The 1996 ITG Conference and Brassfest
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The 1996 ITG Conference was held June 5-9 at Long Beach State University in Long Beach, California as part of the 1996 Brassfest. "The 1996 Brassfest" by Paul Doerksen, Luis C. Engelke, and Emery Harvison is a complete report of the conference with 37 photos published in the September 1996 ITG Journal (pp. 4-23). For best results, set your monitor for "thousands of colors."

Three photographers took the 60 photos in this album:

All photos and text © Copyright 1996 International Trumpet.
Please contact ITG for permission to use.

If you would like to see a similar photo album presentation of the 1997 ITG Conference please e-mail your comments to: itgjournal@trumpetguild.org

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Photo Album Page 1

Americus Brass Band (Polakoff)

Eric Aubier (Polakoff)

Kathern Faust and Bibi Black (Meredith)

Scott Thornburg and David Bilger (Polakoff)

Gil Cline (Polakoff)


Photo Album Page 2

U.S. Air Force "Commanders" Jazz Ensemble (Polakoff)

Ingrid Jensen, Chuck Findley, and Sam Pilafian (Meredith)

Falk Maertens with trumpet (Abelson 2-10A)

Edward H. Tarr (Polakoff)


Photo Album Page 3

Ingrid Jensen (Polakoff)

Summit Trumpets: Ray Mase, Tony Plog, Allan Dean, and David Hickmak (Polakoff)

Festival of Trumpets Ensemble (Polakoff)


Photo Album Page 4

Disneyland Fanfare Trumpets Reunion (Polakoff)

Chuck Findley (Abelson8-19A)

Falk Maertens (Polakoff)

Meridian Arts Ensemble (Polakoff)

David Baldwiin conducts 73-member Festival of Trumpets ensemble in Gabrieli's Sonata 20. (Polakoff)


Photo Album Page 5

Student Scholarship Winners (Polakoff)

Solo Competition judge Tony Plog, with David Diamond, Wayne Robbins, Christopher Sala, and Allan Dean (Abelson 6-5A)

Ben Wright and Bood Hood (Polakoff)


Photo Album Page 6

Chris Sala, Solo 1st Prize (Polakoff)

Dawn M. Weber, Solo 2nd Prize (Polakoff)

Ben Wright, Orchestra 1st Place (Polakoff)

Jeff Shaffer, Orchestra 2nd Prize (Polakoff)


Photo Album Page 7

Matt Shulman, Jazz 1st Prize (Polakoff)

Benjamin Clark, Jazz 2nd Prize Winner (Polakoff)

David Diamond, Jazz 3rd Prize and Solo 3rd Prize (Polakoff)

Robert Kase (Jazz Competition chair) with Benjamin Clark, David Diamond and Matt Shulman (Abelson 5-4A)

Clay Jenkins, Michael Davison, and Mike Vax (Abelson 5-5A)


Photo Album Page 8

Joyce Davis and Anne Hardin (Abelson 12-5)

Frank Campos and Kim Dunnick (Abelson)

Leonard Candelaria and Bryan Goff (Meredith)

James Olcott and Alvin Lowrey (Abelson 1-16A)

Jane and David Hickman (Abelson 11-14A)

Conference host David Birkemier and Raphael Mendez, Jr (Meredith)


Photo Album Page 9

Stephen Glover and Edward Tarr review ITG WWW Site (Meredith)

Bobby Shew and Marvin Stamm (Abelson 5-15A)

David Baldwin and Larry Johansen (Abelson 7-4A)

Allan Dean, Anthony Plog, and David Washington (Abelson 6-0A)

Stacey Dunn, Summit Records (Abelson 2-19A)


Photo Album Page 10

Henry Meredith and Andrew Naumann (Abelson 9-23)

John Kellaway and Ray Burkart (Abelson 9-22 )

Loren Marsteller and Rob Roy McGregor (Meredith)

Gerald Endsley (Meredith)

Robert Nagel and Bobbi Abelson (Abelson 9-11)


Photo Album Page 11

Richard Burkart and Stephen Jones, past presidents of ITG (Abelson 3-2A)

Michael Anderson (Abelson 2-20A)

Nicklas Andre (son of Maurice Andre) and Eric Aubier (Abelson 5-17A)

Betty Scott and Joan La Rue (Meredith)

David Raksin, Anne Hardin, and Ray Bradbury (Polakoff)


Photo Album Page 12

Richard and Leonard Candelaria (Abelson 10-14)

Craig Parker, David Sampson, and Stephen Glover (Meredith)

Kurt Curtis (Abelson 1-18A)

Bengt Eklund and Bibi Black (Abelson 1-13A)

Marvin Stamm, Louise Baranger Mills, Fred Mills (Abelson 3-15A)


Photo Album Page 13

Phyllis and John Stork (Abelson 4-1A)

Charles and Allan Colin (Abelson 3-24A)

Exhibits (Polakoff)

Exhibits (Meredith)


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