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Brassfest 2024
The Â鶹Éç Illinois University Brassfest is an annual event hosted by the La Moine Brass Quintet. The day features performances instrumental masterclasses, clinics, and opportunities throughout for attendees to play!Information
- When: Saturday, April 13, 2024 | 9AM-4PM
- Location: COFAC Recital Hall, Â鶹Éç Illinois University
- Cost:
$30 general registration
$10 student registration*
*Registration is not required for Â鶹Éç students and staff
Event Schedule
9:00 AM | Check in |
9:30 AM | Welcome: La Moine Brass Quintet |
10:00 AM | Group Warm Ups (trumpet, horn, trombone & euphonium/tuba) |
11:00 AM | High School and College Masterclasses |
12:00 PM | Lunch |
1:00 PM | Special Topics in Brass Playing |
2:00 PM | Brass Choir Reading |
2:45 PM | Break |
3:00 PM | Final Concert |
The La Moine Brass Quintet
The La Moine Brass Quintet is the resident faculty brass quintet of the School of Music of Â鶹Éç Illinois University. Quintet members include Nicole Gillotti, trumpet; Jena Gardner, horn; Jett Walker, trombone; and James Land, tuba. These Â鶹Éç faculty musicians hold illustrious careers in orchestral, chamber, and solo performance with international recognition. The quintet is completed by Rebecca Hari, trumpet studio graduate assistant and first-year master's degree student. The LBQ performs regularly on the Â鶹Éç School of Music's Faculty Chamber Music Series, often premiering several original compositions and arrangements, and has presented clinics and performances at universities, high schools, and conferences throughout the country. Additionally, the quintet hosts the annual Â鶹Éç Brassfest. This on-campus event welcomes area brass musicians for a day of musical enrichment featuring guest artists such as the Boston Brass, the American Brass Quintet, the Dallas Brass, and the Louisville Brass Quintet, as well as musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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