We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Fritz Stansell, founder and president emeritus of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Fritz Stansell was also one of the original founders of the Falcone Festival and had an incredible impact on the music world. Our most sincere condolences to the Stansell family and BLFAC community during these difficult times.
I would like to welcome you to the adjudication area of the Falcone Festival. You will find that we invite only highly successful teachers and performers who are dedicated to the furthering of the tuba and euphonium to adjudicate both at the preliminary and festival rounds. Great care is taken during each step of the competition to make sure that only the highest standards are upheld, both by the judges and the contestants. Good luck to all!
~ Marty Erickson
2011 Preliminary Round Adjudicators | 2011 Festival Rounds Adjudicators
2011 Semi-Final and Final Round Adjudicators
Dr. Mark Cox
Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Central Michigan School of Music
Martin Erickson
Lecturer in music at Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
Retired Principal/Solo Tubist with the United States Navy Band in Washington, DC
Principal Eb Tubist with the Brass Band of Battle Creek
Founding member of Millennium Brass Quintet
Nick Keelan
Associate Professor of Trombone at Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
Mark Kellogg
Associate Professor of Trombone, Euphonium, and Brass Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music
Principal Trombone of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
Dr. Jamie Lipton
Assistant Professor of Low Brass at Henderson State University
Dr. Benjamin Miles
Assistant Professor of Music at Wright State University
Principal Tuba in the Richmond (IN) Symphony
Philip Sinder
Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the Michigan State University College of Music
Tubist with the Brass Band of Battle Creek
Demondrae Thurman
Associate Professor of Euphonium and Tuba; Chair of the Brass Area at the University of Alabama
First Euphonium and Trombone in the Sotto Voce Quartet
First Baritone Horn in the Brass Band of Battle Creek
Matthew van Emmerik
Our guest artist will also be adjudicating at the semi-finalist and finalist competitions.
Preliminary Adjudicators for 2011
Euphonium Artist Division
Dr. Matt Tropman Former US Marine Band Euphonium Soloist; Lecturer in Tuba-Euphonium, University of the Pacific
GySgt Mark Jenkins Euphonium, US Marine Band, Washington DC
Gail Robertson Instructor of Euphonium and Tuba, University of Central Florida
Tuba Artist Division
MGySgt John Cradler Tubist, US Marine Band, Washington DC
Robert Daniel Former Principal Tuba, US Air Force Band; Lecturer of Tuba, Sam Houston State University
Timothy Northcut Professor of Tuba-Euphonium, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Euphonium Student Division
Roger Behrend Former Principal Euphonium, US Navy Band, Washington DC
SSgt Ryan McGeorge Euphonium, US Marine Band, Washington DC
David Werden Former Principal Euphonium, US Coast Guard Band
Tuba Student Division
Dr. Benjamin Miles Assistant Professor of Tuba-Euphonium, Wright State University
Dr. Charles Guy Associate Professor of Tuba-Euphonium, State University of NY-Potsdam
Tony Zilincik Assistant Professor of Tuba-Theory Composition, Capital University
