Category: Newsworthy
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What are Students Up To? – Steven Boswell
Trombone Performance and Music Education senior Steven Boswell works regularly with ensembles at Iowa City’s New Horizons. Here Steve conducts the New Horizons saxophone quartet. Steven recently finished his coursework for the bachelor’s degree; he will student teach in the fall 2013 semeseter.
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Student Success — Justin Gingerich
Congratulations to Justin Gingerich who will intern at the Des Moines Symphony this summer. Justin in pursuing a Trombone Performance degree with a Certificate in Arts Management.
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What Are Students Up To? — Zsolt Szabo
University of Iowa DMA Trombone Student (pictured with Charlie Geyer (trumpet professor at Northwestern University) backstage before the premiere performance of the new musical “An American Story” by Hershey Felder. The show runs until mid-April at the Royal George Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
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What Are Students Up To? — Zsolt Szabo
Zsolt Szabo, University of Iowa DMA student and Iowa Performance Fellow, recently performed Tchaikowsky’s Fifth Symphony with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. Pictured to the right are members of the ISO low brass section (from left to right): Dr. Mark Babbitt, Zsolt Szabo, Bryan Heath, and Mickey Moore.
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What Are Students Up To? — Nathaniel Lee
From Nathaniel Lee: This past winter I had the pleasure of performing with the Castleton Music Festival in Muscat, Oman. The orchestra performed Puccini’s La Bohème under the direction of Lorin Maazel. It was a fantastic musical and cultural experience! Pictured below is the Royal Opera House (took the picture myself!), which the Castleton Festival Orchestra had the pleasure to…
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Iowa Trombone Octet to Perform at the 2013 ITF
The University of Iowa Trombone Octet has been selected as one of the student performing ensembles for the 2013 International Trombone Festival in Columbus, Georgia. The octet is comprised of students of all levels, from doctoral candidates through freshmen. Congratulations to everyone for their hard work!
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Congratulations to Graduating Trombonists!
Congratulations to Arthur Haecker III for completing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree this fall! Art is on the faculty of Presbyterian College. Art was a student of Dr. David Gier. Congratulations to Rob Medd and Zach Spindler for completing their Bachelor of Music Degree with Teaching Certification. Rob and Zach were students of Dr.…
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Student Success: Jessica Ducharme Butler
Jessica Ducharme Butler is a DMA student who is currently writing her DMA Essay on the theatrical works of Abbie Conant and William Osborne. Conant and Osborne recently published one of Jessy’s essays on their website.
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Introducing New Graduate Students: Zsolt Szabo
Zsolt Szabo is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Trombone Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Iowa. Winner of the prestigious Iowa Performance Fellowship Award, Mr. Szabo is studying with Dr. David Gier. Zsolt is currently Principal Trombone of the Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra in Chicago appointed by Alan Heatherington and…
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Justin Gingerich – New Website
Iowa trombonist Justin Gingerich has started a new personal website. Justin was recently a participant at the Southeast Trombone Symposium; the first several posts on his new site are his experiences and thoughts on the conference. Add this one to your blogroll: www.justingingerich.com