2006 Band History Conference

Centre College and the Great American Brass Band Festival invite you to participate in this unique conference devoted to American Band History.

Event date: Friday, June 9 

The theme of this year's conference will be The March and the World of Brass.

The March and the World of Brass
Musical marches is one of the few original American musical art forms with there composers contributing to development of brass band music. Our 2006 Band History Conference will cover such topics as Circus Marches, marches composed by John Philip Sousa and C.L. Barnhouse, and the marches of the American Civil War.

Learn from Top Musicians and Scholars
Learn about how marches were writing and interpretation from some of the most noted members of the musical community.

Exciting performances will include an internationally regarded trumpet soloist and others.

Come discover the influence of the March on the World of Brass today!

Don’t miss this once in a lifetime musical opportunity!

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Conference Schedule

Date and Location: Friday, June 9 in Weisiger Theater of the Norton Center for the Arts: Centre College; Danville, Kentucky

2006 Schedule for the Band History Conference 
8:00-8:40 a.m. Registration in Lobby of Weisiger Theatre 
8:45 a.m. Welcome and overview Dr. Ronald W. Holz, Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky

8:55-9:25 a.m.

Short Program of Circus Marches

 

Indiana Wind Symphony

9:30-10:10 a.m.

Performance Practice Issues in the March

Gary Hill

Indiana Wind Symphony 

10:15-10:40 a.m.

Coffee Break/Fellowship/Exhibits

10:45-11:15 a.m.

Editing a Sousa March-- Challenges and Concerns

Patrick Warfield

 

11:20am-11:50 a.m.

Mini Recital/Clinic Jens Lindemann Cliff Jackson, Piano

Noon-12:55 p.m.

Lunch and Millennium Brass Concert (12:25 - 12:55 p.m.)

1:15-1:45 p.m.

The Marches of 
C. L. Barnhouse

George Foreman

Advocate Brass Band 

1:50-2:15 p.m.

Short Program of Barnhouse (Recital)

 

Advocate Brass Band 

2:20-2:50 p.m.

The March in the American Civil War Era

Robert Garofolo

 

2:55-3:25 p.m.

Coffee Break/Fellowship/Exhibits

3:30-4:00 p.m.

A Modern March Composer's Perspective

Jim Curnow

Lexington Brass Band 

4:05-4:35 p.m.

Mini-Concert with the Boston Brass Quintet

4:35 p.m. Some Final Thoughts by Dr. Ron Holz

EARLY REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED!

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