2026 STS Faculty

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New Faculty

Gracie Potter
Principal Trombone
Detroit Symphony Orchestra

José Milton Vieira
Principal Trombone
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Faculty

Christopher Bassett - Bass Trombone - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Brian Hecht - Utility Trombone - Dallas Symphony Orchestra

James Nova - Second/Utility Trombone - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Masa Ohtake - Second Trombone - Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Dr. Bradley Palmer - Professor of Trombone - Columbus State University

Hillary Simms - American Brass Quintet

Yu Tamaki - International Solo/Recording Artist

Bill Thomas - Bass Trombone - Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich

Nathan Zgonc - Acting Principal Trombone - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Evan Williams - Assistant Principal Trombone - National Symphony Orchestra

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Past Featured Artists
2025 Vanessa Fralick, American Brass Quintet
​2024 Yu Tamaki, Bill Thomas
2023 Megumi Kanda, Bill Thomas
2022 Alex Iles, Mayumi Shimizu
2020 Sasha Romero, José Milton Vieira
2019 Randy Hawes, Ko-Ichiro Yamamoto
​2018 Joseph Alessi, Stephen Lange
2017 Jim Markey, Jeremy Moeller
2016 Bill Thomas, Brian Hecht
2015 Jim Nova
2014 Craig Mulcahy
2012 Paul Pollard
2011 Jay Evans, Nikki Abissi
2010 Tom Gibson