Awards and Major Performances

April 3-4, 2009-North American Brass Band Championships, Louisville, KY
1st Place-Championship Section (test piece: Bourgeois-Devil in the Deep Blue Sea-own Choice Moren-Dreams)
1st Place-High Brass Technical Solo Competition: Stan Smith-cornet (Sparke-Song & Dance)
1st Place-Low Brass Technical Solo Competition: Nate Gay-euphonium (Cosma-Concerto (Mvt. III))
1st Place-Low Brass Slow Melody Competition: Lee Harrelson-euphonium (Paganini-Cantabile)
2nd Place-Low Brass Technical Solo Competition: Scott Watson-tuba (Handel-Variations)
3rd Place-Low Brass Technical Solo Competition: Charles Page-tuba (Meechan-Episodes and Echoes)
3rd Place-Low Brass Slow Melody Competition: Karen Zawacki-trombone (Golland-Peace)

November 8, 2008-U.S. Open Brass Band Championships, Arlington Heights, IL
Grand Champions
Caption: Best Soloist-Nate Gay-euphonium (The Devil's Tongue)

September 16, 2008-First Subscription Concert at MidAmerica Nazarene University, Gary 'Chip' Schutza- cornet/trumpet, Guest Soloist.

July 11-21, 2008, Hosts to the Bolton Youth Brass Band from Bolton, England.

June 12-15, 2008, Tour with stops at Ohio State University and the Great American Brass Band Festival

March 28-29 , 2008-North American Brass Band Championships, New Albany, IN
1st Place-Championship Section (test piece: Downie-St. Magnus-own choice Sparke-Music of the Spheres)
1st Place-Low Brass Lyrical Solo Competition: Helen Tyler-baritone (Bizet-Flower Song from Carmen)
1st Place-Percussion Solo Competition: Mai Tadokoro-marimba (Burritt-Caritas)
2nd Place-Ensemble: Fountain City Brass (Steve Molloy, Matthew Vangjel, cornet-TJ Menges, horn, Lee Harrelson, baritone/euphonium-Jamey Mitchell, tuba-Bernstein-Selections from West Side Story)
2nd Place-Low Brass Technical Solo Competition: Lee Harrelson-euphonium (Graham-Brillante)
2nd Place-Low Brass Lyrical Solo Competition: Jamey Mitchell-tuba (Massenet-Meditation from Thais)
2nd Place-Percussion Solo Competition: Joe Hull-timpani (Kaiser-Symplegades)
3rd Place-High Brass Lyrical Solo Competition: Matthew Vangjel-flugel horn (Peeters-Aria)
3rd Place-Low Brass Lyrical Solo Competition: Tom Stein-tuba (Shostakovich-Adagio from the Limpid Stream)
3rd Place-Low Brass Technical Solo Competition: Brian Scott-baritone (Bellsded-La Mandolinata)

November 10, 2007-U.S. Open Brass Band Championships, Arlington Heights, IL
Grand Champions
Caption: Most Entertaining
Caption: Best Soloist-Raquel Rodriquez-cornet (Arban-carnival of Venice)

May 24-June 3, 2007-UK Tour
May 27, 2007-All-England International Masters Brass Band Competition-9th Place (test piece-Howarth-In Memoriam R.K.)

May 29, 2007-Performance at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama-James Gourlay-tuba, Guest Soloist
June 2, 2007-Whit Friday
Lees-24th Place (Rimmer-The Cossack)
Grotten-14th Place (Rimmer-The Cossack)
Uppermill-7th Place (Rimmer-The Cossack)
Dobcross-5th Place (Rimmer-The Cossack)

April 13-14, 2007-North American Brass Band Championships, New Albany, IN
1st Place-Championship Section (test piece-Sparke-Dances & Alleluias, own choice-Wilby- Paganini Variations)
1st Place-High Brass Technical Solo Competition: Raquel Rodriquez-cornet (Arban-Carnival of Venice)
2nd Place-Low Brass Technical Solo Competition: TJ Menges-horn (Downie-Piper O' Dundee)
2nd Place-Ensemble: Twisted Steel (Lee Harrelson, Will Hess, euphonium-Jamey Mitchell, Tom Stein, tuba-Forbes-Consequences-Billy Tell)

April 1, 2007-Inagural Ohio Brass Arts Festival, Columbus, OH
Twisted Steel-Guest Artists

March 3, 2007-Great Plains Regional Tuba & Euphonium Conference-Gala Concert, St. Joseph, MO
Benjamin Pierce-euphonium (Guest Artist)


January 26, 2007-69th Missouri Music Educators Association Conference-President's Concert
Tan-Tar-a Resort, Lake of the Ozarks, MO

November 6, 2006-U.S. Open Brass Band Championships, Arlington Heights, IL
3rd Place
Caption: Most Entertaining
Caption: Best Soloist: Nate Gay-euphonium (Cosma-Euphonium Concerto, mvt. iii)
Caption: Best New Composition or Arrangment: Land of Make Believe-Lee Harrelson

March 31-April 1, 2006-North American Brass Band Championships, New Albany, IN
3rd Place-Championship Section (test piece-Gregson-Of Men and Mountains, own choice-Bourgeois-Blitz)
2nd Place-High Brass Technical Solo Competition: Alan Wenger-cornet (Arban-Variations sur Norma)
1st Place-High Brass Lyrical Solo Competition: Doug Reneau-flugel horn(Ewazen-Sonata, mvt. ii)
1st Place-Low Brass Technical Solo Competition: Lee Harrelson-euphonium (Graham-Brillante)
2nd Place-Low Brass Lyrical Solo Competition: William Hess-euphonium (Sparke-Concerto, mvt. ii)

February 23, 2006-Kansas Music Educators Association Conference-President's Concert
Wichita, KS

November 5, 2005-U.S. Open Brass Band Championships, Arlington Heights, IL
3rd Place
Caption: Most Entertaining
Caption: Best Soloist: William Hess-baritone (Monti-Czardas)
Caption: 1st Place Buskers: Twisted Steel (Lee Harrelson, William Hess, Jamey Mitchell, Tom
Stein-Danny Tell)
Banquet Caption: Youngest Flugel Player: Doug Reneau

June 27, 2005-37th Annual Missouri Bandmasters Association Convention-Gala Concert Fort
Osage, MO

March 11-12, 2005-North American Brass Band Championships, St. Charles, IL
4th Place-Championship Section (test piece-Graham-Harrison's Dream, own choice-Sparke-Year of the Dragon)
2nd Place-Low Brass Technical Solo Competition: William Hess-euphonium (Monti-Czardas)
2nd Place-Ensemble Competition-Phountain City Phour: (Nate Gay, Lee Harrelson, William
Hess, Patrick Stuckemeyer-Harmonious Blacksmith/The Lord's Prayer/Barnum and
Bailey's Favorite (the last was an encore performed outside))

March 4-6, 2005-Concert Tour-Steven Mead-euphonium, Guest Artist

November 6, 2004-U.S. Open Brass Band Championships, Arlington Heights, IL
2nd Place
Caption: Best Soloist: Lee Harrelson-euphonium (Graham-Brillante)

April 18-21, 2004-Concert Tour-Patrick Sheridan-tuba, Guest Artist

February 14, 2003-Great Plains Regional Tuba & Euphonium Conference Gala Concert-Helen Tyler-baritone, Guest Artist

October 22, 2002-7:30 p.m.-UMKC-White Hall-Inaugural Concert