2010 Ralph Taylor Award in Composition

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Andy Francis Wins 2010 Ralph Taylor Award in Composition

The Marshall University Chapter of ITEA and SCI sponsored a composition contest named after Dr. Ralph Taylor, an emeritus faculty member at Marshall University who is an avid amateur low brass musician and supporter of the arts in Huntington, West Virginia. The judging panel consisted of Oystein Baadsvik, international tuba soloist, Velvet Brown, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Penn State University, and Jason Smith, Professor of Tuba, Euphonium, and Theory at Ohio University and Editor of the Journal for the International Tuba Euphonium Association.

We are proud to announce that Andy Francis, a Graduate Student in Music Composition at Central Michigan University, has been named this year’s winner. His composition Soaring for Tuba Euphonium Quartet will be performed at the feature concert during Tuba and Euphonium Day at Marshall which will be held on April 10, 2010.

Dr. George Palton
Instructor of Tuba, Marshall University

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Congratulations Andy!

FIRE UP CHIPS!