Playing beautiful ‘Music in the Park’ June 13
Tennessee is probably better known for its guitar pickers and fiddlers than for its slide trombonists, but that may begin to change with the international success of the University of Tennessee group called the Tennessee Trombonery.
The trombone ensemble includes Warren County’s own Jeremy Wilson, son of Ron and Renee Wilson. The group will be the featured act at Music in the Park on Friday, June 13 at the new Chamber of Commerce building in downtown McMinnville.
Wilson is currently asking for donations and support around the county to finance the group’s trip to Helsinki, Finland to accept its award at the International Trombone Association’s annual convention. As a result, the group’s appearance here will be the only Music in the Park concert this year where the Chamber will actively solicit donations. The group will also have CDs for sale at the concert.
Tennessee Trombonery, composed of five trombones, piano, bass and drums, has performed around the country. The group has also won two prestigious competitions for jazz trombone ensembles this year.
In February, they won the Eastern Trombone Workshop’s National Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition. This competition was open to any collegiate jazz trombone ensemble in the country.
Then, as the group was leaving Tennessee to perform its national championship concert, they were informed via e-mail they had also won the Kai Winding International Trombone Ensemble Competition. This competition is an annual event held by the International Trombone Association, a professional association of trombonists from around the world. This competition was open to trombonists of any age, collegiate, amateur, or professional, from any location. Past winners have included the Capitol Bones from Washington, D.C. and the New York Trombone Conspiracy.
Tennessee Trombonery is the only group ever to win both the national and international competitions in the same year.
Wilson, who also won the solo competition at the Eastern Trombone Workshop’s national competition, says the last few months have been a whirlwind of activity.
“It’s really just overwhelming,” Wilson said. “All in six months I’ve won these competitions. I’ve played in Carnegie Hall and I’m preparing to go to Europe, so it’s easy to see how it could be overwhelming.”
For more information, and for those who would like to help Tennessee Trombonery finance its trip to Helsinki, contact the Chamber at 473-6611, or Jeremy Wilson at home 635-3339, cell, (931) 273-5157, or e-mail him at [email protected].
Music in the Park
Featured act: Tennessee Trombonery
When: June 13
Where: Chamber of Commerce