Tom Ball - MM in trombone performance 1998
- bachelors degree from the Berklee College of Music, Doctor of Arts
degree in Trombone Performance/Pedagogy with a secondary emphasis in
Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado. Tom is
currently Instructor of Jazz Trombone at the University of Denver and
he recently released a solo jazz
euphonium recording - The Tom Ball Quartet Fishleather Jacket available
at www.cdbaby.com/tball
www.jazzeuphonium.com
Adam Bartczak - BM in trombone performance
with Honors, 2001. He performed and toured with Yo, Flaco!, which
was nominated for an
American Music Award in 2002. Adam attended the New England
Conservatory of Music in the MM/Jazz Composition degree and is
currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Northern Colorado.
He leads his own jazz group, which has performed at the Telluride Jazz
Celebration on three occasions, and also teaches and performs regularly
with several groups in the Denver area.
http://www.adambartczak.com/
Hear Adam with the Vanguard Combo:
Green/Heyman - I Cover the Waterfront
Danielle Chollet - MM in trombone
performance, 1991 - BME degree from SUNY-Potsdam. Danielle is currently
a member of the Boulder Philharmonic, performs with Colorado Ballet and
is the first call trombonist for the Buell Theater in Denver (DPAC).
She is also the trombone teacher at the Rocky Mountain Center for the
Musical Arts.
Karen
Silbernagel Danley - MME
1998, BM Univ. of Oregon. Karen continues to teach at RiverGlen
Junior
High School in Boise, ID. She was chosen to represent Idaho as
one of
"50 Directors Who Make a Difference," awarded by School Band and
Orchestra magazine in 2004. Karen and husband Greg are the proud
parents of a beautiful daughter, Kalena.
Matt Dixon - BM 2001, completed the MM at
SUNY-Purchase, spent a few years free-lancing in new York with the
likes of Jim Pugh, Alan Baer, and Marcus Rojas, and is now in
the DMA program at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. Matt and Zsofia recently had their first child,
Daniel.
Hear Matt:
Martin - Ballade (1941)
Jim Gray - MM in trombone performance,
1994 - bachelors degree from the University of Northern Colorado. Jim
has performed with all of the major groups in Denver including interim
contract player and substitute/extra with the Colorado Symphony,
Colorado Ballet, the Boulder Brass, Opera Colorado, etc. He spent
several years on the road with the national touring company of the
Broadway musical Cats, and from 2001-2006 was the bass trombonist with
the national touring company of Les Miserables.
Alex Heitlinger - BM in trombone
performance with High Honors, 2002. Alex spent several years
living and
freelancing in the the NYC area, and is now completing the masters in
jazz composition at the New England Conservatory. In fall 2010 he
will enter the DMA fellowship in Jazz Composition at University
of Texas at Austin. He has two recordings
"Green Light" (Synergy Music SMCD80021), and the recently released "The
Daily Life of Uncle Roger."
http://www.alexheitlinger.com
Hear Alex with his sextet:
Heitlinger - Pondering
Samantha Keehn - completed the
DMA in Aug. 2010 - BM from
Texas
Tech University, MM from Baylor University. Sam competed
with the Flatiron Brass in the 2009 Fischoff National Chamber Music
Competition, winning the Bronze Medal in the Senior Winds
Division. Recently, she was appointed low brass instuctor at
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL.
Sam's doctoral dissertation involved pedagogical
techniques used in
theater and how they can be applied to trombone/brass teaching.
As
part of that dissertation she performed the multi-media piece, Eight Poems of William Carlos Williams
by David Vayo. See and hear parts of that performance:
Vayo - Eight Poems - Late for Summer Weather
Vayo - Eight Poems - The Lonely Street
Vayo - Eight Poems - The Sea-Elephant
Sean Keenan - BM
in trombone performance 2009. Sean is
currenly attending Northwestern University, studying in
the masters program. He has been selected as
a finalist in the 2011 ITA Larry Wiehe solo competition.
Hear Sean:
Pryor - Blue Bells
of Scotland
Justin Loiselle - BM in trombone
performance with High Honors, 2005. Justin spent afew years
seeing the
world performing aboard cruise ships with Princess Cruises. he
now lives and freelances in Denver.
Keith Munson - BM in bass trombone
performance 2005. Keith recently graduated from Arizona State
University in the MM program where he held the graduate teaching
assistantship in bass trombone. Keith received Honorable Mention
in the
2006 ITA solo competition.
John Neurohr - completed the DMA in Aug. 2009 - BME
degree from the University of West Virginia, MM from the San Francisco
Conservatory. John has been principal trombonist in the Cheyenne
(WY) and Longmont (CO) Symphonies, and is a founding member of the Apollo Chamber Brass.
He was recenly appointed trombone instructor at Central Washington
University in Ellensburg, WA.
John's dissertation was a study of lesser-known
works for trombone by Pulitzer Prize winning composers. Hear his
recording of some of those pieces:
Michael Colgrass - Mystic With a Credit Card
Elliott Carter, ed.
Sluchin - Gra
Matt Plummer - BM in bass trombone
performance with Honors, 2001. Matt completed the MM degree at the New
England Conservatory of Music and is currently freelancing in
NYC. He has a recent recording
with Anthony Coleman on New World Records. http://www.mtplummer.com/
Max Ripple - BM in trombone perfiormance 2010. Max has
played co-principal trombone in
the
Denver Young Artists Orchestra and was chosen as a finalist in
the Jefferson County Solo Competition. He attended the Aspen
Music Festival in summer 2009. Max will be attending Indiana
University, beginning the MM degree, in fall 2011.
Johanna Rubsam - BM in trombone
performance with highest honors (outstanding graduate) 2007. Winner of
the Boulder Philharmonic principal trombone audition
in 2005, Johanna was a scholarship student at the Aspen Music
Festival and School in 2004 and 2005. Johanna was selected as one
of 3 finalists in the 2006 Frank Smith ITA solo
competition. In 2010 she was chosen as winner of the Lewis Van
Haney orchestral excerpt competition at the International Trombone
Festival in Austin, TX. She is currently living in Austria,
studying
with Ian Bousfield (principal trombonist of the Vienna Philharmonic),
and has performed with the Wiener Akademie and the Wiener
Hofkapelleorchester made up of members of the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra.
Hear Johanna:
Tomasi - Concerto, I. Andante et
Scherzo-Valse
Tomasi - Concerto, III. Final - Tambourin
Will Scharen - completed the DMA in Dec.
2008 - BM
degree from the University of Montana, MM from the New England
Conservatory. Will is currently principal trombonist in the Wyoming
Symphony and is a
member of the Cheyenne (WY) Symphony. He received "special
recognition"
in the 2005
College of Music Graduate Concerto Competition (Ticheli).
Will's doctoral dissertation included a new,
critical edition
of Eugen Reiche's Concerto No. 1
in B-flat. He found early sources in Russia and Germany for the
trombone and piano version, edited that, and then recreated the
orchestra score based on the instrumentation used in the more easily
available Concerto No. 2.
Hear Will:
Reiche - Concerto No. 1 in B-flat: I.
Tempo di marcia
Reiche - Concerto No. 1 in B-flat: II.
Andante
Reiche - Concerto No. 1 in B-flat:
III. Tema mit variationen
Ian Shaw - BM in bass trombone
performance, minor in Business Administration, 2002. Ian
completed the MM degree at the San Francisco Conservatory. As a
freelance musician in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has played with a
diverse array of ensembles including the Vallejo, Stockton, and Modesto
Symphonies, Golden Gate Men’s Chorus, Peninsula Ballet Theater,
Nothingset Ensemble, and the
occasional Jazz Big Band.
David Stern - BME 1993 - MM in Performance
from Texas Tech University, and a
Ph.D. in Fine Arts (Instrumental Conducting) from Texas Tech.
David is currently Associate Professor of Music and Director of
Instrumental Activities at Anderson University, Anderson, SC.
Debby Lissner Whaley - MM 2002, BM Bethel University,
spent several years in the development office of the St. Paul Chamber
Orchestra. She is now a stay-at-home mom with her beautiful
daughter, Lucy Mae.
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