[Trombone-l] Trombone Day at Tennessee Tech

[Danner, Mearl]

A brief report on Tennessee Tech's Trombone day.

Got to hear an old style Sousa concert by the Symphony Band at TTU with
Joseph Alessi as soloist ("Air Varie" and "Bolivar") Friday night. Great
concert band and Joseph Alessi was tremendous as always.

Saturday we has a mass warmup session in the morning using material
provided by Dr. Joshua Hauser. It was hyper-ventilation time!! We were
told if anybody looked dizzy grab the horn and let them fall.

After that a 2 hour masterclass by Joseph Alessi teaching some of the
TTU trombonists and a local high school student.

After lunch (and exhibits) we participated in a 2 hour reading session
conducted by various folks - including Joseph Alessi. The count I heard
was 70+ trombones, and a euph and a tuba that got past security.

Later there were performances by Bone Therapy (Nashville), Faux-tet (4
of Dr. Hauser's students), the Belmont Trombone Choir, and the Lee
University Low Brass Ensemble.

That evening Joseph Alessi gave a recital along with the TTU trombone
studio.

There was also a concert by the Bryan Symphony with Joseph Alessi as
soloist. Unfortunately I did not get to attend it.

Many kudos to Josh Hauser and his students. Quite an impressive group of
young players. I was a pleasure to participate in these activities with
them.

I sincerely hope that Tennessee Tech can make this a regular thing. If
they do I'll be back.

Mearl Danner
Weekend Warrior - after my chops recover from Saturday.