Month: February 2012
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iOS App Recommendation: iStroboSoft
Peterson has been one of the top strobe tuner manufacturers for over sixty years. They have released an iOS strobe tuner app that is rated at 1/10 of a cent accuracy. I have been using iStroboSoft exclusively for tuning for about a month. I can honestly say that it is the best mobile tuner I…
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Low Trio to Perform at the International Women’s Brass Conference
Low Trio, comprised of Jessica Ducharme (trombone), Kate Wohlman (tuba), and Daniel Spencer (horn), have been selected to perform at the 2012 International Women’s Brass Conference, hosted by Western Michigan University June 6-10.
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Dr. Allen to Perform and Present at the Quad City Low Brass Day
Dr. Sam Keehn, Instructor of Low Brass at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, will be hosting the first annual Quad City Low Brass Day. Dr. Allen has been invited to be in residence for the event. He will perform in a faculty recital and present a “Break-out Session” on developing consistent intonation for trombonists.…
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Dr. Jonathan Allen to Perform at the Eastern Trombone Workshop
Dr. Jonathan Allen has been selected to perform at the 2012 Eastern Trombone Workshop in Washington D.C. in the Guest Artist Series recital. This year there are recitals each day during the lunch hour. Dr. Allen will perform on Thursday, March 22. Dr. Allen will be premiering a new work for unaccompanied trombone by William…
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Iowa Brass Collective Recital – Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 7:30 UCC Recital Hall
Mini Overture – Witold Lutoslawski Fancies on Italian Madrigals – arr. Ray Mase I. La Tral – Claudio Monteverdi II. A Mi tirsi – Luca Marenzio III. Clorinda – Orazio Vecchi Sonatine – Eugene Bozza I. Allegro vivo II. Andante ma non troppo III. Allegro vivo IV. Largo Canzona Bergamasca – Samuel Scheidt Brass Quintet,…
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Faculty Recital – John Manning, Tuba
The tuba and euphonium professor at the University of Iowa, John Manning, gave a faculty recital February 1, 2012. Professor Manning asked me to play John Stevens’ Dialogue for Trombone and Piano on the recital. It was a great recital and a lot of fun to play with one of my colleagues. The full program: February…