NMRTEC - April 2-4 Schedule of Events

[Paul Budde]

Here is a tentative schedule of events of the Northern Midwest Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference (Tubonium). I hope you can make it! Please visit our website at http://www.houseoflowaire.com" target="_blank for all the details!

Schedule of Events

Thursday, April 2, 2009
5:00 pm - Solo Competition Preliminary Round (Marty Erickson, Sean Greene, Stephen Oberheu - Adjudicators) - Room 214

Friday, April 3, 2009
9:00 am - Opening Concert - Gustavus Adolphus College Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble - Bjorling Recital Hall
10:00 am - Tuba-Euphonium Quartet Concert (Stephanie Frye, Jennifer Jester, Jamie Lipton, Mary MacKinnon) - Bjorling Recital Hall
10:00 am - Exhibits Open
11:00 am - Auditions Clinic Session (Steve Campbell, Marty Erickson, John Manning, Demondrae Thurman, Jerry Young, David Zerkel) - Room 106
12:00 pm – Lunch Break (on your own)
1:00 pm - Mass Master Class - Demondrae Thurman - Room 106 (bring your instruments!)
2:00 pm - High School All-Star Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Concert – Bjorling Recital Hall
3:00 pm - The Teachings of Arnold Jacobs - a Clinic Session by Brian Frederiksen - Room 214
3:00 pm - Master Class Swap (please meet in the lobby to determine locations)
4:00 pm - Exhibits Close
4:00 pm - David Zerkel - Solo Tuba Recital - Bjorling Recital Hall
5:30 pm - Supper Break (on your own)
7:00 pm - Warm-Ups and Routines Clinic Session (Josh Calkin, Sean Greene, Jim Lyon, John Manning, Angelo Manzo) - Room 106
8:00 pm - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Concert - Bjorling Recital Hall

Saturday, April 4, 2009
8:30 am - Solo Competition Final Round (Demondrae Thurman, Jerry Young, David Zerkel - Adjudicators, Beth Winterfeldt - Piano) - Bjorling Recital Hall
9:00 am - Art of Ensemble Playing Clinic Session (Steve Campbell, Nat Dickey, Marty Erickson, Sean Greene, Jim Lyon, John Manning) - Room 106
10:00 am - Exhibits Open
10:00 am - Collaborative Recital - Bjorling Recital Hall
11:30 am - Mass Master Class - David Zerkel - Room 106 (bring your instruments!)
12:30 pm - Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30 pm - “Ask the Experts” Question and Answer Panel Discussion – come with questions and topics to discuss with the pros! (Demondrae Thurman, Jerry Young, David Zerkel) - Room 106
2:30 pm - Master Class Swap (please meet in the lobby to determine locations)
2:30 pm - The Potential for Interchangeable Parts in Early C.G. Conn Tubas, an undergraduate research presentation by David Earll - Room 106
3:30 pm - Demondrae Thurman - Solo Euphonium Recital - Bjorling Recital Hall
4:00 pm - Exhibits Close
5:00 - Grand Finale Concert - Christ Chapel (bring your instruments!)

[Paul Budde]

Hope to see you soon!!

[David Zerkel]

Bravo to Paul Budde for running a GREAT conference this past weekend at Gustavus Adolphus!! If you have not made the happy journey to St. Peter for this event, please try to do so in the future. It is an extraordinarily well thought out event!

A good time was had by all!

Cheers!
DZ

[Roger Lewis]

I agree with Professor Zerkel on this. Huge kudos to Paul for yet another great show. We enjoyed being there as an exhibitor and got to meet lot of new people and catch up with some old friends as well.

This is a well thought out, high quality event and I encourage anyone that can, to get there and experience it in person.

Thanks again Paul. Hope to see you again soon.

Roger