Studio rehearsal schedule - 9/23/14

Good morning.

Today's t/e rehearsal schedule is as follows:

11:00-11:20 - Keera Allen's piece
11:20-11:35 - Katie Wiley's piece
11:35-11:50 - Aurther Kimmon's piece

Please stay close by if you have some down time (not playing on a piece). If you do not play on any of these pieces, then you have the hour "free" (go practice). Rehearsal is in room 230. I will not be at today's rehearsal. And yes, I do know that there is a trumpet masterclass today, but we will not be attending it.

Speaking of trumpets, Dr. Mueller's recital is tonight and it is mandatory attendance. Aurther will be taking roll FOR ALL OF THE BRASS FACULTY tonight! He will be by the 097 people, so please sign in before the concert.

And as far as I can tell, we are still having the CF auditions tonight at 6:30 pm. Please meet at my studio. I don't have a room yet (the new process is quite cumbersome) and will hopefully have one by tonight. Worse case scenario, we hold the auditions in my office.

Thanks and have a great morning.

Dr. Cox

Wessex Tubas

Good morning all.

Nothing like being at your desk at 5:30 am! Anyway, I received an email from Andy Loree from Wessex tubas. Here is what he has to say:

"Hello Mark,

Thank you for your interest in Wessex Tubas! I have visited Phil Sinder's and Paul Carlson's studios in past years. I recently received a shipment from which I am still filling backorders, and am making travel arrangements to visit China in October to inspect instruments at the factory prior to our shipment. Wessex instruments are made to our own specifications, and I believe Wessex is the only importer inspecting instruments at the factory before they are shipped.

You're probably aware that Wessex participated in a spring 2013 study at Tim Olt's Miami University of Ohio studio? In the blind play-testing, every player preferred Wessex compensating euphoniums to the Yamaha 642 tested, and the Wessex Mahler CC tuba was thought very comparable to a Miraphone 186CC.

There is a link to the tuba portion of Miami of Ohio study .pdf file on this page (look for blue type):
http://www.wessex-tubas.com/cc-rotary-tuba/

I would like to schedule a time for your students and friends to try Wessex low brass, but that may have to wait until after my next shipment arrives in November. A couple of our most popular tubas are nearly "sold out" at this time. Wessex US focus is primarily low brass; many "high brass" items shown on the website ship to customers directly from Wessex UK. At present I do have all the available finishes of compensating euphoniums available, but only one Mahler CC tuba (unlacquered). One school recently purchased all the other CC's I had in stock.

I do have a few Brahms and Strauss F tubas in stock, but am receiving frequent inquiries about them. The Brahms I have differs from the website pictures; mine are 5-rotary valve with thumb-operated 5th instead of the 4+2 arrangement preferred in Europe. The Brahms tuba is not the old design plagued with intonation problems, and is a popular seller for our distributor in Germany.

I will phone or email you when my stock of instruments is in greater supply!

Best wishes,
Andy Loree"

So, it looks like we will have to wait a little to get our hands one these. Let's talk about it in studio at 11:00. And don't forget, the studio party is at my house tomorrow night starting around 5:00 pm. I'll give you maps to my house at studio.

See you soon,

Dr. Cox

Marine Recruiter on Campus

Studio,
With me having an Area meeting today (which we will be discussing the shortage of pianists in the area - a very important topic) and a Marine recruiter here in Room 155 at studio time, I thought best to cancel studio for the morning. If you are even remotely thinking about making the military a part of your life (something I am sure Chris Fenner never thought of before his senior year), you should stop by Room 155 and talk their representative.

Thanks,
Dr. Cox