WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF

SWRTEC 2009

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL TUBA EUPHONIUM CONFERENCE

LOS ANGELES

MAY 28-30, 2009

DATES: MAY 28-30

LOCATION: BIOLA UNIVERSITY CROWELL HALL

CONFERENCE COORDINATORS: DAVID HOLBEN AND BETH MITCHELL

ARTISTS: PATRICK SHERIDAN, JIM SELF, NORM PEARSON, LOREN MARSTELLER, DAVID CHILDS, BILL REICHENBACH, DOUG TORNQUIST, STEVE CALL, FRED GREENE, DAVID HOLBEN, JOE JACKSON, CHUCK KOONTZ, JEFF MALECKI, ANGELO MANZO, BETH MITCHELL, JOHN VAN HOUTEN, RICHARD WHITE, THE L.A. PHILHARMONIC LOW BRASS SECTION, THE PRESIDIO BRASS QUINTET, CHARLIE WARREN AND HIS DIXIELAND BAND, THE GOLDEN STATE BRITISH BRASS BAND, L.A. METRO BRASS BAND, TOP UNIVERSITY TUBA-EUPHONIUM QUARTETS FROM AROUND THE WEST, AND MORE...

NEW!!! NOW AVAILABLE MOCK AUDITION INFORMATION

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND THE MOCK AUDITION LISTS

ALSO THE SCHEDULE HAS BEEN POSTED, SCROLL DOWN TO SEE CHANGES ON

OUR SCHEDULE

CONFERENCE PRICES:

$40 POSTMARKED BY MAY 1ST, 2009

OR

$60 AT THE DOOR

ENTRY FOR A SINGLE EVENT IS $5.00

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SWRTEC CONFERENCE

13912 MAIDSTONE AVE

NORWALK, CA 90650

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THIS CONFERENCE IS BEING HOSTED BY BIOLA UNIVERSITY IN CROWELL HALL.  BIOLA  IS A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY IN LA MIRADA, CA WITH AN ACTIVE MUSIC DEPARTMENT

AND A GREAT RECITAL HALL.  FOR MAPS TO THE UNIVERSITY, CLICK HERE.  PLEASE RESPECT THAT DRINKING AND SMOKING ARE NOT ALLOWED ON CAMPUS

VENDOR INFORMATION:  VENDORS CAN PURCHASE TABLES FOR $200 EACH FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BEING A VENDOR, PLEASE CONTACT DAVID HOLBEN

CONTACT INFORMATION:

DAVID HOLBEN: tubadave@charter.net

BETH MITCHELL: bethmitchelltubastudio@gmail.com

THIS CONFERENCE IS SPONSORED BY THE ITEA

ITEA MEMBERSHIPS START AT JUST $23.00

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SCHEDULE

EXPECT CHANGES AS WE PERFECT OUR SCHEDULE...

All events will be taking place in the Crowell Hall Music Building at Biola University

Concerts:     Crowell Concert Hall

Seminars:     Rm 124 (access to Power Point, screens, etc)

Vendors:     Rm 122

THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009

4:00pm    

Registration

Vendors Set Up, Open

5:00pm    

Picnic Meet and Greet

OPENING CONCERT 7:00 pm    

Loren Marsteller

Doug Tornquist

FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009

7:30-8:50 am

The Blast and Honk

Bring your Instruments, warm-up and sight-read new compositions and arrangements for tuba ensemble

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Vendors Open

9:00 am-12:00 pm

Mock Auditions

Euphonium Band Audition

Tuba Orchestral Audition

10:00-10:50 am  

Seminar I- Historical Instruments- Steve Call

11:00 am-12:00 pm    

Artist Concert Group I

     Jeremy Swem

     Dave Holben

12:00-1:00 pm     LUNCH

T/E Group I Performance on Patio

     Pasadena City College T/E Ensemble (20-30 min)

     BETH MITCHELL

1:00-2:00 pm    

Artist Concert Group II

     Richard White

     Beth Mitchell

2:00-3:00 pm    

Seminar II-”Confessions of a Working Quintet”- Presidio Brass

3:00-4:00 pm    

Artist Concert Group III

     John Van Houten

     Norm Pearson

4:00-5:00 pm 

Seminar III- “Hustle & Flow” Music Business Workshop - Richard White, Kevin Sanders

5:00-6:00 pm    

Concert/Seminar - “Dixieland Dance, From the Bottom Up” - Charlie Warren and his Dixieland Band

6:30 pm    DINNER

7:30- 8:00 pm

T/E Group II Performance on Patio

     USC Tuba Euphonium Ensemble (20-30 min)

     JIM SELF

EVENING CONCERT 8:00 pm

Jim Self, Bill Reichenbach and Friends

After the concert...

JAZZ NITE led by Jim Self- bring best your improv skills…

SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2009

7:30-8:50 am  

BLAST AND HONK

Bring your Instruments, warm-up and sight-read new compositions and arrangements for tuba ensemble

8:00 am- 5:00 p,    

Vendors Open

9:00-10:00 am   

Euph Winner Masterclass w/ David Childs

10:00-11:00 am  

Tuba Winner Masterclass w/ Norm Pearson, LA Phil brass

11:00-11:50 am   

Seminar IV- Studio Panel- “Life in the Studios”

     (Jim Self, John Van Houten, Bill Reichenbach, Doug Tornquist, Fred Greene, Dick Nash)

12:00-1:00 pm     LUNCH 

T/E Group III Performance on Patio

     Northern Arizona U Tuba/Euph Ensemble (20-30 min)

     DAVID VINING

1:00-2:00 pm  

Artist Concert Group IV

     Angelo Manzo

     Joe Jackson

2:00-3:00 pm

Seminar V- “Recovering from Focal Embouchure Dystonia” - David Vining

3:00-4:15 pm   

Artist Concert Group V

     Fred Greene

     Al Torres

4:15-5:00 pm  

Last Chance- VISIT THE VENDORS

5:00-6:00 pm   

Artist Concert Group VI

     Chuck Koontz

     Jeff Malecki

6:00-7:00 pm    DINNER

6:00-7:00 pm

T/E Group IV Performance on Patio

     CSU Long Beach (20-30 min)

     JOHN VAN HOUTEN

FINAL EVENING CONCERT 7:30 pm

     LA Metro Brass Band

     Munn ZeeWoong with LA Metro Brass Band

     Pat Sheridan

     INTERMISSION

     GSBBB

     David Childs with GSBBB

10:30 pm

SWRTEC IS OVER