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Special Supplement to the
to promote communications among trumpet players around the world and to improve the artistic level of performance, teaching,and literature associated with the trumpet
International Trumpet Guild® Journal
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THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILDCONFERENCE, COLUMBUS, OHIO
SPECIAL REPORT • COMPILED BY PETER WOOD
SCHOLARSHIP AND COMPETITION WINNERS
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Under 14 DivisonHickey's Music Center ScholarshipBeth JohnstonColvin Run Elementary SchoolTeacher: Richard Johnston
Smith-Watkins ScholarshipNathaniel CollinsHome schoolTeacher: Stephen Collins
Scholarship in honor of Britt TheurerJulia NelsonSpanish Fort Middle SchoolTeacher: Paige Nelson
14 – 17 DivisionClifton Plog Memorial Fund ScholarshipKayla MernoffLongmeadow High SchoolTeacher: Eric Berlin
18 – 21 DivisionBalquhidder Music/Glen Lyons Books ScholarshipOlivia FunkhauserUniversity of Southern MississippiTeacher: Jason Bergman
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILD
MAY 26 – 30, 2015 • COLUMBUS, OHIO
40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILD
MAY 26 – 30, 2015 • COLUMBUS, OHIO
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Bob Reeves Brass ScholarshipMichel PrangerIllinois State UniversityTeacher: Amy Gilreath
Donald P. Bullock Memorial Fund ScholarshipConnor HollandFlorida State UniversityTeacher: Chris Moore
Bryan and Nancy Goff ScholarshipJohn BurtonBaylor UniversityTeacher: Wiff Rudd
ITG Legacy Fund ScholarshipMichael MooreUniversity of ArkansasTeacher: Richard Rulli
Richard B. Lehman Memorial Fund ScholarshipTyler LindsayLoyola University New OrleansTeacher: Nicholas Volz
Bill and Sue Pfund ScholarshipAlex WilbornTennessee Tech UniversityTeacher: Charles Decker
Picket Brass ScholarshipJudy GauntFlorida State UniversityTeacher: Chris Moore
Schmitt Music Company ScholarshipEmery HerrmannTennessee Tech UniversityTeacher: Charles Decker
Anatoly Selianin Memorial ScholarshipMichael OlsenQueensland Conservatorium, Griffith UniversityTeacher: Sarah Wilson
Thompson Music Company Scholarship #1Matthew Allen Ithaca CollegeTeacher: Kim Dunnick
Thompson Music Company Scholarship #2Stephen ArnoldTennessee Tech University Teacher: Charles Decker
Warburton Music Products ScholarshipKarl Robinson Jr.Loyola University New OrleansTeacher: Nick Volz
22 – 24 DivisionJohn H. Haynie Memorial Scholarship #1Enrico SolitoBowling Green State UniversityTeacher: Charles Saenz
John H. Haynie Memorial Scholarship #2Emily KorthUniversity of MassachusettsTeacher: Eric Berlin
Gordon Mathie ScholarshipChase TeagueUniversity of ArkansasTeacher: Richard Rulli
Renold O. Schilke Memorial Fund ScholarshipKatherine StephenFlorida State UniversityTeacher: Chris Moore
Jim Shugert Memorial ScholarshipBrandon AustinKennesaw State UniversityTeacher: Doug Lindsey
Michael Tunnell Memorial ScholarshipEric MillardFlorida State UniversityTeacher: Chris Moore
Jazz 18 – 21 DivisionSandy Sandberg Memorial Fund ScholarshipElliot BildWestern Michigan UniversityTeacher: Scott Cowan
Woodwind and Brasswind ScholarshipCyrus NabipoorLoyola University New OrleansTeacher: Nick Volz
Scholarships coordinatorAdam Hayes
Scholarship JudgesBryan Crisp, The College of Mt. St. JosephBrittany Hendricks, Ball State UniversityAl Hood, University of DenverMichael Huff, Troy UniversityAnthony Kirkland, Mississippi State UniversityOscar Passley, Eastfield CollegeChris Probst, Jacksonville State UniversityMarc Reed, Fort Lewis CollegeRaquel Rodriquez, Northern Kentucky UniversityGordon Vernick, Georgia State UniversityBrian Walker, Tarleton State UniversityAlan Wenger, University of Central Missouri
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COMPETITION WINNERS
40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILD
MAY 26 – 30, 2015 • COLUMBUS, OHIO
40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILD
MAY 26 – 30, 2015 • COLUMBUS, OHIO
2015 ITG Conference Competition Results
Youth Competition: Junior Division (Under 14)Chair: Marc ReedJudges: Brittany Hendricks, Tomislav Spoljar, Geoff Tiller,
and Becki WalenzFirst place: Yang Leon ZhongSecond place: Adam JohnsonThird place: Beth Johnston
Youth Competition: Senior Division (14 – 17 )Chair: Marc ReedJudges: Mary Elizabeth Bowden, Mark Clodfelter,
Ryan Gardner, and Raquel RodriguezFirst place: Joseph JohnsonSecond place: Declan ScottThird place: Justin Way
Jazz Improvisation CompetitionChair: Jeff UbanJudges: Michael Hackett, Tiger Okoshi, and Paul TynanFirst place: Stuart MackSecond place: Tristen NapoliThird place: Adam Marchand
Orchestral Excerpts CompetitionChair: Robert WhiteJudges: Dave Dash, Matthew Ernst, and Jeff KorakFirst place: Grant SmileySecond place: Ryan BrewerThird place: Tom Darlington
Solo CompetitionChair: Jason DovelJudges: Jens Lindemann, Rex Richardson, and Judith SaxtonFirst place: Marcus FloresSecond place: Cory JohnsonThird place: Jingye Gong
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Above: Youth Competition winners. L – R: Marc Reed, Competition Chair; Justin Way, 3rd place (14 – 17); Beth Johnston, 3rd place (under 14); Adam Johnson, 2nd place (under 14); Joseph Johnson, 1st place (14 – 17);
Declan Scott, 2nd place (14 – 17). Not pictured: Yang Leon Zhong, 1st place (under 14)Below: Jazz Improvisation Competition winners. L – R: Adam Marchand, 3rd place; Stuart Mack, 1st place; Tristen Napoli, 2nd place;
Jeff Uban, Competition Chair
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Above: Orchestral Excerpts Competition winners. L – R: Robert White, Competition Chair; Tom Darlington, 3rd place; Ryan Brewer, 2nd place. Not pictured: Grant Smiley, 1st place
Below: Solo Competition winners. L – R: Jingye Gong, 3rd Place; Marcus Flores, 1st Place; Cory Johnson, 2nd place; Jason Dovel, Competition Chair
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The 2015 ITG Conference Reporting Team
Brianne Borden (BB) recently graduated with her Master ofMusic degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder, whereshe served as trumpet teaching assistant and Yoga for Musi-cians instructor. She will begin pursuing her Doctor of Musi-cal Arts degree at Arizona State University in the fall.Jason Crafton (JC) is assistant professor of trumpet at Vir-
ginia Tech. Davy DeArmond (DD) is trumpet instrumentalist with the
United States Naval Academy Band and serves on the facultiesof Washington College and Anne Arundel Community College.Jason Dovel (JD) is assistant professor of trumpet at the
University of Kentucky. His debut solo CD, Lost TrumpetTreasures, was released in 2014.Kevin Eisensmith (KE) is professor of trumpet and assistant
chair of the department of music at Indiana University ofPennsylvania. He served as ITG president from 2009 to 2011.Ryan Gardner (RG) is assistant professor of trumpet at
Oklahoma State University. He is an avid performer andserves as the New York and Los Angeles Artistic Coordinatorfor Music for Autism.Scott Hagarty (SH) is associate professor of trumpet at Del
Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is a member of theCorpus Christi and Victoria (Texas) Symphony Orchestrasand a founding member of the Corpus Christi Brass Quintet.Mike Huff (MH) is associate professor of trumpet at Troy
University in Troy, Alabama and performs as a member of theMobile, Pensacola, and Meridian Symphony Orchestras. Heholds degrees from the University of Massachusetts, EastmanSchool of Music, and Catholic University and is a Bach trum-pet artist.Elisa Koehler (EK) is associate professor and chair of the
Music Department at Goucher College in Baltimore, Mary-land and the author of Fanfares and Finesse: A Performer'sGuide to Trumpet History and Literature (Indiana UniversityPress) and A Dictionary for the Modern Trumpet Player (Row-man & Littlefield).Will Koehler (WK) is currently pursuing his DM degree at
the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Currently onstaff with Bloomington High School North, Koehler alsoholds an assistant manager position with the Indiana Univer-sity orchestras.John Korak (JK) is professor of trumpet at Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville and serves as the Book Reviews col-umn editor for the ITG Journal.
Eric Millard (EM) is currently a doctoral student at Florida StateUniversity, where he studies with Dr. Christopher Moore. Millardalso received his master’s degree from Florida State and earned hisbachelor’s degree at the University of Kentucky, where he studiedwith Mark Clodfelter, Vince DiMartino, and Robert Sullivan.Nick Mondello (NiMo) is a freelance trumpeter, author, music
critic, educator/clinician and consultant and is the editor of theStudio/Commercial Scene column for the ITG Journal. Author of365 Trumpet Lessons, Nick writes for many jazz publications andwebsites. He holds the BA and MS degrees in music education, aswell as an MBA in Marketing and a Professional Diploma in Edu-cational Administration.Neil Mueller (NeMu) is assistant professor of trumpet at Central
Michigan University's School of Music.Internationally acclaimed trumpeter Marc Reese (MR) is best
known for his nearly two-decade tenure in the Empire Brass. Hehas performed in the trumpet sections of the New York Philhar-monic, Cleveland and Boston Symphony Orchestras and currentlyserves as head of the brass department for Lynn University’s Con-servatory of Music. Raquel Rodriquez (RR) is editor of the Trumpet Technology
column for the ITG Journal and serves as associate professor oftrumpet at Northern Kentucky University.Donald K. Roeder (DR) is a retired thoracic and vascular sur-
geon from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He ceased playing following hisgraduation from Franklin and Marshall College in 1957 andbecame a “comeback player” in 1974. He currently serves as cornetsoloist for the Carlisle Town Band, sounds Taps on a regular basisfor military funerals and commemorative ceremonies with theCumberland County Honor Guard, and performs in variouschurches as a soloist and with brass ensembles.Nick Volz (NV) is associate professor of classical and jazz trumpet
at Loyola University New Orleans. He regularly performs in a vari-ety of settings, including the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra andthe New Orleans Uptown Jazz Orchestra.Becki Walenz (BW) is the editor for the journal jr. column in
the ITG Journal and is currently working toward her Doctor ofMusic degree at Florida State University.Joseph Walters (JW) is in his fifteenth year as the layout profes-
sional for the ITG Journal and performs as principal trumpet in theAlbuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra.Peter Wood (PW) is publications editor for the International
Trumpet Guild. He serves as professor of trumpet at the Universityof South Alabama and is a member of the Mobile SymphonyOrchestra.Erin Yanacek (EY) is a member of the River City Brass Band in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and also serves as Lecturer of Music atBethany College and Mercyhurst University.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILD
MAY 26 – 30, 2015 • COLUMBUS, OHIO
40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILD
MAY 26 – 30, 2015 • COLUMBUS, OHIO
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2015 ITG Conference PhotographersMichael Anderson is the ITG Website director and head
photographer for the conference. He serves as professor oftrumpet at Oklahoma City University and is a member of theOklahoma City Philharmonic.Norman Bergstrom has been a member of the Blawenburg
(New Jersey) Band trumpet section since 1962. He is also thephotographer for the Nova Orchestra in West Windsor, NewJersey.Del Lyren is professor of trumpet and jazz at Bemidji State
University. He has been active in many aspects of ITG, includ-ing co-hosting the 2011 conference in Minneapolis.Denny Schreffler has been a professional trumpet player for
fifty years and a curious photographer nearly that long. “It’smore fun practicing on a Nikon than on a Benge.”
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