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BIOGRAPHICAL
INFORMATION
Dr.
Irvin L. Wagner
Dr.
Irvin L. Wagner is a faculty member at the
University of Oklahoma where he is holds the
distinguished titles of David Ross Boyd and
Regents Professor of Music.
At the University he teaches trombone
as well as serves as Coordinator of Graduate
Music Studies.
Complimentary to his regular duties
at the University he is a trombonist in the
Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra as well
as an occasional Conductor for Pops Concerts
of the Orchestra.
He also serves as Guest Conductor of
the Austin (Texas) Symphony Orchestra
conducting ballet performances and
children's concerts as well as Guest
Conductor of the Kansas City Symphony
Orchestra.
Other orchestras around the world
that he has conducted include the Russian
Imperial Orchestra in St., Petersburg,
Russia and the Cannes Symphony Orchestra in
France.
Irv
served as President of the International
Trombone Association from 1982-84, and
during his tenure traveled completely around
the world performing, teaching, and
organizing national trombone chapters in
such countries as Japan, New Zealand, South
Africa, Israel, Greece , and Great Britain.
This activity around the world
resulted in him being "the Most Listened
to Trombonist in the World in the 80's" as he was heard by more than a quarter of
the population of the earth.
This came about through his public
performances in over 30 countries and
especially through a Television Special in
China viewed by over 600 million people and
a radio recital in India listened to by 500
million people.
Most recent global musical activities
have included performances both as
trombonist and conductor in China, Brazil,
and Russia.
Before
coming to Oklahoma Irv taught at Louisiana
State University and performed in the Baton
Rouge Symphony, and prior to that he was
Director of Bands at McPherson College in
Kansas and a member of the Wichita Symphony
Orchestra.
Dr.
Wagner holds a Bachelor's Degree from
McPherson College, as well as Master's and
Doctor's Degrees from the Eastman School
of Music.
At Eastman he was a student of the
late master teacher of the trombone, Emory
Remington
Trombone
Dr.
Irvin
L. Wagner
Irvin L.
Wagner is positive, enthusiastic musician
who enjoys making good music in all styles. He is constantly trying to provide musical situations where
the public and the musician can come
together to share a rewarding experience.
He views music not as something to be
observed as if in a museum but as something
to be felt, experienced, enjoyed and shared.
His constant goal is to have both the
performer
and the audience feel stimulated and
fulfilled.
This concept
of making music comes naturally for
"Irv" because he grew up singing
gospel and country music with his family,
played classical solos on his trombone from
a very early age, and started playing jazz
while still in high school.
These experiences lead him to be
involved with audiences of every type, and
he always strived to please the listeners
and his fellow musicians in every situation.
Is it any wonder then that he now is
recognized in the nation and the world for
his contributions as an "ambassador of
good will."
Dr. Wagner
has distinguished himself with many, many
merits and has made a significant impact on
trombone playing completely around the
world.
He performs in all styles of music be
it classical or jazz, he composes, he
arranges, he conducts, he teaches, and he
serves. Even if you come to the most remote parts of this world: he
has been there or they know about him and
his trombone.
Irv served as
President of the International Trombone
Association from 1982-1984, and during his
tenure traveled completely around the world
performing, teaching, and organizing
national trombone chapters in such countries
as Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Israel,
Greece, and Great Britain.
This activity around the world
resulted in him being "the Most Listened
to Trombonist in the World in the 80's"
as he was heard by more than a quarter of
the population of the earth.
This came about through his public
performances in over 30 countries and
especially through a television special in
China viewed by over 600 million people and
a radio recital in India heard by 500
million people.
More recently he has performed in
Greece, Brazil, and in Rachmaninoff Hall at
the Tchaikovsky conservatory of Music in
Moscow, Russia.
Major honors
have come to Dr. Wagner because of his
untiring efforts.
He holds two
Distinguished Professorships, a David
Ross Boyd Professorship and a Regents
Professorship,
at the University of Oklahoma.
In 1988 Dr. Wagner was named
"Oklahoma Musician of the Year" by the
Federated Music Clubs of Oklahoma and the
Governor of the State of Oklahoma.
An in 1997 the International Trombone
Association gave him its highest award for
his significant contributions to the world
of trombone playing.
Irv holds a bachelors degree from
McPherson College in Kansas and Masters and
Doctors degrees from the Eastman School of
Music.
He has been a member of the Wichita
Symphony Orchestra, the Baton Rouge Symphony
Orchestra, and is currently a member of the
Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra.
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