Dr. William Mann is the Assistant Professor of Trombone at Georgia State University. He is also a founding member of the American Trombone Quartet and second trombone with the Des Moines Symphony.
William joined the faculty at Georgia State University in the fall of 2013, where he is Assistant Professor of Trombone and serves as brass area coordinator. His duties include teaching the trombone studio, coaching brass chamber music, teaching brass techniques and overseeing the brass area. Prior to his appointment at GSU, William taught at Morehead State University, the University of Missouri, Prairie View A&M University and the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor. In addition to college teaching, William taught instrumental music in the Texas Public Schools and served as a private studio teacher for over 12 years.
With the American Trombone Quartet, William has appeared at the Midwest Trombone Euphonium Conference, Illinois State University, the University of Iowa, the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, and James Madison University.
William is regularly sought after as a lecturer, clinician and performer throughout the United States and Brazil, including the Bay View Music Festival in Bay View, MI, the Third Coast Trombone Retreat, and the Festival Nacional de Musica in Goiania, Brazil.
In the summer of 2012, William won second place in the overall solo competition at the International Women’s Brass Conference in Kalamazoo, MI, competing against other brass musicians from around the world.
In addition to performing with the Des Moines Symphony, William’s orchestral experiences include performing with groups such as the Atlanta, Chattanooga, Columbus, Lexington Philharmonic, Ohio Valley, West Virginia, Quad-City, Missouri, Tuscaloosa, Meridian, Victoria and Waco Symphonies. He has also performed with the Austin Lyric Opera, as well as the Victoria Bach, Texas Music and Hot Springs Music Festivals, and the 49th Armored Division Band. His jazz experience includes performing with the Di Martino Osland Jazz Orchestra (DOJO) and the Waco Jazz Orchestra, among others.
William received his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in trombone performance from the University of Texas at Austin in addition to a Bachelor of Music Education from Baylor University. His primary teachers include David Gier, David Jackson, Donald Knaub, Allen Barnhill, John Marcellus and Nathaniel Brickens. Additional experiences include studies with Scott Hartmann, Denis Wick, John Kitzman, James Thompson, Michael Powell, Ronald Barron, Matt Vaughn, Joe Burnam and Jay Evans.
William joined the faculty at Georgia State University in the fall of 2013, where he is Assistant Professor of Trombone and serves as brass area coordinator. His duties include teaching the trombone studio, coaching brass chamber music, teaching brass techniques and overseeing the brass area. Prior to his appointment at GSU, William taught at Morehead State University, the University of Missouri, Prairie View A&M University and the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor. In addition to college teaching, William taught instrumental music in the Texas Public Schools and served as a private studio teacher for over 12 years.
With the American Trombone Quartet, William has appeared at the Midwest Trombone Euphonium Conference, Illinois State University, the University of Iowa, the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, and James Madison University.
William is regularly sought after as a lecturer, clinician and performer throughout the United States and Brazil, including the Bay View Music Festival in Bay View, MI, the Third Coast Trombone Retreat, and the Festival Nacional de Musica in Goiania, Brazil.
In the summer of 2012, William won second place in the overall solo competition at the International Women’s Brass Conference in Kalamazoo, MI, competing against other brass musicians from around the world.
In addition to performing with the Des Moines Symphony, William’s orchestral experiences include performing with groups such as the Atlanta, Chattanooga, Columbus, Lexington Philharmonic, Ohio Valley, West Virginia, Quad-City, Missouri, Tuscaloosa, Meridian, Victoria and Waco Symphonies. He has also performed with the Austin Lyric Opera, as well as the Victoria Bach, Texas Music and Hot Springs Music Festivals, and the 49th Armored Division Band. His jazz experience includes performing with the Di Martino Osland Jazz Orchestra (DOJO) and the Waco Jazz Orchestra, among others.
William received his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in trombone performance from the University of Texas at Austin in addition to a Bachelor of Music Education from Baylor University. His primary teachers include David Gier, David Jackson, Donald Knaub, Allen Barnhill, John Marcellus and Nathaniel Brickens. Additional experiences include studies with Scott Hartmann, Denis Wick, John Kitzman, James Thompson, Michael Powell, Ronald Barron, Matt Vaughn, Joe Burnam and Jay Evans.
“The Alessi model provides the best response and sound I have yet found in a trombone. The ease the instrument provides is a pleasure to play, and the harmonic bridge gives me the ability to customize it to the way I play. Thank you, Edwards, for such a great horn!”