Category Archives: Performances

“Insanity Brass Duo” 2020 Performance Recordings

Posted on February 7, 2020 by

In February 2019 University of South Carolina trombone professor Dr. Michael Wilkinson and I realized a long discussed plan to present a recital in which the two of us perform on a variety of low brass instruments. That first performance … Continue reading →

Posted in Alto Trombone, Baritone Horn, Bass Trombone, Benedetto Marcello, Cimbasso, Contrabass Trombone, Dmitri Shostakovich, Doubling, Euphonium, Fernando Deddos, Georg Philipp Telemann, Insanity Brass Duo, Micah Everett, Michael Davis, Michael Wilkinson, Music, Performance Videos, Performances, Performing, Steven Verhelst, Teaching Low Brass, Tenor Trombone, The Low Brass Player's Guide to Doubling, Tommy Pederson, Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, Trombone, Tuba, University of Alabama, University of Mississippi, University of South Carolina

Suite for Trombone and Orchestra by Axel Jørgensen: Complete Performance Recording

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

Despite having every intention of posting at least a couple of articles here since my last post on November 11, various responsibilities have kept me from doing so. I’d like to share a couple of things between now and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Axel Jørgensen, Music, Performances, Performing, Selim Giray, Tenor Trombone, Trombone, University of Mississippi

“The Good Sound:” Complete Performance Recordings

Posted on October 25, 2019 by

Last week I performed a recital of music for euphonium with piano or electronic accompaniment as part of the University of Mississippi’s Faculty Recital Series. The program’s title, “The Good Sound,” is a tongue-in-cheek play on the meaning of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Euphonium, Micah Everett, Music, Performance Videos, Performances, University of Mississippi

My First ITEC…Not Really…but Kind Of

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

As was the case with my previous post, I’m writing this morning from a hotel room near Iowa City, where I am still attending the International Tuba-Euphonium Conference at the University of Iowa with my students. The University of Mississippi … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Euphonium, International Trombone Festival, International Tuba-Euphonium Conference, Oystein Baadsvik, Pedagogy, Performances, Teaching Low Brass, Tuba, Tuba-Euphonium Ensembles, University of Mississippi, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Summer Concerts and Activities Preview

Posted on May 28, 2019 by

While my usual practice for the past several years has been to take most or all of the summer off from blogging, this year I instead took a break for most of the month of May, and hope to write … Continue reading →

Posted in Alto Trombone, American School Band Directors Association, Bass Trombone, ClarinetFest, Conferences, David Herring, Euphonium, Frank Gulino, International Tuba-Euphonium Conference, Michael Rowlett, Michael Wilkinson, Music, Performances, Teaching Low Brass, Tenor Trombone, Trombone, Tuba, University of Mississippi

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

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

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 →

Posted in Alessi Seminar, Alto Trombone, Bass Trombone, Benedetto Marcello, Books, Cimbasso, Contrabass Trombone, Dmitri Shostakovich, Doubling, Douglas Yeo, Euphonium, Fernando Deddos, Georg Philipp Telemann, Higher Education, Leonard Bernstein, Low Brass Resources, Micah Everett, Michael Davis, Michael Wilkinson, Music, Performance Videos, Performances, Scott Slutter, Steven Verhelst, Teaching Low Brass, Tenor Trombone, The Low Brass Player's Guide to Doubling, Trombone, Tuba

Spring-Summer 2019 Concerts and Activities Preview

Posted on February 19, 2019 by

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 →

Posted in Alessi Seminar, Alto Trombone, Baseball, Bass Trombone, ClarinetFest, David Herring, Doubling, Euphonium, International Trombone Festival, International Tuba-Euphonium Conference, Ludwig van Beethoven, Micah Everett, Michael Brand, Michael Rowlett, Michael Wilkinson, Music, Paul Hindemith, Performances, Performing, Randy Dale, Teaching Low Brass, Tenor Trombone, Trombone, Tuba, University of Mississippi