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Michael Dugan
Assistant Professor
Trombone Choir/Jazz Ensemble II Director
OFFICE: CA 2007PHONE: (262) 472-4655
EMAIL: duganm@uww.edu
Bio
Michael Dugan, a native of St. Charles, Illinois, is one of the newest faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Michael teaches applied trombone, directs the trombone ensemble, and plays in the Whitewater Brass Quintet. In addition to his teaching duties, Dugan is an active freelance artist in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. Michael performs regularly with the Minnesota Orchestra as a substitute/extra tenor trombonist and will join the trombone section of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for the 2007-2008 season. He has also played with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, the Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble, Thunder Bay (Ontario) Symphony, Audra McDonald, Doc Severinsen, Johnny Mathis, Irish Tenors, and The Four Tops in various capacities.
From 2001-2005, Michael was a member of the United States Air Force Band of Liberty. During his tenure with the Band of Liberty, Michael was the featured trombone soloist with the Concert Band, and the Colonial Brass Quintet. His other performance assignments included the Band of Liberty Jazz Ambassadors and Ceremonial Band.
He holds a DMA in Trombone Performance and a Master of Music degree from the University of Minnesota. Prior to his study with Tom Ashworth at the University of Minnesota, Dugan received his undergraduate degree from De Paul University in Chicago, where he studied with Mark Fisher, Charles Vernon and Edward Kocher. Other pedagogical influences include Ed Zadrozny, Ron Barron, Kari Sundström and Doug Wright. www.whitewaterbones.com
Education
B.M. DePaul University; M.M., D.M.A. Univeristy of Minnesota
Classes Taught
Studio Trombone, World of the Arts, Survey of American Jazz, Jazz Ensembles