Posted by Steve Marcus on July 20, 1999 at 09:12:46:
At the risk of presenting an unabashed plug, the week that I just spent with Brian Bowman, Ted Cox, Sam Pilafian, and Deanna Swoboda was FANTASTIC! This program welcomes tuba and euphonium players of all ages and playing levels in a truly supportive, non-competitive atmosphere. The faculty are known as excellent musicians, but they are also deeply caring, enthusiastic, energetic educators. Concentration and musical achievement are high, and comraderie among the faculty and participants pervades the entire week.
Attendees in the July 11-17 session ranged in age from 14 to 70-something. Playing abilities included one tubist who was struggling with notes above G on the staff through to full-time service band members and Falcone semi-finalists. It is noteworthy that there were many participants returning for their second year of the Workshop, and 18 of the 43 participants stayed for the second week-long session (July 18-25).
The Workshops in the year 2000 are tentatively scheduled for late June. Stay tuned to http://www.occe.ou.edu/cafe/tubacamp/ for more details.