Houston Trumpet Festival March 26, 2006

The Houston Concert Band (http://www.houstonconcertband.org) is proud to announce the creation of the Houston Trumpet Festival. This community event, scheduled for the spring of 2006, will be a musical celebration of the trumpet and feature concerts, master classes, guest soloists, social events and a Young Trumpeters Competition.

The Festival Concert is scheduled for April 1, 2006 and will feature Juilliard Alum and internationally acclaimed trumpeter Curt Christensen as guest soloist.

A series of trumpet master classes will be held by Mr. Christensen and the HTF Faculty which includes local professionals Christopher Scanlon and Johan Keus.

Social events will include a 5k fun run on the morning of April 1.

The Young Trumpeter?s Competition

The Festival is sponsoring a trumpet competition open to area youths. The winner will receive $500 and the opportunity to perform at the festival. In addition the winner will receive a handful of performance invites to share with his/her high-school band. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT AUDITION TAPE IS JANUARY 20, 2006. Visit www.htfest.org for submission address, rules, regulations and more information.

About the Houston Concert Band

The Houston Concert Band is a non-profit 501(c)(3) volunteer organization comprised of over sixty men and women in the Houston area who are dedicated to making a unique musical and cultural contribution to our community. Founded in 1977, we have performed in many venues including Astroworld, Moody Gardens, Rice University, The Moores Opera House, Miller Outdoor Theater and just this year at Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center. Our repertoire includes big band, Broadway, movie themes, classical music, music written specifically for concert band, and, of course, marches. The HCB welcomes musicians of high school age or older from all walks of life. Throughout our history, the Houston Concert Band has endeavored to promote high-quality performance of traditional and contemporary band literature. The impact of our outreach program has been noted time and again as music lovers, especially students, have seen that their love of music can last a lifetime.