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| Babbitt Duo |
 Mark
and Heather Babbitt |
| Upcoming Performances: |
| Sunday, January 8, 2006, 2:00 p.m. |
| Englewood
Christian Church, Yakima, WA |
| Program: |
| Cummings: Summer Dance |
| Saint-Saens: Morceau de
Concert, Op.94 |
| Grondahl: Concerto |
| Reynolds: Duos for Horn
and Trombone |
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Razzma |
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Tazz |
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Intermission
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| Gliere: Concerto for Horn,
Op.91, I. Allegro |
| Blazhevitch: Concert Sketch
No.5 |
| Brahms/Reynolds: Hornsongs,
vol.3 |
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Es Rauschet Das Wasser, Op.28 |
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Weg der Liebe, Op.20 |
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So Lass Uns Wandern, Op.75 |
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| Heather
Babbitt is an active horn instructor and performer
throughout the Northwest. She has been adjunct horn instructor
at Whitman and Walla Walla Colleges, while teaching private
students throughout Washington state. Heather has held positions
with several professional ensembles, including: Mr. Jack Daniel’s
Silver Cornet Band, Wheeling Symphony, Starling Chamber Orchestra,
Yakima Symphony and Federal Way Symphony. In 2001, she won
the orchestral excerpt competition at the Northwest horn workshop
in Eugene, Oregon. Heather earned her Bachelor’s Degree
in Music Education at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York and
studied Horn Performance for two years at the University of
Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music with renowned
teacher, Randy Gardner. Other teachers have included Duanne
Dugger, William Bernatis and Guido Corti. |
| Mark Babbitt
is assistant professor of trombone at Central Washington University.
He is the winner of a number of important solo competitions
such as the 1999 National Solo Trombone Competition (Washington,
D.C.) and the 2004 Awards Tour Competition (Seattle, WA).
Mark has appeared as soloist in recent years with the Everett
Symphony, Tacoma Youth Orchestra, Chelan Bach Fest, and the
Columbia Basin Symphonic Band. He has performed with numerous
orchestras across the country including: Seattle Symphony,
Rochester Philharmonic, Cincinnati Ballet, Erie Philharmonic,
Chautauqua Symphony, Tri-Cities Opera. Mark earned degrees
in trombone performance from the Eastman School of Music (B.M.),
Cleveland Institute of Music (M.M.), and the University of
Washington (D.M.A.). |
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