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.
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Conference itinerary subject to change
Friday, January 17
6:00pm:: Registration opens– Hemmle Recital Hall Lobby
7:00pm: Opening Night Performance - featuring the Angelo State University Trombone Choir and the Texas Tech Trombone
Choir - TTU School of Music - Hemmle Recital Hall.
8:00pm: Clinic: Don Lucas - Choir Hall
8:30pm: Feature Performance: University of Colorado Graduate Trombone Quartet - Hemmle Recital Hall
Saturday, January 18
8:00am: Registration opens – Hemmle Recital Hall Lobby
8:30am: Warm-up Session - Dr. Aric Schneller - Band Hall
9:30am: Visit and Explore Exhibits
10:00am: Clinic/Presentation - Dr. Kevin Dugat - “Dr. Irvin Wagner and the 20th Century Rise of the Trombone’s International
Status.” - Choir Hall
10:00am: Feature Performance - UTRGV Trombone Choir - Hemmle Recital Hall
11:00am: Master Class - Trombones de Costa Rica - Hemmle Recital
1:30pm: Feature Performance: TromboKordion Duo - Hemmle Recital Hall.
1:30pm: Clinic/Presentation - Panel Discussion: Dr. Steve Wilson, presider - “All About College Jobs-How to Navigate the Wide Array
of Positions and Institutions” - Choir Hall
2:30pm:Visit and Explore Exhibits
3:00pm: Feature Performance - University of Memphis Trombone Choir - Hemmle Recital Hall
4:00pm:Visit and Explore Exhibits
4:30pm: Clinic/Demonstration - Dr. Nicholas Kazmierczak and Billy Sharp - "Traversing the Trail - Reinterpreting
Raymond Premru’s Tissington Variations" - Choir Hall
4:30pm: Feature Performance - Flatland Low Brass - Hemmle Recital Hall
5:30pm: Big 12 Faculty Showcase – Hemmle Recital Hall
8:00pm Feature Guest Artist Recital: The Internationally Renowned "Trombones de Costa Rica" , with a special performance by
the UTEP Chamber singers and trombone ensemble, featuring trombone students from UT
Arlington and UTEP- 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 19
10:00am: Clinic/Presentation - Dr. Steve Wilson, presider - “College Mock Interviews” - Choir Hall
11:00am:Clinic: Kenny Ross - "An Uncommon Face Injury: Understanding, Preventing, and Overcoming
Overuse" - Band 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.
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,
TO PURCHASE CONCERT TICKETS,
