Brass Day
Brass Day 2024
Saturday, Jan. 27
9am–4:30pm
Participation
Cost
Free for current Western Music students and Western Youth Wind Ensemble members
Location
Western University
Saturday, January 27, 2024 | 9am–4:30pm
Join us for Brass Day! Open to trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, and baritone/euphonium enthusiasts of all ages, this is a day filled with brass-centric activities and a terrific opportunity to meet and work with like-minded brass fans.
This year's guest artist is James Miller, Associate Principal Trombone with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
- Masterclasses, workshops, lessons and clinics with Western Music faculty and students
- Guest artist concert featuring James Miller
- Instrument trials and sponsor exhibitions
- Pizza lunch is included
- And more!
Please note:
- Participants should bring their instrument
- Participants can bring a piece of music for their mini-lesson, and some workshops may encourage participation in a masterclass style
Registration
$30 (+HST=$33.90). Includes pizza lunch.
Register Here
*Free for current Western Music students
*Free for Western Youth Wind Ensemble members
Programs
Brass Day Masterclass 11am | von Kuster Hall
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Brass Day Recital 3pm | von Kuster Hall
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Schedule
Exact scheduling TBD. Room locations will be supplied on arrival.
| 9-9:30a | Group warmup with Denis Jiron and Aaron Hodgson |
| 9:30-10:15a | Brass Ensemble Reading Session |
| 10:15-10:30a | Sponsor Introduction |
| 10:30-11a | Instrument Trials and Sponsor Exhibitions |
| 11a-12:30p | Guest Artist Masterclass with James Miller |
| 12:30-1:30p | Lunch, Mini Lessons, and Sponsor Exhibitions |
| 1:30-2:15p | Afternoon Classes A |
| 2:15-3:00p | Afternoon Classes B |
| 3-4:30p | Finale Concert (open to the public) |
Guest artist
James Miller
Associate Principal Trombone
Los Angeles Philharmonic
James Miller is the Associate Principal Trombone with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a position he has held since 1999. His duties include performing on alto, tenor, and bass trombone, tenor tuba and bass trumpet. His previous orchestral experience includes the North Carolina Symphony, the Long Island Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic and the Dallas Symphony. Miller earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School, where he was a scholarship student of Per Brevig.
His playing experience includes performances with the Silk Road Ensemble, the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, Ensemble ST-X, the Michael Bublé Big Band, and a variety of jazz, rock, ska, and latin ensembles. He has been a participant in the Mainly Mozart Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, the Banff Institute and the Ojai Music Festival. As a soloist he has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and on the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella Series as well as with several orchestras internationally. As a composer, he has had world premieres in New York’s Lincoln Center and continues to perform his own works in solo performances throughout the country.
As an educator, he has given masterclasses thoughout the world and has held teaching positions at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Cal State, Long Beach and the California Institute of the Arts. He currently serves on the faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and The Aspen Music School.
James Miller has been featured on numerous recordings such as Ensemble ST-X (Xenakis edition 1, 2), The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra (Knock Out Drops), Micheal Bublé (Caught in the Act), The Vaccine (Hence the Blues) and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. As a studio musician he can be heard on many feature movies and TV productions. He has self produced recordings entitled from coast to coast; Delays, delays; Trio for Voice, Trombone and Cello; Duets and Recital on All Barks Dog records.
Sponsors
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Contact Information
Sasha Gorbasew
519-661-2111 x80532
agorbase@uwo.ca
Aaron Hodgson
519-661-2111 x85304
ahodgson@uwo.ca
