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NABBA adjudicators announced

Adjudicators for the 2011 North American Brass Band Championships have been announced

 

The North American Brass Band Association has announced the adjudicators for their annual championships which will take place next month (April 8-9) at Devos Place in Grand Rapids Michigan.

Eric Alexander, composer/arranger (Atlanta, GA)
James Curnow, composer/publisher (Nicholasville, KY)
James Gourlay, conductor/ tuba soloist (Pittsburgh, PA via UK)
Ron Holz, professor/conductor (Lexington, KY)
Stephen Mead, euphonium soloist/ clinician (United Kingdom)
Alison Shaw, percussion soloist/ clinician (Wisconsin)

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