Michael Mannella, a native of Detroit, Michigan, joined the faculty of UC Davis in the fall of 2023 and has been a member of the United States Air Force Band since 2005. He currently acts as the personnel manager [...]

Trombone Faculty, Arizona State University Trombonist Brad Edwards has appeared as a soloist before audiences in the United States and Europe. He has twice played concerti with the Army Band at the American Trombone Workshop. Audiophile magazine praised his CD, [...]

Studio Musician & Music Educator Craig Gosnell is a freelance bass trombonist and vocalist currently residing in the Los Angeles area. In 1997 and 1998 he earned both bachelor's and master's degrees in music with an emphasis in instrumental performance from the [...]

Principal Trombone, Shanghai Opera House Symphony Orchestra Born in Southwest Ukraine, Andriy Grebelyuk began studying music at the age of 12. He started his musical studies on the piano and trumpet before moving on to studying trombone in a music college [...]

Principal Trombone, North Carolina Symphony John Ilika has served as Principal Trombone with the North Carolina Symphony since January 2001. He joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2010.  Other Principal positions held previously [...]

Sungsoo Kim, renowned for his delicate interpretation and rich expressiveness, delivers profound musical resonance. After graduating from the Korea National University of Arts, he pursued further studies in Germany, earning a Master’s degree from the Hochschule für Musik Hanns [...]

Trombone, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Photo: Trygve Indrelid / Oslo Philharmonic Thorbjørn Lønmo grew up on Nøtterøy in Vestfold, where he still lives today. He had some critical musical experiences when he as a teenager took part in a series of [...]

Trombone Faculty, University of Arkansas Dr. Cory Mixdorf is thrilled to be a part of the distinguished faculty at the University of Arkansas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Northern Iowa as well as Master of Music [...]

Trombone Soloist, Remix Ensemble; Professor Ricardo Pereira has held the position of trombone soloist with the Remix Ensemble Casa da Música since 2014. Prior to joining the current ensemble, during the 2010 and 2011 seasons he was soloist trombone in the Northern [...]

Founding Member, Portuguese Brass; Music Educator One of the most iconic and important names in Trombone history in Portugal, Prof. Zeferino has been one of the most active and passionate individuals in Trombone classes in Portugal, and his legacy of students is [...]