Judson Jay Scott, trumpet
When you practice, you develop muscle memory or reflexes. These reflexes are what you draw from when performing or playing music. When you are playing music, you do not have enough time to think about all of the physical mechanics involved. You can only think about the music...what you sound like. The reflexes that you draw on while playing are developed during the practice session. Everything that you play builds reflexes...good ones and bad ones. While practicing, you must be careful not to build undesirable reflexes. Practicing while tired (mentally or physically) can lead to bad habits or reflexes being learned. Unlearning a bad habit takes much longer than learning a good habit.
--Mark van Cleave
2010
Kelby Hawthorn won the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition performing the concerto by Alexandra Pakhmutova. Eliza Block took second alternate. Congrats to both of you on excellent performances.
2009
Peter Nelson-King wins the Puget Sound Concerto Competition!. He will perform the first movement of the Hummel trumpet concert with the University Symphony in the spring of 2010.
Oscar Thorp was accepted at Eastman, Boston
University, St. Olaf, Lawrence University and Oberlin; he will
major in trumpet performance at Oberlin.
Neil Hulbert was offered large scholarships at Lawrence and
St Olaf--Neil chose St. Olaf. Anna
Chow received a full scholarship to study at Brigham Young
University.
Congratulations to all!
Neil Hulbert won the
trumpet category at WMEA state competition. Neil Hulbert and Oscar Thorp
won the small brass ensemble division.
Once again the trumpet
studio swept the Commencement Bay Regional Solo and Ensemble Contest:
Neil Hulbert,
winner: Concerto for Trumpet by Henri Tomasi
Oscar Thorp, first alternate: Concerto for Trumpet by
Johann Hummel
Sam Becker, second alternate: Sonata for Trumpet by Paul
Hindemith
Oscar and Neil also won the small brass ensemble division performing the Concerto for Two Trumpets by Antonio Vivaldi
Chris Hildenbrand won the Mountain Regional Solo and Ensemble.
2008
Greg Simon '07 was selected for an "Iron Composer" competition. he will travel from Denver to Oklahoma to compete in "speed composing." www.gregsimonmusic.com
Jared Tanner was accepted at Boston University and the University of Washington for graduate studies.
Brian Kibler received a 1 rating and took first alternate in the Valley Regional Solo and Ensemble contest.
Oscar Thorp won the Commencement Bay regional solo and ensemble competition. Neil Hulbert is first alternate in the Commencement Bay solo and ensemble competition.
Neil Hulbert, Kristen Monk and Oscar Thorpe won the small brass ensemble division of the Commencement Bay regional solo and ensemble competition playing a trumpet trio by Tomasi; they took second place in the WMEA state competition.
Neil Hulbert, Kristen Monk--on horn--and Oscar Thorp won the Commencement Bay regional solo and ensemble competition in the large brass ensemble category performing Victor Ewald's Quintet no 1. They went on to the WMEA state competiotion and won. Yes, Kristen Monk competed successfully on both trumpet and horn.
2007
Neal Hulbert and Kyle Deline are chosen as co-principals of the Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestra; Oscar Thorpe wins the second chair.
Greg Simon begins graduate studies in Composition and Jazz Trumpet at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Josh Gailey: WMEA State Competition, 3rd place; Winner of a regional WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition.
Neal
Hulbert: WMEA State Competition, finalist, received a 1 rating at
state; Winner of the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble
Competition. Winner of the Tacoma Youth Symphony Concerto Competition
and Soloist with the Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestra. Winner of the MTNA
northwest young artist competition, finalist in Toronto competition.
Kristen Monk: 1st alternate in the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition.
Oscar Thorp: 2nd Alternate, in the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition.
Former student, Adam Morrell, graduates from Central Washington University with a degree in music education and now teaches at Stewart Middle School in Tacoma.
2006
Puget Sound alumna,
Eileen
Bedlington
accepted a position with the United States Navy Band.
Eva Breitenbach: WMEA State Competition, 3rd Place; Winner of the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition. Third Place prize winner of the Northwest Sinfonietta Young Artist Concerto Competition
Dan Rousseau: 1st alternate in the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition
Jared Tanner performs with the brass faculty on a Jacobsen Series faculty concert.
2005
Eva Breitenbach: WMEA State Competition , 1st
Place; Winner of the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition
Dan Rousseau: 1st alternate in the Commencement Bay WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition
Greg Simon, soloist with Judson Scott on a Jacobsen Series Faculty
Concert in Concerto for Two Trumpets
by Antonio Vivaldi. (unedited live recording)
2004
Robin Bruce-Aijian received a Fulbright teaching assistantship and traveled to Germany
2003
Zachery Person begins graduate studies at the University of Oregon.
Adam Morrell wins a regional WMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition.
2002
Eileen Bedlington: accepted to Manhattan School of Music for Graduate study. Soloist with the UPS Wind Ensemble playing the Concerto by A. Arutiunian .
Pre-2000
Patrick Boggs: receives a full scholarship to study at Northwestern University.
Angela Gosse receives degrees from new England Conservatory and
the Manhatten School of Music. She now freelances in New York:
www. angelagosse.com
Jeff Castle: receives a full scholarship for graduate studies at Rice University. He is now on the faculty of Texas A & M University.
