In case you have not yet seen the results from the recent ITEC in Bloomington, IN, here they are. I was very pleased to see one of my former students, Chris Leslie, listed there twice! He's a really fine euphonium player and, just as important if not more so, a really fine musician.

ITEC Competitions: Results

ITEC 2014 COMPETITION WINNERS

Euphonium Young Artist
1 Alfredo Leit?o
2 Max Dobson
3 Nathan Galerstein

Euphonium Artist
1 Chris Leslie
2 Steven Darling
3 Richard Demy

Tuba Young Artist
1 Gergely Lukacs
2 John Paul Powers
3 Matthew Baker

Tuba Artist
1 Jun Miyanishi
2 Takahiro Kim
3 Phil Bloomer

Mock Military Band Audition, Tuba
Winner: James Land
Runner-up: Nick Beltchev

Mock Military Band Audition, Euphonium
Winner: Chris Leslie
Runner-up: Matt Solis

Arnold Jacobs Mock Orchestral Tuba Audition
Winner: Phil Bloomer
Runner-up: James Land
Honorable mention: Nick Beltchev

Chamber Music
1 USC Quartet (University of Southern California)
2 UGA Quartet (University of Georgia)
3 Journey Quartet (Japan)

Rich Matteson Jazz Improvisation
1 Tyler Giroux
2 Beserat Tafesse
3 Diego Flores
Posted by Gretchen Renshaw


ITEA Awards: Results

2014 ITEA AWARDS
*Winners are denoted by an asterisk*

Harvey G. Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition
Finalist Nominees:

Tuba or Euphonium Featured in Chamber Music
Nathan Daughtrey: Spitfire for Euphonium and marimba/vibraphone
Matthew Murchison: Sadko for Euphonium and Cello
Balee Pongklad: In (out of) Sync for Euphonium, Oboe and Piano
*Justin Raines: Cauterizing the Soul for Tuba and String Quartet

Tuba in a Solo Role
Bruce Broughton: Turbulence for tuba and wind ensemble
Luis Cardoso: Entia Imaginaria II for tuba and piano
*Roberto Pintos: Concierto para tuba y orquesta for tuba and orchestra

Euphonium in a Solo Role
*Nathan Daughtrey: Coming Home for Euphonium and Percussion Quintet
Yo Goto: A War in Wonderland for Solo Euphonium
Tyler Kline: For Those That Wander for Euphonium and Piano

Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble
*Tom Davoren: Pads and Riffs for Ten Tubas with Percussion
Ben McMillan: Evolutions for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble
Roland Szentpali: Math: Prime Numbers for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet

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Clifford Bevan Award for Excellence in Research
Finalist Nominees:

*Dr. Gail Robertson: Restoring the Euphonium's Legacy as Cello of the Wind Band
*Volny Hostiou: Le Serpent dit Francais: Aspects Organologiques et Sonores
Laura Potter: Growth Possibilities: Metamorphosis in Vagn Holmboe's Tuba Solos
Dr. Linda Pearse: An Anthology of Seventeenth-Century Italian Motets with Trombone
Dr. Andrew Larson: Investigating "Experimentalism": A Case Study of the Tuba and its Repertoire

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Roger Bobo Award for Excellence in Recording
Finalist Nominees:

Solo Classical Tuba
Hiroaki Shiomi: Brand New Morning
*Kent Eshelman: Flavors
Sergio Carolino: Surrealistic Discussion
Tom McCaslin: One More Dance

Solo Classical Euphonium
Ben Pierce: Notes from the Underground
*David Bandman: Mendez
Glenn Van Looy: Stories of Life
Steven Mead: Diamonds

Jazz/Rock/Fusion/Commercial Tuba or Euphonium
Bill Muter: Off Script
*RTB Crew: Meet the Beat

Chamber Music/Large
Eufonix: Brink
*Mr. SC and the Wild Bones Gang: Sergio Carolino Presents Mr. SC and the Wild Bones Gang
Nick Etheridge: Diversity
Tubas Unlimited: Magic Tubas

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Jim and Jamie Self Creative Award
Nominees:

David Bandman: "Mendez": Solo CD Project
Dr. Andrew Larson: Tuba and Theremin Project: The Walabuht Collective: Dr. Andy
Larson, Tuba and Aaron Wold, Theremin Owner
*Kristoffer Lo: : Ryvingen Lighthouse Recording Project

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Lifetime Achievement Awards
Paul Droste
Presented by Pat Stuckemeyer

Warren Deck
Presented by Kathy Brantigan

Michael Lind
Presented by R. Winston Morris

Rudolf Meinl, Sr.
Presented by Rex Martin

Harold Brasch
Presented by William Winkle