Trombonist Steve Parker is an active soloist, chamber musician, and educator. An advocate of new music, he has commissioned or premiered over a hundred works in the US and Europe. He is currently a Harrington Scholar at UT Austin and was previously engaged as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany.
Parker has been a featured soloist at the Spoleto Festival USA, Santa Fe New Music, Bowerbird (Philadelphia), Red Room (Baltimore), and Roulette (NYC). He played the American premiere of David Lang's MEN for solo trombone, ensemble and video and has presented recitals at several universities in the US.
In the orchestral realm, Parker worked for three summers with Pierre Boulez and Ensemble InterContemporain at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland and has received fellowships with the Music Academy of the West, Spoleto Festival, and the National Repertory Orchestra. He has performed with the Jacksonville Symphony, New World Symphony, Charleston Symphony, and Sarasota Opera.
Parker is a member of Second Instrumental Unit (NYC) and performs with Signal Ensemble (NYC). Recent concerts include performances at Le Poisson Rouge, MASS MoCA, and the Bang on a Can Marathon.
Parker received a MM from Rice University and a BA/BM from Oberlin College in Applied Mathematics and Music.
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Philadelphia's Magic Gardens 1020-1022 South Street, Philadelphia Saturday, June 21st 3-6PM $5
Fire Museum brings you Summer Solstice Reverie at the Magic Gardens, three hours of continuous music taking place on 4 staging areas with 23 different sets in total. This afternoon of sound, vision and movement features (in no particular order):
Ashley Deekus, Charles Duquesne (Public Record, etc), Toshi Makihara, Lisa Spero (Radio Eris, etc), Daniel Fishkin (Dandelion Fiction), Eric Carbonara, George Korein, Katt Hernandez, Steven Parker, Michael Parker, Serpents of Wisdom, Grass Hair, Jack Wright and Alban Bailey, Ryan Frazier, Emit Es, Brother Buckroar, John Barrios, Megan Cauley & Mike Mc Dermott (Gemini Wolf), Tom Madeja, Tony Cenicola, Adoration, Charles Cohen & Tyler (Color is Luxury), Weyes Bluhd, Latralmagog and Lenny Siedman's Tabla Choir.
There will also be dance performances by members of Amnesiac Dance Company & magic lantern projections by Brooke Sietinsons.
New sound combinations will emerge as you wander through the gardens during the performances. Inside, electronic music performances will accompany the magic latern projections - culminating in a performance of tabla tarang by a three person "tabla choir".
I heard back about two weeks ago, but unfortunately, I was not chosen as a finalist. I'm not taking it personally, though. Sure, I sold all my instruments and now work at a corporate conglomerate... but, I'm not taking it personally.
Steve Thank you for your visit. You thus saw all my Cds collection (more 300 Cd) of trombonists on www.cdstrombone.com/ If you want to make there appear your last Cd, contact me. Good-bye Henri
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