VSU Trombone Homepage
Studio Information
Hello, and welcome to the Valdosta State University Trombone Homepage. Members of the studio have the opportunity to participate and perform in many campus activities and music ensembles. Select one of the links below for more information about our varied ensemble options. Please email me if you have any questions about trombone study at VSU.
Office Phone: 229-333-5807
Email Doug Farwell at:
dfarwell@valdosta.edu
Dr. Farwell is an artist/clinician for the Getzen Company. He plays various Getzen Custom series trombones and is available for master-classes, clinics or recitals at your school. For more information about a clinic or recital please contact Dr. Farwell at the phone or email listed above.
Trombones currently played by Dr. Farwell. Dr. Farwell recently selected as a Griego Mouthpiece clinician. See Greigo Mouthpieces for more info on what they have to offer.
- Edwards alto trombone: GG-1037; Griego 7 C Gold plated
- Getzen Custom Series 3508Y: .500/508 duel bore tenor for Jazz/Commercial:
John Stork T1 mouthpieces - Getzen Custom 3047AFR and AF bells: .547 bore tenor
for orchestral/chamber/solo playing: Griego 4.5 Gold plated - Getzen Custom 3062: .562/578 duel bore bass for orchestra and jazz/commercial playing: John Stork 1.5 and Bach 1.25G mouthpieces
CTQ performing below in Brasilia, Brazil
Click here to find more information about Getzen Trombones!
Continental Trombone Quartet-left to right: Dr. Pete Madsen, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Dr. Doug Farwell, Valdosta State University; Dr. Mark Sheridan-Rabideau, Millersville State University and Dr. Steve Wilson, University of Texas at El Paso.
Picture in front of the University at the Plaza de San Diego in Alcala de Henares where CTQ gave a lecture recital for the recent International College Music Society Conference in Spain.
CTQ performed at the 2005 IAJE Conference in Long Beach, CA and the CMS Great Lakes Mid-West regional CMS Conference at William Jewell College in Liberty, MO as well as a Midwest Clinic presentation in Chicago, Illinois
CTQ spring tour schedule included performances at Hastings College in Nebraska, University of Missouri at Columbia and University of Nebraska at Omaha as well as Great Plains CMS Conference.
CTQ has premiered new works written for the ensemble by Ken Bales, Pete Madsen, Tayloe Harding, Barry Ford, Sy Brandon Cindy Cox, Rick Hirsch, David Springfield, Dominic Dousa and Rusty Banks!
