Schulich Trumpet Students and Ensemble at the International Trumpet Guild Competition
Students of trumpet Professor Richard Stoelzel and Paul MerkeloÌýhave excelledÌýat the International Trumpet Guild Competitions and will advance to the final competition round later this spring. ÌýFrancis LaPorte,Ìýstudent of Richard Stoelzel,ÌýandÌýDavid Koch,Ìýstudent of Paul Merkelo, haveÌýbeen named finalists in the International Trumpet Guild Orchestral Competition. ÌýBenjamin Hare, student of Richard Stoelzel,Ìýis the first alternate for the Solo Competition Finals.
ThisÌýtremendous accomplishment from the Schulich brass areaÌýmeans thatÌýÏ㽶ÊÓƵÌýwill beÌýwell represented at this year'sÌýconference. In addition to all these finalists, the McGill Trumpet Ensemble under the direction of Richard Stoelzel, has been invited to perform a prelude concert at the conference. ÌýÌý
The ITG competition will be held May 30-June 3, 2017 in Hershey, Pennsylvania.Ìý
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