Saturday, March 3, 2007, 8:00 p.m.

Missouri Theatre, St. Joseph, MO
GPRTEC-'Gala Concert'
 

Saturday, March 3rd, the FCBB will make their St. Joseph debut, at the historic Missouri Theatre, in as guests of the Great Plains Regional Tuba & Euphonium Conference (www.gprtec.com). In addition to featuring euphonium virtuoso, Benjamin Pierce, the brass will perform Philip Sparke's Dances and Alleluias, John Williams' Liberty Fanfare, and Ottorino Resphigi's March from Pini di Roma to name a few.

Tickets for the performance may be purchased at the door, starting one hour before showtime, or at the Allied Arts Council of St. Joseph.

Allied Arts Council
118 S. 8th Street
St. Joseph, MO 64501
816.233.0231
 

Tickets are $12/$10. Students can purchase half price tickets with a valid Student ID, one hour before showtime.

Follow links below for a free concert poster:
11X17 Poster
5.5X4.25 Flyer

 MMEA Success!:

The FCBB would like to thank all who made their clinic and performance a success at the 69th Missouri Music Educators Association Conference last month at the Lake of the Ozarks.

The FCBB would like to apologize if you were one of the many that did not get a program at the concert. The level of attendance far exceeded the number of programs requested (600-800) or the number of registered conference attendees (1400). Estimates ranging from 1750-2000 in attendance made for an exciting performing atmosphere that the FCBB will never forget. Thank you for being such a warm and receptive audience!
 
MMEA Program:
Outside
Inside
   

FCBB Spotlight: Benjamin Pierce
(Spotlight features FCBB members, guest artists and events)
 

GPRTEC Soloist: Dr. Benjamin Pierce is a member of the music faculty at the University of Arkansas, where he teaches applied tuba and euphonium and directs the tuba/euphonium ensemble. Ben holds a bachelors degree in euphonium performance from Bowling Green State University, a masters degree in euphonium performance from the University of Michigan, and a DMA in Tuba Performance from Michigan.

Ben has performed with several major ensembles including the Detroit Symphony, the Detroit Chamber Brass, the Brass Band of Battle Creek, the Toledo Symphony, and the Flint Symphony. He has frequently been a featured soloist with the Toledo Concert Band. He has served as principal tubist of the Ann Arbor Symphony and the Ann Arbor Brass Quintet and is currently principal tubist of the Northwest Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. He is also a founding member of Boston Mountain Brassworks, the University of Arkansas faculty brass quintet.

Ben has performed several guest recitals and master classes in the United States and abroad. He has also performed concerti with numerous international ensembles, including the Tokyo Symphony, the Oulu Symphony of Finland, and the Friuli Veneziano Giulia Symphony Orchestra of northern Italy.

A recently completed recording project with pianist Jun Okada will yield two CDs, which will be available in late 2006.

For more information, please visit www.benpierce.com


Competition First Prizes

- ITEC Solo Tuba Artist Competition (2002)
- University of Michigan Graduate Concerto Competition (2002)
- Japan Wind and Percussion Competition: Tuba (2001)
- Leonard Falcone International Tuba Artist Competition (2001)
- Lansing Matinee Musicale Orchestral Brass Competition (2001)
- International Women's Brass Conference Euphonium Competition (2000)
- Royal Northern College of Music International Open Euphonium Competition (2000)
- Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Artist Competition (1998)
- ITEC Solo Euphonium Artist Competition (1998)
- ITEC Mock Band Audition Competition: Euphonium (1998)
- Music Teachers National Association Competition for Brass (1998)

Benjamin Pierce is a Willson Performing Artist.
 

For more information on the Fountain City Brass Band, please visit our website at www.fcbb.net.

 

MMEA Fun

SUPPORT YOUR BAND

The Fountain City Brass Band is an American Heritage Foundation.

As a non-profit organization, the Fountain City Brass Band relies on grants and its corporate and private supporters for financial assistance. Without these generous tax deductible donations, our band could not continue recruiting talented players for the band or giving this area the same quality programs and guest artists.

Tickets sales account for only half of the costs of each concert. Our goal is to keep ticket prices within an affordable range so that all persons may have access to the performances. In order to continue giving the community the same level of quality band music, the band must raise funds to offset our costs.

 

This May, the FCBB will become the first American brass band to compete in the All-England International Masters Brass Band Championships in Cambridge, England. The Masters is a competition that invites some of the world's very best brass bands and the FCBB is humbled by their decision to grant our young band a chance to experience banding at the highest level.

While in England the band will also participate in the, over century old, tradition of the Whit Friday Marches, in addition to presenting concerts and clinics throughout the country.

The FCBB needs your support. The FCBB is a volunteer organization, so none of the members make any money performing in the group. In fact each band member pays probably close to $1000 each year, just to be a part of this fine ensemble. The English tour will end up costing the band around $60,000. If you would like to become a "Friend of the FCBB", and make a tax deductible donation to the band please contact Lee Harrelson at 816.305.4894 or at lee@fcbb.net. You may also contact Lee if you would like to travel with the band to England May 23-June 4, 2007 or the North American Brass Band Championships in Louisville, April 12-15, 2007.

Our "Friends of the FCBB" can choose from a variety of ways to assist us in producing the same exquisite programs, often with gifted guest artists brought in from all over the world. Outright gifts of cash, planned gifts and fundraisers are all ways individuals and groups can ensure the continued delivery of the timeless masterpieces and contemporary pops.

For more assistance on planned giving and how to participate in our fundraisers, simply call our office at (816) 305-4894 or email us at fcbb@fcbb.net.

Tax deductible cash gifts may be mailed to Fountain City Brass Band, Inc., PO Box 7119
Kansas City, MO 64113