Kent State Masterclass Series - Nov 12, 6:15 pm
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:28 pm
Kent State University will be hosting a masterclass presentation on its Stark Campus. The event is free and open to the public. Posters are available in PDF format, if you are interested please email me for a copy.
Planning and Practicing: Creating a Strategy for Successful Performance
The Masterclass will include interactive presentations by Clinton McCanless and Martin Vazquez.
November 12, 2010
Opening Concert at 6:15 PM with the Kent Brass Quintet
Kent State Stark Camus - Main Hall Auditorium
6000 Frank Ave NW., North Canton, OH 44720
For More Information Contact: Tom Lukowicz at TomLukowicz@gmail.com" target="_blank" target="_blank
About the clinicians:
Clinton McCanless - Originally from the Chicago area, Clinton has won first prize at the 2008 International Tuba Euphonium Association competition, and the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba competition in 2009. He has been featured as a soloist with the Chicago Brass Band, MSU Wind Symphony, and the ITEC Festival Orchestra in Ohio. As an ensemble musician, Clinton performs regularly with the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra as well as other orchestras throughout Michigan, and recently performed several concerts on tour with the Dallas Brass. Clinton is an active educator, having taught at summer programs at the University of Illinois, Michigan State University, and at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. He has held several collegiate teaching positions, including Lecturer of Music at Oakland University, and graduate assistantships at both Illinois and Michigan State. Clinton is currently on the music faculty at Spring Arbor University, where he teaches lessons to brass majors and classes in music appreciation.
Martin Vazquez - Since 1981 Martin Vazquez has been a Percussion Educator based in Hyannis, MA. He is the founding director of the Cape Cod Latin Jazz All-Stars. Martin attended the Berklee College of Music focusing on Music Education and Music Production/Engineering. He has performed extensively throughout the northeast ranging from Boston's Symphony Hall to intimate jazz clubs. The competitive percussion ensembles under Martin's direction have received top honors at local, regional, national and international competitions, including Winter Guard International World Championships and World Association of Marching Show Bands World Championships. Martin is endorsed by Vater Percussion and produces his signature MV-series of sticks and mallets. Martin is a frequent guest clinician at music programs around the country, specializing in methods to create rhythmic integrity and pulse control for non-percussionists.
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Tom Lukowicz
Principal Tuba, Canton Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Prof of Music, Kent State University
Pittsburgh Brass
Planning and Practicing: Creating a Strategy for Successful Performance
The Masterclass will include interactive presentations by Clinton McCanless and Martin Vazquez.
November 12, 2010
Opening Concert at 6:15 PM with the Kent Brass Quintet
Kent State Stark Camus - Main Hall Auditorium
6000 Frank Ave NW., North Canton, OH 44720
For More Information Contact: Tom Lukowicz at TomLukowicz@gmail.com" target="_blank" target="_blank
About the clinicians:
Clinton McCanless - Originally from the Chicago area, Clinton has won first prize at the 2008 International Tuba Euphonium Association competition, and the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba competition in 2009. He has been featured as a soloist with the Chicago Brass Band, MSU Wind Symphony, and the ITEC Festival Orchestra in Ohio. As an ensemble musician, Clinton performs regularly with the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra as well as other orchestras throughout Michigan, and recently performed several concerts on tour with the Dallas Brass. Clinton is an active educator, having taught at summer programs at the University of Illinois, Michigan State University, and at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. He has held several collegiate teaching positions, including Lecturer of Music at Oakland University, and graduate assistantships at both Illinois and Michigan State. Clinton is currently on the music faculty at Spring Arbor University, where he teaches lessons to brass majors and classes in music appreciation.
Martin Vazquez - Since 1981 Martin Vazquez has been a Percussion Educator based in Hyannis, MA. He is the founding director of the Cape Cod Latin Jazz All-Stars. Martin attended the Berklee College of Music focusing on Music Education and Music Production/Engineering. He has performed extensively throughout the northeast ranging from Boston's Symphony Hall to intimate jazz clubs. The competitive percussion ensembles under Martin's direction have received top honors at local, regional, national and international competitions, including Winter Guard International World Championships and World Association of Marching Show Bands World Championships. Martin is endorsed by Vater Percussion and produces his signature MV-series of sticks and mallets. Martin is a frequent guest clinician at music programs around the country, specializing in methods to create rhythmic integrity and pulse control for non-percussionists.
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Tom Lukowicz
Principal Tuba, Canton Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Prof of Music, Kent State University
Pittsburgh Brass