The Jacksonville State University Brass Band is from Jacksonville, Alabama.
Dr. Casey Thomas is the group's director. Originally from Cedartown, Georgia, Dr. Casey Thomas is Assistant Professor of Trombone at Jacksonville State University. Dr. Thomas completed both his Master’s and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in trombone performance and pedagogy from The University of Iowa in Iowa City and his Bachelor’s degree in music education from Jacksonville State University. He is a low brass instructor with The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps (www.cadets.org). He is also a member of Resonant Projection, a professional trombone quartet dedicated to promoting new and undiscovered works, and is a founding member of the Durward Ensemble (www.durwardmusic.com), which performs across the country and is a chamber ensemble that promotes the diversity of contemporary music to a broad audience through performances of rarely performed works and by commissioning new works by living composers. Dr. Thomas is the principal trombonist of the Gadsden (AL) Symphony Orchestra, bass trombonist with the Rome (GA) Symphony Orchestra and has performed with various ensembles throughout the U.S. and Canada. He is also the owner of Potenza Music (www.potenzamusic.com), a publishing house for new compositions and arrangements. Previous academic appointments were at Berry College, Georgia Highlands College, Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Ouachita Baptist University, Cornell College, and Saint Ambrose University.
Dr. Thomas is married to Teresa Beary (a tubist) and together they have one cat, The Dude.
The Jacksonville State University Music Department Mission is to develop musicians who are aware of the past, engaged in the present, anticipating the future, and capable of leading and making musical contributions in whatever community or walk of life they choose. We offer professional training and promote scholarship among students in the discipline of music, sharing the expertise of our faculty in the training of music educators and performers. We recognize the interdependence among performance studies, music education and the theoretical and historical aspects of musical study, and we strive to instill excellence in each of these areas. We provide leadership for the region, and serve the musical needs of the University, the general college student, campus cultural goals, and the larger surrounding community through ensembles, solo performances and curricular offerings.
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