Spend three days of in-depth study on your instrument with University of Florida Wind and Percussion Faculty!  Campers will work on technique, solo literature, chamber ensembles, All-State music, and more.

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Dr. Kristen Stoner, an active flutist and teacher, has performed across the United States, South America, and Europe. She received her B.A. in Music from the University of Texas at Austin and her MM and DMA from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She studied flute with Karl Kraber, Bradley Garner, Jacqueline Hofto, and William Montgomery. She has performed in masterclasses for Julius Baker, Carol Wincenc, Randy Bowman, Jill Felber, Jim Walker, and others.

Dr. Stoner has performed at the National Flute Association Conventions in Atlanta (1999), Dallas (2001), Washington, D.C. (2002), Nashville (2004), San Diego (2005), Pittsburgh (2006), and Albuquerque (2007). She is in her fifth year as principal flutist of the Central Florida Symphony Orchestra, with whom she performed the Ibert Flute Concerto in 2004. She has performed in prestigious competitions around the country, including the NFA's Young Artist Competition, the Flute Talk Magazine Competition in Chicago, and the Myrna Brown Competition in Dallas. She has also performed with the Opera Theatre of Lucca in Italy, the Lancaster Festival Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, and the Victoria Bach Festival.

Intrigued by Latin American flute music, Dr. Stoner has done research on the flute music of Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. Her doctoral thesis on flute music of Brazil won the National Flute Association Thesis and Dissertation Competition in 2002. In 2003, she was invited to Chile to perform and give masterclasses at the Conservatorio Nacional in Santiago and at the Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso. In 2005, she was invited to perform and teach at the XV Internacional Festival de Flautistas in Quito, Ecuador.

Dr. Stoner has also performed and presented several lecture-recitals on flute music by women composers. These performances include the NFA Convention in Dallas, the Sixth International Festival of Women Composers in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the University of Texas at Austin in 2002, 7th International Festival of Women Composers in Gainesville, the Florida Flute Fair in 2003, the Hawaii International Conference on the Arts and Humanities, and the College Music Society national conference in 2004. Dr. Stoner also served as Program Chair for the Florida Flute Association from 2004-06 and currently sits on the Board of Directors. Her flute orchestra arrangement of Charles Gounod’s Petite Symphonie, published by Megido Press in 2004, has been performed several times across the United States. The University of Florida Flute Ensemble, which Dr. Stoner conducts, was a featured group at the NFA Convention in 2006.




Mitchell Estrin is Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of Florida and Music Director and Conductor of the University of Florida Clarinet Ensemble. Concurrently, he holds the position of Education & Creative Development Manager for Buffet Crampon USA, Inc. He also serves as the Artistic Director of the annual Buffet Crampon/Vandoren Clarinet Ensemble Festival and the Buffet Crampon USA Summer Clarinet Academy.

Mitchell Estrin studied clarinet with Stanley Drucker at The Juilliard School where he received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees and was a Naumburg Scholar. He has a 28-year association with the New York Philharmonic, where he has performed in more than 2,000 concerts as principal, second, and E-flat clarinetist under such distinguished conductors as Lorin Maazel, Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Erich Leinsdorf, Sir Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado, Klaus Tennstedt, Andre Previn, and Leonard Slatkin. He has accompanied the orchestra on 19 international tours, made dozens of recordings with the orchestra, and on numerous occasions performed with the Philharmonic on the PBS award winning series, Live From Lincoln Center. Mr. Estrin continues to perform periodically as a guest artist with the orchestra.

As an international concert artist, Mitchell Estrin has performed in 37 countries on four continents. During a recent visit to the Czech Republic, he performed and recorded with the Janacek Philharmonic in the world premiere of The Shadows of October for clarinet and orchestra by Michael Whalen. The work was recorded on the Arabesque label and the CD is being aired on classical radio stations internationally. The recording was reviewed in The Clarinet, which stated: “This beautiful and lushly scored tonal piece…. is performed by clarinetist Mitchell Estrin…. He plays beautifully with a lovely colored tone.”

An active chamber musician, he has performed with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New Arts Trio, been an Artist-in-Residence at the Newport Music Festival, and was a founding member of the Amadeus Ensemble. The ensemble recorded a critically acclaimed series of wind chamber music for Musical Heritage Society. Recent chamber music projects include recordings of wind serenades by Dvorak and Mozart with the American Chamber Winds, and Monochrome III by Peter Schickele under the composer’s direction.

Prof. Estrin has presented recitals, masterlasses, workshops, and seminars at educational conferences and institutions throughout the United States, including the Eastman School of Music, Florida State University, New York State School Music Association, Connecticut School Music Association, and Florida Music Educators Association. He has performed in recital at the University of Florida with clarinetists Stanley Drucker, Karl Leister, and Mark Nuccio. Prof. Estrin has conducted the University of Florida Clarinet Ensemble throughout the United States, including two feature recitals at the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest. The ensemble recently recorded its first CD, entitled Wind in the Reeds, which was released in March 2007.

As a studio musician, Mr. Estrin has recorded dozens of motion picture soundtracks for Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, MGM, 20th Century Fox, United Artists, and Warner Brothers on feature films including The Alamo, Intolerable Cruelty, The Score, You’ve Got Mail, Primary Colors, Fargo, Batman Forever, Interview With a Vampire, Home Alone 2, Pocahontas, Aladdin, Doc Hollywood, Regarding Henry, Beauty and the Beast, The Untouchables, Reds, and Dressed to Kill. His television credits include recordings for ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, HBO, TBS, and ESPN. In 2002, Mr. Estrin performed as principal clarinetist for the NBC 75th Anniversary Special; a live three-hour television broadcast from the famed NBC Studio 8H in New York City. He has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Phil Donahue Show, the television series Nurse, and in Kramer vs. Kramer, the 1980 Academy Award Winner for Best Picture. His clarinet playing has also been heard on hundreds of television and radio commercials. In 1988, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences recognized him for his outstanding performance as a recording artist.

Mitchell Estrin performs exclusively on the Buffet R13 clarinet. As a Vandoren Performing Artist, he endorses and performs on Vandoren reeds and mouthpieces. His biography is listed in Who’s Who in American Music and Who’s Who in International Music.





Originally from Indiana, Dr. Leslie Odom is Associate Professor of Oboe and Music Theory at the University of Florida. She received her Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance from Butler University, in Indianapolis, Indiana; her Master of Music in Music Theory and her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Oboe Performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. She also received the coveted Performer’s Certificate during her doctoral work. Dr. Odom was Principal Oboe on the CBS Masterworks recording (1988) with the Eastman Wind Ensemble.

Prior to moving to Gainesville, Dr. Odom performed with the Indianapolis Symphony and as Principal Oboe with the Cedar Rapids, IA, Symphony. Since moving to Gainesville, Dr. Odom has performed with the Jacksonville, FL, Symphony and is currently Principal Oboe of the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra.

Dr. Odom is an active performer in Europe, South America, and Canada. She has also presented recitals and master classes throughout the United States. Dr. Odom has attended both the Aspen and Tanglewood Music Festivals and was a Guest Artist in Residence at the Banff, Canada, Centre for the Arts. She has also worked as a faculty member at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Michigan.

A member of the International Double Reed Society, Dr. Odom writes reviews of music and compact disks for the Society’s Journal. She is also a member of the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women, and Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honorary Society. She is sponsored by Carlos Coelho Woodwinds.

Bassoon Camp with Dr. Arnold Irchai

Arnold Irchai was born into a musical family. His father worked at the Kirov Opera and Ballet Theater as a violinist for over forty years. His mother was a prominent piano teacher. Dr. Irchai began studying bassoon at the Leningrad Special Music School for Gifted Children and continued his studies at the State Leningrad Conservatory, USSR, where he received his masters and doctoral degrees. He has performed with major symphony orchestras since his school years, and has gained extensive performance and teaching experience throughout his career. From 1974 to 1990, he was principal bassoonist of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under such world-renowned conductors as Kiril Kondrashin and Dmitry Kitaenko. Dr. Irchai taught bassoon at the Gnessins Music Pedagogical Institute in Moscow, Russia. Among his awards are the first prize in the All-Russia Music Competition for Woodwind Quintets and the Distinguished Artist of the Russian Federation Award. He has toured Europe, Asia and the Americas with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and other world-class orchestras. He has been performing solo recitals as well as with chamber groups and a woodwind quintet throughout the United States and the world for many years. His recent solo performances include appearances in Lincoln Center, NY, and Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. Dr. Irchai's performances have been widely reviewed and featured in local, national and international mass media. His performances elicited the admiring comment that "Irchai … was impressive not only for flexibility of his performance which audience have come to expect, but also for his tone quality - sweet but not cloying, with an even focused vibrato in the lyrical passages and deep tones that resonated with warmth" and "bassoon at its best" in the Washington Post. Mount Vernon Gazette rightly praises Irchai as "a master of his instrument" having "singing tone and superb technique". Until recently, Dr. Irchai was with the faculty of the Washington Conservatory of Music, Washington, DC, and Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, MD, and the the Principal Bassoon of Arlington Symphony, Arlington, VA, and Prince William Symphony, Manassas, VA.

Currently, Dr. Irchai is the Principal Bassoon of the National Chamber Orchestra and the Program Director of the Mount Vernon Music Festival. He is also a faculty member of the Summit Music Festival, Tarry Town, NY.



Joyce Davis, Professor of Trumpet, joined the School of Music faculty at the University of Florida in 1989. She is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, attended the University of Michigan, holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance from Florida State University, the Master of Music in Performance from Northwestern University, and the Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance from The Ohio State University. Her teachers include Vincent Cichowicz, Adolph Herseth, Richard Burkart, Clifford Lillya, and Armando Ghitalla.

As an educator, Davis’ teaching experience includes The Ohio State University, part-time Lecturer of Trumpet at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, the College of Charleston (South Carolina), and Guest Lecturer of Trumpet at the Conservatorie Nacìonal de Mexico, Mexico City. She has presented master classes at numerous institutions throughout the US, at the Moscow Conservatory, Gnesins College of Music, the Saratov Conservatory in Russia, and the National Academy of Music in the Ukraine.

Her publications include co-editing the Memoirs of Timofei Dokshizer, the legendary Russian trumpet virtuoso, editing Dokshizer’s System for Trumpet Study, various reviews and articles for the Journal of the International Trumpet Guild. She co-produced the International Trumpet Guild’s CD, Russian Treasures of Timofei Dokshizer.

As an orchestral player, Davis was Principal Trumpet of the Cape Town Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico, Orquesta Filharmonica de la UNAM, and a section player with the Cincinnati Symphony, the Cincinnati Pops, Charleston (SC) Symphony, and Savannah, symphonies. Her numerous solo performances have been as a recitalist and soloist in the United States, Mexico, South Africa, Russia, Germany, and the Ukraine.

Her professional associations include the International Trumpet Guild, President 1995-97, and presently a member of the Board of Directors; Honorary Member of Sigma Alpha Iota; Pi Kappa Lambda, Alpha Rho chapter; and the Advisory Board of the National Trumpet Competition. Davis has served as an adjudicator at state, regional, national, and international competitions.

Low Brass Camp with Dr. Arthur Jennings

Arthur Jennings began his professional music training at the University of Michigan where he was a member of William D. Revelli’s renowned band while earning a Bachelor of Music degree in wind performance. His principal teachers during that time were Glenn Smith and Arnold Jacobs. In the summer following his graduation, Jennings was selected to join the trombone section of the Meadowbrook Music Festival Orchestra by its young conductor, James Levine.

Jennings then secured a post as a trombonist with the United States Air Force Concert Band, performing frequently in Washington D.C. as well as on concert tours throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. During that time he also played with the Air Force Symphony Orchestra in its annual series of concerts at the State Department and was chosen to represent the Air Force Band as a member of the Intra-Service Military Band in a special concert at the Kennedy Center.

With the completion of his enlistment, Jennings moved to New York City and resumed his formal musical studies at the Juilliard School where, as a student of Per Brevig, he earned his Master of Music degree in trombone performance. While in New York, Jennings was involved in a variety of playing activities ranging from avant-garde concerts at Carnegie Hall to big band jazz at the Village Gate. It was during this time that Jennings was introduced to the concepts of the legendary brass teacher, Carmine Caruso, with whom he studied regularly for the next two years.

In the mid-1970’s, Jennings moved to Chattanooga and took a position as principal trombonist with the symphony and opera orchestras there and soon after joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as the professor of trombone. Jennings relocated to Tucson, Arizona in 1982 and earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Arizona studying trombone performance with Thomas Ervin. There he performed with the Tucson Symphony, the Arizona Opera, the Arizona Ballet, and the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company.

In 1985, Jennings was appointed to the faculty of the University of Florida as the professor of trombone. He has played often with the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra, is on regular call with the Jacksonville Symphony, and, in recent years, has performed at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden, at the International Trombone Festival in Feldkirch, Austria, and the University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong. Jennings also teaches Music History specializing in European music of the 17th and 18th centuries.



Dr. Kenneth Broadway serves as Associate Professor (Percussion Studies) at the University of Florida, where he teaches Applied Percussion and directs the Percussion Ensemble and Steel Drum Bands. Prior to this appointment he served in similar capacities at the University of South Dakota and Augusta State University. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Spoleto Festival, and with symphonies in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, South Carolina, and South Dakota. As a performer, composer, and presenter, he has appeared at various conferences and symposiums throughout North America, Europe and Australia. Among these are the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the Symposium of the International Musicological Society, the College Music Society International Convention, the Hawaii International Conference on the Arts and Humanities, the World Saxophone Congress, the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Conference, and the North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference. Ensembles under his direction have performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (1998, 2003) and numerous “Day of Percussion” state meetings. His compact disc with the LYNX Duo (Music for Saxophone and Percussion) is available on the Mark Custom Recording label. Dr. Broadway is active in the Percussive Arts Society, the College Music Society, NACWPI, and MENC. He is a Performing Artist for the Yamaha Corporation of America, and endorses Sabian Cymbals and Promark Mallets. Dr. Broadway received the BM, MM, and DMA degrees from the University of Georgia.


Pricing:

Early Registration(prior to 6/15/10)
      Resident ($220)
             Fee covers housing, instruction, food (3 meals a day)
      Commuter ($175)
             Fee covers instruction, and daily lunch
Discounts:

*Two-Camp Rate (campers registered for both Instrumental and Concert Band Camp July 11-17)

      Resident ($200)
       Commuter ($155)

*Group Discount:
      Any group sending 10 or more students will be eligible for a 10% discount off of the total group registration fee.  **To be eligible for this discount, groups must be registered and paid in full by 6/15/10 and must pay with one check.**


Cancellation Policy - There is a $100.00 non-refundable fee for any cancellations submitted in writing by email or U.S. mail.  To receive a refund for your registration fee less the $100.00 your cancellation request must be made on or before July 1, 2010.  Any cancellations submitted on or after July 1, 2010 will not receive a refund.

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