Day of Brass & Percussion

Join Towson University’s faculty on Sunday, February 11, 2024 for an enjoyable and educational day of music making and pedagogy.

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The event begins at 10 a.m. and culminates in the late afternoon with a concert by attendees that have the opportunity to perform side-by-side with TU’s brass and percussion faculty in a mass brass ensemble. Smaller groups include trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba/euphonium and percussion ensembles. Towson’s dedicated faculty are comprised of full-time and adjunct players that perform with the regions’ premiere ensembles.

Schedule

  • 10 a.m. — Check-In (Center for the Arts Lobby)
  • 10:30 a.m. — Performances by Towson Brass Quintet and Towson Percussion Group in the Recital Hall
  • 10:45 a.m. — Individual Instrument Ensemble Rehearsals
    • Percussion - Kaplan Concert Hall and 3069
    • Trumpet - 3071
    • Horn - 3075
    • Trombone - 3077
    • Euphonium and Tuba - Recital Hall
  • 12:00 p.m. — Lunch - Glen Dining Hall (students must bring a check for $15 made out to Department of Music for lunch)
  • 1:15 p.m. — Brass Master Classes- same locations as above
    • Percussion Session: Kaplan Concert Hall and 3069
  • 2:00 p.m. — Mass Brass Ensemble (in 3071) and Percussion Ensemble (Kaplan and 3069)
  • 3:15 p.m. — All Brass & Percussion players rehearse in Kaplan Concert Hall
  • 3:45 p.m. — Final Performance (free and open to the public) - Kaplan Concert Hall

TU Day of Brass & Percussion Faculty

  • Luis Engelke (Principal Trumpet, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra & Lancaster & Mid Atlantic Symphony Orchestras)
  • Ginger Turner (Performing and recording artist, former member of U.S. Army Field Band)
  • Jason Ayoub (Principal Horn, United States Navy Band)
  • David Perkel (Principal Trombone, Annapolis Symphony)
  • John Mangonon (Tuba, United States Navy Band)
  • Michelle Humphreys (Principal Percussionist, Opera Lafayette)
  • Gordon Hicken (Rogue Two Percussion Duo)
  • Christopher Cicconi (Director of Bands and Orchestras, Towson University)

To register, click on the appropriate link:
Brass Students Register Here
Percussion Students Register Here

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