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.To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival, the Festival Board of Directors called for submission of new unaccompanied compositions for the Euphonium Student and Tuba Student division competitions.
One winner and two honorable mentions were selected in each category. Each winner received $1,000 in prize money and their piece appears on the required repertoire list for the 2021 Festival competition.
We had anticipated that the Festival Artists-Adjudicators would premiere the pieces during the 2020 Festival at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. However, because the Festival occurred virtually, each of the composers premiered their piece themselves during the shortened Festival August 8-9, 2020.
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Euphonium Category WINNER: “In Modo Humano” by Thomas Rüedi HONORABLE MENTIONS: “Modal Suite” by Kayla Danielle Roth “Subject to Change” by Andrew P. Markel |
Tuba Category WINNER: “Climate Strike” by Evan Zegiel HONORABLE MENTIONS: “The Mechanicals” by Edmund Joliffe “Whale Songs” by Lynn Blake John |
Congratulations to everyone who submitted a work for this competition; the level of work and dedication that was apparent in the entries made the selection process challenging. Thank you, to all of you, for your time and dedication to our instruments.
The Festival would also like to thank Jason Smith and Will Sutton for their tireless work behind the scenes. Additionally, thank you to Chris Combest who coordinated this entire effort, as well to the committee members listed below for evaluating the entries. Without everyone’s selfless offering of time and attention, we could not have held this event.
2020 Falcone Festival Solo Works Competition Committees
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Euphonium Committee Gail Robertson, chair Mark Cox Fernando Deddos Mai Kokubo Jamie Lipton Jerry Young |
Tuba Committee Chris Combest, chair Ben Miles Eduardo Nogueroles Philip Sinder Mark Tillinger Barbara York |
