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The Youth Brass Band Of Central Florida (YBBCF), located in Orlando,
Florida, was formed in September of 2007 as an expansion and educational
endeavor of the Brass Band of Central Florida. The youth band consists
of 30 of the area’s most talented young musicians. The YBBCF’s mission
is to provide an opportunity for the finest area high school aged brass
and percussion players to supplement their wind band experience by
performing in a British-style brass band and to raise the overall all
level of brass ensemble playing in the area.
The YBBCF will maintain a strict instrumentation based on the
British brass band tradition which includes B-flat and E-flat cornets,
E-flat tenor horns, and B-flat baritones are used in addition to
trombone, bass trombone, tuba, and percussion. In addition to
contemporary pieces written for brass band, the group’s repertoire
includes orchestral and band transcriptions, and students are encouraged
to perform chamber music in small quartets and quintets. Membership in
the group is by recommendation and audition, and the season goes from
November to April of each year. Future highlights for the brass band
will include sponsoring clinics and master classes with various guest
artists and conductors.
In its third full season, the YBBCF looks forward to continuing to offer
an exceptional musical experience for the area’s top young musicians.
Repertoire is challenging and the ensemble provides the students with
the opportunity to develop their skills as musicians in a youth brass
band program that is quickly becoming the premiere organization of its
kind.
Openings: We
are looking for the highest caliber musicians on trumpets (cornets),
horns, trombones, euphoniums, tubas and percussion. Placement will be
determined by audition.
Eligibility: Students
must be in the 9th-12th grades, be accomplished on their instruments,
and be enrolled in their school band program. A commitment to the dates
in the schedule is also necessary. If you have conflicts with anything
on the schedule, contact the Director to see if it will prevent
participation.
Current members: Members of the 2008-09 season of the YBBCF are automatically
invited to audition for the 2009-10 season. The auditions are
competitive and placement in the band is based on overall results.
Please note that prior participation does not guarantee selection for
new season.
New Members: Students interested in auditioning to become new members in the
YBBCF must have a written
recommendation sent to the Director of the YBBCF before you are invited
to audition. Recommendations can be from your band director or private
lessons instructor. Auditions are by invitation only. Invitations will
be made after a recommendation is received. E-mails are OK for the
recommendation, but they should include information about musical
ability, responsibility, and character.
Audition material: Each player is required to play 3 to 5 minutes of all-state
material or other self-selected works that express the player's musical
abilities, tone, range, technique, etc. In addition to their own
selection, a player will be required to play sight reading material
which will be provided at time of audition.
Percussion: You
will need to prepare excerpts for timpani, snare and xylophone. The
audition location will have instruments; you will need to bring your own
mallets.
The Band: The Youth Brass Band Of Central Florida (YBBCF) will accept up to
the 32 most advanced players and will play on traditional British style
instruments (cornets and tenor horns are provided by the ensemble) with
rehearsals being held Sunday afternoons from 1:30pm-3:30 PM in the
orchestra room of the First Baptist Church of Orlando starting November
8th.
All questions and recommendations in regards to the audition should be
submitted to the YBBCF Musical Director, Rick Perez at YBBCF@bellsouth.net.
YBBCF Concerts:
April 11, 2010: UCF Visual Arts Building (VAB) 7:00pm
Rick Perez –
Conductor/Music Director
Rick Perez serves as musical director of the Youth Brass Band of
Central Florida in its third season. Though a respected Florida
banking executive by day, the musical director for the Youth Brass Band
of Central Florida is also an accomplished musician and educator. With
over 20 years of musical performance, conducting, and brass band
training experience, the conductor of the YBBCF brings a superior
musical and educational offering to the direction of this all star
ensemble.
Rick began his musical journey as a teenager by participating in the
Salvation Army music summer camp programs in Keystone Heights, Florida.
By the age of 17 he was conducting his first brass band ensemble as
bandmaster of the Hialeah Corps Band. His formal music education
continued at Miami-Dade Community College and as a private student of
famed trumpet virtuoso and master teacher, Gilbert Johnson (Philadelphia
Orchestra, Curtis Institute of Music and University Of Miami.)
Conducting and brass studies continued via various Salvation Army music
programs with notable educators and performers including James Curnow
(Asbury College), William Himes (Salvation Army Central Territory
Musical Director), Stephen Bulla (President’s Own Marine Band), Mark
Ridenour (Chicago Symphony), to name just a few wonderful teachers and
mentors that have influenced his musical career.
As a performer and conductor, our musical director has appeared and
performed with numerous groups including the Florida Philharmonic,
Florida Southern College Brass Quintet, King’s Brass, Sunshine Brass,
Southeastern University Wind Orchestra, the Florida Divisional Band, and
the Southern Territorial Staff Band of the Salvation Army. In addition
to conducting and performing with various ensembles around the country,
Mr. Perez has been a regular clinician, conductor, and educator at the
Salvation Army’s annual Florida Music Institute (FMI) in Starke,
Florida.
Rick Perez currently performs with the award winning Brass Band of
Central Florida, the founding and parent organization of the Youth Brass
Band of Central Florida. When not leading a top banking
organization or contributing to the musical arts, Mr. Perez spends his
time with his lovely wife and two wonderful daughters in Lake Mary,
Florida.
Sponsorships
The Youth Brass Band Of Florida is an educational project of the Brass
Band Of Central Florida, a 501-C3 not-for-profit organization. Your
generous gift to support this on-going project is tax free and will help
us offer the best possible experience to the young people that will
participate in the group. We need your help in paying for
new instruments as well as sponsoring guest artists and out of state
national competitions. Every dollar designated for the Youth Band will
go to support the program. All officers and director are volunteers.
We would like to acknowledge the following individuals and their
respective companies for their support of this outstanding youth
program:
Dr. Richard Smith, Smith-Watkins Instruments
Mr. Denis Wick, The Denis Wick Products Company
Mr. Gerry Lopez , Gerry Lopez Music
Mr. Zig Kanstul, Kanstul Instruments
RBC Bank, USA
Your kind and generous support of the Youth Brass Band Of Central
Florida allows us to continue to offer a wonderful opportunity to help
develop the next generation of great musical artists.
Platinum Level-Donation of $10,000 or more.
Gratitude : Contributor will receive an engraved plaque; name will
be mentioned in gratitude at concert, and their name will be listed
on Band web site and in programs for three years.
Gold Level-Donation of $5,000. to $9,999.
Gratitude : Contributor's name will be mentioned in gratitude at concert
and will be listed on Band web site and in programs for three year.
Silver Level-Donation of $1,000. to $4,999.
Gratitude : Contributor's name will be listed on the band site, and in
the programs for two years.
Bronze Level-Donation of $500. to $999
Gratitude : Contributor's name will be listed in the programs for one
year.
For additional and specific information in regards to sponsorship
opportunities for the youth band project, please contact our musical
director, Rick Perez, at YBBCF@bellsouth.net |
