Milton Stevens
Milton Stevens, Principal Trombonist of the National Symphony Orchestra since
1978, was previously the Principal Trombonist of the orchestras of Denver and
Columbus, Ohio. As a soloist, he has made appearances with the orchestras of Denver,
Wheeling, Mansfield, Virginia, and several times with the National Symphony Orchestra.
Among the many concert bands that have featured him as soloist are the U. S. Army
Band, the Harvard University Band, and the U.
Milton Stevens, Principal Trombonist of the National Symphony Orchestra since
1978, was previously the Principal Trombonist of the orchestras of Denver and
Columbus, Ohio. As a soloist, he has made appearances with the orchestras of Denver,
Wheeling, Mansfield, Virginia, and several times with the National Symphony Orchestra.
Among the many concert bands that have featured him as soloist are the U. S. Army
Band, the Harvard University Band, and the U. S. Navy Band. An active chamber
music player, he is a member of the National Symphony Orchestra Brass Principals
Quintet, the Theater Chamber Players of the Kennedy Center, and the University
of Maryland Faculty Brass.
Dr. Stevens earned degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the University
of Illinois, and Boston University, and pursued additional studies at Tanglewood
and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. Conducting studies were with Gerhardt
Wimberger in Salzburg and with Bernard Goodman and Walter Eisenberg in this country.
Currently, he is the conductor of the Washington Symphonic Brass, a premier group
of professional brass and percussion musicians from the Washington/Baltimore area.
Previously a full time faculty member at Oberlin, Boston University, and Ohio
State University, Dr. Stevens is currently an Adjunct Professor at Catholic University
and Artist in Residence at the University of Maryland. A frequent clinician and
lecturer, he has been a faculty member for the Eastern, Rocky Mountain, Western,
and International Trombone Workshops, as well as the Summit Brass Institute, the
Rafael Mendez Brass Institute, and the National Orchestral Institute. He has presented
master classes at many prestigious schools, including Arizona State University,
Boston University, Eastman School of Music, Interlochen, Juilliard, Manhattan
School of Music, Northwestern University, Oberlin Conservatory, and the Universities
of Miami, Illinois, and Wisconsin. He has also been a featured lecturer at the
Southeast Brass Conference, the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic,
the James Madison University Brass Bash, the New World Symphony, and Tanglewood.
Stevens is a clinician for the Selmer/Bach Corporation, has served on the Board
of Advisors for the International Trombone Association, and has written articles
for the INSTRUMENTALIST MAGAZINE and the INTERNATIONAL TROMBONE ASSOCIATION JOURNAL.
In 1987, he was honored to be chosen as one of five orchestral musicians from
the United States to be part of the 110 piece World Philharmonic Orchestra, which
presented concerts in Japan. In both 1999 and 2002, Stevens was invited to be
the principal trombonist of the Super World Orchestra, which presented concerts
in Tokyo. He has also performed in concerts, on tours, and on recordings with
the SUMMIT BRASS.
February 2003
Video and Audio
Milton Stevens on his career playing trombone.
Milton Stevens on the family feel of being in the orchestra.
Milton Stevens on the importance of the education programs.
