Tubonium4 - March 17-18 - Post Conference Remarks...

[Paul Budde]

Hi All - I am excited to announce that the Tubonium4 web site is up and running, and that Jim Self and Mark Jenkins will be our featured guest artists.

Please check out our web site at http://www.freewebs.com/tubonium/index.htm

There, you'll find information regarding the workshop, solo competition, and more, to be held on March 17-18, 2006 at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. A goal for this year's workshop is that all attendees have a chance to be a part of the action - be sure to bring along your horn!

Thanks,

Paul Budde
Gustavus Adolphus College
Euphonium and Tuba
pbudde@gustavus.edu

[Paul Budde]

Hi All - Some additions have been made to the Tubonium web site, including a tentative schedule of events - I hope that you can make it!

http://www.freewebs.com/tubonium/index.htm

Paul Budde
Gustavus Adolphus College

[Paul Budde]

Hi All -

The Tubonium web site now has information for those of you who would like to use the Tubonium accompanist during the solo competition rather than bring your own pianist with you - see this link for all the details:

http://www.freewebs.com/tubonium/tuboni ... tition.htm

Paul Budde
Gustavus Adolphus College

[Paul Budde]

Hi All - the Tubonium web site has been updated several times since this last posting... check it out at http://www.freewebs.com/tubonium/index.htm

Paul Budde
Gustavus Adolphus College
Euphonium and Tuba Instructor

[Paul Budde]

Hi All - just a quick reminder that there are a couple of deadlines for Tubonium:

Solo Competition - registration is due postmarked by Feb. 15

Advance Ticket orders - advance ticket registration forms, which include discount price options, must be postmarked by March 1. Regular price tickets will also be available at the door.

Thanks!

Paul Budde
Gustavus Adolphus College

[Paul Budde]

Solo Competition registration is due today! (Feb. 15, 2006)

Good luck!!

Paul Budde

[Paul Budde]

Bump - 10 days and counting - hope to see you there!!

Paul Budde

[Tim Olt]

A bump for Paul's extravaganza. Things are looking to be a lot of fun!

Tim

[Sean Greene]

A bump for Paul's extravaganza. Things are looking to be a lot of fun!

Tim

You can say that again! Paul has put a ton of work into making this year's event super-duper. I'm looking forward to hearing (and playing) some great music! See you there!


Sean Greene
Tubonium 4 exhibitor and performer

[minnesotamike]

A great thanks to Paul Budde for a fantastic event. The hands on nature of this event, the quality of the solists, and everything else was perfect. Jim Self, Mark Jenkins, the Iowa Collegum Tuba/Euphoneum group, and everything else was great.

Thanks Paul. We're already looking forward to next year. Can't wait.

Mike and Nathan

[Tim Olt]

Congrats!

As said above, Paul once again put on a helluva show! Thanks so much for all the hard work. To those who didn't come, where were ya??????

Can't wait til next year!

Tim

[brianf]

To those who didn't come, where were ya??????

Sorry I missed the first birthday party for Paul's yougest. Coincidently this ws the weekend for the Eastern Trombone Workshop. I'll be back to MN for another birthday party.

[Paul Budde]

Good morning all - thank you to all of you who came to support what we have going on at Tubonium. It was great to see all of you there!

Tubonium4 was a rousing success. Jim Self shared his wonderful music with us in two outstanding concerts (one classical and one jazz) - what a sweet sound he has! He really opened up some eyes during his master class on the importance of memorizing music and playing by ear (letting the musical ear be your guide), and also did a very fun DVD presentation on his time in the movies. Very fun!

Mark Jenkins put on quite a show in his recital - lyrical and technical music making at its finest. I have some wide-eyed students spending some extra time in practice rooms this week! His master class and presentation on the service bands were both top notch as well.

Collegium Tubum (Univsersity if Iowa Tuba-Euph Ensemble) performed an excellent concert made mostly of arrangements by John Manning's students - bravo!!

Even as I was busy moving from event to event, it was a wonderful treat to be able to hear and see these outstanding guest artists! I hope that you all enjoyed them as much as I did!

Thanks to our Exhibitors at Tubonium4 as well - there were so many people excitedly trying out instruments, rummaging through sheet music, and picking up supplies. Thanks Yamaha, Woodwind and Brasswind, Pepper Music, the Music Mart, and Beautidel Music Press for adding so much to our event! I hope you'll be back for more next year!

Special congratulations to Jamie Lipton (euphonium) and Daniel Clouse (tuba), winners of the Tubonium4 Solo Competition. They beat out some outstanding competition to make it to the top! Congrats to both of you and to all of the outstanding competitors in this year's competition!

I'm looking forward to Tubonium5!!!!

In music,

Paul