Guest Artist Kari Sundström, trombone
Kari Sundström, trombone
Trombone Master Class
Monday, April 30, 2007
6:30 p.m., Phillips Recital Hall
Free & Open to the Public
Sponsored by the Office of Research and Scholarly Projects, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Music & Theatre Arts Department.
A native of Sahalahti, Finland, Kari Sundström joined the Minnesota Orchestra in 1996 after having been a member of the Helsinki Philharmonic.
Sundström has been a featured soloist with Sweden’s Gothenburg Symphony, the Finnish Radio Symphony, Tampere Philharmonic, Pori Sinfonietta and Oulu Symphony. In addition, he has toured with the Finnish new music ensemble, Avanti!, formed by Esa-Pekka Salonen and Jukka-Pekka Saraste.
Sundström graduated from the Juilliard School of Music, where he studied with Per Brevig. From 1990 to 1995 he performed as a member of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra in Finland and served as professor of trombone at the Tampere Conservatory. In 1991 Sundström was named Finland’s brass player of the year.
Also a composer, Sundström premiered one of his own compositions at the 2003 International Trombone Conference in Helsinki.
For More Information Contact:
Dr. Phillip Ostrander
239 Haas Fine Arts Center
Music & Theatre Arts Department
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
Phone: 715/836-4156
Email: ostranpa@uwec.edu
