Joshua Bishop is a low brass performer and educator residing in York, Pennsylvania. He is currently serving as the Lecturer of Low Brass at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland. He earned his Master’s degree from the Jacob’s School of Music at Indiana University in music performance and his Bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University with a degree in music performance. His primary instructors include Demondrae Thurman, Carl Lenthe, Stephen Ivany, Joanna Hersey and Tom McCaslin. Josh is active as a performer having performed with ensembles such as the Triangle Brass Band and the world-renowned North Carolina Brass Band. As a competitor, Josh was named a finalist in the artist division of the Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium competition and won the 2018 East Carolina University Concerto Competition Brass Division. As a soloist Josh has performed with various high schools across North Carolina, the Triangle Brass Band, and was featured on a performance of Karl King’s Melody Shop with the Indiana University Wind Ensemble. Josh is active in chamber music currently performing with the Sequence Quartet, a professional euphonium quartet based in Southern Indiana. As an educator, Josh has given clinics to middle and high schools across eastern and central North Carolina. He has also given masterclasses to collegiate low brass students across both the United States and Canada. Josh currently performs on a Besson Prestige 2052 euphonium and an Edwards T-350E tenor trombone.
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Benjamin Horne (b.1995) is a composer/arranger, low brass performer, and music educator residing in Bloomington, Indiana. He is currently pursuing his Masters degree in Music Performance at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. He earned his Bachelor’s at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University(GA) with degrees in Music Education, Music Performance, and a Certificate in Music Composition. Horne's primary instrument is the euphonium having studied with Dr. Adam Frey, Dr. Martin Cochran, Andrew Miller, Dr. Ian McCollum, Bernard Flythe, and Dr. Demondrae Thurman. Horne is a past winner of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference Solo Artist Competition. He has also been a finalist in the South Eastern Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference Solo Artist Competition and the International Euphonium Tuba Festival Solo Artist Division. Horne was a member of the Columbus State University Trombone Choir under the direction of Dr. Bradley Palmer. He was among the ensemble members on the Choir’s 2017 CD, Full Tilt. Horne was a member of the Teal Sound and Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps including the latter’s 2016 Drum Corps International World Championship corps. Horne studied composition with Dr. James Ogburn and Dr. Don Freund. His works and arrangements span various styles. Horne’s works compositions and arrangements have received many honors and have been performed around the world including at the Latzsch Trombone Festival in Germany by the CSU Trombone Choir as well as performances at other events such as the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference. Gladiator, a work from solo bass trombone and trombone octet, is a past winner of the Texas Tech Trombone Ensemble Composition Contest and was performed at the 2018 Big 12 Trombone Conference by the Texas Tech Trombone Choir featuring world-renowned bass trombonist Charles Vernon. Mr. Horne's conducting mentors include Dr. Jamie Nix and Paul Hostetter. He has worked with various ensembles as a conductor and educator including the Georgia Brass Band. Mr. Horne most recently served as a middle and high school assistant band director at Holcomb Bridge Middle School and Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia where he also led the jazz program.
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Jack Lorens is a euphonium and trombone player from Murfreesboro, Tennessee where he completed his Bachelor’s degree in music performance at Middle Tennessee State University. He then went on to complete his Master’s degree in music performance from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Jack has been successful competitively, being invited to audition for the Army Field Band and twice being named a semi-finalist in the artist euphonium division at the Leonard Falcone festival. He is also active as a studio musician performing on video game soundtracks in the Nashville, TN area. His primary teachers include Demondrae Thurman and Chris Combest. Jack currently plays on an Adams E3 euphonium.
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Andrew Sallee is a low brass performer and educator based in Southern Indiana. He earned his Bachelor’s in Euphonium Performance at the University of South Florida (’18) and his Master’s in Euphonium Performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (’20), where he is currently working on his DMA. His primary instructors include Demondrae Thurman, Joseph Alvarez, and Jay Hunsberger. He has performed in a wide variety of musical settings including wind bands, big bands, polka bands, various chamber ensembles, and he spent time gigging with a jazz combo throughout Florida. He has performed as a guest artist at events including the Midwest and Southeast Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conferences, the South Florida Tuba/Euphonium Festival, the Tampa Bay Trombone Festival, and was featured in an encore performance of Peter Graham's "Brillante" at the 2022 International Euphonium Tuba Festival. Andrew was a recent finalist in the brass division of the Indiana University Concerto Competition. As an educator, his students have been accepted into regional honor bands and have received top marks in Solo and Ensemble events at the local and state levels.
Andrew performs on a Miraphone M5050 Ambassador Euphonium and a B&S 3085B Challenger Trombone.
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