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 Thomas Greer 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 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 Sandon Godwin-Welch Nathan Gunnis Anton Kalisch-Smith Emi Miyoshi Bartholomew John O Donovan
130-330PM ROOM 2.15 Thomas Allely (tuba) Solo performance masterclass Please prepare 5 min own choice work/excerpt of work Liam Acheson Naomi Christensen William Cuthbert Bill Deer James Harvey Murray Walker Oliver Wheeler Tobias Whitbread-Edwards 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 QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM LOWER BRASS FACULTY RECITAL Jason Redman, Dale Truscott, Ben Marks, Jamie Kennedy trombone Tom Coyle bass trombone Greg Aitken, Emi Miyoshi euphonium Thomas Allely tuba Mitchell Leigh piano Anima String Quartet ***ENTRY BY GOLD COIN DONATION*** COLLINS SZENTPÁLI Two Motets Ballade HIDAS Florida Concerto Mvts 1+3 VIZZUTTI Funk BOISMORTIER Sonata No. 19, Op. 40, No. 3 Interval SULEK SCELSI KRAFT STANHOPE Sonata Three Pieces Encounters II Four Concert Studies
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7 WARM-UP CLASSES 830-930AM ROOM 1.39 Ben Marks (tenor and bass trombones) All active participants and observers BOARDROOM Thomas Allely (euphoniums and tubas) All active participants and observers 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) Murray Walker (tuba sectional excerpts only) Solo performance masterclass Please prepare 5 min own choice work/excerpt of work Miles Diment-Smith (tenor or alto) Jessica Jacobs John Read Vili Spencer (alto) Catherine Stanley 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 Emi Miyoshi Bartholomew John O Donovan MASTERCLASSES 330-530PM ROOM 1.21 Jason Redman (trombone) Orchestral excerpts and sectional playing masterclass Please prepare mock audition excerpts Andrew Challinor Miles Diment-Smith Trea Hindley Stephen Lebsanft John Rotar Vili Spencer 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 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 Matthew Futo James Harvey Chloe Higgins John Szkutko Murray Walker Simon Baldwin (bass trombone sectional excerpts only) Ben Turner (bass trombone sectional excerpts only) 545-715PM PUNJABI PALACE GROUP DINNER Punjabi Palace (Indian restaurant) 135 Melbourne St, West End http://www.punjabipalace.com.au/pdfs/pp_indianbanquet.pdf Cost: $27.50 p.p (plus drinks) RSVP at Welcome on Friday September 6
730-9PM ROOM 1.21 LOWER BRASS CHOIR 1: Rehearsal Peter Luff (conductor) Repertoire TBC All active participants as well as observers (AMEB standard Grade 5+) 730-9PM ROOM 1.39 LOWER BRASS CHOIR 2: Rehearsal Thomas Allely (conductor) Repertoire TBC All active participants as well as observers (AMEB standard Grade 5+) SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8 WARM-UP CLASSES 830-930AM ROOM 2.14 Greg Aitken (euphoniums and tubas) All active participants and observers 830-930AM ROOM 2.15 Dale Truscott (tenor and bass trombones) All active participants and observers 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 Trea Hindley Danny Horsford Jamie Kennedy Edward Koltun Stephen Lebsanft Brett Milford Emi Miyoshi Bartholomew John O Donovan Vili Spencer 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 Naomi Christensen Tim Duncan Matthew Futo James Harvey Chloe Higgins Matthew Kachel Sean Mackenzie Elise Mills Jake Mirabito Sam Nolan Philip Soalheira John Szkutko Ben Turner Murray Walker Oliver Wheeler ***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 Warm-up rooms for candidates auditioning in Recital Hall: 2.14 and 2.15 330-5PM PARKLANDS LOWER BRASS CHOIRS 1 AND 2 Rehearsal and short performance with video recording for YouTube 5PM End of 2013 Brisbane Lower Brass Weekend
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