Kenneth Thompkins is currently the Associate Professor of Trombone at Michigan State University. He was Principal Trombone of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2024. Prior to this appointment he held positions in the Buffalo Philharmonic and The Florida Orchestra.  [...]

Principal Trombone, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Megumi Kanda, Principal Trombone of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, is a native of Tokyo, Japan. Megumi began to play the trombone at age ten and continued her studies at the prestigious Toho High School of [...]

International Recording Artist & Music Educator Trombonist Alex Iles enjoys  a varied  and  successful career  in  diverse musical  settings  as an  active  member of the  musically  rich Southern  California  freelance performing  and  recording community. Alex  began  his musical  career  while he was attending  UCLA as a member  of  the Disneyland  All  American [...]

International Recording Artist Photograph by Kurt Reichenbach A native of Takoma Park, Maryland, Bill Reichenbach was educated at the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Emory Remington. Relocating to Los Angeles in 1975, Bill has played on at least [...]

Principal Trombone, Tucson Symphony Orchestra Michael Becker joined the faculty at the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music in 2019. In addition, he is Principal Trombone of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and Second Trombone of the Arizona Opera [...]

Bass Trombone, Iceland Symphony Orchestra Photograph by Ragnar Visage David Bobroff started playing trombone in eighth grade in Talladega, Alabama. Two years later the new band director bribed him into playing bass trombone. He never looked back. David studied with Dr. [...]

Principal Trombone, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Audun Breen joined the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017 as Principal Trombone. His appointment in Oslo was preceded by a tenure as Co-principal Trombone in the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (National Orchestra of Sweden) and Principal Trombone in [...]

Santiago Blanco has held the Principal Trombone position at the Navarra Symphony Orchestra in Pamplona (Spain) since 2008. Previously, he was the Assistant Principal trombone at that same orchestra, a position that he obtained at the age of 19.  Santiago [...]

Navy Fleet Musician Nate Doucette, a Buffalo, New York native, is currently a trombonist with the United States Navy Fleet Bands. He is also a former section trombonist for the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra. He has performed with the Youngstown, Firelands, [...]

Principal Trombone, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra Jean-Philippe Duay was born in September 1983 in Saint-Aubin, Switzerland. The summer of 2004 was an eventful time for Jean-Philippe as he received a soloist diploma from professor Andrea Bandini in Geneva and was also [...]