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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.

Octubafest 2011 Home Stretch!

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Finishing off the month of October 2011 with a stacked line up of tuba-euphonium performances!

Studio Recital I – Tuesday – October 25, 2011 @ 7:30

Studio Rectial II – Wednesday – October 26, 2011 @ 7:30

TubaWeen – Sunday – October 30, 2011 @ 7:30pm (in costume!)

All performances will be in Cole Hall in the Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.  Pictures to come.

Octuba-week 1 finished!

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It’s been a busy week with my faculty recital and guest artist recital occuring 2 days apart but there’s no other way I’d have it.  Already working on setting up a guest recital at UT-San Antonio which at the moment will feature works for tuba, horn, and piano.  I’m also working on a new commission by up-and-coming composer Dr. Jason Thompson who was my first student at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY.  His work for tuba & piano entitled ” I Regret…” will be premiered sometime next year.  I’ll post further details as they become finalized.  In the meantime there are still three more Octubafest events at SFA – Studio Recital I on 10/25/2011, Studio Recital II on 10/26/2011, and TubaWeen on 10/30/2011.  See you there!

 

In other news, my second article on “The Musical Styles and Sound Concepts of Banda Sinaloense” will appear in the Winter International Tuba-Euphonium Association Journal.

It has begun!!!

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Well…the summer is officially over! Spent most of the day going through 24 student schedules to come up with a humane lesson schedule (for both student and professor!), putting the final preparations on my tenure packet, and getting some practice time on all three horns.  These first few weeks are really the only ones that feel like work because you’re putting out fires, arranging things, getting organized, and trying to drive around campus avoiding people who are attempting to drive and sight-see at the same time.  After all that is managed though, this is the coolest job in the world and I’m looking forward to a great semester.

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius

SFA Studio – Check my office board for the Fall 2011 Lesson Schedule!…and practice!

2012 TMEA Session Acceptance

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Just a small ray of sunshine in a rather bleak week….

My proposal to present a session/clinic at the 2012 Texas Music Educators Association Convention was accepted.  The session is titled: Bridging the Gap: Overcoming the Physical Obstacles of the Tuba and Euphonium.  I look forward to this great opportunity!

Visit the Texas Music Educators Association website for convention updates.

http://www.tmea.org/

Schools Almost Here!!!!

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Enjoying the last few weeks before SFA starts up for the fall 2011 semester.  Currently practicing, gigging, and working on my tenure portfolio makes for a busy month…but it’s fun!

I just submitted my second article entitled : El Tubador Part 2: Sound Concepts and Musical Styles in Banda Sinaloense to the International Tuba-Euphonium Association Journal.  It will hopefully be out in the Winter Edition.

Keeping Busy During the Summer!

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Below are some of the articles and reviews that will be coming out in the next few issues of the International Tuba-Euphonium Journal. I’m really excited to get some of the material from my dissertation out there along with the new music reviews. Definitely More to come!

Articles

El Tubador Part 1 – The Tuba’s Introduction Into Northwest Mexico. International Tuba-Euphonium Association Journal, (Submitted, In-Press)

South Central Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conference Session Review – North Texas Euphonium Company, International Tuba-Euphonium Association Journal, (Submitted, In-Press)

New Music Reviews

Twelve Fantasias by Georg Philipp Telemann arranged by Ralph Sauer for tuba, International Tuba-Euphonium Association Journal (Submitted, In-Press)

Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas arranged by Charles Warren for Tuba Quartet, International Tuba-Euphonium Association Journal (Submitted, In-Press)

Tornado by Frank Gulino for euphonium and piano, International Tuba-Euphonium Association Journal (Submitted, In-Press)

Pembroke Rondo by Tom Bough arranged for tuba solo with tuba quartet, International Tuba-Euphonium Association Journal (Submitted, In-Press)

Work in Progress…..

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Well, I’ve gotten a pretty good working model of this site.  Definitely needs to “pop” a bit more but I’ll keep working on it.  I’m traveling a bit for the next few weeks.  I’ve been in Lexington, KY for the past two weeks hanging out with Manda and working on different reviews and articles.  I’ll be in Texas for the next week and perhaps a few other trips before school starts.  I’ll try to put up some pics if anything interesting happens:)

J.D.