2025 STS Faculty

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New Faculty

We are thrilled to announce these new artists joining us for our 15-year celebration!

Vanessa Fralick
Associate Principal Trombone
Toronto Symphony

American Brass Quintet

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Faculty

Nicole Abissi - Freelance Trombone & Entrepreneur - New York City

Christopher Bassett - Bass Trombone - San Francisco Symphony

George Curran - Bass Trombone - New York Philharmonic

John Fedchock - Trombone/Composer/Arranger - New York City

Brian Hecht - Utility Trombone - Dallas Symphony Orchestra

James Markey - Bass Trombone - Boston 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

Colin Williams - Associate Principal Trombone - New York Philharmonic

Evan Williams - Assistant Principal Trombone - National Symphony Orchestra

Nathan Zgonc - Acting Principal Trombone - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Past Featured Artists
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