If you would like to submit a clinic proposal for the 2026 conference, or if your student or professional ensemble would like to perform at the conference, please email conference coordinator James T. Decker. 

Please include the title and brief synopsis of a clinic.  New performing groups may submit up to 10 minutes of music from a recent recording in either a video or audio format.

 

 

Conference Host: Professor James T. Decker

Dr. Andria Fennig

Dr. William Haugeberg

Dr. Jason Haisback

Dr. JD Handshoe

Frankie Harrison

Dr. Spencer Hudson

Dr. Lucas Kaspar

Dr. Michael Martinez

Dr. Pedro Martinez

Jeff Ramey

Mark Rheaume

Dasa Silhova

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SOLO COMPETITIONS

 

We are pleased to announce the repertoire for the 2026 Big 12 Solo Competitions!    

 

Big 12 Tenor Trombone Solo Competition:  

Preliminary Round:  Handel – Concerto in F Minor, Movements 1 and 2 (International)

Final Round - Dutilleux – Chorale, Cadence et Fugato (Leduc)

 

Big 12 Bach Bass Trombone Solo Competition:

Preliminary Round - Hindemith – “Three Easy Pieces” (Schott)

Final Round - Casterede – “Sonatine for Tuba and Piano” movements 2 and 3 (Leduc)

 

Please check back for additional updates and information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To pay the solo competition fee online, please use the Buy Now Button Below

 

Conference itinerary subject to change

 

Friday, January 16

 

6:00pm:: Registration opens– Hemmle Recital Hall Lobby

7:00pm: Opening Night Performance - featuring the West Texas A&M University Trombone Choir, the Flatlands Low Brass and the Texas Tech Trombone Choir - TTU School of Music - Hemmle Recital Hall.

8:30pm: Feature Performance: Americas High School Trombone Choir- Hemmle Recital Hall

8:30pm: Clinic/Presentation - Frankie Harrison - ”The Holistic Art of Music Learning"  - Choir Hall

 

Saturday, January 17

 

8:00am: Registration opens – Hemmle Recital Hall Lobby

8:30am: Warm-up Session  - Band Hall

9:30am: Visit and Explore Exhibits

10:00am: Clinic/Presentation - Dr. Allan Kaplan - ”The Tai-Chi Trombonist"  - Choir Hall

10:00am:Feature Performance - Arkansas State UniversityTrombone Choir - Hemmle Recital Hall

11:00am: Master Class - Andy Martin - Hemmle Recital Hall

1:30pm:  Feature Performance: Border Bones, featuring new music by emerging composers from the United States and Mexico - Hemmle Recital Hall.

1:30pm Clinic/Presentation - Dr. Michael Martinez - Multiphonics: A brief history, pedagogical breakdown, and examples in musical performance - Choir Hall

2:30pm:Visit and Explore Exhibits

3:00pm: Feature Performance - University of Oklahoma Trombone Choir - Hemmle Recital Hall

4:00pm:Visit and Explore Exhibits

4:30pm: Feature Performance - REbL Trombone Quartet - Hemmle Recital Hall

4:30pm: Clinic/Presentation - Dasa Silhova - ”Redefining Careers in Classical Music: Exploring the Portfolio Model"- Choir Hall

5:30pm:  Big 12 Faculty Showcase,  –  Hemmle Recital Hall

8:00pm  Feature Guest Artist Recital: The Internationally Renowned Jazz Artist Andy Martin and the TTU Jazz Orchestra , with a special performance by the UTRGV Trombone Choir- Hemmle Recital Hall

10:00pm:  Post Concert Gathering at the Overton Hotel, 2322 Mac Davis Lane Lubbock Texas 79401 Tel. 833-993-3837

 

Sunday, January 18

 

10:00am: Clinic - Dr. Spencer Hudson - Underbite “Underdogs”: A reflection on how malocclusions affect trombone playing - Choir Hall

12:00pm:  Big 12 Solo Competitions - Hemmle Recital Hall.

 

 

 

 

CONFERENCE LOCATION

The Texas Tech University School of Music is located at the corner of 18th & Boston Avenue in Lubbock. The parking lot in front of the School of Music is free-to-park on Saturday and Sunday. If you arrive on Friday for Registration, you will need to pay the automatic parking kiosk in order to ensure that you do not receive a ticket. The kiosks do accept debit/credit cards. Friday parking regulations are in effect until 8:00p.m.

For an interactive campus map of Texas Tech University, please click here.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION

If you are flying into Lubbock and are relying on ground transportation, the city features a bus system that has dedicated routes to Texas Tech University. For further information about the "CitiBus" schedules and fares, please visit their web site.

For your return trip, some hotels also offer a complimentary airport shuttle. Please refer to each hotel's web site for further details.

For additional details regarding lodging, local travel and other special items of interest, please click on the Visit Lubbock Link

OTHER RECOMMENDED LODGING TO CONSIDER

Woodrow House Bed & Breakfast
2629 19th Street
Lubbock, TX 79410
(806) 793-3330

La Quinta Inn & Suites — Lubbock Downtown Civic Center
601 Avenue Q
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 763-9441

 

 

You may pay your conference registration fees or purchase tickets for Peter Steiner's feature performance and any of the concerts through the registration and order forms below. Credit and debit cards are accepted.

You do not need to purchase tickets for Peter Steiner's feature performance if you have already registered for the entire conference. The General Admission ticket prices apply to all concerts other than the feature concert and to non-registered audience members only.  

Conference Prices

 

FULL CONFERENCE ADMISSION - $40.00

FULL CONFERENCE ADMISSION - FACULTY PRESENTER - $20.00

FULL CONFERENCE ADMISSION - STUDENT PRESENTER - $15.00

Trombones de Costa Rica Master Class Admission - $15.00

Feature Guest Artists' Performance - $15.00/Students and Seniors - $10.00

General Performance Admission - $10.00

MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL Full Registration - $15.00

To register for the conference, 

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TO PURCHASE CONCERT TICKETS,

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