May 6th, 2006

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The U.S. Air Force Academy Band has a vacany for tuba

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Demonstration Tape- submit by May 12, 2006

Individuals will be selected for live audition based on the demonstration tape.

Tape should be approximately 15 minutes in duration. Please include selections which thoroughly demonstrate your tone, flexibility, range, intonation and rhythmic accuracy.

Include Concerto for Bass Tuba (mvmt 1), Vaughn Williams, or a solo of similar difficulty from the standard repertoire (accompanied or unaccompanied).

Include an etude that demonstrates your playing ability. Please select from Melodious Etudes, Bordogni/Rochut (8vb) or 60 Selected Studies, Kopprasch.

If at all possible, include two selections of differing styles that demonstrate your performance capability in the brass quintet idiom. For example, include a solo with brass quintet or a brass quintet selection with a prominent tuba part.

[tags]Tuba, Performance, USAF Band, Vacancy, Audition[/tags]

Written by Ian McKenzie on May 6th, 2006 with no comments.
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Brass Band of Columbus

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Now in its twenty-second year, the Brass Band of Columbus (the BBC) exists as a self-supporting community band. The band’s instrumentation is brass and percussion only, following the tradition of British brass bands. Membership of this 45 piece band includes thirty active or retired music educators and a wide range of other professions. The BBC was founded in 1984 by Dr. Paul Droste (pictured right), Emeritus Professor of Music at The Ohio State University and former director of the OSU Marching Band. After serving as co-interim directors since Dr. Droste’s retirement in December 2004, Tim Jameson was selected as the Director in July 2005.

[tags]Brass Bands, USA, Columbus Ohio[/tags]

Written by Ian McKenzie on May 6th, 2006 with no comments.
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May 7 Podcast from Brasscast

“Welcome to another excellent Brass Band podcast, hosted by Lucas Burns. Just right click on the link at left and download the file to your hard drive and then enjoy! 21 minutes and 20 Mb. Today we are featuring North American Champions, Brass Band Columbus from the USA. Find them at http://www.brassbandofcolumbus.org on the internet. Includes an interview with their Conductor Tim Jameson.  Numbers played by the band are Amazing grace arranged by William Himes, Gifted Leadership by Henry Fillmore. The title track of their newly released CD “Gifted Leadership: An Anthology of March Masterpieces”. Thru Bolts and Bars by Ernest Urbach also from their CD and “American Overture for Band”, by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins; arranged by Tim Sarsany.”

Direct download: Brasscast07MAY.mp3

Written by Ian McKenzie on May 6th, 2006 with no comments.
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