Events

  • Megumi Kanda, trombone

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra principal trombonist Megumi Kanda recital and master class, January, 2024

  • Elliot Mason, trombone

    Coming in March 2024: Member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and jazz trombone professor at The Juilliard School Elliot Mason.

  • Justin Cook, trombone

    Coming September, 2023: Recital and master class by University of Central Arkansas professor and International Trombone Festival Manager Justin Cook.

  • Garth Simmons, trombone

    Coming September 2023: Master class by Toledo Symphony principal trombonist Garth Simmons.

2023-24 on-campus events

Additional student recitals, guest artist events, and studio classes will be added after the beginning of the semester, so please check back for updates.

  • Friday, September 8, 2023: Yearly beginning-of-the-semester studio meeting from 2-4 pm, Dalton Center Lecture Hall.
  • Sunday, September 10, 2023: Guest artist master class by University of Central Arkansas trombone professor Justin Cook, 7 pm, Dalton Center Lecture Hall.
  • Monday, September 11, 2023: Guest artist recital by University of Central Arkansas trombone professor Justin Cook, 7:30 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall.
  • Wednesday, September 13, 2023: Guest artist brass master class by the Stiletto Brass Quintet (Natalie Mannix, trombone), 3:00-4:30 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall.
  • Monday, September 25, 2023: Guest artist master class by Toledo Symphony Orchestra principal trombonist, Garth Simmons, 7-9 pm, Dalton Center Lecture Hall.
  • Monday, October 9, 2023: Guest artist performance and master class by Montreal Symphony Orchestra principal trombonist James Box, 7-9 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall.
  • Monday, October 23, 2023: US Marine Band ("The President's Own"), 7:30 pm, Miller Auditorium.
  • Tuesday, October 24, 2023: Low brass clinic by members of the US Marine Band, 9-10 am (room 1209) and 10-11 am (Recital Hall), Dalton Center.
  • Sunday, November 12, 2023: Alyson Johnson senior recital, 7:30 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall.
  • Wednesday, January 17, 2024: US Air Force Band Brass Quintet, 1 pm (Convocation), Dalton Center Recital Hall.
  • Tuesday, January 23, 2024: Master class by guest trombonist Megumi Kanda, principal trombonist of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, 7-9 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall.
  • Wednesday, January 24, 2024: Solo recital by Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra principal trombonist Megumi Kanda, 7:30 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall (Bullock Performance Institute series).
  • Saturday, February 3, 2024: Master class presentation by Axiom Brass Quintet trombonist Corey Sansolo, 10 am, Dalton Center Room 1120.
  • Saturday, February 10, 2024: Graduate trombone recital, Destiny Miskel, 3 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall.
  • Thursday, February 22, 2024: Gabi Stout and Ambry Jonker joint sophomore trombone recital, 7:30 pm, Dalton Center Lecture Hall (Rescheduled to March)
  • Saturday, March, 2, 2024: Jazz trombone great Elliot Mason performing with the WMU Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall.
  • Sunday, March 17, 2024: Ben Hahn guest alumni recital, 1 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall (added 1/14/24).
  • March 26, 2024: Tori Vandenberg senior recital, 5 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall.
  • Friday, March 29, 2024: Nate Moored senior performance major trombone recital, 7:30 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall.
  • Saturday, March 30, 2024: Gabe Funk junior performance major trombone recital, 1 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall (added 12/12/23).
  • Saturday, March 30, 2024: Gabi Stout and Ambry Jonker joint sophomore trombone recital, 7:30 pm, Dalton Center Lecture Hall (rescheduled from February 22)
  • Wednesday, April 3, 2024: WMU Trombone Choir concert, 7:30 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall.
  • Saturday, April 13, 2024: Frankie Casucci junior performance major recital, 5:00 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall (Rescheduled from February).
  • Wednesday, April 17, 2024: Studio meeting, Dalton Center Lecture Hall, 7 pm (added 2/20/24).
  • Saturday, April 20, 2024: Masterclass by the American Brass Quintet, time and location TBA (Fontana Chamber Arts).
  • Saturday, April 20, 2024: Recital by the American Brass Quintet (as part of the Fontana Concert Series--See link for ticket prices. NOTE: Rush tickets -may- be available for purchase on the night of the performance at the venue box office, subject to availability. Valid student ID required.), 7:30 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall.

Important off-campus events or studio trips for 2023-24

INFORMATION

  • Tuesday, April 9, 2024: Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra chamber music concert, featuring the premiere of Nicola Ferro's new work for solo trombone and string quartet, 7 pm, First Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo, MI (added 1/8/24).
  • International Trombone Festival, May 29-June 1, 2024, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX.

View a complete listing of Irving S. Gilmore School of Music concerts.

For more information or to confirm an event, contact the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music at (269) 387-4667.