TAMUK trombone quartet wins international competition
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A trombone quartet from Texas A&M University-Kingsville School of Music was named the winner of the International Trombone Association’s (ITA) trombone quartet competition in July at Columbus State University in Georgia.
The quartet, named The Chulobones, consists of three music education and performance majors, including Joey Guerra of Brownsville; Guillermo Navarro of Laredo, Carlos D. García of Brownsville; and A&M-Kingsville alumni Eden Garza, of Alice, who is currently a graduate student at the University of Texas. The students’ coaches are Dr. Óscar Diaz, professor of trombone at Texas A&M-Kingsville; Dr. Megan Boutin, adjunct professor of trombone at Texas A&M-Kingsville; and Dr. Nathaniel Brickens, Professor of Trombone from UT-Austin.
An OU professor was honored with the 2020-2021 Presidentâs Award by the Oklahoma Music Educators Association (OkMEA) for his outstanding contribution to music education.
Professor of trombone Irvin Wagner was named as a recipient of this award following a 51 year career at OU. Wagner was nominated by one of his former students and orchestra vice president for the OkMEA, Sarah Chan.
âI was really surprised and excited when I was notified that I was going to receive the award,â Wagner said. âThe first thing that went through my mind was that I got nominated by a teacher who used to be a student at OU, and I thought that was phenomenal.â