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CWU Trombone Day
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Saturday, March 11, 2006
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All events/activities
are free!
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Sponsored by the CWU Trombone
Club and the Associated Students of CWU.
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| Tentative Schedule: |
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10:00
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Group Warm-up with James Box |
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11:00
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Dr. Mark Babbitt Clinic: Smart Practicing |
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12:00
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Lunch |
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1:00
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Masterclass |
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3:00
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CWU Trombone Choir Concert with James
Box guest conducting |
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4:00
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Heather Babbitt Clinic: Brass Playing
and Alexander Technique |
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5:00
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James Box Solo Recital |
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| James Box Biography |
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James Box is currently serving his sixth season as Principal
Trombone with the internationally renowned Orchestre
symphonique de Montréal. Prior to this position,
he was Principal Trombone of the Canton (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra,
and Principal Trombone and Music Librarian of the Wheeling
(West Virginia) Symphony Orchestra. He has also held the position
of Principal Trombone of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra
and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Nuevo Leon. |
| James is also Assistant Professor of Trombone at McGill
University. He also serves on the faculty of the National
Orchestral Institute (USA), Sewanee Summer Music Centre (USA),
and the Orford Arts Centre (Québec). He has also served
on the trombone faculty at the University of Akron. |
| A native of Ripley, Tennessee, James first studied trombone
with his father and grandfather. James holds a B.M. magna
cum laude from Southern Methodist University, and a M.M. from
the Cleveland Institute of Music. |
| James has made solo appearances with the Orchestre symphonique
de Montréal, the McGill Wind Symphony, and the Eastern
Music Festival Orchestra. He has also recently premiered a
commissioned solo work with the Southern Methodist University
Wind Ensemble. He has also presented a solo recital which
was broadcast nationally by CBC Radio-Canada. James is also
a regular performer at the Ottawa International Chamber Music
Festival. |
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| For More Information or Questions, contact: |
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Dr. Mark Babbitt
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babbittm@cwu.edu or
509.963.1248 |
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Phil Dean
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deanph@cwu.edu |
| Trombone Day Flyer |
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