Dr. Casey Thomas

Dr. Casey Thomas is Assistant Professor of Trombone at Jacksonville State University in Alabama, where he teaches applied trombone, brass methods, and conducts the trombone ensembles, brass choir, and brass band. Originally from Cedartown, Georgia, Dr. Thomas completed both his Masters and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in trombone performance and pedagogy from The University of Iowa in Iowa City and his Bachelors degree in music education from JSU. He is a member of Resonant Projection, a professional trombone quartet dedicated to promoting new and undiscovered works, and is a founding member of the Durward Ensemble (www.durwardmusic.com), a chamber ensemble promoting the diversity of contemporary music to a broad audience through performances of rarely performed works and by commissioning new works. Dr. Thomas is the principal trombonist of the Gadsden (AL) Symphony Orchestra, bass trombonist with the Rome (GA) Symphony Orchestra, the Music Director of the Brass Band of Huntsville (AL) and has performed with various ensembles throughout the U.S. and Canada. He is a former low brass instructor with The Cadets and Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps. Previous academic appointments were at Berry College, Georgia Highlands College, Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Ouachita Baptist University, Cornell College, and Saint Ambrose University.

Dr. Thomas is married to Teresa Beary (a tubist) and together they have one cat, Bubs.