- Velvet Brown
Velvet Brown is an internationally recognized
orchestra l and chamber tubist,composer and educator. She is the principal tubist of the Altoona Symphony Orchestra [ [http://www.altoonasymphony.org/meettheASO.asp Altoona Symphony Orchestra - Meet the Musicians] (retrieved on December 2, 2006).] and has served as principal with theNew Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra from 1989-2004, and as substitute or additional tubist with theDetroit Symphony ,Saint Louis Symphony ,San Francisco Women's Philharmonic Orchestra, and theFort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra .Brown is associate professor of tuba and
euphonium atPennsylvania State University . [ [http://www.music.psu.edu/prospective/faculty/brass.html#tuba Penn State School of Music] (retrieved on December 2, 2006).] [ [http://www.music.psu.edu/pdfs/ughandbook06-07/faculty_list.pdf Faculty List (PDF)] , Pennsylvania State University.] Prior to joining the faculty at Penn State, she taught atBowling Green State University ,Ball State University , and served as an associate director of university bands atBoston University , where she holds a master's of music degree. She holds a bachelor's in music fromWest Virginia University . [WVU Today, October 26, 2004, [http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/news/page/3553/ Music alumna Velvet Brown to present guest artist recital Oct. 29] (retrieved on December 2, 2006).]She is serving as the secretary of the executive committee of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association (ITEA), [ [http://iteaonline.org/committees.shtml International Tuba Euphonium Association - committees] (retrieved on December 2, 2006).] and she is also a board member of the International Women's Brass Conference. She has performed with Junction, a female tuba-
euphonium quartet. [ [http://www.musicfinland.com/brass/itec/gallery_05.html ITEC 2001] , Lahti, Finland, retrieved on December 2, 2006.]She composed "Te Dago Mi", a duet for tuba and euphonium with piano.
Discography
olo recordings
* 1998 - "Velvet Brown, Tuba" (Crystal)
* 2001 - "Music for Velvet" (Crystal)Other recordings
* 2000 - "Heart of a Wolf" (Nicolai Music)
** Solo tuba and tuba/euphonium duet
* 2003 - "Monarch Brass" (2003)
** Monarch Brass Ensemble and Brass Quintet
* 2004 - "New Music From Bowling Green, Vol. 3" (Albany)
**"Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra" byJohn Williams with the Bowling Green Philharmonia
* 2005 - "Perspectives in Rhythm (Crystal)
**Tuba and percussion ensembleReferences
External links
* [http://users.lazerlink.net/~vbrown/ Velvet Brown home page]
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