Pollard Trombone Studio Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

As universities in the US enter the application season, I am announcing that I will retire from teaching at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University at the end of this academic year, with spring 2026 as my final semester!
This decision comes after much reflection about the quick passage of time and the importance of spending the “blink of an eye” that is life, with family, friends and engaging in activities that bring the most joy! I will continue to perform as a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, playing some of the greatest music ever written, with one of the most storied arts institutions in history, in a city like no other!

Congrats to the Pollard Trombone Studio on a fantastic Spring 2025 recital!

Congrats to Roger Dahlin on a succesful performance of the John Williams Concerto with the Philarmonic Orchestra!

Congrats to Michael Zhimeng Lyu on a fantastic PD recital!!!

Congrats to members of the Pollard Trombone Studio Indiana University Jacobs School of Music on a beautiful Fall 2024 studio recital!

Congrats to Bryson Masters Trombone and Noah Woerther on presenting successful and entertaining junior recitals-fall 2024!

Congrats to Roger Dahlin, bass trombone player from the Pollard Studio and Patrick Anderson, tenor trombone player from Studio Ellefson! They were the two winners of the 2024 Jacobs School of Music Concerto Competition on November 4, 2024! Roger will perform the John Williams Concerto and Patrick will perform the David Concertino!