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Chris Van Hof has recently been appointed the new Assistant Professor of Trombone at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He will also be the trombonist in the BSU Faculty Brass Quintet and principal trombonist of the Muncie Symphony. In addition to his studio teaching and performing, Chris will conduct the BSU Trombone Choir and…
Dr. Benjamin Yates has been appointed Assistant Professor of Low Brass at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. Yates received his MM at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Elliot Chasanov) and his DMA at Iowa (Dave Gier, Jonathan Allan) while teaching in an adjunct position at his undergraduate alma mater, Luther College (Michael Smith).
Lode Smeets has been assigned as the new tutor of the trombone department at LUCA school of arts (Lemmens instituut) in Leuven, Belgium. He will be succeeding Michel Tilkin, who combined a big career as a trombonist with being a celebrated pedagogue (of many players with great jobs). Lode is Principal Trombone with the South…
The Music Department of the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University (CSB/SJU) invites applications for a part time adjunct instructor position with specialization in Low Brass (trombone, bass trombone, euphonium, and tuba) to begin in August 2017. Primary responsibilities will include applied studio instruction in low brass performance. Candidates will work collaboratively with the applied…
Duration 6 – 8 minutes in length Instrumentation: Bass Trombone Soloist and Trombone Ensemble. The ensemble may consist of 4 – 8 parts, at the discretion of the composer. Type of Work: Stand Alone Concert Piece, to be performed at the Fifteenth Annual Big 12 Trombone Conference, January 12 – 14, 2018 at Texas Tech…
Dr. Bruce Faske recently accepted the position of Artist/Assistant Professor of Trombone at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, beginning in August 2017. In addition to teaching applied trombone lessons, his duties will include performing with the Faculty Brass Quintet and directing the A-State Trombone Choir. Faske previously served as Artist/Instructor of Trombone at Arkansas…
Presenters and performers are invited to participate in the Fifteenth Annual Big 12 Trombone Conference, scheduled for January 12 – 14, 2018. The feature guest artist of the conference is Charles Vernon, Bass Trombonist of the Chicago Symphony. The conference is looking for people to: * Present Clinics * Conduct Master Classes * Perform on our Faculty…
Job Summary The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Angelo State University seeks to fill the position of Assistant Professor of Music with a specialization in low brass. This full-time, tenure track position requires an engaging individual with a strong commitment to undergraduate music education who will teach applied low brass (trombone, euphonium, and…
There is an Associate or Assistant Professor of Trombone opening at Troy University. The Assistant/Associate Professor position in Music is responsible for teaching applied trombone lessons to undergraduate and graduate music students with additional teaching responsibilities based upon incumbent’s strengths and School of Music needs; engaging in scholarly/creative activities leading to national visibility and contributing…
The University of Central Florida School of Performing Arts, Music Department seeks a nine-month, tenure-track assistant professor or tenured associate professor in applied trombone. Duties will include instruction, recruitment, retention, and development of the trombone studio, teaching low brass techniques class for music education majors, assisting in the administration of the brass area, and other…
