Adjudicators

I would like to welcome you to the adjudication area of the Falcone Festival. You will find that we invite only highly successful teachers and performers who are dedicated to the furthering of the tuba and euphonium to adjudicate both at the preliminary and festival rounds. Great care is taken during each step of the competition to make sure that only the highest standards are upheld, both by the judges and the contestants. Good luck to all! ~ Martin Erickson

Marty Erickson, Adjudicator Chair, Leonard Falcone International Euphonium & Tuba Festival

2025 Festival Preliminary Round Adjudicators

Euphonium Artist Division

Dr. Mary Ann Craig • Professor Emerita & Retired Director of Bands, Montclair State University — **Dr. Mary Ann Craig** • Professor Emerita & Retired Director of Bands, Montclair State University

MU2 Geoffrey Durbin • Euphonium, U.S. Navy Band Southeast — **MU2 Geoffrey Durbin** • Euphonium, U.S. Navy Band Southeast

**MU1 Patrick Nyren** • Euphonium, U.S. Coast Guard Band

Tuba Artist Division

Nelson M. Corchado González • Professor, University of Puerto Rico & Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music — **Nelson M. Corchado González** • Professor, University of Puerto Rico & Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

Avital Handler • Principal Tuba, Israel Philharmonic/Opera Orchestra — **Avital Handler** • Principal Tuba, Israel Philharmonic/Opera Orchestra

**Fritz Kaenzig** • Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Music Emeritus, University of Michigan

Euphonium Student Division

Dr. Sunny Chou • Adjunct Instructor, Tuba & Euphonium, Southeastern Oklahoma State University — **Dr. Sunny Chou** • Adjunct Instructor, Tuba & Euphonium, Southeastern Oklahoma State University

**MU1 Andrew Lyster** • U.S. Naval Academy Band

Dr. Gail Robertson • Associate Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, University of Central Arkansas — **Dr. Gail Robertson** • Associate Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, University of Central Arkansas

Dr. Remus Webb • Assistant Professor, Music, Albany State University — **Dr. Remus Webb** • Assistant Professor, Music, Albany State University

Tuba Student Division

Dr. Paul Carlson • Associate Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, Grand Valley State University — **Dr. Paul Carlson** • Associate Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, Grand Valley State University

Zach Marley • Instructor, Tuba & Euphonium, Lawrence University — **Zach Marley** • Instructor, Tuba & Euphonium, Lawrence University

Dr. Jasmine Pigott • Tuba performer, composer, educator — **Dr. Jasmine Pigott** • Tuba performer, composer, educator

Dr. Ryan Robinson • Associate Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, Oklahoma State University — **Dr. Ryan Robinson** • Associate Professor, Tuba & Euphonium, Oklahoma State University