Roger behrend euphonium biography of barack

1986
Fritz Stansell, Seymour Okun, Henry Nelson, and Eldon Rosegart conceived of and began the Festival as a tangible enduring way to honor the memory of Dr. Leonard Falcone.

The objectives developed for the Falcone Festival have remained fairly constant, as has the importance of an international presence. Fritz Stansell offered Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (BLFAC), where Leonard had taught high school students for many summers, as the venue for the new competition.

That first year they worked very hard to publicize the competition (at that time for Euphonium only) and develop the criteria, procedures, and logistics.

Artist Level first place award was $1000 plus a performance with the Blue Lake Festival Band conducted by Donald Flickinger, with awards for second place ($500) and third place ($200). Awards for Student Level were $300-first place and $150-second place.

There were 34 total entries (24 artists and 10 students) with five artist and three student competitors reaching the