ABOUT
NewStream Brass seeks to be the premiere crossover brass chamber ensemble. We wish to produce repertoire, promote holistic music educational methods, and inspire audiences to broaden their musical perspectives.
Dr. Robert Sears
Trumpet
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Dr. Robert Sears is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at West Virginia University.
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BM Music Ed (BYU-Idaho), MM Performance & Literature (University of Illinois), DMA Jazz Performance with Classical Performance Cognate (University of Illinois).
Dr. Derek Ganong
Trumpet
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Dr. Derek Ganong is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet, Director of Jazz, and Technology Coordinator at Boise State University
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BA Ethnomusicology/Computer Science (UCLA), MM Studio Music (NYU), DMA Jazz and Classical Performance (University of Miami).
Dr. Connor Frederick
Trombone
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Dr. Connor Frederick is a trombonist, composer, arranger, and educator based in Charleston, Illinois. He is currently the Instructor of Trombone and Jazz at Eastern Illinois University.
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BM Jazz Performance (University of Illinois), MM Orchestral Trombone Performance (Penn State University), DMA Trombone Performance (University of Miami).
Alex Smith
Percussion
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Dr. Alex Smith currently serves as Director of UCM Percussion and Associate Professor at University of Central Missouri.
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BM Percussion Performance (East Carolina University), MM Percussion Performance, MA Musicology-Ethnomusicology, DMA Percussion Performance (Michigan State University).
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Dr. Amanda Ross
Trumpet
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Dr. Amanda Ross currently serves as Assistant Professor of Trumpet, Director of the Oakland University Jazz Band, and coordinator of the jazz area at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.
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BM Trumpet Performance with Jazz Emphasis (Baldwin Wallace), MM Trumpet and Chamber Music, DMA Trumpet (University of Michigan).
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Dr. Jack Courtwright
Trombone
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Dr. Jack Courtright currently serves as Director of Jazz Ensembles at East Texas A&M University.
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BM Jazz Performance and Trombone (Eastman School of Music), MM Jazz Trombone
Performance (University of North Texas).
Dr. Brett Copeland
Tuba
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Dr. Brett Copeland is the Assistant Adjunct Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Northern Iowa.
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BA Music Technology (University of Northern Iowa), MM Tuba Performance and Literature (University of South Florida), DMA Tuba Performance and Literature (Eastman School of Music).
Dr. Kevin Miescke
Horn
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Dr. Kevin Miescke currently serves as Teaching Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Music.
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BM Music Education (University of Nevada, Reno), MM Horn Performance (University of Texas), DM Horn Performance (Indiana University).