offers an excellent all-you-can-eat buffet style meal plan with vegetarian options. Three meals will be provided each of the full days, Monday through Saturday, as well as dinner on the first night and breakfast on the check-out day. Please note that Full Week Participants that choose to stay Off-Campus are required be on the Lunch and Dinner Meal Plan.
Lunches will be catered sandwiches from a variety of local deli-style restaurants.
Check-In / First Meal: Sunday, June 15 2:00 PM - Dinner
Check-Out/Last Meal: Sunday, June 22 11:00 AM - Breakfast
Applications are available as both a Word Document and Adobe PDF. You will send in 3 forms.
Applications are reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis based on a number of criteria:
space available, maturity of the player for their age (age 14 and up), potential growth, current playing level, biography, and ability to work well in small groups.
1. IEI Application Form PDF | IEI Application Form WORD
2. IEI Student Course Liability Waiver PDF | IEI Student Course Liability Waiver WORD
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IEI Artist Course Liability Waiver PDF | IEI Artist Course Liability Waiver WORD
Sample Morning Daily Program (Both Artist and Student Course)
7:30 AM Breakfast
8:45 AM Breathing and Buzzing Class
9:00 AM Warm-up and Fundamentals
9:30 AM Massed Ensemble Rehearsal
10:30 AM Master Class/Focus Class
12:00 PM Lunch
Sample Afternoon Daily Program (Artist Course)
1:30 PM Chamber Music
3:00 PM Practice / Break
3:30 PM Master Class / Focus Class
5:30 PM Practice / Break
6:00 PM Dinner
7:30 PM Evening Concert
Sample PM Daily Program (Student Course)
1:30 PM Master Class / Lessons
3:00 PM Chamber Music
4:00 PM Break / Free Time / Practice / Theory Class / Optional Attendance at Master Class on Artist PM Program
6:00 PM Dinner
7:30 PM Evening Concert
Questions, Advertisement Flyers, and Contact Information
Download the Flyer for IEI 2008 here!!
For any questions, please email: Adam Frey
