FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2016

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Students in GSC's Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble

GLENVILLE, WV—The Glenville State College Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble, under the direction of GSC Assistant Professor of Music and Department of Fine Arts Chair Dr. Lloyd E. Bone Jr., was one of only 45 tuba and euphonium ensembles from around the world invited to perform at the 2016 International Tuba and Euphonium Conference (ITEC) at the University of Tennessee. GSC’s ensemble will perform possibly the first known play with music for a tuba and euphonium ensemble for the 2016 conference. The work, composed and arranged by GSC music student Derrick Lowe and GSC music alumnus Ryan Deems, combines traits of several reality television cooking competition shows and is titled ‘Cut-Throat Composers.’

“This was a highly prestigious invite as the ITEC is projected to be possibly the largest low brass conference ever and is taking place at one of the newest and most modern music schools in the world. We are part of a group that includes ensembles from many of the top music schools around the globe. It is a testament to the high quality of the GSC Department of Fine Arts,” said Bone.

(l-r) Breanna Bartram, Clayton Swisher, Derrick Lowe, Bobby Davis, Mason Adkins, Megan Ruppert, Carrissa Wood, Lindsay Travis, Daniel Bailey, Jarrett Neville, Patrick Bean, Ethan Hacker, and Jon Reid (not pictured Ben Stingo, Ryan Deems, and Josh White)

GSC’s ensemble consists of: Jon Reid from Clear Creek (Raleigh County), Ben Stingo from Adrian (Upshur County), Ethan Hacker from Exchange (Braxton County), Derrick Lowe from Chapmanville (Logan County), Bobby Davis from Oak Hill (Fayette County), Breanna Bartram from Kopperstown (Wyoming County), Mason Adkins from Logan (Logan County), Daniel Bailey from Craigsville (Nicolas County), Patrick Bean from Cowen (Webster County), Jarrett Neville from Farmington (Marion County), Clayton Swisher from Ripley (Jackson County), Carrissa Wood from Shock (Gilmer County), Megan Ruppert from Salem (Harrison County), Lindsay Travis from New Milton (Doddridge County), Ryan Deems, a May 2011 graduate from Bridgeport (Harrison County), and Josh White, a May 2015 graduate from Parkersburg (Wood County).

This not the first prestigious invitation for the group. They previously performed at the 2007 United States Army Band Tuba and Euphonium Conference in Washington, D.C. and at the ITEC in 2014 at Indiana University’s Jacob School of Music (the largest music school in the world), 2012 in Linz, Austria, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona, and 2008 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Additionally, they were twice invited to perform at the West Virginia Music Education Association State Conference.

“I never thought attending GSC would give me the chance to meet many of the top professionals in my field,” said GSC music major Ethan Hacker.

For more information on the GSC Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble or other Fine Arts Department programs, contact Department Secretary Sheri Skidmore at Sheri.Skidmore@glenville.edu or (304) 462-6340.