On Monday March 13th the Trombone Extravaganza concert featuring Nitzan Haroz, Shachar Israel, Huai-En Tsai, and Matthew Guilford will be at The Vault Theater in Capital One Hall. Tickets are on sale Friday February 17th. Each musician will perform 10-15 minutes of solo repertoire and a trombone quartet piece. Read more about the concert and order...
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Matthew Guilford, bass trombonist in the National Symphony Orchestra, has published a great new resource for bass trombonists. Advanced Etudes includes seventeen challenging etudes for advanced-level bass trombonists. Each etude is based on a theme, many from the orchestral repertoire. Introduced at this year’s International Trombone Festival, Advanced Etudes is available at Hickey’s Music.
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Mr. Laehoon Jeong is a Korean bass trombonist who first encountered music when he joined the wind orchestra in his high school. He has been captured by the sound of the trombone ever since. While he began studying music later than others, his passion and enthusiasm for trombone led him to graduate with the top...
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Wang Wei is currently the bass trombonist of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. He previously was the bass trombonist of the China National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra. Wang Wei studied in the Middle School affiliated with the Central Conservatory of Music with Hu Bingyu in Beijing; Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music under Allen...
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Dr. JD Handshoe joined the faculty of Angelo State University in 2022 as Assistant Professor of Low Brass, having previously served on the faculties of Kennesaw State University, Berry College, Dalton State College, and Georgia Highlands College. JD was awarded a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Trombone Performance from the University of Kentucky, as well...
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Kevin M. McManus holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from Penn State University, a Graduate Performer’s Certificate from SUNY Purchase Conservatory, and a Masters Degree from Carnegie Mellon University. His primary teachers include Mark L. Lusk, Robert D. Hamrick, Matty Shiner, Jim Pugh, Dick Nash, Peter Sullivan, Murray Crewe, James Markey, and...
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Evan Clifton is an accomplished trombonist, reputable educator, and multifaceted musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is an active educator in local schools and has performed in a variety of settings on many instruments, including recording sessions and symphony orchestras on tenor, bass, and contrabass trombones, euphonium, and tuba. He is also the Trombone Specialist...
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Riley Giampaolo joined the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in the Fall of 2016. Prior to joining the ISO, Giampaolo studied at the New England Conservatory with James Markey. While in school, Giampaolo spent two summers with the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Rendsburg, Germany. Riley has performed and recorded with both the Boston and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestras....
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David Wilborn is Assistant Professor of Music at Texas A&M University in College Station, where he teaches the low brass studio, coordinates small ensembles, and serves as Director of the University Campus Band. Wilborn holds the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin, the Master of Music degree from the Eastman...
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David Stern is Instructor of Low Brass at the University of Maine at Orono. He holds the Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Colorado, the Master of Music Performance degree from Texas Tech University, and a Ph.D. in Fine Arts (Instrumental Conducting) from Texas Tech. While at Tech he studied with Don Lucas. He...
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Maurice Spears has played an integral role in the music business for more than four decades. Among his many accolades, his peers recognize him as “a first call” bass trombonist on the West Coast, where in the 70’s and 80’s he honed his skills as a studio musician and an accomplished sideman in big bands....
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Russell McKinney is currently a free-lance bass trombonist based in the Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) area of North Carolina, performing frequently in the NC Opera Orchestra and the North Carolina Symphony. He is the bass trombonist for the Greensboro-based Piedmont Triad Jazz Orchestra. McKinney is the former bass trombonist of the Utah Symphony Orchestra, a position...
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