International Brass Chamber Music Festival

From October 11 through October 14, 2008, Louisville Brass and the University of Louisville School of Music hosted the International Brass Chamber Music Festival. The festival featured Spanish Brass; Øystein Baadsvik , tuba; Proteus 7; Sonus Brass; Louisville Brass; Appalachian Brass Orchestra; and composers Lauren Bernofsky, Clint Needham, and Britton Theurer. In addition, Undergraduate and Graduate/Professional Brass Quintet Competitions were conducted. Bill Jones and BrassChamberMusic.com provided the organization and financial ownership of the event.

Saturday, Oct. 11

Louisville Brass Recital
Tuning Clinic by Bruce Heim
Spanish Brass Recital

Sunday, Oct. 12

Master Class by Proteus 7
Proteus 7 Recital
Appalachian Brass Orchestra Concert, featuring Øystein Baadsvik, tuba and Harold McKinney, trombone

Monday, Oct. 13

Master Class by Spanish Brass
Composer Master Class with Lauren Bernofsky, Clint Needham and Britton Theurer
Øystein Baadsvik Recital
Sonus Brass Recital

Tuesday, Oct. 14

Undergraduate Brass Quintet Winner- Obsidian Brass- Recital
New Works/ Premieres Recital
Graduate/Professional Brass Quintet Winner- Axiom Brass- Recital

The 2008 International Brass Chamber Music Festival was funded in part by grants from the
Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.