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Brass Chamber Competitions
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:14 am
by DelVento
Hey all,
Does anyone know of any brass chamber music competitions not easily found on google...?
-John
Re: Brass Chamber Competitions
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:02 am
by Todd S. Malicoate
MTNA is a big one. However, it's notoriously difficult to compete with sax quartets in the same division.
Re: Brass Chamber Competitions
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:59 am
by DelVento
Haha yes...I am currently a national finalist in the MTNA brass competition and I loved hearing those sax quartets in the previous rounds....they're beasts!!!
Re: Brass Chamber Competitions
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:25 am
by tclements
Re: Brass Chamber Competitions
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:37 pm
by sinfonian
I assume you are talking Saxophones and not Sax Horns or Sax Butts. Why do they allow the Saxophones to compete in a Brass competition?
Re: Brass Chamber Competitions
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:27 pm
by Todd S. Malicoate
We were talking about chamber competitions. In the MTNA system, brass groups compete against woodwinds groups (mostly sax quartets) and string groups (mostly string quartets). It's ridiculous and you rarely see even the most talented brass groups advance to the national finals. I'm not sure the Canadian Brass could advance in some regions.
MTNA soloist competitions are split into brass, woodwind, string, and piano.