TRUMPET CONSORTIUM COMMISSION

For Unaccompanied Solo Trumpet

Duration

4-5 minutes

Difficulty

for collegiate players
and professionals

Buy-in

$200
(or $100 for current students)

Trumpet Consortium Commission


Unaccompanied Solo Trumpet
4-5 minutes; flashy, fun opener/closer
Collegiate ability level
Completed by March 1, 2023 and delivered by PDF via email to all consortium members
Buy-in price is $100 for current students, $200 for professional/studio level

Consortium Director - Joe Nibley

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Originally from Provo, Utah, Dr. Nibley previously taught at the University of South Alabama as an Adjunct Professor and The Florida State University as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Prior to joining the Fort Lewis College faculty, he was serving as Trumpet Instructor for the Northside and Fort Sam Houston Independent School Districts in San Antonio, Texas.
In addition to teaching, Nibley has performed across the United States and internationally. He previously held positions in the San Antonio Brass Band, Albany Symphony of Georgia, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, and others. As a soloist, he performed Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 with the Albany Symphony in 2014, and was a five-time semi-finalist at the National Trumpet Competition, advancing to the Final Round in 2013.
Nibley is a champion of new music, and seeks opportunities to collaborate with composers. In 2014, he commissioned James Stephenson's Sonata No. 2 for Trumpet and Piano, which he premiered and later performed at the International Trumpet Guild Conference in 2016.
He holds degrees from Brigham Young University (B.M., Performance), The University of Michigan (M.M., Performance/Chamber Music), and The Florida State University (D.M., Performance).

Composer - Benjamin Dean Taylor

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The music of Benjamin Dean Taylor (born 1983), has been described as “elegant and energetic” (Kenneth Thompson) and “powerful and direct with delightful surprises in each work.” (Marilyn Shrude) Having grown up as a performer in jazz, rock, ska, country, and concert bands as well as in choirs and orchestras, Taylor is driven to write music that highlights the strengths of each performing ensemble. His catalog of more than 100 works covers a large range of styles and genres including music written for orchestra, wind band, opera, choir, jazz big band, gamelan, chamber ensembles, and soloists with live electronics. Taylor has received commissions from ensembles including the Calidore String Quartet, Omaha Symphony, Solaire Saxophone Quartet, New World Youth Symphony, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Wind Symphony. As a sought-after composer for wind band, Taylor has been commissioned by over 75 band directors of players at all educational levels. Recently named a recipient of his third commission from the Barlow Endowment, Taylor’s prizes and honors include Winner in the 2013 Ticheli Composition Contest, a grant from the Indiana Arts Council (2015), Dean’s Prize in Composition from Indiana University (2013), BMI Student Composers Award (2011), Winner in the American Composers Orchestra Underwood New Music Readings (2012), and an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award (2011). Benjamin Taylor completed a doctorate degree from Indiana University and holds degrees from Bowling Green State University (MM) and Brigham Young University (BA).

Details of Consortium

Here is what Joe and I are thinking -
  • A lighthearted, energetic, unaccompanied, closer/encore piece.
  • “Chunk of plumbing” - a satire on the usual “trumpet is the scepter of God.”  ha ha ha
  • Playable on an undergrad senior recital. Sounds harder than it is.  Showy and fun. 
  • Video game feel.  Maybe even references to classic characters, like Italian plumbers Mario and Luigi?  (Since we trumpeters are working with wet, metal pipes all day long… )
  • Playable on anything; Flugel, Bb, C, Cornet…
  • In the vein of “One Man Blues Band” by Kevin McKee, which if you don't know this piece - SUPER FUN!

Benefits to Consortium Members

  • Name will forever be displayed on the cover of the published score.
  • Right to give regional premiere performance (may list in your CV as "consortium premiere").
  • Exclusive performance rights for 1 year before the work is released publicly.
  • Build connection and community among network of trumpet players.
BUY-IN
To become a consortium member, please select a buy-in option below. 
Deadline to join consortium is March 1, 2023.
Professional/Studio level includes authorization to share a copy of the work among your private students or university teaching studio.

Select option
Buy submitting your buy-in payment, you are agreeing to this consortium contract. 
contract_draft_consortium_commission_nibley.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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