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Publication Date

4-17-2008

Year of Release

2008

Note(s)

Matt Murphy, conductor

Ralph Taylor, euphonium

Personnel

George Palton, conductor

Chris Ely, Chip Gue, Jason Rose, Ralph Taylor, euphomum

Cory Hessler, Scott Lowry, Matt Murphy, Shirelle Yuhase, tuba

George Palton is originally from Cleveland, Ohio and is a current DMA candidate at the University of Kentucky. Under the direction of Dr. Skip Gray George received his Masters Degree in Music Performance in 2004. He received his Bachelors Degree in Music Education and Music Performance on the tuba at Bowling Green State University where his primary tuba instructor was Velvet Brown. While he was a resident in Northwest Ohio, George was the tubist for the Glass City Brass Quintet, a professional brass quintet in the Toledo area. He also served as the principal tubist for the Lima Symphony Orchestra during the 2002-2003 season.

George is very active as a performer and his accolades include winning 1st Place in the Tuba Artist Competition at the 2006 International Tuba Euphonium Conference and 2nd place at the 2006 Potomac Festival. He also has recently given solo performances at the 2006 International Tuba Euphonium Conference, the 2006 Phi Mu Alpha National Convention, and the 2007 Mid-West Regional and North-East Regional Tuba Euphonium Conferences.

In addition to his performing and teaching activities, he is an active arranger and developer of pedagogical materials. He has published some of his research in the Journal for the International Tuba Euphonium Association and Tuba-Euphonium Press and Cimarron Music publish several of his arrangements and texts. George is very active teaching in Central Kentucky and is currently serving as the Adjunct Instructor of Tuba at Marshall University in Huntington, WV and Adjunct Instructor of Low Brass at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY.

Note

Huntington Renaissance Center, Huntington, WV

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Fine Arts | Music | Music Performance

Marshall University Music Department presents a Tubonium Ensemble Concert

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