Karen Mari

Trombone

(847) 224-7233

karen.e.mari@gmail.com
www.karenmari.org

Education
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music





2011-2015
Bachelors of Music Education (expected June 2015)
Primary instrument: trombone
Secondary instruments: bass trombone, euphonium

Primary Trombone Instructors
Peter Ellefson










2011 2015
Professor of Trombone, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (Bloomington, IN)

William McElheney










2013
Former trombonist, Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna, Austria)

Colleen Bayoneto









2007 2011
Trombone instructor, Merit School of Music (Chicago, IL)

Primary Conducting Instructor
Eric M. Smedley

Asst. Director of Bands, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (Bloomington, IN)
2013

Ensemble Experience
Orchestra
Jacobs School of Music Symphony Orchestra, assistant principal & bass trombone

Conducted by Cliff Colnot (2013), David Effron, & Grzegorz Nowak (2014)

Jacobs School of Music Festival Chorus & Orchestra, trombone



Conducted by Dominic DiOrio (2013) & Betsy Burleigh (2014)
Jacobs School of Music Summer University Orchestra, bass trombone


Conducted by Cliff Colnot

Wind Band
Jacobs School of Music Summer Band, bass trombone




Conducted by Stephen W. Pratt

Jacobs School of Music Symphonic Band, principal trombone & bass trombone

Conducted by Jeffery D. Gershman

Brass Ensemble
Indiana University Trombone Choir, trombone & bass trombone



Conducted by Carl Lenthe

Indiana University Brass Ensemble, trombone & bass trumpet



Conducted by Edmund Cord

2013-2014

2013 & 2014

2013

2014

2011-2012

2012-2014

2012

Solo Performances with Orchestra

Merit School of Music Symphony Orchestra, Robert G. Hasty conducting

Vernon Hills High School Symphony Orchestra, Frank Lestina conducting

2011

2011

Chamber Music Experience

The Leaves of Brass Quintet








2011-2014

Coached by Jeffery Nelsen, Joey Tartell, Daniel Perantoni, Peter Ellefson, and Anthony Plog

Masterclasses with Carl Lenthe, John Rommel

IES Vienna Chamber Music Performance Workshop






2013

Coached by William McElheney, Dr. Ulrike Anton, and Michele Friedman

Opera, Ballet, & Theater Experience

University Gilbert & Sullivan Society

New Voices Opera



Jacobs School of Music Ballet Theater

Jacobs School of Music Ballet Theater

Overshadowed Productions


University Players

Iolanthe, by Gilbert & Sullivan

2014

Intoxication, by Chappell Kingsland (world premier)

2013

Spring Ballet: East by Northeast

2014

Spring Ballet: Old World, New World

2013

The Music Man, by Meredith Willson

2012

Abraham Lincolns Big Gay Dance Party, by Aaron Loeb 2011

Teaching Experience
Degree & Certification
Bachelor of Music Education (Instrumental Band) (expected June 2015)
K-12 Instrumental Music Certification (expected May 2015)

Student Teaching
Roosevelt High School Bands, Chicago Public Schools (Albany Park, Chicago)

Other Experience
Indiana University Young Winds Teacher





Indiana University College Audition Preparation Camp Counselor


Indiana University Summer Music Clinic Counselor

2015

2014

2014

2011-2013

2011-2015

2011-2015

Awards
Premier Young Artists Award from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Music Faculty Award from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music