The Brass Digest (No. 367)
4 Events This Week + 54 Updates To The Website
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Brass Digest, where I recap new stories, auditions, events, and links added to the website.
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📰 This Past Week’s News & Stories
No Updates This Week
📅 Upcoming Events
June 30-July 3: Capital Region Summer Trombone Institute
July 5: Smyth Violin and French Horn Concerto with the Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra
July 6-12: Rafael Méndez Brass Institute
📇 Recently Added Events
July 11-13: Christian Lindberg at the Öregrunds Musikfestival
July 12: Gregson Trumpet Concerto with the Scarborough Symphony Orchestra
September 26-28: Marsalis Tuba Concerto with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra
October 28: Marsalis Trumpet Concerto with the University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra
💿 Albums Added to the Brass Albums Database
The Walk by Nils Wogram (2025)
Gavin Higgins: Horn Concerto & Fanfare, Air & Flourishes by Ben Goldscheider (2025)
Transatlantic by Onyx Brass (2025)
📚 New Additions to Books on Brass
No Updates This Week
𝄢 Recent Works Added to Brass Music by Black Composers/Artists
No Updates This Week
🎼 Recent Works Added to Brass Music by Women Composers/Artists
No Updates This Week
New Brass Auditions
📯 French Horn: Royal Swedish Opera | Sun
🦴 Trombone: Hilversum
🎺 Trumpet: Brandenburg | Oslo
2️⃣🐑 Tuba/Euphonium: Sun
🎓 College Job Postings
Trumpet: College of New Jersey
🎂 Brass Birthdays This Week
June 30 – Renold Schilke
July 2 – Dale Clevenger
4 – Fred Wesley
6 – Rick Braun
7 – Doc Severinsen
🔗 New Links
Brass Ensembles and Quintets: Gewandhaus Brass Quintet
🎉 Recent Winners and Hires
Robbie Paniagua - Trumpet, West Point Band
Forrest Albano - Principal Trumpet, Dallas Opera
Justin Bernardi - Principal Trumpet, Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Neckermann - Principal Trumpet, Battle Creek Symphony
Ayaka Miura - Associate Principal Trumpet, Boise Philharmonic
Jhoan Garcia - Second Trumpet, Peoria Symphony Orchestra
Ashley Wessel - Assistant Principal, Peoria Symphony Orchestra
Floris Onstwedder - Principal Trumpet, Brussels Philharmonic
Michael Winter - Associate Principal Horn, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Lou-Anne Dutreix - Low Horn, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Simen Fegran - Low Horn, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Blake Moreland - Second/Utility Horn, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Natalie Sweasy - Second Horn, Detroit Opera
Zach Monroe - Principal Horn, Waco Symphony Orchestra
Thea Humphries - Second Horn, Phoenix Symphony
Shelby Nugent - Fourth Horn, Phoenix Symphony
Susie Fritts - Section Horn, Bozeman Symphony Orchestra
Sean Stineford - Jazz Trombone, U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West
Joe Maiocco - Bass Trombone, Kansas City Symphony
David Kidd - Second Trombone, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Mark Bennett - Principal Trombone, Colorado Ballet
Renée Vogen - Horn, Texas State University
Timothy Owner - Trombone, University of North Texas
Dawid Mżyk - Trombone/Low Brass, New Mexico State University
Chenguang “Edmond” Wang - Trumpet, University of Virginia
Coleman Scott - Trumpet, Washburn University
Tyler Coffman - Low Brass, Louisiana Tech University
Kevin Dugat - Low Brass, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Martijn van Rijswijk - Tuba, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Roel Arazo - Euphonium, U.S. Army Field Band
Alec Rich - Tuba, U.S. Army Ceremonial Band
Clare Farr - Bass Trombone, Royal College of Music
Sarah Willis - Horn, Royal College of Music
Jens Bjørn-Larsen - Tuba, Royal College of Music
Nikola Tomić - Trumpet, SUNY Fredonia
Will Morley - Second Trombone, Komische Opera Berlin
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