UW-Madison Brass Festival ft. Øystein Baadsvik

[tcurry]

The University of Wisconsin-Madison presents Celebrate Brass!

Offering concerts, master classes, colloquia and open rehearsals – Open to the public of all ages

October 8-13, 2014

UW-Madison School of Music, Mosse Humanities Building, 455 North Park Street, Madison, WI

Scheduled events include:

Wednesday, October 8:
Wisconsin Brass Quintet. 7:30 p.m. Mills Hall. Pre-concert discussion by composer Anthony Plog, whose work, “Four Sketches” will be featured on the program.

Thursday, October 9:
COLLOQUIUM: with composer and educator Anthony Plog, Noon, Mills Hall. The topic will be “The Student of Today: Traditional Values in a New Technology World.”

CONCERT: The Western Brass Quintet, 7:30 p.m. Mills Hall. Featured work: “Brass Quintet” by Pierre Jalbert (2013), commissioned by the Western Brass Quintet and premiered in January, 2013.

Friday, October 10:
OPEN FORUM with Oystein Baadsvik: “On the Road with my Tuba.” 12:30 − 2:30 PM, 2411 Humanities. An informal talk about life as an international tubist-composer.

CONCERT: Øystein Baadsvik, tuba, with Kirstin Ihde, piano. 8:00 PM, Mills Hall.

Saturday, October 11:
MASTER CLASS: Tuba, with tuba virtuoso Øystein Baadsvik, 4:00- 5:30 PM, Mills Hall.

CONCERT: “BRASS ALCHEMY,” featuring Øystein Baadsvik, 8:00 PM. Mills Hall.

For more information, please visit http://www.music.wisc.edu/brass-festival/.

Tom Curry, Visiting Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, University of Wisconsin-Madison
tcurry(at)wisc(dot)edu