SPRING 2009 NEWS:
• Chris Dickey was awarded an Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award by the Council on Teaching
• Kristina Gavin will be be part of a study abroad program this summer in Guanajuato, Mexico
• Congratulations to Blaine Cunningham, who won the Tubonium solo tuba competition at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN.
• Our entire studio had a very successful trip to Kansas State University for the Great Plains Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference. Collegium Tubum gave an excellent recital and half the studio won awards in the competitions! Congratulations to:
• Blaine Cunnigham - 1st place in the over 21 solo tuba division
• Karina Ferrera - 1st place in the under 21 solo euphonium division
• Chris Dickey - Honorable mention in the over 21 solo euphonium division
• Melissa Reiff, Karina Ferrara, Pat Bigsby and Kristina Gavin (the "Corntet") - 3rd place in the tuba quartet competition
• Chet Aliga won the "Tuba Toss"!
• Pat Bigsby will be playing a band this summer at Adventureland in Des Moines.
• Chris Dickey has been accepted into the Doctoral program at Northwestern University
• Congratulations to Blaine Cunningham, who won the Concerto/Aria competition. He will be featured, along with the other winners on Sunday, April 19, 2008 at 3:00 pm in a concert by the University Chamber Orchestra. Blaine will be performing the Vaughan Williams Concerto for Bass Tuba.