There are no orange construction barrels, but you can see that we have a different “look” as the Falcone Festival website undergoes a complete upgrade. The site is now responsive and you should still be able to find what you are looking for under the menu items, which have not been changed. We are working to make sure everything is still operating properly, with some design changes, and ultimately some upgraded functionality coming, but we may be unavailable off and on until roughly mid-January. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have an urgent question, email Jane Goodrich or send a question to the falcone.festival on Facebook.

Fritz Stansell

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.

Blue Lake’s founder and president emeritus, Fritz Stansell, has passed away at the age of 92. He leaves a legacy that will forever inspire our mission and vision. Thank you, Mr. Stansell. Ars longa, vita brevis. You can read his obituary here.

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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!

~ Martin Erickson

2024 Festival Preliminary Round Adjudicators | 2024 Festival Semi-Final and Final Round Adjudicators

2024 Festival Semi-Final and Final Round Adjudicators

Please check back later for the list of adjudicators for the 2023 Festival

Euphonium Artist Division

Tuba Artist Division

Euphonium Student Division

Tuba Student Division

2024 Festival Preliminary Round Adjudicators

Euphonium Artist Division

Roger Behrend • Principal/Solo Euphonium, US Navy Band (retired)

Mark Jenkins • Principal Euphonium, US Marine Band, Washington DC; Adjunct Professor, Euphonium, George Mason University

Dr. Gail Robertson • Associate Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, University of Central Arkansas

Dr. Matthew van Emmerik • Shires and Eastman Low Brass Artist; Conductor; Clinician

Tuba Artist Division

Willie Clark • Lecturer, Tuba & Euphonium, University of Maryland School of Music

Dr. Chris Combest • Associate Professor, Tuba & Director, Graduate Studies, Middle Tennessee State University

Rainer Huss • Principal Tuba, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Don Little • Regents Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, University of North Texas

Euphonium Student Division

Natália Coimbra • Principal Euphonium, Minas Gerais (Brazil) Military Firefighters Symphonic Band

Dr. Sarah Miller • Associate Professor, Trombone & Associate Director, Cougar Marching Band, Washington State University

Dr. Gail Robertson • Associate Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, University of Central Arkansas

Dr. William Sutton • Assistant Professor, Music, Northwest Missouri State University

Tuba Student Division

Dr. Dan Burdick • Pioneering Queer Brass Artist; Instructor, Euphonium & Tuba, State College of Florida

Dr. Paul Carlson • Associate Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, Grand Valley State University

Cristina Cutts Dougherty • Principal Tuba, Phoenix Symphony

Dr. Scott Roeder • Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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