April 3-9, 2010

To cap off a great semester and a great year of brass events at Mississippi State we are hosting a week of research presentations, guest artist recitals and concerts. All events below are free and open to the public. Visit our campus and hear our colleagues, friends and students share the art of music and the joy of brass!

Saturday, April 3
7:30pm	Student Degree Recital Giles Auditorium, College of Architecture Fred Hadley, tenor and bass trombone with Karen Murphy, piano; Rebekah Moore, piano; Matt Christian, trombone; Andrew Everette, trombone; Luke Hollingsworth, trombone Arctic Eminations by Norman Bolter.

Monday, April 5
2:00pm	Research Presentation Music Building B, Room 112 "The Brass Musician's Embouchure" by David Wilken. This presentation will take some of the mystery out of embouchures by demonstrating how the physical differences of individual players can make two brass musicians' embouchures function correctly in completely different ways. Using basic visible characteristics teachers and players can use patterns of functioning embouchures as a useful model for improving technique, troubleshooting problems, and even fixing issues before they begin to cause problems.
7:30pm	Brass Ensembles Concert 1 Chapel of Memories Kickin' Brass Quintet, Brass Monkey Quintet, MSU Brass Ensemble

Tuesday, April 6
7:30pm	Guest Artist Recital Giles Auditorium, College of Architecture David Wilken, trombone with Arthur Hart, piano. This performance was made possible with support from the Starkville Area Arts Council.

Wednesday, April 7
7:30pm	Brass Ensembles Concert 2 Chapel of Memories Trumpet Consort, Trombone Troupe, Dog Bones Trombone Quartet, Friends in Low Places Tuba Quartet and the Strasse Posaunen Trombone Quartet.

Thursday, April 8
7:30pm	Artist Ensemble Concert Chapel of Memories Mississippi Trombone Authority: Jason Beghtol (NECC), Richard Human (MSU), Douglas Mark (DSU), Clifton Taylor (MSU)

Friday, April 9
2:00pm	Research Presentation Music Building B, Room 112 "The History of the Trumpet and Horn" A combined display of the instrument collections of Michael Huff (MSU Department of Music) and John Berry (MSU Department of Mechanical Engineering) will highlight numerous trumpets and members of the trumpet family as well as several horns. Several of the instruments will be demonstrated and a discussion of the historical development of these instruments will be given. A question and answer period and time for audience members to view the instruments will conclude the presentation.