presents
FSU Trombone Day
FSU Trombone Choir and Octet Concert
Saturday, March 7, 2026 2:30 p.m. Opperman Music Hall
PROGRAM
FSU Trombone Choir
Cathedral Music (1953)
Connor Altagen, conductor
Thomas Beversdorf (1924–1981)
arr. Vern Kagarice
Blue Dream of Sky (2015)
Ana’s Song and Dance (2010)
Maxwell Brower, conductor
David Biedenbender (b. 1984)
Gary Powell Nash (b. 1964)
Grant Keel, conductor
– Brief Intermission –
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.
Florida State University provides accommodations for persons with disabilities. Please notify the College of Music at (850) 644-3424 at least five working days prior to a musical event to request accommodation for disability or alternative program format.
Fanfare to the Rising Phoenix (2003)
FSU Trombone Octet
Hana Beloglavec conductor
Norman Bolter (b. 1955)
Ross Holcombe, trombone
Turning Back the Clock (2005)
Mark Nightingale III. Shock and Hope (b. 1967)
Kevin Jones, trombone
Six Lieder, Op. 7 (1839–1846)
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel II. Erwin (1805–1847) VI. Dein ist mein herz arr. Ross Holcombe
Ross Holcombe, trombone
Scherzo Funèbre (2006)
FSU Trombone Choir Personnel
Tenor Trombone
Connor Altagen
Connor Casey
Sarah Castillo
Jane Cohen
Landon Ellenberg
Rosemary Hoitt
Grant Keel
Reagan Lesser
Aryn Nester
Caden Ragsdale
Justus Smith
Elijah Van Camp-Goh
Andrew Walker
Allen Wroten
Bass Trombone
Maxwell Brower
Brent Creekmore
Marcus Lampkin, Jr.
Kevin Li
Shane O’Sullivan
Jacob Zussy
Derek Bourgeois (1941–2017)
FSU Trombone Octet Personnel
Tenor Trombone
Connor Altagen
Sarah Castillo
Landon Ellenberg
Grant Keel,
Aryn Nester
Elijah Van Camp-Goh
Bass Trombone
Maxwell Brower
Brent Creekmore
Kevin Li