The Twentieth Annual Big 12 Trombone Conference will take place from January 13 - 15, 2023. We are please to announce that this year's feature guest artist is Peter Steiner.
Proposals for clinics, faculty performances and student ensemble performances are now being accepted. Please click on the 'Call for Proposals' link below for details.
The solo competitions repertoire has been announced. Click on the 'Compeittion Information' tab for the repertoire choices.
Please check back for solo competition and itinerary updates.
Call for Proposals
If you would like to submit a clinic proposal for the 2023 conference, or if your student or professional ensemble would like to perform at the conference, please email conference coordinator James T. Decker.
2023 Conference Faculty and Guest Artists
Conference Host: Professor James T. Decker
Lucas Kaspar
Dr. Pedro Martinez
Patrick Perry
Check back for further updates
Competition Information
SOLO COMPETITIONS
We are pleased to announce the winners of this year's Big 12 Solo Competition Winners. They are:
Big 12 Tenor Trombone Solo Competition Winner
Christopher Terrazas University of Denver
Big 12 Bass Trombone Solo Competition Winner
Conor Wilson Baylor University
Thanks to competition sponsors Shires Instrument Company, the Music of Kenneth D. Friedrich and Iota Tau Alpha, the TTU Trombone Service Fraternity, for providing the prizes for this year's competitions.
To pay the solo competition fee online, please use the Buy Now Button Below
2023 Schedule
Conference itinerary subject to change
Friday, January 13
6:00pm:: Registration opens
7:00pm: Opening Night Performance - featuring the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley Trombone Choir and the Texas Tech Trombone Choir - TTU School of Music - Hemmle Recital Hall''
8:30pm: Clinic, Patrick Perry - "From the Classroom to the Practice Room: Applying Folk Songs to Practicing Orchestral Excerpts" - Choir Hall
8:30pm: Clinic: Derek Moseley of Houghton Horns -"Mouthpiece and Equipment Insights" - Band Room
Saturday, January 14
8:00am: Registration opens – Hemmle Recital Hall Lobby
8:30am: Warm-up and Trombone Choir Reading Session: Dr. David Begnoche - Band Room
9:30am: Visit and Explore Exhibits
10:00am: Lecture/Recital: Dr. Timothy Howe - “New Friends: Recent Discoveries in Early Nineteenth Century Solo Literature” - Choir Hall
10:00am: Feature Performance: University of Texas - Tyler and Tyler Junior College Trombone Choirs - Hemmle Recital Hall
11:00am: Peter Steiner Master Class - Hemmle Recital Hall
1:30pm: Feature Performance: Dr. Mike Hall, TSgt. Mark Nixon - What is Truth? - Choir Room
1:30pm:Lecture/Recital: Jeanette Velasco - "Latin American Music" - Hemmle Recital Hall
2:30pm:Visit and Explore Exhibits
3:00pm: Feature Performance: UTEP Trombones and Vocal Choir, Hemmle Recital Hall
4:00pm:Visit and Explore Exhibits
4:30pm: Clinic: Dr. Allan Kaplan - "Off the Beaten Path: Unknown Methods that Have Ended Up on My Music Stand" - Choir Hall
4:30pm: Feature Performance - University of Central Florida Trombone Choir - Hemmle Recital Hall
5:30pm: Big 12 Faculty Showcase – - Hemmle Recital Hall
8:00pm: Feature Guest Artist Recital: Internationally Renowned Trombonist Peter Steiner. , with a Special Preview Concert by the University of Denver Graduate Trombone Quartet - 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 15
10:00am: Lecture/Recital: Dr. Felipe Brito - "Brazilian Popular, Urban, and Folkloric Music Influence on Classical Repertory for Trombone and Piano" - Choir Hall
10:00am: Feature Performance: West Texas A&M "Buff Bone Initiative" - Hemmle Recital Hall
11:00am: Big 12 Solo Competitions - Hemmle Recital Hall
12:00pm:Feature Performance: The Rebel Trombone Quartet - Hemmle Recital Hall
Lodging and Local Travel Information
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
Registration and Tickets
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
Peter Steiner Master Class Admission - $15.00
Peter Steiner Feature Performance - $15.00
General Performance Admission - $10.00
MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL Full Registration - $15.00
To register for the conference or to purchase concert tickets,
click here
Sponsors
School of Music
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Address
18th and Boston Avenue Box 42033, Lubbock TX 79409-2033 -
Phone
806.742.2270 | Fax: 806.742.2294 -
Email
schoolofmusic@ttu.edu