Denson Paul Pollard
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Denson Paul Pollard began as
bass/tenor trombonist with the New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in
September, 2007. Pollard
was the bass trombonist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic from 2001-2007. He has also been bass
trombonist of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Cedar Rapids
Symphony, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, the Des Moines Metro Opera
Orchestra and the principle trombonist of the Waterloo/Cedar Falls
Symphony Orchestra. Pollard
has played with the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the
Houston Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His teachers have included
Dr. Jim Roberts, Dr. David Gier, George Krem, Charles Vernon and
Joeseph Alessi.
Pollard was awarded the Master of
Musical Arts degree and the Doctorate of Musical Arts in performance
and pedagogy from the University of Iowa, where he served as a teaching
assistant in the areas of musicology, jazz and applied trombone. Pollard holds a Bachelor
of Science degree in music education from Jacksonville State University
in Jacksonville, Alabama. Dr.
Pollard has taught at the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts,
Hong Kong Baptist University and Hong Kong Chinese University. During the 2000 year,
Pollard was professor of trombone at the University of Northern Iowa. Currently, Dr. Pollard is
a member of the brass faculty of SUNY Purchase.
As a commercial musician, Pollard has
played with numerous shows. He
was the tuba/bass trombonist with tours of the revival of Showboat and the off-broadway touring
production of Annie. He played bass trombone
for an 18-month tour with Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Music
of the Night and the Barry Manilow Concert Tour.
Pollard is a passionate champion of the bass
trombone as a solo instrument and has played solo recitals all over the
world. He has been
a featured soloist with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong
Philharmonic, the West Point Military Academy Band, the Hong Kong
Academy for the Performing Arts Wind Ensemble, the Jacksonville State
University Wind Ensemble, the University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra, the
Des Moines Community Orchestra and numerous community bands across
Iowa, USA. He
performed a solo recital as a featured artist at the 2008 Eastern
Trombone Workshop in Washington, D.C. and was a featured soloist at the
2009 Asia Trombone Festival in Taipei, Taiwan.
"Greg
Black is a master craftsman. His custom mouthpiece manufacturing
knowledge and services are a tremendous resource."
Visit his website: www.densonpaulpollard.com
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