Program Recognition
•Bachelor of Music in Performance, Brass area (horn, trombone, trumpet, euphonium, tuba) at the USC School of Music
•School of Music accredited by NASM since 1959; founded as the Department of Music in 1924
Training
•Applied study with internationally active brass faculty: trumpet soloist Rex Richardson, French hornist JD Shaw (former creative director/co-owner of Boston Brass), trombonist Michael Wilkinson, and tubist Ronald Davis (principal tuba, South Carolina Philharmonic), who coordinates the brass division
•Half and full solo recitals required on the primary instrument; BM through DMA offered in the brass area
Performance & Productions
•Brass-specific chamber ensembles including the Trumpet Ensemble, The Carolina Trombone Collective, and brass quintets, plus the USC Symphony Orchestra and wind bands
Facilities
•Performances in the School of Music's recital and concert halls on the Columbia campus
