Trombone Studio Alumni News
| Shawn Bell BM '06 |
Shawn was recently selected to be part of the prestigious Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. He is currently completing his MM degree in jazz studies from Northern Illinois University (NEW). |
| Dr. James Bicigo MM |
Associate Professor of Music, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AL |
| Earlie Braggs MM '01 |
Freelance trombonist and clinician for King Trombones. |
| Evan Conroy BM '09 |
Evan is a first year master's student at the Juilliard School of Music and a bass trombone student of New York Philharmonic bass trombonist James Markey. |
| Emily Cox BM '06 |
Director of Bands, Gobles Public Schools |
| Raphael Crawford BM |
Raphael is a Chicago-based performer, composer, and clinician. |
| Brandon Drew BM '08 |
Brandon was hired as a professional trombonist with the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, "Jewel of the Seas." |
| Carrie Krueger-Bates | Doctoral graduate assistant in the School of Music at Michigan State University. |
| Dan De Kok MM '87 |
Member of the trombone section of Orquestra La Paz, a Philadelphia-based salsa band. Director of Bands, Bartram High School, Philadelphia, PA. Second trombonist, Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra. |
| Katie Hahn MM '06 |
Katie is now Band Director at Lincoln High School, Thief River Falls, MN. |
| Michael Haisten MM '04 |
Trombone doctoral graduate assistant at the University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois. |
| Chris Van Hof BM '06 |
Chris graduated with an MM degree in Trombone Performance from the Eastman School of Music. He is the new adjunct trombone teacher at Nazarath College in Rochester, New York, and he was recently hired as fulltime broadcaster with Rochester, New York's classical music station, WXXI. |
| Adam Houk BM '07 |
Adam won the 2nd trombone position with the Quad City (IA) Symphony Orchestra. He was also recently selected as an Associate Member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. (NEW) |
| Amy Holtz BM '91 |
Grandville (MI) Middle School Band Director. |
| Jennifer Hyslop-Borr BM '98, MM '03 |
Director of Bands, Loudon High School, Loudon, TN |
| Eric Joslin BM '94 |
Director of Bands, Standish-Sterling Central Public Schools, Standish, MI. |
| Ben Kadow MM '02 |
Trombonist in the band at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. |
| Aaron Kadrmas | Trombonist in the US Army Field Band and Brass Quintet, Washington, D.C. |
| Dr. David Krosschell BM '98 |
He recently completed his doctorate in bass trombone performance at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. Dave now resides and freelances in the Raleigh/Durham, NC area and he sub with several orchestra, including as 1st call sub with the North Carolina Symphony. He is a member of the Triangle British Brass Band and a private instructor in the area. Dave was also a clinician at the 2009 North Carolina Music Educator's Convention. |
| Dr. David Lambert MM '02 |
Assistant Professor of Music, University of Mary, Bismarck, ND. |
| Ruth Lindgren-Livengood BMEd '06 MM '08 |
Ruth has been hired as the Director of Bands, Berrien Springs Public Schools, MI. |
| Brian McCullough BA '81 |
Adjunct Faculty, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, and trombonist with the Rochester (MN) Orchestra. |
| Andy Mitchell BM, '07 |
Andy recently completed his master's degree in trombone performance as the trombone graduate assistant in the School of Music at Florida State University. He was recently offered a full tuition scholarship to attend The Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University where he is working on the Performance Diploma Program. |
| Paul Mundo BM '95, MM '97 |
Director of Bands, Plainwell High School, Plainwell, MI. Paul is also trombonist with the Michigan rock group "The Verve Pipe," and he will be featured on their new album which is due out in October 2009. |
| Dr. Chris Nigrelli BM '90 |
Associate Professor of Music, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC. He is also the principal trombonist of the West Piedmont Symphony and a founding member of the Charlotte Chamber Brass. |
| Claudia Schmitz MM '09 |
Director of Bands at both the middle school and high school, Bloomingdale, MI |
| Ed Schoendorff BM '98 |
Director of Bands, Manchester Middle School, Manchester, MI |
| Sandy Serrano (Kessler) BM '99 |
Trombone Instructor at the Fine Arts School of the State College Universidad Autonoma de Querétaro, Mexico and Director of the Querétaro Municipal Youth Band. |
| Chris Shook BM '73 |
Chris has been appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the International Trombone Association. He is also Principal Trombonist of the Battle Creek (MI) Symphony and Executive Vice President, Properties Management for Gilmore Enterprises in Kalamazoo, MI. |
| Jay Siverson BM '02, MM '04 |
Jay is a doctoral trombone graduate assistant at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. |
| Nicole Stahl (Peabody) BM '94 |
Book Production Manager, Jenkins Group, Inc., Traverse City, MI |
| Dr. Steve Sudduth MM '88 |
Assistant Professor of Music, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY. |
| Mike Suter | Freelance bass trombonist in the Los Angeles area. As a clinician for Kanstul Musical Instruments, he designed the MS169i bass trombone. Former member of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, and member and founder of both the National Slide Quartet and the 11-piece band, Slidewerke. Mike has a number of albums to his credit, and he recently re-issued his bass trombone method, "Exploring the In-Line Bass Trombone." |
| Cheryl Thomas Gibbons BM '02 |
Director of Bands, Coloma Community Schools, Coloma, MI. |
| Dr. Jeffrey A. Wardlaw BM '90 |
Assistant Professor of Music and Music Department Chair, Clarion University, Clarion, PA. |
| Mark Wells BM |
Director of Bands, Hartford High School, Hartford, MI |
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