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.
![Trumpet Trumpet](/cofac/images/music-maj-trumpet-m.jpg)
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.
- learn more about TU’s brass and percussion faculty
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
Question for Brass Faculty: lengelke AT_TOWSON
Questions for Percussion Faculty: mhumphreys AT_TOWSON