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Past Conferences and Festivals
by TubaMania





2005 Tuba Concerto Concert Taiwan


Masters Recital in Bangkok, March 2008

2009 Thailand Brass Festival

 Thailand Brass & Percussion Conference  at Mahidohl University 2009 

2009 TubaMania
Festival
in BKK


2008 TubaMania International Festival

 

Feb 1-3, 2008, TubaMania hosted its first international event in Asia.  The 2008 TubaMania International Festival was held in Thailand at Bangkok's MIFA International Academy of Msic, was co-presented by Silpakorn University and TubaMania, and was hosted by Steve Rosse and Lertkiat Chongjiratra.  Over 90 students registered and participated from all over Asia in daily warm-ups, master classes, recitals,  concerts, a mass low brass ensemble, and concluded and Bangkok's Bamboo Beer Bar with a final performance of pop , jazz, and rock by Croatia's XL Tuba Quartet.  Guest artists/ master teachers included:

Roland Szentpali, International Tuba Soloist from Hungary
XL Tuba Quartet of the Zagreb Philharmonic, Croatia
Steve Rosse, Sydney Symphony
Thomas Allely, Queensland Orchestra
Manit Buchchachanok, Bangkok Symphony
Boonchai Sawetkittikul, Thailand Philharmonic
Philip Brink, Thailand Philharmonic
David Miller, Piano, Sydney Conservatorium of Music

The 2009 TubaMania International Festival will take place at Siam Music Yamaha 14-17 Dec in Bangkok

Below are some pictures from the 2008 Festival:

Welcoming Thai smile at the TubaMania registration desk, "Welcome to TubaMania in Thailand"

Festival Artistic Director Steve Rosse welcomes guest artist and fellow American Philip Brink Bass Trombone Thailand Phiharmonic (left), and pariticipant Tsu-Min Hsu from Taiwan (right)

 

Steve Rosse addresses the students in the the opening warmups/ opening group lesson

Rosse breathing class.

 

Local Thai highschool low brass students observe and participate in group class

 

Szentpali and David Miller work with young Thai tuba student sensation "Chi" Thanghrakul 

Brink and Rosse give orchestral excerpt demonstration

 

Some expert euphonium advice from Singapore Symphony

Dress Rehearsal Mass Ensemble 

 

Brett Stemple, David Miller, Thomas Allely, Manit Buchchachanok, and other TubaMania Festival deligates enjoy the XL Tuba Quartet performance, drinks, playing pool, and mingling wt the locals at Bamboo Bar.

XL Tuba Quartet perform pop, rock, and jazz at Bangkok's Bamboo Bar for the TubaMania Festival closing party. click for live feed

 

Updated: 27 January 2009