EDUCATION
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Performance, Trombone, 2017
Master of Music in Music Performance, Trombone, 2012
· Teaching Assistantship Recipient
· Full Scholarship Recipient
Columbus State University
Bachelor of Music in Music Performance, Trombone, 2011
Lee University
Bachelor of Music in Music Performance (incomplete)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Suffolk County Community College
· Instructor, MUS101: Understanding Music, 2014 - present (music appreciation for non-majors)
· Instructor, MUS103: History of Rock and Roll, 2015 - present
· Instructor, Applied Low Brass, 2012 – present
Stony Brook University Department of Music
· Instructor, MUS119: Elements of Music, Spring 2015 (music theory for non-majors)
· Instructor, MUS119: Elements of Music, Winter 2014
· Instructor, MUS101: Introduction to Music, Summer 2013 (music appreciation for non-majors)
· Teaching Assistant, MUS101, 2011-2012
Performing Arts Institute at Wyoming Seminary
Trombone Faculty, 2017
Columbus State University Preparatory Division
Instructor of Low Brass, 2010-2011
Private Instructor
Students from elementary school aged to adult, 2004-present
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Guest Recital
Summer Trombone Workshop, Manhattan School of Music, 2017
Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Poughkeepsie, NY
Substitute Trombone, 2015
Gateway Playhouse, Bellport, NY
Trombone, Saturday Night Fever, 2015
Trombone, Nice Work if You Can Get It, 2015
Finalist
Stony Brook University Graduate Concerto Competition, 2014
LaGrange Symphony Orchestra
Substitute/Extra Trombone, 2009-2011
Springer Opera House, Columbus, GA
Trombone, The Full Monty, 2010
Chattanooga Symphony and Opera
Substitute/Extra Trombone, 2003-2007
Soloist
Southern Adventist University Orchestra, Concertino by Lars-Erik Larsson, 2004
RECORDINGS
American Brass Quintet
Perspectives, additional player on “Canticum Honoris Amicorum” (nonet) by Eric Ewazen, recorded for Summit Records, released January 2017
Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players
Untitled Mark Applebaum Album, recorded for Decca Records, release date TBA
Columbus State University Trombone Choir
A Beautiful Noise, recorded on Summit Records, released 2013
WORLD PREMIERES
Stony Brook, NY
Nathan Hudson, Recitation for trombone, hanging cymbals, and passive pianos, 2015
Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
Mark Applebaum, Speed Dating, 2014
Symphony Space, NYC
Frank Stemper, The Sensation of Waking (trombone version), 2011
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Stony Brook University Department of Music
· Performance Area Representative, Graduate Studies Committee, 2013-2014
· Graduate Assistant, Stony Brook Baroque Players, 2013-2014
AUDIO/VIDEO EXPERIENCE
Suffolk County Community College Music Department
Recording Engineer, 2015 - present
Columbus State University Schwob School of Music
Student Assistant – Recording Engineer, 2009 - 2011
(recorded live concerts, mixed, and mastered)
Sky Angel Faith & Family Television
Master Control Operator, 2008 - 2009
(monitored of 30 television channels, performed analog-to-digital content ingest, and edited video)
MAJOR TEACHERS (TROMBONE)
Michael Powell, American Brass Quintet, Artist-in-Residence, Stony Brook University
Haim Avitsur, International Soloist and Chamber Musician, Artist-in-Residence, Queens College
Dr. Bradley Palmer, Columbus State University
Dr. Douglas Warner, Lee University
Dr. James Roberts, Jacksonville State University
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
College Music Society
International Trombone Association