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New Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Pima College / August 13, 2023
After a series of interviews this past summer, I have officially been offered the Adjunct Professor of Percussion position at Pima Community College here in Tucson, AZ. Homero Ceron, Former Principal Percussionist of the Tucson Symphony, held this professorship for many years and I am honored to be inheriting the wonderful percussion program that he has built. Plus, it will be a joy to teach alongside many of my other TSO colleagues at PCC.
If you are interested in studying with me (and receiving college credit!) this semester, please get in touch! We have openings for applied percussion lessons and for percussion ensemble. Our ensemble will meet on Fridays from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM at PCC West Campus. Everyone is welcome, including complete beginners! Enrollment starts as low as $87 a semester!
Please help spread the word and feel free to reach out directly if you are interested in joining our percussion program at PCC!
If you are interested in studying with me (and receiving college credit!) this semester, please get in touch! We have openings for applied percussion lessons and for percussion ensemble. Our ensemble will meet on Fridays from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM at PCC West Campus. Everyone is welcome, including complete beginners! Enrollment starts as low as $87 a semester!
Please help spread the word and feel free to reach out directly if you are interested in joining our percussion program at PCC!
Upcoming Performances / Events
Arizona Philharmonic: "Opening Concert with Katherine McLin" | September 8, 2024
3:00 PM | Ruth Street Theater and Fine Arts Complex | Prescott, AZ
Trevor will be performing as guest principal percussionist with the AZ Phil on September 8th. Violin virtuoso Katherine McLin and Maestro Peter Bay open Arizona Philharmonic’s seventh season, featuring a vibrant blend of music that spans the contemporary to the classical. The concert begins with Gwyneth Walker’s Fanfare, Interlude and Finale, a firmly American work of beauty, reflection, and boldness. It sets the stage for Mendelssohn’s celebrated Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, with McLin showcasing the work’s emotional depth and brilliance. Arthur Honegger’s Pastorale d’été offers a tranquil moment, with its depiction of a peaceful summer day in the Swiss Alps. The evening concludes with Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 92 in G Major, “Oxford,” heralded for its joyous sophistication. Join Arizona Philharmonic on this journey through these evocative landscapes of music.
3:00 PM | Ruth Street Theater and Fine Arts Complex | Prescott, AZ
Trevor will be performing as guest principal percussionist with the AZ Phil on September 8th. Violin virtuoso Katherine McLin and Maestro Peter Bay open Arizona Philharmonic’s seventh season, featuring a vibrant blend of music that spans the contemporary to the classical. The concert begins with Gwyneth Walker’s Fanfare, Interlude and Finale, a firmly American work of beauty, reflection, and boldness. It sets the stage for Mendelssohn’s celebrated Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, with McLin showcasing the work’s emotional depth and brilliance. Arthur Honegger’s Pastorale d’été offers a tranquil moment, with its depiction of a peaceful summer day in the Swiss Alps. The evening concludes with Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 92 in G Major, “Oxford,” heralded for its joyous sophistication. Join Arizona Philharmonic on this journey through these evocative landscapes of music.
Tucson Symphony Orchestra: "Mexican Independence Day" | September 15, 2024
7:00 PM | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall | Tucson, AZ
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra joins forces, once again, with Mariachi Aztlán de Pueblo High School, Compañía de Danza Folklórica Arizona, mezzo-soprano Diana Peralta, and Ballet Tucson to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. This annual concert, conducted by Maestro Gomez, will feature an exciting and diverse collection of orchestral and mariachi repertoire.
7:00 PM | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall | Tucson, AZ
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra joins forces, once again, with Mariachi Aztlán de Pueblo High School, Compañía de Danza Folklórica Arizona, mezzo-soprano Diana Peralta, and Ballet Tucson to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. This annual concert, conducted by Maestro Gomez, will feature an exciting and diverse collection of orchestral and mariachi repertoire.
Tucson Symphony Orchestra: "CoLABoratory" | September 20, 2024
7:00 PM | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall | Tucson, AZ
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra is proud to partner with the American Composers Orchestra to present CoLABoratory, a program designed to develop the work of composers from musical traditions that are underrepresented in the orchestra world. TSO will read drafts of new compositions by four Native composers including Pulitzer Prize winner Raven Chacon (Diné), Laura Ortman (White Mountain Apache), Kite (Oglala Lakota), and Michael Begay (Diné). During this workshop session, audiences will get to observe the collaborative process between the composers and the orchestra. Composers will work with Maestro Gomez and the musicians of the orchestra to develop concepts and refine their work. For more information visit: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/events/
7:00 PM | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall | Tucson, AZ
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra is proud to partner with the American Composers Orchestra to present CoLABoratory, a program designed to develop the work of composers from musical traditions that are underrepresented in the orchestra world. TSO will read drafts of new compositions by four Native composers including Pulitzer Prize winner Raven Chacon (Diné), Laura Ortman (White Mountain Apache), Kite (Oglala Lakota), and Michael Begay (Diné). During this workshop session, audiences will get to observe the collaborative process between the composers and the orchestra. Composers will work with Maestro Gomez and the musicians of the orchestra to develop concepts and refine their work. For more information visit: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/events/
Tucson Symphony Orchestra: "Symphony Showcase" | September 22, 2024
2:00 PM | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall | Tucson, AZ
Join your TSO for highlights of the 2024–25 season: Discover the Mix. Maestro Gomez and the musicians of the TSO will take you through the season with excerpts and commentary. This 60-minute concert is sure to help you find your faves! If you’ve never been to the TSO before, this is a great time to test drive a concert. You’ll be able to hear many different styles of music, all in the span of an hour. Subscribers: this is a great time to bring a friend and introduce them to the TSO! For more information visit: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/events/
2:00 PM | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall | Tucson, AZ
Join your TSO for highlights of the 2024–25 season: Discover the Mix. Maestro Gomez and the musicians of the TSO will take you through the season with excerpts and commentary. This 60-minute concert is sure to help you find your faves! If you’ve never been to the TSO before, this is a great time to test drive a concert. You’ll be able to hear many different styles of music, all in the span of an hour. Subscribers: this is a great time to bring a friend and introduce them to the TSO! For more information visit: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/events/
Tucson Symphony Orchestra: "Mozart and Tchaikovsky" | September 27 & 29, 2024
7:30 PM (9/27) & 2:00 PM (9/29) | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall | Tucson, AZ
The 2024–2025 season opens with Tchaikovsky’s powerful and tragically final musical utterance, most likely a declaration of forbidden love—the sixth symphony, “Pathétique.” The rising French star David Fray makes his TSO debut with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, and the TSO introduces the highly engaging music of the recent Chicago Symphony composer-in residence, Anna Clyne’s This Midnight Hour. For more information visit: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/events/
7:30 PM (9/27) & 2:00 PM (9/29) | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall | Tucson, AZ
The 2024–2025 season opens with Tchaikovsky’s powerful and tragically final musical utterance, most likely a declaration of forbidden love—the sixth symphony, “Pathétique.” The rising French star David Fray makes his TSO debut with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, and the TSO introduces the highly engaging music of the recent Chicago Symphony composer-in residence, Anna Clyne’s This Midnight Hour. For more information visit: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/events/
Tucson Symphony Percussion Quartet: "Just for Kids: Captain Crunch Cooks His Lunch" | October 12, 2024
10:00 AM & 11:15 AM | Tucson Symphony Center | Tucson, AZ
The Percussion Quartet joins forces again for another original show created by ensemble leader, Trevor Barroero. Come jam out with the TSO percussionists as they cook up some beats on a variety of kitchen objects. The troupe will be performing original compositions by Barroero written for cheese graters, pepper grinders, salt shakers, pots and pans, water glasses, and more! Designed for toddlers through elementary school students, Just for Kids programs are a fun and exciting experience for the whole family! Filled with discovery and storytelling, our interactive ensemble concerts entertain, engage and educate our youngest listeners. For more information visit: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/events/
10:00 AM & 11:15 AM | Tucson Symphony Center | Tucson, AZ
The Percussion Quartet joins forces again for another original show created by ensemble leader, Trevor Barroero. Come jam out with the TSO percussionists as they cook up some beats on a variety of kitchen objects. The troupe will be performing original compositions by Barroero written for cheese graters, pepper grinders, salt shakers, pots and pans, water glasses, and more! Designed for toddlers through elementary school students, Just for Kids programs are a fun and exciting experience for the whole family! Filled with discovery and storytelling, our interactive ensemble concerts entertain, engage and educate our youngest listeners. For more information visit: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/events/
Tucson Symphony Orchestra: "Elgar's Enigma Variations" | October 18 & 20, 2024
7:30 PM (10/18) & 2:00 PM (10/20) | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall | Tucson, AZ
Be ready to be moved! Elgar’s hauntingly beautiful Enigma Variations, a series of fourteen musical portraits of the composer’s friends, comes to life under the baton of guest conductor Christian Vásquez. TSO percussionists Trevor Barroero and Fred Morgan take center stage in Laura Vega’s Angel de Luz, a double percussion concerto! Like Sibelius’ evocative tribute to his homeland of Finland, Venezuelan-born Inocente Carreño’s Margariteña is also a love letter to his home island, Margarita. For more information visit: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/events/
7:30 PM (10/18) & 2:00 PM (10/20) | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall | Tucson, AZ
Be ready to be moved! Elgar’s hauntingly beautiful Enigma Variations, a series of fourteen musical portraits of the composer’s friends, comes to life under the baton of guest conductor Christian Vásquez. TSO percussionists Trevor Barroero and Fred Morgan take center stage in Laura Vega’s Angel de Luz, a double percussion concerto! Like Sibelius’ evocative tribute to his homeland of Finland, Venezuelan-born Inocente Carreño’s Margariteña is also a love letter to his home island, Margarita. For more information visit: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/events/
