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The 2007 UA Fort Smith National Brass Academy for high school and
college brass students was a great success. Highlights of the Brass Academy were:
- Over 90% of our students were award-winning All-State students.
- Over 1,000 concertgoers attended the week’s concerts during the Brass Academy.
- Concerts included performances by international trumpet soloist Vince
DiMartino, the River Valley Community Band under the direction of Chuck
Booker, student brass choir and chamber groups, and the Apex Brass.
- Sponsors of the 2007 Brass Academy included: Arvest Bank, Yamaha International
Corporation, Sigler Music, Saeid Music, Cavanaugh Pizza, Mazzio’s Pizza, and
Bedford Camera & Video.
- Students from ten different states, seven different universities, and fifteen school
districts attended the camp June 24-30.
Cities represented were:
- Miami, Florida
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Cleveland, Missouri
- Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Denton, Texas
- Sullivan, Missouri
- Houma, Louisiana
- West Linn, Oregon
- Benton, Arkansas
- Jonesboro, Arkansas
- Van Buren, Arkansas
- Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Russellville, Arkansas
- Greenwood, Arkansas
- Sheridan, Arkansas
- Ozark, Arkansas
Universities represented were:
- Arkansas Tech University (Russellville, AR)
- Florida International University (Miami, FL)
- University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
- University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)
- Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)
- University of Arkansas – Fort Smith (Fort Smith, AR)
- Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA)
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