BRISBANE LOWER BRASS WEEKEND QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM, 140 GREY ST, SOUTH BRISBANE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6 TO SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6 1-130PM ROOM 2.14 WELCOME TO ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS AND OBSERVERS Peter Luff and Greg Aitken Co-Chairs, Brass Department INTRODUCTION TO HEARING PROTECTION Ian O Brien University of Sydney MASTERCLASSES 130-330PM ROOM 2.14 Dale Truscott (trombone) Orchestral excerpts and sectional playing masterclass Please prepare mock audition excerpts Andrew Challinor Milo Dodd Thomas Greer Michael Ingle Jessica Jacobs
Edward Koltun Brett Milford Nic Thomson Amanda Tillett Chris Upton Sam Nolan (bass trombone sectional excerpts only) 130-330PM ROOM 1.21 Tom Coyle (bass trombone) Solo performance masterclass Please prepare 5 min own choice work/excerpt of work Simon Baldwin Stephen Lebsanft Jake Mirabito Sam Nolan (to perform first and then join tenor class) John Rotar Phil Soalhiera Vili Spencer Catherine Stanley Ben Turner 130-330PM BOARDROOM Greg Aitken (euphonium) Solo performance masterclass Please prepare 5 min own choice work/excerpt of work Paul Black James Blackford Kaitlyn Brindley Nathan Gunnis Anton Kalisch-Smith Emi Miyoshi Liam Thomas
130-330PM ROOM 2.15 Thomas Allely (tuba) Solo performance masterclass Please prepare 5 min own choice work/excerpt of work Liam Acheson Jason Catchpowle Naomi Christensen William Cuthbert Bill Deer James Harvey Murray Walker Oliver Wheeler Tobias Whitbread-Evans 4-6PM ROOM 2.14 WORKSHOP - CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUES Ben Marks Please prepare several short excerpts of a solo piece requiring extended contemporary techniques (eg. multiphonics) if you wish to perform in this workshop. The workshop will conclude with a group improvisation session for all active participants, led by Ben Marks. All active participants ***Dinner break***
730-930PM ORCH. HALL FACULTY RECITAL Jason Redman, Dale Truscott, Ben Marks, Jamie Kennedy trombones Tom Coyle bass trombone Greg Aitken euphonium Thomas Allely tuba Mitchell Leigh piano Anima String Quartet Programme to include: RABE SPARKE SCELSI EWAZEN SZENTPÁLI KRAFT COLLINS STANHOPE CRESPO Basta Fantasy Three Pieces Pastorale Ballade Encounters II Two Motets Four Concert Studies Etude for Lower Brass
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7 WARM-UP CLASSES 830-930AM ROOM 1.39 Jason Redman (trombone) All active participants and observers (tenor and bass trombones) BOARDROOM Thomas Allely All active participants and observers (euphoniums and tubas) 10-11AM BOARDROOM WORKSHOP - PREPARING TO PLAY YOUR BEST Dale Truscott All active participants and observers (NB: first in best dressed limited seating available) 11AM- BOARDROOM Q&A SESSION: ASK THE PANEL 12PM Jason Redman, Dale Truscott, Tom Coyle, Thomas Allely, Greg Aitken All active participants and observers (NB: first in best dressed limited seating available) ***Lunch break***
MASTERCLASSES 1-3PM ROOM 1.21 Tom Coyle (bass trombone) Orchestral excerpts and sectional playing masterclass Please prepare mock audition excerpts Simon Baldwin 1-3PM ROOM 1.39 Jason Redman (trombone) Tim Duncan Matthew Kachel Sean Mackenzie Bevan Messenger Jake Mirabito Sam Nolan Phil Soalhiera Ben Turner Milo Dodd (tenor sectional excerpts only) Thomas Greer (tenor sectional excerpts only) Edward Koltun (tenor sectional excerpts only) Amanda Tillett (tenor sectional excerpts only) Jason Catchpowle (tuba sectional excerpts only) Murray Walker (tuba sectional excerpts only) Solo performance masterclass Please prepare 5 min own choice work/excerpt of work Francis Carroll Miles Diment-Smith (tenor or alto) Jessica Jacobs John Read Vili Spencer (alto) Noel Stephenson (tenor or alto) Nic Thomson (tenor or alto) Chris Upton (tenor or alto)
1-3PM BOARDROOM Greg Aitken (euphonium) with Thomas Allely (tuba) Orchestral/band excerpts and sectional playing masterclass Please prepare mock audition excerpts Paul Black James Blackford Kaitlyn Brindley Nathan Gunnis Anton Kalisch-Smith Liam Thomas MASTERCLASSES 330-530PM ROOM 1.21 Jason Redman (trombone) Orchestral excerpts and sectional playing masterclass Please prepare mock audition excerpts Miles Diment-Smith Trea Hindley Michael Ingle Stephen Lebsanft Stuart McKee John Rotar Vili Spencer Richard Thayil Amanda Tillett Jake Mirabito (bass trombone sectional excerpts only) Sam Nolan (bass trombone sectional excerpts only)
330-530PM ROOM 1.39 Dale Truscott (trombone) Solo performance masterclass Please prepare 5 min own choice work/excerpt of work Milo Dodd Thomas Greer Danny Horsford Edward Koltun Moniqua Lowth Brett Milford Nic Thomson Daniel Walton 330-530PM BOARDROOM Thomas Allely (tuba) Orchestral excerpts and sectional playing masterclass Please prepare mock audition excerpts Liam Acheson Warren Berry Jason Catchpowle Matthew Futo James Harvey Chloe Higgins John Szkutko Murray Walker Simon Baldwin (bass trombone sectional excerpts only) Ben Turner (bass trombone sectional excerpts only) 530-730PM SOUTH BANK GROUP DINNER Venue and cost TBC
730-9PM ROOM 1.21 LOWER BRASS CHOIR 1: Rehearsal Greg Aitken (conductor) Repertoire TBC All active participants as well as observers (AMEB standard Grade 5+) 730-9PM ROOM 1.39 LOWER BRASS CHOIR 2: Rehearsal Peter Luff (conductor) Repertoire TBC All active participants as well as observers (AMEB standard Grade 5+) SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8 WARM-UP CLASSES 830-930AM BOARDROOM Greg Aitken (euphonium) All active participants and observers (euphoniums) 830-930AM ROOM 2.14 Tom Coyle (bass trombone) All active participants and observers (bass trombones and tubas) 830-930AM ROOM 2.15 Dale Truscott (trombone) All active participants and observers (tenor trombones) 930-945AM RECITAL HALL Draw to determine order of mock audition candidates All mock orchestral audition candidates (see list below) must attend
10AM- RECITAL HALL MOCK ORCHESTRAL AUDITION: 1 st round 1230PM Orchestral excerpts (as advised by email) Lots will be drawn before the first round to determine the order of performers. All active participants and observers may listen to all performers in each round of the mock audition, with a discussion to follow the final round. Warm-up room for candidates auditioning in Recital Hall: 2.14 Paul Black James Blackford Andrew Challinor Miles Diment-Smith Milo Dodd Thomas Greer Nathaniel Griffiths Trea Hindley Danny Horsford Michael Ingle Jamie Kennedy Edward Koltun Stephen Lebsanft Moniqua Lowth Stuart McKee Brett Milford Vili Spencer Liam Thomas Nic Thomson Amanda Tillett Chris Upton
10AM- BOARDROOM MOCK ORCHESTRAL AUDITON: 1 st round 1230PM Orchestral excerpts (as advised by email) Lots will be drawn before the first round to determine the order of performers. All active participants and observers may listen to all performers in each round of the mock audition, with a discussion to follow the final round. Warm-up room for candidates auditioning in Boardroom: 2.15 Liam Acheson Simon Baldwin Jason Catchpowle Naomi Christensen Tim Duncan Matthew Futo James Harvey Chloe Higgins Matthew Kachel Sean Mackenzie Jake Mirabito Sam Nolan Philip Soalheira John Szkutko Ben Turner Murray Walker Oliver Wheeler Tobias Whitbread-Edwards ***Announcement of 2 nd round candidates by the panel (QSO lower brass section members) after the conclusion of the 1 st round - followed by a short lunch break***
1-3PM RECITAL HALL MOCK ORCHESTRAL AUDITION: 2 nd round Orchestral excerpts (as advised) sectional round with QSO lower brass (Jason Redman, Dale Truscott, Tom Coyle, Thomas Allely) followed by a short discussion 330-5PM VENUE TBC LOWER BRASS CHOIRS 1 AND 2 Rehearsal and short performance with video recording for YouTube 5PM End of 2013 Brisbane Lower Brass Weekend