OcTUBAfest in Northern NJ...

[Wes Krygsman]

Montclair State University will hold it's first ever OcTUBAfest this year.
Dates and Times: Friday. Oct. 29th 8:00pm(student solo and ensemble performances)

Saturday Oct. 30th 2:00pm(Kyle Turner, MSU's tuba professor, will kick off the afternoon performing a solo recital to include the Czardas, and a US premiere of a solo by Kerry Turner, and some more student solos and group perfomances)

Saturday Oct. 30th 8:00PM (Jason Ham, Euphonimist, United States Academy at West Point, will be performing)

All Performances will be in the McEachern Recital Hall(room M15 in the McEachern music building at MSU)

Donation of $5 requested.
More info: contact 718-757-0857 or email craigm@mail.montclair.edu
Directions at www.montclair.edu

[Wes Krygsman]

It is about a week away, so I just thought I'd give this a little "bump" back to the top. Please come support your fellow players in our first ever OcTUBAfest.
Oh yeah, and there will be a reception at Alexus Steakhouse in Clifton(across the street from MSU)in between the afternoon and night concert on Saturday. In other words, great food and much booze (for those of age of course). Just thought I'd add that.

[Louis]

This looks great. I grabbed one of your flyers in Dillon's this week. I'm looking forward to bringing my wife to the Jason Ham recital.

Any chance you can give a sneak peek at what's on his program that night (not that it matters too much - we will be there anyway)?

Louis

[Wes Krygsman]

Sorry, I only posted what I knew, I'm not sure of the exacts of the whole thing.

[Wes Krygsman]

I have a TENTATIVE program now for this OcTUBAfest.

Friday, October 29, 2004 at 8pm
A bunch of student ensembles and soloist(including me).

Saturday, October 30, 2004 at 2pm
Student ensembles will perform more pieces, a few more student soloists.
Then Kyle Turner(tuba) will perform:
Sonate #3 in E major, BWV 1016(Adagio ma non troppo)- Johann Sebastian Bach, trans. Kyle Turner
and
Sonatina for Tuba and Piano(Allegro brilliante, Hymn, and Allegro)-Kerry Turner(U.S. Premiere).

Saturday, October 30, 2004 at 8pm
Jason D. Ham(euph)will perform:
Aria and Rondo-J.H. Fiocco, arr. Art Frackenpohl
Concert Piece No. 1- Joseph Turrin
Caro mio ben-Guiseppe Giordani
Euphonium Concerto-Vladimir Cosma
(Intermission)
Soliloquy IX-Christopher Wiggins
Sonata in Bb Major-W.A. Mozart(w/ John Palatucci, euph)
Cafe 1930-Astor Piazzola
Zeibekikos-Philip Wilby

Some changes might be made to the program, it's not up to me so, I hope this helped. (it's this Friday and Saturday by the way so this is a good bumper)

[Wes Krygsman]

Last minute reminder...

[Louis]

Very nice event Wes. Jason Ham was terrific. Bravo.

Louis

[Wes Krygsman]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you next year, already there's talks of including the audience with an open reading session and things like that. I had a blast myself, hanging out with all those crazy low brass guys all weekend (first time ever outside of rehearsals and stuff) was too much to handle.