The Sixteenth Annual Big 12 Trombone Conference will take place from January 18 -
20, 2019.
See the conference activities below from the 2018 conference. If you are interested in recordings from the conference, please email the TTU School of Music Recording Studio.
Call for Proposals
If you have questions regarding the conference, a clinic proposal to submit, or if your student or professional ensemble would like to perform at the conference, please email conference coordinator James T. Decker.
2018 Conference Faculty and Guest Artists
Conference Host: Professor James T. Decker
Competition Information
SOLO COMPETITIONS
The repertoire for the Big 12 Solo Competitions will be announced in early April. Please check back for additional updates.
Schedule
Friday, January 12
5:00pm - 7:00pm / Hemmle Recital Hall lobby
Registration
7:00pm / Hemmle Recital Hall
Opening Welcome Concert
— featuring the University of Northern Colorado Graduate Trombone Quartet and the
Texas Tech Trombone Choir
— presenting the premiere of the winning selection from the TTU Trombone Ensemble Composition Contest, "Gladiator' by Benjamin Horne, featuring Charles Vernon
8:30pm / Choir Hall (Room 010)
Clinic: Anthony Triplett – Redefining Success Outside of the Orchestra
9:30pm / La Diosa Cellars (901 17th Street, 806-744-3600)
Blues Night with the "Smokehouse Blues", $5.00 Cover
Saturday, January 13
8:00am / Hemmle Recital Hall lobby
Registration
9:00am / Band Hall (Room 011)
Trombone Choir Reading Session
10:00am
visit and explore exhibitors
10:30am / Hemmle Recital Hall
Masterclass: Charles Vernon
— featuring a prelude concert by the Walsh Middle School Trombone Choir
1:00pm / Hemmle Recital Hall
Recital: University of Louisiana Monroe Trombone Ensemble
1:00pm / Choir Hall (Room 010)
Round Table Discussion: Freelance Playing Etiquette
2:00pm
visit and explore exhibitors
2:30pm / Hemmle Recital Hall
Recital: Drei Bones Trombone Trio
2:30pm / Choir Hall (Room 010)
Clinic: Tim Burt – The Gospel Trombonist
3:30pm
visit and explore exhibitors
4:00pm / Hemmle Recital Hall
Recital: Missouri State Trombone Octet
4:00pm / Choir Hall (Room 010)
Clinic: Adam Johnson – The Four Fundamental Components of Trombone Technique
5:00pm / Hemmle Recital Hall
Big 12 Trombone Conference Faculty Showcase
8:00pm / Hemmle Recital Hall
Charles Vernon Feature Recital
— featuring a prelude concert by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Trombone
Choir
10:30pm / Overton Hotel (2322 Mac Davis Lane, 806-776-7000)
Post-Concert Gathering
Sunday, January 14
10:00am / Hemmle Recital Hall
Recital: University of Tennessee Trombone Choir
11:00am / Hemmle Recital Hall
Solo Competition Finals
12:00pm / Hemmle Recital Hall
Trombone Quartets Recital — featuring the "Bulldog Trombone Quartet" from Texas Lutheran University and the
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Trombone Quartet
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.
RECOMMENDED LODGING
Woodrow House Bed & Breakfast
2629 19th Street
Lubbock, TX 79410
(806) 793-3330
Staybridge Suites
2515 19th Street
Lubbock, TX 79410
(806) 765-8900
Baymont Inn & Suites
3901 19th Street
Lubbock, TX 79410
(806) 792-5181
Country Inn
4105 19th Street
Lubbock, TX 79410
(806) 795-5271
Days Inn — Texas Tech & Downtown
2401 4th Street
Lubbock, TX 79415
(806) 747-7111
La Quinta Inn & Suites — Lubbock West Medical Center
4115 Marsha Sharp Freeway
Lubbock, TX 79407
(806) 792-0065
Overton Hotel & Conference Center
2322 Mac Davis Lane
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 776-7000
MCM Eleganté Hotel & Suites
801 Avenue Q
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 763-1200
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 Charles Vernon's feature performance if you have already registered for the entire conference.
Individual ticket buyers should first purchase their tickets below, then fill out the following ticket order form.
Tickets for the feature performance will be held at the door for you following their purchase.
After paying the conference fees, please visit either of the following registration pages to enter in your names and general information:
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