March 12, 2010
Tuba and Euphonium Day Slated for Saturday, April 10
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Marshall University’s Department of Music will host its first Tuba and Euphonium Day beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 10. The event will be under the direction of Dr. George Palton, who teaches tuba at the university.
“The day will include performances, clinics, and conclude with a mass ensemble,” Palton said. “Bring your horns!”
Guest artists will include Lloyd Bone, euphonium, (assistant professor of music at Glenville State University); Zach Collins, tuba (assistant professor of music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania); Sean Greene, tuba (assistant professor of music at Lincoln Memorial University); the Ohio University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble, directed by Jason Smith; and the Capital University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble, directed by Tony Zilincik.
The day’s activities will include a performance of the winner of the 2010 Ralph Taylor Award in Composition, Soaring, by Andy Francis. The award is sponsored by the Marshall University chapters of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association and the Society of Composers Inc. and is named for Dr. Ralph Taylor, an emeritus faculty member at Marshall who is an avid amateur low brass musician and supporter of the arts in Huntington. The judging panel consisted of Oystein Baadsvik, international tuba soloist; Velvet Brown, associate professor of tuba and euphonium at Penn State University; and Jason Smith, associate professor of tuba, euphonium, and theory at Ohio University and editor of the Journal for the International Tuba Euphonium Association.
Francis is a graduate student in composition at Central Michigan University.
Palton is originally from Cleveland, Ohio, and earned his doctorate in tuba performance from the University of Kentucky. He is an active tuba soloist and his accomplishments include being named winner of the tuba artist competition at the 2006 International Tuba Euphonium Conference. As a teacher, he is very active in the public schools in addition to his work at Marshall. Palton is known for his arranging and development of pedagogical materials and has numerous publications with the Tuba-Euphonium Press, Cimarron Music, and in the Journal for the International Tuba Euphonium Association.
Admission is free and open to the public. For further information about this event or music at Marshall University, call 304-696-3117 or e-mail Palton at palton@marshall.edu.
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Tuba and Euphonium Day Slated for Saturday, April 10
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Marshall University’s Department of Music will host its first Tuba and Euphonium Day beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 10. The event will be under the direction of Dr. George Palton, who teaches tuba at the university.
“The day will include performances, clinics, and conclude with a mass ensemble,” Palton said. “Bring your horns!”
Guest artists will include Lloyd Bone, euphonium, (assistant professor of music at Glenville State University); Zach Collins, tuba (assistant professor of music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania); Sean Greene, tuba (assistant professor of music at Lincoln Memorial University); the Ohio University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble, directed by Jason Smith; and the Capital University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble, directed by Tony Zilincik.
The day’s activities will include a performance of the winner of the 2010 Ralph Taylor Award in Composition, Soaring, by Andy Francis. The award is sponsored by the Marshall University chapters of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association and the Society of Composers Inc. and is named for Dr. Ralph Taylor, an emeritus faculty member at Marshall who is an avid amateur low brass musician and supporter of the arts in Huntington. The judging panel consisted of Oystein Baadsvik, international tuba soloist; Velvet Brown, associate professor of tuba and euphonium at Penn State University; and Jason Smith, associate professor of tuba, euphonium, and theory at Ohio University and editor of the Journal for the International Tuba Euphonium Association.
Francis is a graduate student in composition at Central Michigan University.
Palton is originally from Cleveland, Ohio, and earned his doctorate in tuba performance from the University of Kentucky. He is an active tuba soloist and his accomplishments include being named winner of the tuba artist competition at the 2006 International Tuba Euphonium Conference. As a teacher, he is very active in the public schools in addition to his work at Marshall. Palton is known for his arranging and development of pedagogical materials and has numerous publications with the Tuba-Euphonium Press, Cimarron Music, and in the Journal for the International Tuba Euphonium Association.
Admission is free and open to the public. For further information about this event or music at Marshall University, call 304-696-3117 or e-mail Palton at palton@marshall.edu.
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