
Easter at Old North Church
I can’t believe that it will be my fourth year performing at Old North Church for their Easter services. They have been great to me and it’s a wonderful service each year!
I can’t believe that it will be my fourth year performing at Old North Church for their Easter services. They have been great to me and it’s a wonderful service each year!
I will be subbing with the Plymouth Philharmonic for their second pops concert of the season, entitled The Celtic Spirit. The concerts are on May 3rd at 7:35pm and May 4th at 3:05pm.
I am thrilled to once again join the Boston Chamber Symphony in concert!
The program will include wonderful music by William Grant Still, Antonin Dvorak, Arthur Foote, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
I will be performing David Faleris’ The Pull of a Greater Tide with my friend and incredible vocalist, Seth Lafler as part of the Performing Artists Series Recital. Exact date and time is TBD.
I’ll be performing as a member of the Boston Annex Players in the second concert of the ensembles inaugural season.
The program will include works by Saint-Saens, Ravel, Farrenc, and Gershwin.
I’m thrilled to be sharing a recital and masterclass at Western Illinois University with my friend and colleague, Dr. Kevin Virgilio. We will present a masterclass, discuss commissioning new music and orchestration, and, later in the day, perform an exciting program of duets and solos.
I will be presenting my lecture recital on the late Dr. Irvin Wagner in January at the 2025 Big 12 Trombone Conference.
Dr. Irvin Wagner and the 20th Century Rise of the Trombone’s International Status
This lecture will focus on the late Dr. Irvin Wagner and the work he did from the 1980s-2000s expanding the presence of the International Trombone Association beyond the United States. Additionally, I will be discussing important international figures within the trombone community that I feel should be more well known amongst students in the U.S.
The recital portion will feature works by Sato, Gagliardi, and Suarez.
I’m honored to be invited to speak with the middle school band faculty of Hays ISD about effective methods for young brass pedagogy.
I’m excited to sub with the Cape Ann Symphony for their first concert of the 2024-2025 season! I will be included in the buccini section of Pines of Rome.
I’m excited to once again join the Boston Chamber Symphony for their spring concert series. Program TBD!
I will be performing as part of a trombone octet at this years International Trombone Festival that performs with soloist and Instructor of Trombone at Eastern Illinois University, Dr. Ben Carrasquillo.
I’ll be performing with a group as part of the ceremonies for Brown University’s Baccalaureate Ceremony.
My final trombone choir concert as a student a Boston University. We will be presenting an exciting program, including Jack Wilds’ “Leviathan”, which I will be conducting.
In collaboration with: Richard Rivale, Piano; Seth Lafler, Tenor; Daniel Casso, Trumpet; Cassandra McDonald, Trumpet; Dr. Jessica Young, Horn; Mitch Brady; Tuba.
Program:
Sonata "At the End of the Century" - Juraj Filas
Loveletter (postmark San Jose) - Joelle Wallach
The Pull of a Greater Tide - David Faleris (World Premiere)
I. Home
II. The Ticking Clock
III. Warm Night in a Northern City
- intermission -
Concerto No.3 in Eb - W.A. Mozart
I. Allegro
3 Songs, Op.18 -- Gabriel Fauré
I. Nell
II. Le Voyageur
III. Automne
Sonata for Trombone and Brass Quartet - Jack Wilds
I. Vivace
II. Andante
III. Allegro Animato
Sång Till Lotta - Jan Sandstrom
I will be performing Oskar Böhme’s on Hunter Farley’s DMA Chamber Recital at Boston University on the second floor in the Marshall Room.
I will be joining the orchestra of the Boston Opera Collaborative for their run of Carmen
Performances:
Thursday, April 4th at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 6th at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 7th at 3:00pm
I’m excited to continue playing at Old North Church for my third Easter season in Boston. A great church with outstanding musicians!
I will be subbing with the Plymouth Philharmonic on for their third classical concert of the 2023-2024 season.
Dr. Irvin Wagner and the 20th Century Rise of the Trombone’s International Status
This lecture will focus on the late Dr. Irvin Wagner and the work he did from the 1980s-2000s expanding the presence of the International Trombone Association beyond the United States. Additionally, I will be discussing important international figures within the trombone community that I feel should be more well known amongst students in the U.S.
The recital portion will feature works by Sato, Gagliardi, and Suarez.
I will be performing with the Boston Chamber Symphony for a concert which will include the following program:
Hebrides Overture - Felix Mendelssohn
Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit - Darius Milhaud
Violin Concerto - Felix Mendelssohn
Performing with The Franklin School for The Performing Arts for their annual production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet Nutcracker.
Performance 1 - Saturday, December 2nd, 2:00pm
Performance 2 - Saturday, December 2nd, 7:30pm
Performance 3 - Sunday, December 3rd, 2:00pm
I will be filling in this upcoming week with the orchestra at MIT as they perform in the MIT Concert Choir Concert.
Repertoire to include works by Lili Boulanger, Felix Mendelssohn, and Reena Esmail.
I will end my Fall Recital Tour at Boston University with a presentation of my third-degree recital in the concert hall.
The program will be presented with my collaborator William Hume and will include a performance of Trombone Concerto, op.114a by Derek Bourgeois, Concerto for Alto Trombone by Johann Georg Albtechtsberger, and Concertino, op.45 no.7 by Lars Erik Larsson.
I continue my Fall Recital Tour with a performance for students at Keene State College
The program will be presented with my collaborator William Hume and will include a performance of Trombone Concerto, op.114a by Derek Bourgeois, Concerto for Alto Trombone by Johann Georg Albtechtsberger, and Concertino, op.45 no.7 by Lars Erik Larsson.
I will begin my Fall recital tour at The University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth during their weekly performance class for music majors in combination with a Music 101 class.
The program will be presented with my collaborator William Hume and will include a performance of Trombone Concerto, op.114a by Derek Bourgeois, Concerto for Alto Trombone by Johann Georg Albtechtsberger, and Concertino, op.45 no.7 by Lars Erik Larsson.
The 855 Brass Quintet will perform during United Parish Brookline’s Sunday Service.
I will be performing a run of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel with Opera North in Cornish, NH.
Performance 1: Thursday July 27, 7:00pm
Performance 2: Friday July 28, 7:00pm
Performance 3: Saturday July 29, 7:00pm
Performance 4: Sunday July 30, 5:00pm
Links to tickets can be found at: https://operanorth.org/2023-carousel/
The 855 Brass Quintet’s first performance of the summer during United Parish Brookline’s Sunday Service.