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Jorge Davi “J.D.” Salas, a native of Alamo, Texas (Rio Grande Valley), joined the faculty of Stephen F. Austin State University in the fall of 2006 where he serves as Artist/Instructor of Tuba-Euphonium Studies. J.D. received his Bachelors of Music degree in tuba performance from Baylor University in Waco, TX where he studied with Dr. Michael A. Fischer and his Master of Music degree from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. He is currently finishing the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the University of Kentucky where he served as the teaching assistant studying under Dr. Skip Gray. Prior to his appointment at SFA, J.D. served as Artist/Instructor of Tuba & Euphonium Studies at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand where he served as the country’s first full-time tuba-euphonium professor. Other previous teaching appointments include adjunct positions at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY where he taught low brass & jazz bass and Instructor of Tuba at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. Mr. Salas has performed regularly with the Louisville Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra. He was a founding member of BrassArts Bangkok, one of the premier brass chamber ensembles in Thailand and performed one of the first solo tuba recitals in Vietnam at the Hanoi Conservatory of Music and at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand in 2004. J.D. has recently presented recital performances at both the 2007 ITEA Regional Conference in Austin, TX and the 2009 ITEA Regional Conference in Corpus Christi, TX. An accomplished string bass player in both the jazz and classical idioms, J.D. has performed with the Temple Symphony Orchestra, Disneyland All-American College Band in Anaheim, California, and the Disneyland Paris International Show Band in Paris, France where performed with many musical legends as Bobby Shew, Jiggs Wigham, and Ricky Ford. J.D. has also been a semi-finalist in many International tuba artist competitions such as the Falcone Tuba/Euphonium Artist Competition in 2002 & 2003 and the 2002 International Tuba-Euphonium Conference Artist Competition.

2014 International Tuba-Euphonium Conference Solo Recital

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I’m excitedly preparing for a solo appearance at the 2014 International Tuba-Euphonium Conference in Bloomington, IN.  The selected program for the recital will include:

Concert Allegro           Alexei Lebedev

Lullaby for R.J.           James R. Wright

*World Premiere

Sonata for Tuba           Zoltan Gardonyi

 

The recital is scheduled for Saturday – May 24, 2014 at 8:45am in Ford Hall on the Indiana University Campus.

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SFA Tuba-Euphonium Concert – 2014 International Tuba-Euphonium Conference

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Very pleased to announce that the Stephen F. Austin State University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble will be performing at the 2014 International Tuba-Euphonium Conference in Bloomington, IN.  This will be the first appearance at an international conference for the SFA Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.

 

Their performance is scheduled for Tuesday – May 20, 2014 at 3:45pm in Ford Hall on the Indiana University Campus.

Spring semester is a go!

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The Spring semester at SFA is officially open for business!  SFA students, please check the SFA link for this semester’s lesson schedule.  Lessons will start tomorrow – Monday’s lesson schedule will occur on Friday in order to make up for the MLK holiday.  We will meet for studio class but not for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble this week.  See you all then!

 

-jds

Tuba-Euphonium Events in East Texas – October 2013

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There are a bunch of great Tuba-Euphonium related events happening all over East Texas next month.  You should definitely try to make it a few.

Demondrae Thurman, Euphonium Guest Artist – 10/5/2013 – 7:30pm – Cole Concert Hall – SFASU

(Single tickets: $8 for adult, $6 for senior, $3 for student/youth. Purchase tickets online or by phone: 888.240.ARTS)

Oystein Baadsvik, Tuba Artist – 10/15/2013 – 7:30pm – Wise Auditorium – Tyler Junior College

Free Admission

Benjamin Pierce, Tuba & Euphonium Artist – 10/23/2013 – 7:30pm – Music Recital Hall – SFASU

Free Admission

Tunes, Lullabies, and Tangos

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Tangos Recital Flyer Spring 2013Cool flyer for my February 21st Recital!

Joined by:
James Pitts, piano
Deb Scott, trombone
Charlie Gavin, horn
Scott Harris, percussion
Brad Meyer, percussion

PROGRAM:

Lullaby for Ranjani                  (world premiere)            J.R. Wright
Stubb’s Rigadig Tune              (Texas premiere)          Brian Kehlenbach
I Regret…                                 (world premiere)         Jason Thompson
Triangles                                                                      John Stevens
Three Tangos                                                               Astor Piazzolla/Baadsvik
I. Milonga Del Angel
II. Invierno Porteno
III. Adios Nonino

Spring 2013 – Studio Class Performances SFASU

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Below are the Studio Class Performances for Spring 2013.  Practice!!

                   1/23 – Nelson, Iles,

                   1/30 – Montoya, Stjepanovic, Schaetz

                   2/6 – Convocation (Luera)

                   2/13 – TMEA (NO STUDIO CLASS)

                   2/20 – Cormier, Murdick,

                   2/27 – Santoy, Pape, Cann

                   3/6 – Convocation

                   3/13 – Spring Break (NO STUDIO CLASS)

                   3/20 – Hicks, Vaught, Jackson

                   3/27 – Ross, Fannin, Billow

                   4/3 – Convocation

                   4/10 – Topping, Nelson

                   4/17- Montoya, Cormier

                   4/24- Convocation

                   5/1 – Jackson, Santoy, Schaetz

                   5/8 – Upper Level Students