focus to aiding the program at Blue Lake and became a regular staff member/artist in residence. Falcone would be joined later by other notables of the music education and concert band world, such as composers John Barnes Chance and Václav Nelhýbel. Following Falcone's death in 1985, Blue Lake became home to the new Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Festival and competition created by his students in his memory and held at Blue Lake every year. This has become a significant annual event in the international tuba and euphonium community and is the leading American venue for these instruments. See also Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Festival Solid Brass: The Leonard Falcone Story by Rita Griffin Comstock References Summer schools Summer camps in Michigan Art schools in Michigan Music education organizations Education in Muskegon County, Michigan Buildings and structures in Muskegon County, Michigan 1966 establishments in Michigan Music festivals established in 1966