Dr. Bruce Faske joined the faculty at the University of Alabama School of Music in 2024 as Associate Professor of Trombone. He also serves as Principal Trombonist of the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra and Second Trombonist of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Prior to Alabama, Dr. Faske taught at Arkansas State University and Southeastern Oklahoma State University. As an orchestral musician, Dr. Faske has performed with numerous ensembles, including the Dallas Opera, Richardson Symphony (TX), San Antonio Symphony (TX), Meridian Symphony (MS), Starkville Symphony (MS), Waco Symphony (TX), Texarkana Symphony (TX), Owensboro Symphony (KY), Jackson Symphony (TN), South Arkansas Symphony, Delta Symphony (AR). As a soloist, he is committed to championing new repertoire, including world premieres by Frank Gulino (Southeastern Rhapsody for trombone and piano), Howard Buss (Serendipity Suite for trombone, trumpet and piano) and Derek Jenkins (Remnants for trombone and piano). He has participated at the 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022 International Trombone Festivals, the International Women’s Brass Conference, the Music by Women Festival at the Mississippi University for Women, and soloist at the North American Brass Band Championships in Huntsville, Alabama. He has presented clinics for the West Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Directors Association, Arkansas Bandmasters Association, Arkansas Music Educators Association, Arkansas Small Band Association, Big 12 Trombone Conference, and public school band programs in Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Bruce Faske earned degrees from the University of Alabama (DMA), Baylor University (MM), and Texas A&M University-Commerce (BSM). His teachers include Jonathan Whitaker, Brent Phillips, Jimmy Clark, John McCroskey, Joseph Cox, Don Lucas, and Larry Campbell. In addition to his formal studies, he was a Participant in the 2011 and 2013 Alessi Seminar, a week long, international workshop led by Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombonist of the New York Philharmonic. Dr. Faske is a Trombone Artist for the S.E. Shires Company.

Dr. Bruce Faske joined the faculty at the University of Alabama School of Music in 2024 as Associate Professor of Trombone. He also serves as Principal Trombonist of the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra and Second Trombonist of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Prior to Alabama\, Dr. Faske taught at Arkansas State University and Southeastern Oklahoma State University. As an orchestral musician\, Dr. Faske has performed with numerous ensembles\, including the Dallas Opera\, Richardson Symphony (TX)\, San Antonio Symphony (TX)\, Meridian Symphony (MS)\, Starkville Symphony (MS)\, Waco Symphony (TX)\, Texarkana Symphony (TX)\, Owensboro Symphony (KY)\, Jackson Symphony (TN)\, South Arkansas Symphony\, Delta Symphony (AR). As a soloist\, he is committed to championing new repertoire\, including world premieres by Frank Gulino (Southeastern Rhapsody for trombone and piano)\, Howard Buss (Serendipity Suite for trombone\, trumpet and piano) and Derek Jenkins (Remnants for trombone and piano). He has participated at the 2017\, 2018\, 2021\, and 2022 International Trombone Festivals\, the International Women’s Brass Conference\, the Music by Women Festival at the Mississippi University for Women\, and soloist at the North American Brass Band Championships in Huntsville\, Alabama. He has presented clinics for the West Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Directors Association\, Arkansas Bandmasters Association\, Arkansas Music Educators Association\, Arkansas Small Band Association\, Big 12 Trombone Conference\, and public school band programs in Texas\, Alabama\, Oklahoma\, and Arkansas. Bruce Faske earned degrees from the University of Alabama (DMA)\, Baylor University (MM)\, and Texas A&M University-Commerce (BSM). His teachers include Jonathan Whitaker\, Brent Phillips\, Jimmy Clark\, John McCroskey\, Joseph Cox\, Don Lucas\, and Larry Campbell. In addition to his formal studies\, he was a Participant in the 2011 and 2013 Alessi Seminar\, a week long\, international workshop led by Joseph Alessi\, Principal Trombonist of the New York Philharmonic. Dr. Faske is a Trombone Artist for the S.E. Shires Company.

About the Artist Stephen Lange has been a member of The Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra since 2010. Previous positions have included Associate Principal Trombone of the Saint Louis Symphony and Assistant Principal Trombone/Second Trombone in the San Antonio Symphony. Mr. Lange has also performed with the All-Star Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and internationally toured with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Kennedy Opera House. He is also in demand as a clinician and soloist, presenting solo recitals and master classes worldwide. Mr. Lange has been on the faculty of many of the top trombone festivals, such as the Cleveland Trombone Seminar, The Eastman Summer Trombone Institute, The Georgia Trombone Summit, and the Southeastern Trombone Symposium, as well as coachings with the New World Symphony. A native of Dallas, Texas, Mr. Lange earned a Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, and a Performer’s Certificate from Indiana University in 1997, and graduated with a Masters of Music degree in 1999 from the Juilliard School. As a student he won several awards, including the ITF Lewis Van Haney Philharmonic Prize, ITF Frank Smith Trombone Competition – and with the Extension Ensemble Brass Quintet, first place at the Molnterey Bay and Fischoff Chamber competitions.  During his time in Saint Louis, Mr. Lange helped found, and was a member of, The Trombones of the Saint Louis Symphony. The group gave master classes and recitals throughout the Midwest, culminating in the critically acclaimed recording, 4.1.  As a music educator, Mr. Lange is on faculty at the New England Conservatory of Music, working with private students, the trombone choir, and the Orchestra Brass Repertoire Class. He is forever indebted to his teachers; Joe Dixon, Texas, Keith Brown, Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, and Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic.