Semi-Finalists and Alternates for 2024 Falcone Festival

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Euphonium Artist | Tuba Artist | Euphonium Student | Tuba Student    

# Unable to compete             ✓ Will compete             * may be semifinalist in one division only

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Euphonium Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

Euphonium Artist Alternates (in this order)

Tuba Artist Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

Tuba Artist Alternates (in this order)

Euphonium Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

Euphonium Student Alternates (in this order)

Tuba Student Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)

Tuba Student Alternates (in this order)

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

Guest Artist for 2012 - Carol Jantsch

Praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer as having “a sound as clear and sure as it [is] luxurious,” tubist Carol Jantsch has been Principal Tuba of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 2006. She won the position while still a senior at the University of Michigan, becoming the first female tuba player in a major symphony orchestra.

Raised in a musical family, Carol began piano lessons at age six and began studying euphonium at Interlochen Arts Camp at age nine. After switching to tuba, she attended the prestigious arts boarding high school Interlochen Arts Academy, graduating as salutatorian of her class. She continued her studies at the University of Michigan under the tutelage of Fritz Kaenzig. During this time, Carol was very active with auditions and competitions, winning first place in four international solo tuba competitions (including Falcone Tuba Student 2000 and Tuba Artist 2004), and receiving laureates at several others. After winning her position with the Philadelphia Orchestra in February of 2006, she returned to Michigan to complete her Bachelor of Music degree, graduating summa cum laude.

Carol has appeared as a soloist with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, and the United States Marine Band, among others. She has performed in Carnegie’s Zankel Hall with the Musical Olympus Festival, given solo recitals at various tuba/euphonium conferences, and has appeared on NPR’s radio series “From The Top.” She is in high demand for recitals and master classes, having recently taught at Lieksa Brass Week in Finland and the Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop for Orchestral Winds and Brass in New York. Carol has been on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music since 2008.

Carol released her first solo recording, Cascades, in 2009.

Guest Artist for 2014 - Les Neish

Les Neish is one of the leading tuba players of his generation. His endeavours as a tuba player have gained him recognition as a soloist, chamber musician and educator throughout the world. His career has been diverse with highlights including a performance at Millennium Park, Chicago and recording on an album with pop star "Sting".

Gaining a First Class Honours degree, Professional Performance Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma with Distinction from the Royal Northern College of Music Les is proud to be tuba tutor at this prestigious conservatoire.

Always pushing the boundaries, Les became the first tuba player to be awarded the Worshipful Company of Dyers Award for Wind and Brass at the Royal Overseas League Competition and performed the first solo tuba recital at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.

His debut solo CD "Salt of the Earth", which received airtime on Radio 3, scooped Brass Band World, British Bandsman and www.4barsrest.com Solo CD of the Year Awards. His follow up CD "Shine" was awarded the prestigious Roger Bobo Award in Recording Excellence from the International Tuba Euphonium Association.

Away from solo performance, Les is privileged to be part of the tuba section of the world famous, American based, Brass Band of Battle Creek and as a chamber musician is a member of the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble, a group with a 30 year history having performed in over 60 countries.

With a real passion for musical education Les has performed workshops to youngsters throughout the UK, Europe, USA and Australia. Playing a major role in the Scottish Brass Band Association Youth Development programme Les has performed numerous workshops to thousands of youngsters and has been an integral part of the huge increase in youth bands throughout the whole of Scotland. He is also a member of staff at the Junior RNCM teaching young, talented tuba players of the future and conducting the JRNCM Brass Band.

Les is also an experienced adjudicator judging solo, brass band and windband competitions throughout the world, including the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Brass Soloist of the Year, Brass in Concert, Tasmanian Band League State Championships, Royal Overseas League Competiition and the Young Artist Tuba Competition at ITEC's in Arizona and Linz.