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| Date & Time | Event | NEIU Steinberg Fine Arts Center |
| Friday 3/9/12 2-5pm | Orbert Davis, trumpet Open Rehearsal w/NEIU Big Band | Fine Arts room 144 |
| Friday 3/9/12 5-7pm | Festival Brass Rehearsal | Fine Arts room 144 |
| Friday 3/9/12 8pm | Opening Concert: SPANISH BRASS | Auditorium |
Saturday 3/10/12 9-11am | Solo Competition Finals | Recital Hall |
| Saturday 3/10/12 9am | Tubarama! Tuba reading session - all invited to play | TBA |
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| Trombonanza! Trombone reading session - all invited to play | TBA |
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| Trumpetuous! Trumpet reading session - all invited to play | TBA |
| Hornapalooza! Horn reading session - all invited to play | TBA |
| Saturday 3/10/12 10am  | Brass for Beginners, Chris Hasselbring, Clinic Director | Fine Arts Room 144 |
| Saturday 3/10/12 11am | Master class: SPANISH BRASS | Auditorium |
| Saturday 3/10/12 12noon | Exhibits Open, break - lunch | Lobby |
 
| Performances: Music Institute Chicago Trumpet Ensembles Christopher J. O'Hara, trumpet Festival Brass honors ensemble, CTA Chicago Trombone Authority, Solo Competition Winners are announced and the Ensemble Competition Winner performs | Recital Hall |
| Saturday 3/10/12 2pm | Chicago Brass Band w/soloist Christopher Martin, trumpet-CSO | Auditorium |
| Saturday 3/10/12 3pm |
K.O. Skinsnes, masterclass | Recital hall |
| Saturday 3/10/12 4pm | Jazz Concert: Orbert Davis, trumpet w/ NEIU Big Band | Auditorium |
| Saturday 3/10/12 5pm | Exhibits Open, break | Lobby |
In 1989 five Spanish musicians created Spanish Brass - an ionnovative project that quickly gained world renown for its performances, educational activites and creative collaborations. A smpling of their international accolades includes:
"One of the mist exciting and artistic brass quintets to come on the scene in recent years... a gloriously brilliant performance" (ITG Journal)
"they play with amazing cohesion, and set the highest standard for brass chamber music" (Maurice Andre)
"I cannot think of a better brass quintet in the whole world" (Christian Lindberg)