Festival of Lower Brass | Workshops Registration

All low brass players are invited to join us for an exciting day of playing and performing at the Orange Regional Conservatorium, with special guests Jackson Bankovic (trombone) and Scott Frankcombe (tuba).

Players of trombones, euphoniums, baritones and tubas of all abilities are welcome to join us for a morning workshop, which will include ensemble playing and tutorials with the chance to work in smaller groups with Scott and Jackson. This will be followed by a BBQ lunch for participants. Our afternoon concert will feature our guests and performances by the ensembles from the morning workshop.

10:30am - 12:30pm Workshops - ensemble playing and small group sessions.

BBQ Lunch

3:30pm Concert



Our visiting artists

Scott Frankcombe, tuba
Scott Frankcombe is a tubist hailing from Sydney who has enjoyed a successful career as a player and educator both in Australia and overseas. A former member of the NSW Police Band, the Sydney Sinfonia, and the DePaul Screamin’ Demons, Scott has enjoyed performance engagements with many of the foremost orchestras and ensembles in the region, and has experience with a multitude of genres ranging from chamber to jazz, orchestral to pop and cabaret to street marches.

Having been fortunate to study the art of brass playing with many exceptional musicians, among them Andrew Jarvis, Steve Rosse, Floyd Cooley, Ashley Gittens, Chris Harris, Charles Vernon and Gene Pokorny, Scott can continue to cite an endless list of influences from his many years as a student of music at the Queensland Conservatorium, the Canberra School Of Music, The Sydney Conservatorium and the DePaul University School Of Music.

A passionate fan of the Philip Jones Brass and the many brass ensembles that have followed their pioneering leadership, Scott has been an eager participant in chamber music collaborations with many fine musicians and ensembles from the Chicago, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra Symphony Orchestras and also the Young Australian Concert Artists program, an Australian Youth Orchestra program specifically designed to advance the skills of Australian chamber musicians.

Scott has enjoyed numerous successes as a soloist, having performed in front of the National Capital Orchestra, the NSW Police Band, Warringah Concert Brass and Sydney Brass and over the years many solo recitals with prominent pianists and accompanists Mitchell Leigh, David Miller and Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio. These recitals have encompassed a range of styles and repertoire from the early periods of music through to recent premieres of contemporary works specifically showcasing the abilities of the modern tuba. Open to the concept of music for the masses, some of Scott’s past performances can be found on his youtube channel, SGFTuba.

When not sharing his passion for great music with one of his many students, he spends time expanding his knowledge of the finer things in life, such as all things diesel, Lego or garage storage. Scott, his wife Stacey and their children Lily, Ted & Sam can regularly be found competing for couch space against their menagerie of dog, cats and fish in the Darkinjung region of NSW, home to the Awabakal people and the Central Coast Mariners.

Jackson Bankovic, trombone
Jackson grew up in the regional NSW town of Orange. He graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music (Performance Honours) before continuing his training at the Australian National Academy of Music. Jackson has performed with a number of professional orchestras in Australia, including the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. He was invited to play alongside musicians of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra to record the soundtrack for the Hollywood movie The Gods of Egypt. When not performing or teaching, Jackson is an avid arranger of music, from classical to pop and everything in between, with some of his arrangements being premiered by members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Outside the realm of music, Jackson is a board game enthusiast, with an ever-growing collection (and wish list…).