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UW-Eau Claire Low Brass Groups
Featured at International Meetings

EAU CLAIRE - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Trombone Choir and the university's euphonium/tuba ensemble, BASSically BRASS, will be featured performers at international meetings in June and July.

The Trombone Choir, under the direction of assistant professor of music Dr. Phillip Ostrander, will perform at the International Trombone Association Conference at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, during the week of June 14. Associate professor emeritus Rodney Hudson will be featured as guest conductor of the ensemble.

BASSically BRASS, led by professor of music Dr. Jerry Young, will perform at the International Tuba/Euphonium Conference in Budapest, Hungary, during the week of July 20. BASSically BRASS, the only American university euphonium/tuba ensemble on the conference program, will be featured in a special concert at the Buda Palace and also will present an official conference concert at the famous Franz Liszt Conservatoire. Earlier in this special trip to Europe, BASSically BRASS will give performances in Geretsried, Germany, and at the Andechs Monastery, near Munich.

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Judy Berthiaume, Director
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu

Updated: June 14, 2004