Learn from Great Brass Teachers

Based in Houston, Texas, international performer and award-winning soloist, Charlotte Povey, is one of the most sought-out young hornists in the south. Having spent her summers playing in premiere music festivals — including the Trentino Music Festival in Italy, the Atlantic Music Festival, where she was a Resident Artist Fellow, and Texas Music Festival, as an orchestral fellow.

Hello my name is Jon Busch and I am a classical musician specializing in French horn, score reading/arranging, composition, Sibelius music notation, brass and more. I study with the previous Principal Horn of the New York Philharmonic, Philip Myers and hold a degree from NYU. I am active in the freelance market and on the audition trail worldwide.

Troy Sargent is a Disneyland musician, freelance trumpet player and music educator located in Orange Country, California. As an educator, Troy has had the opportunity to serve as a Brass Caption-Head, Trumpet Section Instructor, and Guest Artist at various high schools in the Greater Los Angeles Area including Fountain Valley High School, Edison High School, Eleanore Roosevelt…

Native to Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Matt Jarosch is one of the most in-demand trombonists in the Chicagoland area. As a recent graduate of DePaul University, he studied under Thomas Matta, Tim Coffman, and Charles Vernon (Chicago Symphony Orchestra). In his time at college, he received a bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies and a minor in Mathematics.

I am a professional trombone player and full time band director in Central Florida. I hold degrees in trombone performance and music education from Florida Southern College and the University of South Florida. I have played trombone all over the Tampa area where I play on recordings for independent film scores, perform as a pit musician at the Straz Center, and hold the position…

Downbeat Magazine calls trombonist Mariel Bildsten “irrepressibly spontaneous." Mariel Bildsten headlines jazz festivals, plays around the country, and performs regularly in New York City, in the US, and internationally. Mariel has been featured onstage with Jon Batiste, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jennifer Hudson, Roy Hargrove, and many others.

Dr. Stephen Whimple, hailing from Clifton Park, New York, is a freelance musician and educator based in the Hudson Valley. From 2022 to 2024, he performed with the Orchestra Now as an orchestral fellow. Dr. Whimple served as an Instructor and Graduate Teaching Assistant at The University of Alabama.

Hello! My name is Jacob Hartis and I play the French Horn! I have several years of experience in private instruction and nearly 10 years of professional performing experience! I received my Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance from Young Harris College and I am expected to graduate in May with my Master's Degree in Music Performance at Georgia State University.

Hello, and welcome! My name is Andrew Krupski. I have a Bachelor of Science and a Master's in Music Education from the University of South Florida and Texas Tech University respectively. I taught public school in both Florida and Texas for 13 years. I have taught private lessons, small groups, and large ensembles.

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