RMPBB retreat with Demondrae Thurman

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RMPBB retreat with Demondrae Thurman

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Hi Everyone,

The RMPBB Mountain Retreat is a unique opportunity for brass players players from around the world to come together to share their love of playing a brass intrument. Participants come from all walks of life: students, teachers, professionals, enthusiasts, part-time players, comeback players, etc. All are welcome in a noncompetitive, friendly, supporting atmosphere where learning and sharing knowledge is the key element to the week.

These are a lot of fun and a great hang as everyone stays in a giant house we rent for the week.

This is open to all brass players. I will be teaching (my bio is below) Tuba/Euph, and Zenas Kim-Banther is teaching trombone (her bio: http://www.zenaskim-banther.com/#!about/cjg9)

Information on the retreat: http://www.rmpbb.com/artist.php?view=reper&rid=2432

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From Walt Disney World, to Europe’s greatest orchestra - the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - to performing with one of America’s leading ensembles, The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, John William Banther is in high demand as a musician and educator and is also a Weekend Host on Classical WETA 90.9 Washington, the nation’s top classical radio station.

John, a Miraphone artist, has performed as a soloist throughout the United States, Europe, and South America, and with artists and orchestras like Delfeayo Marsalis, Stephen Curtis Chapman, Martina McBride, Larnelle Harris, the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Brevard Symphony, Holland Symfonia and the Ebony Band among many others.

As an educator, John is Adjunct Professor at the Washington Adventist University, and created a private studio in the DC area with students that consistently place in the top ensembles, all county and all state bands. John has presented masterclasses at the George Mason University, the University of South Florida, Jackson State University, Indiana University-South Bend, Gardner Webb University, Emory and Henry College, Projecto Guri, and public schools throughout the United States.

John is the tuba player and operations manager of the Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, and a former member of the Amsterdam Brass Quintet and the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet.

John graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music, studying with Mike Roylance, and the Amsterdam Conservatory, the Netherlands, studying with Perry Hoogendijk. John is also the founder of The Story Behind The Music, and with studies focused on Social Media has streamed concerts to thousands of people worldwide from the New England Conservatory, Boston University, and his solo concert with Kat Vipers at the Amsterdam Blue Note.

From Opera, Classical, R&B, Dixieland to beat-box tuba, John has performed to standing ovations around the world.
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Miraphone Artist, Parker Mouthpieces Artist. Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, host on WETA 90.9 Washington. http://www.JohnBanther.com
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Re: RMPBB retreat with Demondrae Thurman

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An UPDATE! Demondrae Thurman will be at the first part of our retreat as well. Looking forward to great masterclasses and an awesome hang that week in one huge house!
Miraphone Artist, Parker Mouthpieces Artist. Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, host on WETA 90.9 Washington. http://www.JohnBanther.com
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