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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! ~ Beth Wiese, Adjudications Chair

Beth Wiese, Adjudicator Chair, Leonard Falcone International Euphonium & Tuba Festival

2026 Festival Preliminary Round Adjudicators

Euphonium Artist Division

**Toby Furr** • United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own

**Mai Kokubo** • Lecture at Aichi University of the Arts and Senzoku College of Music (Japan)

**Benjamin Pierce** • Professor, University of Arkansas

Tuba Artist Division

**Chance Huiet** • Professor, Michigan State University

**Eduardo Nogueroles** • Composer, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Valencia Professional Conservatory of Music (Spain)

**Micky Wrobleski** • Principal Tuba, Suzhou Symphony Orchestra

Euphonium Student Division

**Roel Arazo** • United States Army Field Band

**Ross Cohen** • Solo Euphonium, River City Brass Band

**Natalie Colegrove** • Yamaha Performing Artist

Tuba Student Division

**David McLemore** • Professor, Valdosta State University

**Scott Tegge** • Professor, University of Illinois

**Stephanie Ycaza** • Professor, University of North Carolina Greensboro

Leonard Falcone International Euphonium & Tuba Festival

The Falcone Festival is recognized as the premier event celebrating euphonium and tuba performance. Founded in 1986 as a competition for student and artist-level euphoniumists, it expanded in 1991 to become a full festival—including lessons, clinics, master classes, and recitals with world-renowned artists. In 1996, the event grew further to include tuba.

Held each summer at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, Michigan, the Festival draws international talent and offers four days of performance, education, and community.

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2026 FESTIVAL DATES
March 31: Application Deadline
Early May: Semi-Finalists Notified
August 7-10: Festival Competition

2027 FESTIVAL DATES
March 31: Application Deadline
Early May: Semi-Finalists Notified
August 6-9: Festival Competition