The Eighteenth Annual Big 12 Trombone Conference will take place from January 15 - 17, 2021. The Featured Guest Artist will be Jessica Buzbee.
The conference this year will be held online.
Registration is open! Please click on the tab below for further information and to regster for the conferrence.
Please check back for additional updates.
Call for Proposals
If you would like to submit a clinic proposal, or if your student or professional ensemble would like to perform at the conference, please email conference coordinator James T. Decker.
2021 Conference Faculty and Guest Artists
Conference Host: Professor James T. Decker
Dr. Lucas Kaspar
Dr. Pedro Martinez
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Competition Information
SOLO COMPETITIONS
The Big 12 Solo Competitions will be postponed until the 2022 Big 12 Trombone Conference. Please check back on this page in May of 2021 for additional updates.
To pay the solo competition fee online, please use the Pay Now Button Below
2021 Schedule
The Schedule is Subject to Change
Friday, January 15
1:00pm EST/12:00pm Central: Recital: Opening Welcome Concert - featuring the Denver University Graduate Trombone Quartet and the Texas Tech University Trombone Choir
3:00pm EST/2:00pm Central: Clinic: Dr. Megan Boutin - "The Works of Michael Haydn featuring the Alto Trombone"
5:00pm EST/4:00pm Central: Clinic: Dr. Lucas Kaspar - "Approaching Tuba Repertoire on the Bass Trombone"
6:30pm EST/5:30pm Central: Participant Zoom Gathering - visit with conference faculty and other attendees in various breakout rooms
8:00pm EST/7:00pm Central: Master Class with Feature Guest Artist Jessica Buzbee
Saturday, January 16
10:00am EST/9:00am Central: Warm-up Routine Session: Dr. Lucas Borges
11:00am EST/10:00am Central: Clinic: Dr. Jemmie Robertson - "The Bill Adam Routine Adapted for Trombone - Interactive, Virtual, Call and Response"
1:00pm EST/12:00pm Central: Clinic: Curtis Biggs -"The Pedagogy of Norman Bolter as Examined Through the Frequency Bone Summer Music Connection"
3:00pm EST/2:00pm Central: Panel Discussion: Teaching Strategies and Technologies to Employ During a Pandemic
4:30pm EST/3:30pm Central: Clinic: Richard Harris - "How and what to Practice - a guide to mastery of the instrument"
6:30pm EST/5:30pm Central: Participant Zoom Gathering - visit with conference faculty and other attendees in various breakout rooms
8:00pm EST/7:00pm Central: Recital: Big 12 Faculty Showcase
Sunday, January 17
10:00am EST/9:00am Central: Warm-up Routine Session: James T. Decker
11:30am EST/10:30am Central: Clinic: Dr. Zsolt Szabo - "Creating Your Own Chamber Music Experience"
1:30pm EST/12:30pm Central: Clinic: Dr. Drew Leslie - "Focusing on the aperture: a 'command center' for your trombone playing"
3:00pm EST/2:00pm Central: Clinic: Don Lucas - "So much of our playing is directly related to how we began to play"
6:30pm EST/5:30pm Central: Participant Zoom Gathering - visit with conference faculty and other attendees in various breakout rooms
8:00pm EST/7:00pm Central: Jessica Buzbee Feature Guest Artist Concert
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
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 Jessica Buzbee'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 ADMISSIION - STUDENT PRESENTER - $15.00
Jessica Buzbee Feature Performance - $15.00
General Performance Admission - $10.00
Jessica Buzbee Master Class Admission - $15.00
DAY PASS - Friday, January 15, 2021 - $15.00
DAY PASS - Saturday, January 16, 2021 - $15.00
DAY PASS - Sunday, January 17, 20201 - $10.00
MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL Full Registration - $15.00
To register for the conference, 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