Category Archives: Alessi Seminar

Distraction: An Enemy of Great Performance

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Micah Everett

One does not have to be a very keen observer to conclude that ours is a society that is continually distracted. The devices that give us instantaneous access to so much information and were ostensibly intended to simplify our lives … Continue reading →

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Complete Performance Recordings: Doubling Recital at the University of South Carolina

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Micah Everett

This past Tuesday a long-planned collaboration with Dr. Michael Wilkinson, trombone professor at the University of South Carolina, finally came into existence—at least, outside of our imaginations. Dr. Wilkinson and I were assigned as roommates while attending the Alessi Seminar … Continue reading →

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Spring-Summer 2019 Concerts and Activities Preview

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Micah Everett

Midterm exams at Ole Miss are next week, so I suppose it’s a bit late to be writing a post about spring activities. Indeed, we’ve already had a few goings on in the low brass studio, including a trombone ensemble … Continue reading →

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Be a “Do-Nothing” Brass Player

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Micah Everett

I’m a few days behind where I wanted to be in writing this, but I have been thinking about this topic in earnest since the preparations for my recital a couple of weeks ago. As is usually the case with … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Alessi Seminar

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Micah Everett

For eight days earlier this month I participated in the biannual Alessi Seminar, a workshop for trombonists headed by Joseph Alessi, principal trombonist of the New York Philharmonic. It was an intense schedule of rehearsals, performances, and master classes; when … Continue reading →

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