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George Palton
(859) 533-2816
george@georgepalton.com
News
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Congratulations Tyler Davis: Honorable Mention at the
Marshall University Young Persons' Solo Competition and selection to the 2010
WVMEA Honors Solo Recital!
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Congratulations Tyler Davis and Jeff Smith: Members of
the 2010 WVMEA All-State Band
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George is currently on the faculty at
Marshall
University where he teaches applied tuba, conducts the tuba-euphonium
ensemble, and plays with the faculty brass quintet. He is also on the
faculty at West Virginia State University where he teaches General Education
courses.
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George has two articles in the Winter 2009 issue of the
International Tuba Euphonium Association Journal, "A Performance Guide to
the Tuba Music of Alice Gomez," and "Strategies for Music Learning."
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Information about
Lessons with George Palton.
Upcoming Events
Spring 2010 Solo Tuba and Euphonium Recital Tour
with Alanna Cushing, Piano
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Wednesday 2/24 @ 7:00 PM: Firestone High School
Performing Arts Center, Akron, OH
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Friday 2/26 @ 12:00 PM: Johnson Memorial United Methodist
Church, Huntington, WV
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Sunday 2/28 @ 3:00 PM: Marshall University,
Huntington, WV
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Monday 3/1 @ 7:30 PM: Ohio University Southern Campus, Ironton, OH
Other Evets
Education
- DMA University of Kentucky, 2008
- MM University of Kentucky, 2004
- BM and BME Bowling Green State University, 2003
Biography
George
Palton
is originally from Cleveland, Ohio and earned a Doctor of Musical Arts at the
University of Kentucky in 2008. George also received his Masters
Degree at the University of Kentucky where he studied tuba with Dr. Skip Gray.
He received his Bachelors Degree in Music Education and Music Performance on the
tuba at Bowling Green State University where his 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 sought after as a
performer and clinician both regionally and throughout the country. He recently
performed at the 2008 International Tuba Euphonium Conference where he premiered
Azucar! by Alice Gomez. He also has given solo performances at the 2007
Mid-West Regional and North-East Regional Tuba Euphonium Conferences and the
2006 Phi Mu Alpha National Convention. His accomplishments include winning 1st
Place in the Tuba Artist Competition at the 2006 International Tuba Euphonium
Conference and 2nd place at the 2006 Potomac Festival.
In addition to his performing and
teaching activities, he is an active arranger and developer of pedagogical
materials. He has published his research and arrangements in the
Interernational Tuba Euphonium Association Journal,
Tuba-Euphonium Press, and
Cimarron Music. George is very
active teaching in the public schools and is currently serving as the Adjunct
Professor
of Tuba at Marshall University in Huntington, WV.
George
Palton Curriculum Vita
Solo Repertoire Performed by
George Palton
Statement of Teaching
Philosophy
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