Jeremy Wilson

Jeremy Wilson is second trombonist in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and its sister organization, the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera. He joined the orchestras in 2007 after winning what was his first ever orchestral audition.

A native of McMinnville, Tennessee, Jeremy began his trombone studies with Tom Lundberg before attending the University of Tennessee to study with Don Hough. While at the University of Tennessee, Jeremy won the Eastern Trombone Workshop’s National Classical Solo Competition for four consecutive years (2003-2006). He was also lead trombonist in Tennessee Trombonery, a jazz ensemble that in 2003 won the International Trombone Association’s Kai Winding Jazz Ensemble Competition as well as the Eastern Trombone Workshop’s National Jazz Ensemble Competition. In 2004 he was named a Presser Scholar, and in 2005 he received a dual Bachelor
of Music degree in Music Education and Trombone Performance.

In 2006 Jeremy attended the University of North Texas to pursue a master’s degree, where he studied with Vern Kagarice, Jan Kagarice, and Tony Baker. During his time there, he was a teaching fellow, principal trombonist in the North Texas Wind Symphony, and a member of the prestigious One O’Clock Lab Band. As part of the UNT Teaching Fellow Quartet, he won the Eastern Trombone Workshop National Quartet Competition and the International Trombone Association’s Quartet Competition. Just before moving to Vienna, he also won the International Trombone Association’s Frank Smith Classical Solo Competition.

Now in his fourth season in Vienna, Jeremy has performed over 200 Philharmonic concerts in 22 countries under some of the world’s greatest conductors. In the Vienna State Opera, Jeremy has
played well over 400 performances of 72 different operas and ballets. He is currently the only American performing member of either orchestra, and in October 2010, Jeremy became one of just a handful of Americans ever to have been made a full member of the Society of the Wiener Philharmoniker. He and his wife Kristi now live in a small town north of Vienna with their 2-year-old son Elijah.

J. Michael Allsen

J. Michael Allsen teaches Music History I (Medieval/ Renaissance) and several General Studies courses offered by the Music Department. An active performer, he is bass trombonist with the Madison Symphony Orchestra and freelances with other classical and jazz ensembles in Wisconsin. Allsen received the College of Arts and Communication Excellence Award for
teaching in 1998 and 2005, and in 2004 he received the College’s Excellence Award for research. Since 2001, he has served as an artist-in-residence (sackbut) and music historian at the Madison Early Music Festival.

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, plays with the Whitewater Brass Quintet, directs the trombone ensemble and jazz ensemble two. In addition to his teaching duties, Dugan
is an active freelance artist in the Upper-Midwest. Dugan has recently performed with the Milwaukee Symphony, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Madison Symphony, Green Bay Symphony,
Minnesota Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Isthmus Brass Ensemble. Dugan is an artist/clinician for Edwards Trombones.

Alex Rambo

Alex rambo,a UW-Whitewater alumnus, is the instrumental music teacher for the Fall River School District where he directs the middle school, high school and fifth grade bands. It is his desire for every student to develop a lasting appreciation of music, and to use music as a recreational and emotional outlet. Mr. Rambo is an accomplished trombonist in both the classical and jazz idioms, and has a knack for playing 80’s rock songs on the piano.