Brass Workshop
Jazz or classical: you choose. Either way, the Brass Workshop is for you. With instructors from Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee, you will study with diverse, world-class faculty comprising some of the East Coast's most renowned musicians. You'll have the perfect opportunity to improve all aspects of your musical ability, taking your skills to new levels by exploring the world of brass performance.
2022 Program Information
Program dates: | June 21–June 25 |
Registration fee: | $50 (nonrefundable) |
Tuition: | $1,295 |
Housing: | $895 |
Payment Deadline: | May 1 |
Move-in: | Tuesday, June 21, 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. |
Move-out: | Saturday, June 25, by 7:00 p.m. |
Age range: | 15 years and older |
Visiting Artist: Kenneth Thompkins
Kenneth Thompkins was appointed Principal Trombone of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra by Neeme Järvi. Prior to this appointment, he held positions in the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Florida Orchestra and performed with the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. A former participant in the Detroit Symphony’s African American Fellowship Program, he has been a mentor to several Orchestra Fellows over the years.
Thompkins has toured Europe with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and has also performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He can be heard on recordings by Detroit Chamber Winds, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He has also contributed a chapter to The Brass Player’s Cookbook: Creative Recipes for a Successful Performance.
Visiting Artist: Philp Dizack
Philip Dizack, one of the most important jazz trumpeters of his generation, is emerging as an integral player of the worldwide jazz scene, fulfilling DownBeat Magazine's 2007 proclamation “[one of twenty-five] Trumpet Players for the Future.” Philip was a featured soloist on the 2021 recording Assembly of Shadows which received two Grammy nominations for Best Instrumental Composition and Best Instrumental Arrangement. He has performed and recorded alongside an extremely wide array of musicians unencumbered by generation or genre - in clubs, concert halls, arenas, stadiums, and on television & films, in over 25 countries. Philip Dizack has released 3 solo albums and has been featured on over 35 albums as a supporting member
Program Director: Billy Buss
Billy Buss is an award-winning trumpet player, composer, producer, and educator. He has been recognized by DownBeat magazine, the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts, and the White House (as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts). Buss is an assistant professor in Berklee College of Music's Brass Department.
Program Director: Angel Subero
Angel Subero is a Venezuelan trombonist who attended the Conservatorio Itinerante in Caracas, Venezuela, where he studied with the legendary Michel Becquet. After coming to the United States in 2001, he attended the Boston Conservatory, where he studied with Lawrence Isaacson, and New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Douglas Yeo. He also studied with John Rojak at the Aspen Music Festival.