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SCHOLARSHIP AND COMPETITION WINNERS

 

   

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Under 14 DivisonHickey's Music Center ScholarshipBeth JohnstonColvin Run Elementary SchoolTeacher: Richard Johnston

Smith-Watkins ScholarshipNathaniel CollinsHome schoolTeacher: Stephen Collins

Scholarship in honor of Britt TheurerJulia NelsonSpanish Fort Middle SchoolTeacher: Paige Nelson

14 – 17 DivisionClifton Plog Memorial Fund ScholarshipKayla MernoffLongmeadow High SchoolTeacher: Eric Berlin

18 – 21 DivisionBalquhidder Music/Glen Lyons Books ScholarshipOlivia FunkhauserUniversity of Southern MississippiTeacher: Jason Bergman

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Bob Reeves Brass ScholarshipMichel PrangerIllinois State UniversityTeacher: Amy Gilreath

Donald P. Bullock Memorial Fund ScholarshipConnor HollandFlorida State UniversityTeacher: Chris Moore

Bryan and Nancy Goff ScholarshipJohn BurtonBaylor UniversityTeacher: Wiff Rudd

ITG Legacy Fund ScholarshipMichael MooreUniversity of ArkansasTeacher: Richard Rulli

Richard B. Lehman Memorial Fund ScholarshipTyler LindsayLoyola University New OrleansTeacher: Nicholas Volz

Bill and Sue Pfund ScholarshipAlex WilbornTennessee Tech UniversityTeacher: Charles Decker

Picket Brass ScholarshipJudy GauntFlorida State UniversityTeacher: Chris Moore

Schmitt Music Company ScholarshipEmery HerrmannTennessee Tech UniversityTeacher: Charles Decker

Anatoly Selianin Memorial ScholarshipMichael OlsenQueensland Conservatorium, Griffith UniversityTeacher: Sarah Wilson

Thompson Music Company Scholarship #1Matthew Allen Ithaca CollegeTeacher: Kim Dunnick

Thompson Music Company Scholarship #2Stephen ArnoldTennessee Tech University Teacher: Charles Decker

Warburton Music Products ScholarshipKarl Robinson Jr.Loyola University New OrleansTeacher: Nick Volz

22 – 24 DivisionJohn H. Haynie Memorial Scholarship #1Enrico SolitoBowling Green State UniversityTeacher: Charles Saenz

John H. Haynie Memorial Scholarship #2Emily KorthUniversity of MassachusettsTeacher: Eric Berlin

Gordon Mathie ScholarshipChase TeagueUniversity of ArkansasTeacher: Richard Rulli

Renold O. Schilke Memorial Fund ScholarshipKatherine StephenFlorida State UniversityTeacher: Chris Moore

Jim Shugert Memorial ScholarshipBrandon AustinKennesaw State UniversityTeacher: Doug Lindsey

Michael Tunnell Memorial ScholarshipEric MillardFlorida State UniversityTeacher: Chris Moore

Jazz 18 – 21 DivisionSandy Sandberg Memorial Fund ScholarshipElliot BildWestern Michigan UniversityTeacher: Scott Cowan

Woodwind and Brasswind ScholarshipCyrus NabipoorLoyola University New OrleansTeacher: Nick Volz

Scholarships coordinatorAdam Hayes

Scholarship JudgesBryan Crisp, The College of Mt. St. JosephBrittany Hendricks, Ball State UniversityAl Hood, University of DenverMichael Huff, Troy UniversityAnthony Kirkland, Mississippi State UniversityOscar Passley, Eastfield CollegeChris Probst, Jacksonville State UniversityMarc Reed, Fort Lewis CollegeRaquel Rodriquez, Northern Kentucky UniversityGordon Vernick, Georgia State UniversityBrian Walker, Tarleton State UniversityAlan Wenger, University of Central Missouri

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40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILD

MAY 26 – 30, 2015 • COLUMBUS, OHIO

2015 ITG Conference Competition Results

Youth Competition: Junior Division (Under 14)Chair: Marc ReedJudges: Brittany Hendricks, Tomislav Spoljar, Geoff Tiller,

and Becki WalenzFirst place: Yang Leon ZhongSecond place: Adam JohnsonThird place: Beth Johnston

Youth Competition: Senior Division (14 – 17 )Chair: Marc ReedJudges: Mary Elizabeth Bowden, Mark Clodfelter,

Ryan Gardner, and Raquel RodriguezFirst place: Joseph JohnsonSecond place: Declan ScottThird place: Justin Way

Jazz Improvisation CompetitionChair: Jeff UbanJudges: Michael Hackett, Tiger Okoshi, and Paul TynanFirst place: Stuart MackSecond place: Tristen NapoliThird place: Adam Marchand

Orchestral Excerpts CompetitionChair: Robert WhiteJudges: Dave Dash, Matthew Ernst, and Jeff KorakFirst place: Grant SmileySecond place: Ryan BrewerThird place:  Tom Darlington

Solo CompetitionChair: Jason DovelJudges: Jens Lindemann, Rex Richardson, and Judith SaxtonFirst place: Marcus FloresSecond place: Cory JohnsonThird place:  Jingye Gong

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Above: Youth Competition winners. L – R: Marc Reed, Competition Chair; Justin Way, 3rd place (14 – 17); Beth Johnston, 3rd place (under 14); Adam Johnson, 2nd place (under 14); Joseph Johnson, 1st place (14 – 17);

Declan Scott, 2nd place (14 – 17). Not pictured: Yang Leon Zhong, 1st place (under 14)Below: Jazz Improvisation Competition winners. L – R: Adam Marchand, 3rd place; Stuart Mack, 1st place; Tristen Napoli, 2nd place;

Jeff Uban, Competition Chair

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Above: Orchestral Excerpts Competition winners. L – R: Robert White, Competition Chair; Tom Darlington, 3rd place; Ryan Brewer, 2nd place. Not pictured: Grant Smiley, 1st place

Below: Solo Competition winners. L – R: Jingye Gong, 3rd Place; Marcus Flores, 1st Place; Cory Johnson, 2nd place; Jason Dovel, Competition Chair

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The 2015 ITG Conference Reporting Team

Brianne Borden (BB) recently graduated with her Master ofMusic degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder, whereshe  served  as  trumpet  teaching  assistant  and Yoga  for Musi-cians instructor. She will begin pursuing her Doctor of Musi-cal Arts degree at Arizona State University in the fall.Jason Crafton (JC) is assistant professor of trumpet at Vir-

ginia Tech. Davy DeArmond (DD) is trumpet instrumentalist with the

United States Naval Academy Band and serves on the facultiesof Washington College and Anne Arundel Community College.Jason Dovel (JD)  is  assistant  professor  of  trumpet  at  the

University  of  Kentucky.  His  debut  solo  CD,  Lost TrumpetTreasures, was released in 2014.Kevin Eisensmith (KE) is professor of trumpet and assistant

chair  of  the  department  of  music  at  Indiana  University  ofPennsylvania. He served as ITG president from 2009 to 2011.Ryan Gardner (RG)  is  assistant  professor  of  trumpet  at

Oklahoma  State  University.  He  is  an  avid  performer  andserves as the New York and Los Angeles Artistic Coordinatorfor Music for Autism.Scott Hagarty (SH) is associate professor of trumpet at Del

Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is a member of theCorpus  Christi  and  Victoria  (Texas)  Symphony  Orchestrasand a founding member of the Corpus Christi Brass Quintet.Mike Huff (MH) is associate professor of trumpet at Troy

University in Troy, Alabama and performs as a member of theMobile, Pensacola,  and Meridian Symphony Orchestras. Heholds degrees from the University of Massachusetts, EastmanSchool of Music, and Catholic University and is a Bach trum-pet artist.Elisa Koehler (EK)  is  associate  professor  and  chair  of  the

Music Department  at Goucher College  in Baltimore, Mary-land  and  the  author  of  Fanfares and Finesse: A Performer'sGuide to Trumpet History and Literature (Indiana UniversityPress) and A Dictionary for the Modern Trumpet Player (Row-man & Littlefield).Will Koehler (WK) is currently pursuing his DM degree at

the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Currently onstaff  with  Bloomington  High  School  North,  Koehler  alsoholds an assistant manager position with the Indiana Univer-sity orchestras.John Korak (JK) is professor of trumpet at Southern Illinois

University Edwardsville  and  serves  as  the Book Reviews col-umn editor for the ITG Journal.

Eric Millard (EM) is currently a doctoral student at Florida StateUniversity, where he studies with Dr. Christopher Moore. Millardalso received his master’s degree from Florida State and earned hisbachelor’s degree at the University of Kentucky, where he studiedwith Mark Clodfelter, Vince DiMartino, and Robert Sullivan.Nick Mondello (NiMo) is a freelance trumpeter, author, music

critic,  educator/clinician  and  consultant  and  is  the  editor  of  theStudio/Commercial Scene column for the ITG Journal. Author of365 Trumpet Lessons, Nick writes for many jazz publications andwebsites. He holds the BA and MS degrees in music education, aswell as an MBA in Marketing and a Professional Diploma in Edu-cational Administration.Neil Mueller (NeMu) is assistant professor of trumpet at Central

Michigan University's School of Music.Internationally  acclaimed  trumpeter Marc Reese (MR)  is  best

known for his nearly two-decade tenure in the Empire Brass. Hehas performed in the trumpet sections of the New York Philhar-monic, Cleveland and Boston Symphony Orchestras and currentlyserves as head of the brass department for Lynn University’s Con-servatory of Music. Raquel Rodriquez (RR)  is  editor  of  the Trumpet Technology

column  for  the  ITG Journal and  serves  as  associate  professor  oftrumpet at Northern Kentucky University.Donald K. Roeder (DR) is a retired thoracic and vascular sur-

geon from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He ceased playing following hisgraduation  from  Franklin  and  Marshall  College  in  1957  andbecame a “comeback player” in 1974. He currently serves as cornetsoloist for the Carlisle Town Band, sounds Taps on a regular basisfor  military  funerals  and  commemorative  ceremonies  with  theCumberland  County  Honor  Guard,  and  performs  in  variouschurches as a soloist and with brass ensembles.Nick Volz (NV) is associate professor of classical and jazz trumpet

at Loyola University New Orleans. He regularly performs in a vari-ety of settings, including the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra andthe New Orleans Uptown Jazz Orchestra.Becki Walenz (BW) is the editor for the journal  jr. column in

the  ITG Journal and  is  currently working  toward her Doctor  ofMusic degree at Florida State University.Joseph Walters (JW) is in his fifteenth year as the layout profes-

sional for the ITG Journal and performs as principal trumpet in theAlbuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra.Peter Wood (PW)  is  publications  editor  for  the  International

Trumpet Guild. He serves as professor of trumpet at the Universityof  South  Alabama  and  is  a  member  of  the  Mobile  SymphonyOrchestra.Erin Yanacek (EY) is a member of the River City Brass Band in

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and also serves as Lecturer of Music atBethany College and Mercyhurst University.

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2015 ITG Conference PhotographersMichael Anderson is  the  ITG Website  director  and  head

photographer  for  the  conference.  He  serves  as  professor  oftrumpet at Oklahoma City University and is a member of theOklahoma City Philharmonic.Norman Bergstrom has been a member of the Blawenburg

(New Jersey) Band trumpet section since 1962. He is also thephotographer for the Nova Orchestra in West Windsor, NewJersey.Del Lyren is professor of trumpet and jazz at Bemidji State

University. He has been active in many aspects of ITG, includ-ing co-hosting the 2011 conference in Minneapolis.Denny Schreffler has been a professional trumpet player for

fifty years and a curious photographer nearly  that  long. “It’smore fun practicing on a Nikon than on a Benge.”

2015 ITG Conference ExhibitorsA “minor” Tune Up Custom Trumpet ShipAdams Musical InstrumentsAlliance PublicationsAndreas EastmanAustin Custom BrassBalquhidder MusicBaroque Trumpet ShopBERP & Co.Best BrassBlackburn TrumpetsBob ReevesBP TrumpetsBrass HeraldBrass tacticsBrixton PublicationsBuckeye Brass & WindsBuffet Group USABuzzzMaster by David O’NeillCallet TrumpetsCannonball Musical InstrumentsConn-SelmerDel Quadro Custom TrumpetsDenis WickDF Music EnterpriseDr. Flegg’s Structured Practice MethodEdwards Instrument CompanyEighth Note PublicationsGard BagsGerry Lopez MusicGetzen Company Inc.Giddings and WebsterHickey’s MusicHub van Laar Trumpets & FlugelhornsHusonicsInternational Trumpet Guild 2016 ConferenceInternational Trumpet Guild MembershipInternational Women’s Brass ConferenceJ.Landress Brass, Inc.Jaeger BrassJupiter Band InstrumentsKanstul Musical InstrumentsKrinner Instrumentenbau-Germany

Maller Brass InstrumentsMarcinkiewicz Co. Inc.Messina CoversMonster OilNational Trumpet CompetitionPatrick MouthpiecesPickett BrassPollard Water KeyProfessional Suite by Royalton Music CenterQuintessential Brass RepertoireRaw Brass TrumpetsRobinson’s RemediesSchilke Music ProductsSchmidt MusicS.E. ShiresSmith WatkinsSonaré Pro BrassStanton’s Sheet MusicStephenson MusicStomvi USATaylor TrumpetsThompson Music Co.Torpedo BagsTriplo PressTromba—Zhengzhou Aucs Co. Ltd.Ultra-Pure OilsUS Army Music ProgramWarburton Music ProductsWashington Music CenterWaveSong PressWeimann German Trumpets & FlugelhornsYamaha

Conference SponsorsPlAtinuM SponSorSBob ReevesInternational Women’s Brass ConferenceXO BrassYamaha Corporation of America

Silver SponSorBill Pfund TrumpetsWarburton

LAnyArD SponSorRoyalton Music Center

Conference Program Book Advertisers89 Fish & GrillA “minor” Tune Up Custom Trumpet ShopAdams Musical InstrumentsBP TrumpetsBrass HeraldCannonball Musical InstrumentsCarl FischerCarolBrassChuck Levin’s Washington Music CenterCurry MouthpiecesDF Music Enterprise

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FlushmuteFrost Custom BrassHickman Music EditionsHorn StashHub van Laar Trumpets & FlugelhornsIndiana University PressInternational Trumpet Guild Conference 2016International Trumpet Guild PhotographyInternational Women’s Brass ConferenceJP Musical InstrumentsNew York Summer Music FestivalOberlin CollegePickett BrassPollard Water KeySchagerlSchilke Music ProductsSchmidt MusicScodwell TrumpetsS.E. ShiresSmith Watkins BrassWarburton Music ProductsYamaha