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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Darren McHenry joined the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1995 and holds the bass trombone position. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where he began his musical training under the guidance of Mr. William Hill. After completing high school, Mr. McHenry attended Southern Methodist University to study with Mr. John Kitzman. He earned his Bachelor s...
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John McGinness is the bass trombonist of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and is a freelance trombone performer and educator based in the greater Baltimore/Washington, DC area. John is a member of the Washington Trombone Ensemble and is the Adjunct Instructor of Trombone at Washington Adventist University. John has performed with...
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Jared Lantzy was appointed Bass Trombonist of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra in 2008. While in Hawaii, Jared was a member of the Honolulu Brass Quintet, the Hawaii Opera Theatre Orchestra (H.O.T.), Ballet Hawaii Orchestra, and served as Guest Lecturer of Tuba/Euphonium at the University of Hawaii Manoa. As a freelance musician, Mr. Lantzy has performed...
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Mr. Tony Hutchins currently serves as the Director of Instrumental Jazz and Applied Low Brass at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. He is also currently bass trombonist with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Ouachita Baptist University and a Master of Music degree from the University of...
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Bass trombonist Michael Carver can be heard performing with the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera at the historic Tivoli Theater in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He has also appeared with the Nashville, Huntsville, Evansville, Macon, Tuscaloosa, and Rome (Georgia) symphony orchestras. Additionally, Michael has toured China and Japan as a member of the Hollywood Film Orchestra. A frequent...
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Jason Beghtol is currently teaching at Northeast Mississippi Community College where he is the assistant band director, jazz band director, and professor of brass. He holds a B.M. and M.M. degree in music education from the University of Mississippi where he studied trombone with Milton Aldana and Donn Schaefer. He also holds an M.M. degree...
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