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Stoneback Sisters

The 2003 International Trumpet Guild Conference has begun at Texas Christian University (TCU), Fort Worth.

Tuesday's Youth Day offered sessions of special interest to the younger player, including master classes, lectures, competitions and an evening concert with two TCU ensembles, Allen Vizzutti, Jon Lewis and the Stoneback Sisters.

On Wednesday the Ed Landreth Auditorium was the venue for the morning's opening concert, hosted by Jon Burgess and featuring inter alia the Air Force Band of the West.

For more details of these and other ITG 2003 events, please see the exclusive, up-to-the minute reporting on the Conference Coverage pages: the coverage develops as the conference happens, so readers wishing to stay in touch are advised to check back frequently. The web link is given below.

Easy access to the conference pages can also be obtained from the "Conferences" link in any ITG web page header. The conference - the Guild's 28th - runs until Saturday May 24th.

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Conference Coverage