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James Bicigo
MM
Earlie Braggs
MM '01
Emily Cox
BM '06
Raphael Crawford
BM
Carrie Krueger-Bates
Dan De Kok
MM '87
Katie Hahn
MM '06
Michael Haisten
MM '04
Chris Van Hof
BM '06
Adam Houk
BM '07
Amy Holtz
BM '91
Jennifer Hyslop-Borr
BM '98, MM '03
Eric Joslin
BM '94
Ben Kadow
MM '02
Aaron Kadrmas
David Krosschell
BM '98
David Lambert
MM '02
Brian McCullough
BA '81
Andy Mitchell
BM, '07
Paul Mundo
BM '95, MM '97
Chris Nigrelli
BM '90
Ed Schoendorff
BM '98Sandy Serrano (Kessler)
BM '99
Jay Siverson
BM '02, MM '04
Nicole Stahl (Peabody)
BM '94
Steven Sudduth
MM '88
Mike Suter
Cheryl Thomas Gibbons
BM '02
Jeffrey A. Wardlaw
BM '90
Mark Wells
BM
Associate Professor of Music, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AL
Freelance trombonist and clinician for King Trombones.
Director of Bands, Gobles Public Schools
Freelance trombonist, Chicago, IL
Doctoral graduate assistant in the School of Music at Michigan State University.
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.
Assistant Director of Bands, Dowagiac High School.
Trombone doctoral graduate assistant at the University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois.
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. (NEW)
Adam is a master's student in trombone performance at DePaul University in Chicago, IL.
Grandville (MI) Middle School Band Director.
Director of Bands, Loudon High School, Loudon, TN
Director of Bands, Standish-Sterling Central Public Schools, Standish, MI.
Trombonist in the band at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
Trombonist in the US Army Field Band and Brass Quintet, Washington, D.C.
Adjunct Professor of Trombone and Low Brass, North Central College, Naperville, IL, and Instructor of Low Brass, Harper College, Palatine, IL.
Assistant Professor of Music, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Adjunct Faculty, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, and trombonist with the Rochester (MN) Orchestra.
Andy is a master's student in trombone performance and graduate assistant in trombone at Florida State University.
Director of Bands, Plainwell High School, Plainwell, MI.
Associate Professor of Music, Lenoir-Rhyne college, Hickory, NC.
Director of Bands, Manchester Middle School,
Manchester, MI (NEW)Trombone Instructor at the Fine Arts School of the State College Universidad Autonoma de Querétaro, Mexico and Director of the Querétaro Municipal Youth Band.
Jay is a doctoral trombone graduate assistant at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Book Production Manager, Jenkins Group, Inc., Traverse City, MI
Associate Professor of Music, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD.
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."
Director of Bands, Coloma Community Schools, Coloma, MI.
Assistant Professor of Music, Clarion University, Clarion, PA.
Director of Bands, Hartford High School, Hartford, MI
Are you a former student or trombone graduate of WMU? If your name is not
on the list and you would like it added, please contact Steve Wolfinbarger.
Contact Information:
Steve Wolfinbarger
School of Music
Western Michigan University
1903 W. Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5434
Send e-mail to Steve Wolfinbarger
269 387-4699
Last Revised: July 29, 2008