Beall Concert Hall

961 East 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR

The University of Oregon is honored to welcome international trombone soloist and recording artist Joseph Alessi, principal trombone of the New York Philharmonic, for a solo recital, a centerpiece event of a weeklong residency. Tickets are available at the door or in advance from the UO Ticket Office, 541-346-4363.

The UO School of Music and Dance has named Alessi a 2014 Robert M. Trotter Visiting Professor, a mark of distinction reserved for honored guest artists and scholars.

Alessi was appointed principal trombone of the New York Philharmonic in the spring of 1985, and has also performed as a member of the San Francisco Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, L'Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, and the London Symphony Orchestra. Alessi is currently on the faculty of The Juilliard School. Alessi's discography includes many releases on the Summit record label, including the recent Trombonastics, and a disc with New York Philharmonic Principal Trumpet Philip Smith entitled Fandango. His recording of George Crumb's Starchild on the Bridge record label won a Grammy Award for 1999­-2000.