FACULTY & FRIENDS– Featuring Jeremy Marks and Brenda Fernandez

Jeremy in a suit holding his trombone
January 17, 2023 - 7:30 PM
Rowe Recital Hall

The Department of Music presents a Faculty & Friends concert  with Jeremy Marks and Brenda Fernandez on piano.

Dr. Jeremy Marks started his position as Assistant Professor of Trombone at UNC Charlotte in the fall of 2018. Prior to his appointment, he held faculty positions at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Blinn College (TX), and was the Teaching Assistant for the trombone studio at The University of Texas at Austin. His students have participated in summer programs such as the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute and the Bar Harbor Brass Camp.

Dr. Marks is the 2nd trombonist with Opera Carolina and the North Carolina Brass Band, bass trombonist of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, and interim principal trombonist with the Western Piedmont Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he has performed with several other symphony orchestras, including Charlotte, Virginia, Baton Rouge, Austin (TX), and Canton (OH). His doubling credits on bass trombone, bass trumpet, and euphonium can be heard on the Naxos, Mark Customs, Arcadia, and Longhorn record labels. He is a member of the 2013 International Trombone Association Quartet Competition winner, Northside Trombone Quartet. Other performing credits include several regional, national, and international venues, such as the 2018 and 2019 International Trombone Festivals and the 2017 International Women’s Brass Conference.

The Program:

Paul Hindemith - Trombone Sonata
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger - Aria de Passion Domine 
David F. Wilborn - Concertino
Øystein Baadsvik - Ordner seg
Donald White - Tetra Ergon

 

Tickets are $10 and $8. CoAA Faculty, Staff, and Students are eligible for free tickets to this performance.  Please log into your Niner account in the ticketing system to redeem.