ITEC 2001 Artists
In no particular order. ()
WHETE - MAZURA - GALUSIN - JENSEN - SASS - HÖTZEL - BJØRN-LARSEN - HESS - TROPMAN - SWOBODA - HEAVY TUBA - R. CHILDS - D. CHILDS - DICKMAN - LEVI - SATO - DECK - YOUNG - PERANTONI - GOURLAY - JUNCTION - MIRAPHONE - CONGER - MEAD - ASKEW - MCDONNELL - BOWMAN - FLATEN - OLSRUD - VESTFALEN - SHERIDAN - MYLLYS - SZENTPÁLI - PILAFIAN - HOKAZONO - BROWN - BAKER - HUNTER - HUFF - TWISTED STEEL - GRAY - CRAIG - FREY - SKILLEN - BAADSVIK - ROSSE - GRIFFITHS
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Roland Szentpáli began playing the euphonium at the age of twelve, moving on to the tuba in the following year and studying with Joseph Baszinka and Gábor Adamik. He is currently a student of Lászlò Szabò at the F. Liszt Academy in his native city of Budapest, Hungary. On the international scene, Roland has attended courses held by Roger Bobo, Mel Culbertson and Sam Pilafian and has been the recipient of numerous scholarships for study abroad. In 1993, he was presented with a tuba, a gift from the combined generousity of the Yamaha Corporation and the Stiftung Pro Harmonia Mundi (CH). Among his numerous successes in solo competitions, the most notable are his recent first prize in the TubaMania international Tuba Competition (Australia, 1999), second prize in the Markneukirchen International Tuba Competition 2000, first prize in the Polish International Brass Competition in 1999 and second prize in the European Brass Band solo competition. Roland won second prize in the Geubwiller International Tuba Competition (France, 1998) and the absolute first prize in the Hungarian National Wind and Brass Competition.
As a concert soloist, he has been an invited guest artist at the RNCM Tuba/Euphonium Festival (England, 2000) and was also a featured guest artist at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Regina, Canada (2000). Other international festival activity includes guest appearances at Verso il Millennio international tuba euphonium conference in Riva del Garda, Italy (1997) where he gave a solo recital, performed as a soloist with the Trentino Wind Band and gave concerts with the Hungarian Tuba Quartet, a solo appearance at Swiss Brass Week and at the international tuba festival in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Roland recently completed his first CD, I Killed my Lips. Roland is also very active as a composer, having written many works for tuba, chamber ensemble and orchestra in a broad variety of styles. In February of 1994, he performed his own Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra in Budapest for live television broadcast. His music has been played and recorded by the Hungarian Radio Orchestra and the Orchestra Hungarian Music Academy Bela Bartok. His recent CD includes four of his own compositions. While finishing his undergraduate studies at the Liszt Academy, Roland does freelance tuba work and plays in the National Radio and Television Youth Orchestra of Hungary. Roland Szentpáli is a Melton/Meinl Weston and B&S artist, playing a Melton / Meinl-Weston 45SLP F-tuba, and a B&S 4197 (PT20P) CC-tuba. Please visit the Melton/Meinl-Weston website for more information. The appearance of Mr. Szentpáli |
