| Awards and Major Performances
June 11-13, 2010, Great American Brass Band Festival, Danville, KY
April 20, 2010-Performance for the Mayor of Olathe and Olathe City Council
April 16-17, 2010-North American Brass Band Championships, Raleigh, NC
1st Place-Championship Section (test piece: Sparke-Variations on an Enigma-own Choice de Meij-Extreme Makeover)
1st Place-Percussion Ensemble: Fountain City Percussion Group-Theo Musick, Matt Bell, David Liston, Chris Howard, Calvin Dugan (Hall-Escape Velocity)
1st Place-High Brass Slow Melody Competition: Matthew Vangjel-flugel horn (Ewazen-Sonata (Mvt. II))
1st Place-Low Brass Technical Solo Competition: Brian Scott-baritone (Bourgeois-Concerto (Mvt. III))
3rd Place (with 5 point penalty)-High Brass Technical Solo Competition: Peter Pirotte-cornet (Arban-Carnival of Venice)
3rd Place-Low Brass Slow Melody Competition: Helen Tyler-baritone (Puccini-Vissi d'Arte)
February 13, 2010-Hymn of the Highlands Concert (eventually named one of the top five concerts of the year in Kansas City by KC Metropolis Magazine.)
November 12-29, 2009-UK Tour (numerous concerts and recording session for "Over the Rainbow" CD)
November 14, 2009 Civic Reception with the Mayor of Gateshead, John Eagle
November 14, 2009 Gala Concert of the Brass In Concert Championships featuring Black Dyke, Cory and FCBB.
November 15, 2009 Brass in Concert Competition
7th Place
Caption: Best Flugel Horn-Matthew Vangjel
November 27, 2009 Gala Concert of the Scottish Open Brass Band Championships featuring the Fair City Singers and FCBB
November 28, 2009 Scottish Open Brass Band Championships (Perth)
1st Place-Championship Section
Caption: Best Soloist-William Hess, trombone
November 7, 2009-U.S. Open Brass Band Championships, St. Charles, IL
Grand Champions
Caption: Most Entertaining
Caption: Best Soloist-Theodore Musick-xylophone (Green-Xylophonia)
Caption: Best New Composition or Arrangement-Foggy Day-Lee Harrelson
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 |
