2009

February 14, 2009–Workshop on jazz trombone section playing for BYU Jazz Festival.

March 27-28, 2009–Gail Wilson retirement concert (“Wilson Gail-A”) and festivities. Chandler, AZ. See program & pictures here. Review of concert here.

April 25, 2009–Adjudication of Utah State Solo and Ensemble Competition.

May 2, 2009–Salt Lake Choral Artists Concert–Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio. Libby Gardner Concert Hall, 7:30 pm.

May 15, 2009–Utah Trombone Authority concert for Deseret Chamber Music Festival. BYU Madsen Recital Hall, 7:30 pm, free.

May 19, 2009–Sub with Utah Symphony. Wagner, Lohengrin; Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 2; Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3. Abravanel Hall, 7:00 pm.

June 2, 2009–Utah Trombone Authority Concert for FPC Community Concert Series. Works by Christian Asplund, Benjamin Taylor, Heinrich Schütz, Franz Schubert, Charles Mingus, et al. First Presbyterian Church, Salt Lake City, 7:00 pm, free.

June 3, 2009—Recording sessions of works by Sam Cardon. LA East Recording Studio.

June 29-July 8–Sub with Utah Symphony. Holst, Planets; Beethoven, Sym No. 5; Sousa, Stars & Stripes; Williams, Star Wars. At Abravanel, Deer Valley, Taylorsville, West Valley, Sundance.

August 3-4, 2009–Judging panel for Barlow Endowment Competition ($20,000 prize for trombone concerto to be premiered by Joe Alessi in 2010).

October 22-24, 2009–Bowling Green New Music Festival performance with trombonist Bill Mathis. Premiere of work by composer Steven Ricks for 2 trombones and electronics.