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Competition/Festival Location and Setting: The Calvin Smith Competition and Festival will take place July 6-7 in historic Oak Ridge, Tennessee, just a short drive from Knoxville. The Festival component for the weekend will include exhibits, clinics and concerts presented by our world-renowned guest artists.
Competition Rules and Eligibility: The competition is open to any brass quintet featuring two trumpets, one horn, one trombone or euphonium and one tuba or bass trombone. The Student Division is open to groups with members aged 23 or younger at the time of the competition. The Open Division (Graduate/Professional) is open to groups of any age or professional status.
Competition Entry Fees and Forms: $25/person if registration is completed before 1 May, 2012. $50/person if mailed after 1 May, 2012. (Non-competitor fees will be $35/person and will cover entry into all clinics, exhibits and concerts.)
Checks should be made payable to *Sean Greene, Coordinator*. Checks may be mailed, along with five completed entrance forms to Calvin Smith Brass Quintet Competition, C/O Dr. Sean Greene, 5126 Rockcrest Rd, Knoxville, TN 37918. Here’s a link to the Application form.
Competition Awards (***Award Amounts subject to change***):
Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be given in each category. Specific amounts will be announced soon!
Competition Required Repertoire:
Student Division, Round 1: Ludwig Maurer/Nagel, Three Pieces (Mentor Music)
Student Division, Round 2:
Morley Calvert, Suite from the Monteregian Hills (Barendol)
Graduate/Professional Division, Round 1: Anthony O’Toole, Quintet No. 1 (Cimarron Music)
Graduate/Professional Division, Round 2: Any ONE of the following:
Paquito D’Rivera, Four Songs (International Opus)
Enrique Crespo, Suite Americana
Jim Parker, The Golden Section
Judges (list subject to change):
Horn
Bernhard Scully
Professor, University of Illinois
Former member, Canadian Brass and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Trumpet
John Marchiando
Professor of Trumpet, University of New Mexico
Member, Summit Brass, Enchantment Brass
Dr. Catherine Leach
Professor of Trumpet, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Principal Trumpet, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Tina Erickson
Blackburn Trumpets
Freelance Musician, Jack Daniel’s Silver Cornet Band
Trombone
Don Hough
Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
Tuba
Sande MacMorran
Professor, University of Tennessee
Principal tuba, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Founding member, U.S. Army Brass Quintet
Exhibitors: If your business is interested in exhibiting at the festival, please contact Dr. Timothy Powers, Exhibits Coordinator at tppdochk (at) yahoo.com
Anticipated Festival Schedule:
- Thursday, July 5:
8:00pm Reception for Judges and Competitors, location TBA
Friday, July 6:
9:00am Meeting with all competitors and judges
10am Exhibits open
9:30 First Round performances begin *
12:00-1:00pm Lunch Break
1:00pm First Round Continued
1:00pm Massed horn choir rehearsal
5:00 – 7:00pm Dinner Break
7:30pm Evening Concert* featuring faculty and mass horn choir
9pm Reception, location TBA
Saturday, July 7:
9am Warm up class
10am Exhibits open
10am Masterclasses/group coachings with faculty
12:00-2:00pm Lunch Break
2:00pm Second Round begins *
2:00-3:00pm Massed Brass Ensemble Rehearsal
5:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner Break
5:00pm Exhibits close
7:30pm Evening Concert*, Mass Brass Ensemble, Awards Ceremony
9pm Reception, location TBA
*All performances will be open to Festival participants
